Academic Calendar

Academic Calendar Dates

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Fall 2020	Spring 2021	Summer 2021

Future Academic Calendars

Future University of Nebraska System calendars from 2021-22 to 2029-30 are available here. These calendars include begin and end dates as well as holidays and breaks for the fall and spring semesters.

Past Academic Calendars

Academic calendars are kept up to five years past the current academic session. Click here

Current Academic Calendar

Fall 2020

Date	Event
August 24	Deadline for submitting an application for admission to an undergraduate college for Fall
August 24	Fall Semester begins
August 30	Last day before 12:00 midnight to DROP a course via MavLINK from the "General" session and receive a 100% refund. To register for a course in the "General" session after this date, a student must have a permission number and register via MavLINK. This is also the last day to add a course as Audit with the half-price tuition rate for audit courses. Audits must be done sent to the Office of the University Registrar.
September 6	Last day before 12:00 midnight to withdraw via MavLINK from a "General" session course with a grade of "W" and receive a 75% refund
September 7	Labor Day (Student & Staff Holiday) - University closed
September 8	Classes resume at 6:00 a.m.
September 13	Last day before 12:00 midnight to withdraw via MavLINK from a "General" session course with a grade of "W" and receive a 50% refund
September 20	Last day before 12:00 midnight to withdraw via MavLINK from a "General" session course with a grade of "W" and receive a 25% refund
October 16	Last day for filing applications for degrees to be conferred in December
October 19 - 20	Semester Break (Student Holiday) - No classes; UNO offices open
October 21	Classes resume at 6:00 a.m.
November 6	Last date before 12:00 midnight to withdraw via MavLINK from a "General" session course with a grade of "W" Last day to change a course to "Audit" (full tuition rate applies) Last day in the "General" session to change to Credit/No Credit (CR/NC) grading option in a course or to change from Credit/No Credit back to grade registration. CR/NC option must be sent to the Office of the University Registrar.
November 25	Student Holiday - No classes; UNO offices open
November 26 - 29	Thanksgiving Vacation (Student & Staff Holiday) - University closed
November 30	Classes resume at 6:00 a.m.
December 7 - 12	Prep week
December 12	Last day of Fall semester classes
December 14 - 17	Final Exams
December 18	December Commencement
December 24 - January 3	The Holiday Closedown for 2020 will begin Thursday, December 24, 2020 and conclude Sunday, January 3, 2021. Staff will return to work Monday, January 4, 2021.

Spring 2021

Date	Event
December 1	Deadline for submitting an application for admission to an undergraduate college for Spring
December 24 - January 3	The Holiday Closedown for 2020 will begin Thursday, December 24, 2020 and conclude Sunday, January 3, 2021. Staff will return to work Monday, January 4, 2021.
January 11	Spring Semester begins
January 17	Last day before 12:00 midnight to DROP a course via MavLINK from the "General" session and receive a 100% refund. To register for a course in the "General" session after this date, a student must have a permission number and register via MavLINK. This is also the last day to add a course as Audit with the half-price tuition rate for audit courses. Audits must be done in person at the Office of the University Registrar, EAB 105.
January 18	Martin Luther King Day (Student & Staff Holiday) - University closed
January 19	Classes resume at 6:00 a.m.
January 24	Last day before 12:00 midnight to withdraw via MavLINK from a "General" session course with a grade of "W" and receive a 75% refund
January 31	Last day before 12:00 midnight to withdraw via MavLINK from a "General" session course with a grade of "W" and receive a 50% refund
February 7	Last day before 12:00 midnight to withdraw via MavLINK from a "General" session course with a grade of "W" and receive a 25% refund
March 12	Last day for filing applications for degrees to be conferred in May
March 14 - 21	Spring Vacation (Student Holiday) - No classes; UNO offices open
March 22	Classes resume at 6:00 a.m.
April 2	Last date before 12:00 midnight to withdraw via MavLINK from a "General" session course with a grade of "W" Last day to change a course to "Audit" (full tuition rate applies) Last day in the "General" session to change to Credit/No Credit (CR/NC) grading option in a course or to change from Credit/No Credit back to grade registration. CR/NC option must be sent to the Office of the University Registrar.
April 25 – 30	Prep week
May 1	Last day of Spring semester classes
May 3 - 6	Final Exams
May 7	May Commencement

Summer 2021

The Summer session is divided into 5 individual sessions.

SESSION 1 - May 17 - June 25
SESSION 2 – June 1 – July 2
SESSION 3 - July 6 - August 13
SESSION 4 - July 12 - August 13
SESSION 5 - May 17 - August 13

Summer Session 1

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Date	Event
May 17 - June 25	SESSION 1
May 19	Last day before 12:00 midnight to DROP a course via MavLINK from SESSION 1 and receive a 100% refund. To register for a course in SESSION 1 after this date, a student must have a permission number and register via MavLINK. This is also the last day in SESSION 1 to add a course as Audit with the half-price tuition rate for audit courses. Audits must be done in person at the Office of the University Registrar, EAB 105.
May 23	Last day before 12:00 midnight to withdraw via MavLINK from SESSION 1 with a grade of "W" and receive a 50% refund
May 30	Last day before 12:00 midnight to withdraw via MavLINK from SESSION 1 with a grade of "W" and receive a 25% refund
May 31	Memorial Day (Student & Staff Holiday) - University closed
June 11	Last date before 12:00 midnight to withdraw via MavLINK from SESSION 1 with a grade of "W" Last day to change a course to "Audit" (full tuition rate applies) Last day in Session 1 to change to Credit/No Credit (CR/NC) grading option in a course or to change from Credit/No Credit back to grade registration. CR/NC option must be sent to the Office of the University Registrar.
June 25	Last Day of SESSION 1 classes
July 1	Deadline for submitting an application for admission to an undergraduate college for Summer
July 5	Holiday (Student & Staff Holiday) - University closed
July 9	Last day for filing applications for degrees to be conferred in August
August 1	Deadline for submitting an application for admission to an undergraduate college for Fall
August 13	Last day of Summer term. Summer degrees conferred.

Summer Session 2

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Date	Event
May 31	Memorial Day (Student & Staff Holiday) - University closed
June 1 – July 2	SESSION 2
June 3	Last day before 12:00 midnight to DROP a course via MavLINK from SESSION 2 and receive a 100% refund. To register for a course in SESSION 2 after this date, a student must have a permission number and register via MavLINK. This is also the last day in SESSION 2 to add a course as Audit with the half-price tuition rate for audit courses. Audits must be done in person at the Office of the University Registrar, EAB 105.
June 7	Last day before 12:00 midnight to withdraw via MavLINK from SESSION 2 with a grade of "W" and receive a 50% refund
June 14	Last day before 12:00 midnight to withdraw via MavLINK from SESSION 2 with a grade of "W" and receive a 25% refund
June 25	Last date before 12:00 midnight to withdraw via MavLINK from SESSION 2 with a grade of "W" Last day to change a course to "Audit" (full tuition rate applies) Last day in Session 2 to change to Credit/No Credit (CR/NC) grading option in a course or to change from Credit/No Credit back to grade registration. CR/NC option must be sent to the Office of the University Registrar.
July 1	Deadline for submitting an application for admission to an undergraduate college for Summer
July 2	Last day of SESSION 2 classes
July 5	Holiday (Student & Staff Holiday) - University closed
July 9	Last day for filing applications for degrees to be conferred in August
August 1	Deadline for submitting an application for admission to an undergraduate college for Fall
August 13	Last day of Summer term. Summer degrees conferred.

Summer Session 3

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Date	Event
May 31	Memorial Day (Student & Staff Holiday) - University closed
July 1	Deadline for submitting an application for admission to an undergraduate college for Summer
July 5	Holiday (Student & Staff Holiday) - University closed
July 6 - August 13	SESSION 3
July 8	Last day before 12:00 midnight to DROP a course via MavLINK from SESSION 3 and receive a 100% refund. To register for a course in SESSION 3 after this date, a student must have a permission number and register via MavLINK. This is also the last day in SESSION 3 to add a course as Audit with the half-price tuition rate for audit courses. Audits must be done in person at the Office of the University Registrar, EAB 105.
July 9	Last day for filing applications for degrees to be conferred in August
July 12	Last day before 12:00 midnight to withdraw via MavLINK from SESSION 3 with a grade of "W" and receive a 50% refund
July 19	Last day before 12:00 midnight to withdraw via MavLINK from SESSION 3 with a grade of "W" and receive a 25% refund
July 31	Last date before 12:00 midnight to withdraw via MavLINK from SESSION 3 with a grade of "W" Last day to change a course to "Audit" (full tuition rate applies) Last day in Session 3 to change to Credit/No Credit (CR/NC) grading option in a course or to change from Credit/No Credit back to grade registration. CR/NC option must be sent to the Office of the University Registrar.
August 1	Deadline for submitting an application for admission to an undergraduate college for Fall
August 13	Last day of SESSION 3 Last day of Summer term. Summer degrees conferred.

Summer Session 4

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Date	Event
May 31	Memorial Day (Student & Staff Holiday) - University closed
July 1	Deadline for submitting an application for admission to an undergraduate college for Summer
July 5	Holiday (Student & Staff Holiday) - University closed
July 9	Last day for filing applications for degrees to be conferred in August
July 12 - August 13	SESSION 4
July 14	Last day before 12:00 midnight to DROP a course via MavLINK from SESSION 4 and receive a 100% refund. To register for a course in SESSION 4 after this date, a student must have a permission number and register via MavLINK. This is also the last day in SESSION 4 to add a course as Audit with the half-price tuition rate for audit courses. Audits must be done in person at the Office of the University Registrar, EAB 105.
July 18	Last day before 12:00 midnight to withdraw via MavLINK from SESSION 4 with a grade of "W" and receive a 50% refund
July 25	Last day before 12:00 midnight to withdraw via MavLINK from SESSION 4 with a grade of "W" and receive a 25% refund
August 1	Deadline for submitting an application for admission to an undergraduate college for Fall
August 5	Last date before 12:00 midnight to withdraw via MavLINK from SESSION 4 with a grade of "W" Last day to change a course to "Audit" (full tuition rate applies) Last day in Session 4 to change to Credit/No Credit (CR/NC) grading option in a course or to change from Credit/No Credit back to grade registration. CR/NC option must be sent to the Office of the University Registrar.
August 13	Last day of SESSION 4 classes. Last day Summer term. Summer degrees conferred.

Summer Session 5

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Date	Event
May 17 - August 13	SESSION 5 (full-term session)
May 23	Last day before 12:00 midnight to DROP a course via MavLINK from SESSION 5 and receive a 100% refund. To register for a course in SESSION 5 after this date, a student must have a permission number and register via MavLINK. This is also the last day in SESSION 5 to add a course as Audit with the half-price tuition rate for audit courses. Audits must be done in person at the Office of the University Registrar, EAB 105.
May 30	Last day before 12:00 midnight to withdraw via MavLINK from SESSION 5 with a grade of "W" and receive a 75% refund
May 31	Memorial Day (Student & Staff Holiday) - University closed
June 6	Last day before 12:00 midnight to withdraw via MavLINK from SESSION 5 with a grade of "W" and receive a 50% refund
June 13	Last day before 12:00 midnight to withdraw via MavLINK from SESSION 5 with a grade of "W" and receive a 25% refund
July 1	Deadline for submitting an application for admission to an undergraduate college for Summer
July 5	Holiday (Student & Staff Holiday) - University closed
July 9	Last day for filing applications for degrees to be conferred in August
July 23	Last date before 12:00 midnight to withdraw via MavLINK from SESSION 5 with a grade of "W" Last day to change a course to "Audit" (full tuition rate applies) Last day in Session 5 to change to Credit/No Credit (CR/NC) grading option in a course or to change from Credit/No Credit back to grade registration. CR/NC option must be sent to the Office of the University Registrar.
August 1	Deadline for submitting an application for admission to an undergraduate college for Fall
August 13	Last day of SESSION 5 classes. Last day of Summer term. Summer degrees conferred.

Past Academic Calendars

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Academic calendars are kept up to five years past the current academic session.

Spring 2020	Summer 2020
Spring 2019	Summer 2019	Fall 2019
Spring 2018	Summer 2018	Fall 2018
Spring 2017	Summer 2017	Fall 2017
Spring 2016	Summer 2016	Fall 2016
Spring 2015	Summer 2015	Fall 2015
Spring 2014	Summer 2014	Fall 2014
Spring 2013	Summer 2013	Fall 2013
Spring 2012	Summer 2012	Fall 2012
Spring 2011	Summer 2011	Fall 2011
Spring 2010	Summer 2010	Fall 2010
Spring 2009	Summer 2009	Fall 2009