Academic Calendar 2013-2014 
Academic Year 2013-2014: Fall Semester 2013* (Term = 1138)
August 26 - December 20
Date |
Event |
| March 25 (Mon.) - April 9 (Tues.) 2013 | Priority Registration for Fall Semester 2013 |
| April 10 (Wed.) - August 25 (Sun.) 2013 | Open Registration for Fall Semester 2013 |
| May 1 (Wed.) | Last day to apply for undergraduate admissions |
| August 26 (Mon.) | Late Registration begins ($25.00 late registration fee assessed) |
| August 26 (Mon.) | Fall Semester begins |
| September 2 (Mon.) | Labor Day (Student and Staff Holiday-UNL offices closed) |
| September 3 (Tue.) | Last day for late registrations and adds including adds of thesis or dissertation credits (Census Date) |
| September 3 (Tue.) | Last day to drop a full semester course and receive 100% refund |
| September 6 (Fri.) | Last day to drop a full semester course and receive 75% refund |
| September 6 (Fri.) | Last day to file a drop to remove course from student's record |
| September 7 (Sat.) - November 15 (Fri.) | All course withdrawals noted with a grade of "W" on academic record |
| September 12 (Thu.) | Last day to submit tuition and fees payment without penalty |
| September 13 (Fri.) | Last day to withdraw from a full semester course and receive 50% refund |
| September 13 (Fri.) | Last day to apply for residence for Fall Semester |
| September 20 (Fri.) | Last day to withdraw from a full semester course and receive 25% refund |
| September 27 (Fri.) | Final day to apply for a degree in December ($25.00 fee due with application) |
| October 18 (Fri.) | Last day to change a course registration to or from "Pass/No Pass" |
| October 21 - 22 (Mon. - Tues.) | Fall Semester Break (Student Holiday - UNL offices open) |
| October 28 (Mon.) - November 12 (Tues.) | Priority Registration for Spring Semester 2014 |
| November 13 (Wed.) - January 12 (Sun.) 2014 | Open Registration for Spring Semester 2014 |
| November 15 (Fri.) | Last day to withdraw from one or more courses for the term |
| November 27 (Wed.) | Student Holiday (UNL offices open) |
| November 28 - December 1 (Thur. - Sun.) | Thanksgiving Vacation (UNL offices closed) |
| December 9 - 14 (Mon. - Sat.) | Last week of classes** |
| December 14 (Sat.) | Last day of classes |
| December 16 - 20 (Mon. - Fri.) | Fall Semester Final Exams - Final Exams Information |
| December 20 (Fri.) | Fall Semester Graduate Commencement and Doctoral Hooding Ceremony |
| December 21 (Sat.) | Fall Semester Undergraduate Commencement |
| December 23 (Mon.) - January 1 (Wed.) 2014 | Holiday Closedown (UNL offices closed) |
Academic Year 2013-2014: Spring Semester 2014* (Term = 1141)
January 13 - May 9
Date |
Event |
| Oct. 28 (Mon.) - November 12 (Tues.) 2013 | Priority Registration for Spring Semester 2014 |
| Nov. 13 (Wed.) 2013- January 12 (Sun.) 2014 | Open Registration for Spring Semester 2014 |
| December 1 (Sun.) 2013 | Last day to apply for undergraduate admissions |
| January 2 (Thu.) | First day UNL offices are open in 2014 |
| January 13 (Mon.) | Late Registration begins ($25.00 late registration fee assessed) |
| January 13 (Mon.) | Spring Semester Begins |
| January 20 (Mon.) | Martin Luther King Day (Student and Staff Holiday-UNL offices closed) |
| January 21 (Tue.) | Last day for late registrations and adds including adds of thesis or dissertation credits (Census date) |
| January 21 (Tue.) | Last day to drop a full semester course and receive 100% refund |
| January 24 (Fri.) | Last day to drop a full semester course and receive 75% refund |
| January 24 (Fri.) | Last day to file a drop to remove course from student's record |
| January 25 (Sat.) - April 11 (Fri.) | All course withdrawals noted with a grade of "W" on academic record |
| January 31 (Fri.) | Last day to withdraw from a full semester course and receive 50% refund |
| January 31 (Fri.) | Last day to apply for residence for Spring Semester |
| January 31 (Fri.) | Final day to apply for a degree in May ($25.00 fee due with application) |
| February 7 (Fri.) | Last day to withdraw from a full semester course and receive 25% refund |
| February 12 (Wed.) | Last day to submit tuition and fees payment without penalty |
| March 7 (Fri.) | Last day to change a course registration to or from "Pass/No Pass" |
| March 17 (Mon.) | Early Registration for Summer Sessions 2014 begins |
| March 23 - 30 (Sun. - Sun.) | Spring Vacation (UNL offices are open Monday through Friday) |
| March 31 (Mon.) - April 15 (Tues.) | Priority Registration begins for Fall Semester 2014 |
| April 11 (Fri.) | Last day to withdraw from one or more courses for the term |
| April 13 (Sun.) | Honors Convocation (date subject to change) |
| April 28 - May 3 (Mon. - Sat.) | Last week of classes** |
| May 3 (Sat.) | Last day of classes |
| May 5 - May 9 (Mon. - Fri.) | Spring Semester Final Exams |
| May 10 (Sat.) | Spring Semester University Commencement |
*Mini Session Courses follow prorated dates for deadlines, tuition charges and refunds. For Mini Course tuition charges or refund dates, please contact Student Accounts.
**Faculty please see the 15th Week Policy regarding the last week of classes.
Academic calendars are subject to change without notice. The University reserves the right to revise or change rules, charges, fees, schedules, courses, requirements for degrees, and other regulations affecting students including, but not limited to, evaluation standards, whenever considered necessary or desirable. The University reserves the right to cancel any course for insufficient registration and to phase out any program. Registration by a student signifies an agreement to comply with all regulations of the University.