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Winter 2017

Date Information
Monday, October 31, 2016

Winter Session Registration Begins

Register early to reserve your space!
Monday, January 2, 2017

Registration Deadline

Last day to enroll online via SOLAR.
Student may Add to Waitlist up to the day before classes begin.
NOTE: Not all courses have waitlists.
Tuesday, January 3, 2017

Classes Begin, Last Day to Add a Class, Waitlist Processing Ends

Students may be added to a course from their waitlisted courses up to "Day 1" of classes.
If registered on Day 1 of classes, student will be sent a message to their SOLAR account 
to make payment to remain in the class. (See additional policies below)
Wednesday, January 4, 2017

Last Day to drop without Tuition Liability. No "W" Recorded
Thursday, January 5, 2017

Tuition Liability & "W" Recorded on Transcript for all students

Tuesday, January 10, 2017

Last Day to remove or add the Graded/Pass/No Credit option
Monday, January 16, 2017

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

No Classes in Session/University Closed
Friday, January 20, 2017

Last Day of Term for classes that end on Friday

Last Day to withdraw from term.
Student may drop down to zero credits through Solar System.

Additional Policies

  • Incomplete grades for Winter Must be completed in Spring 2017.
  • It is the student’s responsibility to drop themselves from a waitlisted course. If a student is registered directly from the waitlist and the student does not drop the course by January 4th, the student is responsible for tuition resulting from the registration.
  • No petitions for exceptions to University policy and deadlines will be accepted for Winter Session courses.

Academic Policy for "Cancelled Class Sessions"
Any class section(s) that are “cancelled” must be rescheduled on a “scheduled make-up date" in order to provide students with the number of hours of instruction required for the credits to be earned at the end of the Winter Session term. This requirement must be adhered to as per the State Education Department (SED).

Date Information
Monday, January 9 Monday, Make-Up date
Saturday, January 8, 14, 22 Saturday, Make Up Dates T-F classes, if needed

Faculty, instructors and graduate students must be prepared to schedule make-up session(s) for any class sessions that are cancelled during the scheduled dates provided.

Prior Academic Calendars