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Academic Calendar 2018-2019
| FALL TERM 2018 | ||
| For all orientation dates visit: https://www.southalabama.edu/departments/orientation or https://www.southalabama.edu/departments/globalusa/outreach-studentprograms/orientation.html |
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| Registration for new fall graduate students | July 23 | Monday |
| 15% of fall term balance due | July 23 | Monday |
| Registration schedule canceled for fall 2018 if 15% of payment is not received by
July 23 (Students with awarded financial aid that exceeds 15% of balance and students participating in the tuition payment plan will be excluded.) |
July 24 | Tuesday |
| Financial Aid/Scholarship Bookstore charges begin | August 3 | Friday |
| 100% of fall term balance due | August 17 | Friday |
| Residence Halls Open | August 18 | Saturday |
| All registration schedules canceled if 100% of balance is not paid | August 20 | Monday |
| Convocation | August 20 | Monday |
| Late registration period | August 21-24 | Tuesday - Friday |
| 100% refund period begins on dropped courses and complete withdrawals | August 21 | Tuesday |
| Classes begin | August 21 | Tuesday |
| Financial Aid/Scholarship Bookstore charges end | August 24 | Friday |
| Late registration and Drop/Add ends at midnight | August 24 | Friday |
| Late registration 100% of balance due | August 24 | Friday |
| All registration schedules canceled if 100% of balance is not paid | August 27 | Monday |
| Census at 5:00 pm | August 27 | Monday |
| 50% refund period begins on dropped courses and complete withdrawals | August 28 | Tuesday |
| Refunding financial aid credit balances to students begins | August 30 | Thursday |
| No course withdrawal refunds after this date | September 3 | Monday |
| Labor Day | September 3 | Monday |
| Priority readmission deadline for spring term | September 13 | Thursday |
| Time tickets posted for spring registration | September 20 | Thursday |
| Last day for spring term degree applications | October 5 | Friday |
| Incomplete grades deadline | October 5 | Friday |
| Fall Break | October 11-12 | Thursday - Friday |
| Mid-term grades due by 10:00 am | October 15 | Monday |
| Mid-term grades posted by 12:00 noon | October 17 | Wednesday |
| Spring term registration for continuing students | October 22 | Monday |
| Theses/dissertations first submission deadline to the Graduate School by 5:00 pm | October 22 | Monday |
| Last day to drop a course or withdraw from the University | October 26 | Friday |
| Theses/dissertations due in the Office of the Graduate Dean by 5:00 p.m. | November 12 | Monday |
| Thanksgiving Holidays for Students (Includes weekend classes) (beginning at 5:00 p.m.)—no evening classes | November 20-23 | Tuesday - Friday |
| Thanksgiving Holiday for staff/admin begins at 12 pm | November 21-23 | Wednesday - Friday |
| Registration for new graduate students | November 26 | Monday |
| 15% of spring term balance due | December 4 | Tuesday |
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Registration for spring canceled if 15% of spring term balance in is not paid by December
4th |
December 5 | Wednesday |
| Classes End | December 7 | Friday |
| Financial Aid/Scholarship Bookstore charges begin | December 10 | Monday |
| Final Examinations | December 10-13 | Monday - Thursday |
| Residence Halls Close | December 14 | Friday |
| Commencement and Official Graduation Date | December 15 | Saturday |
| Final grades web entry due by 10:00 am | December 17 | Monday |
| Final grades posted by 12:00 noon | December 18 | Tuesday |
| Winter Holidays Begin for Staff and Administration | December 19 | Wednesday |
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SPRING TERM 2019 |
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| For all orientation dates visit: http://www.southalabama.edu/departments/orientation or https://www.southalabama.edu/departments/globalusa/outreach-studentprograms/orientation.html |
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| 15% of spring term balance due | December 4 | Tuesday |
| Registration for spring term canceled if 15% of balance is not paid by December 4th (Students with awarded financial aid that exceeds 15% of the balance and students participating in the tuition payment plan will be excluded) |
December 5 | Wednesday |
| Financial Aid/Scholarship Bookstore charges begin | December 10 | Monday |
| New Year’s Day | January 1 | Tuesday |
| Faculty, Staff, and Administration return | January 2 | Wednesday |
| 100% of spring term balance due | January 4 | Friday |
| All registration schedules canceled if 100% of balance is not paid | January 7 | Monday |
| Residence Halls Open | January 4 | Friday |
| Classes begin | January 7 | Monday |
| 100% refund period begins on dropped courses and complete withdrawals | January 7 | Monday |
| Late Registration and Drop/Add (ends at midnight) | January 10 | Thursday |
| Late registration 100% of balance due | January 10 | Thursday |
| Financial Aid Bookstore charges end | January 10 | Thursday |
| All registration schedules canceled if 100% of balance is not paid | January 11 | Friday |
| Census at 5:00 pm | January 11 | Friday |
| 50% refund period begins on dropped courses and complete withdrawals | January 14 | Monday |
| Refunding financial aid credit balances to students begins (refunds) | January 17 | Thursday |
| No course withdrawal refunds after this date | January 20 | Sunday |
| Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (Holiday for Students, Faculty, Staff and Administration) | January 21 | Monday |
| Last day for faculty reports on incomplete grades (undergraduate and graduate) | February 18 | Monday |
| Last Day for summer term degree applications | March 1 | Friday |
| Mardi Gras Holiday (Holiday for Students, Faculty, Staff and Administration) | March 5 | Tuesday |
| Mid-term grades due by 10:00 am | March 11 | Monday |
| Mid-term grade posted by 12:00 noon | March 13 | Wednesday |
| Priority readmission deadline for summer/fall | March 11 | Monday |
| Theses/dissertations first submission to the Graduate School | March 18 | Monday |
| Time tickets posted for summer/fall registrations | March 18 | Monday |
| Spring Break | March 18-22 | Monday - Friday |
| Last day to drop from a course or withdraw from the University | March 29 | Friday |
| Summer registration for continuing and readmitted students | April 1 | Monday |
| Fall registration for continuing and readmitted students | April 1 | Monday |
| Theses/dissertations due in the Graduate School by 5:00 pm | April 8 | Monday |
| Classes End | April 26 | Friday |
| Registration for new graduate students | April 29 | Monday |
| Finals | April 29 - May 2 | Monday - Thursday |
| Residence Halls Close | May 3 | Friday |
| Commencement and Official Graduation Date | May 4 | Saturday |
| Final grades web entry due by 10:00 am | May 6 | Monday |
| Final grades posted by 12:00 noon | May 8 | Wednesday |
| SUMMER TERM 2019 |
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| For all orientation dates visit: http://www.southalabama.edu/departments/orientation or https://www.southalabama.edu/departments/globalusa/outreach-studentprograms/orientation.html |
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| 100% of balance due for May term | May 1 | Wednesday |
| Late Registration and Drop/Add for May term (ends at midnight) | May 1 | Wednesday |
| May term classes canceled if 100% balance is not paid | May 2 | Thursday |
| May Term Classes Begin | May 6 | Monday |
| Financial Aid/Scholarship Bookstore charges begin | May 22 | Wednesday |
| 100% of summer term balance due | May 24 | Friday |
| May Term Classes End | May 24 | Friday |
| Memorial Day (Holiday for Students, Faculty, Staff and Administration) | May 27 | Monday |
| Residence Halls Open | May 28 | Tuesday |
| Registration for summer term canceled if 100% of balance is not paid | May 28 | Tuesday |
| Final grades web grade entry May term due by 10:00 am | May 28 | Tuesday |
| Final grades May Term posted by 12:00 noon | May 29 | Wednesday |
| First Term/Full Term Classes Begin | May 29 | Wednesday |
| 100% refund period begins on dropped courses and complete withdrawals for full/first term | May 29 | Wednesday |
| Late registration and drop/add for full/first term (ends at midnight) | May 31 | Friday |
| Late registration 100% of balance due | May 31 | Friday |
| Last Day to add a course or change to audit for full/first term | May 31 | Friday |
| Financial Aid/Scholarship bookstore charges end | May 31 | Friday |
| Late registration for summer term canceled if 100% of balance is not paid | June 3 | Monday |
| Census at 5:00 pm | June 4 | Tuesday |
| No course withdrawal refunds after this date for first term classes | June 5 | Wednesday |
| 50% refund period begins on dropped courses and complete withdrawals for full term | June 5 | Wednesday |
| Refunding financial aid credit balances to students begins | June 6 | Thursday |
| No course withdrawal refunds after this date for full term classes | June 11 | Tuesday |
| Last Day to Drop a first term class Last Day to Withdraw from University if taking all classes (first term) |
June 12 | Wednesday |
| Theses/dissertations first submission deadline to the Graduate School by 5:00 pm | June 17 | Monday |
| First Term Classes Ends | June 25 | Tuesday |
| Exam Day for First Term Classes | June 25 | Tuesday |
| Second Term Classes Begin | June 26 | Wednesday |
| Final grades web grade entry (first term) due by 10:00 am | June 27 | Thursday |
| Final grades (first term) posted by 12:00 noon | June 28 | Friday |
| 50% refund period begins on withdrawals from second term courses | June 29 | Saturday |
| No course withdrawal refunds after this date for second term courses | July 3 | Wednesday |
| Last day to drop a course (full term) or withdraw from University (full term) | July 3 | Wednesday |
| July 4th Holiday Observed (Holiday for Students, Faculty, Staff and Administration) | July 4 | Thursday |
| Last day for fall term degree applications | July 5 | Friday |
| Last day for faculty reports on graduate and undergraduate incomplete grades | July 8 | Monday |
| Theses/dissertations due to the Graduate School by 5:00 pm | July 8 | Monday |
| Last day to drop a course (second term) | July 9 | Tuesday |
| Second Term/Full Term Classes Ends | July 23 | Tuesday |
| Final Examinations for full and second term | July 24-26 | Wednesday - Friday |
| Official Graduation Date | July 27 | Saturday |
| Residence Halls Close | July 27 | Saturday |
| Final grades web entry (second/full term) due by 10:00 am | July 29 | Monday |
| Final grades (second/full term) posted by 12:00 noon | July 31 | Wednesday |