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2020-2021 Graduate Catalog

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Academic Calendar Fall 2020-Summer 2021

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Academic Calendar Fall 2020-Summer 2021

Fall 2020

Friday, August 21, 2020	Last day to pay in person without late penalties.
Sunday, August 23, 2020	Last day to pay online without late penalties.
Sunday, August 23, 2020	Last day to register without late penalties.
Monday, August 24, 2020	Classes and late registration begin. Late registration fees and late payment fees apply.
Thursday, August 27, 2020	Last waitlist run.
Friday, August 28, 2020*	Last day to drop and receive a 100% refund. Last day to add classes online. Modular, mid-semester, and educational outreach classes have different registration dates. Check your MyUNLV Student Center for specific deadlines for each class.
Friday, August 28, 2020	Last day to pay In person and online with late fees prior to administrative drop for non-payment.
Monday, August 31, 2020	Administrative drop for non-payment.
Tuesday, September 1, 2020	Fall 2021 graduate applications for admission open.
Monday, September 7, 2020	Labor Day recess. The campus will be closed for Labor Day recess and will reopen on Tuesday, September 8.
Monday, September 14, 2020	Last day of late registration. Time period permission required.
Tuesday, September 15, 2020	Graduate College fall 2020 conditional admission requirement deadline.
Thursday, October 1, 2020	Last day for undergraduates to apply for December 2020 degree conferral and be included in the Commencement Program booklet. Late undergraduate applicants, please check with the Registrar’s Office.
Thursday, October 1, 2020 → Monday, October 26, 2020**	Final day for graduate students to apply and submit an application for fall 2020 degree or certificate conferral through MyUNLV.
Thursday, October 1, 2020	Graduate College Scholarship and Fellowship application portal opens in the Grad Rebel Gateway.
Friday, October 2, 2020	Last day to completely withdraw from all classes and receive a 50% refund if your account is paid in full.
Friday, October 30, 2020	Nevada Day recess. The campus will be closed for Nevada Day recess and will reopen on Monday, November 2.
Sunday, November 1, 2020	Recommended deadline to submit an application in the Grad Rebel Gateway for a spring 2021 graduate assistantship.
Monday, November 2, 2020	Last day to drop classes without a refund/change from credit to audit. No withdrawals or audits after this date. Modular, mid-semester, and educational outreach classes have different withdrawal dates. Check your myUNLV student center for specific deadlines for each class.
Monday, November 2, 2020	Spring 2021 registration begins.
Wednesday, November 11, 2020	Veterans Day recess. The campus will be closed for the Veterans Day recess and will reopen on Thursday, November 12.
Thursday, November 26, 2020	Thanksgiving Day recess. The campus will be closed for Thanksgiving Day recess and will reopen on Monday, November 30.
Friday, November 27, 2020	Thanksgiving Day recess. The campus will be closed for Thanksgiving Day recess and will reopen on Monday, November 30.
Monday, November 30, 2020	Study week begins. Classes are scheduled, but major written exams are not given (with exception of mid-semester classes).
Sunday, November 15, 2020 → Monday, November 30, 2020**	Last day to defend your thesis, dissertation, or doctoral project.
Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2020 → Monday, December 7, 2020**	Last day to submit the complete and formatted, committee-approved copy of your thesis or dissertation to the Graduate College for format review. Please see the Thesis/Dissertation Format Review page for more details. Culminating experience results forms for students completing a thesis, dissertation, or doctoral project must be submitted to the Graduate College by this date. All other required forms should be submitted prior to the submission of the Culminating Experience Results Form.
Tuesday, December 1, 2020	UNLV Outstanding Graduate Student Teaching Award and UNLV Graduate College Outstanding Thesis & Dissertation Awards nominations are due.
Tuesday, December 1, 2020	Graduate College Scholarship and Fellowship application deadline.
Thursday, December 3, 2020	Last day to submit the Culminating Experience Results Form for students not completing a thesis, dissertation, or doctoral project. All other required forms should be submitted prior to the submission of the Culminating Experience Results Form.
Friday, December 4, 2020 → Monday, December 21, 2020**	Last day to submit thesis/dissertation format revisions to the Graduate College. All final, properly formatted theses, dissertations, and doctoral projects must be submitted to the Graduate College via email by the end of the day.
Saturday, December 5, 2020	Instruction ends.
Monday, December 7, 2020	Final examinations begin. Final examinations are scheduled to be two hours long. For additional semester dates and deadlines, visit the Registrar’s Office website.
Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2020 → Monday, December 28, 2020**	Last day for electronic submission of final thesis/dissertation/doctoral project (with formatting pre-approved by the Graduate College) to ProQuest.
Saturday, December 12, 2020	Semester ends. Winter 2020 degree conferral date.
Tuesday, December 15, 2020	Grades due. Fall grades are due at the Office of the Registrar by 4 p.m.
Tuesday, December 15, 2020	Winter 2020 commencement.

* Modular classes must be withdrawn the Friday before the class begins to receive 100% refund.

**Indicates deadline extensions per COVID-19 accommodations

Spring 2021

Friday, January 15, 2021	Last day to pay in person without late penalties.
Monday, January 18, 2021	Martin Luther King Jr. Day recess. The campus will be closed for the Martin Luther King Jr. Day recess and will reopen Tuesday, January 19.
Monday, January 18, 2021	Last day to pay online without late penalties.
Monday, January 18, 2021	Last day to register without late penalties.
Tuesday, January 19, 2021	Classes and late registration begin. Late registration fees and late payment fees apply.
Friday, January 22, 2021	Last waitlist run.
Monday, January 25, 2021*	Last day to drop and receive a 100% refund. Last day to add classes online. Modular, mid-semester, and educational outreach classes have different registration dates. Check your MyUNLV Student Center for specific deadlines for each class.
Monday, January 25, 2021	Last day to pay in person and online with late fees prior to administrative drop for non-payment.
Tuesday, January 26, 2021	Administrative drop for non-payment.
Monday, February 1, 2021	Spring 2022 graduate applications for admission open.
Monday, February 8, 2021	Last date of late registration. Time period permission required.
Monday, February 15, 2021	President’s Day recess. The campus will be closed for President’s Day recess and will reopen on Tuesday, February 16.
Monday, February 15, 2021	Graduate College spring 2021 conditional admission requirement deadline.
Friday, February 26, 2021	Last day to completely withdraw from all classes and receive a 50% refund if your account is paid in full.
Monday, March 1, 2021	Last day for undergraduates to apply for May 2021 degree conferral and be included in the Commencement Program booklet. Late undergraduate applicants, please check with the Registrar’s Office. Graduate students should check with the Graduate College for deadlines.
Monday, March 1, 2021	Final day for graduate students to apply and submit an application for spring 2021 degree or certificate conferral through MyUNLV.
Monday, March 1, 2021	Recommended deadline to submit an application in the Grad Rebel Gateway for a fall 2021 graduate assistantship.
Monday, March 15, 2021	Spring break recess. Classes will not be held for spring break and will resume on Monday, March 22.
Monday, March 15, 2021	Summer 2021 registration begins.
Friday, April 2, 2021	Last day to drop classes without a refund/change from credit to audit. No withdrawals or audits after this date. Modular, mid-semester, and educational outreach classes have different withdrawal dates. Check your myUNLV student center for specific deadlines for each class.
Monday, April 12, 2021	Fall 2021 registration begins.
Monday, April 12, 2021	Last day to defend your thesis, dissertation, or doctoral project.
Monday, April 19, 2021	Last day to submit the complete and formatted, committee-approved copy of your thesis or dissertation to the Graduate College for format review. Please see the Thesis/Dissertation Format Review page for more details. Culminating experience results forms for students completing a thesis, dissertation, or doctoral project must be submitted to the Graduate College by this date. All other required forms should be submitted prior to the submission of the Culminating Experience Results Form.
Monday, May 3, 2021	Study week begins. Classes are scheduled but major written exams are not given (with exception of mid-semester classes).
Monday, May 3, 2021	Last day to submit thesis/dissertation format revisions to the Graduate College. All final, properly formatted theses, dissertations, and doctoral projects must be submitted to the Graduate College via email by the end of the day. Please see the Thesis/Dissertation Format Review page for more details.
Thursday, May 6, 2021	Last day to submit the Culminating Experience Results Form for students not completing a thesis, dissertation, or doctoral project. All other required forms should be submitted prior to the submission of the Culminating Experience Results Form.
Saturday, May 8, 2021	Instruction ends.
Monday, May 10, 2021	Final examinations begin. Final examinations are scheduled to be two hours long. For additional semester dates and deadlines visit the Registrar’s Office website.
Monday, May 10, 2021	Last day for electronic submission of final thesis/dissertation/doctoral project (with formatting pre-approved by the Graduate College) to ProQuest.
Saturday, May 15, 2021	Semester ends.
Saturday, May 15, 2021	Spring 2021 commencement. Spring 2021 degree conferral date.
Tuesday, May 18, 2021	Grades due. Spring grades are due at the Office of the Registrar by 4:00 p.m.

* Modular classes must be withdrawn the Friday before the class begins to receive 100% refund.

Summer 2021 Session I

Please refer to the Summer Term Dates and Deadlines page for all summer registration and payment dates and deadlines.

Monday, May 17, 2021	Summer term I instruction begins.
Monday, May 17, 2021	Last day to drop summer term I classes without a W grade.
Thursday, May 27, 2021	Last day to drop summer term I classes with a W grade.
Monday, May 31, 2021	Memorial Day recess. The UNLV campus will be closed for the Memorial Day holiday and will reopen Tuesday, June 1.
Tuesday, June 1, 2021	Final day for graduate students to apply and submit an application for summer 2021 degree or certificate conferral through MyUNLV.
Friday, June 4, 2021	Instruction ends for summer term I.
Tuesday, June 8, 2021	Grades due for summer term I classes.

Summer 2021 Session II

Monday, June 7, 2021	Summer term II instruction begins.
Tuesday, June 8, 2021	Last day to drop summer term II classes without a W grade.
Friday, June 25, 2021	Last day to drop summer term II classes with a W grade.
Thursday, July 1, 2021	Last day for undergraduates to apply for August 2021 degree conferral. Late undergraduate applicants, please check with the Registrar’s Office. Graduate students should check with the Graduate College for deadlines. Students whose degrees are conferred in August may participate in the following December’s commencement ceremony.
Thursday, July 1, 2021	Summer 2022 graduate applications for admission open.
Monday, July 5, 2021	Independence Day recess. The UNLV campus will be closed for the Independence Day holiday and will reopen Tuesday, July 6.
Friday, July 9, 2021	Instruction ends for summer term II.
Tuesday, July 13, 2021	Grades due for summer term II classes.

Summer 2021 Session III

Monday, July 12, 2021	Summer term III instruction begins.
Tuesday, July 13, 2021	Last day to drop summer term III classes without a W grade.
Thursday, July 15, 2021	Graduate College summer 2021 conditional admission requirement deadline.
Monday, July 19, 2021	Last day to defend your thesis, dissertation, or doctoral project.
Monday, July 26, 2021	Last day to submit the complete and formatted, committee-approved copy of your thesis or dissertation to the Graduate College for format review. Please see the Thesis/Dissertation Format Review page for more details. Culminating experience results forms for students completing a thesis, dissertation, or doctoral project must be submitted to the Graduate College by this date. All other required forms should be submitted prior to the submission of the Culminating Experience Results Form.
Friday, July 30, 2021	Last day to drop summer term III classes with a W grade.
Monday, August 9, 2021	Last day to submit the Culminating Experience Results Form for students not completing a thesis, dissertation, or doctoral project. All other required forms should be submitted prior to the submission of the Culminating Experience Results Form.
Monday, August 9, 2021	Last day to submit thesis/dissertation format revisions to the Graduate College. All final, properly formatted theses, dissertations, and doctoral projects must be submitted to the Graduate College via email by the end of the day.
Friday, August 13, 2021	Instruction ends for summer term III.
Friday, August 13, 2021	Summer 2021 degree conferral date.
Monday, August 16, 2021	Last day for electronic submission of final thesis/dissertation/doctoral project (with formatting pre-approved by the Graduate College) to ProQuest.
Tuesday, August 17, 2021	Grades due for summer term III classes.

Note: Observed Holidays were determined using the guidelines in NRS 236.015

Office of the Registrar and Schedules

The Office of the Registrar is the official repository of academic calendars, term calendars, and final exam schedules. Students can also find the Class Search and the Course Catalog on the MyUNLV registration system.

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