Nov 24, 2024

2023-2024 Graduate Catalog

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Academic Calendar Fall 2023-Summer 2024

Fall 2023

Friday, August 25, 2023	Last day to pay in person without late penalties.
Sunday, August 27, 2023	Last day to pay online without late penalties.
Sunday, August 27, 2023	Last day to register without late penalties.
Monday, August 28, 2023	Classes and late registration begin. Late registration fees and late payment fees apply.
Thursday, August 31, 2023	Last waitlist run.
Friday, September 1, 2023	Fall 2024 graduate applications for admission open.
Friday, September 1, 2023*	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, September 1, 2023	Last day to pay in person and online with late fees prior to administrative drop for non-payment.
Monday, September 4, 2023	Labor Day recess. The campus will be closed for Labor Day recess and will reopen on Tuesday, September 5.
Wednesday, September 6, 2023	Administrative drop for non-payment.
Friday, September 15, 2023	Graduate College Fall 2023 conditional admission requirement deadline.
Friday, September 15, 2023	Last day to add classes with department permission. Departments and colleges may have shorter time frames for late registration in classes. Last day to add thesis/dissertation courses with department and Graduate College permission.
Sunday, October 1, 2023	Last day to apply for Fall 2023 graduation through MyUNLV. Late applicants, please check with your RPC Coordinator: grad.rpc@unlv.edu.
Sunday, October 1, 2023	Graduate College Scholarship and Fellowship application portal opens in the Grad Rebel Gateway.
Friday, October 6, 2023	Last day to completely withdraw from all classes and receive a 50% refund if your account is paid in full.
Friday, October 27, 2023	Nevada Day recess. The campus will be closed for Nevada Day recess and will reopen on Monday, October 30.
Wednesday, November 1, 2023	Recommended deadline to submit an application in the Grad Rebel Gateway for a spring 2024 graduate assistantship.
Friday, November 3, 2023	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 6, 2023	Spring 2024 registration begins.
Friday, November 10, 2023	Veterans Day recess. The campus will be closed for the Veterans Day recess and will reopen on Monday, November 13.
Monday, November 13, 2023	Last day to defend your thesis, dissertation, or doctoral project.
Monday, November 20, 2023	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.
Thursday, November 23, 2023	Thanksgiving Day recess. The campus will be closed for Thanksgiving Day recess and will reopen on Monday, November 27.
Friday, November 24, 2023	Thanksgiving Day recess. The campus will be closed for Thanksgiving Day recess and will reopen on Monday, November 27.
Friday, December 1, 2023	Graduate College Scholarship and Fellowship application deadline.
Friday, December 1, 2023	UNLV Outstanding Graduate Student Teaching Award and UNLV Graduate College Outstanding Thesis & Dissertation Awards nominations are due.
Friday, December 1, 2023	Graduate Student Life and Climate Survey Deadline
Monday, December 4, 2023	Study week begins. Classes are scheduled, but major written exams are not given (with exception of mid-semester classes).
Monday, December 4, 2023	All required forms must be submitted by this date. 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, December 9, 2023	Instruction ends.
Monday, December 11, 2023	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.
Monday, December 11, 2023	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, December 11, 2023	Last day for electronic submission of final thesis/dissertation/doctoral project (with formatting pre-approved by the Graduate College) to ProQuest.
Saturday, December 16, 2023	Semester ends. Winter 2023 degree conferral date.
Tuesday, December 19, 2023	Grades due. Fall grades are due at the Office of the Registrar by 4 p.m.
Wednesday, December 20, 2023	Winter commencement ceremony at 4 p.m. All graduate certificate, master’s, specialist, and doctoral degree candidates.

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

Spring 2024**

Monday, January 15, 2024	Martin Luther King Jr. Day recess. The campus will be closed for the Martin Luther King Jr. Day recess and will reopen Tuesday, January 16.
Monday, January 15, 2024	Last day to register without late penalties.
Tuesday, January 16, 2024	Classes and late registration begin. Late registration fees and late payment fees apply.
Friday, January 19, 2024	Last day to pay in person without late penalties.
Sunday, January 21, 2024	Last day to pay online without late penalties.
Monday, January 29, 2024	Last day to pay in person and online with late fees prior to administrative drop for non-payment.
Monday, January 29, 2024*	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.
Thursday, February 1, 2024	Deadline for administrative drop for non-payment. Spring 2025 graduate applications for admission open.
Friday, February 2, 2024	Last day to add classes with department permission. Departments and colleges may have shorter time frames for late registration in classes. Last day to add thesis/dissertation courses with department and Graduate College permission.
Thursday, February 15, 2024	Graduate College spring 2024 conditional admission requirement deadline.
Monday, February 19, 2024	President’s Day recess. The campus will be closed for President’s Day recess and will reopen on Tuesday, February 20.
Friday, February 23, 2024	Last day to completely withdraw from all classes and receive a 50% refund if your account is paid in full.
Friday, March 1, 2024	Last day to apply for Spring 2024 graduation through MyUNLV. Late applicants, please check with your RPC Coordinator: grad.rpc@unlv.edu. Deadline for Individual Development Plan (IDP) submission.
Friday, March 1, 2024	Recommended deadline to submit an application in the Grad Rebel Gateway for a fall 2024 graduate assistantship.
Monday, March 11, 2024	Spring break recess. Classes will not be held for spring break and will resume on Monday, March 18.
Monday, March 11, 2024	Summer 2024 registration begins.
Friday, March 29, 2024	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 8, 2024	Fall 2024 registration begins.
Monday, April 8, 2024	Last day to defend your thesis, dissertation, or doctoral project.
Monday, April 15, 2024	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, April 29, 2024	Study week begins. Classes are scheduled but major written exams are not given (with exception of mid-semester classes).
Monday, April 29, 2024	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.
Saturday, May 4, 2024	Instruction ends.
Monday, May 6, 2024	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 6, 2024	All required forms must be submitted by this date. 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, May 6, 2024	Last day for electronic submission of final thesis/dissertation/doctoral project (with formatting pre-approved by the Graduate College) to ProQuest.
Friday, May 10, 2024	Spring commencement ceremony at 4 p.m. All graduate certificte, master’s, specialist, and doctoral degree candidates.
Saturday, May 11, 2024	Semester ends.
Saturday, May 11, 2024	Spring 2024 degree conferral date.
Tuesday, May 14, 2024	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.

**Due to December 6 incident, this Calendar section was updated 1/12/2024.

Summer 2024 Session I

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

Monday, May 20, 2024	Summer term I instruction begins.
Monday, May 20, 2024	Last day to drop summer term I classes without a W grade.
Monday, May 27, 2024	Memorial Day recess. The UNLV campus will be closed for the Memorial Day holiday and will reopen Tuesday, May 28.
Thursday, May 30, 2024	Last day to drop summer term I classes with a W grade.
Saturday, June 1, 2024	Last day to apply for Summer 2024 graduation through MyUNLV. Students whose degrees are conferred in August may participate in the following December’s commencement ceremony. Late applicants, please check with your RPC Coordinator: grad.rpc@unlv.edu.
Friday, June 7, 2024	Instruction ends for summer term I.
Tuesday, June 11, 2024	Grades due for summer term I classes.

Summer 2024 Session II

Monday, June 10, 2024	Summer term II instruction begins.
Tuesday, June 11, 2024	Last day to drop summer term II classes without a W grade.
Friday, June 28, 2024	Last day to drop summer term II classes with a W grade.
Monday, July 1, 2024	Summer 2024 graduate applications for admission open.
Thursday, July 4, 2024	Independence Day recess. The UNLV campus will be closed for the Independence Day holiday and will reopen Friday, July 5.
Friday, July 12, 2024	Instruction ends for summer term II.
Tuesday, July 16, 2024	Grades due for summer term II classes.

Summer 2024 Session III

Monday, July 15, 2024	Summer term III instruction begins.
Monday, July 15, 2024	Graduate College summer 2024 conditional admission requirement deadline.
Monday, July 15, 2024	Last day to defend your thesis, dissertation, or doctoral project.
Tuesday, July 16, 2024	Last day to drop summer term III classes without a W grade.
Monday, July 22, 2024	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, August 2, 2024	Last day to drop summer term III classes with a W grade.
Monday, August 5, 2024	All required forms must be submitted by this date. 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 5, 2024	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.
Monday, August 12, 2024	Last day for electronic submission of final thesis/dissertation/doctoral project (with formatting pre-approved by the Graduate College) to ProQuest.
Friday, August 16, 2024	Instruction ends for summer term III.
Friday, August 16, 2024	Summer 2024 degree conferral date.
Tuesday, August 20, 2024	Grades due for summer term III classes.

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

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