Feb 16, 2026

2024-2025 Graduate Catalog

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Academic Calendar Fall 2024-Summer 2025

Fall 2024

Monday, August 26, 2024	Classes and late registration begin.
Sunday, September 1, 2024	Fall 2025 graduate applications for admission open.
Monday, September 2, 2024	Labor Day recess. The campus will be closed for Labor Day recess and will reopen on Tuesday, September 3.
Thursday, September 5, 2024	Last waitlist run.
Friday, September 6, 2024*	Last day to drop and receive a 100% refund. Last day to add classes in person and online prior to administrative drop for non-payment. Modular, mid-semester, and educational outreach classes have different registration dates. Check your MyUNLV Student Center for specific deadlines for each class.
Friday, September 6, 2024	Last day to pay in person without late penalties.
Sunday, September 8, 2024	Last day to pay online without late penalties.
Monday, September 9, 2024	Late registration fees and late payment fees apply.
Tuesday, September 10, 2024	Last day to pay in person and online with late fees prior to administrative drop for non-payment.
Wednesday, September 11, 2024	Administrative drop for non-payment.
Friday, September 13, 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.
Sunday, September 15, 2024	Graduate College Fall 2024 conditional admission requirement deadline.
Tuesday, October 1, 2024	Graduate College Scholarship and Fellowship application portal opens in the Grad Rebel Gateway.
Tuesday, October 1, 2024	Last day to apply for Fall 2024 graduation through MyUNLV. Late applicants, please check with your RPC Coordinator: grad.rpc@unlv.edu to determine if you’re eligible. Eligibility is based on an approved Plan of Study for microcredentials/certificates/masters/specialists and an approved Advancement to Candidacy (for doctoral students).
Friday, October 4, 2024	Last day to completely withdraw from all classes and receive a 50% refund if your account is paid in full.
Friday, October 25, 2024	Nevada Day recess. The campus will be closed for Nevada Day recess and will reopen on Monday, October 28.
Friday, November 1, 2024	Recommended deadline to submit an application in the Grad Rebel Gateway for a spring 2025 graduate assistantship.
Friday, November 1, 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.
Friday, November 1, 2024	Last day to request a late graduation via email to grad.rpc@unlv.edu. Eligibility is based on an approved Plan of Study for microcredential/certificate/masters/specialist students and an approved Advancement to Candidacy (for doctoral students).
Monday, November 4, 2024	Spring 2025 registration begins.
Monday, November 11, 2024	Veterans Day recess. The campus will be closed for the Veterans Day recess and will reopen on Tuesday, November 12.
Tuesday, November 12, 2024	Last day to defend your thesis, dissertation, or doctoral project. Students can announce their defense by emailing GradRebel@unlv.edu.
Monday, November 18, 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 approved prior to the submission of the Culminating Experience Results Form.
Thursday, November 28, 2024	Thanksgiving Day recess. The campus will be closed for Thanksgiving Day recess and will reopen on Monday, December 2.
Friday, November 29, 2024	Thanksgiving Day recess. The campus will be closed for Thanksgiving Day recess and will reopen on Monday, December 2.
Sunday, December 1, 2024	Graduate College Scholarship and Fellowship application deadline.
Sunday, December 1, 2024	UNLV Outstanding Graduate Student Teaching Award and UNLV Graduate College Outstanding Thesis & Dissertation Awards nominations are due.
Sunday, December 1, 2024	Graduate Student Life and Climate Survey Deadline.
Monday, December 2, 2024	Study week begins. Classes are scheduled, but major written exams are not given (with exception of mid-semester classes).
Monday December 2, 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.
Saturday, December 7, 2024	Instruction ends.
Monday, December 9, 2024	All required forms must be submitted by this date. For students who are required to submit a Culminating Experience Results Form, please note that all other required forms must be approved prior to the Culminating Experience Results Form being available for submission in the Grad Rebel Gateway.
Monday, December 9, 2024	Last day for electronic submission of final thesis/dissertation/doctoral project (with formatting pre-approved by the Graduate College) to ProQuest.
Monday, December 9, 2024	Final examinations begin. Final examinations are scheduled to be two hours long. For additional semester dates and deadlines, visit the Office of the Registrar website.
Saturday, December 14, 2024	Semester ends. Winter 2024 degree conferral date.
Tuesday, December 17, 2024	Grades due. Fall grades are due at the Office of the Registrar by 4 p.m.
Tuesday, December 17, 2024	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 2025

Monday, January 20, 2025	Martin Luther King Jr. Day recess. The campus will be closed for the Martin Luther King Jr. Day recess and will reopen Tuesday, January 21.
Tuesday, January 21, 2025	Classes and late registration begin.
Wednesday, January 29, 2025	Spring 2026 graduate applications for admission open.
Friday, January 24, 2025	Last waitlist run.
Monday, January 27, 2025*	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, February 3, 2025	Last day to pay in person and online without late penalties.
Tuesday, February 4, 2025	Late payment fees apply.
Tuesday, February 4, 2025	Last day to pay in person and online with late fees prior to administrative drop for non-payment.
Wednesday, February 5, 2025	Deadline for administrative drop for non-payment.
Friday, February 7, 2025	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 13, 2025	Graduate College spring 2025 conditional admission requirement deadline.
Monday, February 17, 2025	President’s Day recess. The campus will be closed for President’s Day recess and will reopen on Tuesday, February 18.
Friday, February 28, 2025	Last day to completely withdraw from all classes and receive a 50% refund if your account is paid in full.
Saturday, March 1, 2025	Last day to apply for Spring 2025 graduation through MyUNLV. Late applicants, please check with your RPC Coordinator: grad.rpc@unlv.edu to determine if you’re eligible. Eligibility is based on an approved Plan of Study for microcredentials/certificates/masters/specialists and an approved Advancement to Candidacy (for doctoral students). Deadline for Individual Development Plan (IDP) submission.
Saturday, March 1, 2025	Recommended deadline to submit an application in the Grad Rebel Gateway for a Fall 2025 graduate assistantship.
Monday, March 10, 2025	Summer 2025 registration begins.
Monday, March 17, 2025	Spring break recess. Classes will not be held for spring break and will resume on Monday, March 24.
Tuesday, April 1, 2025	Last day to request a late gradation application via email to grad.rpc@unlv.edu. Eligibility is based on an approved Plan of Study for microcredential/certificate/masters/specialist students and an approved Advancement to Candidacy (for doctoral students).
Friday, April 4, 2025	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 7, 2025	Last day to defend your thesis, dissertation, or doctoral project.
Monday, April 14, 2025	Fall 2025 registration begins.
Monday, April 14, 2025	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 28, 2025	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.
Monday, May 5, 2025	Study week begins. Classes are scheduled but major written exams are not given (with exception of mid-semester classes).
Saturday, May 10, 2025	Instruction ends.
Monday, May 12, 2025	Final examinations begin. Final examinations are scheduled to be two hours long. For additional semester dates and deadlines visit the Office of the Registrar website.
Monday, May 12, 2025	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 approved prior to the submission of the Culminating Experience Results Form.
Monday, May 12, 2025	Last day for electronic submission of final thesis/dissertation/doctoral project (with formatting pre-approved by the Graduate College) to ProQuest.
Friday, May 16, 2025	Spring commencement ceremony at 4 p.m. All graduate certificte, master’s, specialist, and doctoral degree candidates.
Saturday, May 17, 2025	Semester ends.
Saturday, May 17, 2025	Spring 2025 degree conferral date.
Tuesday, May 20, 2025	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 2025 Session I

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

Monday, May 19, 2025	Summer term I instruction begins.
Monday, May 19, 2025	Last day to drop summer term I classes without a W grade.
Monday, May 26, 2025	Memorial Day recess. The UNLV campus will be closed for the Memorial Day holiday and will reopen Tuesday, May 27.
Thursday, May 29, 2025	Last day to drop summer term I classes with a W grade.
Sunday, June 1, 2025	Last day to apply for Summer 2025 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 6, 2025	Instruction ends for summer term I.
Tuesday, June 10, 2025	Grades due for summer term I classes.

Summer 2025 Session II

Monday, June 9, 2025	Summer term II instruction begins.
Tuesday, June 10, 2025	Last day to drop summer term II classes without a W grade.
Thursday, June 19, 2025	Juneteenth recess. The UNLV campus will be closed for the Juneteenth holiday and will reopen Friday, June 20.
Friday, June 27, 2025	Last day to drop summer term II classes with a W grade.
Tuesday, July 1, 2025	Summer 2025 graduate applications for admission open.
Tuesday, July 1, 2025	Last day to request a late graduation application via email to grad.rpc@unlv.edu. Eligibility is based on an approved Plan of Study for microcredential/certificate/masters/specialist students and an approved Advancement to Candidacy (for doctoral students).
Friday, July 4, 2025	Independence Day recess. The UNLV campus will be closed for the Independence Day holiday and will reopen Monday, July 7.
Friday, July 11, 2025	Instruction ends for summer term II.
Tuesday, July 15, 2025	Grades due for summer term II classes.

Summer 2025 Session III

Monday, July 14, 2025	Summer term III instruction begins.
Monday, July 14, 2025	Last day to defend your thesis, dissertation, or doctoral project.
Tuesday, July 15, 2025	Last day to drop summer term III classes without a W grade.
Tuesday, July 15, 2025	Graduate College summer 2025 conditional admission requirement deadline.
Monday, July 21, 2025	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 1, 2025	Last day to drop summer term III classes with a W grade.
Monday, August 4, 2025	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 4, 2025	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 11, 2025	Last day for electronic submission of final thesis/dissertation/doctoral project (with formatting pre-approved by the Graduate College) to ProQuest.
Friday, August 15, 2025	Instruction ends for summer term III.
Friday, August 15, 2025	Summer 2025 degree conferral date.
Tuesday, August 19, 2025	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.

UNLV Calendars

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Graduate College Google Calendar

Academic Calendars

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