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Fall 2025

Monday, August 25, 2025	Classes and late registration begin. Late registration fees and late payment fees apply.
Thursday, August 28, 2025	Last waitlist run.
Friday, August 29, 2025	Last day to register without late penalties.
Friday, August 29, 2025	Last day to pay in person without late penalties.
Friday, August 29, 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, September 1, 2025	Last day to pay online without late penalties.
Monday, September 1, 2025	Fall 2026 graduate applications for admission open.
Monday, September 1, 2025	Labor Day recess. The campus will be closed for Labor Day recess and will reopen on Tuesday, September 2.
Tuesday, September 9, 2025	Last day to pay in person and online with late fees prior to administrative drop for non-payment.
Wednesday, September 10, 2025	Administrative drop for non-payment.
Friday, September 12, 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.
Monday, September 15, 2025	Graduate College Fall 2025 conditional admission requirement deadline.
Wednesday, October 1, 2025	Last day to apply for Fall 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). Graduate College Scholarship and Fellowship application portal opens in the Grad Rebel Gateway.
Friday, October 3, 2025	Last day to completely withdraw from all classes and receive a 50% refund if your account is paid in full.
Friday, October 31, 2025	Nevada Day recess. The campus will be closed for Nevada Day recess and will reopen on Monday, November 3.
Friday, October 31, 2025	Recommended deadline to submit an application in the Grad Rebel Gateway for a spring 2026 graduate assistantship.
Friday, October 31, 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.
Friday, October 31, 2025	Last day to request a late graduation via email to grad.rpc@unlv.edu and be included in the Commencement Program booklet. 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 3, 2025	Spring 2026 registration begins.
Monday, November 10, 2025	Last day to defend your thesis, dissertation, or doctoral project. Students can announce their defense by emailing GradRebel@unlv.edu.
Tuesday, November 11, 2025	Veterans Day recess. The campus will be closed for the Veterans Day recess and will reopen on Wednesday, November 12.
Monday, November 17, 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 approved prior to the submission of the Culminating Experience Results Form.
Thursday, November 27, 2025	Thanksgiving Day recess. The campus will be closed for Thanksgiving Day recess and will reopen on Monday, December 1.
Friday, November 28, 2025	Thanksgiving Day recess. The campus will be closed for Thanksgiving Day recess and will reopen on Monday, December 1.
Monday, December 1, 2025	Graduate College Scholarship and Fellowship application deadline.
Monday, December 1, 2025	UNLV Outstanding Graduate Student Teaching Award and UNLV Graduate College Outstanding Thesis & Dissertation Awards nominations are due.
Monday, December 1, 2025	Graduate Student Life and Climate Survey Deadline.
Monday, December 1, 2025	Study week begins. Classes are scheduled, but major written exams are not given (with exception of mid-semester classes).
Monday December 1, 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.
Saturday, December 6, 2025	Instruction ends.
Monday, December 8, 2025	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 8, 2025	Last day for electronic submission of final thesis/dissertation/doctoral project (with formatting pre-approved by the Graduate College) to ProQuest.
Monday, December 8, 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.
Saturday, December 13, 2025	Semester ends. Winter 2025 degree conferral date.
Tuesday, December 16, 2025	Grades due. Fall grades are due at the Office of the Registrar by 4 p.m.
Wednesday, December 17, 2025	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 2026

Friday, January 16, 2026	Last day to pay in person without late penalties.
Monday, January 19, 2026	Martin Luther King Jr. Day recess. The campus will be closed for the Martin Luther King Jr. Day recess and will reopen Tuesday, January 20.
Monday, January 19, 2026	Last day to pay online without late penalties.
Monday, January 19, 2026	Last day to register without late penalties.
Tuesday, January 20, 2026	Classes and late registration begin. Late registration fees and late payment fees apply.
Friday, January 23, 2026	Last waitlist run.
Monday, January 26, 2026	Last day to pay in person and online with late fees prior to administrative drop for non-payment.
Monday, January 26, 2026*	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.
Wednesday, February 4, 2026	Deadline for administrative drop for non-payment. Spring 2027 graduate applications for admission open.
Friday, February 6, 2026	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 12, 2026	Graduate College spring 2026 conditional admission requirement deadline.
Monday, February 16, 2026	President’s Day recess. The campus will be closed for President’s Day recess and will reopen on Tuesday, February 17.
Friday, February 27, 2026	Last day to completely withdraw from all classes and receive a 50% refund if your account is paid in full.
Sunday, March 1, 2026	Last day to apply for Spring 2026 graduation through MyUNLV. Late applicants, please check with your RPC Coordinator: grad.rpc@unlv.edu. Deadline for Individual Development Plan (IDP) submission.
Sunday, March 1, 2026	Recommended deadline to submit an application in the Grad Rebel Gateway for a Fall 2026 graduate assistantship.
Monday, March 2, 2026	Summer 2026 registration begins.
Monday, March 16, 2026	Spring break recess. Classes will not be held for spring break and will resume on Monday, March 23.
Wednesday, April 1, 2026	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). Students approved for a late graduation after March 1 will be assessed a $20 late fee.
Friday, April 3, 2026	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 6, 2026	Last day to defend your thesis, dissertation, or doctoral project.
Monday, April 13, 2026	Fall 2026 registration begins.
Monday, April 13, 2026	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 27, 2026	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 4, 2026	Study week begins. Classes are scheduled but major written exams are not given (with exception of mid-semester classes).
Saturday, May 9, 2026	Instruction ends.
Monday, May 11, 2026	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 11, 2026	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 11, 2026	Last day for electronic submission of final thesis/dissertation/doctoral project (with formatting pre-approved by the Graduate College) to ProQuest.
Friday, May 15, 2026	Spring commencement ceremony at 4 p.m. All graduate certificte, master’s, specialist, and doctoral degree candidates.
Saturday, May 16, 2026	Semester ends.
Saturday, May 16, 2026	Spring 2026 degree conferral date.
Tuesday, May 19, 2026	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 2026 Session I

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

Monday, May 18, 2026	Summer term I instruction begins.
Monday, May 18, 2026	Last day to drop summer term I classes without a W grade.
Monday, May 25, 2026	Memorial Day recess. The UNLV campus will be closed for the Memorial Day holiday and will reopen Tuesday, May 26.
Thursday, May 28, 2026	Last day to drop summer term I classes with a W grade.
Monday, June 1, 2026	Last day to apply for Summer 2026 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 5, 2026	Instruction ends for summer term I.
Tuesday, June 9, 2026	Grades due for summer term I classes.

Summer 2026 Session II

Monday, June 8, 2026	Summer term II instruction begins.
Tuesday, June 9, 2026	Last day to drop summer term II classes without a W grade.
Friday, June 19, 2026	Juneteenth recess. The UNLV campus will be closed for the Juneteenth holiday and will reopen Monday, June 22.
Friday, June 26, 2026	Last day to drop summer term II classes with a W grade.
Wednesday, July 1, 2026	Summer 2026 graduate applications for admission open.
Wednesday, July 1, 2026	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 3, 2026	Independence Day recess. The UNLV campus will be closed for the Independence Day holiday and will reopen Monday, July 7.
Friday, July 10, 2026	Instruction ends for summer term II.
Tuesday, July 14, 2026	Grades due for summer term II classes.

Summer 2026 Session III

Monday, July 13, 2026	Summer term III instruction begins.
Monday, July 13, 2026	Last day to defend your thesis, dissertation, or doctoral project.
Tuesday, July 14, 2026	Last day to drop summer term III classes without a W grade.
Tuesday, July 14, 2026	Graduate College summer 2026 conditional admission requirement deadline.
Monday, July 20, 2026	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 31, 2026	Last day to drop summer term III classes with a W grade.
Monday, August 3, 2026	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 3, 2026	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 10, 2026	Last day for electronic submission of final thesis/dissertation/doctoral project (with formatting pre-approved by the Graduate College) to ProQuest.
Friday, August 14, 2026	Instruction ends for summer term III.
Friday, August 14, 2026	Summer 2026 degree conferral date.
Tuesday, August 18, 2026	Grades due for summer term III classes.

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

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