1997-98 UAF Catalog

Academic Calendar


Fall Semester 1997

Registration begins March 31
Fee payment begins July 1
Application for admission deadline Aug. 1
Orientation for new students Aug. 31-Sept. 3
Labor Day (no registration, fee payment or classes) Sept. 1
Residence halls open, 9 a.m. Sept. 1
Financial aid disbursement available Sept. 2
First day of instruction Sept. 4
Late registration begins Sept.4
Late registration and fee payment ends Sept. 12
Last day for 100 percent refund of tuition and materials fees Sept. 12
Last day for student-initiated and faculty-initiated drops (course will not appear on academic record) Sept. 19
Last day for 50 percent refund, tuition only Sept. 19
Low grade reports for freshmen due Oct. 1
Last day to apply for fall semester graduation Oct. 15
Last day for student-initiated and faculty-initiated withdrawals (course will appear on academic record as "W") Oct. 31
Registration and fee payment for spring 1998 begins Nov. 3
Thanksgiving holidays (no classes) Nov. 27-30
Last day of instruction Dec. 12
Final examinations Dec. 15-18
Residence halls close, noon Dec. 19
All grades due to Office of the Registrar, noon Dec. 22
Campus closed 5 p.m. Dec. 24-8 a.m. Jan. 5

Spring Semester 1998

Registration begins Nov. 3
Fee payment begins Nov. 3
Application for admission deadline Dec. 1
Residence halls open, 9 a.m. Jan. 11
Orientation for new students Jan. 12-13, 1998
Financial aid disbursement available Jan. 13
First day of instruction Jan. 15
Late registration begins Jan. 15
Alaska Civil Rights Day (no classes -- late registration and fee payment continue) Jan. 19
Late registration and fee payment end Jan. 23
Last day for 100 percent refund of tuition and materials fees Jan. 23
Last day for student-initiated and faculty-initiated drops (course will not appear on academic record) Jan. 30
Last day for 50 percent refund, tuition only Jan. 30
Make-up day for Alaska Civil Rights Day (Monday classes) Feb. 7
Low grade reports for freshmen due Feb. 11
Last day to apply for spring semester graduation Feb. 13
Last day for student-initiated and faculty-initiated withdrawals (course will appear on academic record as "W") March 13
Spring Recess (no classes) March 16-22
Registration and fee payment for fall 1998 begin March 23
All Campus Day (no classes) April 24
Last day of instruction May 1
Final examinations May 4-7
Grades for graduating seniors due to Office of the Registrar, noon May 7
Residence halls close, noon May 8
Commencement May 10
All grades due to Office of the Registrar, noon May 13