Fall 2021 Semester
Fall 2021 - Important Dates
First day of classes | August 23 |
Last day to add a class | August 27 |
Last day to drop without a W or change grading option | September 10 |
Midterm | October 25 |
Finals Week | December 13-16 |
End of fall semester | December 17 |
2021 Fall Semester Calendar
December 2020
- December 1, 2020 - Tuesday - Early action deadline for freshmen applying for Fall 2021
February
- February 15 - Monday - Regular decision deadline for freshmen applicants. Applicants for the 2021 Fall Semester by this date who meet selective admission criteria will be offered general admission; applicants after this date or deferred decision candidates will be considered on a space-available basis only.
- February 15 - Monday - Priority filing deadline for the 2021-2022 academic year for financial aid for entering freshmen
March
- March 15 - Monday - Priority filing deadline for the 2021-2022 academic year for financial aid for continuing and transfer students
- March 15 - Monday - Deadline for international applications to be submitted to The Graduate School for the 2021 Fall Semester
April
- April 15 - Thursday - Deadline for applying with college deans for reinstatement after a second academic suspension for the 2021 Fall Semester
- April 26-June 17 - Monday through Thursday - Registration for new program graduate students for Fall 2021
May
- May 1 - Saturday - Enrollment deposit due for freshmen entering in the 2021 Fall Semester
- May 3-June 17 - Monday through Thursday - Registration for new post-baccalaureate students for Fall 2021
- May 15 - Saturday - Deadline for students to schedule an appointment for reinstatement in all colleges for the 2021 Fall Semester
- May 15 - Saturday - Deadline for undergraduate international applicants to submit their 2021 Fall Semester application
June
- June 21-July 16 - Monday through Friday - New Student Orientation for new freshmen, transfers, and readmitted students enrolling for the 2021 Fall Semester
July
- July 10-August 22 - Saturday through Sunday - Add/Drop for registered students
- July 23 - Friday - Deadline for applying for admission to the Graduate School for the 2021 Fall Semester
August
- August 1 - Sunday - Final deadline for submission of all required documents to the Office of Undergraduate Admission for undergraduate admission for the 2021 Fall Semester, excluding freshmen who will be considered on a space-available basis
- August 4 - Wednesday - Last day for students in the Employee Educational Program registered through August 4 to submit EEP form to Human Resource Services to confirm 2021 Fall Semester registration and tuition waiver
- August 16 and 20 - Monday and Friday - New Student Orientation and Registration for new freshmen and transfer students who have been cleared for admission but did not priority register
- August 17 - Tuesday - New Student Orientation and Registration for readmission and non-degree students who have been cleared for admission but did not priority register
- August 17 and 19 - Tuesday and Thursday - New Student Orientation and Registration for new international students who have been cleared for admission but did not priority register
- August 19-22 - Thursday through Sunday - K Week for all new undergraduate students
- August 22 - Sunday - Last day a student may officially drop a course or withdraw from all classes with the University Registrar for a full refund
- August 22 - Sunday - Payment deadline of registration fees and/or housing and dining fees - if total amount due is not paid as indicated on the account statement, a late payment fee of 1.5 percent of the amount past due will be assessed
- August 23 - Monday - First day of classes
- August 23-27 - Monday through Friday - Late registration for returning students who did not priority register and new applicants cleared late for admission. A late fee is assessed students who register late.
- August 27 - Friday - Last day to add a class for the 2021 Fall Semester
- August 27 - Friday - Last day to officially withdraw from the University or reduce course load and receive an 80 percent refund
September
- September 1 - Wednesday - Last day for students in the Employee Educational Program who registered and/or changed schedules after August 4 to submit EEP form to Human Resource Services to confirm 2021 Fall Semester registration and tuition waiver
- September 6 - Monday - Labor Day - Academic Holiday
- September 10 - Friday - Last day to drop a course without it appearing on the student’s transcript
- September 10 - Friday - Last day to change grading option (pass/fail to letter grade or letter grade to pass/fail; credit to audit or audit to credit)
- September 20 - Monday - Last day for doctoral candidates for a December degree to submit a Notification of Intent to schedule a final examination in The Graduate School
- September 22 - Wednesday - Last day to officially withdraw from the University or reduce course load and receive a 50 percent refund
- September 22 - Wednesday - Payment deadline of registration fees and/or housing and dining fees – if total amount due is not paid as indicated on the account statement, a late payment fee of 1.5 percent of the amount past due will be assessed
- September 23 - Thursday - Deadline for submission of application and all required documents to the Office of Undergraduate Admission and University Registrar for change of residency status for 2021 Fall Semester
October
- October 11-25 - Monday through Monday - Midterm Grading window is open. The mid-term grading window will close at midnight on October 25.
- October 11-November 23 - Monday through Tuesday - Registration for Spring 2022 for new students in the following categories: On-Line Certificate, Non-Degree Students, Certificate Non-Degree Students, Visiting Students, and On-line Degree Seeking
- October 15 - Friday - Deadline for submission of application and all required documents to the Office of Undergraduate Admission for undergraduate applicants planning to attend November New Student Orientation (including registration for spring classes)
- October 25 - Monday - Midterm of 2021 Fall Semester - end of ninth week of classes
- October 25-26 - Monday and Tuesday - Fall Break - Academic Holiday
- October 25-November 17 - Monday through Wednesday - Students are prohibited from changing academic majors
November
- November 1 - Monday - Last day for filing an application for a December 2021 undergraduate or graduate degree online in myUK
- November 1-23 - Monday through Tuesday - Priority registration for the 2022 Spring Semester
- November 3 - Wednesday - Last day to withdraw from the University or reduce course load. Students can withdraw or reduce course load after this date only for “urgent non-academic reasons.”
- November 11 - Thursday - Last day candidates for a December 2021 graduate degree can schedule a final examination in the Graduate School
- November 19 - Friday - 2022 Spring Semester New Student Orientation for new and readmitted undergraduate students
- November 24 - Wednesday - Last day candidates for a December 2021 graduate degree can sit for a final examination
- November 24-27 - Wednesday through Saturday - Thanksgiving - Academic Holidays
- November 29, 2021-January 9, 2022 - Monday through Sunday - Registration for new program graduate students for Spring 2022
- November 29, 2021-January 9, 2022 - Monday through Sunday - Add/Drop for registered students and for students who have not registered for Spring 2022
December
- December 1 - Wednesday - Early action deadline for freshmen applying for admission for the 2022 Fall Semester
- December 6 - Monday - Deadline for applying for admission to the Graduate School for the 2022 Spring Semester
- December 6, 2021-January 9, 2022 - Monday through Sunday - Registration for new post-baccalaureate students for Spring 2022
- December 6-8 - Monday through Wednesday - Prep Days - Classes DO meet
- December 6-20 - Monday through Monday - Final Grading window is open. The final deadline for submission of grades online in the grading portal is 5:00 p.m., December 20.
- December 8 - Wednesday - Last day for students in the Employee Program registered through December 8 to submit EEP form to Human Resource Services to confirm 2022 Spring Semester registration and tuition waiver
- December 8 - Wednesday - Last day of classes
- December 9-10 - Thursday and Friday - Reading Days - Classes do NOT meet
- December 10 - Friday - Last day candidates for December 2021 degree to submit thesis/dissertation (ETD) for format review to the Graduate School via UKnowledge
- December 13-16 - Monday through Thursday - Final Examinations
- December 17 - Friday - End of 2021 Fall Semester
- December 17 - Friday - Last day for candidates for a December 2021 degree to submit final revised thesis/dissertation (EDT) for acceptance by the Graduate School for those students who first submitted December 10
- December 17 - Friday - December Commencement
- December 20 - Monday - Final deadline for submission of grades using Faculty Services in myUK is 5:00 p.m.