Important Dates for 2019-2020
For the full "see blue." U schedule, visit www.uky.edu/seeblueU/dates.
For the full Academic Calendar, visit www.uky.edu/registrar/content/academic-calendar.
For Common Hour Review schedule, visit www.uky.edu/thestudy/common-hour-review-schedule.
For Common Hour Exam schedule, visit www.uky.edu/registrar/content/fall-common-hour-exam-schedule.
For UK event calendar, visit http://calendar.uky.edu
For UK Athletics calendar, visit https://ukathletics.com.
August
| August 17, 2019 | Move-in: Panhellenic Sorority Recruitment, Wildcat Marching Band, BCTC, International Students |
| August 19, 2019 | Move-in: Living-Learning Programs |
| August 21, 2019 | Move-in: First-year and returning students |
| August 21 - 25, 2019 | K Week |
| August 21, 2019 | K Week Parents and Families Reception in the Gatton Student Center Ballroom (7 p.m. - 9 p.m.) |
| August 22, 2019 | New Student Induction Ceremony in Memorial Coliseum (10 a.m. - 11 a.m.) - UK families are welcome to attend. |
| August 22, 2019 | 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 22, 2019 | Fraternity and Sorority Life Rock the Block in Greek Park (6 p.m. - 8 p.m.) |
| August 23, 2019 | SAB Campus Ruckus on Pieratt Fields (8 p.m. - 11 p.m.) |
| August 24, 2019 | EMPOWER: Women's Leadership Program open house in 334 White Hall (2 p.m. - 3 p.m.) |
| August 24, 2019 | IFC Main Lawn Mingle on the lawn in front of the Main Building (4 p.m. - 6 p.m.) |
| August 25, 2019 | Second Year Success Program Kick-off |
| August 26, 2019 | First day of classes and First Day of School Photos on the Rose Street Walkway (8:30 a.m. - 3 p.m.) |
| August 26, 2019 | UHS Bubbles and Brunch (10 a.m. - 12 p.m.) |
| August 26, 2019 | Veterans Resource Center Welcome Back BBQ & Resource Fair (11 a.m. - 3 p.m.) |
| August 28, 2019 | IFC Convocation (6 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.) |
| August 29, 2019 | Get Involved! Undergraduate Research Info Session in 200 Funkhouser (5:30 p.m.) |
| August 30, 2019 | Last day to add a class |
| August 30, 2019 | Last day to officially withdraw from the University or reduce course load and receive an 80 percent refund |
| August 30, 2019 | IFC Meet the Chapters at White Hall Night (5 p.m. - 9 p.m.) |
| August 30, 2019 | IFC deadline to sign up |
| August 30, 2019 | SAB Paint U in the Gatton Student Center Parking Lot (9 p.m. - 12 a.m.) |
September
| August 30 - September 2, 2019 | Labor Stay |
| September 1, 2019 | SAB Street Fair on Avenue of Champions (2 p.m. - 7 p.m.) |
| September 2, 2019 | Labor Day - Academic holiday |
| September 2, 2019 | IFC potential new member (PNM) meeting with Rho Alphas (5 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.) |
| September 3, 2019 | Cat Chat Live! - Family Weekend Overview (3 p.m. ET) |
| September 3, 2019 | UHS Healthy Happy Hour (2 p.m. - 4 p.m.) |
| September 5, 2019 | Part-time Jobs Fair |
| September 5, 2019 | IFC Chapter Invite Night (6:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.) |
| September 6, 2019 | IFC Chapter Invite Night (6:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.) |
| September 7, 2019 | IFC Bid Day (9 a.m.) |
| September 10, 2019 | Cat Chat Live! - Helping your student with homesickness (3 p.m. ET) |
| September 10, 2019 | RD On the Go in the Gatton Student Center (11 a.m. - 1 p.m.) |
| September 10, 2019 | Get Involved! Undergraduate Research Info Session in 306A Funkhouser (4:30 p.m.) |
| September 11, 2019 | Leadership Workshop (12 p.m. - 1 p.m.) |
| September 12, 2019 | WellKentucky Student Summit |
| September 13, 2019 | WellKentucky Student Summit |
| September 13, 2019 | Last day to drop a course without it appearing on the student's transcript |
| September 13, 2019 | 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 13-15, 2019 | Family Weekend |
| September 17, 2019 | Diversity Career Networking Night |
| September 18, 2019 | Education Abroad & Exchanges Fall Fair |
| September 19, 2019 | Student Involvement Fair, 11:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m., Gatton Student Center |
| September 20, 2019 | Last day to officially withdraw from the University or reduce course load and receive a 50 percent refund |
| September 20, 2019 | EMPOWER: Women's Leadership Program application deadline |
| September 22, 2019 | Leadership Summit Kick-off and On-camus Retreat |
| September 23, 2019 | Leadership Workshop (5 p.m. - 6 p.m.) |
| September 24, 2019 | Cat Chat Live! - Helping your student manage conflict (3 p.m. ET) |
| September 24, 2019 | Fall hireblue Internship and Career Fair - All academic majors |
| September 25, 2019 | Fall hireblue Internship and Career Fair - All academic majors |
| September 25, 2019 | UHS Biometric screening in 231 Gatton Student Center (11 a.m. - 1 p.m.) |
| September 30 - November 27, 2019 | Students are prohibited from changing academic major |
October
| October 1, 2019 | UHS Healthy Happy Hour (2 p.m. - 4 p.m.) |
| October 1, 2019 | UHS Flu Shot Clinic at UHS (10 a.m. - 2 p.m.) |
| October 1, 2019 | Education Abroad & Exchanges Scholarship deadline for winter/spring programs |
| October 2, 2019 | Gaines Center for the Humanities 2019 Bale Boone Symposium will host author Tayari Jones in the Singletary Center Concert Hall (7 p.m.) |
| October 2, 2019 | Law Schools Fair |
| October 4-26, 2019 | Keeneland Fall Meet |
| October 6, 2019 | DanceBlue 5K at Kroger Field (2 p.m.) |
| October 7, 2019 | Homecoming Royalty Showcase in the Gatton Student Center Ballroom (7 p.m.) |
| October 8, 2019 | Leadership Workshop (12 p.m. - 1 p.m.) |
| October 8, 2019 | RD On the Go in the Gatton Student Center (11 a.m. - 1 p.m.) |
| October 8, 2019 | UHS Flu Shot Clinic in 330A/B Gatton Student Center (10 a.m. - 2 p.m.) |
| October 9, 2019 | UHS Flu Clinic in the William T. Young Library Gallery (4 p.m. - 8 p.m.) |
| October 10, 2019 | Depression screenings with the UK Counseling Center |
| October 10, 2019 | Alumni Association Grad Salute |
| October 11, 2019 | Alumni Association Grad Salute |
| October 12, 2019 | UK Homecoming football game |
| October 14-28, 2019 | Midterm grading window is open. The midterm grading window will close at 5 p.m. on October 28. |
| October 15, 2019 | Cat Chat Live! - Helping your student manage anxiety and stress (3 p.m. ET) |
| October 15, 2019 | UHS Flu Shot Clinic at UHS (3 p.m. - 6 p.m.) |
| October 16, 2019 | UHS Flu Shot Clinic in the Johnson Center (3 p.m. - 7 p.m.) |
| October 17, 2019 | Graduate and Professional School Fair |
| October 21, 2019 | Midterm of 2019 fall semester |
| October 21-22, 2019 | Fall Break - Academic holiday |
| October 23, 2019 | Biometric screening in 231 Gatton Student Center (11 a.m. - 1 p.m.) |
| October 23, 2019 | UHS Flu Shot Clinic in the William T. Young Library Gallery (5 p.m. - 8 p.m.) |
| October 23, 2019 | 5-Minute Fast Track Undergraduate Research Competition in William T. Youn Library Auditorium (5 p.m.) |
| October 24, 2019 | Leadership Workshop (5 p.m. - 6 p.m.) |
| October 25, 2019 | DanceBlue Silent Auction in the Woodford Reserve Room at Kroger Field (7 p.m.) |
| October 30, 2019 | IMPACT Leadership Program information session |
November
| November 1, 2019 | Last day for filing an application for a December 2019 undergraduate or graduate degree online in myUK |
| November 4 - January 14, 2020 | Priority registration for the 2020 spring semester. Add/Drop for registered students for the 2020 spring semester |
| November 5, 2019 | UHS Healthy Happy Hour (2 p.m. - 4 p.m.) |
| November 6, 2019 | 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 8, 2019 | Leadership Workshop (12 p.m. - 1 p.m.) |
| November 9, 2019 | SAB Silent Disco in the Gatton Student Center Ballroom (9 p.m. - 12 a.m.) |
| November 12, 2019 | RD On the Go in the Gatton Student Center (11 a.m. - 1 p.m.) |
| November 13, 2019 | Big Blue Thank You in the Gatton Student Center (10 a.m. - 1 p.m.) |
| November 19, 2019 | Cat Chat Live! - Warning signs of depression and how you can help (3 p.m. ET) |
| November 20, 2019 | UHS Biometric screening in 231 Gatton Student Center (11 a.m. - 1 p.m.) |
| November 20, 2019 | Leadership Workshop (5 p.m. - 6 p.m.) |
| November 27-30, 2019 | Thanksgiving - Academic holidays |
December
| December 1, 2019 | Education Abroad & Exchanges Scholarship deadline for embedded programs |
| December 2-6, 2019 | Less Stress More Success Week |
| December 3, 2019 | Cat Chat Live! - What to do when your student's valures change (3 p.m. ET) |
| December 3, 2019 | UHS Healthy Happy Hour (2 p.m. - 4 p.m.) |
| December 9-23, 2019 | Final grading window is open. The final deadline for submission of grades online in the grading portal is 5 p.m., December 23. |
| December 11, 2019 | RD On the Go in the Gatton Student Center (11 a.m. - 1 p.m.) |
| December 13, 2019 | Last day of classes. |
| December 16-20, 2019 | Final examinations. Students must move out of their residence hall on the day of their last final exam. |
| December 20, 2019 | End of 2019 fall semester |
| December 20, 2019 | IMPACT Leadership Program application deadline |
| December 20, 2019 | December Commencement |
January
| January 15, 2020 | First day of classes |
| January 20, 2020 | Martin Luther King's birthday - Academic holiday |
| January 22, 2020 | Last day to add a class |
| January 22, 2020 | Last day to officially withdraw from the University or reduce course load and receive an 80 percent refund |
| January 22, 2020 | 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 |
| January 22, 2020 | Education Abroad & Exchanges Spring Fair |
February
| February 1, 2020 | Education Abroad & Exchanges Scholarship deadline for summer programs |
| February 5, 2020 | Last day to drop a course without it appearing on the student's transcript |
| February 5, 2020 | Last day to change grading option (pass/fail to letter grade or letter grade to pass/fail; credit to audit or audit to credit) |
| February 12, 2020 | Last day to officially withdraw from the University or reduce course load and receive a 50 percent refund |
| February 14, 2020 | Summer Medical Observation Program Applications Open |
| February 19, 2020 | Spring hireblue Intership & Career Fairs - All academic majors |
| February 20, 2020 | Spring hireblue Intership & Career Fairs - All academic majors |
March
| March 2-6, 2020 | Midterm grading window is open. The midterm grading window will close at 5 p.m. on March 16. |
| March 2-April 22, 2020 | Students are prohibited from changing academic majors. |
| March 9, 2020 | Midterm of 2020 spring semester |
| March 10, 2020 | Alumni Association Grad Salute |
| March 11, 2020 | Alumni Association Grad Salute |
| March 16-21, 2020 | Spring vacation - Academic holidays |
| March 20, 2020 | Last day for filing an application for a May 2020 undergraduate or graduate degree online in myUK |
| March 23-27, 2020 | Women's Leadership Week |
| March 24, 2020 | Education Career Fair |
| March 30-June 21, 2020 | Priority registration for the 2020 fall semester and the 2020 summer session. Add/Drop period for all students registered for Fall 2020. |
April
| April 1, 2020 | Education Abroad & Exchanges Scholarship deadline for fall programs |
| April 3, 2020 | 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." |
| April 4, 2020 | Diversity Careers Conference |
| April 4-26, 2020 | Keeneland Spring Meet |
| April 27-May 11, 2020 | Final grading window is open. The final deadline for submission of grades online in the grading portal is 5 p.m., May 11. |
| April 29, 2020 | 14th annual Showcase of Undergraduate Scholars in the Gatton Student Center Ballroom (3 p.m. - 6 p.m.) |
May
| May 1, 2020 | Last day of classes. |
| May 4-8, 2020 | Final examinations. Students must move out of their residence hall on the day of their last final exam. |
| May 8, 2020 | End of 2020 spring semester |
| May 8 and 9 | Commencement |