The calendar below provides dates for key business processes of the Office of the University Registrar. Dates are subject to change.

View other calendars/timelines on our site:

Fall 2024 
Monday, August 26, 2024

Fall classes begin

Monday, August 26, 2024Annual Notification of FERPA Rights sent to all students
Friday, August 30, 2024Waitlists purged and instructor consent added for all undergraduate classes at midnight
Monday, September 2, 2024

Labor Day (University holiday): classes not in session.  OUR closed

Thursday, September 5, 2024National Student Clearinghouse (NSC) DegreeVerify and Graduates Only submission (summer)
Friday, September 6, 2024

Fall Drop/Add period ends at 11:59 PM

Friday, September 6, 2024Final Exam Block Schedule requests for subsequent semester due to OUR (end of 2nd week of classes)
Monday, September 9, 2024Notification to DARN and Registrar Roundtable regarding classes with no instructor or instructors without DukeHub access
Tuesday, September 10, 2024Student Verification of Data hold applied to student records in DukeHub; students notified  
Friday, September 13, 2024NSC First-of-Term submission (fall)
Tuesday, September 17, 2024Confirmation of Final Exams Instructors emailed to confirm final exam information in DukeHub for current semester.
Friday, September 20, 2024Census Date (Friday of fourth week)
Tuesday, September 24, 2024Immunization compliance deadline; notifications of non-compliance sent to students, faculty, and schools
Friday, September 27, 2024Student deadline for submitting past spring/summer work for I and X grades (UGRD)
Monday, September 30, 2024Midterm grade rosters created; midterm grading instructions emailed to instructors 
Friday, October 4, 2024Faculty deadline for submitting final grades for spring/summer I/X grades (UGRD)
Wednesday, October 9 - Monday, October 14, 2024Midterm Grade Submission dashboard updated daily 
Friday, October 11, 2024Last day for reporting midterm grades (UGRD)
Monday, October 14 - Wednesday, October 16, 2024Fall Break classes not in session
Monday, October 14, 2025Fall graduation timeline published to schools and graduation contacts
Monday, October 21, 2024Spring shopping carts open
Monday, October 21, 2024Registration email sent to students
Monday, October 21 - Monday, November 12, 2024Undergraduate academic plan change form closed; plan changes paused during registration period
Friday, October 25, 2024Registrar Roundtable meeting
Wednesday, October 30, 2024 - Monday, November 11, 2024Spring registration period   Registration windows
Friday, November 8, 2024Last day to withdraw with a W grade and to elect Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory grading basis (UGRD)
Friday, November 8, 2024Deadline for submissions of Petition to Change Final Examination for fall final exam period (UGRD)
Tuesday, November 12, 2024Spring Drop/Add period begins
Tuesday, November 19, 2024Final grading instructions sent to instructors
Tuesday, November 19, 2024Final grade rosters created for classes ending on or before November 26, 2024
Monday, November 25, 2024Final grade rosters created for classes ending on or after December 2, 2024
Tuesday, November 26, 2024Graduate classes 700+ end; some graduate classes 500-699 may end at department/instructor discretion
Wednesday, November 27 - Friday, November 29, 2024Thanksgiving break. Classes not in session. OUR closed Thursday and Friday in observance of the University Holiday
Friday, December 6, 2024Undergraduate classes end; remaining graduate classes 500-699 end
Monday, December 9 - Friday, December 20, 2024Final Grade Submission dashboard refreshed daily
Wednesday, December 11 - Monday, December 16, 2024Final Exam Period
Tuesday, December 17, 2024Final grading deadline for graduating students
Wednesday, December 18, 2024Final grading deadline for continuing students
Tuesday, December 24 - Wednesday, December 25, 2024Christmas holiday. OUR closed in observance of University holiday
Monday, December 30, 2024Official degree conferral date for Fall 2025 graduates
Tuesday, December 31, 2024 - Wednesday, January 1, 2025New Year's holiday. OUR closed in observance of University holiday
Friday, January 3, 2025Deadline to flag Fall 2025 degree candidates as 'Approved' in DukeHub. Deadline for students to finalize degree names and degrees addresses in DukeHub
Monday, January 6, 2025School letters containing statistics for degrees awarded are due to our office by noon.
Wednesday, January 8, 2025Fall 2025 Degree Posting
Thursday, January 9, 2025National Student Clearinghouse (NSC) DegreeVerify and Graduates Only submission (fall)