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:
| Spring 2025 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Jan. 8, 2025 | Wednesday | Spring semester begins. Monday class schedule is followed |
| Jan. 9 | Thursday | National Student Clearinghouse (NSC) DegreeVerify and Graduates Only submission (fall) |
| Jan. 15 | Wednesday | Waitlists purged and instructor consent added for all undergraduate classes at midnight |
| Jan. 20 | Monday | Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday. No classes, OUR closed |
| Jan. 21 | Tuesday | Notification to DARN and Registrar Roundtable regarding classes with no instructor or instructors without DukeHub access |
| Jan. 22 | Wednesday | Drop/Add ends (11:59 PM) |
| Jan. 22 | Wednesday | Final exam block schedule requests for subsequent semester due to OUR (end of 2nd week of classes) |
| Jan. 23 | Thursday | Instructors emailed to confirm final exam information in DukeHub for current semester |
| Jan. 24 | Friday | NSC First-of-Term submission (spring) |
| Feb. 7 | Friday | Census Date (Friday of 4th week) |
| Feb. 10 | Monday | Student Verification of Data hold applied to student records in DukeHub; students notified |
| Feb. 10 | Monday | Shopping Carts open for summer. Students must request summer enrollment through DukeHub |
| Feb. 12 | Wednesday | Student deadline for submitting submitting incomplete work from fall term (UGRD) |
| Feb. 12 | Wednesday | Midterm grade rosters created. Midterm grading instructions (help guide) emailed to instructors (UGRD) |
| Feb. 13 | Thursday | Spring graduation timeline published to schools and graduation contacts |
| Feb. 17 | Monday | Summer registration windows open |
| Feb. 19 | Wednesday | Faculty deadline for submitting final grades for fall I/X grades (UGRD) |
| Feb. 20-24 | Thurs-Mon | Midterm Grade Submission dashboard updated daily (UGRD) |
| Feb. 21 | Friday | Last day for reporting midterm grades (UGRD) |
| March 10-14 | Mon-Fri | Spring break. No classes |
| March 24 | Monday | Fall shopping carts open |
| March 24 | Monday | Registration email sent to students |
| March 24-April 11 | Mon-Fri | Academic plan change form closed; plan changes paused during registration period (UGRD) |
| March 26 | Wednesday | Last day to withdraw with a W grade and to elect S/U grading basis (UGRD) |
| April 2 | Wednesday | Deadline for submissions of Petition to Change Final Examination for fall final exam period (UGRD) |
| April 2 | Wednesday | Fall registration begins |
| April 8 | Tuesday | Final grading instructions sent to instructors |
| April 8 | Tuesday | Final grade rosters created for classes ending on or before April 18 |
| April 11 | Friday | Fall Drop/Add period begins |
| April 15 | Tuesday | Final grade rosters created for classes on or after April 30 |
| April 16 | Wednesday | Graduate classes end |
| April 23 | Wednesday | Undergraduate classes end |
| April 24-May 5 | Thurs-Mon | Final grading period |
| April 28-May 3 | Mon-Sat | Final exam period |
| April 28-May 7 | Mon-Wed | Final Grade Submission dashboard updated daily |
| May 3 | Saturday | Spring term end date |
| May 6 | Tuesday | Deadline to flag degree candidates as Approved in DukeHub. Deadline to finalize degree names and degrees addresses in DukeHub |
| May 7 | Wednesday | School letters containing statistics for degrees awarded due at noon |
| May 11 | Sunday | Official degree conferral date for spring graduates |
| May 12 | Monday | Spring 2025 degree posting |
| Fall 2024 | |
|---|---|
| Monday, August 26, 2024 |
Fall classes begin |
| Monday, August 26, 2024 | Annual Notification of FERPA Rights sent to all students |
| Friday, August 30, 2024 | Waitlists 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, 2024 | National 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, 2024 | Final Exam Block Schedule requests for subsequent semester due to OUR (end of 2nd week of classes) |
| Monday, September 9, 2024 | Notification to DARN and Registrar Roundtable regarding classes with no instructor or instructors without DukeHub access |
| Tuesday, September 10, 2024 | Student Verification of Data hold applied to student records in DukeHub; students notified |
| Friday, September 13, 2024 | NSC First-of-Term submission (fall) |
| Tuesday, September 17, 2024 | Confirmation of Final Exams Instructors emailed to confirm final exam information in DukeHub for current semester. |
| Friday, September 20, 2024 | Census Date (Friday of fourth week) |
| Tuesday, September 24, 2024 | Immunization compliance deadline; notifications of non-compliance sent to students, faculty, and schools |
| Friday, September 27, 2024 | Student deadline for submitting past spring/summer work for I and X grades (UGRD) |
| Monday, September 30, 2024 | Midterm grade rosters created; midterm grading instructions emailed to instructors |
| Friday, October 4, 2024 | Faculty deadline for submitting final grades for spring/summer I/X grades (UGRD) |
| Wednesday, October 9 - Monday, October 14, 2024 | Midterm Grade Submission dashboard updated daily |
| Friday, October 11, 2024 | Last day for reporting midterm grades (UGRD) |
| Monday, October 14 - Wednesday, October 16, 2024 | Fall Break classes not in session |
| Monday, October 14, 2025 | Fall graduation timeline published to schools and graduation contacts |
| Monday, October 21, 2024 | Spring shopping carts open |
| Monday, October 21, 2024 | Registration email sent to students |
| Monday, October 21 - Monday, November 12, 2024 | Undergraduate academic plan change form closed; plan changes paused during registration period |
| Friday, October 25, 2024 | Registrar Roundtable meeting |
| Wednesday, October 30, 2024 - Monday, November 11, 2024 | Spring registration period. Registration windows |
| Friday, November 8, 2024 | Last day to withdraw with a W grade and to elect Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory grading basis (UGRD) |
| Friday, November 8, 2024 | Deadline for submissions of Petition to Change Final Examination for fall final exam period (UGRD) |
| Tuesday, November 12, 2024 | Spring Drop/Add period begins |
| Tuesday, November 19, 2024 | Final grading instructions sent to instructors |
| Tuesday, November 19, 2024 | Final grade rosters created for classes ending on or before November 26, 2024 |
| Monday, November 25, 2024 | Final grade rosters created for classes ending on or after December 2, 2024 |
| Tuesday, November 26, 2024 | Graduate classes 700+ end; some graduate classes 500-699 may end at department/instructor discretion |
| Wednesday, November 27 - Friday, November 29, 2024 | Thanksgiving break. Classes not in session. OUR closed Thursday and Friday in observance of the University Holiday |
| Friday, December 6, 2024 | Undergraduate classes end; remaining graduate classes 500-699 end |
| Monday, December 9 - Friday, December 20, 2024 | Final Grade Submission dashboard refreshed daily |
| Wednesday, December 11 - Monday, December 16, 2024 | Final Exam Period |
| Tuesday, December 17, 2024 | Final grading deadline for graduating students |
| Wednesday, December 18, 2024 | Final grading deadline for continuing students |
| Tuesday, December 24 - Wednesday, December 25, 2024 | Christmas holiday. OUR closed in observance of University holiday |
| Monday, December 30, 2024 | Official degree conferral date for Fall 2024 graduates |
| Tuesday, December 31, 2024 - Wednesday, January 1, 2025 | New Year's holiday. OUR closed in observance of University holiday |
| Friday, January 3, 2025 | Deadline to flag Fall 2024 degree candidates as 'Approved' in DukeHub. Deadline for students to finalize degree names and degrees addresses in DukeHub |
| Monday, January 6, 2025 | School letters containing statistics for degrees awarded are due to our office by noon. |
| Wednesday, January 8, 2025 | Fall 2024 Degree Posting |
| Thursday, January 9, 2025 | National Student Clearinghouse (NSC) DegreeVerify and Graduates Only submission (fall) |