University of Arkansas

Semester Calendar

Spring 2009

Date Event
January 7 - January 16 Open Registration and Drop/Add for new students who did not participate in Orientation and for all other students admitted for Spring 2009.
January 9 Open Registration for students using the Senior Citizen Discount Waiver.
January 11

Last day:

  • to receive 100% cancellation of fees for an Official Withdrawal for Spring 2009.
January 12 Classes begin at 7:30 a.m.
January 12 – January 22 90% fee refund for an Official Withdrawal, charged $45.00 withdrawal fee.
January 14 Last day to add a 1st 8-week class and last day for 100% refund for dropping 1st 8-week class.
January 16

Last day:

  • to add a full semester course.
  • to register for Spring 2009
  • to drop 1st 8-week course without a mark of "W".
  • to receive a 100% cancellation of fees for dropping a full term course while remaining enrolled. No fee adjustment for dropping an individual course after this date.
  • to change from Audit to Credit.
  • of Spring 2009 Fee Payment Deadline.
  • to apply for Residency reclassification for Spring 2009.
  • to have Spring 2009 college-based fees adjusted by changing colleges.
January 19 Martin Luther King Day Holiday.
January 23 - February 2 Receive 80% cancellation of fees for officially withdrawing from all courses, charged $45.00 withdrawal fee. No tuition or fee adjustment for dropping an individual class.
January 26

Last day:

  • change from Credit to Audit.
  • drop a full semester course without having the mark of "W" shown on the official record (no fee adjustment). A full semester course dropped after January 26 but on or before March 27 will remain on the official record with a mark of "W" indicating withdrawal. No full semester course or courses may be dropped after March 27, unless the student officially withdraws from all courses.
February 3 - February 12 Receive 70% cancellation of fees for officially withdrawing from all courses, charged $45.00 withdrawal fee. No tuition or fee adjustment for dropping an individual class.
February 13 Last day to drop a 1st 8-week course with a mark of "W" (no fee adjustment).
February 13- February 23 Receive 60% cancellation of fees for officially withdrawing from all courses, charged $45.00 withdrawal fee. No tuition or fee adjustment for dropping an individual class.
February 24 - March 6 Received 50% cancellation of fees for officially withdrawing from all courses, charged $45.00 withdrawal fee. No tuition or fee adjustment for dropping an individual class.
February 20 Application deadline for students who plan to graduate at the end of Spring 2009.
February 25 Early Progress Grades E-Mailed for 1000 and 2000 Level Classes.
March 3 1st 8-week classes end.
March 4 2nd 8-week classes begin.
March 6 Last day to add a 2nd 8-week course and last day for 100% refund for dropping 2nd 8-week class.
March 7 - March 26 Receive 40% cancellation of fees for officially withdrawing from all courses - Charged $45.00 withdrawal fee. No tuition or fee adjustment for dropping an individual class. No adjustment of fees for officially withdrawing after March 26.
March 10

Last day to drop a 2nd 8-week course without a "W" (no fee adjustment).

March 16 - March 20 Spring Break
March 27 Last day to drop a full semester course or courses with a mark of "W" (no fee adjustment). No full term course or courses may be dropped after March 27 unless the student officially withdraws from all courses.
March 30 - April 7 Priority Registration for Summer and Fall 2009 for currently enrolled students.
April 10 Last day to make up incomplete marks for previous semester attended.
April 14 Last day to drop a 2nd 8-week course with a "W" (no fee adjustment).
April 30

Last day:

  • to officially Withdraw from all full semester courses (no individual drops, no fee adjustment).
  • of Spring 2009 classes.
May 1 Dead Day
May 1 Final copies of master’s thesis/doctoral dissertations must be submitted to the Graduate School for students graduating in May 2009.
May 2 - May 8 Final Examination period
May 9 Commencement

NOTE: Certain classes meet for less than a full semester. For example, many Physical Education Activity classes meet for 8 weeks. Students register for or add these classes according to the dates and procedures specified in the Schedule of Classes. Deadlines for adding and dropping partial semester courses are noted in the "Course Listing" section.


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