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Important Dates & Deadlines for 2011-12
Fall Semester (2011)
| Monday, August 15 | MyNIU Account Payment Due (Fall Tuition) |
| Monday, August 22 | First Day of classes |
| Sunday, August 28 | Last day for undergraduates to add or drop a first-half-semester or full-semester course via self-service in MyNIU |
| Wednesday, August 31 | Last day to set privacy settings in MyNIU to prevent printing of directory information for the university phone book |
| Friday, September 2 | Last day for undergraduates to add or drop a first-half semester or full-semester course with approval of course department |
| Last day to waive NIU Student Health Insurance Plan Go to http://www.niu.edu/shi/waiver/index.shtml | |
| Monday, September 5 | Labor Day (No classes) |
| Last day to enroll in NIU Student Health Insurance Plan http://www.niu.edu/shi/forms/pdfs/student_enrollment.pdf | |
| Friday, September 16 | Last day for undergraduates to withdraw from a first-half-semester course |
| Friday October 14 | Last day to withdraw from a full-semester course or from the university |
| Sunday, October 16 | End of the first half of the semester |
| Monday, October 17 | Beginning of second half of semester |
| Sunday, October 23 | Last day to add or drop a second-half-semester course via self-service in MyNIU |
| Monday, October 24 | Last day to add or drop a second-half-semester course with approval of major college |
| Friday, November 11 | Last day to withdraw from a second-half-semester course, or from the university (with academic jeopardy) |
| Friday November 18 | Last day to change or declare a major to be effective for the fall semester |
| Wednesday, November 23 | Thanksgiving Break Begins (No classes) |
| Monday, November 28 | Classes Resume |
| Thursday, December 1 | Last day to apply for spring 2012 graduation via self-service in MyNIU |
| Friday December 2 | Last day to make up a mark of incomplete from spring semester 2011 |
| Saturday, December 3 | Last Day of Classes |
| Monday, December 5 | Final Exams Begin |
| Saturday, December 10 | Final Exams End |
| *Return Books to Bookstore | |
| Fall Graduate Commencement | |
| Application deadline for Spring 2012 Graduate School Admission. http://www.grad.niu.edu/grad/apply/application_deadlines.pdf | |
| Sunday, December 11 | Fall Undergraduate Commencement |
Spring Semester (2012)
| Monday, January 2 | Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is available at www.fafsa.ed.gov |
| Monday, January 9 | MyNIU Account Payment Due (Fall Tuition) |
| Monday, January 16 | Martin Luther King, Jr. (University Closed) |
| Tuesday, January 17 | First Day of Classes |
| Sunday, January 22 | Last day for an undergraduate to add or drop a first-half-semester or full-semester course via self-service in MyNIU |
| Thursday, January 26 | Last day to set privacy settings in MyNIU to prevent printing of directory information for the university phone book |
| Friday, January 27 | Last day for undergraduates to add or drop a first-half-semester or full-semester course with approval of course department |
| Friday, February 10 | Last day to withdraw from a first-half-semester course |
| Friday February 24 | Last day to make up a mark of incomplete from summer semester 2011 |
| Thursday, March 1 | Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) priority filing deadline www.fafsa.ed.gov |
| Friday March 9 | Last day to withdraw from a full-semester course or from the university |
| Saturday, March 10 | End of the first half of semester |
| Monday, March 11-18 | Spring-Break |
| Monday, March 19 | Classes Resume |
| Sunday, March 25 | Last day for undergraduates to add or drop a second-half-semester course via self-service in MyNIU |
| Monday, March 26 | Last day for undergraduates to add or drop a second-half-semester course with approval of major college |
| Friday, April 13 | Last day for undergraduates to withdraw from a second-half-semester course, or from the university (with academic jeopardy) |
| Tuesday, April 17 | Deadline to file federal taxes. |
| For international students please visit: http://www.niu.edu/isfo/forms/Tax.pdf AND http://www.niu.edu/isfo/forms/Tax2.pdf | |
| Friday April 20 | Last day to change or declare a major to be effective for the spring semester |
| Sunday, April 22 | Honors Day |
| Tuesday, May 1 | Last day to apply for summer 2012 graduation via self-service in MyNIU |
| Thursday, May 3 | Last Day of Classes |
| Friday, May 4 | Reading Period |
| Monday, May 7 | Final Exams Begin |
| Friday, May 11 | Final Exams End |
| *Return Books to Bookstore | |
| Graduate Graduation | |
| Saturday, May 12 | Undergraduate Graduation |
| End of spring semester | |
| Saturday, May 26 | Spring Undergraduate Commencement |
| Friday, June 1 | Application deadline for Summer 2012 Graduate School Admission http://www.grad.niu.edu/grad/apply/application_deadlines.pdf |
Summer Schedule (2012)
| Monday, June 18 | Classes begin for Summer 2012 |
| Wednesday, June 20 | Last day for undergraduates to add or drop a first-half-session or full-session course via self-service in MyNIU |
| Wednesday, June 27 | Last day to set privacy settings in MyNIU to prevent printing of directory information for the university phone book |
| Saturday, June 30 | Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) federal filing deadline. Online applications must be submitted by midnight Central Daylight Time |
| Sunday, July 1 | Last day to apply for fall 2012 graduation via self-service in MyNIU |
| Monday, July 2 | Last day for undergraduates to make up a mark of incomplete from fall 2011 |
| Tuesday, July 3 | Last day for undergraduates to withdraw from a first-half-session course |
| Last day for undergraduates enrolled only in first-half-session courses to withdraw from the university | |
| Wednesday, July 4 | Independence Day (No classes) |
| Thursday, July 12 | Last day for undergraduates to withdraw from a full-session course |
| Sunday, July 15 | End of the first-half-session |
| Application deadline for Fall 2012 Graduate School Admission. http://www.grad.niu.edu/grad/apply/application_deadlines.pdf | |
| Monday, July 16 | Beginning of last-half-session |
| Wednesday, July 18 | Last day for undergraduates to add or drop a last-half-session course via self-service in MyNIU |
| Thursday, July 19 | Last day for undergraduates to declare a major for the summer session |
| Tuesday, July 31 | Last day for undergraduates to withdraw from a last-half-session course |
| Last day for undergraduates enrolled only in last-half-session courses to withdraw from the university | |
| Sunday, August 12 | Last Day of Classes |
