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Important Dates & Deadlines for 2012-13
Fall Semester (2012)
| Monday, August 20 | MyNIU Account Payment Due (Fall Tuition) |
| Monday, August 27 | First Day of classes |
| Sunday, September 1 | Last day for undergraduates to add or drop a first-half-semester or full-semester course via self-service in MyNIU |
| Monday, September 3 | Labor Day; No classes (University Closed) |
| Wednesday, September 5 | Last day to set privacy settings in MyNIU to prevent printing of directory information for the university phone book |
| Friday, September 7 | 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.html |
| Friday, September 21 | Last day for undergraduates to withdraw from a first-half-semester course |
| Friday October 19 | Last day to withdraw from a full-semester course or from the university |
| Sunday, October 21 | End of the first half of the semester |
| Monday, October 22 | Beginning of second half of semester |
| Sunday, October 28 | Last day to add or drop a second-half-semester course via self-service in MyNIU |
| Monday, October 29 | Last day to add or drop a second-half-semester course with approval of major college |
| Friday, November 16 | Last day to withdraw from a second-half-semester course, or from the university (with academic jeopardy) |
| Friday November 16 | Last day to change or declare a major to be effective for the fall semester |
| Wednesday, November 21 | Thanksgiving Break Begins (No classes) |
| Monday, November 26 | Classes Resume |
| Thursday, December 6 | Last day to apply for spring 2012 graduation via self-service in MyNIU |
| Friday December 7 | Last day to make up a mark of incomplete from spring semester 2011 |
| Saturday, December 8 | Last Day of Classes |
| Monday, December 10 | Final Exams Begin |
| Saturday, December 15 | 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 16 | Fall Undergraduate Commencement |
Spring Semester (2013)
| Monday, January 7 | MyNIU Account Payment Due (Fall Tuition) |
| Monday, January 14 | First Day of Classes |
| Monday, January 21 | Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday; No Classes (University Closed) |
| Sunday, January 20 | Last day for an undergraduate to add or drop a first-half-semester or full-semester course via self-service in MyNIU |
| Thursday, January 24 | Last day to set privacy settings in MyNIU to prevent printing of directory information for the university phone book |
| Friday, January 25 | Last day for undergraduates to add or drop a first-half-semester or full-semester course with approval of course department |
| Friday, February 1 | Last day to withdraw from a first-half-semester course |
| Friday February 22 | Last day to make up a mark of incomplete from summer semester 2011 |
| Friday, 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 9 | End of the first half of semester |
| Monday, March 11-17 | Spring-Break |
| Monday, March 18 | Classes Resume |
| Sunday, March 24 | Last day for undergraduates to add or drop a second-half-semester course via self-service in MyNIU |
| Monday, March 25 | Last day for undergraduates to add or drop a second-half-semester course with approval of major college |
| Friday, April 12 | Last day for undergraduates to withdraw from a second-half-semester course, or from the university (with academic jeopardy) |
| Monday, April 15 | 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 19 | Last day to change or declare a major to be effective for the spring semester |
| Sunday, April 21 | Honors Day |
| Tuesday, April 30 | Last day to apply for summer 2012 graduation via self-service in MyNIU |
| Thursday, May 2 | Last Day of Classes |
| Friday, May 3 | Reading Period |
| Saturday, May 4 | Final Exams Begin |
| Friday, May 10 | Final Exams End |
| | *Return Books to Bookstore |
| | Spring Graduate Graduation |
| Saturday, May 11 | Spring Undergraduate Commencement |
Summer Schedule (2013)
| Monday, June 17 | Classes begin for Summer 2013 |
| Wednesday, June 19 | Last day for undergraduates to add or drop a first-half-session or full-session course via self-service in MyNIU |
| Wednesday, June 26 | Last day to set privacy settings in MyNIU to prevent printing of directory information for the university phone book |
| Sunday, June 30 | Last day to apply for fall 2012 graduation via self-service in MyNIU |
| Monday, July 1 | Last day for undergraduates to make up a mark of incomplete from fall 2011 |
| Tuesday, July 2 | 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 3 | Last day for undergraduates to withdraw from a full-session course |
| Thursday, July 4 | Independence Day; No classes (University Closed) |
| Sunday, July 14 | 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 15 | Beginning of last-half-session |
| Wednesday, July 17 | Last day for undergraduates to add or drop a last-half-session course via self-service in MyNIU |
| Thursday, July 18 | Last day for undergraduates to declare a major for the summer session |
| Tuesday, July 30 | 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 11 | Last Day of Summer Classes |
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