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Important Dates & Deadlines for 2012-13

Fall Semester (2012)

Monday, August 20MyNIU Account Payment Due (Fall Tuition)
Monday, August 27First Day of classes
Sunday, September 1Last day for undergraduates to add or drop a first-half-semester or full-semester course via self-service in MyNIU
Monday, September 3Labor Day; No classes (University Closed)
Wednesday, September 5Last day to set privacy settings in MyNIU to prevent printing of directory information for the university phone book
Friday, September 7Last 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 21Last day for undergraduates to withdraw from a first-half-semester course
Friday October 19Last day to withdraw from a full-semester course or from the university
Sunday, October 21End of the first half of the semester
Monday, October 22Beginning of second half of semester
Sunday, October 28Last day to add or drop a second-half-semester course via self-service in MyNIU
Monday, October 29Last day to add or drop a second-half-semester course with approval of major college
Friday, November 16Last day to withdraw from a second-half-semester course, or from the university (with academic jeopardy)
Friday November 16Last day to change or declare a major to be effective for the fall semester
Wednesday, November 21Thanksgiving Break Begins (No classes)
Monday, November 26Classes Resume
Thursday, December 6Last day to apply for spring 2012 graduation via self-service in MyNIU
Friday December 7Last day to make up a mark of incomplete from spring semester 2011
Saturday, December 8Last Day of Classes
Monday, December 10Final Exams Begin
Saturday, December 15Final 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 16Fall 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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