Spring 2020 Academic Calendar
Any calendar is subject to change when it is determined to be in the best interest of the University to do so.
| Advance Registration | Oct. 28-Nov. 22 |
| Final Day to Submit Master’s Degree Program of Study to the Graduate College | Oct. 7 |
| Continuing Registration and Add/Drop | Nov. 25-Jan. 12 |
| Last Day to Register Before Classes Begin | Jan. 12 |
| Cancellation Deadline (no record of grade on transcript) | Jan. 12 |
| CLASSES BEGIN | Jan. 13 |
| First Day for Late Registration Fee of $20.00 | Jan. 13 |
| 100% Reduction of Charges on Complete Withdrawals | Jan. 13-27** |
| 100% Reduction of Charges on Dropped Courses | Jan. 13-27** |
| No Record of Grade on Dropped Courses | Jan. 13-27 |
| Automatic Grade of W on Complete Withdrawal for Graduate students | Jan. 13-Feb. 21 |
| Grade of W on Complete Withdrawal for Undergraduate students | Jan. 13-May 1 |
| Final Day to Register or Add a Class without permission of instructor | Jan. 17 |
| Martin Luther King Day Holiday | Jan. 20 |
| No Reduction of Charges on Complete Withdrawals after this date | Jan. 27 |
| No Reduction of Charges on Dropped Courses after this date | Jan. 27** |
| Final Day to Change from Audit to Credit for Undergraduate students | Jan. 27 |
| Final Day to Change from Credit to Audit for Undergraduate students | Jan. 27 |
| Final Day to Change from Audit to Credit for Graduate students | Jan. 27 |
| Final Day to Apply for Doctoral General Examination | Jan. 24 |
| Automatic Grade of W for Dropped Course(s) for Graduate students | Jan. 28-Feb. 21 |
| Automatic Grade of W for Dropped Course(s) for Undergraduate students. | Jan. 27-*postponed to April 17* |
| All undergraduate colleges require their students to obtain approval of their advisor to drop a course after the second week of classes, and then their advisor will send their withdrawals to enroll@ou.edu. | |
| Final Day to File Graduation Application | Feb. 15 |
| Midterm Grades | Feb. 22-March 12 |
| Grade of W or F for Dropped Course(s) for Graduate students | Feb. 24-March 27 |
| Grade of W or F on Complete Withdrawals for Graduate students (to be assigned by instructor) | Feb. 24-May 1 |
| Spring Vacation | Mar. 14-22 |
| Advance Registration for Next Term(s) Begins | March 30 |
| Final Day to Change from Credit to Audit for Graduate students | March 27 |
| Petition to College Dean to Drop Course(s) for Undergraduate students | April 13-May 1 |
| Petition to College Dean to Drop Course(s) for Graduate students (Instructor’s Signature and Grade of W or F Required) | March 30-May 1 |
| Final Day to Request Authority for Dissertation Defense | Apr. 17 |
| Final Day to Request Authority for Thesis Defense | Apr. 17 |
| Final Exam Preparation Period | April 27-May 3 |
| Final Day to Complete Doctoral General Examination | May 1 |
| Final Day for Dissertation Defense | May 1 |
| Final Day for Thesis Defense | May 1 |
| Final Day for Non-Thesis Exam | May 1 |
| Final Day of Full Term Spring Classes | May 1 |
| Final Examinations | May 4-8 |
| Final Day to Complete Work Needed for Graduation | May 8 |
| Final Day to Submit Dissertation to SHAREOK | May 8 |
| Final Day to Submit Thesis to SHAREOK | May 8 |
| Commencement weekend | May 8-9 |
| Spring Session part of spring term classes begin | May 11 |
| Final Grades Due | May 12 |
| Last Day for Refund on Spring Session Dropped Courses | May 13 |
| Final Day to Submit Work Needed (e.g. transfer work) for Graduation to Academic Records | May 24 |
| Memorial Day Holiday | May 25 |
| Final Day of Spring Session part of spring term classes | June 5 |
2020 Summer Session: June block, June 8-July 2; July block, July 6-30; Summer-wide block, June 8-July 30
** Extended Campus students have the first week of every 8-week session to drop courses with 100% refund.
