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This is an archived copy of the 2012-13 catalog. To access the most recent version of the catalog, please visit http://catalog.utexas.edu/.

Academic Calendar, 2012–2013

 

July 20Friday Last day during the summer session for new summer session students and continuing and readmitted students to register for the fall semester.
July 24Tuesday Tuition bills for the fall semester distributed to students electronically. Notice is sent to the e-mail address on the student’s record.
August 15Wednesday Tuition payment deadline is 5:00 pm for undergraduate students who registered for the fall semester by July 20. Tuition may be paid in full or in installments.
August 17Friday Orientation for new international students.
August 22Wednesday Orientation and testing begin for new undergraduate students.

Fall Semester 2012

August 24Registration and add/drop for the fall semester for continuing graduate students who have previously registered. Payment for added classes (add bill) due by 5:00 pm on September 14 for continuing graduate students.
August 24Friday Registration for the fall semester for new and readmitted students who have not yet registered. To complete registration, undergraduate students must pay tuition by 5:00 pm on August 28; graduate and law students must pay tuition by 5:00 pm on September 4.
August 24University residence halls open at 9:00 am.
August 24University Health Services benefits become available to registered students.
August 25 - 26Saturday - Sunday Open registration for the fall semester for new and readmitted undergraduate students.
August 25 - 26Open registration and add/drop for the fall semester for continuing graduate students.
August 27Monday Add/drop for the fall semester for students who registered and paid their tuition and fees by August 15. Payment for added classes (add bill) due by 5:00 pm on September 14 for ALL students.
August 27Registration for the fall semester for continuing undergraduate students who have not yet registered. To complete registration, undergraduate students must pay tuition by 5:00 pm on August 28; graduate and law students registering for the first time must pay tuition by 5:00 pm on September 4.
August 28Tuesday Registration and add/drop for the fall semester for all students.
August 28Deadline for graduate students to be registered in absentia for the fall semester.
August 28Tuition bills for undergraduate students who registered after July 20 are due by 5:00 pm.
August 29Wednesday Classes begin.
August 29International Education Fee Scholarship (IEFS) competition begins for the spring semester.
September 3Monday Labor Day holiday.
September 4Tuesday Last day of the official add/drop period; after this date, changes in registration may require the approval of the department chair and usually the student’s dean. (See Academic Policies and Procedures for details.)
September 4Last day undergraduate students may register and pay tuition without the approval of the registrar.
September 4Last day graduate students may register and pay tuition without the approval of the graduate dean.
September 4Last day law students may register and pay tuition without the approval of the dean.
September 4Tuition payment deadline is 5:00 pm for graduate and law students. Tuition may be paid in full or in installments.
September 14Friday Twelfth class day; this is the date the official enrollment count is taken.
September 14Payment for added classes (add bill) due by 5:00 pm.
September 14Last day an undergraduate student may add a class except for rare and extenuating circumstances.
September 14Last day to drop a class for a possible refund. (See General Information, chapter 4, for details.)
September 14Last day a graduate student may, with the required approvals, add a class.
September 14Last day a law student may add or drop a course without the approval of the dean.
September 28Friday Second tuition payment due for students who selected the three-payment plan.
October 1Monday Application deadline for International Education Fee Scholarship (IEFS) for spring.
October 15Monday Last day to apply for a graduate degree.
October 17Wednesday Intrasemester reports due in the deans’ offices.
October 24Wednesday Last day a graduate student may change registration in a class to or from the credit/no credit basis.
October 24Last day to apply for a law degree.
October 24Last day a law student may register in absentia.
October 25-26, 29-31Thursday–Friday, Monday–Wednesday Academic advising for continuing and readmitted students for the spring semester.
October 26Friday Final tuition payment due for students who selected the three-payment plan.
October 29–November 9Daily Registration for the spring semester for continuing and readmitted students.
November 1Thursday Application deadline for Maymester programs.
November 6Tuesday Last day an undergraduate student may, with the dean’s approval, withdraw from the University or drop a class except for urgent and substantiated, nonacademic reasons.
November 6Last day an undergraduate student may change registration in a class to or from the pass/fail basis.
November 6Last day to apply for an undergraduate degree.
November 6Last day an undergraduate student may register in absentia.
November 13Tuesday Tuition bills for the spring semester distributed to students electronically. Notice is sent to the e-mail address on the student’s record.
November 22–24Thursday–Saturday Thanksgiving holidays.
December 7Friday Last class day.
December 7Last day to submit master’s report, recital, thesis, doctoral dissertation, or treatise to the graduate dean.
December 7Last day a graduate student or a law student may, with the required approvals, drop a class or withdraw from the University.
December 8Saturday Reading day in the School of Law.
December 8–9Saturday–Sunday Fall graduation ceremonies in the colleges and schools.
December 10-11, 16Monday–Tuesday, Sunday No-class days.
December 10-15, 17–21Monday–Saturday, Monday–Friday Fall semester final examinations in the School of Law.
December 12-15, 17–18Wednesday–Saturday, Monday–Tuesday Fall semester final examinations except in the School of Law.
December 19Wednesday University residence halls close at 9:00 am.
December 21Friday Commissioning of ROTC graduates.
December 22Saturday Official graduation date. (No public exercises.)

Spring Semester 2013

January 4Friday Tuition payment deadline is 5:00 pm for undergraduate students who registered for the spring semester by November 9. Tuition may be paid in full or in installments.
January 4Friday Orientation for new international students.
January 7Monday Orientation and testing begin for new undergraduate students.
January 7Add/drop for the spring semester for students who have registered and paid their tuition.
January 8Tuesday Registration for the spring semester for new and readmitted students who have not yet registered. To complete registration, undergraduate students must pay tuition by 5:00 pm on January 11; graduate and law students must pay tuition by 5:00 pm on January 17.
January 9Wednesday Registration for the spring semester for continuing students who have not yet registered. To complete registration, undergraduate students must pay tuition by 5:00 pm on January 11; graduate and law students must pay tuition by 5:00 pm on January 17.
January 10-11Thursday–Friday Add/drop for the spring semester for students who registered and paid their tuition by January 4.
January 10-11Registration for the spring semester for new, readmitted, and continuing students who have not yet registered. To complete registration undergraduate students must pay tuition by 5:00 pm on January 11; graduate students and law students must pay tuition by 5:00 pm on January 17.
January 11Friday Tuition bills due by 5:00 pm for undergraduate students who have registered but not paid.
January 11University residence halls open at 9:00 am.
January 14Monday Classes begin.
January 17Thursday Last day of the official add/drop period; after this date, changes in registration may require the approval of the department chair and usually the student’s dean. (See Academic Policies and Procedures for details.)
January 17Last day undergraduate students may register and pay tuition without the approval of the registrar.
January 17Last day graduate students may register and pay tuition without the approval of the graduate dean.
January 17Last day law students may register and pay tuition without the approval of the dean.
January 17Tuition payment deadline is 5:00 pm for graduate and law students. Tuition may be paid in full or in installments.
January 21Monday Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday.
January 30Wednesday Twelfth class day; this is the date the official enrollment count is taken.
January 30Last day an undergraduate student may add a class except for rare and extenuating circumstances.
January 30Payment for added classes (add bill) due by 5:00 pm.
January 30Last day to drop a class for a possible refund. (See General Information, chapter 4, for details.)
January 30Last day a graduate student may, with the required approvals, add a class.
January 30Last day a law student may add or drop a course without the approval of the dean.
February 15Friday Second tuition payment due for students who selected the three-payment plan.
March 1Friday Application deadline for International Education Fee Scholarship (IEFS) for summer and fall study abroad programs.
March 1Intrasemester reports due in the deans’ offices.
March 11–16Monday–Saturday Spring break.
March 21Thursday Last day to apply for a graduate degree.
March 22Friday Final tuition payment due for students who selected the three-payment plan.
March 25Monday Last day a graduate student may change registration in a class to or from the credit/no credit basis.
March 25Last day to apply for a law degree.
March 25Last day a law student may register in absentia.
April 1Monday Last day an undergraduate student may, with the dean’s approval, withdraw from the University or drop a class except for urgent and substantiated, nonacademic reasons.
April 1Last day an undergraduate student may change registration in a class to or from the pass/fail basis.
April 1Last day to apply for an undergraduate degree.
April 1Last day an undergraduate student may register in absentia.
April 10–12, 15-19Wednesday–Friday, Monday–Friday Academic advising for continuing and readmitted students for the summer session and the fall semester.
April 13Saturday Honor's Day.
April 15–26Daily Registration for the summer session and the fall semester for continuing and readmitted students.
April 29Monday Last class day in the School of Law.
April 29Last day a law student may, with the required approvals, drop a class or withdraw from the University.
April 30Tuesday Reading day in the School of Law.
April 30Tuition bills for the summer session distributed to students electronically. Notice is sent to the e-mail address on the student’s record.
May 1–4, 6–11,13–14Wednesday–Saturday, Monday–Saturday, Monday–Tuesday Spring semester final examinations in the School of Law.
May 3Friday Last class day except in the School of Law.
May 3Last day to submit master’s report, recital, thesis, doctoral dissertation, or treatise to the graduate dean.
May 3Last day a graduate student may, with the required approvals, drop a class or withdraw from the University.
May 6–7, 12Monday–Tuesday, Sunday No-class days.
May 8–11, 13–14Wednesday–Saturday, Monday–Tuesday Spring semester final examinations except in the School of Law.
May 15Wednesday University residence halls close at 9:00 am (except for graduating students).
May 16Thursday Tuition payment deadline is 5:00 pm for undergraduate students who registered for the summer session during the spring.
May 17–18Friday–Saturday Graduation ceremonies in the colleges and schools.
May 17Friday Commissioning of ROTC graduates.
May 18Saturday Commencement (official graduation date).
May 19Sunday University residence halls close at 9:00 am for graduating students.

Summer Session 2013

May 27Monday Memorial Day holiday.
May 28–30Tuesday–Thursday Add/drop for the summer session for students who have registered and paid their tuition.
June 1Saturday Summer residence halls open at 9:00 am.
June 4Tuesday Orientation and testing begin for new undergraduate students.
June 4-5Tuesday–Wednesday Registration for the summer session; students who register on these dates will register for all classes to be taken during the summer session. To complete registration, undergraduate students must pay tuition by 5:00 pm on June 5; graduate and law students must pay tuition by 5:00 pm on June 7.
June 5Wednesday Tuition payment deadline is 5:00 pm for undergraduates.
June 6Thursday Classes begin for first-term, nine-week, and whole-session classes.
June 7Friday Last day of the official add/drop period for first-term, nine-week, and whole-session classes; after this date, changes in registration may require the approval of the department chair and usually the student’s dean. (See Academic Policies and Procedures for details.)
June 11Tuesday Fourth class day for first-term, nine-week, and whole-session classes; this is the date the official enrollment count is taken.
June 13Thursday Registration for the fall semester begins for new summer session students who have paid their tuition for summer, and for continuing and readmitted students who have not yet registered for fall.
June 26Wednesday Last day a student may change registration in a first-term, nine-week, or whole-session class to or from the pass/fail or credit/no credit basis.
July 2Tuesday Last class day for first-term two-hour law classes.
July 3Wednesday Reading day for first-term two-hour law classes.
July 4Thursday Independence Day holiday.
July 5-6Friday-Saturday Final examinations for first-term and two-hour law classes.
July 11Thursday Last class day for first-term three-hour law classes.
July 12Friday Registration for students enrolling for the second term only. To complete registration, undergraduate students must pay tuition by 5:00 pm on July 12; graduate and law students must pay tuition by 5:00 pm on July 16.
July 12-13Friday-Saturday Final examinations for first-term classes, except in the School of Law. Nine-week and whole-session classes do not meet.
July 15Monday Classes begin for second-term classes.
July 16Tuesday Last day of the official add/drop period for the second term; after this date, changes in registration may require the approval of the department chair and usually the student’s dean. (See Academic Policies and Procedures for details.)
July 18Thursday Fourth class day for second-term classes; this is the date the official enrollment count is taken.
July 19Friday Last day to apply for an undergraduate or a law degree.
July 23Tuesday Tuition bills for the fall semester distributed to students electronically. Notice is sent to the e-mail address on the student’s record.
July 30Tuesday Last class day for nine-week classes.
July 31Wednesday Reading day for nine-week law classes.
July 31–August 1Wednesday–Thursday Final examinations for nine-week classes except in the School of Law.
August 1-2Thursday–Friday Final examinations for nine-week law classes.
August 2Friday Last day a student may change registration in a second-term class to or from the pass/fail or credit/no credit basis.
August 9Friday Last class day for second-term two-hour law classes.
August 10Saturday Reading day for second-term two-hour law classes.
August 12-13Monday–Tuesday Final examinations for second-term two-hour law classes.
August 14Wednesday Tuition payment deadline is 5:00 pm for undergraduate students who registered for the fall semester by July 19. The payment deadline for graduate and law students is the fourth class day of the fall semester.
August 16Friday Last class day for second-term and whole-session classes, including three- and four-hour law classes.
August 17Saturday Final examinations for second-term and whole-term classes, except in the School of Law.
August 19Monday Final examinations for second-term and whole-session classes.
August 20Tuesday Summer residence halls close at 9:00 am.

 


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