Academic Dates and Deadlines
The MSC Academic Calendar is a valuable tool. You can check here to keep track of important dates and deadlines. The calendar is planned several months ahead to help your preparations.
Academic Calendar
Dates and deadlines shown below are for regular, semester-length courses.
Priority Registration |
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| October 26, 2020 | Spring 2021 class schedule viewable in UAOnline |
| November 11 | Sophomores (30-59 credits) |
| November 12 | Freshman (0-29 credits) |
| November 16 | Incoming students with pending spring admission applications |
| November 23 | Open registration |
Note: For classes with irregular start or end dates, the drop with 100 percent refund period ends at 5 p.m. five business days after the published class start day. Students wishing to change from credit-to-audit must do so by the end of that drop period.
Dates and Deadlines |
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| January 11 |
Instruction begins |
| January 18 | No class day - Alaska Civil Rights Day & Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day - MSC closed |
| January 19 | Faculty approval required to add classes |
| January 22, 5 p.m. | Add/drop deadline Credit/no-credit deadline Credit-to-audit deadline |
| January 23 | Withdrawal period begins online |
| February 1 | Payment deadline - $125 late fee incurred after 5 p.m. Summer 2021 class schedule is viewable in UAOnline |
| March 8-12 | No class days - spring break |
| March 12 | MSC closed |
| March 15 | Deadline to register for independent and directed studies; practicum, internship, research, thesis, and open-entry courses; and continuous registration |
| March 22 | $175 late payment fee assessed to those with outstanding balance Fall 2021 class schedule is viewable in UAOnline |
| March 26 | Withdrawal deadline |
| April 23 | Deadline to apply for spring graduation |
| April 27-May 1 | Final exams |
| May 7 | MSC Commencement |
| May 6 | Grades available in UAOnline |
Priority Registration |
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| February 1, 2021 | Summer 2021 class schedule viewable in UAOnline |
| February 8, 2021 | Certificate and degree-seeking students |
| February 22, 2021 | Incoming students with pending summer admission applications & open registration |
Note: Classes with irregular start/end dates (different from the three session listed below):
- Add/drop deadline is five business days after published class start date
- Classes with start date prior to June held to first withdrawal deadline
- Classes with start date on or after June 1 held to second withdrawal deadline
Dates and Deadlines |
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| 10-week session | First 5-week session | Second 5-week session | |
| Classes held | May 17-July 31 | May 17-June 21 | June 24-July 31 |
| Deadline for admissions | May 17 | May 17 | June 24 |
| Faculty approval needed to add classes | May 18 | May 18 | June 25 |
| Holiday - MSC closed | July 5-6 | ||
| Add/drop period ends Deadline to drop for 100% refund Credit-to-audit deadline |
May 24, 5p.m. | May 24, 5p.m. | July 1, 5p.m. |
| UAA Summer late admission application deadline | June 15 | ||
| Deadline to register for independent and directed studies; practicum, internship, research, thesis, and open-entry courses; and continuous registration | July 2 | ||
| Withdrawal deadline | July 9 | June 4 | July 9 |
| Payment deadline, $125 late fee assessed | July 12, 5p.m. | ||
| $175 late payment fee assessed to those with an outstanding balance | July 23, 5p.m. | ||
| Summer graduation application deadline | July 23 | ||
| Credit/No Credit deadline | July 30 | June 21 |
July 30
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| Grades available in UAOnline | August 5 | June 25 |
August 5 |
Priority Registration |
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| March 22, 2021 | Fall 2021 class schedule viewable in UAOnline |
| April 5 | Seniors (90+ credits) |
| April 6 | Juniors (60-89 credits) |
| April 7 | Sophomores (30-59 credits) |
| April 8 | Freshman (0-29 credits) |
| April 12 | Incoming students with pending fall admission applications |
| April 19 | Open registration |
Note: For classes with irregular start or end dates, the drop with 100 percent refund period ends at 5 p.m. five business days after the published class start day. Students wishing to change from credit-to-audit must do so by the end of that drop period.
Dates and Deadlines |
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| August 23 |
Instructions begins |
| August 30 | Faculty approval required to add classes |
| September 3, 5 p.m. | Add/drop deadline Credit/no-credit deadline Credit-to-audit deadline |
| September 4 | Withdrawal period begins online |
| September 6 | No class day - Labor Day - MSC closed |
| September 13 | Payment deadline - $125 late fee incurred after 5 p.m. |
| October 22 | Deadline to register for independent and directed studies; practicum, internship, research, thesis, and open-entry courses; and continuous registration |
| October 25 | Spring class schedule is viewable in UAOnline |
| October 29 | Withdrawal Deadline |
| November 1 | $175 late payment fee assessed to those with outstanding balance |
| November 12 | Deadline to apply for fall graduation and be included in the commencement program |
| November 24 | No class day (non-teaching day) MSC open |
| November 25-26 | No class days - Thanksgiving holiday - MSC closed |
| December 3 | Deadline to apply for fall graduation |
| December 6-11 | Final exams |
| December 16 | Grades available in UAOnline |
| Dec 23, 2021- Jan 2, 2022 | No class days - Winter Break - MSC closed |
Priority Registration |
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| October 25, 2021 | Spring 2022 class schedule viewable in UAOnline |
| November 5 | Graduate students |
| November 8 | Seniors (90+ credits) |
| November 9 | Juniors (60-89 credits) |
| November 10 | Sophomores (30-59 credits) |
| November 11 | Freshman (0-29 credits) |
| November 15 | Incoming students with pending fall admission applications |
| November 22 | Open registration |
Note: For classes with irregular start or end dates, the drop with 100 percent refund period ends at 5 p.m. five business days after the published class start day. Students wishing to change from credit-to-audit must do so by the end of that drop period.
Dates and Deadlines |
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| January 10 |
Instructions begins |
| January 17 |
No class day - Alaska Civil Rights Day and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day - MSC closed |
| January 18 | Faculty approval required to add classes |
| January 21, 5 p.m. | Add/drop deadline Credit/no-credit deadline Credit-to-audit deadline |
| January 22 | Withdrawal period begins online |
| January 31 | Payment deadline - $125 late fee incurred after 5 p.m. |
| January 31 | Summer 2022 class schedule viewable in UAOnline |
| March 7-11 | No class days - Spring break |
| March 11 | UAA closed |
| March 14 | Deadline to register for independent and directed studies; practicum, internship, research, thesis, and open-entry courses; and continuous registration |
| March 21 | $175 late payment fee assessed to those with outstanding balance |
| March 21 | Fall 2022 class schedule viewable in UAOnline |
| March 25 | Withdrawal deadline |
| April 1 | Deadline to apply for spring graduation to be included in the commencement ceremony and program |
| April 15 | Deadline to apply for summer 2022 reinstatement |
| April 22 | Late deadline to apply for spring graduation |
| April 26-30 | Final exams |
| May 1 | Commencement for Spring 2022 graduates |
| May 5 | Grades available in UAOnline |
Interactive Calendar
Feel free to add any of these calendar events to your online calendar (Google, Outlook, Apple). Just check the box next to an event and click "Add to my Calendar". Also, you can email yourself reminders so it is in more than one place.