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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| 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 UAA 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 MSC 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 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 |
| 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 25 | Last day of instruction |
| April 26-30 | Final exams |
| May 5 | Grades available in UAOnline |
| May 6 | Commencement for Spring 2022 graduates |
Priority Registration
| Date | Registration Event |
| February 7 | Summer 2022 class schedule viewable in UAOnline |
| February 14 | UAA certificate and degree-seeking students |
| February 28 | UAA incoming students with pending summer admission applications and open registration |
Dates and Deadlines
For classes with irregular start/end dates (different from the three sessions 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
Late-starting classes and miscellaneous charges after the payment deadline should be paid when the charge is incurred and are subject to any subsequent late fee assessments during the term.
| 10-week Session | 1st 5-week Session | 2nd 5-week Session | Deadline |
| May 16-Jul 30 | May 16-June 20 | June 23 - Jul 30 | Classes held |
| May 17 | June 24 | Faculty approval needed to add classes | |
| May 30 | May 30 | May 30 | Holiday - UAA closed, no class day |
| May 23 | Jul 1 | Add/drop period ends Deadline to drop for 100% refund Credit-to-audit deadline |
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| July 1 | Deadline to register for independent and directed studies; practicum, internship, research, thesis, and open-entry courses, and continuous registration | ||
| Jul 4-5 | Holiday - UAA closed, no class day | ||
| July 8 | June 3 | July 8 | Withdrawal deadline |
| July 11 | 5pm Payment deadline, $125 late fee assessed | ||
| July 22 | 5pm $175 late payment fee assessed to those with outstanding balance | ||
| July 22 | Summer graduation application deadline | ||
| July 22 | Deadline to apply for Fall 2022 reinstatement | ||
| Aug 4 | June 24 | Aug 4 | 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.