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.
Dates and deadlines shown below are for regular, semester-length courses.
Academic Calendar
Priority Registration
| October 30, 2017 | Spring 2018 class schedule viewable in UAOnline |
| November 15 | MSC sophomores (30-59 credits) |
| November 16 | MSC freshmen (0-29 credits) |
| November 20 | MSC incoming students with pending spring admission applications |
| November 27 | Open registration |
Dates and Deadlines
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.
| January 15 | No class day - Alaska Civil Rights Day & Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. day - MSC closed |
| January 16 | Instruction begins Add/drop period begins Credit-to-audit period begins Registration begins for senior citizens using tuition waivers |
| January 22 | Faculty approval required to add classes |
| January 26, 5 p.m. | Add/drop deadline Credit/no-credit deadline Credit-to-audit deadline |
| January 27 | Withdrawal period begins online |
| February 5 | Payment deadline - $125 late fee incurred after 5 p.m Summer 2018 class schedule goes live on UAOnline |
| March 12-17 | No class days - spring break |
| March 16 | MSC closed |
| March 19 | Deadline to register for independent and directed studies; practicum, internship, research, thesis and open-entry courses; and continuous registration |
| March 26 | $175 late payment fee assessed to those with outstanding balance |
| March 30 | Withdrawal deadline |
| April 6 | Deadline to apply for spring graduation and be included in the commencement program |
| April 27 | Deadline to apply for spring graduation and walk in the commencement ceremony |
| May 1-5 | Final Exams |
| May 11 | Commencement |
| May 10 | Grades available in UAOnline |
Priority Registration
| February 5, 2018 | Summer 2018 class schedule viewable in UAOnline |
| February 12, 2018 | MSC certificate and degree-seeking students |
| February 26, 2018 | MSC incoming students with pending summer admission applications & open registration |
Dates and Deadlines
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
| 10-week session | First 5-week session | Second 5-week session | |
| Classes held | May 21-August 4 | May 21-June 25 | June 27-August 4 |
| Faculty approval needed to add classes | May 22 | May 22 | June 28 |
| Holiday - MSC Closed | May 28 July 4-5 |
May 28 | July 4-5 |
| No class days | May 28 June 26 July 4-6 |
May 28 | July 4-6 |
| Add/Drop period ends Deadline to drop for 100% refund Credit-to-Audit deadline |
May 29, 5 p.m. | May 29, 5 p.m. | July 9, 5 p.m. |
| Deadline to register for independent and directed studies; practicum, internship, research, thesis and open-entry courses; and continuous registration | July 9 | ||
| Payment deadline, $125 late fee assessed | July 9, 5 p.m. | ||
| Withdrawal deadline | July 13 | June 8 | July 13 |
| Summer graduation application deadline | July 27 | ||
| $175 late payment fee assessed to those with outstanding balance | July 27, 5 p.m. | ||
| Grades available in UAOnline | August 9 | June 29 | August 9 |
Priority Registration
| March 19, 2018 | Fall 2018 class schedule viewable in UAOnline |
| April 4 | MSC sophomores (30-59 credits) |
| April 5 | MSC freshmen (0-29 credits) |
| April 9 | MSC incoming students with pending fall admission applications |
| April 16 | Open registration |
Dates and Deadlines
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.
| August 27 | Instruction begins Add/drop period begins Credit-to-audit period begins Registration begins for senior citizens using tuition waivers |
| September 3 | No class day - Labor Day - MSC closed |
| September 4 | Faculty approval required to add classes |
| September 7, 5 p.m. | Add/drop deadline Credit/no-credit deadline Credit-to-audit deadline |
| September 8 | Withdrawal period begins online |
| September 17 | Payment deadline - $125 late fee incurred after 5 p.m. |
| October 26 | Deadline to register for independent and directed studies; practicum, internship, research, thesis, and open-entry courses; and continuous registration |
| October 29 | Spring 2019 schedule is available in UAOnline |
| November 2 | Withdrawal Deadline |
| November 5 | $175 late payment fee assessed to those with outstanding balance |
| November 16 | Deadline to apply for fall graduation and be included in the commencement program |
| November 21 | No class day - MSC non-teaching day - campus open |
| November 22-23 | No class days - Thanksgiving holiday - campus closed |
| December 10-15 | Final exams |
| December 20 | Grades available in UAOnline |
| Dec 24, 2018 - Jan 1, 2019 | No class days - Winter Break - campus closed |