Fall Semester 1997 |
| Registration begins | March 31 |
| Fee payment begins | July 1 |
| Application for admission deadline | Aug. 1 |
| Orientation for new students | Aug. 31-Sept. 3 |
| Labor Day (no registration, fee payment or classes) | Sept. 1 |
| Residence halls open, 9 a.m. | Sept. 1 |
| Financial aid disbursement available | Sept. 2 |
| First day of instruction | Sept. 4 |
| Late registration begins | Sept.4 |
| Late registration and fee payment ends | Sept. 12 |
| Last day for 100 percent refund of tuition and materials fees | Sept. 12 |
| Last day for student-initiated and faculty-initiated drops (course will not appear on academic record) | Sept. 19 |
| Last day for 50 percent refund, tuition only | Sept. 19 |
| Low grade reports for freshmen due | Oct. 1 |
| Last day to apply for fall semester graduation | Oct. 15 |
| Last day for student-initiated and faculty-initiated withdrawals (course will appear on academic record as "W") | Oct. 31 |
| Registration and fee payment for spring 1998 begins | Nov. 3 |
| Thanksgiving holidays (no classes) | Nov. 27-30 |
| Last day of instruction | Dec. 12 |
| Final examinations | Dec. 15-18 |
| Residence halls close, noon | Dec. 19 |
| All grades due to Office of the Registrar, noon | Dec. 22 |
| Campus closed 5 p.m. Dec. 24-8 a.m. | Jan. 5
Spring Semester 1998 |
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| Registration begins | Nov. 3 |
| Fee payment begins | Nov. 3 |
| Application for admission deadline | Dec. 1 |
| Residence halls open, 9 a.m. | Jan. 11 |
| Orientation for new students | Jan. 12-13, 1998 |
| Financial aid disbursement available | Jan. 13 |
| First day of instruction | Jan. 15 |
| Late registration begins | Jan. 15 |
| Alaska Civil Rights Day (no classes -- late registration and fee payment continue) | Jan. 19 |
| Late registration and fee payment end | Jan. 23 |
| Last day for 100 percent refund of tuition and materials fees | Jan. 23 |
| Last day for student-initiated and faculty-initiated drops (course will not appear on academic record) | Jan. 30 |
| Last day for 50 percent refund, tuition only | Jan. 30 |
| Make-up day for Alaska Civil Rights Day (Monday classes) | Feb. 7 |
| Low grade reports for freshmen due | Feb. 11 |
| Last day to apply for spring semester graduation | Feb. 13 |
| Last day for student-initiated and faculty-initiated withdrawals (course will appear on academic record as "W") | March 13 |
| Spring Recess (no classes) | March 16-22 |
| Registration and fee payment for fall 1998 begin | March 23 |
| All Campus Day (no classes) | April 24 |
| Last day of instruction | May 1 |
| Final examinations | May 4-7 |
| Grades for graduating seniors due to Office of the Registrar, noon | May 7 |
| Residence halls close, noon | May 8 |
| Commencement | May 10 |
| All grades due to Office of the Registrar, noon | May 13
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