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Fall 2020 Important Dates
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March 23 - April 3SAIL (Web) registration – by class standing and earned credit hours
Registration waitlisting (varies by class) begins
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April 4 - Sept. 2SAIL (Web) registration – open
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August 15Payment Due Date (NOTE: All fall tuition and housing is due on this payment due date regardless of class start date)
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Sept. 2Orientation Part II - New Student Convocation
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Sept. 3Classes begin 7:30 a.m. First Half session (8 weeks)
Classes begin 7:30 a.m. Full session (16 weeks)
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Sept. 3-10First week of late registration – SAIL (Web) registration/add class(es) continues
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Sept. 7Labor Day Recess
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Sept. 8Classes resume
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Sept. 10Last day 100% tuition refund – 1st half courses. Emailed and/or in-person course drop requests must be submitted to the Registrar’s Office by 4 p.m. SAIL adjustments can be made until 11:59 p.m. Please send email requests to regservices@oakland.edu.

Last day to add a class - 1st half courses
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Sept. 11-17Second week of late registration – instructor approval required to register/add class(es)

Registration waitlisting (varies by class) ends
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Sept. 17Last day 100% tuition refund – full semester courses. Emailed and/or in-person course drop requests must be submitted to the Registrar’s Office by 4 p.m. SAIL adjustments can be made until 11:59 p.m. Please send email requests to regservices@oakland.edu.

Last day to add a class

Last day to declare audit

Last day "no-grade" drop

Financial aid credit lock: Financial aid is based on the registered courses and course credits as of 11:59 pm. Courses and credits added after that time are not considered in financial aid budgets or for disbursement of financial aid scholarships, grants, loans, and awards.
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Sept. 18First day 0% tuition refund – full semester courses

First day grade of "W" assigned for drops - full semester courses
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Sept. 24Official count date
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Sept. 30Last day to Apply for Graduation for Fall 2021

Last day for Summer and Fall graduates to apply to attend Fall commencement
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Oct. 3Federal financial aid recipients enrolled in first half courses: Last day to return federal financial aid for students who stopped attending all courses.
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Oct. 9Last day official withdrawal – 1st half classes
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Oct. 15Fall break begins at 10 p.m.

Last day to complete competency exams
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Oct. 19Classes resume
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Oct. 30Last day 100% tuition refund – 2nd half courses. Emailed and/or in-person course drop requests must be submitted to the Registrar’s Office by 4 p.m. SAIL adjustments can be made until 11:59 p.m. Please send email requests to regservices@oakland.edu.

Last day to add a class – 2nd half courses
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Nov. 3Federal financial aid recipients enrolled in full semester courses: Last day to return federal financial aid funds for students who stopped attending all courses.

Last day to defend thesis/dissertation or DScPT report
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Nov. 9Last day official withdrawal – full semester classes
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Nov. 10Last day to obtain thesis/dissertation or DScPT report format approval from The Graduate School.
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Nov. 17Last day to submit thesis/dissertation or DScPT report to The Graduate School in fulfillment of degree requirements.
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Nov. 24Federal financial aid recipients enrolled in second half courses: Last day to return federal financial aid funds for students who stopped attending all courses.
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Nov. 25Thanksgiving recess begins 10 p.m.
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Nov. 30Classes resume 7:30 a.m.
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Dec. 2
Last day official withdrawal – 2nd half classes
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Dec. 2-7Faculty members are prohibited from giving in-class or online examinations or tests that are in-lieu of final examinations during the last 7 calendar days prior to the start of the final examination period of any fall or winter semester, the last 3 calendar days of any seven-week session, and an appropriately adjusted number of days for other parts-of-term. This policy also covers quizzes if the particular quiz accounts for more than 10% of the course grade. Homework assignments, term projects, presentations, laboratory exams or reports, and short quizzes (quizzes worth less than or equal to 10% of the course grade) are not covered by this policy. Violation of this policy will be first referred to the Dean of the academic unit that offers the course. A student may contact the Academic Affairs Office if the issue is not resolved by the academic unit. Faculty members are urged to keep heavy end-of-term student workload in mind when assigning short quizzes or other tests during the periods noted above.
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Dec. 7Fall classes end 10 p.m.
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Dec. 8Study day
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Dec. 9 - 15Final exams end at 10 p.m.
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Dec. 15Last day to resolve “I” grades from Fall 2019
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Dec. 18Grades due 10 a.m.
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Dec. 19Commencement – Summer and Fall degree graduates
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Dec. 23 - Jan. 4University closed – holiday recess
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