Fall 2023 Important Dates

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1	Fall 2023 Important Dates
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3	March 20 - March 31, 2023	SAIL (Web) registration – by class standing and earned credit hours Registration waitlisting (varies by class) begins
4	April 1 - September 5	SAIL (Web) registration – open
5	August 15	Payment Due Date (NOTE: All fall tuition and housing is due on this payment due date regardless of class start date)
6	September 4	Labor Day
7	September 5	New Student Welcome and Convocation
8	September 6	Classes begin 7:30 a.m. First Half session (8 weeks) Classes begin 7:30 a.m. Full session (16 weeks)
9	September 7-12	First week of late registration – SAIL (Web) registration/add class(es) continues
10	September 12	Last 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 classes Waitlisting ends - 1st half courses
11	September 13-19	Second week of late registration – instructor approval required to register/add class(es) - full session classes Waitlisting ends - full session classes
12	September 19	Last 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.
13	September 20	First day 0% tuition refund – full semester classes First day grade of "W" assigned for drops - full semester classes
14	September 26	Official count date
15	September 30	Last day to Apply for Graduation for Fall 2023 Last day for Summer and Fall graduates to apply to attend Fall commencement
16	October 2	Federal financial aid recipients enrolled in first half courses: Last day to return federal financial aid funds for students who stopped attending all courses.
17	October 10	Last day official withdrawal – 1st half classes
18	October 17	Last day to complete competency exams
19	October 19	Fall break begins at 10 p.m.
20	October 18-20	First Half session (8 weeks) - Faculty 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.
21	October 23	Classes resume at 7:30 a.m.
22	October 27	Last day 100% tuition refund – 2nd half classes. 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 classes Waitlisting ends -- 2nd half classes
23	November 3	Last day to defend thesis/dissertation or DScPT report
24	November 5	Federal financial aid recipients enrolled in full semester courses: Last day to return federal financial aid funds for students who stopped attending all courses.
25	November 7	Last day official withdrawal – full semester classes
26	November 10	Last day to obtain thesis/dissertation or DScPT report format approval from The Graduate School.
27	November 17	Last day to submit thesis/dissertation or DScPT report to The Graduate School in fulfillment of degree requirements.
28	November 22	Thanksgiving giving recess begin at 10 p.m.
29	November 24	Federal financial aid recipients enrolled in second half courses: Last day to return federal financial aid funds for students who stopped attending all courses.
30	November 27	Classes resume 7:30 a.m.
31	November 28	Last day official withdrawal - 2nd half classes
32	December 4-10	Full semester classes - Faculty 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.
33	December 8-10	Second Half session (8 weeks) - Faculty 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.
34	December 9	Fall classes end 10 p.m.
35	December 10	Study day
36	December 11-16	Final exams end at 10 p.m.
37	December 12	Last day to resolve “I” grades from Fall 2022 Full Session
38	December 15-16	Commencement – Summer 2023 and Fall 2023 degree graduates
39	December 19	Grades roll 10 a.m.
40	December 21-January 2	University closed – holiday recess
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