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Winter 2021 Important Dates
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March 23 - April 3SAIL (Web) registration – by class standing and earned credit hours
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April 4 - Jan. 5SAIL (Web) registration - open
Registration waitlisting (varies by class) begins
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Dec. 15Payment Due Date (NOTE: All winter tuition and housing is due on this bill due date regardless of class start date.)
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Dec. 23 - Jan. 4University closed - holiday recess
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Jan. 6 - 12First week of late registration – SAIL (Web) registration/add class(es) continues
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Jan. 6Classes begin 7:30 a.m.
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Jan. 12Last 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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Jan. 13-20Second week of late registration – instructor approval required to register/add class(es)

Registration waitlisting (varies by class) ends
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Jan. 18Martin Luther King, Jr. Day - No classes
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Jan. 19Classes resume 7:30 a.m.
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Jan. 20Last 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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Jan. 21First day 0% tuition refund – full semester

First day grade of “W” assigned for drops - full semester courses
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Jan. 27Official Count Date
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Jan. 31Last day to Apply for Graduation for Winter 2021
Last day for Summer and Winter graduates to apply to attend Spring commencement.
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Feb. 2Federal financial aid recipients enrolled in 1st half courses: last day to return federal financial aid funds for students who stopped attending all courses.
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Feb. 11Last day official withdrawal – 1st half classes
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Feb. 17Last day to complete competency exams
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Feb. 20Winter recess begins 10 p.m.
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March 1Classes resume 7:30 a.m.
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March 5Last 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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March 16Federal 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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March 18Last day official withdrawal – full semester classes
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March 22Registration begins for Summer 2021, Fall 2021, Winter 2022
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March 23Last day to obtain thesis/dissertation or DScPT format approval from The Graduate School.
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March 30Last day to submit thesis/dissertation or DScPT to The Graduate School for binding in fulfillment of degree requirements.
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April 3Federal financial aid recipients enrolled in 2nd half courses: last day to return federal financial aid funds for students who stopped attending all courses.
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April 5Last day official withdrawal - 2nd half classes
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April 13 - 18Faculty 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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April 19Winter classes end 10 p.m.
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April 20Study Day
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April 21 - 27Final exams (end at 10 p.m., April 27)
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April 27Last day to resolve “I” grades from Winter 2020
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April 30Grades due 10 a.m.
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May 13-15Drive-In Ceremony
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