| Nov. - Jan. 24 |
Student online registration |
| January 9 |
Last day to Request Approval to Return from Leave of Absence |
| January 19 |
Spring semester begins for 8-week courses |
| January 22 |
Last Day to Request Leave of Absence for Spring Term |
| January 25 |
Spring semester begins for full-term courses; tuition and fees due for Spring semester |
| Last day for students who withdraw from The Graduate School to receive 100% refund |
| Last day for students who pay per-credit tuition to receive 100% refund for dropped course(s) |
| February 1 |
Last day for students who withdraw from The Graduate School to receive 90 refund |
| Last day for students who pay per-credit tuition to receive 80% refund for dropped course(s) |
| February 8 |
Deadline: Application for Diploma for May 2021 graduation |
| February 12 |
Last day to drop course(s) or withdraw from The Graduate School for the term before it counts as an attempt |
| February 17 |
Last day for students who withdraw from The Graduate School for the term to receive 50% refund |
| March 14-21 |
Spring Break |
| March 15 |
Session B begins for 8-week courses |
| March 17 |
Last day for students who withdraw from The Graduate School for the term to receive 25% refund |
| April 5 |
Last day for all students to drop course(s) without receiving a WP or WF |
| April 26 |
Last day for students to withdraw from the term |
| May 10 |
Grades for graduating students due |
| May 20 |
End of Term, spring diploma date |
| Commencement/Graduation Ceremonies |
| May 24 |
Grades due for continuing and graduating students |
All registration changes (leave of absence, withdrawal, add, drop, change in grade mode, etc.) must be submitting in writing, using the appropriate form listed below.
Note: Deadlines will be adjusted when adding/dropping courses that begin later in the semester.
1 Complete the Returning Student Request PDF PDF and obtain your Program Director's signature.
2 Complete the Leave of Absence Request Form PDF PDF and obtain your Program Director’s signature.
3 Complete the Withdrawal Form PDF PDF and obtain your Program Director’s signature.
4 Complete the Change in Registration Request (Add/Drop/Change) PDF PDF form and obtain a signature from your Program Coordinator, Advisor, or Program Director. * If dropping ALL courses in the semester, complete the Withdrawal Form PDF PDF and obtain the required signature.
WD – Withdrawal
WF – Withdraw Fail
WP – Withdraw Pass
Students who will complete certificate, MS or PhD requirements must visit the Information for Graduating Students page for required forms and deadline information…‘ notice at the end of each term calendar and to remove the ‘old’ format for the Spring, Summer and Fall terms.
http://graduate.umaryland.edu/Current-Students/Academic-Calendar-and-Deadlines/
*Note: Programs composed of 8-week courses (ETHC, INCL, INNO, MHS, MCST, PALC, THAN) have different start and end dates:
- Spring 2021 Session A – January 19, 2021 to March 12, 2020
- Spring 2021 B – March 15, 2021 to May 7, 2021