Footnotes: The English Department Newsletter
Volume 57 | February 18, 2013| Number 19
FROM THE GRADUATE STUDIES OFFICE
Spring 2013 – Dates to Remember
February 22: Last day to elect credit-no-credit option for a first half-session course or to change
from credit-no-credit option to a regular grade
February 22: Last day to drop a first half-session course
March 8: Last day for student to drop a semester course on Web Self-Service
March 11: Second half-session courses begin
March 16-24: Spring Break
March 25: Instruction resumes
April 1: Registration for summer and fall begins. Start times vary. See your time ticket for
your exact enrollment time at UI Integrate Self Service (https://apps.uillinois.edu/selfservice/)
April 5: Last day to add a second half-session course
April 5: Last day to take final exam for May doctoral degree
April 12: Deadline for Graduate Student Academic Services office to receive the final exam
Certificate of Result
April 12: Last day to withdraw from the current term without a grade of W
April 12: Last day to elect credit-no-credit option for a semester course or to change from
credit-no-credit option to a regular grade
April 12: Last day for student to drop a semester course without a grade of W (without
approval)
April 12: Last day to add name to May degree list. Must use Web Self-Service
April 19: Last day to complete deposit of May doctoral dissertations
April 26: Last day to elect credit-no-credit option for a second half-session course or to change
from credit-no-credit option to a regular grade
April 26: Last day to drop a second half-session course
April 26: Last day to complete deposit of May master’s theses
May 1: Instruction ends
May 2: Reading Day
May 2: Last day to add or drop a second half-session course with approval (a W is recorded)
May 2: Last day to add or drop a semester course with approval (a W is recorded)
May 2: Last day to change a grade of DFR (in a non-thesis course) or I, awarded last fall to
prevent F by rule
May 3 -10: Final examination period
May 12: May degree conferral (Commencement)
May 17: Last date for receipt of completed petitions in the Graduate College for graduating
students
Summer 2013 – Dates to Remember
5pm May 10: Deadline to cancel summer 1 (4 week) and SF (summer full term) registration if not registered
for any other summer course
May 13: Instruction begins
May 17: Last day for student to add a S1 course
May 17: Deadline to submit forms to elect to audit a course for S1
May 27: Memorial Day, All campus holiday
May 31: Last day to elect credit/no-credit option for a S1 course or to change from credit/no-credit
option to a regular grade
May 31: Last day to drop a S1 course without a grade of W
May 31: Last day to withdraw from S1
5pm June 7: Deadline to cancel SS1 Independent Study and summer 2 registration if you are not
enrolled for any other summer course
June 7: Classes end
June 8: Final examination period
June 10: Eight week courses and SS1 Independent Study courses begin
June 21: Last day to add a first half-session course (S2a)
June 21: Last day to add an 8 week (S2) course
June 21: Deadline to submit forms to elect to audit a course for S2
June 28: Last day to elect credit/no-credit option for a first-half session course (S2a) or to change
from credit/no-credit option to a regular grade
June 28: Last day to drop a first-half session (S2a) course
June 28: Last day to take final exam for Aug doctoral degree
July 4: All campus holiday
July 5: Last day to add name to Aug degree list. Must use Web Self-Service
July 5: Deadline for Office of the Registrar to receive the final exam Certificate of Result
July 8: Second-half courses begin
July 12: Last day to complete deposit of Aug doctoral dissertations
July 19: Last day to complete deposit of Aug Master's theses
July 19: Last day to withdraw from S2 without a grade of W
July 19: Last day for student to drop a S2 or SS1 Independent Study course
July 19: Last day to elect credit/no-credit option for a S2 or SS1 Indep. Study course or to change
from credit/no-credit option to a regular grade
July 19: Last day to add a second half-session (S2b) course
July 26: Last day to drop a second half-session (S2b) course
July 26: Last day to elect credit/no-credit option for a second half-session (S2b) course or to change
from credit/no-credit option to a regular grade
August 1: Instruction ends - (noon)
August 1: Reading Day - (1pm)
Aug 2-3: Final examination period
August 5: August degree conferral (no commencement)
August 9: Last date for receipt of completed petitions in the Graduate College for graduating students
REMINDER TO FACULTY & GRAD STUDENTS
The English Department requires a copy of your syllabus for each class you are teaching. If you have not submitted your syllabus for this semester, please send it electronically as a pdf to Angela at
axsmith@illinois.edu. If you are unable to send this as a pdf file, then you can send it as a .doc file.
Thanks for your attention to this matter.
