Fall 2018
(Regular 15-week session)
Preferred date for students enrolled in a class with an eText textbook to request opting out of purchase
Monday, July 23, 2018
Deadline for students to cancel Fall enrollment and have no Fall term record on transcript
Tuesday, September 4, 2018
Instruction for Fall 2018 begins
Wednesday, September 5, 2018
Deadline for students (except Special and Guest) to begin initial Fall term enrollment without $50 late fee
Friday, September 7, 2018
Deadline for students to drop a Fall term class and have no record of it on transcript (after: will show as DR)
Wednesday, September 12, 2018
Deadline for students to drop a Fall term class and receive 100% tuition adjustment
Friday, September 14, 2018
Deadline for students to add, swap, or change sections in a Fall term class (after: need department permission)
Friday, September 14, 2018
Deadline for students to begin initial Fall enrollment (after: $50 late fee, need dept. & academic dean permission)
Friday, September 14, 2018
Deadline for students to drop a Fall term class and receive 50% tuition adjustment
Friday, September 28, 2018
Deadline for students (except Graduate) to request pass/fail or credit/audit options for a Fall term class
Friday, September 28, 2018
Deadline for students (except Graduate) to change variable credits (after: need instructor permission & dean approval)
Friday, September 28, 2018
Deadline for students to add a Fall term class with department permission (after: need academic dean approval)
Friday, November 2, 2018
Deadline for Graduate students to request pass/fail or credit/audit options for a Fall term class
Friday, November 2, 2018
Deadline for Graduate students to change variable credits (after: need instructor permission & dean approval)
Friday, November 2, 2018
Deadline for students (except Graduate) to drop a Fall term class (after: need academic dean approval)
Friday, November 2, 2018
Deadline for Graduate students to drop a Fall term class (after: need instructor, advisor, & academic dean approval)
Friday, November 2, 2018
Enrollment appointment times for Spring term assigned to students this week
Monday, November 5, 2018
Students begin enrolling for Spring term classes according to their appointment times
Monday, November 12, 2018
Deadline for students (except Graduate) to withdraw from Fall term
Friday, November 23, 2018
Deadline for students to change Honors Optional class status (after: need instructor permission & academic dean approval)
Friday, November 23, 2018
Deadline for Graduate students to withdraw from the Fall term
Wednesday, December 12, 2018
Last Fall 2018 class day
Wednesday, December 12, 2018
Official degree conferral date on diploma for students graduating at the end of Fall term 2018
Sunday, December 23, 2018
Deadline for instructors to submit Fall term final grades by 11:59 pm
Wednesday, December 26, 2018
Spring 2019
(Regular 15-week session)
Deadline for students to cancel Spring enrollment and have no Spring term record on transcript
Monday, January 21, 2019
Instruction for Spring 2019 begins
Tuesday, January 22, 2019
Deadline for students (except Special and Guest) to begin initial Spring term enrollment without $50 late fee
Friday, January 25, 2019
Deadline for students to drop a Spring term class and have no record of it on transcript (after: will show as DR)
Wednesday, January 30, 2019
Deadline for students to drop a Spring term class and receive 100% tuition adjustment
Friday, February 1, 2019
Deadline for students to add, swap, or change sections in a Spring term class (after: need department permission)
Friday, February 1, 2019
Deadline for students to begin initial Spring enrollment (after: $50 late fee, need dept. & academic dean permission)
Friday, February 1, 2019
Deadline for students to drop a Spring term class and receive 50% tuition adjustment
Friday, February 15, 2019
Deadline for students (except Graduate) to request pass/fail or credit/audit options for a Spring term class
Friday, February 15, 2019
Deadline for students (except Graduate) to change variable credits (after: need instructor permission & dean approval)
Friday, February 15, 2019
Schedule of Classes released for Fall 2019
Wednesday, March 13, 2019
Enrollment appointment times for Summer term assigned to students this week
Monday, March 25, 2019
Deadline for students to add a Spring term class with department permission (after: need academic dean approval)
Friday, March 29, 2019
Deadline for Graduate students to request pass/fail or credit/audit options for a Spring term class
Friday, March 29, 2019
Deadline for Graduate students to change variable credits (after: need instructor permission & dean approval)
Friday, March 29, 2019
Deadline for students (except Graduate) to drop a Spring term class (after: need academic dean approval)
Friday, March 29, 2019
Deadline for Graduate students to drop a Spring term class (after: need instructor, advisor, & academic dean approval)
Friday, March 29, 2019
Students begin enrolling for Summer term classes according to their appointment times
Monday, April 1, 2019
Enrollment appointment times for Fall term assigned to students this week
Monday, April 1, 2019
Students begin enrolling for Fall term classes according to their appointment times
Monday, April 8, 2019
Deadline for students (except Graduate) to withdraw from Spring term
Friday, April 19, 2019
Deadline for students to change Honors Optional class status (after: need instructor permission & academic dean approval)
Friday, April 19, 2019
Deadline for Graduate students to withdraw from the Spring term
Friday, May 3, 2019
Last Spring 2019 class day
Friday, May 3, 2019
Official degree conferral date on diploma for students graduating at the end of Spring term 2019
Sunday, May 12, 2019
Deadline for instructors to submit Spring term final grades by 11:59 pm
Thursday, May 16, 2019
Selected dates and deadlines for all sessions, including Summer term:
Find the right dates for your enrolled classes on the home page of your Student Center. In the grid showing your enrolled classes, select the “dates and deadlines” icon — 
— which opens a page showing the add, drop, and tuition adjustment dates for that class.
Your school/college or major department may have other deadlines related to your courses and degree progress. Please pay attention to communications from your academic dean, your advisor, and your instructors about significant academic dates.
Dates related to tuition payments are set by the Bursar’s Office.
The academic calendar for UW–Madison is published by the Office of the Secretary of the Faculty. Using these dates, our office determines important academic deadlines for each session.