August
August 3: Summer classes end
August 4-5: Final exams
August 5: President’s reception – We invite August graduates and their families to join us for a celebration reception at the President’s Mansion from 3-4 p.m.
August 6: Commencement
August 17: Fall classes begin
August 24: Last day to drop a course with a grade of “W.” This is a student’s last opportunity to drop a course. Drops after this date must be approved and processed by the student’s college.
September
September 5: Classes dismissed for Labor Day (UA closed)
October
October 7: Undergraduate application deadline. Application must be submitted through myBama.
October 24: Spring 2017 class registration begins
October 26: Last day to drop a course with a grade of “W.” This is a student’s last opportunity to drop a course. Drops after this date must be approved and processed by the student’s college.
October 27-28: Classes dismissed for mid-semester study break. (UA open)
November
November 23: Classes dismissed for Thanksgiving (UA open)
November 24-25: Classes dismissed for Thanksgiving (UA closed)
December
December 2: Last day to withdraw from the term
December 2: Fall 2016 classes end
December 5-9: Final exams
December 10: Winter commencement