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Dates & Deadlines

Dropping a class after the drop deadline will result in a 'W' on the transcript and applicable tuition charges.

March 4 - 8, 2013
Spring break.  No classes.

March 8, 2013
JMU closed.

March 11, 2013
8W2 classes begin
Summer 2013 schedule of classes viewable via MyMadison.

March 15, 2013
Last day to withdraw from or change grading options for a semester class.

Inauguration of President Alger
10:10AM, 11:15AM & 12:20PM classes will not meet so that students and faculty can attend the ceremony.

March 18, 2013
Last day to add or drop an 8W2 class.
Dropping an 8W2 class after this drop deadline will result in a 'W' on the transcript and applicable tuition charges.

March 18, 2013
Summer 2013 enrollment begins. GR/DR enrollment opens at midnight. UG enrollment by appointment.

Reentry to the University

The deadline to request summer 2013 reentry is April 1, 2013. 

Returning to JMU Checklist
(Please answer the following questions to determine the correct re-entry procedure.)

Are you pursuing a Graduate or Doctoral degree?

Yes, please contact The Graduate School for information.
No, please proceed to the next question.

Are you pursuing an Undergraduate degree?

Yes, please proceed to the next question.
No, please contact Outreach and Engagement for non-degree opportunities.

Did you complete or obtain “W’s” at least one semester at JMU?

Yes, please proceed to the next question.
No, please reapply to JMU: http://www.jmu.edu/admissions/apply/index.shtml

Have you completed an bachelor's degree?

Yes, JMU no longer allows students to pursue a second bachelor's degree after the completion of a first bachelor's degree.  If you wish to take classes as a non-degree seeking student, please contact Outreach and Engagement.

No, please proceed to next question.

Have more than two years passed since your last graded (including Withdrawals) semester, regardless of academic standing at the time of separation?
{ex. Over 2 years= last attended spring 2010 term & wish to enroll in a term after spring 2012.}

Yes, please see the following:  http://www.jmu.edu/acstudserv/2years.shtml

No, please proceed to next question.

Were you on academic suspension or was your cumulative GPA less than 2.0 when you left JMU?

Yes, please submit by mail your completed Intent to Enroll form along with a typewritten personal statement citing the reason for departure and interim activities to: Director of Academic Student Services, 71 Alumnae Drive – MSC 7506, Harrisonburg, VA  22807.  Please note, no faxed submissions are accepted.

No, please proceed to next item.

If you've arrived here: please submit your completed 'Intent to Enroll' form (.doc or .pdf) by mail to the Office of the Registrar, 170 Bluestone Drive – MSC 3528, Harrisonburg, VA  22807 or via fax at 540-568-5615.  Notification will be sent mid-October or mid-February depending upon the semester to return.

Please make note of the appropriate deadlines for submission of the Intent to Enroll or Reentry Application.

Fall Semester: July 1
Spring Semester: November 1
Summer Sessions: April 1

For more information on undergraduate reentry, please consult the Undergraduate Catalog:

http://www.jmu.edu/catalog/12/general/policies.html#reentry