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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.

Spring 2013

Dates and Deadlines

Registration Information

Exam Schedule

Dates and Deadlines

 

Advanced Registration Period

Undergraduate (by appointment only) and Graduate & Doctoral: October 29 - November 9

Open Registration Period

Undergraduate, Graduate, Doctoral: November 10 - January 15

Registration Begins for Non Degree-Seeking Students:  January 2

Classes Begin

Semester/First Block

Monday, January 7

Second Block

Monday, March 11

Fee Payment Deadline*:  Friday, January 11

Martin Luther King Jr. Day -- Classes Do Not Meet: Monday, January 14

End of Add/Drop Period - "W" Grade & Tuition Charges will apply after this Date

Semester/First Block

Tuesday, January 15

Second Block

Monday, March 18

Last Day to Obtain Departmental Permission to Add a Class

Semester/First Block

Thursday, January 24

Second Block

Wednesday, March 27

Tuition Refund Deadline for Withdrawal from the University: Friday, January 25

(Student must withdraw from ALL classes to be eligible for refund)

Student Assessment/Faculty Assistance

Tuesday, February 12 (no classes 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.)
Evening classes (those beginning 4 p.m. or later) meet as scheduled

Deadline for withdrawing with “W” grade or changing course credit options (Course withdrawals or credit option changes will not be processed after the end of the course adjustment period)

Semester

Friday, March 15

First Block

Tuesday, February 5

Second Block

Tuesday, April 9

Spring Break – Classes Do Not Meet:  March 4 - 8

Classes End

Semester/Second Block

Friday, April 26

First Block

Tuesday, February 26

Final Examinations

Semester

April 27 - May 3

First Block

Last Class Meeting

Second Block

April 27 - May 3

Undergraduate Graduation Application Submission Deadlines

If requirements are to be met in August:  February 15, 2013

If requirements are to be met by the end of Fall 2013 semester:  April 15, 2013

Graduate/Doctoral Graduation Application Submission Deadlines

If requirements are to be met in August:  May 31, 2013

If requirements are to be met by the end of Fall 2013 semester:  September 20, 2013

Deadlines for Submission of Grades to Registrar's Office

Mid-semester grades (for new freshman)

March 1

First Block Grades

March 12

Final Grades

May 7

Summer 2013 semester advance registration begins: March 18

Fall 2013 semester advance registration begins:  April 2

Incomplete Grades

Last day for students to complete 2012 fall semester "incomplete" grades

Friday, April 12

Last day for faculty to turn in removal of incomplete grades for 2012 fall semester to the registrar's office

Friday, April 26

Completion of Graduation Requirements deadline

Friday, May 3 (All requirements including final semester for undergraduate, doctoral, masters and Ed.S. May graduates must be completed by this date)

Commencement Exercises: 

Graduate/Doctoral: Friday, May 3

Undergraduate: Saturday, May 4

Summer 2013 Session Begins:  May 13

*Regardless of invoicing process, tuition and fees are due by January 11 or at the time of registration to avoid late fees.

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Registration Information

Plan and discuss your schedule with your advisor and clear all debts or other obligations that may hold your registration. http://www.jmu.edu/registrar/wm_library/e-campus_Holds.pps
If permission is needed to enroll in a class, obtain it from the department before attempting to register.

Registration for Spring Semester 2013 will begin on October 29, 2012. Graduate and Doctoral students may register on October 29, 2012, through January 15, 2013.  Undergraduate students will be assigned a registration appointment time according to the cumulative hours earned as of the third Friday of the 2012 fall semester.  If you have pending transfer or test credit, it must be posted to your transcript by the third Friday of the current semester to be included in the calculation of hours earned.  Current enrollment does not count toward hours earned as they have not yet been completed.

Undergraduate appointments are assigned in 15 minute increments by credit hours earned. Students may register any time after their assigned registration start time, but not before. For example, a student with 107 hours earned and posted as of the third Friday of the fall 2012 semester, will have an appointment start time of 1:15 p.m., Monday, October 29th. 

A chart giving the appointment start times per range of credit hours is shown below. Students will need to check their student center on MyMadison to find their appointment start time. http://www.jmu.edu/registrar/wm_library/appointment_finder.pdf

Level

Hours Earned

First Day of Appointments

Seniors

90 or more

Oct. 29th

Juniors

60 – 89

Oct. 31st

Sophomores

28 – 59

Nov. 5th

Freshmen

0 – 27

Nov. 7th

Open enrollment for Undergraduate, Graduate and Doctoral students begins November 10, 2012.
Non-degree Seeking "Special Students" may register through the deadlines anytime the system is available beginning January 2, 2013.

Registered students may adjust their schedules according to the deadlines stated in Dates and Deadlines. No adjustments will be permitted after the Friday, March 15 course adjustment deadline for semester classes, Tuesday, February 5 for first block classes, or Tuesday, April 9 for second block classes.

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