Academic Calendar
For past, present and future academic dates, be sure to visit the Duke Registrar's website.
Spring 2013
January
8 Deadline for declaring part-time status in final semester of enrollment:
- Seniors needing to take 2.5 cc or fewer in their last semester to finish their
- degree can request part-time status by completing the form (available
- in the Deans office) by this date.
9 8:30 a.m. Spring Semester begins: All Monday classes meet on this day regardless of meeting pattern; Regular class meeting schedule begins on Thursday, January 10th; Classes meeting in a Wednesday/Friday meeting pattern begin January 11th; Drop/Add continues.
10 8:30 a.m. Regular class meeting schedule begins.
16 5:00 p.m. Wait lists for Spring 2013 courses erased.
21 Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday: No classes. Classes are rescheduled on Wednesday, January 9th.
23 5:00 p.m. Drop/Add ends. NOTE: No course may be added after this date. Between January 23rd and March 28th, students may withdraw from a course with permission from their academic dean only a grade of W will be assigned by the instructor.
Deadline for enrollment on an Audit basis: Form available on Pratt's website.
25 FE applications are due in the Dean's Office.
30 Deadline for making course corrections. Any corrections in course enrollments require documentation of attendance history from the instructor and approval by your academic dean. Instructors are not permitted to make changes to a student's record.
Deadline for switching a course to Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory (S/U) grading basis (See March 27th below).
February
13 Deadline to submit work for Fall 2012 incompletes.
18 Registration for Summer 2013 begins. Students can register and drop/add for summer terms through the 3rd class day of each term.
22 Last day to report midterm grades.
March
8 Spring recess begins, 7:00 p.m.
18 Classes resume at 8:30 a.m.
27 Deadline for withdrawing from a course 5:00 pm. (see note January 23rd)
Deadline for changing the grading basis in a course from the S/U to the letter grading basis: Contact the Registrar's Office before this deadline to make the change.
April
3 Registration begins for Fall 2013 Semester; Summer 2013 registration continues.
Last day to petition for relief from 3 final exams in 24 hours.
(Forms available on Registrar's website)
12 Registration ends for Fall 2013 Semester; Summer 2013 registration continues.
13 Drop/Add begins for Fall 2013.
FE Exams
20 Engineering Alumni Awards Banquet - Washington Duke Inn.
24 Undergraduate classes end.
25 Undergraduate reading period (April 25-28th) begins.
29 Final examinations begin.
May
1 Undergraduate reading period (9:00 AM-2:00 PM).
4 Final examinations end. NOTE: Graduating Seniors - Call Dean Simmons or Dean McMillian at 919-660-5386 in case of emergencies regarding graduating, i.e. unexpected D or F, etc.
10 Commencement weekend begins.
11 Reception on the Chapel Quad, 4:00-5:30 p.m.
12 Graduation exercises; Engineering Diploma and Honor Ceremony, Cameron Indoor Stadium.
15 Summer session begins.
