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Office of the Registrar
The Office of the Registrar is located in Carnegie Hall Room 101. |
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The Office of Registrar is responsible for the accuracy and integrity of all student records.
Included in our responsibilities are:
- Producing student transcripts
- Creating each semester's schedule of classes
- Conducting registration each semester
- Scheduling classrooms
- Evaluating transfer credits - (See how your credits transfer in to Drake)
- Processing grades
- Planning and executing part of the commencement ceremonies
- Providing degree and enrollment verifications
- Maintaining all student records
Important Dates - Drake Online Graduate Programs
All Other Important Dates - see following section
2021-2022 Important Dates
(Other Than the Law School and Drake Online Graduate Programs)
| Mon | May 17 | Start of summer semester |
| Mon | May 31 | Memorial Day (university closed; classes do not meet) |
| Fri | June 18 | Juneteenth holiday (university closed; classes do not meet) |
| Mon | July 5 | Independence Day holiday (university closed; classes do not meet) |
| Sun | Aug 22 | End of summer semester |
| Fri | Aug 27 | Summer term final grades due by 10:00am* |
| Mon | Aug 30 |
Start of fall semester |
| Wed | Sep 1 | Midterm grading opens (due Mon, Oct 25, 10:00am) |
| Fri | Sep 3 |
Last day to add a fall full-term class |
| Mon | Sep 6 | Labor Day (university closed; classes do not meet) |
| Mon | Sep 13 |
Last day to drop a fall full-term class without a "W" on transcript |
| Tue | Sept 28 |
Spring 2022 schedule of classes available |
| Fri | Oct 15 | Graduation applications due for anticipated December graduates |
| Mon-Tue | Oct 18-19 | Fall break (classes do not meet) |
| Wed | Oct 20 |
Fall semester midpoint |
| Mon | Oct 25 |
Fall semester midterm grades due by 10:00am |
| Mon | Oct 25 | Deadline by which field-of-study changes must be made to be considered for spring registration |
| Mon | Nov 1 |
Last day to drop a fall full-term class |
| Mon | Nov 1 | Final grading opens (due Wed, Dec 22, 10:00am) |
| Mon | Nov 1 |
Spring 2022 registration begins (see registration page for detailed schedule) |
| Mon | Nov 15 | Field-of-study restrictions removed from set of restricted courses |
| Wed | Nov 17 |
Spring 2021 registration opens for non-degree-seeking students |
| Wed | Nov 17 | Waitlist automation begins for spring 2022 classes |
| Wed-Fri | Nov 24-26 | Thanksgiving break (classes do not meet) |
| Mon | Nov 29 |
University reopens; classes resume |
| Fri | Dec 10 |
Day free for study |
| Mon-Fri | Dec 13-17 | Final evaluations |
| Fri | Dec 17 | End of fall semester |
| Sat | Dec 18 | Commencement |
| Mon | Dec 20 | Last day to add a J-term class online |
| Wed | Dec 22 |
Fall semester final grades due by 10:00am |
| Thurs | Dec 23 |
Winter break begins (University closed) |
| Mon | Jan 3 |
University reopens |
| Mon | Jan 3 |
J-term begins |
| Tue | Jan 4 |
Last day to add or drop a J-term class (without a "W" on transcript) |
| Thurs | Jan 13 | Last day to drop a J-term class (with a "W" on transcript) |
| Mon | Jan 17 |
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (university closed; classes do not meet) |
| Fri | Jan 21 | J-term ends |
| Mon | Jan 24 |
Start of spring semeser |
| Fri | Jan 28 | Last day to add a spring full-term class |
| Tue | Feb 1 | Midterm grading opens (due Wed, Mar 23, 10:00am) |
| Wed | Feb 2 | J-term final grades due by 10:00am |
| Fri | Feb 4 | Last day to drop a fall full-term class without a "W" on transcript |
| Mon | Feb 7 |
Deadline by which December graduates' requirements must be met to be considered a December graduate |
| Tue | Feb 15 | Graduation applications due for anticipated May and August graduates |
| Tue | Mar 1 |
Summer 2022, Fall 2022, and J-term 2023 schedule of classes available |
| Fri | Mar 11 | Spring semester midpoint |
| Mon-Fri | Mar 14-18 | Spring break (classes do not meet) |
| Wed | Mar 23 |
Midterm grades due by 10:00am |
| Wed | Mar 30 |
Last day to drop a spring full-term class |
| Fri | Apr 1 |
Final grading opens (due Wed, May 18, 10:00am) |
| Mon | Apr 4 | Deadline by which field-of-study changes must be made to be considered for summer/fall/J-term registration |
| Mon | Apr 11 |
Summer 2022, fall 2022, and J-term 2023 registration begins (see registration page for detailed schedule) |
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Mon |
Apr 25 |
Field-of-study restrictions removed from set of restricted courses |
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Wed |
Apr 27 | Summer 2022, fall 2022, and J-term 2023 registration opens for non-degree-seeking students |
| Wed | Apr 27 | Waitlist automation begins |
| Wed-Sat | Apr 27-30 | Drake Relays |
| Fri | Apr 29 | Undergraduate classes dismissed at 1:50pm |
| Fri | May 6 |
Day free for study |
| Mon-Fri | May 9-13 | Final evaluations |
| Fri | May 13 | End of spring semester |
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Sat |
May 14 |
CPHS Doctoral Hooding and Commencement Ceremony |
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Sun |
May 15 |
Commencement |
| Wed | May 18 |
Spring final grades due by 10:00am |
*Final grades for summer courses are based on the end date of the course; however, the latest date by which summer grades can be submitted is Aug 27. See Section 2.135 of the Faculty Manual for more details.
2021-2022 Important Dates -
Drake Online Graduate Programs
| Mon | May 10 | Courses open in Blackboard (Preview Week begins) |
| Thurs | May 13 | Last day to add first summer six-week session class online |
| Sun | May 16 | Last day to drop first summer six-week session class online |
| Mon | May 17 | Start of first summer six-week session classes |
| Tue | May 18 | Last day to drop first summer six-week session class with a full refund |
| Wed | May 19 |
Last day to drop first summer six-week session class without a W |
| Mon | Jun 7 |
Last day to drop first summer six-week session class |
| Sun | Jun 27 | End of first summer six-week session classes |
| Fri | Jul 2 |
First summer six-week session final grades due |
| Mon | Jun 28 | Courses open in Blackboard (Preview Week begins) |
| Thurs | Jul 1 |
Last day to add second summer six-week session class online |
| Sun | Jul 4 |
Last day to drop second summer six-week session class online |
| Mon | Jul 5 |
Start of second summer six-week session classes |
| Tue | Jul 6 |
Last day to drop second summer six-week session class with a full refund |
| Wed | Jul 7 |
Last day to drop second summer six-week session class without a W |
| Mon | Jul 26 | Last day to drop second summer six-week session class |
| Sun | Aug 15 | End of second summer six-week session classes |
| Fri | Aug 20 | Second summer six-week session final grades due |
| Mon | Aug 23 |
Courses open in Blackboard (Preview Week begins) |
| Thurs | Aug 26 |
Last day to add first fall six-week session class online |
| Sun | Aug 29 | Last day to drop first fall six-week session class online |
| Mon | Aug 30 |
Start of first fall six-week session classes |
| Tue | Aug 31 |
Last day to drop first fall six-week session class with a full refund |
| Wed | Sep 1 |
Last day to drop first fall six-week session class without a W |
| Mon | Sep 20 |
Last day to drop first fall six-week session class |
| Tue | Sep 28 |
Spring 2022 schedule of classes available |
| Sun | Oct 10 |
End of first fall six-week session classes |
| Fri | Oct 15 |
First fall six-week session final grades due |
| Fri | Oct 15 | Graduation applications due for anticipated December graduates |
| Mon | Oct 18 | Courses open in Blackboard (Preview Week begins) |
| Thurs | Oct 21 |
Last day to add second fall six-week session class online |
| Sun | Oct 24 |
Last day to drop second fall six-week class onlne |
| Mon | Oct 25 |
Start of second fall six-week session classes |
| Tue | Oct 26 |
Last day to drop a second fall six-week session class with a full refund |
| Wed | Oct 27 |
Last day to drop second fall six-week session class without a W |
| Mon | Nov 1 |
Spring 2022 registration begins (see registration page for detailed schedule) |
| Mon | Nov 15 |
Last day to drop a second fall six-week session class |
| Wed-Fri | Nov 24-26 | University closed |
| Sun | Dec 5 |
End of second fall six-week session classes |
| Fri | Dec 10 |
Second fall six-week session final grades due |
| Sat | Dec 18 | Commencement |
| Thurs | Dec 23 | Winter break begins (University closed) |
| Mon | Jan 3 |
University reopens |
| Mon | Jan 17 |
Courses open in Blackboard (Preview Week begins) |
| Thurs | Jan 20 |
Last day to add first spring six-week session class online |
| Sun | Jan 23 | Last day to drop first spring six-week session class online |
| Mon | Jan 24 |
Start of first spring six-week session classes |
| Tue | Jan 25 |
Last day to drop first spring six-week session class with a full refund |
| Wed | Jan 26 |
Last day to drop first spring six-week session class without a W |
| Mon | Feb 7 | Deadline by which December graduates' requirements must be met to be considered a December graduate |
| Mon | Feb 14 | Last day to drop a first spring six-week session class |
| Tue | Feb 15 | Graduation applications due for anticipated May and August graduates |
| Tue | Mar 1 |
Summer 2022, Fall 2022, and J-Term 2023 schedule of classes available |
| Sun | Mar 6 |
End of first spring six-week session classes |
| Fri | Mar 11 | First spring six-week session final grades due |
| Mon | Mar 14 | Courses open in Blackboard (Preview Week begins) |
| Thurs | Mar 17 | Last day to add second spring six-week session class online |
| Sun | Mar 20 | Last day to drop second spring six-week session class online |
| Mon | Mar 21 | Start of second spring six-week session classes |
| Tue | Mar 22 | Last day to drop second spring six-week session class with a full refund |
| Wed | Mar 23 | Last day to drop first spring six-week session class without a W |
| Mon | Apr 11 | Last day to drop a second spring six-week session class |
| Mon | Apr 11 |
Summer and fall 2022 registration begins (see registration page for detailed schedule) |
| Sun | May 1 |
End of second spring six-week session classes |
| Fri | May 6 |
Second spring six-week session final grades due |
| Sun | May 15 | Commencement |
*Final grades for summer courses are based on the end date of the course; however, the latest date by which summer grades can be submitted is Aug 27. See Section 2.135 of the Faculty Manual for more details.
University News
September 23, 2021
