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Office of the Registrar
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
2018-2019 Important Dates (Except Law School)
| Mon | Aug 20 | Last day to add first fall six-week session class online |
| Fri | Aug 24 | Summer term final grades due by 10:00am* |
| Sun | Aug 26 | Last day to add or drop a fall full-term class online |
| Mon | Aug 27 |
Start of fall semester |
| Mon | Aug 27 | Start of first fall six-week session classes |
| Tue | Aug 28 | Last day to drop first fall six-week session class with a full refund |
| Wed | Aug 29 | Last day to drop first fall six-week session class without a W |
| Fri | Aug 31 |
Last day to add a fall full-term class |
| Mon | Sept 3 |
Labor Day (university closed; classes do not meet) |
| Tue | Sept 4 | Midterm grading opens (due Mon, Oct 22, 10:00am) |
| Mon | Sept 10 |
Last day to drop a fall full-term class without a "W" on transcript |
| Mon | Sept 17 | First fall six-week session midpoint |
| Mon | Sept 17 | Last day to drop a first fall six-week session class |
| Tue | Oct 2 |
Spring 2019 schedule of classes available |
| Sun | Oct 7 | End of first fall six-week session classes |
| Fri | Oct 12 | First fall six-week session final grades due |
| Mon-Tue | Oct 15-16 |
Fall break |
| Mon | Oct 15 | Last day to add second six-week session class online |
| Mon | Oct 15 | Graduation applications due for anticipated December graduates |
| Wed | Oct 17 |
Fall semester midpoint |
| Mon | Oct 22 | Start of second fall six-week session classes |
| Mon | Oct 22 | Fall semester midterm grades due by 10:00am |
| Mon | Oct 22 | Deadline by which field-of-study changes must be made to be considered for spring registration |
| Tue | Oct 23 | Last day to drop a second fall six-week session class with a full refund |
| Wed | Oct 24 | Last day to drop second fall six-week session class without a W |
| Wed | Oct 24 | Last day to drop a fall full-term class |
| Mon | Oct 29 |
Spring 2019 registration begins (see registration page for detailed schedule) |
| Thurs | Nov 1 |
Final grading opens (due Wed, Dec 19, 10:00am) |
| Mon | Nov 12 | Second fall six-week session midpoint |
| Mon | Nov 12 | Last day to drop a second fall six-week session class |
| Mon | Nov 12 | Field-of-study restrictions removed from set of restricted courses |
| Wed | Nov 14 | Spring 2019 registration opens for non-degree-seeking students |
| Wed | Nov 14 | Waitlist automation begins for spring 2019 classes |
| Tue | Nov 20 | Thanksgiving break begins after evening classes |
| Wed-Fri | Nov 21-25 | University closed |
| Mon | Nov 26 |
University reopens; classes resume |
| Sun | Dec 2 | End of second fall six-week session classes |
| Fri | Dec 7 |
Day free for study |
| Fri | Dec 7 | Second fall six-week session final grades due |
| Mon-Fri | Dec 10-14 |
Final evaluations |
| Fri | Dec 14 | End of fall semester |
| Sat | Dec 15 | Commencement |
| Wed | Dec 19 |
Fall semester final grades due by 10:00am |
| Mon | Dec 24 | Winter break begins (University closed) |
| Wed | Jan 2 |
University reopens |
| Mon | Jan 7 |
J-term begins |
| Tue | Jan 8 |
Last day to add or drop a J-term class (without a "W" on transcript) |
| Wed | Jan 16 | Last day to drop a J-term class (with a "W" on transcript) |
| Mon | Jan 21 |
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (university closed; classes do not meet) |
| Mon | Jan 21 | Last day to add first spring six-week session class online |
| Wed | Jan 23 |
Waitlist automation for spring 2019 classes stops |
| Fri | Jan 25 | J-term ends |
| Sun | Jan 27 | Last day to add or drop a spring full-term class online |
| Mon | Jan 28 | Start of spring semester |
| Mon | Jan 28 | Start of first spring six-week session classes |
| Tue | Jan 29 | Last day to drop first spring six-week session class with a full refund |
| Wed | Jan 30 | Last day to drop first spring six-week session class without a W |
| Fri | Feb 1 | Last day to add a spring full-term class (moved to Mon, Feb 4 due to inclement weather) |
| Fri | Feb 1 | Midterm grading opens (due Mon, Mar 25, 10:00am) |
| Mon | Feb 4 | Last day to add a spring full-term class (moved from Fri, Feb 1 due to inclement weather) |
| Mon | Feb 4 |
Deadline by which December graduates' requirements must be met to be considered a December graduate |
| Wed | Feb 6 |
J-term final grades due by 10:00am |
| Fri | Feb 8 | Last day to drop a fall full-term class without a "W" on transcript |
| Fri | Feb 15 | Graduation applications due for anticipated May and August graduates |
| Mon | Feb 18 | First spring six-week session midpoint |
| Mon | Feb 18 | Last day to drop a first spring six-week session class |
| Tue | Mar 5 |
Summer 2019, Fall 2019, and 2020 J-term schedule of classes available |
| Sun | Mar 10 | End of first spring six-week session classes |
| Fri | Mar 15 | First spring six-week session final grades due |
| Fri | Mar 15 | Spring semester midpoint |
| Mon-Fri | Mar 18-22 | Spring break |
| Mon | Mar 18 | Last day to add second spring six-week session class online |
| Sun | Mar 24 | Last day to drop second spring six-week session class online |
| Mon | Mar 25 | Start of second spring six-week session classes |
| Mon | Mar 25 | Midterm grades due by 10:00am |
| Mon | Mar 25 |
Deadline by which field-of-study changes must be made to be considered for summer/fall/J-term registration |
| Tue | Mar 26 | Last day to drop second spring six-week session class with a full refund |
| Wed | Mar 27 | Last day to drop first spring six-week session class without a W |
| Fri | Mar 29 | Last day to drop a spring full-term class |
| Mon | Apr 1 |
Final grading opens (due Wed, May 22, 10:00am) |
| Mon | Apr 1 |
Summer 2019, fall 2019, and 2020 J-term registration begins (see page for detailed schedule) |
| Mon | Apr 15 | Second spring six-week session midpoint |
| Mon | Apr 15 | Last day to drop a second spring six-week session class |
| Mon | Apr 15 | Field-of-study restrictions removed from set of restricted courses |
| Wed | Apr 17 |
Summer 2019, fall 2019, and 2020 J-term registration opens for non-degree-seeking students |
| Wed | Apr 17 |
Waitlist automation begins |
| Wed-Sat | Apr 24-Apr 27 |
Drake Relays |
| Fri | Apr 26 | Undergraduate classes dismissed at 1:50pm |
| Sun | May 5 | End of second spring six-week session classes |
| Fri | May 10 |
Day free for study |
| Fri | May 10 | Second spring six-week session final grades due |
| Mon-Fri | May 13-17 |
Final evaluations |
| Fri | May 17 | End of spring semester |
| Sat | May 18 | Pharmacy hooding ceremony |
| Sun | May 19 |
Commencement |
| Wed | May 22 |
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 Aug 24. See Section 2.135 of the Faculty Manual for more details.
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