| Important Dates and Deadlines | |||||||
| FALL | WINTER | SPRING | SUMMER I | SUMMER II | SUMMER III | ||
| Advising Begins | April 2, 2009 | November 4, 2009 | November 4, 2009 | April 2, 2009 | April 2, 2009 | April 2, 2009 | |
| Registration* | April 20, 2009 | April 14, 2009 | April 14, 2009 | April 14, 2009 | |||
| Grad Students w/ Program Director | April 2, 2009 | November 4, 2009 | November 4, 2009 | April 2, 2009 | April 2, 2009 | April 2, 2009 | |
| Grads/Undergrads on WINGS | April 20, 2009 | November 12, 2009 | November 16, 2009 | April 6, 2009 | April 6, 2009 | April 6, 2009 | |
| New Freshmen | June 2009 | November 13, 2009 | December 11, 2009 | April 10, 2009 | April 10, 2009 | April 10, 2009 | |
| Special Non-degree Students | July 13, 2009 | November 16, 2009 | December 14, 2009 | April 13, 2009 | April 13, 2009 | April 13, 2009 | |
| Textbook Rental Opens | September 2, 2009 | December 29, 2009 | January 20, 2010 | May 20, 2009 | May 20, 2009 | May 20, 2009 | |
| Residence Halls Open | September 4, 2009 | January 4, 2010 | January 23, 2009 | May 25, 2009 | June 21, 2009 | July 19, 2009 | |
| Financial Aid Disbursement | September 8, 2009 | January 25, 2010 | January 25, 2009 | May 26, 2009 | May 26, 2009 | May 26, 2009 | |
| Classes Begin | September 8, 2009 | January 4, 2010 | January 25, 2009 | May 26, 2009 | June 22, 2009 | July 20, 2009 | |
| Last day to drop classes w/o "W" | January 6, 2010 | May 27, 2009 | June 23, 2009 | July 21, 2009 | |||
| 1st half semester course | September 10, 2009 | January 27, 2010 | |||||
| Full semester course | September 14, 2009 | January 29, 2010 | |||||
| 2nd half semester course | October 28, 2009 | March 24, 2010 | |||||
| Last day to drop classes w/ "W" | January 12, 2010 | June 5, 2009** | July 3, 2009** | July 31, 2009** | |||
| 1st half semester course | October 2, 2009 | February 19, 2010 | |||||
| Full semester course | October 30, 2009 | March 26, 2010 | |||||
| 2nd half semester course | November 20, 2009 | April 16, 2010 | |||||
| Drop/Add via WINGS ends | September 10, 2009 | January 5, 2010 | January 29, 2010 | ||||
| Mid-Semester | October 23, 2009 | January 13, 2010 | March 12, 2010 | ||||
| Holidays | September 7, 2009 | January 18, 2010 | May 25, 2009 | July 4, 2009 | |||
| Break | November 26-27, 2009 | March 13-21, 2010 | |||||
| Last day to drop a class | October 30, 2009 | January 13, 2010 | March 26, 20109 | prorated by class | prorated by class | prorated by class | |
| Last day to withdraw from UW-L | November 20, 2009 | January 15, 2010 | April 16, 2010 | prorated by class | prorated by class | prorated by class | |
| Deadline to submit graduate theses | December 4, 2009 | April 30, 2010 | July 31, 2009 | July 31, 2009 | July 31, 2009 | ||
| Last Day of Class | December 16, 2009 | January 22, 2010 | May 7, 2010 | June 19, 2009 | July 17, 2009 | August 14, 2009 | |
| Study Day | NONE | ||||||
| Finals | December 17-22, 2009 | January 22, 2010 | May 10-14, 2010 | June 19, 2009 | July 17, 2009 | August 15, 2009 | |
| Commencement | December 20, 2009 | May 15, 2010 | |||||
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Grades due 8:00am
Spring 2009 only Midnight subsequent semesters |
Midnight December 29, 2009 |
Midnight January 28, 2010 |
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Midnight August 18, 2009 |
Midnight August 18, 2009 |
Midnight August 18, 2009 |
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| *$100 non-refundable deposit required prior to registering for Spring, Summer and Fall | |||||||
| **drop dates are prorated for short term courses |