If an application
deadline falls on a weekend,
applications will be due the next business day.
Applications are accepted year round. If you wish to begin
in a specific quarter, you must submit an application by the
appropriate deadline. Applications are reviewed by the admissions
committee once all application materials are received.
If an application
deadline falls on a weekend, applications
will be due the next business day.
Learn more about how you can get started at Northwestern
University. Information Sessions will be held in Chicago and
Evanston throughout the year. At the sessions you can view
presentations and speak with advisers and academic programmers
who will be on hand to answer your questions. Click
here for current details regarding time and location.
| Fall 2008 |
| JULY |
7 |
Registration for Fall Quarter begins |
| SEPTEMBER |
8 |
Registration for Fall Quarter ends at 11:59pm |
| |
9 |
Late Registration for Fall Quarter begins |
| |
23 |
Fall quarter classes begin |
| |
29 |
Last day to add a class online, change of grading status from grade to P-N, and vice-a-versa, for changing sections |
| OCTOBER |
6 |
Last day to add a class in person, change of grading status from grade to P-N, and vice-a-versa, for changing sections |
| |
31 |
Deadline to submit graduation application |
| NOVEMBER |
3 |
Last day to drop without academic penalty (no tuition adjustment) |
| |
7 |
Last day to submit make-up work from summer incompletes |
| |
17 |
Registration for Winter Quarter begins at 9:00am |
| |
26 |
Thanksgiving vacation begins at 6:00pm |
| DECEMBER |
1 |
Classes resume |
| |
13 |
Fall Quarter ends |
| |
16 |
Grades available through CAESAR |
| |
21 |
Registration for Winter Quarter ends at 11:59pm |
| |
22 |
Late Registration for Winter Quarter begins |
| Winter
2009 |
| JANUARY |
5 |
Winter Quarter classes begin at 6:15pm |
| |
10 |
Last day to add a class online, change of grading status from grade to P-N, and vice-a-versa, for changing sections |
| |
16 |
Last day to add a class in person, change of grading status from grade to P-N, and vice-a-versa, for changing sections |
| |
19 |
Suspension of classes in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day |
| FEBRUARY |
13 |
Last day to drop without academic penalty (no tuition adjustment) |
| |
20 |
Last day to submit make-up work from fall incompletes |
| |
23 |
Registration for Spring Quarter begins at 9:00am |
| MARCH |
21 |
Winter Quarter ends |
| |
24 |
Grades available through CAESAR |
| Spring
2009 |
| |
30 |
Spring Quarter classes begin at 6:15pm |
| APRIL |
5 |
Last day to add a class online, change of grading status from grade to P-N, and vice-a-versa, for changing sections |
| |
10 |
Last day to add a class in person, change of grading status from grade to P-N, and vice-a-versa, for changing sections |
| |
13 |
Registration for Summer Session begins |
| MAY |
8 |
Last day to drop without academic penalty (no tuition adjustment) |
| |
25 |
Memorial Day: Legal Holiday, Classes will not be held |
| |
29 |
Last day to submit make-up work from winter incompletes |
| JUNE |
1 |
Tuition due, Summer Quarter |
| |
13 |
Spring Quarter ends |
| |
16 |
Grades available through CAESAR |
| |
19 |
One Hundred Fifty-First Commencement |
| |
20 |
School of Continuing Studies Convocation |
| |
21 |
Summer Quarter registration ends |
| Summer 2009 |
| |
22 |
Summer Quarter, late registration begins; Classes begin |
| JULY |
3 |
Independence Day: Legal Holiday, Classes will not be held |
| |
6 |
Registration for Fall Quarter begins at 9:00am |
