August 25

• Fall 2003 semester/classes begin

• Last day to submit completed immunization information to avoid being assessed a $25 late fee

August 28

• 6:35 p.m. – NIU football vs. University of Maryland

Sept. 1

• Labor Day – No Classes

Sept. 2

• Parking permits are required in student lots. They are available at the Holmes Student Center and the parking office

• Last day for graduate students and students-at-large to add or drop a first-half-session course or to convert a first-half-session undergraduate course from pass/fail to regular grading

Sept. 4

• Last day to request no release of directory information at the Office of Registration and Records

Sept. 8

• Last day for graduate students and students-at-large to add or drop a full-semester course

• Last day for graduate students and students-at-large to change a full-semester undergraduate course from pass/fail to regular grading

• Last day for graduate students and students-at-large to change a full-semester course from audit to credit

• Last day for undergraduate students to change a course from credit to audit or audit to credit

Sept. 9

• Last day to cancel or purchase student and dependent insurance at the Student Insurance Office

Sept. 12

• Last day for undergraduate students to convert a first-half-session course from pass/fail to regular grading or regular grading to pass/fail, or from credit to audit or audit to credit

• Last day for undergraduate students to change a course from regular grading to pass/fail

Sept. 19

• Last day for graduate students and students-at-large to withdraw from a first-half-session course or change a first-half-session undergraduate course from regular grading to pass/fail, or change a first-half-session course from credit to audit with the consent of the instructor and the office of the dean of the Graduate School

• Last day for undergraduates to withdraw from a first-half-session course

• Last day to appeal a spring or summer 2003 grade

Oct. 1

• Last day for undergraduates to submit an application for December 2003 graduation

• Last day for undergraduate students to pay the fee for December 2003 graduation