*Please note the following upcoming university deadlines, and ALWAYS check the official UCSC Academic and Administrative Calendar for important dates and deadlines. Bookmark this year's Academic and Administrative Calendar and refer to it regularly.
WINTER 2025 DEADLINES:
Monday, January 6th - Deadline to Withdraw from the University: Deadline to file to withdraw during quarter and receive full registration fees refund for winter 2025.
Monday, January 6th - Deadline to Apply for Late Leave of Absence: Deadline to petition for LOA; receive full registration refund for winter 2025.
**Thursday January 16th - Deadline to Apply For Degree: If you plan to complete your MS or PhD this quarter (winter 2025), the degree application needs to be submitted to the BE Graduate Advising office. This is also the deadline to pay for the filing fee, if applicable. More guidelines for graduating are available on the Graduate Advising website.
Thursday January 16th - Deadline for Graduate Student Enrollment & Fee Payment: If you have not paid your registration fees or enrolled in the minimum number of courses by this date, you will be charged a $50 late fee for winter 2025.
Thursday January 16th - Deadline for Graduate Student Part-Time Status: This is the deadline to apply for reduced course load and fees for winter 2025. Part-time status forms must be approved/signed by your faculty advisor and submitted to the BE Graduate Advising office by the posted deadline. Part-time application forms are available on the Graduate Division's website.
Friday January 24th - Deadline to Add/Drop/Swap Courses: This is your last day to add, drop and swap courses for winter 2025. You will not be able to drop or withdraw from courses after this deadline has passed. If you are enrolled in a placeholder class, you MUST drop it by this deadline. More information on how to add, drop, and swap classes is available on the registrar website.
Saturday January 25th - Late Add by Permission/Petition Begins: The Add by Petition form requires the signatures of both the instructor and the department adviser and needs to be submitted to the Office of the Registrar for winter 2025.
Thursday March 7th - Deadline for Grade Change Option: This is your last day to change your grading option for any courses you are enrolled in for winter 2025. IMPORTANT: The system defaults to Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory grading. Instructions for how to change your grading option to letter grades (ABC) can be found here.
Friday March 8th - Deadline for Late Add Permission: Deadline to add a class by permission or petition for winter 2025.
Friday March 21st - Deadline for Removal of Incomplete: Deadline to file petition and submit class work for winter 2025. Graduate Incomplete grade within the last three quarters.
**Friday March 21st - Deadline for Completing Degree Requirements/Submission: Deadline to complete all degree requirements for winter 2025. *Students participating in commencement need to complete all requirements by May 31 to be listed in the program.