Monday, February 23, 2009
• First day for undergraduates to use GOLD to declare candidacy for the fall 2009 degree.
Saturday, May 02
• On or after this date, continuing students use GOLD to list their fall 2009 registration appointment times.
May 14-27
• Registration for continuing undergraduate and graduate students. Register using GOLD at your designated appointment time to obtain best possible priority for your class level.
• No financial aid, loans, or scholarships will be credited to your BARC account until you are registered in sufficient units. Undergraduates must be registered in a minimum of 6 units. Graduate students must be registered in a minimum of 4 units.
Wednesday, May 27
• Continuing undergraduate students who register after this date will be assessed a $50 late registration fee. (Students in the College of Creative Studies registering only for Creative Studies classes will be charged the $50 late registration fee if registration is completed later than September 24.)
Friday, July 31
• Last day for graduate students to file intercampus exchange applications for fall quarter with the Graduate Division.
Friday, August 14
• Continuing graduate students who register after this date will be assessed a $50 late registration fee.
Monday, August 31
• Update your local mailing address on GOLD by Monday, August 31, 2009, for your fall 2009 refund check mailing. If you want your refund check to be mailed to your permanent or billing address, please contact the Billing Office prior to August 31.
• Address updates can be made using GOLD.
Thursday, September 10
• Last day to file for leave of absence with Graduate Division for Fall 2009.
• Last day to submit an In Absentia petition.
Tuesday, September 15
• Fee Payment Deadline for undergraduate students.
• Undergraduate students who still have a balance due must pay or defer this balance, to avoid a $50 late payment fee. Students can view their BARC account balances at https://mybarc.ucsb.edu.
• Direct Deposits: all students, including new and graduate students, will have their direct deposits released starting on September 14. See “Special Instructions for Financial Aid, Loan, and Scholarship Students” on pages 12-13 for more information on refunds.
• In order for continuing undergraduate students to maintain registered status and protect class space, all “amount due” charges listed on the September BARC statement must be paid by this date. Students who did not receive a September BARC statement by September 1 should view their BARC account balance at https://mybarc.ucsb.edu or contact the Billing Office for the balance information. Students whose payment is received after this date are subject to losing their registered class space. Notification of failure to meet this deadline will be sent to email addresses.
• After 4 p.m. on this date, registration for undergraduate students will not be processed without prior payment of fees.
Friday, September 18
• Last day to Advance to Doctoral Candidacy and pay $90 Advancement fee to be eligible for nonresident tuition reduction for fall 2009.
• Last day to file a thesis or dissertation using fees paid spring 2009; degree awarded fall 2009.
Saturday, September 19
• Fall quarter begins.
Monday, September 21
• All new freshmen and transfer students are expected to attend this campus ceremony designed to welcome and induct new students into the university community, 3:00-4:00 p.m. on the Faculty Club Green, near the campus lagoon.
September 21-23
• Pre-instructional activities: counseling, testing, academic advising. See pages 15-17.
Thursday, September 24
• Instruction begins.
• Registration deadline for new and returning students. After this date new and returning students will be assessed a $50 late registration fee.
• Fee payment deadline for graduate students.
• Graduate students who still have a balance due must pay or defer this balance by 4 p.m., to avoid a $50 late payment fee. Students can view their BARC account balances at https://mybarc.ucsb.edu. Graduate students who are not paid will not be allowed to continue with registration until fee payment is made.
• Office of the Registrar begins processing schedule adjustment petitions. Photo ID required. All other schedule adjustment transactions, including adding classes using approval codes, should be completed via GOLD. See pages 9-11.
• Last day for College of Creative Studies students, enrolling only in CCS courses, to register for fall 2009.
• Deadline for continuing, nonresident students to apply for reclassification as California residents.
• Confirmation/updates of your addresses should be processed through use of GOLD. If you are employed by the university you must also update your address separately with your employing department.
Wednesday, September 30
• Last day for all students to drop courses without a $3 fee per drop transaction.
• Last day for all students to add courses without a course approval code.
• Late registration ends for all students. Lapse in status as a student in the university may occur unless fees and all other financial obligations have been paid, registration has been completed, and blocks on registration (if any) have been cleared. Enrollment
will not be accepted after this date.
• Last day for undergraduate students to drop Writing 1, 1E, 2, 2E, 2LK, 50, 50E without petition.
Wednesday, October 7
• Last day for all students to add courses without paying $3 fee.
• Last day for all students to change grading option without paying $3 fee.
Monday, October 12
• Last day to declare candidacy for the fall 2009 undergraduate degree using GOLD.
Wednesday, October 14
• Last day for all students to add classes.
Wednesday, October 21
• Last day for undergraduates in the Colleges of Letters and Science and Engineering to drop classes.
Friday, October 30
• End of first half of quarter. The Winter 2010 Schedule of Classes will be available in the bookstore in late October.
Wednesday, November 11
• Veterans’ Day holiday.
Friday, November 13
• Last day for undergraduates in the Colleges of Letters and Science and Engineering to change grading option in courses from passed/not passed to letter-grade or vice versa.
November 26-27
• Thanksgiving holidays
November 30-December 4
• Examinations are strongly discouraged and mandatory non-instructional activities require advance approval from the Office of Student Life.
Friday, December 4
• Last day of instruction.
• Last day for graduate students and students in the College of Creative Studies to drop courses or change grading options.
• Last day for undergraduates in the Colleges of Engineering and Letters & Science to submit a petition for complete withdrawal.
Saturday, December 5
• No classes and no finals held.
December 7-12
• Final examinations. (See page 29 for details.)
Friday, December 11
• Deadline for graduate students to present theses and dissertations to Graduate Division to receive a fall 2009 degree.
• Last day to submit Incomplete petitions with instructor signature at the Office of the Registrar.
Saturday, December 12
• Fall quarter ends.
• Degree candidates must have all transfer work and coursework completed no later than this date for current quarter graduation.
Sunday, December 20
• Fall 2009 grades available on GOLD.
Monday, December 21
• Last day to file for leave of absence with Graduate Division for Winter 2009.
• Last day to submit an In Absentia petition.
Monday, January 4, 2010
• Last day to file a thesis or dissertation using fees paid fall 2009; degree awarded winter 2010.