Wednesday, January 28, 2009
• On or after this date, continuing students use GOLD to view their spring 2009 registration appointment times.
February 4-14
• Registration for continuing undergraduate and graduate students. Register using GOLD at the designated appointment time to obtain best possible priority for class level.
• No spring 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.
Saturday, February 14
• 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 Monday, March 30.)
Monday, February 16
• Presidents’ Day holiday.
Wednesday, February 18
• Last day for graduate students to file intercampus exchange applications for spring quarter with the Graduate Division.
Late February
• Registration begins for new and returning students.
• No spring 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.
February 23-April 13
• First day for undergraduates to use GOLD to declare candidacy for a spring 2009 degree and make commencement reservations.
• Seniors with at least 164 units completed or in progress during the winter 2009 quarter are eligible to make a reservation for a spring 2009 commencement ceremony using GOLD. During pass 1, seniors can only make a reservation for the ceremony to which their major is assigned.
Sunday, March 1
• Deadline for continuing, new, and returning students to apply for 2009-2010 UCSB financial aid (UC Grant, Cal Grant A or B, Supplemental Grant, Perkins Loan, and Work-Study). Students should be sure to get a Certificate of Mailing.
Tuesday, March 3
• Continuing graduate students who register after this date will be assessed a $50 late registration fee.
Sunday, March 15
• Fee Payment Deadline for undergraduate students. Payments received by Monday, March 16 will be counted as on-time.
• Undergraduate students who still have a balance due must pay or defer this balance, to avoid a $50 late payment fee. Students may view their account balance at
https://www.mybarc.ucsb.edu.
• Direct Deposits: all students, including new and graduate students, will have their direct deposits released starting on March 21. 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 charges listed on the BARC statement must be paid by this date. 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 U-Mail addresses.
• After this date, registration for undergraduate students will not be processed without prior payment of fees.
Monday, March 16
• Last day to file for leave of absence
with Graduate Division for spring 2009.
• Last day to submit an In Absentia petition with Graduate Division for spring 2009.
Thursday, March 26
• Last day to Advance to Doctoral Candidacy and pay $90 Advancement fee.
• Last day to file a thesis or dissertation using fees paid winter 2009. Degree will be officially conferred in spring 2009.
Monday, March 30
• Spring quarter begins.
• Pre-instructional activities: counseling, testing, academic advising. See pages 15-16.
• 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. 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 6-11.
• Last day for College of Creative Studies students taking only CCS courses to register for spring 2009.
• Reclassification petition accepted from students seeking in-state fees for the upcoming fall term.
• 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.
Friday, April 3
• 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.
• Last day for undergraduate students to drop Writing 1, 1E, 1LK, 2, 2E, 2LK, 50, 50E without petition.
• Late registration ends for all students. Lapse in status as a student in the university will 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.
Friday, April 10
• 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, April 13
• Last day to declare candidacy for a spring 2009 undergraduate degree using GOLD.
April 20-May 22
• Seniors with at least 164 units completed or in progress during the spring 2009 quarter are eligible to make a reservation for a spring 2009 Commencement ceremony using GOLD. During Pass 2, seniors can make a reservation for any open ceremony or switch a previous reservation to any other open ceremony. Reservations must be made by April 30 in order to have your name included in the Commencement book.
Friday, April 17
• Last day for all students to add classes at the Office of the Registrar by 4 p.m.
Friday, April 24
• Last day for undergraduates in the Colleges of Letters and Science and Engineering to drop classes at the Office of the Registrar by
4 p.m.
Friday, May 1
• End of first half of quarter. The Fall 2009 Schedule of Classes will be available in the bookstore in early May.
Friday, May 15
• 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 at the Office of the Registrar by 4 p.m.
Friday, May 22
• Last day for undergraduates to make
commencement reservations. Reservations are made using GOLD.
Monday, May 25
• Memorial Day holiday
June 1-5
• Examinations are strongly discouraged and mandatory non-instructional activities require advance approval from the Office of Student Life.
Friday, June 5
• Last day of instruction.
• Last day for graduate students and students in the College of Creative Studies to drop courses or change grading options at the Office of the Registrar by 4 p.m.
• Last day for undergraduates in the Colleges of Engineering and Letters & Science to submit a petition for complete withdrawal.
June 6-12
• Final exams. (See page 29 for details.)
Sunday, June 7
• College of Creative Studies Commencement.
Friday, June 12
• Spring quarter ends.
• Degree candidates must have all transfer work and coursework completed no later than this date for current quarter graduation.
• Deadline for Graduate students to present theses and dissertations to Graduate Division to receive a spring 2009 degree.
• Last day to submit Incomplete petitions with instructor signature at the Office of the Registrar by 4 p.m.
June 13-14
• Commencement. (See back for details.)
Sunday, June 21
• Spring 2009 grades available on GOLD.