Dates to Remember
| July 2018 | |
| July 18-25 | Program pages are sent to programs for their final changes and approval |
| July 23 | Regular registration for fall semester begins; ends August 13 |
| July 23-27 | Regular registration for Physician Assistant first-year students |
| July 23-30 | Regular registration for Physician Assistant second-year students |
| July 26-27 | Final proof by the dean’s office before catalog is submitted for print publication |
| July 26-27 | UAMS Teaching with Technology Symposium, I. Dodd Wilson Education Building |
| July 31 | CHP Scholarships – notification letters are mailed out (Scholarship Committee – Phyllis Fields, Chair) |
| Varies by program | Last day to withdraw from summer classes – grade of “WF” or “WP” |
| Varies by program | Final Exams |
| Varies by program | Summer course evaluations (refer to individual program timelines) |
| Date set by OUR | Deadline for enrollment confirmation—students must confirm their enrollments via email to the Office of the University Registrar (OUR) |
| Date set by OUR | Deadline for programs to submit their completed registration sheets to the Office of the University Registrar (OUR) |
| Date set by OUR | Deadline for programs to submit any fees that vary from university-wide tuition and fee charges to the Office of the University Registrar (OUR) |
| August 2018 | |
| August 1 | Catalog published on CHP website; call for notification of any errors/changes |
| August 1 | Department chair annual goals due to dean |
| August 1 | Request department graduation/attrition reports |
| August 1 | Dean’s Society grant selection and announcement |
| August 1 | Grades for graduating students due to registrar’s office |
| August 1 | Deadline for submission to the Curriculum Committee of new courses offered in or courses retired in spring 2019 (http://healthprofessions.uams.edu/faculty-and-staff/curriculum-policies-and-syllabus-guide/) |
| August 1 | Fall semester tuition and fees are due and payable for Physician Assistant second-year students http://studentfinancialservices.uams.edu/tuition-and-fees/due-dates/ |
| August 2 | End of summer semester |
| August 3 | Grades for continuing students due to registrar’s office |
| August 3 | Deadline for Faculty Excellence Award applications (first Friday in August) |
| August 8 | Curriculum Committee will send reminder for September 8 deadline for submission of existing course changes for spring 2019 (http://healthprofessions.uams.edu/faculty-and-staff/curriculum-policies-and-syllabus-guide/) |
| August 13 | UAMS official first day of fall semester |
| August 13 | New student academic convocation; 8:30 a.m., I. Dodd Wilson Education Building, Room 126 with additional rooms in IDW for overflow seating |
| August 13 | New student orientation |
| August 13 | Regular registration for fall semester ends; began July 23 |
| August 13 | Fall semester tuition and fees are due and payable http://studentfinancialservices.uams.edu/tuition-and-fees/due-dates/ |
| August 14-17 | Late registration – fall semester |
| August 15 | Department annual report templates are sent to departments |
| August 15 | Request board exam pass rate reports |
| August 15 | Catalog submitted for print publication |
| August 15 | College committee appointments begin |
| August 16 | Deadline for submission of agenda items to president’s office (for the September 13-14 Board of Trustees Meeting) |
| August 16 | First day of classes – fall semester |
| August 16 | Deadline for uploading faculty workloads in SharePoint (first day of fall semester) |
| August 16 | Deadline for uploading fall syllabi and AY18 program handbooks in SharePoint (first day of fall semester) |
| August 16 | UAMS Faculty Resource Fair, I. Dodd Wilson Education Building, second floor (https://faculty.uams.edu/resourcefair/) |
| August 17-18 | UAMS Alumni Weekend |
| August 22 | CHP Welcome Celebration for all students, faculty, and staff, Administration West Building, first floor lobby, 11:30-1:30 |
| August 27 | Fall semester tuition and fees are due and payable for Physician Assistant first-year students http://studentfinancialservices.uams.edu/tuition-and-fees/due-dates/ |
| Date set by OUR | August graduation – no ceremony |
| Date set by UAMS Campus Life | Confirmation of student health insurance coverage due by registration (http://studentlife.uams.edu/) |
| Date set by UAMS Campus Life | UAMS Associated Student Government (ASG) Welcome Event (http://studentlife.uams.edu/) |
| Seven business days after disbursement | Financial aid refund |
| Varies by program | Cap and gown photos (programs make appointments) |
| Varies by program, see catalog | Final date to drop a fall class with 100% refund (4th day of classes) |
| Varies by program, see catalog | Final date to add fall classes (5th day of classes) |
| Varies by program, see catalog | Final date to drop a fall class with 50% refund (10th day of classes) |
| September 2018 | |
| September 1 | Department annual reports due to dean |
| September 1 | Department graduation/attrition reports due to dean |
| September 1 | Department board exam pass rate reports due to dean |
| September 1-30 | Diversity Month |
| September 3 | Labor Day holiday |
| September 4 | P &/or T candidate applications due to P&T Committee (first Tuesday in September) |
| September 7 | Deadline for Faculty Excellence Award selection (first Friday in September) |
| September 8 | Deadline for submission to Curriculum Committee of existing course changes for spring 2019 (http://healthprofessions.uams.edu/faculty-and-staff/curriculum-policies-and-syllabus-guide/) |
| September 11 | College Advisory Board fall meeting (second Tuesday of September) |
| September 13-14 | Board of Trustees Meeting – UAF |
| September 17 | Deadline for submission of academic agenda items to president’s office (for the November 14-15 Board of Trustees Meeting) |
| September 27 | UAMS Faculty Service Center New Faculty Reception, 5:00-7:00 pm, 12th Floor, Jackson T. Stephens Spine & Neurosciences Institute |
| September 28 | Fall Faculty Meeting – Faculty Excellence Awards (fourth Friday in September) |
| October 2018 | |
| October 1 | Curriculum Committee will send reminder for November 1 deadline for submission of new course and course retirement for summer 2019 (http://healthprofessions.uams.edu/faculty-and-staff/curriculum-policies-and-syllabus-guide/) |
| October 1 | UAMS Corporate Compliance Training due |
| October 2 | UAMS Day of Giving |
| October 6 | Physician Assistant Heroes Against Hunger 5K, 8:00 am, Burns Park |
| October 15 | Courtyard Cookout – 3rd Monday of October |
| October 15 | CHP flu shot clinic for students, faculty, and staff, 1:00-4:00, IDW second floor Auditorium 226 and foyer |
| October 19 | Deadline for submission of agenda items to president’s office (for the November 14-15 Board of Trustees Meeting) |
| October 29 | Early registration begins – spring semester (ends November 9) |
| November 2018 | |
| November 1 | Promotion and Tenure Committee elections – ballots are emailed to faculty |
| November 1 | Deadline for submission to the Curriculum Committee of new courses offered in or courses retired in summer 2019 (http://healthprofessions.uams.edu/faculty-and-staff/curriculum-policies-and-syllabus-guide/) |
| November 1 | Deadline for fall graduation application via GUS |
| November 4 | Daylight Saving Time ends |
| November 4-10 | Allied Health Professions Week – first full week of November |
| November 6 | P &/or T candidate applications due to the dean (first Tuesday in November) |
| November 8 | Scholarship Recognition Reception |
| November 9 | Early registration ends – spring semester (began October 29) |
| November 12 | Veterans Day holiday (falls on Sunday, observed on following Monday) |
| November 12 | Promotion and Tenure Committee elections – deadline to submit ballot (10 days after ballots are distributed) |
| November 14-15 | Board of Trustees Meeting – University of Arkansas, UAFS |
| November 15 | Deadline for adjunct faculty requests – new and continuing appointments for spring semester |
| November 22-23 | Thanksgiving holiday(s) (day after Thanksgiving is a holiday only if declared by the governor) |
| November 28 | Administration West holiday open house – Offices in the Administration West Building, Office of the University Registrar |
| November 30 | Deadline for submission of academic agenda items to president’s office (for the January 30-31 Board of Trustees Meeting) |
| Varies by program | Fall course evaluations open (refer to individual program timelines) |
| December 2018 | |
| December 1 | Curriculum Committee will send reminder for January 1 deadline for submission of new course and course retirement for fall 2019 (http://healthprofessions.uams.edu/faculty-and-staff/curriculum-policies-and-syllabus-guide/) |
| December 3 | Regular registration begins - spring semester (ends January 7) |
| December 3 | Regular registration begins - spring semester for Physician Assistant students only (ends January 2) |
| December 10-14 | Final exam week |
| December 14 | Semester ends – fall |
| December 21 | Fall grades for all students due to the Office of the University Registrar |
| December 24-25 | Christmas Eve and Christmas holidays |
| Varies by program | Fall course evaluations close (refer to individual program timelines) |
| Date set by OUR | December graduation – no ceremony |
