FALL SEMESTER 2024 CALENDAR OF IMPORTANT DATES
- This calendar may be used for planning purposes with the understanding that all dates are subject to change. Last updated 11/3/2023.
- Final dates are published on the University Registrar's website, or through specific correspondence from the Office of the University Registrar.
- Dates specific to Kent Campus activities are noted with a "KC". All other dates and deadlines are system-wide.
- Fee payment dates and information ($) are available on the Bursar's website.
- All registration transactions are processed using FlashFAST via the .
- NOTE: If class beginning and/or ending dates are other than the regular session dates for the Parts of Term listed, registration/schedule adjustment deadlines may be different than noted. Registration/Schedule Adjustment processing dates for courses may be found by accessing the Detailed Class Search from the . Search for the course(s), then after locating the course, click on the "Registration Deadlines" link to determine course specific dates. Information may also be found by clicking the Registration Deadlines & Tuition Credit Search link under the Faculty & Advisors Category / Resources Page / Courses Section in FlashLine.
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**Number of days in each part of term includes weekends and exclude holidays and other days classes are not in session as noted on the University Calendar.**
***Veteran’s Day is observed on Monday, November 11, 2024.
| EVENT DESCRIPTION | BEGIN DATE | END DATE | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2024 - Graduation Application Deadline for Undergraduate Students pursuing a bachelor’s degree or undergraduate certificate. | July 1, 2023 | Mar. 15, 2024 | |
| Fall 2024 Schedule Build Window | Feb. 12, 2024 | Feb. 23, 2024 | Dates are subject to change. Schedulers will be sent updates via listserv. |
| Spring 2025 - Graduation Application Deadline for Undergraduate Students pursuing a bachelor’s degree or undergraduate certificate. | Dec. 1, 2023 | Sept. 15, 2024 | |
| Fall 2024-Schedule of Classes Available in FlashFAST. | Feb. 26, 2024, Mon., 8 a.m. | Dates are subject to change. Schedulers will be sent updates via listserv. | |
| Fall 2024 - Graduation Application Deadline for Undergraduate Students seeking an associate degree. | Mar. 1, 2024 | Aug. 23, 2024 | |
| Fall 2024 - Graduation Application Deadline for Graduate Students seeking a graduate degree or graduate certificate. | Mar. 1, 2024 | Aug. 23, 2024 | |
| Summer 2025 - Graduation Application Deadline for Undergraduate Students pursuing a bachelor’s degree or undergraduate certificate. | Mar. 1, 2024 | Dec. 15, 2024 | |
| Priority Registration: Protected Groups | Mar. 6, 2024 | Dates are subject to change. | |
Your Time to Register Begins: Graduate Students (Students should check their Registration Status page in FlashLine to determine their time to register and/or to see if they have an advising requirement that prevents registration.) | Mar. 11, 2024 | Dates are subject to change. See entry schedules on www.kent.edu/registrar. Payment deadlines are on the Bursar Website at www.kent.edu/bursar/. | |
Your Time to Register Begins: Seniors (Students should check their Registration Status page in FlashLine to determine their time to register and/or to see if they have an advising requirement that prevents registration.) | Mar. 12, 2024 | Dates are subject to change. See entry schedules on www.kent.edu/registrar. Payment deadlines are on the Bursar Website at www.kent.edu/bursar/. | |
Your Time to Register Begins: Juniors (Students should check their Registration Status page in FlashLine to determine their time to register and/or to see if they have an advising requirement that prevents registration.) | Mar. 18, 2024 | Dates are subject to change. See entry schedules on www.kent.edu/registrar. Payment deadlines are on the Bursar Website at www.kent.edu/bursar/. | |
Your Time to Register Begins: Sophomores (Students should check their Registration Status page in FlashLine to determine their time to register and/or to see if they have an advising requirement that prevents registration.) | April 8, 2024 | Dates are subject to change. See entry schedules on www.kent.edu/registrar. Payment deadlines are on the Bursar Website at www.kent.edu/bursar/. | |
Your Time to Register Begins: Continuing Freshmen (Students should check their Registration Status page in FlashLine to determine their time to register and/or to see if they have an advising requirement that prevents registration.) | Apr. 22, 2024 | Dates are subject to change. See entry schedules on www.kent.edu/registrar. Payment deadlines are on the Bursar Website at www.kent.edu/bursar/. | |
Open Registration/Schedule Adjustment: All Eligible Students Students may self-add, switch sections of courses, and drop courses during this time. | Apr. 29, 2024 | Aug. 25, 2024 | Dates are subject to change. If class beginning and/or ending dates are other than the regular session dates for the full term, registration/ schedule adjustment deadlines may be different than noted. You may determine deadlines by accessing the Detailed Class Search from the Schedule of Classes. Search for the course(s), and after locating the course, click on the "Registration Deadlines" link to determine course specific dates. Payment deadlines are on the Bursar Website. |
| Fall 2024 - First Day of Classes | Aug. 19, 2024 | ||
| Labor Day (No Classes, Offices Closed) | Sept. 2, 2024 | ||
| $100 Late Registration Fee Assessed | Aug. 26, 2024 | Applicable for students registering for their first enrolled hour for the term. | |
Fall 2024 -Last day to drop courses that meet the full term before a grade of "W" is assigned.
| Sept. 1, 2024 | Dates are subject to change. If class beginning and/or ending dates are other than the regular session dates for the full term, registration/ schedule adjustment deadlines may be different than noted. You may determine deadlines by accessing the Detailed Class Search from the Schedule of Classes. Search for the course(s), and after locating the course, click on the "Registration Deadlines" link to determine course specific dates. Payment deadlines are on the Bursar Website. | |
| Fall 2024 -Course Withdrawal from Any or All courses for the full term. “W” grade is assigned to dropped courses | Sept. 2, 2024 | Oct. 27, 2024 | Weeks 3-10. NOTE: If class beginning and/or ending dates are other than the regular session dates for a full term, deadlines may be different than noted. You may determine deadlines by accessing the Detailed Class Search from the Schedule of Classes Search. Search for the course(s), and after locating the course, click on the "Registration Deadlines" link to determine course specific dates. |
| Fall 2024 - Registration Deadline for State Subsidy (15th Day), 5 pm | Sept. 2, 2024 | ||
| Fall 2024 -College/Campuses Review Graduation Reports | Sept. 3, 2024 | Jan. 7, 2025 | SAAR-232 Graduation List (status = PN) Public Folders > 91ֿ > Student > Official > Student Records (Registrar) > College Dates are subject to change. Updates will be sent via Graduation_Processing listserv. |
| Fall 2024 - Midterm Grading Begins in FlashFAST for students enrolled in lower division (00000, 10000, 20000 level) Full-Term Courses (Weeks 4-7) | Sep. 9, 2024 | Oct. 7, 2024 | Midterms Grades Process and Dates Subject to Change |
| Spring 2025 - Graduation Application Deadline for Undergraduate Students seeking an associate degree. | Oct. 1, 2024 | Jan. 17, 2025 | |
| Spring 2025 - Graduation Application Deadline for Graduate Students seeking a graduate degree. | Oct. 1, 2024 | Jan. 17, 2025 | |
| Columbus Day (observed Fri., Nov. 29, 2024) | Oct. 14, 2024 | ||
| Missing and Partially-Graded Midterm Grade Rosters Updated on the Secured Extranet SharePoint Site. Access the rosters through the Faculty and Staff Portal on the Registrar’s Office home page. | Oct. 3, 2024 | Oct. 7, 2024 | Midterms Grades Process and Dates Subject to Change |
| Midterm Grades Officially Available to all students enrolled in lower division (00000, 10000, 20000 level) courses in FlashFAST (week 8) | Oct. 9, 2024 | Midterms Grades Process and Dates Subject to Change | |
| Fall Break | Oct. 3, 2024 | Oct. 6, 2024 | |
| Veterans Day Observed (No Classes, Offices Closed) | Nov. 11, 2024 | ||
| Thanksgiving Recess | Nov. 27, 2024 | Dec. 1, 2024 | Classes recessed Wednesday through Sunday; offices closed Thursday and Friday. |
| Fall 2024-Deadline for PhD/AUD/DNP Degree Clearance | Dec. 6, 2024 | Colleges will update SHADEGR (graduation status = 5) for those candidates who have completed ALL graduation requirements. Dates are subject to change. Updates will be sent via Graduation_Processing listserv. | |
| Last Day to Submit Grade Changes for IN Grades Received: (Undergrad: 202410, 202460; Grad: 202380) | Dec. 6, 2024 | ||
| Fall 2024-Classes Officially End | Dec. 8, 2024 | ||
| Fall 2024-Final Examination Period | Dec. 9, 2024 | Dec. 15, 2024 | |
| Fall 2024-Commencement(s) (KC) | See Commencement website or the Official University Academic Calendar for dates. | ||
| Missing and Partially-Graded Final Grade Rosters Updated on the Secured Extranet SharePoint Site. Access the rosters through the Faculty and Staff Portal on the Registrar’s Office home page. | Dec. 13, 2024 | Dec. 17, 2024 | |
| Default Grades Posted for Outstanding IN Grades Received: (Undergrad: 202410, 202460; Grad: 202380) | Dec. 18, 2024 | ||
| Fall 2024– Registrar’s Office Runs End of Term Final Grades Processing Jobs. | Dec. 18, 2024 | See Base Part of Term Table on Page 1 for Grading Deadlines for All Parts of Term and Open Learning Courses. | |
| Fall 2024-Final Grades Officially Available in FlashFAST | Dec. 19, 2024 | ||
| Holiday Observance | TBA | See University Academic Calendar for dates. | |
| Fall 2024-Lists of students that were dismissed for 202480 will be provided to advising offices. | Dec. 19, 2024 | ||
| Fall 2024-Deadline for Degree Clearance – All Other Degrees | Jan. 9, 2025 | Colleges will update SHADEGR (graduation status = 5) for those candidates who have completed ALL graduation requirements. Dates are subject to change. Updates will be sent via Graduation_Processing listserv. | |
| Fall 2024-Registrar’s Office Begins Degree Post in Banner | Jan. 10, 2025 | Dates are subject to change. Updates will be sent via Graduation_Processing listserv. | |
| Fall 2024-Degrees Available in FlashFAST and on Transcripts | Jan. 15, 2025 | Dates are subject to change. Updates will be sent via Graduation_Processing listserv. | |
| Fall 2024-Final Graduation List Available in Cognos | Jan. 16, 2025 | SAAR-232 Graduation List (status = AW) Public Folders > 91ֿ > Student > Official > Student Records (Registrar) > College. Dates are subject to change. Updates will be sent via Graduation_Processing listserv. | |
| Fall 2024-Degree Verification and Grads Only enrollment file sent to Clearinghouse | Jan. 22, 2025 | ||
| Fall 2024-Digital Diplomas/Certificates available to students | Jan. 17, 2025 | Dates are subject to change. Updates will be sent via the Graduation_Processing listserv. Digital diplomas/certificates available via student Parchment accounts | |
| Fall 2024- Paper Diplomas/Certificates sent to Permanent or Diploma Address Listed in Student’s FlashLine Account | Feb. 14, 2025 | Dates are subject to change. Updates will be sent via the Graduation_Processing listserv. Paper diplomas/certificates will arrive to students from Parchment approx. 4-6 weeks after digital records become available. |
FACULTY GRADE ASSIGNMENT TIPS:
- Faculty will use FlashFAST to post grades. To access FlashFAST, login to FlashLine at www.kent.edu and select Faculty & Advisors / Faculty Dashboard from the main menu.
- Faculty can also access the Grade Push application within the Grading Resources Section. The application is designed to allow for all midterm and final grades in a section to be pushed from Canvas to either the Midterm Grades or Final Grades roster at once. The Grade Push User Information may be accessed at by searching "Grade Push."
- You can check the status of your grade rosters by viewing the information in the Faculty & Advisors Category / Faculty Dashboard / Grading Resources Section.
- Reminder: Faculty with thesis, dissertation or research courses should issue IP grades for their students who are not graduating.
- The NF (Never attended F) administrative mark denotes that the student never attended one class session nor did the student formally withdraw from the course. The administrative mark of NF can only be entered via the Academic Engagement Verification Roster by marking a student as "Not Started" and cannot be updated via the midterm or the final grade rosters.
- The SF (Stopped Attending F) administrative mark denotes that the student stopped attending the course and did not formally withdraw. The SF administrative mark must be accompanied by a date of last attendance in the course. Faculty who cannot determine the exact date of last attendance may use the date of the last academic activity in which students participated. The administrative mark of SF can only be entered via the midterm or the final grade rosters. A message will display after you click Submit that the student has not withdrawn from the course. This is only informational and will not prevent the SF mark you assigned from posting.
- Instructors are required to complete an Incomplete Mark Contract via the Incomplete Mark Workflow available in FlashLine on the Faculty Dashboard when Incomplete marks are being assigned. The primary instructor will be able to initiate and submit the contract for a student after the deadline to withdraw (10th week of a regularly scheduled section in fall and spring, or prorated for flexibly scheduled sections) through the end of final grading. For more detailed information on the Incomplete Mark Workflow process, please see Incomplete Mark Workflow. Please be reminded that the “Incomplete” or “In Progress (IP)” marks are not valid midterm grades.
- No entry is necessary for the Attend Hours field.
- A midterm evaluation grade is completed between the fourth and seventh week in the fall and spring semesters for all students in lower-division undergraduate courses (levels 00000, 10000, 20000).
- Calculate your grades before entering them on the grade roster page so that you do not time-out. For security reasons, the time-out will occur after 60 minutes of inactivity. Be sure to click the Submit button on the Midterm or Final Grades page after entering your grades. Once grades are submitted, you will receive the message that the changes you made were saved successfully and a new 60 minute time limit will start for the page.
- Only 25 students are listed on a grade roster page. You must click the corresponding Record Set in order to get to the next page of students to grade.
- To select another course to grade, click CRN Selection at the bottom of the page to return to the drop down box with your available courses.
- View posted final grades on the Class Rosters: Summary View page within Faculty Dashboard ribbon in FlashFAST by selecting the appropriate term and CRN.
- Final grading for Open Learning courses (courses not offered in a defined part of term) begins on the last day of the course and ends on the final grading deadline for the full term in which the course is offered. Faculty teaching courses that begin or end after the final grading deadline for the full term in which the course is offered will have to complete individual grade changes using the Grade Change Workflow for each student enrolled in their course(s).
- Any final grades not reported in FlashFAST by the grades processing deadlines will have to be submitted using the Grade Change Workflow.
- If you have any problems accessing FlashFAST or need technical assistance, please contact the HELP desk at 330-672-HELP (4357) or by using the Support Portal at . If you have any questions about submitting your grades, please call the Registrar’s Office at 330-672-3131.