Important Dates and Information for Spring 2010 Students

• Note: most of the official UNO dates and more can be found here: http://registrar.uno.edu/bulletin/importantdates/
• Note: as we have more information, dates will be added
• Spring 2010 arrival date: January 7, 2010
• Mandatory Orientation: January 8, 2010 (subject to change)
• Saturday classes start: January 9, 2010
• Regular classes start: January 11, 2010
• Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday (campus offices closed): January 18, 2010
• Mardi Gras holidays (no classes, campus offices open): February 13-16, 2010
• University closed (Mardi Gras holiday): February 16, 2010
• Mid-semester exams: March 1-5, 2010
• Spring Break (no classes, campus offices open): March 29 - April 4, 2010
• University closed - Holiday : April 2, 2010
• Fall 2010 pre-registration begins: April 6, 2010
• Last day of Saturday classes: April 24, 2010
• Last day of regular classes: May 30, 2010
• Final examinations begin: May 1, 2010
• Final examinations end: May 7, 2010 (make sure you plan for your finals early. Here's the schedule: http://registrar.uno.edu/bulletin/finals.cfm
• Final grades available on Web-STAR: May 13, 2010

Getting Ready to Go back to your home country

• Before you book your flight home, know your final exam schedule (see above). Once you know your class schedule, you can look up your final exam schedule (even now)!
• Don't forget to request that an official transcript be sent to your home institution. Pick up the necessary form from the ISEP office. Cost: $7.50.
• And don't forget to fill out our online evaluation form. We'll send you the link when it is time.
• Make sure the ISEP office knows your return plans. And if you need help in getting to the airport or wrapping things up, let us know and we'll help if we can.

After You're Home Again

• Once you're home, keep checking to make sure your official transcript ARRIVED at your home institution.
• Keep in touch! Send us pictures! Enter in the 2009 International Educaiton Week Photo Contest ( in November 2009)!
• Tell your friends at your home University about UNO

http://admissions.uno.edu/factsinternat.cfm

http://travel.state.gov/visa/temp/types/types_1267.html

UNO Office of International Students and Scholars