Academic Calendar

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Undergraduate & Graduate Academic Calendar

24-25 Printable Calendar PDF

2024–2025
Academic Calendar

Fall 2024
JULY
29
Accelerate classes begin
AUGUST
8
New Faculty Orientation
12
Faculty Return to Campus
12
Community Day
15
Residence Hall Opening: New Students
15
Welcome Week begins
15
Accelerate classes end
17
Residence Hall Opening: Returning Students
19
Classes begin
23
Last Add/Drop for full-semester
30
Deadline: Application for Spring Graduation
SEPTEMBER
2
Labor Day (no classes, offices closed)
4
Census Date (12th class day)
13
Last day to withdraw from Subterm A courses without academic penalty
30
Web Registration for Spring & Summer semesters begins
OCTOBER
13
Subterm A classes end
14-18
Fall Break- UG Day Students Only
21
Subterm B classes begin
NOVEMBER
10
Last day to withdraw from full semester courses without academic penalty
10
Last day to withdraw from Subterm B courses without academic penalty
27-29
Thanksgiving Holiday (no classes, offices closed)
DECEMBER
9-12
Final Examinations
13
Residence Hall Closing
15
End of Term - Conferral Date
Christmas Break (no classes)
SPRING 2025
JANUARY
9
Faculty Return to Campus
11
Residence Hall Opening
13
Classes Begin
17
Last Add/Drop for full-semester and Subterm A courses
20
Martin Luther King Jr Day (no classes, offices closed)
29
Census Day (12th class day)
31
Deadline: Application for Summer/Fall Graduation
FEBRUARY
16
Last day to withdraw from Subterm A courses without academic penalty
24
Web Registration for Fall begins
MARCH
3
Midterms begin
9
Subterm A classes end
10-14
Spring Break (no classes)
17
Subterm B classes begin
21
Last Add/Drop for Subterm B courses.
APRIL
6
Last day to withdraw from full semester courses without academic penalty
18
Good Friday Holiday (no classes, offices closed)
20
Last day to withdraw from Subterm B courses without academic penalty
21
Easter Holiday (no classes, offices closed)
MAY
5-8
Final Examinations
8-9
Commencement Events
9
Residence Hall Closing
11
Spring semester ends
SUMMER 2025
MAY
12
Summer Classes Begin
16
Last Add/Drop for full-semester and Subterm A courses
26
Memorial Day
JUNE
15
Last day to withdraw from Subterm A courses without academic penalty
29
Subterm A classes end
30
Subterm B classes begin
JULY
3
Last Add/Drop for full-semester and Subterm B courses
4
Independence Day - No classes
13Last day to withdraw from full semester courses without academic penalty
AUGUST
3Last day to withdraw from Subterm B courses without academic penalty
17
End of Summer Sessions
Revised 11.1.24

25-26 Printable Calendar PDF

2025–2026
Academic Calendar

Fall 2025

August

7–8     New Faculty Orientation

Week of August 11     Faculty return to campus

14     Residence halls opening: New students

14     Welcome Week begins

16     Residence halls opening: Returning students

18     Classes begin

22     Add/Drop deadline for full-semester and Subterm A courses

31     Application deadline for Spring Graduation

September

1     Labor Day (no classes, offices closed)

29     Online registration for Spring & Summer semesters begins

October

6     Midterms begin

12     Subterm A classes end

13     Subterm B classes begin

16-17     Fall Break- UG Day Students only

17     Add/Drop deadline for Subterm B courses

November

24-28     Student Thanksgiving Holiday (no classes)

26-28     Staff Thanksgiving Holiday (offices closed)

December

8-11     Final Examinations

12     Residence halls closing

14     End of Fall Semester – Conferral Date

Dec 15- Jan 9     Student Christmas Break (no classes)

Dec 22- Jan 2     Staff Christmas Break (offices closed)

Spring 2026

January

8     Faculty return to campus

10     Residence hall opening

12     Classes begin

16     Add/Drop deadline for full-semester and Subterm A courses

19     Martin Luther King Jr Day (no classes, offices closed)

31     Application deadline for Summer/Fall Graduation

February

23     Online registration for Fall Semester begins

March

2     Midterms begin

8     Subterm A classes end

9-13     Spring Break (no classes)

16     Subterm B classes begin

20     Add/Drop deadline for Subterm B courses

April

3     Good Friday Holiday (no classes, offices closed)

6     Easter Holiday (no classes, offices closed)

May

4-7     Final Examinations

7-8     Commencement activities

8     Residence halls closing

10     End of Spring Semester – Conferral Date

Summer 2026

May

11     Classes begin

15     Add/Drop deadline for full-semester and Subterm A courses

25     Memorial Day (no classes, offices closed)

June

July

3     Independence Day (no classes, offices closed)

5     Subterm A classes end

6     Subterm B classes begin

10     Add/Drop deadline for Subterm B courses

August

23     End of Summer Term – Conferral Date

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