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

13     Last day to withdraw from full semester courses without academic penalty

August

3     Last day to withdraw from Subterm B courses without academic penalty

17     End of Summer Sessions

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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