Academic Calendar

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Undergraduate & Graduate Academic Calendar

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

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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