Academic calendar
The academic calendar is your resource for official dates throughout the fall, spring and summer semesters, including the start and end of terms, holidays, class add-and-drop deadlines, registration, final exams and more.
NOTE: in the column labeled "Career"
- "G" denotes a date that applies to graduate students
- "U" applies to undergraduates
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Term | Event | Career | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 |
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Fall | Start of term | G/U | Aug 28, 2023 | Aug 26, 2024 |
Fall | 15 week, 1st 8 week, and 1st 5 week sessions begin | G/U | Aug 28, 2023 | Aug 26, 2024 |
Fall | Last day to add 1st 5 week session classes without signatures | G/U | Aug 29, 2023 | Aug 27, 2024 |
Fall | Last day to add 1st 8 week session classes without signatures | G/U | Aug 30, 2023 | Aug 28, 2024 |
Fall | Last day to drop 1st 5 week session classes without "WD" | G/U | Sep 1, 2023 | Aug 30, 2024 |
Fall | Last day to add 15 week session classes without signatures | G/U | Sep 3, 2023 | Sep 1, 2024 |
Fall | Last day to drop 1st 8 week session classes without "WD" | G/U | Sep 3, 2023 | Sep 1, 2024 |
Fall | Labor Day holiday - University closed | G/U | Sep 4, 2023 | Sep 2, 2023 |
Fall | Last day to drop 15 week session classes without "WD" | G/U | Sep 10, 2023 | Sep 8, 2024 |
Fall | Last day to withdraw from 1st 5 week session classes | G/U | Sep 12, 2023 | Sep 10, 2024 |
Fall | Last day to withdraw from 1st 8 week session classes | G/U | Sep 18, 2023 | Sep 16, 2024 |
Fall | 1st 5 week session ends | G/U | Oct 1, 2023 | Sep 29, 2024 |
Fall | 2nd 5 week session begins | G/U | Oct 2, 2023 | Sep 30, 2024 |
Fall | Last day to add 2nd 5 week session classes without signatures | G/U | Oct 3, 2023 | Oct 1, 2024 |
Fall | Last day to drop 2nd 5 week session classes without "WD" | G/U | Oct 6, 2023 | Oct 4, 2024 |
Fall | Last day to withdraw from 15 week session classes | G/U | Oct 15, 2023 | Oct 13, 2024 |
Fall | 1st 8 week session ends | G/U | Oct 15, 2023 | Oct 13, 2024 |
Fall | 1st 8 week final examinations | G/U | Oct 16-22, 2023 | Oct 14-20, 2024 |
Fall | Last day to withdraw from Fall 2nd 5 week session classes | G/U | Oct 17, 2023 | Oct 15, 2024 |
Fall | 2nd 8 week session begins | G/U | Oct 23, 2023 | Oct 21, 2024 |
Fall | Last day to add 2nd 8 week session classes without signatures | G/U | Oct 25, 2023 | Oct 23, 2024 |
Fall | Last day to drop 2nd 8 week session classes without "WD" | G/U | Oct 29, 2023 | Oct 27, 2024 |
Fall | Graduation application deadline | G | Nov 1, 2023 | Nov 1, 2024 |
Fall | 2nd 5 week session ends | G/U | Nov 5, 2023 | Nov 3, 2024 |
Spring | Registration begins | G/U | Nov 6, 2023 | TBD |
Fall | 3rd 5 week session begins | G | Nov 6, 2023 | Nov 4, 2024 |
Fall | Last day to add 3rd 5 week session classes without signatures | G/U | Nov 7, 2023 | Nov 5, 2024 |
Fall | Last day to drop 3rd 5 week session classes without "WD" | G/U | Nov 10, 2023 | Nov 8, 2024 |
Fall | Veteran's Day observance - Staff holiday, classes held | G/U | Nov 10, 2023 | Nov 11, 2024 |
Fall | Last day to withdraw from 2nd 8 week session classes | G/U | Nov 13, 2023 | Nov 11, 2024 |
Fall | Last day to withdraw from 3rd 5 week session classes | G/U | Nov 21, 2023 | Nov 19, 2024 |
Fall | Thanksgiving recess beginning at 4:00pm on Wednesday | G/U | Nov 23-26, 2023 | Nov 28-Dec 1, 2024 |
Spring | Graduation application deadline | U | Dec 1, 2023 | Dec 1, 2024 |
Fall | Final instructional day | G/U | Dec 10, 2023 | Dec 8, 2024 |
Fall | 15 week, 2nd 8 week, and 3rd 5 week sessions end | G/U | Dec 10, 2023 | Dec 8, 2024 |
Fall | Final examinations | G/U | Dec 11-17, 2023 | Dec 9-15, 2024 |
Fall | Commencement | G/U | Dec 15-16, 2023 | Dec 13-14, 2024 |
Fall | Final grades due | G/U | Dec 19, 2023 | Dec 17, 2024 |
Holiday observance - University closed | G/U | Dec 23, 2023 - Jan 1, 2024 | Dec 24, 2024 - Jan 1, 2025 | |
Audit 60+ in-person registration | G/U | TBD | TBD | |
Spring | Martin Luther King Jr. Day observance - University closed | G/U | Jan 15, 2024 | Jan 20, 2025 |
Spring | Start of term | G/U | Jan 16, 2024 | Jan 13, 2025 |
Spring | 15 week, 1st 8 week, and 1st 5 week sessions begin | G/U | Jan 16, 2024 | Jan 13, 2025 |
Spring | Last day to add 1st 5 week session classes without signatures | G/U | Jan 17, 2024 | Jan 14, 2025 |
Spring | Last day to add 1st 8 week session classes without signatures | G/U | Jan 18, 2024 | Jan 15, 2025 |
Spring | Last day to drop 1st 5 week session classes without "WD" | G/U | Jan 20, 2024 | Jan 17, 2025 |
Spring | Last day to add 15 week session classes without signatures | G/U | Jan 22, 2024 | Jan 19, 2025 |
Spring | Last day to drop 1st 8 week session classes without "WD" | G/U | Jan 22, 2024 | Jan 19, 2025 |
Spring | Last day to drop 15 week session classes without "WD" | G/U | Jan 29, 2024 | Jan 26, 2025 |
Spring | Last day to withdraw from 1st 5 week session classes | G/U | Jan 30, 2024 | Jan 27, 2025 |
Spring | Last day to withdraw from 1st 8 week session classes | G/U | Feb 6, 2024 | Feb 2, 2025 |
Spring | 1st 5 week session ends | G/U | Feb 18, 2024 | Feb 16, 2025 |
Spring | 2nd 5 week session begins | G/U | Feb 19, 2024 | Feb 17, 2025 |
Spring | President's Day observance (School of Law classes held) | G/U | Feb 20, 2024 | Feb 18, 2025 |
Spring | Last day to add 2nd 5 week session classes without signatures | G/U | Feb 20, 2024 | Feb 17, 2025 |
Spring | Last day to drop 2nd 5 week session classes without "WD" | G/U | Feb 23, 2024 | Feb 20, 2025 |
Spring | Last day to withdraw from 15 week session classes | G/U | Mar 3, 2024 | Mar 2, 2025 |
Spring | 1st 8 week session ends | G/U | Mar 3, 2024 | Mar 2, 2025 |
Spring | 1st 8 week final examinations | G/U | Mar 4-10, 2024 | Mar 3-9, 2025 |
Spring | Last day to withdraw from 2nd 5 week session classes | G/U | Mar 5, 2024 | Mar 4, 2025 |
Spring | 2nd 8 week session begins | G/U | Mar 11, 2024 | Mar 10, 2025 |
Spring | Last day to add 2nd 8 week session classes without signatures | G/U | Mar 13, 2024 | Mar 12, 2024 |
Spring | Last day to drop 2nd 8 week session classes without "WD" | G/U | Mar 17, 2024 | Mar 16, 2024 |
Spring | 2nd 5 week session ends | G/U | Mar 24, 2024 | Mar 23, 2024 |
Spring | Spring recess | G/U | Mar 25-31, 2024 | Mar 24-30-2025 |
Summer | Registration begins | G/U | TBD | TBD |
Fall | Registration begins | G/U | TBD | TBD |
Spring | Graduation application deadline | G | Apr 1, 2024 | Apr 1, 2025 |
Summer | Graduation application deadline | U | Apr 1, 2024 | Apr 1, 2025 |
Spring | 3rd 5 week session begins | G/U | Apr 1, 2024 | Mar 31, 2025 |
Spring | Last day to add 3rd 5 week session classes without signatures | G/U | Apr 2, 2024 | Apr 1, 2025 |
Spring | Last day to drop 3rd 5 week session classes without "WD" | G/U | Apr 5, 2024 | Apr 3, 2025 |
Spring | Last day to withdraw from 2nd 8 week session classes | G/U | Apr 8, 2024 | Apr 7, 2025 |
Spring | Last day to withdraw from 3rd 5 week session classes | G/U | Apr 16, 2024 | Apr 15, 2025 |
Spring | Final instructional day | G/U | May 5, 2024 | May 4, 2025 |
Spring | 15 week, 2nd 8 week, and 3rd 5 week sessions end | G/U | May 5, 2024 | May 4, 2025 |
Spring | Final examinations | G/U | May 6-12, 2024 | May 5-11, 2025 |
Spring | Commencement | G/U | May 10-12, 2024 | May 9-11, 2025 |
Spring | Final grades due | G/U | May 14, 2024 | May 13, 2025 |
Summer | Intersession and 1st 8 week session begin | G/U | May 20, 2024 | May 19, 2025 |
Summer | Last day to add intersession classes without signatures | G/U | May 20, 2024 | May 19, 2025 |
Summer | Last day to drop intersession classes without "WD" | G/U | May 22, 2024 | May 21, 2025 |
Summer | Last day to add 1st 8 week session classes without signatures | G/U | May 23, 2024 | May 22, 2025 |
Summer | Last day to drop 1st 8 week session classes without "WD" | G/U | May 27, 2024 | May 26, 2025 |
Summer | Memorial Day observance - University closed | G/U | May 27, 2024 | May 26, 2025 |
Summer | Last day to withdraw from intersession classes | G/U | May 28, 2024 | May 27, 2025 |
Summer | Intersession ends | G/U | Jun 9, 2024 | June 8, 2025 |
Summer | 1st 5 week and 2nd 8 week sessions begin | G/U | Jun 10, 2024 | June 9, 2025 |
Summer | Last day to add 1st 5 week session classes without signatures | G/U | Jun 11, 2024 | June 10, 2025 |
Summer | Last day to add 2nd 8 week session classes without signatures | G/U | Jun 13, 2024 | June 12, 2025 |
Summer | Last day to drop 1st 5 week session classes without "WD" | G/U | Jun 14, 2024 | June 13, 2025 |
Summer | Last day to withdraw from 1st 8 week session classes | G/U | Jun 14, 2024 | June 13, 2025 |
Summer | Last day to drop 2nd 8 week session classes without "WD" | G/U | Jun 17, 2024 | June 16, 2025 |
Summer | Juneteenth observance - University closed | G/U | Jun 19, 2024 | June 18, 2025 |
Summer | Last day to withdraw from 1st 5 week session classes | G/U | Jun 25, 2024 | June 24, 2025 |
Summer | Graduation application deadline | G | Jul 1, 2024 | Jul 1, 2025 |
Fall | Graduation application deadline | U | Jul 1, 2024 | Jul 1, 2025 |
Summer | Independence Day observance - University closed | G/U | Jul 4, 2024 | Jul 4, 2025 |
Summer | Last day to withdraw from 2nd 8 week session classes | G/U | Jul 5, 2024 | Jul 4, 2025 |
Summer | 1st 5 week and 1st 8 week sessions end | G/U | Jul 14, 2024 | Jul 13, 2025 |
Summer | 2nd 5 week session begins | G/U | Jul 15, 2024 | Jul 14, 2025 |
Summer | Last day to add 2nd 5 week session classes without signatures | G/U | Jul 16, 2024 | Jul 15, 2025 |
Summer | Last day to drop 2nd 5 week session classes without "WD" | G/U | Jul 19, 2024 | Jul 18, 2025 |
Summer | Last day to withdraw from 2nd 5 week session classes | G/U | Jul 30, 2024 | Jul 29, 2025 |
Summer | 2nd 8 week session ends | G/U | Aug 4, 2024 | Aug 3, 2025 |
Summer | 2nd 5 week session ends | G/U | Aug 18, 2024 | Aug 17, 2025 |
Summer | Final grades due | G/U | Aug 20, 2024 | Aug 19, 2025 |