Academic Calendar

Fall 2024

EventDate/Time
Fall schedule available in YESMarch 11
Fall registration opensApril 10
Fall 2024 open enrollment beginsJuly 17
Fall 2024 Convocation for new Graduate School studentsAugust 19
First day of classesAugust 21
Fall 2024 open enrollment period endsAugust 30
Graduation Intent for Fall graduation opens in YESSeptember 16
Graduation Confirmation Form (Commencement) for Fall graduates opens in YESSeptember 16
Fall BreakOctober 10 - 11
Last day to withdraw with academic penaltyOctober 25
Last day to submit Graduate Intent for FallNovember 3
Graduation Confirmation Form (Commencement) for Fall graduates closes in YESNovember 3
Deadline to submit theses and dissertations for Fall graduationNovember 18
Thanksgiving holidays in most schoolsNovember 23 - December 1
Last day of classesDecember 5
Examinations and reading daysDecember 6 - 14
Final Grading beginsDecember 7
Graduation date for December graduatesDecember 14
Deadline to submit Fall 2024 grades at 11:59pmDecember 16

Spring 2025

EventDate/Time
Spring registration opensOctober 30
Open enrollment beginsDecember 2
First day of classesJanuary 6
Graduation Intent for Spring graduation opens in YESJanuary 13
Graduation Confirmation Form (Commencement) for Spring graduates opens in YESJanuary 13
Open enrollment endsJanuary 15
Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday - classes do not meetJanuary 20
Last day to submit Graduation Intent for SpringFebruary 23
Graduation Confirmation Form (Commencement) for Spring graduates closes in YESFebruary 23
Spring break in most schools (classes do not meet)March 8 - 16
Last day to withdraw with academic penaltyMarch 21
Deadline to submit theses and dissertations for Spring graduationMarch 24
Last day of classesApril 21
Examinations and reading daysApril 22 - May 1
Final grading beginsApril 23
Deadline to submit Spring 2025 grades at 11:59pmMay 3
CommencementMay 9

Summer 2025

EventDate/Time
Open enrollment beginsMarch 24
Maymester beginsMay 5
End of student change period (Maymester)May 6
Maymester classes endMay 30
Deadline to submit Maymester grades at 11:59pmJune 1
Graduation Intent for Summer graduation opens in YESJune 2
Graduation Confirmation Form (Commencement) for Summer graduates opens in YESJune 2
Regular and Session I summer classes beginJune 3
End of student change period (Regular and Session I)June 5
Juneteenth HolidayJune 19
Session I classes endJuly 3
Deadline to submit Session I grades at 11:59pmJuly 6
Session II classes beginJuly 8
End of student change period (Session II)July 10
Last day to submit Graduation Intent for Summer graduationJuly 11
Graduation Confirmation Form (Commencement) for Summer graduates closes in YESJuly 11
Deadline to submit theses and dissertations for Summer term graduationJuly 14
Regular Session and Session II classes endAugust 7
Final grading beginsAugust 8
Summer semester endsAugust 8
Summer graduationAugust 8
Deadline to submit Regular and Session II grades at 11:59pmAugust 10

Calendar Archives

  • 2023-2024

    FALL SEMESTER 2023

    • Open enrollment begins: July 19
    • Convocation for new Graduate School students: August 21
    • Classes begin: August 23
    • Open enrollment ends: September 5
    • Graduation Intent for Fall graduation opens in YES: September 18
    • Fall break: October 19-20
    • Last day to withdraw with academic penalty: October 27
    • Last day to submit Graduation Intent for Fall graduation: November 5
    • Deadline to submit theses and dissertations for December graduation: November 17
    • Thanksgiving holidays: November 18–November 26
    • Fall classes end: December 7
    • Fall graduation: December 16

    SPRING SEMESTER 2024 

    • Open enrollment begins: December 4
    • Classes begin: January 8
    • Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday: January 15
    • Graduation Intent for Spring graduation opens in YES: January 15
    • Open enrollment ends: January 22
    • Last day to submit Graduation Intent for Spring graduation: February 25
    • Spring holidays (classes do not meet): March 9-17
    • Last day to withdraw with academic penalty: March 22
    • Deadline to submit theses and dissertations for May graduation: March 22
    • Spring classes end: April 22
    • Spring graduation: May 10
    • Commencement: May 10

    SUMMER SESSION 2024

    • Open enrollment begins: March 25
    • Maymester classes begin: May 6
    • End of student change period (Maymester): May 7
    • Maymester classes end: May 31 
    • Graduate Intent for Summer graduation opens in YES: June 3
    • Graduate Confirmation Form for Summer Graduates opens in YES: June 3
    • Regular and Session I summer classes begin: June 4
    • End of Student Change Period (Regular and Session I): June 6
    • Juneteenth Holiday: June 19
    • Session I classes end: July 5
    • Session II classes begin: July 9
    • End of Student Change Period. (Session II): July 11
    • Last day to submit Graduation Intent for Summer graduation: July 12
    • Graduation Confirmation Form for summer graduates closes in YES: July 12
    • Deadline to submit theses and dissertations for summer term graduation: July 16
    • Regular Session and Session II classes end: August 8
    • Summer graduation date (no ceremony held): August 9
    • Summer semester end: August 9
  • 2022-2023

    FALL SEMESTER 2022

    • Open enrollment begins: July 20
    • Convocation for new Graduate School students: August 22 
    • Classes begin: August 24
    • Open enrollment ends: September 6
    • Graduation Intent for Fall graduation opens in YES: September 19
    • Fall break: October 13-October 14
    • Last day to withdraw with academic penalty: October 28
    • Last day to submit Graduation Intent for Fall graduation: November 6
    • Deadline to submit theses and dissertations for December graduation: November 18
    • Thanksgiving holidays: November 19–November 27
    • Fall classes end: December 8
    • Fall graduation: December 17

    SPRING SEMESTER 2023 

    • Open enrollment begins: December 5
    • Classes begin: January 9
    • Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday: January 16
    • Graduation Intent for Spring graduation opens in YES: January 16
    • Open enrollment ends: January 20
    • Last day to submit Graduation Intent for Spring graduation: February 26
    • Spring holidays (classes do not meet): March 11-March 19
    • Last day to withdraw with academic penalty: March 24
    • Deadline to submit theses and dissertations for May graduation: March 24
    • Spring classes end: April 24
    • Spring graduation: May 12
    • Commencement: May 12

    SUMMER SESSION 2023

    • Open enrollment begins: March 27
    • Maymester classes begin: May 8
    • End of student change period (Maymester): May 9
    • Maymester classes end: June 2
  • 2021-2022

    FALL SEMESTER 2021 

    • Classes begin: August 25
    • Last day to withdraw from courses: October 16
    • Last day to submit Intent to Graduate forms for December graduation: November 7
    • Final day for submission of theses and dissertations to the Graduate School for graduation in December: November 18
    • Thanksgiving holidays: November 20–November 28
    • Fall classes end: December 10
    • Fall semester ends: December 18

    SPRING SEMESTER 2022 

    • Classes begin: January 17
    • Last day to submit Intent to Graduate forms for May graduation: February 27 
    • Spring holidays (classes do not meet): March 5-March 13
    • Last day to withdraw from courses without academic penalty: March 12
    • Final day for submission of theses and dissertations to the Graduate School for graduation in May: March 24
    • Spring classes end: April 29
    • Commencement: May 13

    SUMMER SESSION 2022

    • Last day to submit Intent to Graduate forms for August graduation: June 12
    • Final day for submission of theses and dissertations to the Graduate School for graduation in August: July 18
  • 2020-2021

    FALL SEMESTER 2020

    • Classes begin: August 24
    • Last day to withdraw from courses without academic penalty: October 16
    • Last day to submit Intent to Graduate forms for December graduation: November 1
    • Final day for submission of theses and dissertations to the Graduate School for graduation in December: November 18
    • End of in-person classes: November 20
    • Thanksgiving holidays: November 21-November 29
    • First day of online instruction: November 30
    • Fall classes end: December 4
    • Fall semester ends: December 13 

    SPRING SEMESTER 2021

    • Classes begin : January 11 
    • Last day to submit Intent to Graduate forms for May graduation: February 26
    • Spring holidays (classes do not meet): March 6–March 14
    • Last day to withdraw from courses without academic penalty: March 12
    • Final day for submission of theses and dissertations to the Graduate School for graduation in May: March 24
    • Spring classes end: April 26
    • Commencement: May 14

    SUMMER SESSION 2021 

    • Last day to submit Intent to Graduate forms for August graduation: June 12
    • Final day for submission of theses and dissertations to the Graduate School for graduation in August: July 17
  • 2019-2020

    FALL SEMESTER 2019  

    • Classes begin: August 21
    • Last day to withdraw from courses without academic penalty: October 18
    • Fall break (classes do not meet): October 24-October 25 
    • October Last day to submit Intent to Graduate forms for December graduation: November 1 
    • Final day for submission of theses and dissertations to the Graduate School for graduation in December: November 18
    • Thanksgiving holidays: November 23–December 1
    • Fall classes end: December 5  
    • Fall semester ends: December 14

    SPRING SEMESTER 2020  

    • Classes begin: January 6
    • Last day to submit Intent to Graduate forms for May graduation: February 28
    • Spring holidays (classes do not meet): February 29–March 8
    • Last day to withdraw from courses without academic penalty: March 13
    • Final day for submission of theses and dissertations to the Graduate School for graduation in May: March 24
    • Spring classes end: April 20
    • Commencement: May 8

     SUMMER SESSION 2020  

    • Last day to submit Intent to Graduate forms for August graduation: June 12
    • Final day for submission of theses and dissertations to the Graduate School for graduation in August: July 17
  • 2018-2019

    FALL SEMESTER 2018 

    • Classes begin: August 22
    • Fall break: October 19-October 19 
    • Last day to submit Intent to Graduate forms for December graduation: October 22
    • Last day to withdraw from courses without academic penalty: October 26
    • Thanksgiving holidays: November 17-November 25
    • Final day for submission of theses and dissertations to the Graduate School for graduation in December: November 19 
    • Reading days and examinations:  December 7–December 15
    • Fall semester ends: December 15

    SPRING SEMESTER 2019 

    • Classes begin: January 7
    • Last day to submit Intent to Graduate forms for May graduation: February 28
    • Spring holidays: March 2-March 10
    • Last day to withdraw from courses without academic penalty: March 15
    • Final day for submission of theses and dissertations to the Graduate School for graduation in May: March 25
    • Reading days and examinations: April 23-May 2
    • Commencement: May 10

     SUMMER SESSION 2019 

    • Last day to submit Intent to Graduate forms for August graduation: June 14
    • Final day for submission of theses and dissertations to the Graduate School for graduation in August: July 19
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  • 2017-2018

    FALL SEMESTER 2017 

    • Classes begin: August 23
    • Fall break: October 12–October 13
    • Last day to withdraw from courses without academic penalty: October 20 
    • Last day to submit Intent to Graduate forms for December graduation: October 23
    • Thanksgiving holidays: November 18– November 26
    • Final day for submission of theses and dissertations to the Graduate School for graduation in December: November 17
    • Reading days and examinations:  December 8–December 16
    • Fall semester ends: December 16

    SPRING SEMESTER 2018 

    • Classes begin: January 8 
    • Last day to submit Intent to Graduate forms for May graduation: February 12
    • Spring holidays: March 3–March 11
    • Last day to withdraw from courses without academic penalty: March 16
    • Final day for submission of theses and dissertations to the Graduate School for graduation in May: March 26
    • Reading days and examinations: April 24– May 3
    • Commencement: May 11

    SUMMER SESSION 2018 

    • Last day to submit Intent to Graduate forms for August graduation: June 15
    • Final day for submission of theses and dissertations to the Graduate School for graduation in August: July 20
  • 2016-2017

    FALL SEMESTER 2016

    • Classes begin: August 24
    • Fall break: October 13–October 14
    • Last day to withdraw from courses without academic penalty: October 21
    • Last day to submit Intent to Graduate forms for December graduation: October 21
    • Thanksgiving holidays: November 19–November 27
    • Final day for submission of theses and dissertations to the Graduate School for graduation in December:  November 21
    • Reading days and examinations: December 9–December 17
    • Fall semester ends: December 17

    SPRING SEMESTER 2017

    • Classes begin: January 9
    • Last day to submit Intent to Graduate forms for May graduation: February 13
    • Spring holidays: March 4–March 12
    • Last day to withdraw from courses without academic penalty: March 17
    • Final day for submission of theses and dissertations to the Graduate School for graduation in May: March 27
    • Reading days and examinations:  April 25–May 4
    • Commencement: May 12

    SUMMER SESSION 2017

    • Last day to submit Intent to Graduate forms for August graduation: June 16 
    • Final day for submission of theses and dissertations to the Graduate School for graduation in August: July 21