Academic Calendar

Fall 2023

Event	Date/Time
Fall schedule available in YES	March 13
Fall registration opens	April 12
Fall 2023 open enrollment begins	July 19
Fall 2023 Convocation for new Graduate School students	August 21
First day of classes	August 23
Fall 2023 open enrollment period ends	September 5
Graduation Intent for Fall graduation opens in YES	September 18
Graduation Confirmation Form (Commencement) for Fall graduates opens in YES	September 18
Fall Break, Oct. 19-20	October 19-20
Last day to withdraw with academic penalty	October 27
Graduation Confirmation Form (Commencement) for Fall graduates closes in YES	November 5
Last day to submit Graduate Intent for Fall	November 5
Deadline to submit theses and dissertations for Fall graduation	November 17
Thanksgiving holidays in most schools, Nov. 18-26	November 18-26
Last day of classes	December 7
Examinations and reading days, Dec. 8-16	December 8-16
Graduation date for December graduates	December 16

Spring 2024

Event	Date/Time
Spring registration opens	November 1
Open enrollment begins	December 4
First day of classes	January 8
Graduation Confirmation Form (Commencement) for Spring graduates opens in YES	January 15
Graduation Intent for Spring graduation opens in YES	January 15
Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday - classes do not meet	January 15
Open enrollment ends	January 22
Graduation Confirmation Form (Commencement) for Spring graduates closes in YES	February 25
Last day to submit Graduation Intent for Spring	February 25
Spring break in most schools (classes do not meet), March 9-17	March 9-17
Deadline to submit theses and dissertations for Spring graduation	March 22
Last day to withdraw with academic penalty	March 22
Last day of classes	April 22
Examinations and reading days, April 23-May 2	April 23-May 2
Commencement	May 10

Summer 2024

Event	Date/Time
Open enrollment begins	March 25
Maymester begins	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 (Commencement) 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
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 (Commencement) 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	August 9
Summer semester ends	August 9

Fall 2024

Event	Date/Time
Fall schedule available in YES	March 11
Fall registration opens	April 10
Fall 2023 open enrollment begins	July 17
Fall 2023 Convocation for new Graduate School students	August 19
First day of classes	August 21
Fall 2023 open enrollment period ends	August 30
Graduation Intent for Fall graduation opens in YES	September 16
Graduation Confirmation Form (Commencement) for Fall graduates opens in YES	September 16
Fall Break	October 10 - 11
Last day to withdraw with academic penalty	October 25
Last day to submit Graduate Intent for Fall	November 3
Graduation Confirmation Form (Commencement) for Fall graduates closes in YES	November 3
Deadline to submit theses and dissertations for Fall graduation	November 18
Thanksgiving holidays in most schools	November 23 - December 1
Last day of classes	December 5
Examinations and reading days	December 6 - 14
Final Grading begins	December 7
Graduation date for December graduates	December 14
Deadline to submit Fall 2024 grades at 11:59pm	December 16

Spring 2025

Event	Date/Time
Spring registration opens	October 30
Open enrollment begins	December 2
First day of classes	January 6
Graduation Intent for Spring graduation opens in YES	January 13
Graduation Confirmation Form (Commencement) for Spring graduates opens in YES	January 13
Open enrollment ends	January 15
Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday - classes do not meet	January 20
Last day to submit Graduation Intent for Spring	February 23
Graduation Confirmation Form (Commencement) for Spring graduates closes in YES	February 23
Spring break in most schools (classes do not meet)	March 8 - 16
Last day to withdraw with academic penalty	March 21
Deadline to submit theses and dissertations for Spring graduation	March 24
Last day of classes	April 21
Examinations and reading days	April 22 - May 1
Final grading begins	April 23
Deadline to submit Spring 2025 grades at 11:59pm	May 3
Commencement	May 9

Summer 2025

Event	Date/Time
Open enrollment begins	March 24
Maymester begins	May 5
End of student change period (Maymester)	May 6
Maymester classes end	May 30
Deadline to submit Maymester grades at 11:59pm	June 1
Graduation Intent for Summer graduation opens in YES	June 2
Graduation Confirmation Form (Commencement) for Summer graduates opens in YES	June 2
Regular and Session I summer classes begin	June 3
End of student change period (Regular and Session I)	June 5
Session I classes end	July 3
Deadline to submit Session I grades at 11:59pm	July 6
Session II classes begin	July 8
End of student change period (Session II)	July 10
Last day to submit Graduation Intent for Summer graduation	July 11
Graduation Confirmation Form (Commencement) for Summer graduates closes in YES	July 11
Deadline to submit theses and dissertations for Summer term graduation	July 14
Regular Session and Session II classes end	August 7
Final grading begins	August 8
Summer semester ends	August 8
Summer graduation	August 8
Deadline to submit Regular and Session II grades at 11:59pm	August 10