Office of the Registrar: Academic Calendar
Residence Life opening and closing logistics are available at Office of Residence Life: Openings, Closings & Breaks.
Winter Session 2025 (Optional Session for Students and Faculty)
- January 6, Monday: Winter session 1 (one-week) and Winter Session 2 (two-week) classes meet as scheduled.
- January 10, Friday: Winter Session 1 Final examinations.
- January 13, Monday: Winter session 3 (one-week) classes meet as scheduled.
- January 14, Tuesday: Winter Session 1 Grades Due
- January 17, Friday: Winter Session 2 and 3 Final Examinations
- January 21, Tuesday: Winter Session 2 and 3 Grades Due
Spring Semester 2025
- January 19, Sunday: Residence halls and Dining services open.
- January 20, Monday: Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday. (No Classes – University Offices Closed)
- January 21, Tuesday: Classes meet as scheduled.
- February 11, Tuesday: Last day to withdraw from the university with cancellation of tuition charges and refund. Student Assessment/Faculty Assistance (no classes 8 a.m.- 3:55 p.m.) Evening classes (those beginning 3:55 p.m. or later) meet as scheduled.
- March 11, Tuesday: First Block courses end.
- March 13, Thursday: Second Block courses begin.
- March 14, Friday: Mid-semester grades due in the Office of the Registrar.
- March 17-21, Monday-Friday: Spring Break. Classes do not meet.
- March 24, Monday: Classes resume.
- March 25, Tuesday: First Block course grades due in the Office of the Registrar.
- March 28, Friday: Advance registration for 2025 summer session begins for some populations.
- March 31, Monday: Registraion begins for 2025 summer session.
- April 11, Friday: Registration for 2025 fall semester begins for some populations.
- April 14, Monday: Registration begins for 2025 fall semester.
- April 16, Wednesday: Comprehensive assessment results and scholarly documents are due to The Graduate School for May 2025 graduation candidates.
- May 7, Wednesday: Last day of classes.
- May 8-14, Thursday-Wednesday: Final examinations.
- May 14, Wednesday: Deadline for completion of course work for May graduates.
- May 15-17 Thursday-Saturday: Commencement Ceremonies
- May 20, Tuesday: Regular Semester and Second Block course grades due in the Office of the Registrar by 3 p.m.
- May 31, Saturday: Last day to submit an application for a Masters, Ed.S. or Doctoral degrees if graduation requirements are to be met in December 2025.
Summer Session 2025
- May 19, Monday: First day of one-week and thirteen-week summer session
- May 23, Friday: Final Exam for one-week one session
- May 26, Monday: Memorial Day - No classes
- May 27, Tuesday: First day of twelve-week, ten-week, eight-week(one), six-week(one), four-week(one) and two-week(one) session
- June 6, Friday: Final exam for two-week(one) session
- June 9, Monday: First day of two-week(two) session
- June 18, Wednesday: Final exam for four-week(one) and two-week(two) session
- June 19-20: Thurday-Friday: Juneteenth - No classes
- June 23, Monday: First day of eight-week(two) and four-week(two) session
- July 2, Wednesday: Final exam for six-week(one) session
- July 3-4, Thursday-Friday: Independence day - No classes
- July 7, Monday: First day of six-week(two) session.
- July 16, Wednesday: Comprehensive Assessment Results & Scholarly Document Submissions Due for Aug. 2023 Graduation Candidates to The Graduate School
- July 18, Friday:Final exam for eight-week(one)and four-week(two)
- August 1, Friday: Final exam for ten-week session
- August 11, Monday: First day of CLN session.
- August 15, Friday: Final exam for six-week(two), eight-week(two) and twelve-week session.
- August 16, Saturday: Deadline for completion of course work for summer graduates
- August 19, Tuesday: Last day of CLN summer session and CLN final exam
Fall Semester 2025
- August 15-17, Friday – Sunday: Residence halls open for first year students on assigned days.
- August 20, Wednesday: Classes meet as scheduled.
- September 9, Tuesday: Last day to withdraw from the university with cancellation of tuition charges and refund.
- September 26-28, Friday- Sunday: Family Weekend
- October 7, Tuesday: First Block courses end.
- October 8, Wednesday: Second Block courses begin.
- October 9, Thursday: Last day to submit an application for a Masters, Ed.S. or Doctoral degree if graduation requirements are to be met in May or August 2026.
- October 14, Tuesday: Mid-semester grades due in the Office of the Registrar.
First Block course final grades due in the Office of the Registrar. - October 17-19, Friday-Sunday: Homecoming
- October 22-26: Fall Break. (No Classes – University Offices Open)
- October 31, Friday: Registration for 2026 spring semester begins for some populations.
- November 3 Monday: Registration begins for 2026 spring semester.
- November 14, Friday: Comprehensive assessment results and scholarly documents are due to the Graduate School for December 2025 graduation candidates.
- November 22, Saturday: Thanksgiving holiday begins.
- December 1, Monday: Classes resume.
- December 5, Friday: Last day of classes.
- December 6-12, Saturday-Friday: Final examinations.
- December 12, Friday: Deadline for completion of course work for December graduates.
- December 13, Saturday: December Commencement Ceremony.
- December 15, Monday: Regular Semester and Second Block course grades due in the Office of the Registrar by 3 p.m.
Winter Session 2026 (Optional Session for Students and Faculty)
- January 5, Monday: Winter Session 1 (one-week) and 2 (two-week) Classes meet as scheduled.
- January 9, Friday: Winter Session 1 Final examinations.
- January 12, Monday: Winter Session 3 (one-week) classes meet as scheduled.
- January 13, Tuesday: Winter Session 1 Grades Due
- January 16, Friday: Winter Session 2 and 3 final examinations.
- January 20, Tuesday: Winter Session 2 and 3 Grades Due
Spring Semester 2026
- January 18, Sunday: Residence halls and Dining Services open
- January 19, Monday: Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday. (No Classes – University Offices Closed)
- January 20, Tuesday: Classes meet as scheduled.
- February 10, Tuesday: Last day to withdraw from the university with cancellation of tuition charges and refund.
Student Assessment/Faculty Assistance (no classes 8 a.m.- 3:55 p.m.).
Evening classes (those beginning 3:55 p.m. or later) meet as scheduled. - March 10, Tuesday: First Block courses end.
- March 12, Thursday: Second Block courses begin.
- March 13, Friday: Mid-semester grades due in the Office of the Registrar.
- March 16-20, Monday-Friday: Spring Break. Classes do not meet.
- March 23, Monday: Classes resume.
- March 24, Tuesday: First Block course grades due in the Office of the Registrar.
- March 30, Monday: Advance registration for 2026 summer session begins.
- April 10, Friday: Registration for 2026 fall semester begins for some populations.
- April 13, Monday: Registration begins for 2026 fall semester.
- April 15, Wednesday: Last day to submit an application for a Masters, Ed.S. or Doctoral degrees if graduationrequirements are to be met in December 2026.
Comprehensive assessment results and scholarly documents are due to the Graduate School for May 2026 graduation candidates. - May 6, Wednesday: Last day of classes.
- May 7-13, Thursday-Wednesday: Final examinations.
- May 13, Wednesday: Deadline for completion of course work for May graduates.
- May 14-16 Thursday-Saturday: Commencement Ceremonies
- May 19, Tuesday: Regular Semester and Second Block course grades due in the Office of the Registrar by 3 p.m.
Summer Session 2026
- May 18, Monday: First day of one-week summer session
- May 22, Friday: Final Exam for one-week one session
- May 25, Monday: Memorial Day - No classes
- May 26, Tuesday: First day of twelve-week, ten-week, eight-week, six-week(one), four-week(one) and two-week(one) sessions.
- June 5, Friday: Final exam for two-week(one) session
- June 8, Monday: First day of two-week(two) session
- June 18, Thursday: Final exam for four-week(one) and two-week(two) session
- June 19, Friday: Juneteenth - No classes
- June 22, Monday: First day of eight-week(two) and four-week(two) session
- July 2, Thursday: Final exam for six-week(one) session
- July 3, Friday: No classes
- July 6, Monday: First day of six-week(two) session.
- July 15, Wednesday: Comprehensive Assessment Results & Scholarly Document Submissions Due for Aug. 2026 Graduation Candidates to The Graduate School
- July 17, Friday: Final exam for eight-week(one)and four-week(two)
- July 31, Friday: Final exam for ten-week session
- August 14, Friday: Final exam for six-week(two), eight-week(two) and twelve-week session.
- August 14, Friday: Deadline for completion of course work for summer graduates
- August 17, Monday: First day of CLN session.
- August 25, Tuesday: Last day of CLN summer session and CLN final exam
Tentative Fall and Spring Semesters, 2026-2027
- Academic Year 2026-27
- Aug. 26, 2026: Fall Begins
- TBD: Fall Break (No Classes - University Offices Open)
- Dec. 18, 2026: Fall Ends
- Dec. 19, 2026: December Commencement
- Jan. 4-15, 2027: Winter Session
- Jan. 19, 2027: Spring Begins
- Mar. 15-19, 2027: Spring Break
- May 13, 2027: Spring Ends
- May 13-15, 2027: May Commencement
- Summer Semester 2027
- May 17, 2027: One week session classes meet as scheduled. Other sessions begin May 24 or later.
August 24, 2027: Last day of classes
- May 17, 2027: One week session classes meet as scheduled. Other sessions begin May 24 or later.
- Academic Year 2027-28
- Aug. 25, 2027: Fall Begins
- Dec. 17, 2027: Fall Ends
- Dec. 18, 2027: December Commencement
- Jan. 3-14, 2028: Winter Session
- Jan. 18, 2028: Spring Begins
- Mar. 13-17, 2028: Spring Break
- May 11, 2028: Spring Ends
- May 11-13, 2028: May Commencement
- Summer Semester 2028
- May 15, 2028: One week session classes meet as scheduled. Other sessions begin May 22 or later.
- August 22, 2028: Last day of classes