Important Dates for the 2024-2025 Academic Year
SPRING 2024
• January 10, 2024
8:30am Spring semester begins: The Monday class meeting schedule is in effect on this day. Drop/Add continues
• January 11, 2024
Regular class meeting schedule begins
• January 12, 2024
Class meeting in a Wednesday/Friday meeting pattern begin
• January 15, 2024
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day holiday. No classes are held
• January 24, 2024
Drop/Add ends
• February 12, 2024
Shopping carts open for Summer 2024
• February, 19 2024
Registration begins for Summer 2024
• February 23, 2024
Last day for reporting mid semester grades
• March 8, 2024
7:00pm. Spring recess begins
• March 18, 2024
8:30am Classes resume
• March 25, 2024
Shopping carts open for Fall 2024
• April 3, 2024
Registration begins for Fall 2024; Summer 2024 registration continues
• April 11, 2024
Registration ends for Fall 2024; Summer 2024 registration continues
• April 12, 2024
Drop/Add begins for Fall 2024
• April 17, 2024
Graduate classes end
• April 18-28, 2024
Graduate reading period
• April 29, 2024
9:00am Final examinations begin
• May 4, 2024
10:00pm Final examinations end
• May 10, 2024
Commencement begins
• May 12, 2024
Graduation exercises; conferring of degrees
SUMMER 2024
• February 19th, 2024
Registration begins for all Summer sessions
• May 15, 2024
Term 1 classes begin
• May 17, 2024
Drop/Add for Term 1 ends (11:59pm)
• May 27, 2024
Memorial Day holiday. No classes are held
• June 19, 2024
Juneteenth holiday. No classes are held
• June 24, 2024
Term 1 classes end
• June 25, 2024
Reading period
• June 26, 2024
Term 1 final examinations begin
• June 27, 2024
Term 1 final examinations end
• July 1, 2024
Term 2 classes begin
• July 3, 2024
Drop/Add for Term 2 ends (11:59pm)
• July 4, 2024
Independence Day holiday observed. No classes are held
• August 8, 2024
Term 2 classes end
• August 9, 2024
Reading period (until 7:00pm); Term 2 final examinations begin (7:00pm)
• August 11, 2024
Term 2 final examinations end (10:00pm)
FALL 2024
• August 20, 2024
New graduate student orientation begins
• August 21, 2024
Welcome reception for new graduate and professional students
• August 25, 2024
First-Year Convocation
• August 26, 2024
Fall semester classes begin (8:30am); Drop/Add continues
• September 2, 2024
Labor Day, No classes are held
• September 6, 2024
Drop/Add ends (11:59pm)
• September 26-29, 2024
Founder's Weekend
• October 11, 2024
Last day for reporting mid-semester grades
• October 11, 2024
Fall break begins (7:00pm)
• October 16, 2024
Classes resume (8:30am)
• October 21, 2024
Shopping carts open for Spring 2025
• October 30, 2024
Registration begins for Spring 2025
• November 11, 2024
Registration ends for Spring 2025
• November 12, 2024
Drop/Add begins for Spring 2025
• November 26, 2024
Thanksgiving recess begins (10:30pm); Graduate classes 700+ end; some graduate classes 500-699 may end at department/instructor discretion
• November 27-December 10, 2024
Graduate reading period
• December 11, 2024
Final examinations begin (9:00am)
• December 16, 2024
Final examinations end (10:00pm)
SPRING 2025
• January 8, 2025
Spring semester begins (8:30am). The Monday class schedule is followed on this day. Drop/Add continues
• January 9, 2025
Regular class meeting schedule begins. Thursday class schedule is followed
• January 20, 2025
Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday. No classes are held
• January 22, 2025
Drop/Add ends (11:59pm)
• February 10, 2025
Shopping Carts open for Summer 2025
• February 17, 2025
Registration begins for Summer 2025
• February 21, 2025
Last day for reporting mid semester grades
• March 7, 2025
Spring recess begins (7:00pm)
• March, 17, 2025
Classes resume (8:30am)
• March 24, 2025
Shopping carts open for Fall 2025
• April 2, 2025
Registration begins for Fall 2025; Summer 2025 registration continues
• April 10, 2025
Registration ends for Fall 2025; Summer 2025 registration continues
• April 11, 2025
Drop/Add begins for Fall 2025
• April 16, 2025
Graduate classes 700+ end; Some graduate classes 500-699 may end at department/instructor discretion
• April 17-27, 2025
Graduate reading period
• May 9, 2025
Commencement begins
• May 11, 2025
Graduation exercises, Conferring of degrees