Important Dates

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