Fall 2024
Academic Calendar
| Event |
Date |
| Classes begin |
Monday, August 26 |
| Last day to add courses for 16-week semester and 1st 8-week term |
Friday, August 30 |
| Labor Day (No Classes) |
Monday, September 2 |
| Last day to drop 1st 8-week term course(s) without grade of W |
Wednesday, September 4 |
| Last day to drop 16-week semester course(s) without grade of W |
Friday, September 13 |
| Last day to withdraw from 1st 8-week term course without a grade of F |
Friday, September 20 |
| Last day to change from/to pass/fail grade for 1st 8-week term |
Friday, September 20 |
| Declaration of major is due (B.A./B.S./B.S.Ed. students only) |
Tuesday, September 24 |
| Classes end for 1st 8-week term |
Friday, October 11 |
| Last day to withdraw from the University (all courses) if registered for a 1st 8-week course (students may not be enrolled for 2nd 8-week term if withdrawing from 1st 8-week term) |
Friday, October 11 |
| Fall Break (16-week semester) |
Saturday - Tuesday, October 12 - 15 |
| Final exams for 1st 8-week term classes |
Monday - Friday, October 14 - 18 |
| 2nd 8-week term classes begin |
Monday, October 21 |
| Pre-Registration Advising |
Monday, October 21 - Friday, November 1 |
| Last day to add courses for 2nd 8-week term |
Friday, October 25 |
| Last day to drop a 2nd 8-week term course(s) without a grade of W |
Wednesday, October 30 |
| Last day to withdraw from a 16-week course without a grade of F; last day to change from/to pass/fail grade (16-week semester courses) |
Friday, November 1 |
| Advance registration for upcoming Spring semester |
Monday - Thursday, November 4 - 7 |
| Last day to withdraw from a 2nd 8-week term course without a grade of F |
Friday, November 15 |
| Last day to change from/to pass/fail grade for 2nd 8-week term |
Friday, November 15 |
| Thanksgiving Break begins |
Wednesday, November 27 |
| Thanksgiving Break ends; classes resume |
Monday, December 2 |
| Classes end |
Friday, December 6 |
| Last day to withdraw from the University (if registered for 16-week courses and/or 2nd 8-week term courses if no grade was awarded for a 1st 8-week term course) |
Friday, December 6 |
| Reading Period |
Saturday - Sunday, December 7 - 8 |
| Final Examinations (16-week and 2nd 8-week term) |
Monday - Friday, December 9 - 13 |
Spring 2025
Academic Calendar
| Event |
Date |
| Classes begin (16-week semester and 1st 8-week term) |
Monday, January 13 |
| Last Day to add courses for 16-week semester and 1st 8-week term |
Friday, January 17 |
| Martin Luther King Jr. Day (no classes) |
Monday, January 20 |
| Last day to drop 1st 8-week term course(s) wiithout grade of W |
Wednesday, January 22 |
| Last day to drop 16-week semester course(s) without grade of W |
Friday, January 31 |
| Declaration of major is due (B.A./B.S./B.S.Ed. students only) |
Thursday, February 6 |
| Last day to withdraw from 1st 8-week term course without a grade of F |
Wednesday, February 12 |
| Last day to change from/to pass/fail grade for 1st 8-week term |
Wednesday, February 12 |
| Spring Break (16-week semester) begins at 5 p.m.; (Students must pre-register to stay on campus during the break. Residence Halls close at 7pm). |
Friday, February 28 |
| Last day of classes for 1st 8-week term |
Friday, February 28 |
| Last day to withdraw from the University (all courses) if registered for a 1st 8-week course (students may not be enrolled for 2nd 8-week term if withdrawing from 1st 8-week term) |
Friday, February 28 |
| Final exams for 1st 8-week term |
Monday - Friday, March 3 - 7 |
| Spring Break ends; classes for 16-week semester resume |
Monday, March 10 |
| Registration for upcoming Summer terms begins |
Monday, March 10 |
| Classes begin (2nd 8-week term) |
Monday, March 10 |
| Last day to register for 2nd 8-week term courses |
Friday, March 14 |
| Pre-Registration Advising |
Monday, March 17 - Friday, March 28 |
| Last day to drop 2nd 8-week term course(s) without grade of W |
Wednesday, March 19 |
| Last day to withdraw from a 16-week course without a grade of F; last day to change from/to pass/fail grade (16-week semester courses) |
Friday, March 21 |
| Advance registration for upcoming Fall semester |
Monday - Thursday, March 31 - April 3 |
| Last day to change from/to pass/fail grade for 2nd 8-week term |
Wednesday April 9 |
| Last day to withdraw from 2nd 8-week term course without a grade of F |
Wednesday, April 9 |
| Classes end |
Friday, April 25 |
| Last day to withdraw from the University (if registered for 16-week courses and/or 2nd 8-week term courses if no grade was awarded for a 1st 8-week term course) |
Friday, April 25 |
| Reading Period |
Saturday - Sunday, April 26 - 27 |
| Final Examinations (16-week semester and 2nd 8-week term) |
Monday - Friday, April 28 - May 2 |
| Commencement |
Saturday, May 10 |
May/June Five-Week Summer Term 2025
*Registration for all summer terms begins on Monday, March 10, 2025.
Academic Calendar
| Event |
Date |
| Classes begin |
Monday, May 19 |
| Last day to add courses for 1st 5-week term |
Wednesday, May 21 |
| Memorial Day (no classes) (Daytime classes made up on Friday, May 30) (Evening classes mae up on first open evening) |
Monday, May 26 |
| Last day to drop courses without a grade of W |
Tuesday, May 27 |
| Last day to change from/to pass/fail grade |
Monday, June 2 |
| Last day to withdraw from a course without a grade of F |
Monday, June 2 |
| Classes end; last day to withdraw from this term |
Monday, June 16 |
| Reading Period |
Tuesday, June 17 |
| Examinations |
Wednesday, June 18 |
| Juneteenth (no classes) |
Thursday, June 19 |
Eight Week Summer Term 2025
*Registration for all summer terms begins on Monday, March 10, 2025.
Academic Calendar
| Event |
Date |
| Classes begin |
Monday, May 19 |
| Last day to add courses |
Friday, May 23 |
| Memorial Day (no classes) (Daytime classes made up on Friday, May 30) (Evening classes made up on first open evening) |
Monday, May 26 |
| Last day to drop courses without a grade of W |
Friday, May 30 |
| Last day to withdraw from a course without a grade of F |
Friday, June 6 |
| Last day to change from/to pass/fail grade |
Friday, June 6 |
| Juneteenth (no classes) (Daytime classes made up on Friday, June 20) (Evening classes made up on first open evening) |
Thursday, June 19 |
| Last day to withdraw from this term |
Wednesday, July 2 |
| Independence Day (no classes) (Daytime and evening classes made up on Friday, July 11) |
Friday, July 4 |
| Classes end |
Friday, July 11 |
Ten-Week Summer Term 2025
*Registration for all summer terms begins on Monday, March 10, 2025.
Academic Calendar
| Event |
Date |
| Classes begin |
Monday, May 19 |
| Last day to add courses |
Friday, May 23 |
| Memorial Day (no classes) (Daytime classes made up on Friday, May 30) (Evening classes made up on first open evening) |
Monday, May 26 |
| Last day to drop courses without a grade of W |
Friday, May 30 |
| Juneteenth observed (no classes) (Daytime classes made up on Friday, June 20) (Evening classes made up on first open evening) |
Thursday, June 19 |
| Last day to withdraw from a course without a grade of F |
Friday, June 27 |
| Last day to change from/to pass/fail grade |
Friday, June 27 |
| Independence Day (no classes) (Daytime and evening classes made up on Friday, July 11) |
Friday, July 4 |
| Last day to withdraw from this term |
Friday, July 18 |
| Classes end |
Thursday, July 24 |
June/July Five-Week Summer Term 2025
*Registration for all summer terms begins on Monday, March 10, 2025.
Academic Calendar
| Event |
Date |
| Classes begin |
Monday, June 23 |
| Last day to add courses |
Wednesday, June 25 |
| Last day to drop courses without a grade of W |
Tuesday, July 1 |
| Independence Day (no classes) (Daytime and evening classes made up on Friday, July 11) |
Friday, July 4 |
| Last day to withdraw from a course without a grade of F |
Wednesday, July 9 |
| Last day to change from/to pass/fail grade |
Wednesday, July 9 |
| Classes end; last day to withdraw from this term |
Tuesday, July 22 |
| Reading Period |
Wednesday, July 23 |
| Examinations |
Thursday, July 24 |
