We are excited to share, through a successful collaboration between students, faculty, staff, and administrators, beginning with the 2022-2023 academic year, the academic calendar has been modified to better meet educational needs and support the university’s academic mission, while ensuring federal and state compliance. You can learn more about the calendar changes and view a list of frequently asked questions (FAQs) on the Changes to the Academic Calendar webpage.
The updated academic calendar is based on a semester model that contains new subterms in fall and spring semesters.
- Fall Semester has two designated subterms:
- "Fall Term" (formerly known as the "Fall Long Semester") is the primary subterm for Fall Semester classes
- "Winter Term" is an optional period to offer education abroad courses, internships, etc.
- Spring Semester has two designated subterms:
- "Spring Term" (formerly known as "Spring Long Semester") is the primary subterm for Spring Semester classes
- "May Term" is an optional four-week period for education abroad courses, internships, etc.
- Summer Semester has four designated subterms:
- First Term
- Second Term
- Nine-Week Term
- "Summer Term"
There will be a small number of classes that will receive permission to start or end at a non-standard time. However, all classes associated with a semester will start and end within that semester. Tuition calculations, financial aid, and registration processes are based on classes taken during the assigned semester.
Please make sure to check the course schedule for individual course start and end dates.
PDF at-a-glance version of this calendar
Academic Dates and Deadlines
Fall semester runs August 16, 2022 - January 7, 2023, and includes Fall & Winter Terms
Fall Term 2022: August 22 - December 12, 2022
| July 26 | Tuition bills for the fall semester distributed to students electronically |
| August 12 | Tuition payment deadline is 5:00 p.m. CST for undergraduate students who registered for the fall semester by Friday, July 22 |
| Orientation for new international students | |
| August 15 - 16 | Orientation for new undergraduate transfer students |
| August 16 - 18 | Orientation for new freshman students |
| August 18 | Fall registration for new undergraduate, continuing, and readmitted students (check your registration information sheet for access times) |
| August 19 | Last day a graduate student may register in absentia |
| University residence halls open | |
| August 19 - 21 | Fall registration for all students |
| August 22 | First day of classes |
| August 22 - 25 | Fall registration for all students |
| August 25 | 4th class day |
| Last day to add a class without permission | |
| Tuition payment deadline is 5:00 p.m. CST for graduate and law students | |
| August 26 - September 7 | Fall registration for all students (will require either department and/or dean's approval) |
| September 5 | Labor Day holiday; no classes held |
| September 7 | 12th class day |
| Last day to drop a class without permission | |
| Last day to add a class (approval required) | |
| Tuition payment deadline is 5:00 p.m. CST for anyone who registered after July 22 | |
| Payment for added classes ("Add Bill") is due 11:59 p.m. Any owed balance after this will be automatically placed on an installment plan. | |
| October 14 | Payment for remaining tuition balances due by 11:59 p.m. CST |
| October 25 | Last day an undergraduate may: Q-drop a class; withdraw; change a class to pass/fail |
| Last day to apply for an undergraduate degree | |
| October 31 - November 11 | Spring 2023 registration for continuing and readmitted students |
| November 11 | Last day to apply for a graduate degree |
| November 15 | Spring 2023 tuition bills distributed to students |
| November 18 | Last day a doctoral candidate may hold a dissertation defense for the Fall 2022 semester |
| November 21 | Last day a graduate student may change registration in a class to or from the credit/no credit basis |
| November 21 - 26 | Fall break / Thanksgiving; no classes held |
| December 2 | Last day to submit master’s report, recital, thesis, doctoral dissertation, or treatise to the graduate dean |
| December 5 | Last class day |
| Last day an undergraduate may, with the required approvals, request a non-academic Q-drop | |
| Last day an undergraduate may register in absentia | |
| Last day a graduate student may, with the required approvals, drop a class or withdraw from the university | |
| December 6 - 7 | Study days (no-class days) |
| December 8 - 10 & December 12 |
Final exams |
| December 12 - 16 | Spring 2023 registration period for continuing and readmitted students |
| December 17 | Official graduation date (No public exercises) |
Winter Term 2022
| December 13 - January 7, 2023 |
Winter Term (optional; may be used for courses such as study abroad, etc.) |
Spring semester runs January 9 - May 31, 2023, and includes Spring & May Terms
Spring Term 2023: January 9 - May 1, 2023
| January 3 | Tuition payment deadline is 5:00 p.m. for undergraduate students |
| Orientation for new international students | |
| January 4 | New student orientation for freshman and transfer students (online only) |
| January 5 - 8 | Spring registration for all students (check your registration information sheet for access times) |
| January 9 | First day of classes |
| January 9 - 12 | Spring registration for all students |
| January 12 | 4th class day |
| Last day to add a class without permission | |
| Tuition payment deadline is 5:00 p.m. CST for graduate and law students | |
| January 13 - 25 | Spring registration for all students |
| January 16 | Martin Luther King, Jr. Day; no classes held |
| January 25 | 12th class day |
| Last day to drop a class without permission | |
| Last day to add a class (approval required) | |
| Tuition payment deadline is 5:00 p.m. CST for undergraduate, graduate, and law students | |
| Payment for added classes ("Add Bill") is due 11:59 p.m. Any owed balance after this will be automatically placed on an installment plan. | |
| March 13 - 18 | Spring Break |
| March 14 | Payment for remaining tuition balances due by 11:59 p.m. CST |
| March 21 | Last day an undergraduate may: Q-drop a class; withdraw; change a class to pass/fail |
| Last day to apply for an undergraduate degree | |
| March 31 | Last day to apply for a graduate degree |
| April 3 - 14 | Summer 2023 and Fall 2023 registration for continuing and readmitted students |
| April 7 | Last day a doctoral candidate may hold a dissertation defense for the Spring 2023 semester |
| April 21 | Last day to submit a master's report, recital, thesis, doctoral dissertation, or treatise to the graduate dean |
| April 24 | Last class day |
| Last day an undergraduate may, with the required approvals, request a non-academic Q-drop | |
| Last day an undergraduate may register in absentia | |
| Last day a graduate student may, with the required approvals, drop a class or withdraw from the university | |
| April 25 - 26 | Study days (no-class days) |
| April 27 - 29 & May 1 | Final exams |
| May 6 | University commencement (official graduation date) |
May Term 2023
| May 2 - May 31 | May Term (optional; may be used for courses such as study abroad, etc.) |
| May 29 | Memorial Day; no classes held |
Summer semester runs June 1 - August 14, 2023, and includes First Term, Second Term, Nine-week Term, and Summer Term
| May 24 | Tuition payment deadline is 5:00 p.m. CST for undergraduate students |
| June 1 | First day of classes for First Term, Nine-week Term, and Summer Term |
| June 6 | Last day to drop a class without permission for First Term, Nine-week Term, and Summer Term |
| 2nd payment deadline is 5:00 p.m. CST for undergraduate students | |
| Payment deadline is 5:00 p.m. CST for graduate and law students | |
| Payment for added classes ("add bill") due for First Term, Nine-week Term, and Summer Term | |
| June 19 | Juneteenth holiday; no classes held |
| June 22 | Last day to change a class to pass/fail for First Term, Nine-week Term, and Summer Term |
| July 4 | Independence Day holiday; no classes held |
| July 6 | Last class day for First Term |
| Last day a graduate student may, with the required approvals, drop a First Term class | |
| July 7 - 8 | Final exams for First Term |
| July 10 | First day of classes for Second Term |
| July 13 | Last day to drop a class without permission for Second Term |
| 3rd and final tuition payment deadline is 5:00 p.m. CST for undergraduate, graduate, and law students | |
| Payment for added classes ("add bill") due for Second Term | |
| July 25 | Last class day for Nine-week Term |
| Tuition bills for the fall semester distributed to students electronically | |
| July 26 - 27 | Final exams for Nine-week Term |
| July 28 | Last day to change a class to pass/fail for Second Term |
| Last day a doctoral candidate may hold a dissertation defense for the Summer 2023 semester | |
| Last day to apply for a graduate degree | |
| August 11 | Last class day for Second Term and Summer Term |
| Last day a graduate student may, with the required approvals, drop a Second or Summer Term class or withdraw | |
| Last day to submit a master's report, recital, thesis, doctoral dissertation, or treatise to the graduate dean | |
| August 12 & 14 | Final exams for Second Term and Summer Term |
| August 19 | Official graduation date (no public exercises) |
All published dates in the academic calendar have been approved and every effort has been made to ensure accuracy. However, on rare occurrence dates may be slightly adjusted.