2024 - 2025 Academic Calendar

Fall semester runs August 20, 2024 - January 11, 2025, and includes Fall & Winter Terms

Fall Term 2024: August 26 - December 16, 2024


August 26 First day of classes
August 29 Last day to add a class without permission
September 2 Labor Day holiday; no classes held
September 11 Last day to drop a class without permission
October 28 Last day an undergraduate may: Q-drop a class; withdraw; change a class to pass/fail
November 4 - 15 Priority registration for Spring 2025
November 25 - 30 Fall break / Thanksgiving; no classes held
December 9 Last class day
December 10 - 11 Study days
December 12 - 14 & 16 Final exams

Winter Term 2024

December 17 -
January 11, 2025
Winter Term (optional; may be used for courses such as study abroad, etc.)

Spring semester runs January 13 - June 4, 2025, and includes Spring & May Terms

Spring Term 2025: January 13 - May 5, 2025


January 13 First day of classes
January 16 Last day to add a class without permission
January 20 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day; no classes held
January 29 Last day to drop a class without permission
March 17 - 22 Spring Break
March 25 Last day an undergraduate may: Q-drop a class; withdraw; change a class to pass/fail
April 7 - 18 Priority registration for Summer 2025 and Fall 2025
April 28 Last class day
April 29 - 30 Study days
May 1 - 3 & 5 Final exams
May 10 University Commencement

May Term 2025

May 6 - June 4 May Term (optional; may be used for courses such as study abroad, etc.)

Summer semester runs June 5 - August 18, 2025, and includes First Term, Second Term, Nine-week Term, and Summer Term

June 5 First day of classes for First Term, Nine-week Term, and Summer Term
June 10 Last day to drop a class without permission for First Term, Nine-week Term, and Summer Term
June 19 Juneteenth holiday; no classes held
June 26 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 10 Last class day for First Term
July 11 - 12 Final exams for First Term
July 14 First day of classes for Second Term
July 17 Last day to drop a class without permission for Second Term
July 29 Last class day for Nine-week Term
July 30 - 31 Final exams for Nine-week Term
August 1 Last day to change a class to pass/fail for Second Term
August 15 Last class day for Second Term and Summer Term
August 16 & 18 Final exams for Second Term and Summer Term

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. 

Please make sure to check the course schedule for individual course start and end dates.