Other Dates and Deadlines
More dates and deadlines of interest may be found on the following websites:
Fall semester runs August 20, 2024 - January 11, 2025, and includes Fall & Winter Terms
Fall Term 2024: August 26 - December 16, 2024
| July 30 | Tuition bills for the fall semester distributed to students electronically |
| August 15 | Tuition payment deadline is 5:00 p.m. CST for undergraduate students who registered for the fall semester by Friday, July 26 |
| August 16 | Orientation for new international students |
| Last day a graduate student may register in absentia | |
| August 21 | Fall registration for new undergraduate and all graduate students who have not yet registered (check your registration information sheet for access times) |
| August 22 - 25 | Fall registration for all students |
| August 23 | University residence halls open |
| August 26 | First day of classes |
| August 26 - 29 | Fall registration for all students |
| August 29 | 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 30 - September 11 | Fall registration for all students (any added class will require either department and/or dean's approval) |
| September 2 | Labor Day holiday; no classes held |
| September 11 | 12th class day |
| Last day to add a class (approval required) | |
| Last day to drop a class without permission | |
| Tuition payment deadline is 5:00 p.m. CST for anyone who registered after July 26 | |
| 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 16 | Payment for remaining tuition balances due by 11:59 p.m. CST |
| October 28 | Last day an undergraduate may: Q-drop a class; withdraw; change a class to pass/fail |
| Last day to apply for an undergraduate degree | |
| November 4 - 15 | Spring 2025 registration |
| November 15 | Last day to apply for a graduate degree |
| November 19 | Spring 2025 tuition bills distributed to students |
| November 22 | Last day a doctoral candidate may hold a dissertation defense for the Fall 2024 semester |
| November 25 | Last day a graduate student may change registration in a class to or from the credit/no credit basis |
| November 25 - 30 | Fall break / Thanksgiving; no classes held |
| December 6 | Last day to submit master’s report, recital, thesis, doctoral dissertation, or treatise to the graduate dean |
| December 9 | 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 10 - 11 | Study days |
| December 12 - 14 & 16 | Final exams |
| December 16 - 20 | Spring 2025 registration for continuing and readmitted students |
| December 17 | University residence halls close |
| December 21 | Official graduation date (No public exercises) |
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 6 | Tuition payment deadline is 5:00 p.m. for undergraduate students |
| Orientation for new international students | |
| January 8 | Spring 2025 registration for new undergraduate and all graduate students who have not yet registered (check your registration information sheet for access times) |
| January 9 - 12 | Spring 2025 registration for all students |
| January 10 | University residence halls open |
| January 13 | First day of classes |
| January 13 - 16 | Spring 2025 registration for all students |
| January 16 | 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 20 | Martin Luther King, Jr. Day; no classes held |
| January 21 - 29 | Spring 2025 registration for all students (any added class will require either department and/or dean's approval) |
| January 29 | 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 17 - 22 | Spring Break |
| March 18 | Payment for remaining tuition balances due by 11:59 p.m. CST |
| March 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 | |
| April 4 | Last day to apply for a graduate degree |
| April 7 - 18 | Summer 2025 and Fall 2025 registration for continuing and readmitted students |
| April 11 | Last day a doctoral candidate may hold a dissertation defense for the Spring 2025 semester |
| April 14 | Last day a graduate student may change registration in a class to or from the credit/no credit basis |
| April 25 | Last day to submit a master's report, recital, thesis, doctoral dissertation, or treatise to the graduate dean |
| April 28 | Last class day |
| Last day a graduate student may, with the required approvals, drop a class or withdraw from the university | |
| Last day an undergraduate may, with the required approvals, request a non-academic Q-drop | |
| Last day an undergraduate may register in absentia | |
| April 29 & 30 | Study days |
| May 1 - 3 & 5 | Final exams |
| May 6 | Summer 2025 tuition bills distributed to students |
| University residence halls close | |
| May 10 | University Commencement (official graduation date) |
May Term 2025
| May 6 - June 4 | May Term (optional; may be used for courses such as study abroad, etc.) |
| May 26 | Memorial Day; no classes held |
Summer semester runs June 5 - August 18, 2025, and includes First Term, Second Term, Nine-week Term, and Summer Term
| May 21 | Tuition payment deadline is 5:00 p.m. CST for undergraduate students |
| 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 |
| 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 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 |
| Last day an undergraduate or graduate student may, with the required approvals, drop a First Term class | |
| 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 |
| 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 18 | Last day to apply for undergraduate or law degree |
| July 25 | Last day to apply for a graduate degree |
| July 29 | Last class day for Nine-week Term |
| Last day an undergraduate or graduate student may, with the required approvals, drop a Nine-week Term class | |
| Tuition bills for the fall semester distributed to students electronically | |
| July 30 - 31 | Final exams for Nine-week Term |
| August 1 | 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 2025 semester | |
| August 15 | Last class day for Second Term and Summer Term |
| Last day an undergraduate or 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 16 & 18 | Final exams for Second Term and Summer Term |
| August 18 | 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.
Please make sure to check the course schedule for individual course start and end dates.
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