2024 - 2025 Academic Calendar
| Date | Deadline | Event | 
|---|---|---|
| August 16 | International Student Orientation | |
| TBD | Welcome Week | |
| August 26 | Classes Begin | |
| September 2 | Labor Day Holiday | |
| September 4 | 4:30pm | Final date for dropping courses without receiving a grade of a "W" | 
| September 5 | 4:30pm | Final date for adding courses for credit and making section changes Final date to petition deans' offices to invoke the Grade Exclusion Policy | 
| October 15 | 9:00am | Mid-semester grades due | 
| October 17 - 18 | 
 | Fall Holiday | 
| October 20 | Course scheduling for spring semester begins at 5:00pm | |
| November 8 | 4:30pm | Final date for dropping courses Final date for resigning from the University Final date to request rescheduling a final examination when three examinations are
                                                         scheduled in 24 | 
| November 27 - 29 | Thanksgiving Holiday begins at 12:30pm on November 27 | |
| December 4 | Concentrated Study Period begins. Graded coursework (including but not limited to tests, exams, quizzes) is not permitted during concentrated study period. Exceptions to this policy include: laboratory courses; graduate and professional courses; presentations, papers and projects identified on the syllabus on the first day of class; and participation. During this time, no extracurricular student activities, such as social and athletic events, will be held on or off campus. | |
| December 7 | Last Day of Classes | |
| December 8 | Concentrated Study Period ends | |
| December 9 - 14 | Final Examinations | |
| December 17 | 9:00am | Final grades due (degree candidate) | 
| December 18 | 9:00am | Final grades due (non-degree candidate) | 
| December 19 | Commencement Day | |
| 42 MWF Classes; 28 TTh Classes | ||
| Date | Deadline | Event | 
|---|---|---|
| December 16 | Classes Begin | |
| December 16 | 4:30pm | Final date for dropping courses without receiving a grade of a "W" | 
| December 17 | 4:30pm | Final date for adding courses for credit and making section changes Final date to petition deans' offices to invoke the Grade Exclusion Policy | 
| December 24 | 
 | Winter Holiday begins | 
| January 2 | 
 | Classes resume | 
| January 2 | 4:30pm | Final date for dropping courses Final date for resigning from the University | 
| January 6 | Last Day of Classes | |
| January 7 | Final Examinations | |
| January 9 | 9:00am | Final grades due | 
| 11 Classes | ||
| Date | Deadline | Event | 
|---|---|---|
| TBD | Welcome Week | |
| January 10 | New International Student Orientation | |
| January 13 | Classes Begin | |
| January 20 | Martin Luther King Day Holiday | |
| January 27 | 4:30pm | Final date for dropping courses without receiving a grade of a "W" | 
| January 28 | 4:30pm | Final date for adding courses for credit and making section changes Final date to petition deans' offices to invoke the Grade Exclusion Policy | 
| March 3 - 5 | Mardi Gras Holiday. Classes resume at 12:30pm on March 5 | |
| March 7 | 9:00am | Mid-semester grades due | 
| March 28 | 4:30pm | Final date for dropping courses Final date for resigning from the University Final date to request rescheduling a final examination when three examinations are scheduled in 24 hours | 
| March 31 - April 4 | Spring Break | |
| April 7 | Course scheduling for summer terms and fall semester begins | |
| April 18 | Good Friday Holiday | |
| April 30 | Concentrated Study Period begins. Graded coursework (including but not limited to tests, exams, quizzes) is not permitted during concentrated study period. Exceptions to this policy include: laboratory courses; graduate and professional courses; presentations, papers and projects identified on the syllabus on the first day of class; and participation. During this time, no extracurricular student activities, such as social and athletic events, will be held on or off campus. | |
| May 3 | Last Day of Classes | |
| May 4 | Concentrated Study Period ends | |
| May 5 - 10 | Final Examinations | |
| May 13 | 9:00am | Final grades due (degree candidate) | 
| May 14 | 9:00am | Final grades due (non-degree candidate) | 
| May 16 - 17 | Commencement will be held over a two-day period | |
| 42 MWF Classes; 29 TTh Classes | ||
Additional Calendars
2024 - 2025 Accelerated Sessions Calendar


