Academic Calendar
To view a list of important undergraduate dates by semester, go to Academic Calendars & Schedules.
| Fall Semester |
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| AY 2025-26 | AY 2026-27 | |
| Open registration ends. | August 24 | August 23 |
| - Fall Semester begins. - Late registration and registration change period begins. - Late registration fees apply. |
August 25 | August 24 |
| Labor Day weekend begins; classes that begin at 4:15pm or later do not meet. | August 29 | September 4 |
| Labor Day, classes do not meet. | September 1 | September 7 |
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- Classes resume after Labor Day.
- Late and change registration ends.
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September 2 |
September 8
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-Last day to withdraw from class(es) with a Bursar credit of 100% - dates maintained by Bursar. - Last day to withdraw without a "W" grade.
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September 7 |
September 6 |
| - Last day to convert from credit to audit or vice versa. - Last day to request or cancel pass/no pass option. |
September 8 | September 8 |
| Last day to withdraw from class(es) with a Bursar credit of 50% - dates maintained by Bursar. | TBD | TBD |
| - Last day to submit Ed.D. dissertation for initial format check for December degree conferral. - Last day to file for graduation, for UNDERGRADUATE degrees being awarded at the end of the Spring Term and Summer Term. |
October 1 | October 1 |
| Last day to withdraw from class(es) with a Bursar credit of 20%, zero credit thereafter - dates maintained by Bursar. | TBD | TBD |
| Mid-semester break: No classes. | October 6-7 | October 5-6 |
| Classes resume after mid-semester break. | October 8 | October 7 |
| Last day to submit Final Approved PDF of EdD dissertation for December degree conferral. | October 31 | October 30 |
| GRADUATE Registration for Spring semester begins | TBD | TBD |
| Last day to withdraw with a grade of "W" | October 31 | October 30 |
| UNDERGRADUATE Registration for Spring semester begins. (Consult the Registrar's calendar for all Spring 2024 registration access dates/times.) | November 10 | November 9 |
| Thanksgiving Break: No classes | November 26-29 | November 25-28 |
| Classes resume. | December 1 | November 30 |
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All applications for Spring Graduate student degree conferral in May must be submitted in Locus. |
December 1 |
December 1 |
| Fall semester classes end. | December 6 | December 5 |
| Final examinations. *Study Day Wednesdays: No daytime exams will be held. * Evening classes meeting at 4:15pm or later will hold exams as scheduled. |
December 8-13 | December 7-12 |
| Spring Semester |
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| AY 2025-26 | AY 2026-27 | |
| Open registration ends at midnight. | January 11 | January 17 |
| Martin Luther King, Jr., Holiday; No classes. | January 19 | January 18 |
| - Spring semester begins. - Late and change registration begins. - Late registration fees apply. |
January 12 | January 19 |
| Last day to add or swap a class. | January 20 | January 25 |
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- Last day to withdraw without a "W" grade. - Last day to drop class(es) with a Bursar credit of 100%. - dates maintained by the Bursar |
January 25 | February 1 |
| - Last day to request or cancel pass/no-pass option - Last day to convert from credit to audit or vice versa. |
January 26 | February 1 |
| Last day to register for Summer graduation (graduate students). | February 1 | February 1 |
| Last day to withdraw from class(es) with a Bursar credit of 50% - dates maintained by Bursar. | TBD | TBD |
| Summer registration begins. | February 10 | February 9 |
| Ash Wednesday (46 days before Easter). *Classes meet except when this holiday falls during Spring Break. |
March 5 (during Spring Break) | February 18 |
| Last day to withdraw from class(es) with a Bursar credit of 20%, zero credit thereafter - dates maintained by Bursar. | TBD | TBD |
| Spring Break: No classes. | March 2-7 | March 8-13 |
| Classes resume after Spring Break. | March 9 | March 15 |
| Last day to withdraw with a grade of "W". |
March 23 | March 29 |
| Last day to submit Final Approved PDF of Ed.D. dissertations for May degree conferral. (All other degree requirements MUST be met by this date, excluding pending Spring semester final grades). |
April 1 | April 1 |
| Easter Holiday and Good Friday: No classes Thursday evening (classes that start 4:15pm or later are canceled) through Monday afternoon (classes beginning on or after 4:00pm will be held). | April 2-6 | March 25-29 |
| GRADUATE Fall Registration begins. | TBD | TBD |
| UNDERGRAD Fall Registration begins | April 13 | April 19 |
| Spring semester classes end. | April 24 | April 30 |
| Last day to submit Final Approved PDF of Ed.D. dissertations for August (Summer Option 1) degree conferral. | By Last Friday before Commencement | By Last Friday before Commencement |
| Final examinations. | April 27-May 2 | May 3-May 8 |
| SOE Doctoral Celebration at 5:30pm CST | TBD | TBD |
| SOE Undergraduate Honors Celebration at 11:00am | TBD | TBD |
| Commencement Ceremony hosted at 10:00am CST in Gentile Arena for; PhD & MA degrees are conferred at the Graduate School's ceremony at 3 pm CST. |
TBD | TBD |
| Summer Semesters |
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| AY 2025 | AY 2026 | |
| Early Summer Session (4-Week Session) and Summer Session A (First 6-Week Session) begins & late registration (fee applies). | May 19 | TBD |
| Early Summer Session (4-Week Session) and Summer Session A (First 6-Week Session): - Late registration ends at midnight (second day of the session). |
May 20 | TBD |
| Early Summer Session (4-Week Session) and Summer Session A (First 6-Week Session): - Last day to drop a course without a grade of "W"; midnight |
May 20 | TBD |
| Session A (First 6-Week Session): - Last day to convert from credit to audit or vice versa. - Last day to request or cancel pass/no pass option. |
May 23 | TBD |
| Memorial Day observed; No classes, Offices closed. | May 26 | TBD |
| Early Summer Session (4-Week Session) and Summer Session A (First 6-Week Session): - Makeup day for Memorial Day holiday. |
May 30 | TBD |
| Last day to submit final approved PDF of EdD dissertation for August (Summer Option 2) degree conferral. | June 1 | TBD |
| Summer Session C (8-Week Session) begins & late registration (fee applies). | June 2 | TBD |
| Summer Session C (8-Week Session): - Late registration ends at midnight (second day of the session). |
June 3 | TBD |
| Early Summer Session (4-Week Session): - Last day to withdraw from session with a grade of "W"; midnight. Summer Session C (8-Week Session): -Last day to convert from credit to audit or vice versa. Last day to request or cancel pass/no pass option. |
June 6 | TBD |
| Summer Session C (8-Week Session): -Last day to drop a course without a grade of "W". |
June 6 | TBD |
| Early Summer Session (4-Week Session) ends. | June 13 | TBD |
| Juneteenth - no classes, office closed. | June 19 | TBD |
| Summer Session A (First 6-Week Session): - Last day to withdraw from session with a grade of "W". |
June 20 | TBD |
| Summer Session A (First 6-Week Session) ends. | June 27 | TBD |
| Summer Session B (Second 6-Week Session) begins & late registration (fees applies). | June 30 | TBD |
| Summer Session B (Second 6-Week Session): - Late registration ends at midnight. |
July 1 | TBD |
| Summer Session B (Second 6-Week Session): - Last day (midnight) to drop a course without a grade of "W". |
July 1 | TBD |
| Independence Day Celebrated: No classes. | July 4 | TBD |
| Makeup day for Independence Day. | July 11 | TBD |
| Summer Session B (Second 6-Week Session): - Last day to convert from credit to audit or vice versa. - Last day to request or cancel pass/no pass option. |
July 7 | TBD |
| Summer Session C (8-Week): - Last day to withdraw from session with a grade of "W", midnight. |
July 11 | TBD |
| Summer Session C (8-Week Session) ends. | July 25 | TBD |
| - Last day to submit graduation applications for December degree conferral. | August 1 | August 1 |