Academic Calendars and Exam Schedules

Exam Schedules

Academic Calendar 2024/2025

Fall 2024 (August 26 – December 13)

PART OF TERM DATES AND DEADLINES - summary of term details 

Date Event
August 23 Move-in for New Students
August 23-25 Panther Days
August 24 Move-in for Returning Students
August 26 Start of Fall Semester and First Half Term
September 2 Labor Day (campus closed)
September 3 Add/Drop Ends at 4:30pm - Fall Semester and First Half Term
September 4 Course Withdrawal Begins Fall Semester and First Half Term
September 6 Late Add Ends at 4:30pm - First Half Term (instructor permission required)
September 20 Late Add Ends at 4:30pm - Fall Semester (instructor permission required)
September 24 Fall Census (R+30)
September 30 Graduation Application due - December 2024 Degree Conferral Date
October 4 Course Withdrawal Ends at 4:30pm - First Half Term 
October 10 Six-week grades due at 4:30pm - Fall Semester
October 11 Six-week grades posted online at 4:30pm - Fall  Semester
October 11 Winterim 2024-2025 and Spring 2025 schedule of classes posted online
October 14 Indigenous People’s Day - Classes are in session and campus is open
October 14 Advising Begins for Spring 2025 Registration
October 18 End of First Half Term
October 21 Start of Second Half Term
October 24 Grades due by 4:30pm - First Half Term
October 25 Grades posted by 4:30pm - First Half Term
October 28 Add/Drop Ends at 4:30pm - Second Half Term
October 28 Registration Opens for Winterim 2024-2025 and Spring 2025 at 7am - Undergraduate (Degree-Seeking) and all Graduate Students
October 28 Registration Opens for Winterim 2024-2025 at 7am - Undergraduate Continuing Education/Non-Matriculated Students
October 29 Course Withdrawal Begins Second Half Term
October 31 Graduation Application due - January 2025 Degree Conferral
November 1 Late Add Ends at 4:30pm - Second Half Term (instructor permission required)
November 11 Veterans Day (campus closed)
November 27 Thanksgiving Recess Begins at 8am; Residence Halls close 10am
November 28-29 Thanksgiving Break (campus closed)
December 1 Residence Halls re-open at 10am
December 1 Graduation Application due for the May 2025 Degree Conferral Date AND Participation in May 2025 Commencement Ceremony
December 2 Classes Resume at 8am
December 2 Registration Opens for Spring 2025 at 7am - Undergraduate Continuing Education/Non-Matriculated Students
December 2 Course Withdrawal Ends at 4:30pm - Fall Semester and Second Half Term
December 9-13 Finals Week
December 10 Summer 2025 schedule of classes available online
December 10 Registration Opens for Summer 2025
December 13 End of Fall Semester and Second Half Term
December 14 Residence Halls close at 10am
December 19 Grades due by 4:30pm - Fall Semester, Individual/Independent Enrollment Term, and Second Half Term
December 20 Grades posted by 4:30pm - Fall Semester, Individual/Independent Enrollment Term, and Second Half Term
December 25-26 Holiday Break (campus closed)

Winterim 2024-2025 (December 30 – January 17)

Date Event
December 30 Term Starts
January 1 New Years Day Observed (campus closed)
January 3 Add/Drop Ends at 4:30pm
January 6 Course Withdrawal Begins
January 10 Course Withdrawal Ends at 4:30pm
January 17 Term Ends
January 23 Grades due by 4:30pm
January 24 Grades posted by 4:30pm

Spring 2025 (January 2 – May 9)

PART OF TERM DATES AND DEADLINES - summary of term details 

Date Event
January 1 New Years Day Observed (campus closed)
January 2 Start of 18 Week Term
January 8 Add/Drop Ends at 4:30pm - 18 Week Term
January 9 Course Withdrawal Begins - 18 Week Term
January 17-18 Move-in - New & Returning Students
January 19 Spring Orientation
January 20 Martin Luther King Jr. Day (campus closed)
January 21 Start of Spring Semester and First Half Term
January 28 Add/Drop Ends at 4:30pm - Spring Semester and First Half Term
January 29 Course Withdrawal Begins - Spring Semester and First Half Term
January 31 Late Add Ends at 4:30pm - First Half Term and 18 Week Term (instructor permission required)
February 10-14 Winter Carnival
February 12 Ski Day – no day classes; graduate evening classes will be held
February 14 Late Add Ends at 4:30pm - Spring Semester (instructor permission required)
February 19 Spring Census (R+30)
February 21 Course Withdrawal Ends at 4:30pm - First Half Term 
March 6 Six-week grades due for Spring 16-Week Semester – 4:30pm
March 7 Six-week grades for Spring 16-Week Semester posted online – 4:30pm
March 7 End of First Half Term
March 13 Grades due by 4:30pm - First Half Term
March 14 Grades posted by 4:30pm - First Half Term
March 15 Residence Halls close at 10am
March 17-21 Spring Break Begins at 4:30pm
March 21 Fall 2025 schedule of classes posted online
March 23 Residence Halls re-open at 10am
March 24 Classes Resume at 8am
March 24 Start of Second Half Term
March 24-April 4 Advising Weeks for Fall 2025 Registration
March 31 Graduation Application due for June 2025 Degree Conferral Date
March 31 Add/Drop Ends at 4:30pm - Second Half Term
April 1 Course Withdrawal Begins Second Half Term
April 4 Late Add Ends at 4:30pm - Second Half Term (instructor permission required)
April 7 Registration Opens for Fall 2025 at 7am - Undergraduate (Degree-Seeking) and all Graduate Students
April 25 Course Withdrawal Ends at 4:30pm - Spring Semester, 18 Week Term, and Second Half Term
tba Spring Fling
May 2 Showcase of Student Research and Engagement, 2-4pm
May 5 Registration Opens for Fall 2024 at 7am - Undergraduate Continuing Education/Non-Matriculated Students
May 5-9 Finals Week
May 9 End of Spring Semester, 18 Week Term, and Second Half Term
May 9 Graduate Commencement Exercises
May 10 Undergraduate Commencement Exercises
May 10 Residence Halls close at 10am
May 15 Grades due by 4:30pm - Spring Semester, 18 Week Term, and Second Half Term
May 16 Grades posted by 4:30pm - Spring Semester, 18 Week Term, and Second Half Term

Summer 2025 (May 12 – August 8)

PART OF TERM DATES AND DEADLINES - summary of term details 

Date Event
May 12 Start of Summer Semester and First Half Term
May 19 Add/Drop Ends at 4:30pm - Summer Semester and First Half Term
May 20 Course Withdrawal Begins - Summer Semester and First Half Term
May 23 Late Add Ends at 4:30pm - First Half Term (instructor permission required)
May 26 Memorial Day (campus closed)
May 31 Graduation Application due for August 2025 Degree Conferral Date
June 2 Start of 10 Week Term
June 4 Late Add Ends at 4:30pm - Summer Semester (instructor permission required)
June 9 Add/Drop Ends at 4:30pm - 10 Week Term
June 10 Course Withdrawal Begins - 10 Week Term
June 13 Course Withdrawal Ends at 4:30pm - First Half Term
tba First Fall 2025 Orientation Session
June 19 Juneteenth (campus closed)
tba Second Fall 2025 Orientation Session
June 20 Late Add Ends at 4:30pm - 10  Week Term  (instructor permission required)
tba Third Fall 2025 Orientation Session
June 23 Start of Second Half Term
tba Fourth Fall 2025 Orientation Session
June 27 End of First Half Term
June 30 Add/Drop Ends at 4:30pm - Second Half Term
July 1 Course Withdrawal Begins - Second Half Term
July 4 Independence Day (campus closed)
July 7 Late Add Ends at 4:30pm - Second Half Term (instructor permission required)
July 7 Grades Due by 4:30pm - First Half Term
July 8 Grades Posted by 4:30pm - First Half Term
July 25 Course Withdrawal Ends at 4:30pm - Summer Semester, 10 Week Term, and Second Half Term
August 8 End of Summer Semester, 10 Week Term, and Second Half Term
August 14 Grades due by 4:30pm - Summer Semester, 10 Week Term, and Second Half Term
August 15 Grades posted by 4:30pm - Summer Semester, 10 Week Term, and Second Half Term

Academic Calendar 2025/2026

Fall 2025 (August 25 – December 12)

PART OF TERM DATES AND DEADLINES - summary of term details 

Date Event
tba Move-in for New Students
tba Panther Days
tba Move-in for Returning Students
August 25 Start of Fall Semester and First Half Term
September 1 Labor Day (campus closed)
September 2 Add/Drop Ends at 4:30pm - Fall Semester and First Half Term
September 3 Course Withdrawal Begins Fall Semester and First Half Term
September 5 Late Add Ends at 4:30pm - First Half Term (instructor permission required)
September 19 Late Add Ends at 4:30pm - Fall Semester (instructor permission required)
September 23 Fall Census (R+30)
September 30 Graduation Application due - December 2025 Degree Conferral Date
October 3 Course Withdrawal Ends at 4:30pm - First Half Term 
October 9 Six-week grades due at 4:30pm - Fall Semester
October 10 Six-week grades posted online at 4:30pm - Fall  Semester
October 10 Winterim 2025-2026 and Spring 2026 schedule of classes posted online
October 13 Indigenous People’s Day - Classes are in session and campus is open
October 13 Advising Begins for Spring 2026 Registration
October 17 End of First Half Term
October 20 Start of Second Half Term
October 23 Grades due by 4:30pm - First Half Term
October 24 Grades posted by 4:30pm - First Half Term
October 27 Add/Drop Ends at 4:30pm - Second Half Term
October 27 Registration Opens for Winterim 2025-2026 and Spring 2026 at 7am - Undergraduate (Degree-Seeking) and all Graduate Students
October 27 Registration Opens for Winterim 2025-2026 at 7am - Undergraduate Continuing Education/Non-Matriculated Students
October 28 Course Withdrawal Begins Second Half Term
October 31 Graduation Application due - January 2026 Degree Conferral
October 31 Late Add Ends at 4:30pm - Second Half Term (instructor permission required)
November 11 Veterans Day (campus closed)
November 17 Summer 2026 schedule of classes available online
November 24 Registration Opens for Summer 2026
November 26 Thanksgiving Recess Begins at 8am; Residence Halls close 10am
November 27-28 Thanksgiving Break (campus closed)
November 30 Residence Halls re-open at 10am
December 1 Graduation Application due for the May 2026 Degree Conferral Date AND Participation in May 2026 Commencement Ceremony
December 1 Classes Resume at 8am
December 1 Registration Opens for Spring 2026 at 7am - Undergraduate Continuing Education/Non-Matriculated Students
December 1 Course Withdrawal Ends at 4:30pm - Fall Semester and Second Half Term
December 8-12 Finals Week
December 12 End of Fall Semester and Second Half Term
December 13 Residence Halls close at 10am
December 18 Grades due by 4:30pm - Fall Semester, Individual/Independent Enrollment Term, and Second Half Term
December 19 Grades posted by 4:30pm - Fall Semester, Individual/Independent Enrollment Term, and Second Half Term
December 25-26 Holiday Break (campus closed)

Winterim 2025-2026 (December 29 – January 16)

Date Event
December 29 Term Starts
January 1 New Years Day Observed (campus closed)
January 2 Add/Drop Ends at 4:30pm
January 5 Course Withdrawal Begins
January 9 Course Withdrawal Ends at 4:30pm
January 16 Term Ends
January 22 Grades due by 4:30pm
January 23 Grades posted by 4:30pm

Spring 2026 (January 2 – May 8)

PART OF TERM DATES AND DEADLINES - summary of term details 

Date Event
January 1 New Years Day Observed (campus closed)
January 2 Start of 18 Week Term
January 8 Add/Drop Ends at 4:30pm - 18 Week Term
January 9 Course Withdrawal Begins - 18 Week Term
tba Move-in - New & Returning Students
tba Spring Orientation
January 19 Martin Luther King Jr. Day (campus closed)
January 20 Start of Spring Semester and First Half Term
January 27 Add/Drop Ends at 4:30pm - Spring Semester and First Half Term
January 28 Course Withdrawal Begins - Spring Semester and First Half Term
January 30 Late Add Ends at 4:30pm - First Half Term and 18 Week Term (instructor permission required)
tba Winter Carnival
tba Ski Day – no day classes; graduate evening classes will be held
February 13 Late Add Ends at 4:30pm - Spring Semester (instructor permission required)
February 18 Spring Census (R+30)
February 20 Course Withdrawal Ends at 4:30pm - First Half Term 
March 5 Six-week grades due for Spring 16-Week Semester – 4:30pm
March 6 Six-week grades for Spring 16-Week Semester posted online – 4:30pm
March 6 End of First Half Term
March 12 Grades due by 4:30pm - First Half Term
March 13 Grades posted by 4:30pm - First Half Term
March 14 Residence Halls close at 10am
March 16-20 Spring Break Begins at 4:30pm
March 20 Fall 2026 schedule of classes posted online
March 22 Residence Halls re-open at 10am
March 23 Classes Resume at 8am
March 23 Start of Second Half Term
March 23-April 3 Advising Weeks for Fall 2026 Registration
March 31 Graduation Application due for June 2026 Degree Conferral Date
March 30 Add/Drop Ends at 4:30pm - Second Half Term
March 31 Course Withdrawal Begins Second Half Term
April 3 Late Add Ends at 4:30pm - Second Half Term (instructor permission required)
April 6 Registration Opens for Fall 2026 at 7am - Undergraduate (Degree-Seeking) and all Graduate Students
April 24 Course Withdrawal Ends at 4:30pm - Spring Semester, 18 Week Term, and Second Half Term
tba Spring Fling
tba Showcase of Student Research and Engagement, 2-4pm
May 4 Registration Opens for Fall 2026 at 7am - Undergraduate Continuing Education/Non-Matriculated Students
May 4-8 Finals Week
May 8 End of Spring Semester, 18 Week Term, and Second Half Term
May 8 Graduate Commencement Exercises
May 9 Undergraduate Commencement Exercises
May 9 Residence Halls close at 10am
May 14 Grades due by 4:30pm - Spring Semester, 18 Week Term, and Second Half Term
May 14 Grades posted by 4:30pm - Spring Semester, 18 Week Term, and Second Half Term

Summer 2026 (May 11 – August 7)

PART OF TERM DATES AND DEADLINES - summary of term details 

Date Event
May 11 Start of Summer Semester and First Half Term
May 18 Add/Drop Ends at 4:30pm - Summer Semester and First Half Term
May 19 Course Withdrawal Begins - Summer Semester and First Half Term
May 22 Late Add Ends at 4:30pm - First Half Term (instructor permission required)
May 25 Memorial Day (campus closed)
May 31 Graduation Application due for August 2026 Degree Conferral Date
June 1 Start of 10 Week Term
June 3 Late Add Ends at 4:30pm - Summer Semester (instructor permission required)
June 8 Add/Drop Ends at 4:30pm - 10 Week Term
June 9 Course Withdrawal Begins - 10 Week Term
June 12 Course Withdrawal Ends at 4:30pm - First Half Term
tba First Fall 2026 Orientation Session
June 19 Juneteenth (campus closed)
tba Second Fall 2026 Orientation Session
June 19 Late Add Ends at 4:30pm - 10  Week Term  (instructor permission required)
tba Third Fall 2026 Orientation Session
June 22 Start of Second Half Term
tba Fourth Fall 2026 Orientation Session
June 26 End of First Half Term
June 29 Add/Drop Ends at 4:30pm - Second Half Term
June 30 Course Withdrawal Begins - Second Half Term
July 2 Grades Due by 4:30pm - First Half Term
July 2 Grades Posted by 4:30pm - First Half Term
July 3 Independence Day Observed (campus closed)
July 6 Late Add Ends at 4:30pm - Second Half Term (instructor permission required)
July 24 Course Withdrawal Ends at 4:30pm - Summer Semester, 10 Week Term, and Second Half Term
August 7 End of Summer Semester, 10 Week Term, and Second Half Term
August 13 Grades due by 4:30pm - Summer Semester, 10 Week Term, and Second Half Term
August 14 Grades posted by 4:30pm - Summer Semester, 10 Week Term, and Second Half Term

Future Calendars

Subject to Change - 12/19/24

Semester

Term

Start Date

End Date

Fall 2026 Full Term August 31, 2026 December 18, 2026     
  First Half Term August 31, 2026 October 23, 2026
  Second Half Term   October 26, 2026 December 18, 2026            
Winterim 2027   January 4, 2027 January 22, 2027
Spring 2027 18 Week Term January 4, 2027 May 14, 2027
  Full Term January 26, 2027               May 14, 2027
  First Half Term January 26, 2027              March 12, 2027
  Spring Break March 15, 2027 March 19, 2027
  Second Half Term              March 29, 2027        May 14, 2027
Graduate Commencement   May 14, 2027  
Undergraduate Commencement              May 15, 2027  
Summer 2027 Full Term May 17, 2027 August 13, 2027
  First Half Term May 17, 2027 July 2, 2027
  10 Week Term June 7, 2027 August 13, 2027
  Second Half Term        June 28, 2027 August 13, 2027

Semester

Term

Start Date

End Date

Fall 2027 Full Term August 30, 2027 December 17, 2027
  First Half Term August 30, 2027 October 22, 2027
  Second Half Term October 25, 2027 December 17, 2027          
Winterim 2028   January 3, 2028 January 21, 2028
Spring 2028 18 Week Term January 3, 2028 May 12, 2028
  Full Term January 25, 2028               May 12, 2028
  First Half Term January 25, 2028           March 10, 2028
  Spring Break March 20, 2028 March 24, 2028
  Second Half Term               March 27 2028 May 12, 2028
Graduate Commencement   May 12, 2028  
Undergraduate Commencement             May 13, 2028  
Summer 2028 Full Term May 15, 2028 August 11, 2028
  First Half Term May 15, 2028 June 30, 2028
  10 Week Term June 5, 2028 August 11, 2028
  Second Half Term June 26, 2028 August 11, 2028

Subject to Change - 12/19/24