Academic Deadlines for Students

Academic Calendar Key Dates

August 26-27: Graduate and transfer student orientation
August 27: First year student advising
August 28: Classes begin; drop/add begins
September 2: Labor Day-no classes
September 3: Last day to add A-quad classes
September 10: Last day to add full-semester classes
September 10: Last day to drop full-semester or A-quad classes without a W
October 1: Last day to drop A-quad course with a W or elect pass/fail
October 18: Last day of A-quad
October 18: Incomplete Grade Request Forms due for A-quad courses
October 19-23: Fall Break
October 24: B-quad courses begin
October 28: Faculty Advising for Spring 2025 semester begins
October 30: Last day to add B-quad course
November 6: Last day to drop B-quad course without a W
November 11-22: Advance registration for Spring 2025
November 26: Last day to drop with a W or elect pass/fail for full-semester or B-quad courses
November 27 – December 1: Thanksgiving break
December 2: Registration opens for incoming spring students
December 13: Last day of Fall classes
December 16: Reading Day
December 16-19: Final exams (Monday-late afternoon/evening courses only)
December 19: Incomplete Grade Request Forms due for Full-term and B-quad courses
December 20: Christmas break begins

December 2: Registration opens for incoming spring students
January 10-12: Orientation starts for first-year students
January 13: Classes begin; drop/add begins
January 17: Last day to add A-quad classes
January 20: Martin Luther King Day - No Classes
January 24: Last day to add full-semester classes
January 24: Last day to drop full-semester or A-quad classes without a W
February 4: Faculty Development Day – No classes before 3 pm
February 14: Last day to drop A-quad classes with a W or elect as Pass/Fail
February 17: President's Day - No classes before 3 pm
March 7: Last day of A-quad
March 7: Incomplete Grade Request Forms due for A-quad courses
March 8-16: Spring Break
March 17: B-quad begins
March 17: Faculty Advising for Summer/Fall 2025 semester begins
March 21: Last day to add B-quad classes
March 24: Advance registration for Summer 2025
March 28: Last day to drop B-quad classes without a W
March 31 – April 11: Advance registration for Fall 2025
April 18: Good Friday - No classes
April 18: Last day to drop full-semester or B-quad classes with a W or elect as Pass/Fail
May 2: Last day of Spring classes
May 5: Reading Day
May 5-8: Final exams (Monday-late afternoon/evening courses only)
May 8: Incomplete Grade Request Forms due
May 9: Commencement rehearsals
May 10: Graduate School Commencement
May 11: Undergraduate School Commencement

(Fall and Spring semesters follow these guidelines; Summer varies.)

Quad Course: Half-semester course worth 2 credit hrs.

A quad: 8-week course running first half of a semester.

B quad: 8-week course running second half of a semester.

Full Semester: Course running full 16 weeks.