2025-2026 Academic Year
Fall Semester 2025
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August 23 |
Saturday |
Saturday classes begin |
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August 24 |
Sunday |
Mass of the Holy Spirit |
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August 25 |
Monday |
Classes Begin |
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August 25-29 |
Monday-Friday |
Final Registration |
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August 29 |
Friday |
Latest date to register, change class schedule, and declare pass/fail or audit options |
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Last day for registration cancellation and full tuition refund for the term |
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September 1 |
Monday |
Holiday: Labor Day (No classes. Offices closed.) |
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September 5 |
Friday |
Latest date for 80% tuition refund for Total Withdrawal from the University |
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September 12 |
Friday
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Latest date for 40% tuition refund for Total Withdrawal from the University |
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September 19
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Friday |
Latest date for 20% tuition refund for Total Withdrawal from the University |
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October 10 |
Friday |
Latest date for prospective December graduates to submit thesis/dissertation drafts and schedule comprehensive exams |
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Latest date for prospective December graduates to apply for graduation |
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October 13-17 |
Monday-Friday |
Midterm Exam Week |
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October 20-21 |
Monday-Tuesday |
Fall Class Break Days (No classes. Offices open.) |
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October 21 |
Tuesday |
Latest date for reporting midterm grades |
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October 24 |
Friday |
Latest date for change of Incomplete (“I”) grades from Spring and Summer 2025 for undergraduate-level courses. Undergraduate I-graded courses not graded by this date will be converted to permanent final grades of “F.” |
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November 1 |
Saturday |
Holy Day: All Saints Day (No classes. Offices closed.) |
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November 14 |
Friday
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Latest date for undergraduates (other than first-semester freshmen and first-semester transfers) and graduate students to withdraw with a "W" grade from a 15-week class |
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November 21 |
Friday |
Latest date for prospective December graduates to submit approved thesis and to take comprehensives |
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November 24-29 |
Monday-Saturday |
Holiday: Thanksgiving (No classes. Offices closed Wednesday, November 26, Thursday, November 27 and Friday, November 28) |
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December 10 |
Wednesday |
Classes meet according to a Monday schedule Latest date for first-semester freshmen and first-semester transfer students to withdraw with a "W" grade from a 15-week class |
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Last class day of 15-week term |
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December 11 |
Thursday |
Reading Day |
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December 12-18 |
Friday-Thursday |
Final Examinations |
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December 18 |
Thursday |
Latest date for change of Incomplete ("I") grades from Spring and Summer 2025 for graduate-level courses. Graduate I-graded courses not graded by this date will be converted to permanent grades of "F. (Graduate incomplete grades assigned in fall terms prior to Fall 2024 convert on dates indicated on the originating academic calendar.) |
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Latest date for graduating students to complete degrees and pay accounts |
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December 19 |
Friday |
Official Graduation Date |
Spring Semester 2026
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January 8 |
Thursday |
Classes Begin |
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January 8-14 |
Thursday-Wednesday |
Final Registration |
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January 14 |
Wednesday |
Latest date to register, change class schedule, and declare pass/fail or audit options |
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Last day for registration cancellation and full tuition refund for the term |
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January 19 |
Monday |
Holiday: Martin Luther King, Jr. (No classes. Office closed.) |
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January 21 |
Wednesday |
Latest date for 80% tuition refund for Total Withdrawal from the University |
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January 28 |
Wednesday |
Latest date for 40% tuition refund for Total Withdrawal from the University |
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February 4 |
Wednesday |
Latest date for 20% tuition refund for Total Withdrawal from the University |
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February 13 |
Friday |
Latest date for prospective May graduates to apply for graduation |
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February 23-27 |
Monday-Friday |
Midterm Exam Week |
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February 27 |
Friday |
Latest date for prospective May graduates to submit thesis/dissertation drafts and schedule comprehensive exams |
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March 2-7 |
Monday-Saturday |
Spring Break |
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March 3 |
Tuesday |
Latest date for reporting mid-term grades |
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March 9 |
Monday
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Latest date for change of Incomplete ("I") grades from Fall 2025 for undergraduate-level courses. Undergraduate I-graded courses not graded by this date will be converted to permanent grades of "F." |
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April 1 |
Wednesday |
Latest date for undergraduates (other than first semester freshmen and first-semester transfers) and graduate students to withdraw with a “W” grade from a 15-week class |
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April 2-6 |
Thursday-Monday |
Easter Break (No classes. Offices closed Thursday, April 1 and Friday, April 2.) |
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April 7 |
Tuesday |
Classes meet according to Monday class schedule Latest date for prospective May graduates to submit approved theses/dissertations to Gumberg Library and to take comprehensive exams |
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April 28 |
Tuesday |
Latest date for first-semester freshmen and first-semester transfer students to withdraw with a “W” grade from a 15-week class |
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April 29 |
Wednesday |
Reading Day |
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April 30-May 6 |
Thursday-Wednesday |
Final Examinations |
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May 6 |
Wednesday |
Latest date for change of Incomplete ("I") grades from Fall 2025 for graduate-level courses. Graduate I-graded courses not graded by this date will receive permanent grades of "F." (Graduate incomplete grades assigned in spring terms prior to Spring 2025 convert on dates indicated on the originating academic calendar.) |
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Latest date for graduating students to complete degrees and pay accounts |
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May 8 |
Friday |
Official Graduation Date |
Summer Semester 2026
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May 11 |
Monday |
Summer Sessions Begin (3,4,6,8&12 wk sessions) |
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May 25 |
Monday |
Holiday: Memorial Day (No classes. Offices closed.) |
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June 12 |
Friday |
Latest date for prospective August graduates to submit thesis outlines and schedule comprehensives exams. |
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Latest date to apply for August Graduation |
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July 3 |
Friday |
Holiday: Independence Day Observance (No classes. Offices closed.) |
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July 4 |
Saturday |
Holiday: Independence Day |
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July 10 |
Friday |
Latest date for prospective August graduates to submit approved theses/dissertations to the Gumberg Library and to take comprehensive exams |
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July 31 |
Friday |
End of twelve-week session |
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Latest date for August graduates to complete degree requirements and pay accounts |
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August 7 |
Friday
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Official Graduation Date |