Undergraduate Catalog

Academic Calendar

Fall 2025 Semester

New Student Orientation August 28-30
Labor Day September 1
Classes begin September 3
Last day to add/drop courses1 September 12
Last day to file overload or underload September 12
Last day to select credit/no credit grading option September 12
Last day to withdraw from a half-semester course October 10
Fall break October 9-12
Registration advising October 13-31
Last day to request leave of absence for following semester November 1
Last day to receive tuition refund in the case of a full semester withdrawal November 4
Last day to withdraw from a course1 November 7
Registration for following semester2 November 3-13
Thanksgiving break November 27-30
Last day of classes December 10
Reading days December 11-12
Final examinations December 13, 15, 16, 17
Vacation period begins December 18
Final grades available on WebAdvisor/Self-Service by January 5

Spring 2026 Semester

Martin Luther King Jr. Day January 19
Classes begin January 20
Last day to add/drop courses1 January 30
Last day to file overload or underload January 30
Last day to select credit/no credit grading option January 30
Last day to withdraw from a half-semester course February 27
Registration advising March 9-April 3
Last day to receive tuition refund in the case of a full semester withdrawal March 19
Spring break March 21-29
Last day to request leave of absence for following semester April 1
Last day to withdraw from a course1 April 3
Registration for following semester2 April 7-16
Festival of Scholars and Artists April 10
Last day of classes April 30
Reading days May 1-2
Final examinations May 4-7
Vacation period begins May 8
Commencement May 9, 2026
Final grades available on WebAdvisor/Self-Service by May 18

Summer Session I 2026

Registration opens2 March 5
First day of classes May 18
Last day to settle summer account May 19
Last day to add/drop courses1 May 19*
Last day to file overload May 19*
Last day to select credit/no credit grading option May 19*
Memorial Day (no classes) May 25
Last day to withdraw from a course1 June 12
Juneteenth (no classes) June 19
Last day of class June 26

Summer Session II 2026

Registration opens2 March 5
First day of classes June 29
Last day to settle summer account June 30
Last day to add/drop courses1 June 30*
Last day to file overload June 30*
Last day to select credit/no credit grading option June 30*
Independence Day (no classes) July 3
Last day to withdraw from a course1 July 24
Last day of classes August 7

Last Day to Make up Work for Incomplete Grades

Submission of work to resolve an incomplete grade is due as specified on the incomplete grade form, and in any case, no later than the Friday of the fourth week of the following semester (fall or spring), unless the instructor of record has filed an extension form with the Office of the Registrar.

Degree Filing Dates

For December 2025 degree
Official degree date December 31, 2025
Filing deadline April 1, 2025
For May 2026 degree
Official degree date May 9, 2026
Filing deadline October 15, 2025
For August 2026 degree
Official degree date August 31, 2026
Filing deadline March 1, 2026

1  For the policy of enrollment changes and charge adjustment, see Changes in Registration and Enrollment Status and Costs.

2  Information on course offerings can be found at the Office of the Registrar.

*For summer session courses that begin after the first day of the session, the deadline to add/drop or select the credit/no credit option is 4 p.m. on the day after the first class meeting.