Undergraduate students from the Colleges of Arts and Sciences, Business, and Education share a common academic calendar and finals schedule.
2024-2025 Undergraduate Academic Calendar
Projected Instructional Calendar 2024-2032
2024 Fall Semester
August
| August TBD |
Optional Voyage trips for new students |
| August TBD |
International Student Orientation |
| August 22 |
New Student Orientation |
| August 23 |
Convocation |
| August 26 |
First day of Fall courses |
| August 30 |
Last day for New Student Registration |
| August 30 |
Last day to add 1st-half-semester courses |
| August 30 |
Last day to drop 1st-half-semester courses with no record |
September
| September 2 |
Labor Day (no course held) |
| September 9 |
Last day to add full-semester courses |
| September 9 |
Last day to drop full-semester courses with no record |
| September 29 |
Last day to withdraw from 1st-half-semester courses |
October
| October 4 |
Fall Break (no course held) |
| October 7 |
Advising for current students begin for Winter term and Spring Semester |
| October 11 |
Last day of 1st-half-semester courses |
| October 14 |
Registration opens for Seniors with 90+ completed credits |
| October 14-15 |
Final examinations for 1st-half-semester courses |
| October 14-18 |
Grad Check for SRs planning to graduate Spring 2025 |
| October 15 |
First day of 2nd-half-semester courses |
| October 21 |
Registration opens for Juniors with 60-89 completed credits |
| October 21 |
Last day to add 2nd-half-semester courses |
| October 21 |
Last day to drop 2nd-half-semester courses with no record |
| October 28 |
Registration opens for Sophomores with 30-59 completed credits |
November
| November 1 |
Last day to withdraw from full-semester courses |
| November 1 |
Advising for current students ends for Winter Term and Spring Semester |
| November 4 |
Registration opens for Freshmen with 0-29 completed credits |
| November 11 |
Veteran's Day (no course held) |
| November 14 |
Last day to withdraw from 2nd-half-semester courses |
| November 27-29 |
Thanksgiving Holiday (no courses held) |
December
| December 3 |
Last day of courses |
| December 4 |
Reading Day |
| December 5-6 |
Final Examinations |
| December 9-11 |
Final Examinations |
2025 Winter Term
January
| January 2 |
First day of 4-credit courses |
| January 6 |
Last day to add or drop 4-credit courses with no record |
| January 7 |
First day of 2-credit courses |
| January 8 |
Last day to add or drop 2-credit courses with no record |
| January 15 |
Last day to withdraw from courses |
| January 20 |
Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr. observed (no courses held) |
| January 21 |
Last day of courses |
| January 22 |
Final Examinations |
2025 Spring Semester
January
| Jan. 23 |
New Student Orientation |
| Jan. TBA |
International Stduent Orientation |
| Jan. 31 |
Last day for New Student Registration |
| Jan. 31 |
Last day to add 1st-half-semester courses |
| Jan. 31 |
Last day to drop 1st-half-semester courses with no record |
February
| Feb. 7 |
Last day to add full-semester courses |
| Feb. 7 |
Last day to drop full-semester courses with no record |
| Feb. 25 |
Last day to withdraw from 1st-half-semester courses |
March
| March 10 |
Last day of 1st-half-semester courses |
| March 11-12 |
Final Exams for 1st-half-semester courses |
| March 13 |
First day of 2nd-half-semester courses |
| March 19 |
Last day to add 2nd-half-semester courses |
| March 19 |
Last day to drop 2nd-half-semester courses with no record |
| March 24-28 |
Spring Break (no courses held) |
| March 31 |
Advising for current students begins for Summer Term and Fall Semester |
April
| April 11 |
Last day to withdraw from full-semester courses |
| April 14 |
Registration opens for Juniors/Seniors with 60+ completed credits |
| April 17 |
Registration opens for Sophomores with 30-59 completed credits |
| April 18 |
Last day to withdraw from 2nd-half-semester courses |
| April 23 |
Senior Projects Day (no courses held) |
| April 24 |
Registration opens for Freshmen with 0-29 completed credits |
May
| May 6 |
Last day of courses |
| May 7 |
Reading Day |
| May 8-10 |
Final Exams |
| May 12-13 |
Final Exams |
| May 17 |
Commencement |
2025 Summer Term (Course dates vary throughout the summer term. Check BoxerOnline for details)
Summer Holidays
| May 26 |
Memorial Day (no courses held) |
| June 19 |
Juneteenth (no courses held) |
| July 4 |
Independence Day (no courses held) |
Historical Calendars
2023-2024 Undergraduate Academic Calendar (PDF)
2022-2023 Undergraduate Academic Calendar (PDF)
2021-2022 Undergraduate Academic Calendar (PDF)
2020-2021 Academic Calendar - REVISED | 2020-2021 Finals Schedule
2019-2020 Academic Calendar
2018-2019 Academic Calendar
2017-2018 Academic Calendar
