Undergraduate Academic Calendar

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 Student Orientation

Jan. 27

First day of Spring courses

February

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

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 7-11

Grad Check for JRs/SRs planning to graduate Fall 2024 or Spring 2025

April 11

Last day to withdraw from full-semester courses

April 18

Last day to withdraw from 2nd-half-semester courses

April 21-22    

Registration opens for Juniors/Seniors with 60+ completed credits

April 23

Senior Projects Day (no courses held)

April 24-25    

Registration opens for Sophomores with 30-59 completed credits

April 28-29    

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