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 |
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