Important Dates & Deadlines

Summer Semester 2025 Academic Calendar

May 21 - Payment due for Summer 2025 tuition and fees.

May 22 - Registered students with unpaid tuition balances or who have not made payment arrangements will be dropped from classes.

May 26 - Memorial Day - University Closed

May 28 - Summer 2025 Financial Aid Disbursed

June 2 - Classes begin

June 6 - Final day for undergraduates to complete and submit Application for Degree Completion in Workday.

June 8 - Final day for 100% refund for full-term (8-week) or arranged courses.
See Fee Refund/Drop/Withdrawal Schedule for less than full-term courses.
Final day to add or enroll in a full-term course (8-week). See Last Day to Add Summer Term Classes.
Fees for full-term (8-week) or arranged courses do not apply to courses added after this date.

June 15 - Final day for 50% refund for full-term (8-week) or arranged courses.
See Fee Refund/Drop/Withdrawal Schedule for less than full-term courses.

Final day to withdraw full-term (8-week) or arranged courses without transcript record.

June 16 - Transcript record begins for full-term (8-week) or arranged courses.
COURSES ARE PERMITTED TO BE WITHDRAWN FROM JUNE 16 THROUGH JUNE 29 (SEE WITHDRAWAL POLICY STATEMENT). A grade of "W" will be recorded.

Final date for graduate students to sign up for comprehensive examinations.

June 19 - Juneteenth - University Closed

June 20 - Final day for Masters, Doctorate and Education Specialists to complete and submit Application for Degree Completion in Workday.

June 29 - Final day to withdraw from a course with transcript record of "W" for full-term (8-week) or arranged courses. (NO WITHDRAWAL ALLOWED AFTER THIS DATE, the end of the 4th week of classes).

June 30 - Second session (4-week) courses begin.

July 4 - Independence Day Holiday Observed - University Closed

July 21 - Final day for graduate students to submit approved Master's Thesis or Specialist's Field Study and Oral Examination Report due from departments to Graduate School.

Final day for graduate students to submit Master's Thesis or Specialist's Field Study introductory pages for format review.

July 25 - Term ends

July 28 - Final grade entry deadline, NOON

Final day for graduate students' comprehensive exams results from departments to the Graduate School.

August 15 - Summer term undergraduate/graduate degree candidates must have all requirements for a degree completed and on record in the Registrar's Office by 4:30 pm

Dates subject to change

Fall Semester 2025 Academic Calendar

Registration for the Fall Semester 2025 begins on March 10, 2025. All other registration dates can be found on the Registration Calendar

August 6 – Payment due for Fall 2025 tuition and fees.

August 7 – Registered students with unpaid tuition balances or who have not made payment arrangements will be dropped from fall classes.

August 12 – Release of available financial assistance begins.

August 18 - Classes begin

August 22 - Final day for undergraduates to complete and submit Application for Degree Completion in Workday

August 31 - Final day for 100% refund for full semester or arranged courses.
See Fee Refund/Drop/Withdrawal Schedule.

Final day to add or register in a full semester course.
See Add Policy for Semester Courses

Fees for courses withdrawn do not apply to courses added after this date.

September 1 - Labor Day Holiday - University closed

September 2 - Classes resume.

September 15 - Final day for 50% refund for full semester or arranged courses.
See Fee Refund/Drop/Withdrawal Schedule.

20th day of classes
Final day to withdraw a course without transcript record.

September 16 - Transcript record begins
COURSES ARE PERMITTED TO BE WITHDRAWN FROM SEPTEMBER 16 THROUGH OCTOBER 26 (SEE WITHDRAWAL POLICY STATEMENT). A grade of "W" will be recorded.

September 26 - Oktoberfest

September 27 - Oktoberfest and Homecoming

October 2 - Final day for graduate students to sign up for comprehensive examinations

October 6 - Registration for Intersession and Spring 2026, Active Graduates, Seniors, Honors College, and AMS/KAMS

October 10 - Interim
Final day for Masters, Doctorate and Education Specialists to complete and submit Application for Degree Completion in Workday

October 13 - Interim grade entry deadline, NOON
Last 8-week courses begin

October 20 - Registration for Intersession and Spring 2026, Active Juniors

October 26 - Final day to withdraw from a course with transcript record of "W." NO WITHDRAWALS ALLOWED AFTER THIS DATE.

November 3 - Registration for Intersession and Spring 2026, Active Sophomores

November 17 - Registration for Intersession and Spring 2026, Active Freshmen and Undergraduate Non-Degree

November 24 - Final day for graduate students to submit Master's Thesis or Specialist's Field Study introductory pages for format review.

November 24 - 28 - Fall Break (University closed Nov. 27-28)

December 1 - Classes resume

December 6, 8-12 - Final examinations

December 12 - Semester ends

University Commencement Exercises, Gross Memorial Coliseum

December 15 - Final grade entry deadline, NOON
Final day for departments to submit comprehensive exams results to the Graduate School.

December 25 - January 1 - Winter Break - University Closed

January 15 - Fall semester undergraduate/graduate degree candidates must have all requirements for a degree completed and on record in the Registrar's Office by 4:30 pm

Dates subject to change

Additional Calendars

Important Dates for Student Fiscal Services
Academic Calendar