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2024 Academic Calendar On-campus Programs

  1. Fall: Winter break; university offices closed

  2. Winter Intersession classes end

  3. Spring: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day; no classes, university offices closed

  4. Spring: Winter Welcome

  5. Spring: Spring classes begin

  6. Spring: Last day to add a spring course, internship, Independent Reading or Research, or Community Service-Learning project

  7. Spring: Last day to drop a spring course for a 100% refund and without a

  8. Spring: Spring withdrawal period begins (withdraw recorded on record; 50% refund)

  9. Spring: Last day to submit Health Insurance Waiver for incoming Spring 2024 students

  10. Spring: Last day to withdraw from a spring course for a 50% refund

  11. Spring: Last day to withdraw from a spring course for a 25% refund (no refunds after this date)

  12. Spring: Schedule of Classes for Summer and Fall published

  13. Spring: Spring break; no classes, university offices open Monday through Friday

  14. Spring: Last day to withdraw from a spring class or change a grade option (end of 10th week)

  15. Spring: Last day to apply for spring graduation

  16. Spring: Summer registration begins

  17. Spring: Fall priority registration for graduate students begins

  18. Spring: Fall priority registration for undergraduate students begins

  19. Spring: Theses and dissertations due in deans' offices for spring degree candidates

Upcoming Dates

  1. Spring: Spring classes end

  2. Spring: Theses and dissertations due in Registrar's Office for spring degree candidates

  3. Spring: Spring Study Days; no classes

  4. Spring: Payment due for summer classes

  5. Summer: Payment due for summer classes

  6. Spring: Spring final examinations

  7. Spring: All full-term spring classes final grades due

  8. Spring: Commencement Weekend Activities (WCL excluded)

  9. Spring: Official Degree Award Date

  10. Summer: Health Insurance Waiver for Annual charge 2024-2025 opens

  11. Summer: Summer classes begin; 7-week (A) and Online Learning I (E) sessions begin

  12. Summer: First 6-week (B) and 3-week (C) sessions begin

  13. Summer: Last day to add a summer internship, Independent Reading or Research, or Community Service-Learning project

  14. Summer: Memorial Day; no classes, university offices closed

  15. Summer: Last day to apply for summer graduation

  16. Summer: 3-week (C) session ends

  17. Juneteenth; no classes, university offices closed

  18. Summer: 7-week (A), first 6-week (B), and Online Learning I (E) sessions end

  19. Summer: Second 6-week (D) and Online Learning II (F) session begin

  20. Summer: Independence Day; no classes, university offices closed

  21. Summer: Theses and dissertations due in deans' offices for summer degree candidates

  22. Summer: Payment due for fall classes

  23. Fall: Payment due for fall classes

  24. Summer: Theses and dissertations due in Registrar's Office for summer degree candidates

  25. Summer: Second 6-week (D) session ends

  26. Summer: Summer classes end; Online Learning II (F) session ends

  27. Summer: End of summer sessions

  28. Fall: New Student Orientation

  29. Fall: Welcome Week

  30. Summer: Official Degree Award Date (date that appears on August diplomas; no event associated with this date)

  31. Fall: Fall classes begin

  32. Fall: Labor Day; no classes, university offices closed

  33. Fall: Last day to add a fall course, internship, Independent Reading or Research, or Community Service-Learning project

  34. Fall: Last day to drop a fall course for a 100% refund and without a "W" recorded

  35. Fall: Fall withdrawal period begins (withdraw recorded on record; 50% refund)

  36. Fall: Last day to withdraw from a fall course for a 50% refund

  37. Fall: Last day to withdraw from a fall course for a 25% refund (no refunds after this date)

  38. Fall: Family Weekend

  39. Fall: Schedule of Classes for Spring published

  40. Fall: Fall Break; no classes, university offices open

  41. Fall: Spring priority registration for graduate students begins

  42. Fall: Winter Intersession registration begins

  43. Fall: Spring priority registration for undergraduate students begins

  44. Fall: Last day to apply for fall graduation

  45. Fall: Last day to withdraw from a fall course or change a grade option (end of the 10th week)

  46. Fall: Theses and dissertations due in deans’ offices for fall degree candidates

  47. Fall: Tuesday classes cancelled; Friday classes meet

  48. Fall: Thanksgiving holiday; no classes; university offices closed Thursday and Friday

  49. Fall: Fall classes end. Theses and dissertations due in Registrar's Office for fall degree candidates

  50. Fall: Fall Study Days

  51. Fall: Fall final examinations

  52. Fall: Fall Commencement Ceremony for August and December graduates

  53. Winter Intersession classes begin

  54. Fall: All full-term fall classes final grades due

  55. Fall: Official Degree Award Date (date that appears on December diplomas; no event associated with this date)

  56. Fall: Winter break; university offices closed