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2025 Academic Calendar On-campus Programs

  1. Fall: Winter break; university offices closed

  2. Winter Intersession classes end

  3. Spring: Spring classes begin

  4. Spring: Winter Welcome

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

  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 ""W"" recorded"

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

  9. Spring: Last day to apply for spring graduation

  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: Summer registration begins.

  16. Spring: Fall priority registration for graduate students begins.

  17. Spring: Fall priority registration for undergraduate students begins.

  18. Spring: Theses and dissertations due in deans’ offices for spring degree candidates

  19. Spring: Spring classes end

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

  21. Spring: Spring study day; no classes

  22. Spring: Payment due for summer classes

  23. Spring: Spring final examinations

  24. Spring: Commencement Weekend Activities (WCL excluded)

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

  26. Spring: Official Degree Award Date