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Summer 2025

Summer Session One (S1)

Summer Session One (S1) academic calendar dates
April 14 Summer registration begins for continuing students
May 26 Memorial Day (offices closed, no classes)
May 27 First day of classes
Final add/drop period begins
May 30 Last day to add/drop
May 31 Withdrawal period begins (contact Graduate Registrar)
June 13 Last day to withdraw (contact Graduate Registrar)
June 19 Juneteenth (offices closed, classes may be in session)
June 27 Last day of classes
July 3 S1 final grades due by 12 p.m.
July 4 Independence Day (offices closed)
August 22 Summer degree conferral (no ceremony)

Summer Session Two (S2)

Summer Session Two (S2) academic calendar dates
April 14 Summer registration begins for continuing students
June 30 First day of classes
Final add/drop period begins
July 3 Last day to add/drop
July 4 Withdrawal period begins (contact Graduate Registrar)
Independence Day (offices closed, classes may be in session)
July 18 Last day to withdraw (contact Graduate Registrar)
August 1 Last day of classes
August 8 S2 final grades due by 12 p.m.
August 22 Summer degree conferral (no ceremony)

Summer Session Three (S3)

Summer Session Three (S3) academic calendar dates
April 14 Summer registration begins for continuing students
May 26 Memorial Day (offices closed, no classes)
May 27 First day of classes
Final add/drop period begins
June 5 Last day to add/drop
June 6 Withdrawal period begins (contact Graduate Registrar)
June 19 Juneteenth (offices closed, classes may be in session)
July 4 Last day to withdraw (contact Graduate Registrar)
Independence Day (offices closed, classes may be in session)
August 1 Last day of classes
August 8 S3 final grades due by 12 p.m.
August 22 Summer degree conferral (no ceremony)

Non-Standard Summer Session (NS)

Non-Standard Summer Session (NS) academic calendar dates
April 14 Summer registration begins for continuing students
May 19 First day of classes
Final add/drop period begins
May 26 Memorial Day (offices closed, no classes)
Varies Last day to add/drop (contact Graduate Registrar)
Varies Withdrawal period (contact Graduate Registrar)
June 19 Juneteenth (offices closed, classes may be in session)
July 4 Independence Day (offices closed, classes may be in session)
Varies Last day of classes
Varies Final grades due one week after last day of class by 12 p.m.
August 22 Summer degree conferral (no ceremony)

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Fall 2025

Dates will be added as they become available

Fall 2025 academic calendar dates
June 30

Registration begins for new students

August 27

First day of classes
Final add/drop period begins

September 1

Labor Day (offices closed, no classes)

September 8

Last day to add/drop

September 9

Withdrawal period begins (contact Graduate Registrar)

October 9-12

Fall Break

October 13

Classes resume from Fall Break

October 27

Last day to withdraw (contact Graduate Registrar)

November 4

Election Day (offices closed, no classes)

November 26-30

Thanksgiving Break (offices closed, no classes)

December 1

Classes resume from Thanksgiving Break

December 5

Last day of classes

December 6-7, 13-14

Reading periods

December 8-12, 15-16

Final exam periods

January 5, 2026

Fall final grades due by 9 a.m.

January 16, 2026

Winter degree conferral (no ceremony)

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Academic calendar dates are subject to change. All times listed are in Eastern Time Zone (ET).