The following dates are subject to change as the university makes decisions regarding the 2025–2026 academic year. Changes will be posted online on the graduate school’s website.

Fall Term 2025

Summer Term

Date	Day	Description
Aug. 18	M	New student orientation week begins (mandatory)
Aug. 25	M	Add/drop period opens, 8 a.m.
Aug. 27	W	Fall-term classes begin
Aug. 29	F	Monday classes meet on Friday Due date to notify department of intention to submit dissertation for award of the Ph.D. in December Final day to file petition for M.A., M.S., and M.Phil. degrees to be awarded in December
Sept. 1	M	Labor Day. Classes do not meet
Sept. 5	F	Add/drop period ends, 5 p.m.
Sept. 9	T	Final day for registration. A fee of $50 is assessed for course schedules accepted after this date Fall-term record will be removed for students who submit the dissertation on or before this date
Sept. 10	W	Final day to apply for a fall-term personal leave of absence The entire fall-term tuition charge or continuous registration fee (CRF) will be cancelled for students who withdraw from the graduate school on or before this date or who are granted a leave of absence effective on or before this date
Sept. 20	SA	One-half of the fall-term full tuition charge will be canceled for students who withdraw from the graduate school on or before this date, or who are granted a medical leave of absence effective on or before this date. The CRF is not prorated
Oct. 1	W	Due date for dissertations to be uploaded to DPRS in order to be considered by the Degree Committee for award of the Ph.D. in December Final date for the faculty to submit grades to replace grades of Temporary Incomplete (TI) awarded during the previous academic year
Oct. 14	T	October recess begins after last academic obligation
Oct. 20	M	Classes resume
Oct. 24	F	Midterm Final day to change enrollment in a fall-term course from Credit to Audit or from Audit to Credit Final day to withdraw from a fall-term course One-quarter of the fall-term full tuition charge will be canceled for students who withdraw from the graduate school on or before this date, or who are granted a medical leave of absence effective on or before this date. The CRF is not prorated
Oct. 31	F	Readers’ Reports are due for dissertations to be considered by the Degree Committee for award of the Ph.D. in December
Nov. 5	W	Final day to withdraw a degree petition for degrees to be awarded in December
Nov. 7	F	Deadline for departments to return Degree Recommendation Forms for December degrees to registrar
Nov. 14	F	Registration for spring term 2026 opens, 8 a.m.
Nov. 21	F	November recess begins after last academic obligation
Dec. 1	M	Classes resume
Dec. 3	W	Final day to submit petitions for extended registration and Dissertation Completion Status for the spring term
Dec. 11	TH	Classes end Final examinations begin
Dec. 17	W	Examinations end Winter recess begins after last academic obligation
Dec. 18	TH	Registration for spring term 2026 closes, 5 p.m.
Dec. 22	M	Date of December degree award

Spring Term 2026

Summer Term

Date	Day	Description
Jan. 5	M	Final grades for fall-term courses due Final day that faculty may submit a request for the assignment of a grade of Temporary Incomplete Add/drop period opens 8 a.m.
Jan. 12	M	Spring-term classes begin
Jan. 19	M	Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Administrative offices are closed. Classes do not meet
Jan. 21	W	Add/drop period closes, 5 p.m. A fee of $50 is assessed for course schedules accepted after this date Spring-term record will be removed for students who submit the dissertation on or before this date
Jan. 23	F	Monday classes meet
Jan. 26	M	Final day to apply for a spring-term personal leave of absence The entire spring-term tuition charge or continuous registration fee (CRF) will be canceled for students who withdraw from the graduate school on or before this date, or who are granted a leave of absence effective on or before this date
Feb. 5	TH	One-half of the spring-term full tuition charge will be canceled for students who withdraw from the graduate school on or before this date, or who are granted a medical leave of absence effective on or before this date. The CRF is not prorated
Feb. 15	SU	Due date to notify department of intention to submit dissertation for award of the Ph.D. in May Final day to file petitions for M.A., M.S., and M.Phil. degrees to be awarded in May
Mar. 6	F	Midterm Spring recess begins after last academic obligation Final day to change enrollment in a spring-term course from Credit to Audit or from Audit to Credit Final day to withdraw from a spring-term course One-quarter of the spring-term full tuition charge will be canceled for students who withdraw from the graduate school on or before this date, or who are granted a medical leave of absence effective on or before this date. The CRF is not prorated
Mar. 15	SU	Due date for dissertations to be uploaded to DPRS for consideration by the Degree Committee for award of the Ph.D. in May
Mar. 23	M	Classes resume
Apr. 3	F	Good Friday. Administrative offices closed. Classes meet
Apr. 10	F	Registration for fall term 2026 opens, 8 a.m.
Apr. 15	W	Readers' Reports are due for dissertations to be considered by the Degree Committee for award of the Ph.D. in May
Apr. 17	F	Deadline for departments to return Degree Recommendation Forms for May degrees to registrar Final day to withdraw a degree petition for degrees to be awarded in May
Apr. 30	TH	Classes end Final examinations begin
May 6	W	Final examinations end
May 8	F	Final grades for spring-term courses are due for candidates for terminal M.A. and M.S. degrees to be awarded at Commencement
May 15	F	Registration for fall term 2026 closes, 5 p.m.
May 17	SU	Graduate School Convocation
May 18	M	University Commencement Date of May degree award
May 27	W	Final grades for spring-term and full-year courses due Final day that faculty may submit a request for the assignment of a grade of Temporary Incomplete
June 3	W	Final day to submit petitions for extended registration and Dissertation Completion Status for the fall term