sep 18, 2024  
2024-2025 graduate catalog 
    
2024-2025 graduate catalog

calendar


fall semester 2024

fall full term          8/19 - 12/11

august 19                 fall full term classes begin

august 25                 last day to add a fall full term class

september 1             last day to drop a fall full term class for full refund

october 26               last day to drop a fall full term class

 

fall term i              8/19 - 10/10

august 19                fall term i classes begin

august 24                last day to add a fall term i class

august 24                last day to drop a fall term i class for full refund

september 28          last day to drop a fall term i class

 

fall term ii              10/14 - 12/11

october 14                fall term ii classes begin

october 20                last day to add a fall term ii class

october 20                last day to drop a fall term ii class for full refund

november 16            last day to drop a fall term ii class

 

september 2             labor day holiday

september 15           fall 2024 intent to graduate form & regalia order deadline  

october 9-11             mid-term grades due

october 11                fall break

oct. 21- nov. 1          academic advising

oct. 31- nov.3           priority registration

november 4-7           registration

november 25-29       thanksgiving holidays 

december 6, 9-12      final examinations

december 14             commencement

december 15             final grades due by 5:00 pm

dec. 16- jan. 3          christmas holidays

 

spring semester 2025

spring full term      1/6 - 4/30

january 6                   spring full term classes begin

january 12                 last day to add a spring full term class

january 19                 last day to drop a spring full term class for full refund

march 22                    last day to drop a spring full term class

 

spring term i            1/6 - 2/28        

january 6                   spring term i classes begin

january 11                 last day to add a spring term i class

january 11                 last day to drop a spring term i class for full refund

february 8                  last day to drop a spring term i class

 

spring term ii           3/3 - 4/30       

march 3                      spring term ii classes begin

march 9                      last day to add a spring term ii class

march 9                      last day to drop a spring term ii class for full refund

april 12                       last day to drop a spring term ii class

 

january 20                 martin luther king jr. day holiday

january 31                 spring 2025 intent to graduate form & regalia order deadline  

feb. 26-mar. 1            mid-term grades due

march 10-14               spring break 

march 17-28               academic advising

march 27-30               priority registration

mar. 31- april 3           registration

apr. 25, 27-31             final examinations

may 3                          commencement

may 4                          final grades due by 5:00 pm

 

summer semester 2025

summer extended full term 5/5 - 7/31

may 5                       summer extended full term classes begin

may 8                       last day to add a summer extended full term class

may 14                     last day to drop a summer extended full term class for full refund

july 7                       last day to drop a summer extended full term class

july 31                     summer extended full term final examinations

 

summer full term   5/27 - 7/31

may 27                      summer full term ii classes begin

may 30                      last day to add a summer full term ii class

june 3                       last day to drop a summer full term ii class for full refund

july 5                        last day to drop a summer full term ii class

july 31                      summer term ii final examinations

 

summer term i       5/5- 5/23

may 5                       summer term i classes begin

may 6                       last day to drop summer term i class for full refund

may 23                     summer term i final examinations

 

summer term ii     5/27 - 6/27

may 27                     summer term ii classes begin

may 29                     last day to add a summer term ii class

may 29                     last day to drop a summer term ii class for full refund

june 14                    last day to drop a summer term ii class

june 26                    summer term ii final examinations

 

summer term iii     6/30 - 7/31

june 30                    summer term iii classes begin

july 2                       last day to add a summer term iii class

july 2                       last day to drop a summer term iii class for full refund

july 19                     last day to drop a summer term iii class

july 31                     summer term iii final examination

 

may 26                     memorial day holiday

june 19                    juneteenth national independence day holiday

july 4                        independence day holiday

july 31                      summer 2025 intent to graduate form due date

august 2                   graduation date for summer graduates - no commencement ceremony

august 3                   final grades due by 5:00 pm

 

fall semester 2025

fall full term           8/18- 12/10

august 18                  fall full term classes begin

august 24                  last day to add a fall full term class

august 31                  last day to drop a fall full term class for full refund

october 25                last day to drop a fall full term class

 

fall term i                8/18 - 10/9

august 18                  fall term i classes begin

august 23                  last day to add a fall term i class

august 23                  last day to drop fall term i class for full refund

september 27            last day to drop a fall term i class

 

fall term ii                10/13 - 12/10

october 13                 fall term ii classes begin

october 19                 last day to add a fall term ii class

october 19                 last day to drop a fall term ii class for full refund

november 15              last day to drop a fall term ii class

 

september 1               labor day holiday

september 15             fall 2025 intent to graduate form & regalia order deadline  

october 8-10               mid-term grades due

october 10                  fall break

oct. 20 - 31                 academic advising

oct. 30-nov. 2             priority registration

november 3-6             registration

november 24-28         thanksgiving holidays 

december 5, 8-11        final examinations

december 13               commencement

december 14               final grades due by 5:00 pm

dec. 15- jan. 2            christmas holidays

 

spring semester 2026

spring full term        1/5 - 4/29

january 5                     spring full term classes begin

january 11                   last day to add a spring full term class

january 18                   last day to drop a spring full term class for full refund

march 21                      last day to drop a spring full term class

 

spring term i               1/5 - 2/27

january 5                       spring term i classes begin

january 10                     last day to add a spring term i class

january 10                     last day to drop spring term i class for full refund

february 7                     last day to drop a spring term i class

 

spring term ii             3/2 - 4/29     

march 2                        spring term ii classes begin

march 8                        last day to add a spring term ii class

march 8                        last day to drop a spring term ii class for full refund

april 11                         last day to drop a spring term ii class

 

january 19                   martin luther king jr. day holiday

january 31                   spring 2026 intent to graduate form & regalia order deadline  

feb. 25-28                   mid-term grades due

march 9-13                  spring break 

march 16-27                academic advising

march 26-29                priority registration

mar. 30- april 2            registration

apr. 24, 27-30                   final examinations

may 2                           commencement

may 3                           final grades due by 5:00 pm

 

summer semester 2026

summer extended full term  5/4 - 7/30

may 4                          summer extended full term classes begin

may 7                          last day to add summer extended full term class

may 13                        last day to drop summer extended full term class for full refund

july 6                          last day to drop summer extended full term class

july 30                        summer extended full term final examination

 

summer full term     5/26 - 7/30

may 26                         summer term ii classes begin

may 29                         last day to add summer term ii class

june 2                          last day to drop summer term ii class for full refund

july 4                           last day to drop summer term ii class

july 30                         summer term ii final examination


summer term i         5/4- 5/22

may 4                         summer term i classes begin

may 5                         last day to drop summer term i class for full refund

may 22                       summer term i final examinations

 

summer term ii        5/26 - 6/26

may 26                       summer term ii classes begin

may 28                       last day to add summer term ii class

may 28                       last day to drop summer term ii class for full refund

june 13                      last day to drop summer term ii class

june 25                      summer term ii final examinations

 

summer term iii       6/29 - 7/30

june 29                      summer term iii classes begin

july 1                          last day to add summer term iii class

july 1                          last day to drop summer term iii class for full refund

july 18                        last day to drop summer term iii class

july 30                        summer term iii final examination

 

may 25                       memorial day holiday

june 19                      juneteenth national independence day holiday

july 4                          independence day holiday

july 31                        summer 2026 intent to graduate form due date

august 1                     graduation date for summer graduates - no commencement ceremony

august 2                     final grades due by 5:00 pm

 

*the dates are subject to change and should be regarded as tentative projections.