Academic Calendar
Below are important dates regarding registration, course withdrawal, payment, holidays and other dates throughout the semester. For a printable PDF version of the calendar, view the 2023-2024 Academic Calendar, or the 2024-2025 Academic Calendar.
Fall Semester 2024
- March 18 — Registration begins for veterans/ service members
- March 25 — Registration begins for sophomores
- March 26 — Registration begins for freshmen
- One month before start of term — Graduation Application deadline
- August 6 — Bookstore Charge Accounts Open
- August 16 — Last date for Payment or Payment Arrangements (Students without payment arrangements will be dropped from all classes)
- August 24 — Last Date to Register for Courses (registration closes at 2PM)
- August 26 — Semester begins
- August 26 — Residency application deadline
- September 7 — Last date for full semester class drop with 100% refund
- September 12 — Bookstore Charge Accounts Close
- September 23 — Fall Financial Aid Disbursement Begins
- October 1 — First Time Loan Borrower Disbursement
- October 14 - 19 — Middle of Term
- December 7 — Last date for official withdrawal from courses
- December 7 — Classes end
- December 9 - 14 — Final Exams
- December 14 — Semester Ends
- December 16 — Textbook Rental Due Date
Holidays (College Closed / No Classes)
- September 2 — Labor Day
- October 14 — Columbus Day
- November 11 — Veterans Day
- November 27 - 30 — Thanksgiving Break
- December 24 - January 1 — Holiday Break, all campuses closed
Spring Semester 2025
- October 21 — Registration begins for veterans/ service members
- October 28 — Registration Begins for Sophomores
- October 29 — Registration Begins for Freshman
- One month before start of term — Graduation Application Deadline
- December 9 — Bookstore Charge Accounts Open
- January 3 — Last date for Payment or Payment Arrangements (Students without payment arrangements will be dropped from all classes)
- January 11 — Last Date to Register for Courses (registration closes at 2PM)
- January 13 — Semester begins
- January 13 — Residency Application Deadline
- January 25 — Last Date for Semester Class Drop with 100% Refund
- January 30 — Bookstore Charge Accounts Close
- January 30 — Deadline to purchase graduation regalia with financial aid
- February 10 — Spring Financial Aid Disbursement Begins
- February 18 — First Time Loan Borrower Disbursement
- February 28 — Deadline to purchase graduation regalia out of pocket
- March 10-15 — Middle of Term
- May 2 — Last date to pick up ordered caps and gowns from bookstores
- May 3 — Last date for official withdrawal from courses
- May 3 — Classes End
- May 5 - 10 — Final Exams
- May 9 — Graduation
- May 10 — Semester Ends
- May 12 — Textbook Rental Due Date
Holidays (College Closed / No Classes)
- December 24 - January 1 — Holiday Break, all campuses closed
- January 20 — Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Birthday
- February 17 — President's Day
- March 10 - 15 — Spring Break
Summer Semester 2025
- February 18 — Registration begins for veterans/ service members
- February 24 — Registration Begins for Sophomores
- February 25 — Registration Begins for Freshman
- One month before start of term — Graduation Application Deadline
- May 5 — Bookstore Charge Accounts Open
- May 16 — Last date for Payment or Payment Arrangements (Students without payment arrangements will be dropped from all classes)
- May 24 — Last Date to Register for Courses (registration closes at 2PM)
- May 27 — Semester begins
- May 27 — Residency Application Deadline
- June 12 — Bookstore Charge Accounts Close
- June 23 - 28 — Middle of Term
- June 23 — Summer Financial Aid Disbursement Begins
- July 1 — First Time Loan Borrower Disbursement
- August 2 — Classes End
- August 4 - 5 — Final Exams
- August 5 — Semester Ends
- August 5 — Textbook Rental Due Date
- Date Varies by Course:
- Last Date for Semester Class Drop with 100% Refund
- Last date for official withdrawal from courses
Holidays (College Closed / No Classes)
- May 26 — Memorial Day
- June 19 — Juneteenth
- July 4 — Independence Day
Fall Semester 2025
- August 25 — Semester begins
- December 6 — Classes end
- December 8 - 13 — Final Exams
- December 13 — Semester Ends
Holidays (College Closed / No Classes)
- September 1 — Labor Day
- October 13 — Columbus Day
- November 11 — Veterans Day
- November 26 - 29 — Thanksgiving Break
- December 24 - January 1 — Holiday Break, all campuses closed
Spring Semester 2026
- January 12 — Semester begins
- May 2 — Classes End
- May 4 - 9 — Final Exams
- May 9 — Semester Ends
Holidays (College Closed / No Classes)
- December 24 - January 1 — Holiday Break, all campuses closed
- January 19 — Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Birthday
- February 16 — President's Day
- March 9 - 14 — Spring Break
Summer Semester 2026
- May 26 — Semester begins
- August 1 — Classes End
- August 3 - 4 — Final Exams
- August 4 — Semester Ends
Holidays (College Closed / No Classes)
- May 25 — Memorial Day
- June 19 — Juneteenth
- July 3 — Independence Day