Dates & Deadlines

Fall 2024
March 25 Open registration in SIS for current degree-seeking (and Certificate) students Fall 2024
April 16 Open registration in SIS for current non-degree-seeking students Fall 2024
August 15 Application deadline for non-degree-seeking students Fall 2024
August 20 School of Graduate Studies Orientation Welcome Event
August 26 Classes begin
August 27 Late Registration Fee Begins ($25)
September 2 University Holiday - Labor Day
September 6 Last Day to Withdraw Without Financial Penalty
September 6 Late Registration and Drop/Add Ends
September 6 Deadline for Fall 2024 graduation candidates to qualify for Waiver of Registration.
For Students Requesting the Waiver: All required Final Materials (including Approved Thesis/Dissertation) are due by this early date
September 6 Deadline to Waive Student Health Insurance and/or Fitness Plan
October 4 Deadline to Apply for Fall 2024 Graduation in SIS
October 21/22 Fall Break
November 8 Deadline for Class Withdrawal
November 8 Deadline to Audit
November 8 Deadline to resolve any Spring or Summer 2024 Incomplete (I) grades (deadline may be earlier as determined by each course's instructor)
November 28/29 University Holiday - Thanksgiving
December 6 Deadline to Submit All Materials for Fall 2024 Graduation
All required Final Materials (including Approved Thesis/Dissertation) are due by this date
December 6 Last Day of Fall Semester Classes
December 6 Deadline for Term Withdrawal (last day of classes)
December 10 - 19 Final Exams
December 20 Final Grades Due to Registrar (11:00 a.m.)
December 24 - January 1, 2025 Winter Break - University closed
January 17, 2025 Awarding of Degrees (No Convocation or Diploma Ceremony)
All financial obligations to the University must be resolved
Spring 2025
January 13 Classes begin
January 14 Late Registration Fee begins ($25)
January 20 University Holiday - Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday
January 24 Late Registration and Drop/Add Ends
January 24 Deadline for Spring 2025 graduation candidates to qualify for Waiver of Registration.
For Students Requesting the Waiver: All required Final Materials (including Approved Thesis/Dissertation) are due by this early date
January 24 Deadline to Waive Student Health Insurance and/or Fitness Plan
February 7 Deadline to Apply for Spring 2025 Graduation in SIS
March 10-14 Spring Break
March 28 Deadline for Class Withdrawal
March 28 Deadline to Audit
March 28 Deadline to resolve any Fall 2024 Incomplete (I) grades (deadline may be earlier as determined by each course's instructor)
April 4 Deadline to Submit All Materials for Spring 2025 Graduation
All required Final Materials (including Approved Thesis/Dissertation) are due by this date
April 28 Deadline for Term Withdrawal (last day of classes)
April 28 Last Day of Spring Semester Classes
May 1-8 Final Exams
May 10 Final Grades Due to Registrar (11:00 a.m.)
May 14 University-wide Clap Out & Convocation Ceremony (tentative)

May 16

Spring 2025 Awarding of Degrees
All financial obligations to the University must be resolved
May 16 School of Graduate Studies Diploma Ceremony (tentative)
Summer 2024
March 25 Open registration in SIS for degree-seeking (and Certificate) students Summer 2024
April 5 Open registration in SIS for non-degree-seeking students Summer 2024
May 13 3-Week Session ONLY Classes Begin
June 1 Application deadline for summer non-degree-seeking students
June 3 Classes Begin (normal term)
June 7 Deadline to Apply for Summer 2024 Graduation in SIS
June 7 Deadline for Summer 2024 graduation candidates to qualify for Waiver of Registration.
For Students Requesting the Waiver: All required Final Materials (including Approved Thesis/Dissertation) are due by this early date
June 19 University Holiday - Juneteenth
July 4-5 University Holiday - Independence Day (4th of July)
July 19 Deadline to Submit All Materials for Summer 2024 Graduation
All required Final Materials (including Approved Thesis/Dissertation) are due by this date
July 31 Last Day of Summer Semester Classes
August 2 Final Grades Due to Registrar (12:00 noon)
August 16

Awarding of Degrees (no Convocation or Diploma Ceremony)
All financial obligations to the University must be resolved

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