Important Note: Students who need a Visa need to apply at least three months before their intended start date!
The academic calendar gives the key dates in the year such as the start and end of each term and public holidays when the campus will be closed.
Academic Year
| March 4 | Registration begins for undergraduate Summer 2024 classes |
| March 11 | Registration begins for graduate Summer 2024 classes |
| May 24 | Final day to register for graduate Summer online classes |
| May 24 | First day to log into graduate Summer online classes |
| May 27 | Graduate Summer session begins |
| May 31 | Final day to register for undergraduate Summer online classes |
| May 31 | First day to log into undergraduate Summer online classes |
| May 31 | Summer session graduate drop deadline |
| June 3 | Undergraduate Summer session/short-term Session 1 begins |
| June 7 | Summer session undergraduate drop deadline |
| June 17 | Summer session undergraduate Petition to Graduate due |
| June 28 | Summer Short-Term Session 1 ends |
| July 1 | Summer Short-Term Session 2 begins |
| July 5 | Summer Short-Term Session 1 grades due from faculty |
| July 5 | Summer session graduate withdrawal deadline |
| July 12 | Summer session undergraduate withdrawal deadline |
| July 26 | Summer session/short-term Session 2 ends |
| Aug. 2 | Summer session/short-term Session 2 final grades due from faculty |
| Aug. 3 | Summer Graduation date |
| April 1 | Registration begins for undergraduate Fall 2024 classes |
| April 8 | Registration begins for graduate Fall 2024 classes |
| Aug. 9 | Fall 1 graduate Petition to Graduate due |
| Aug. 9 | Final day to register for graduate Fall 1 online classes |
| Aug. 9 | First day to log into graduate Fall 1 online classes |
| Aug. 12 | Fall 1 graduate classes start |
| Aug. 16 | Fall 1 graduate drop deadline |
| Aug. 16 | Final day to register for undergraduate Fall 1 online classes |
| Aug. 16 | First day to log into undergraduate Fall 1 online classes |
| Aug. 19 | Fall Semester/Fall 1 undergraduate classes start |
| Aug. 23 | Fall Semester/Fall 1 undergraduate drop deadline |
| Sept. 20 | Fall 1 graduate withdrawal deadline |
| Sept. 25 | Registration begins for graduate Spring 2025 |
| Sept. 27 | Fall 1 undergraduate withdrawal deadline |
| Oct. 2 | Registration begins for undergraduate Spring 2025 |
| Oct. 3 | Leidens Ontzet |
| Oct. 4 | Fall Semester/Fall 2 Petition to Graduate due |
| Oct. 11 | Fall 1 classes end |
| Oct. 11 | Final day to register for graduate Fall 2 online classes |
| Oct. 11 | First day to log into graduate Fall 2 online classes |
| Oct. 12 | Fall 1 graduate Graduation date |
| Oct. 14 | Fall 2 graduate classes start |
| Oct. 14–18 | Fall Break |
| Oct. 18 | Fall 1 grades due from faculty |
| Oct. 18 | Fall 2 graduate drop deadline |
| Oct. 18 | Final day to register for undergraduate Fall 2 online classes |
| Oct. 18 | First day to log into undergraduate Fall 2 online classes |
| Oct. 21 | Fall 2 undergraduate classes start |
| Oct. 25 | Fall 2 undergraduate drop deadline |
| Nov. 15 | Fall Semester undergraduate withdrawal deadline |
| Nov. 22 | Fall 2 graduate withdrawal deadline |
| Nov. 29 | Fall 2 undergraduate withdrawal deadline |
| Dec. 9–13 | Final Exam Period |
| Dec. 13 | Fall Semester/Fall 2 classes end |
| Dec. 14 | Fall Graduation date |
| Dec. 20 | Fall Semester/Fall 2 grades due from faculty |
| Sept. 25, 2024 | Registration begins for graduate Spring 2025 classes |
| Oct. 2, 2024 | Registration begins for undergraduate Spring 2025 classes |
| Jan. 1–3 | Christmas Season |
| Jan. 3 | Final day to register for graduate Spring 1 online classes |
| Jan. 3 | First day to log into graduate Spring 1 online classes |
| Jan. 6 | Spring 1 graduate classes start |
| Jan. 10 | Spring 1 graduate drop deadline |
| Jan. 10 | Final day to register for undergraduate Spring 1 online classes |
| Jan. 10 | First day to log into undergraduate Spring 1 online classes |
| Jan. 13 | Spring 1 graduate Petition to Graduate due |
| Jan. 13 | Spring Semester/Spring 1 undergraduate classes start |
| Jan. 17 | Spring Semester/Spring 1 undergraduate drop deadline |
| Feb. 14 | Spring 1 graduate withdrawal deadline |
| Feb. 21 | Spring 1 undergraduate withdrawal deadline |
| March 3 | Spring 2 graduate Petition to Graduate due |
| March 7 | Spring 1 classes end |
| March 8 | Spring 1 graduate Graduation Date |
| March 10–14 | Spring Break |
| March 11 | Registration begins for graduate Summer 2025 classes |
| March 14 | Final day to register for Spring 2 online classes |
| March 14 | First day to log into Spring 2 online classes |
| March 14 | Spring 1 grades due from faculty |
| March 17 | Spring 2 classes start |
| March 21 | Spring 2 drop deadline |
| March 31 | Registration begins for undergraduate Fall 2025 classes |
| April 7 | Registration begins for graduate Fall 2025 classes |
| April 11 | Spring Semester withdrawal deadline |
| April 18–21 | Easter Weekend |
| April 25 | Spring 2 withdrawal deadline |
| May 5 | Liberation Day |
| May 9 | Spring Semester/Spring 2 undergraduate classes end |
| May 9–11 | Commencement Weekend — Actual day(s) TBD |
| May 16 | Spring Semester/Spring 2 classes end |
| May 17 | Spring Graduation date* |
| May 23 | Spring 2 grades due from faculty |
| March 3 | Registration begins for Summer 2025 undergraduate classes |
| March 11 | Registration begins for Summer 2025 graduate classes |
| May 26 | Summer graduate 9-week term begins |
| May 29 | Ascension Day (campus closed) |
| May 30 | Friday after Ascension Day (campus closed) |
| May 30 | Summer graduate 9-week term drop deadline |
| June 2 | Summer undergraduate 8-week term and Summer undergraduate 4-week Session 1 begin |
| June 6 | Summer 8-week term and Summer 4-week Session 1 drop deadline |
| June 9 | Whit Monday (campus closed) |
| June 17 | Summer undergraduate Petition to Graduate due |
| June 19 | Summer graduate Petition to Graduate due |
| June 20 | Summer 4-week Session 1 withdrawal deadline |
| June 27 | Summer undergraduate 4-week Session 1 ends |
| June 30 | Summer undergraduate 4-week Session 2 begins |
| July 4 | Summer 4-week Session 1 grades due from faculty |
| July 4 | Summer 4-week Session 2 drop deadline |
| July 4 | Summer 9-week graduate term withdrawal deadline |
| July 11 | Summer 8-week term withdrawal deadline |
| July 18 | Summer 4-week Session 2 withdrawal deadline |
| July 25 | Summer undergraduate 8-week term and Summer undergraduate 4-week Session 2 end |
| July 25 | Summer graduate 9-week term ends |
| Aug. 1 | Summer 8-week term and Summer 4-week Session 2 final grades due from faculty |
| Aug. 1 | Summer 9-week graduate term final grades due from faculty |
| Aug. 1 | Summer Graduation date* |
| March 31 | Registration begins for undergraduate Fall 2025 classes |
| April 7 | Registration begins for graduate Fall 2025 classes |
| Aug. 11 | Fall 1 graduate 9-week term begins |
| Aug. 15 | Fall 1 9-week term drop deadline |
| Aug. 18 | Fall semester and Fall 1 undergraduate 8-week term begin |
| Aug. 22 | Fall semester and Fall 1 8-week drop deadline |
| Sept. 19 | Fall 1 9-week term withdrawal deadline |
| Sept. 24 | Registration begins for graduate Spring 2026 classes |
| Sept. 26 | Fall 1 8-week term withdrawal deadline |
| Oct. 1 | Registration begins for undergraduate Spring 2026 classes |
| Oct. 3 | Leidens Ontzet (campus closed) |
| Oct. 3 | Fall semester undergraduate and Fall 2 graduate Petition to Graduate due |
| Oct. 10 | Fall 1 undergraduate 8-week term and graduate 9-week term end |
| Oct. 13 | Fall 2 graduate 9-week term begins |
| Oct. 13–17 | Fall Break (undergraduate only) |
| Oct. 17 | Fall 1 grades due from faculty |
| Oct. 17 | Fall 1 graduate Graduation Date* |
| Oct. 17 | Fall 2 9-week term drop deadline |
| Oct. 20 | Fall 2 undergraduate 8-week term begins |
| Oct. 24 | Fall 2 8-week term drop deadline |
| Nov. 14 | Fall semester withdrawal deadline |
| Nov. 21 | Fall 2 9-week term withdrawal deadline |
| Nov. 28 | Fall 2 8-week term withdrawal deadline |
| Dec. 12 | Fall semester and Fall 2 undergraduate 8-week term and graduate 9-week term end |
| Dec. 13 | Fall semester and Fall 2 graduate Graduation date* |
| Dec. 19 | Fall semester and Fall 2 grades due from faculty |
*Graduation Date (official date of conferral that appears on the diploma, not the commencement ceremony date)
| Sept. 24, 2025 | Registration begins for graduate Spring 2026 classes |
| Oct. 1, 2025 | Registration begins for undergraduate Spring 2026 classes |
| Jan. 12 | Spring 1 graduate 9-week term begins |
| Jan. 16 | Spring 1 9-week term drop deadline |
| Jan. 19 | Spring semester and Spring 1 undergraduate 8-week term begins |
| Jan. 23 | Spring semester and Spring 1 8-week term drop deadline |
| Feb. 13 | Spring 1 graduate Petition to Graduate due |
| Feb. 20 | Spring 1 9-week withdrawal deadline |
| Feb. 27 | Spring 1 8-week withdrawal deadline |
| March 2 | Spring semester undergraduate and Spring 2 graduate Petition to Graduate due |
| March 4 | Registration begins for Summer/Fall 2026 undergraduate classes |
| March 9 | Registration begins for Summer/Fall 2026 graduate classes |
| March 13 | Spring 1 undergraduate 8-week term and graduate 9-week term end |
| March 16–20 | Spring Break |
| March 20 | Spring 1 grades due from faculty |
| March 20 | Spring 1 graduate Graduation Date |
| March 23 | Spring 2 undergraduate 8-week term and graduate 9-week term begin |
| March 27 | Spring 2 8-week term and 9-week term drop deadline |
| April 3–6 | Easter Weekend (campus closed) |
| April 17 | Spring Semester withdrawal deadline |
| May 1 | Spring 2 8-week term and 9-week term withdrawal deadline |
| May 5 | Liberation Day (campus closed) |
| May 15 | Spring semester and Spring 2 undergraduate 8-week term end |
| May 15–17 | Commencement Weekend — Actual day(s) TBD |
| May 22 | Spring 2 graduate 9-week term ends |
| May 22 | Spring Semester and Spring 2 8-week term grades due from faculty |
| May 29 | Spring 2 9-week term grades due from faculty |
| May 29 | Spring semester and Spring 2 graduate Graduation date* |
Note that these are subject to change. Please check regularly for updates.
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