Graduate Academic Calendar

2025-2026 GRADUATE ACADEMIC CALENDAR

Summer Session 2025

Date Day Event
May 12-19 Sun-Sun Enrollment for all students
May 20 Monday Classes begin
May 20 Monday Last day to add classes on PRISM
August 2 Friday Last class day
August 6 Tuesday All grades due by noon
August 15 Thursday Official date of completion for August graduates

Fall Semester 2025

Date Day Event
August 22-August 31 Fri–Sun Enrollment for all students
August 25 Monday Classes begin at 8 a.m.
August 31 Sunday Last day to add classes on PRISM (11:59 p.m.)
September 26 Friday Last day to drop classes
October 18-26 Sat–Sun Mid-semester break
October 28 Monday Classes resume at 8 a.m./Department registration begins
November 17 Monday Registration for spring semester 2026 begins
November 26-30 Wed–Sun Thanksgiving Holiday
December 1 Monday Classes resume at 8 a.m.
December 11 Thursday Last class day
December 12-14 Fri–Sun Study days (no examinations)
December 15-18 Mon–Thurs Final examinations
December 22 Monday All grades due in PRISM by 12 noon

Spring Semester 2026

Date Day Event
January 9-18 Friday–Sunday Enrollment for all students
January 12 Monday Classes begin at 8 a.m.
January 19 Monday Martin Luther King Day no classes
January 18 Sunday Last day to add classes on PRISM (11:59 p.m.)
February 13 Friday Last day to drop classes
March 1 Wednesday Deadline for 2023-24 Financial Aid application
March 7-15 Sat–Sun Mid-semester break
March 16 Monday Classes resume at 8 a.m./Department registration begins
April 13 Monday Registration for fall semester 2025 begins
April 3-6 Fri-Mon Easter Holiday
April 7 Tuesday Classes resume at 8 a.m.
April 30 Thursday Last class day
May 1-3 Fri-Sun Study days (no examinations)
May 4-8 Mon-Fri Final examinations
May 12 Tuesday All grades due in PRISM by 12 noon
May 16 Saturday Commencement

Summer Session 2026

Date Day Event
May 10-17 Sun-Sun Enrollment for all students
May 18 Monday Classes begin
May 18 Monday Last day to add classes on PRISM
July 31 Friday Last class day
August 4 Tuesday All grades due by noon
August 15 Thursday Official date of completion for August graduates