Academic Calendar
Undergraduate Academic Calendar
| 2024-25 | 2025-26 (Tentative) | Day | Activity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 21-23 | Aug 20-22 | Wednesday-Friday | International Student Orientation |
Aug 24-26 | Aug 23-25 | Saturday-Monday | Freshman Orientation |
| Aug 26 | Aug 25 | Monday | Transfer/Returning Student Orientation |
| Aug 27 | Aug 26 | Tuesday | Classes begin - 8 a.m. |
| Aug 28 | Aug 27 | Wednesday | Convocation - 11 a.m. |
| Oct 3-4 | Oct 2-3 | Thursday-Friday | Reading Days - Heartland Teachers' Conference, no classes |
| Oct 17 | Oct 16 | Thursday | End of first set of half-courses |
| Oct 18 | Oct 17 | Friday | Beginning of second set of half-courses |
| Nov 1-11 | Nov 1-11 | Registration for spring semester | |
| Nov 27 | Nov 26 | Wednesday | Thanksgiving recess - 8 a.m. |
Dec 3 | Dec 2 | Tuesday | Classes resume - 8 a.m. |
| Dec 12-17 | Dec 11-16 | Thursday-Tuesday | Testing |
| Jan 8 | Jan 7 | Wednesday | New/Transfer/Returning Student Orientation |
| Jan 9 | Jan 8 | Thursday | Spring semester begins - 8 a.m. |
Feb 28 | Feb 27 | Friday | End of first set of half-courses |
| Mar 1 | Feb 28 | Saturday | Spring Break - 8 a.m. |
| Mar 12 | Mar 11 | Wednesday | Classes resume - 8 a.m. |
| Mar 12 | Mar 11 | Wednesday | Beginning of second set of half-courses |
| April 3-13 | April 2-12 | Registration for fall semester | |
April 18 | April 3 | Friday | Easter Break - 8 a.m. |
| April 22 | April 7 | Tuesday | Classes resume - 8 a.m. |
May 1 | April 30 | Thursday | Assessment Day (no classes) |
| May 5 | May 4 | Monday | Review Day - a.m. |
| May 5 | May 4 | Monday | Testing - p.m. |
| May 6-8 | May 5-7 | Tuesday-Thursday | Testing - a.m. and p.m. |
| May 9 | May 8 | Friday | Undergraduate Commencement - 9:30 a.m.
Master's Commencement - 2 p.m. |
| May 19 | May 18 | Undergraduate summer session begins | |
| August 15 | August 14 | Undergraduate summer session ends |
Graduate Calendar
| 2024-2025 | Day | Activity |
|---|---|---|
August 27 | Tuesday | M.Ed., MSpEd, MSW, MPA, and MBA fall module I classes begin |
September 2 | Monday | Last day of drop/add period |
| October 17 | Thursday | MBA and MPA fall module I session ends |
| October 17 | Thursday | End of first set of half-courses (M.Ed. and MSpEd) |
| October 18 | Friday | Beginning of second set of half-courses (M.Ed. and MSpEd) |
| October 18 | Friday | MPA fall module II classes begin |
| November 1-11 | Registration for spring semester | |
| November 4 | Monday | Last day to withdraw from a course |
| December 17 | Tuesday | Fall semester ends (M.Ed., MSpEd, MSW, MPA) |
| January 9 | Thursday | M.Ed., MSpEd, MSW, MPA, and MBA spring module I classes begin |
January 15 | Wednesday | Last day of drop/add period |
February 28 | Friday | End of first set of half-courses (M.Ed. and MSpEd) |
February 28 | Monday | MBA and MPA spring module I session ends |
| March 12 | Wednesday | Beginning of second set of half-courses (M.Ed. and MSpEd) |
| March 12 | Wednesday | MBA and MPA spring module II classes begin |
April 3-13 | Registration for fall and summer terms | |
| March 27 | Thursday | Last day to withdraw from a course |
| May 8 | Thursday | Spring semester ends (M.Ed., MSpEd, MSW, MPA, and MBA) |
| May 9 | Friday | Commencement - 10 a.m. |
| May 14 | Wednesday | MBA, MPA, and MSW summer module I classes begin |
| June 2 | Monday | M.Ed. and MSpEd summer session begins |
| July 1 | Tuesday | MBA, MPA, and MSW summer module I classes ends |
| July 3 | Thursday | MBA, MPA, and MSW summer module II classes begin |
| July 28 | Monday | M.Ed. and MSpEd summer session ends |
| August 20 | Wednesday | MBA, MPA, and MSW summer module II classes end |