Spring 2025 Academic Calendar

Full Term

Jan. 29–May 16

1st Half Term

Jan. 29–Mar. 26

2nd Half Term

Mar. 27–May 16

Five-Week Terms

Jan.29–Mar. 2
Mar. 3–Apr. 13
Apr. 14–May 16

Full-Term Hybrid

Jan.29–May 16

Full-Term and Half-Term Calendars

Please note: If you drop or withdraw from a course, please see the University's Refund Schedule to determine tuition implications

Event Full-Term 1st Half 2nd Half
Baccalaureate, Associate & Graduate Programs Jan. 29–May 16 Jan.29–Mar. 26 Mar. 27–May 16
Adult bachelor's students: Syllabi available for Adult bachelor's courses Jan. 8 Jan. 8 Jan. 8
Audit registration begins Jan. 8 Jan. 8 Jan. 8
Associate non-degree student registration begins Jan. 8 Jan. 8 Jan. 8
First day of classes Jan.29 Jan. 29 Mar. 27
Last day to add a course without Instructor's Approval Jan. 31 Jan. 31 Mar. 29
Online registration closed as of today. All add/drops must be made through the Registrar's Office. Feb. 1 Jan. 31 Mar.30
Last day to add or drop a course without a "W" appearing on your transcript.
(NOTE: This may have financial implications. See your financial aid counselor. Refer to Refund Schedule for information on tuition refunds.)
Feb. 5 Feb. 2 Mar. 31
Registration deadline for maximum financial aid eligibility Feb. 5 Feb. 5 Feb. 5
Last day to designate audit grading Feb. 9 Feb. 5 Apr. 3
Summer 2025 registration begins Mar. 5 Mar. 5 Mar. 5
Spring Break Mar. 10-16  Mar. 10-16  N/A
Full-term midterm grades/First-half term final grades due Mar. 30 Mar. 30 N/A
Second-half term classes begin N/A N/A Mar. 26
Last day to designate S/U grading option (undergraduate students only) Apr. 11 Feb. 23 Apr. 17
Last day to withdraw from a class Apr. 17 Feb. 26 Apr. 27
Easter Break Apr. 18*-21 N/A Apr. 18*-21
Early registration for Fall 2025 Apr. 22-25 Apr. 22-25 Apr. 22-25
Last day of classes May 9 Mar. 26 May 16
Intent to Graduate form submission deadline for graduating in Fall 2025 term  May 15 May 15 May 15
Final examination period. (See Final Examination Schedule) May 12-15 N/A N/A**
Commencement Ceremonies May 16-17 May 16-17 May 16-17
Final grades due May 20 Mar. 31 May 20

Instructors must perform some form of final assessment during the final examination period. This may take the form of an in-class exam, final project, take-home exam, or final paper submitted during the final examination period. See the Final Examination Schedule on the Office of the Registrar website.

*Beings at 6:00 p.m., Thursday, Apr. 17

** Second-half term courses do not have a final examination period. M–Th evening courses meet as regularly scheduled; Friday evening, Saturday, and Sunday courses meet online; and weekday (M–F) morning and afternoon classes meet online and/or during the scheduled final examination time slot for full-term courses (see Final Examination schedule).

Five-Week Term Calendars

Event 1st 5-Wk Term 2nd 5-Wk Term 3rd 5-Wk Term
Baccalaureate, Associate & Graduate Programs Jan. 29-Mar. 2 Mar. 3-Apr. 13 Apr. 14-May 16
First day of classes Jan. 29 Mar. 3 Apr. 14
Online registration closed as of today. Add/drops must be made through the Registrar's Office. Jan. 30 Mar. 4 Apr. 15
Last day to designate audit grading Jan. 31 Mar. 5 Apr. 15
Last day to add or drop a class without a "W" appearing on your transcript Jan. 31 Mar. 5 Apr. 16
Registration deadline for maximum financial aid eligibility Feb. 5 Feb. 5 Feb. 5
Last day to designate S/U grading option (undergraduate students only) Feb. 12 Mar. 28 May 2
Last day to withdraw from a class Feb. 16 Mar. 28 May 2
Spring Break N/A Mar. 10-16 N/A
Easter Break N/A N/A Apr. 18*-21
Third 5-Week Term: Full-term calendar final examination period. Classes meet as regularly scheduled with some exceptions N/A N/A May 12-16**
Petition for an incomplete grade (online form on the Office of the Registrar website) due to instructor (see academic catalogs) Mar. 3 Apr. 13 May 16
Last day of classes Mar. 3 Apr. 13 May 16
Final grades due Mar. 7 Apr. 17 May 20

 

*Beings at 6:00 p.m., Thursday, Apr. 17

**No Scheduled Final Examination Period. During the week of May 12-16, 5-week M-Th evening courses meet as regularly scheduled; Friday evening, Saturday, and Sunday courses meet online; and weekday (M-F) morning and afternoon classes meet online and/or during the scheduled final examination time slot for full-term courses (see Final Examination Schedule).

Full-Term Hybrid Calendar

Event Date(s)
On-campus Jan. 29-Feb. 2
Off-campus Feb. 3-Feb. 9
On-campus Feb. 10-Feb. 16
Off-campus Feb. 17-Feb. 23
On-campus Feb. 24-Mar. 2
Off-campus Mar. 3-Mar. 9
Spring Break Mar. 10-Mar. 16
On-Campus Mar. 17-Mar. 23
Off-campus Mar. 24-Mar. 30
On-Campus Mar. 31-Apr. 6
Off-Campus Apr. 7-Apr. 13
On-campus Apr. 14-Apr. 17
Easter Break Apr. 18-Apr. 21*
Off-campus Apr. 22-Apr. 27
On-campus Apr. 28-May 4
Off-campus May 5-May 11
Final Exams May 12-May 15

 

Full-term hybrid courses meet on campus the weeks noted above. Instruction may take various forms during off-campus weeks, but will always involve substantial interaction between the faculty and students.

*Easter break (Apr. 18-21) begins at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, Apr. 18. Easter break falls at the end of an off-campus week. Instructors of classes that meet Thursday evening (after 6:00 p.m.), or Friday, Saturday, or Sunday, are expected to follow off-campus protocols this week. Easter Monday (Apr. 21) falls on an on-campus week. Instructors are expected to make up for Easter Monday with online instruction.

Final Examination Period

Instructors must perform some form of final assessment during the final examination period. This may take the form of an in-class exam, final project, take-home exam, or final paper submitted during the final examination period. See the Final Examination Schedule on the Office of the Registrar's website.