Academic Calendar 2024 – 2025
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Last Updated: Aug 21, 2026, 02:19 PM
| Summer Intersession 2024 | |
|---|---|
| Intersession Begins | Monday, May 13, 2024 |
| Memorial Day (campus holiday) | Monday, May 27 |
| Intersession Ends | Friday, June 7 |
| Summer Session 2024 | |
| Session Begins | Monday, June 10, 2024 |
| Juneteenth (campus holiday) | Wednesday, June 19 |
| Independence Day (campus holiday) | Thursday, July 4 |
| Final Examinations | Thursday, August 1 and Friday, August 2 |
| Commencement | ceremonies now held only in May and December |
| Fall Semester 2024 | |
| Semester Begins | Monday, August 19, 2024 |
| Labor Day (campus holiday) | Monday, September 2 |
| Fall Break | Friday, October 18 |
| Veterans Day (campus holiday) | Monday, November 11 |
| Thanksgiving Break | Saturday, November 23, 12:00 Noon through Sunday, December 1 |
| Thanksgiving (campus holidays) | Thursday, November 28 and Friday, November 29 |
| Final Examinations | Monday, December 9 through Friday, December 13 |
| Commencement | Saturday, December 14, 2024 |
| Winter Intersession 2024-2025 | |
| Intersession begins | Monday, December 16, 2024 |
| Campus holidays and administrative closure | Monday, December 23 through Wednesday, January 1 |
| Intersession ends | Sunday, January 12, 2025 |
| Spring Semester 2025 | |
| Semester Begins | Monday, January 13, 2025 |
| Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Birthday (campus holiday) | Monday, January 20 |
| Spring Break | Saturday, March 8, 12:00 Noon through Sunday, March 16 |
| Honors Day | Saturday, April 12 |
| Final Examinations | Monday, May 5 through Friday, May 9 |
| Commencement | Saturday, May 10, 2025 |
All Breaks begin officially at 10:00 p.m. the night before and end at 7:30 a.m. the morning after the respective beginning and ending dates listed, unless otherwise noted.
Approved February 2023
- (updated August 2023 with Honors Day date)
- (updated September 2023 with modified December holidays)
- (updated February 2024 with addition of Fall Break)
- (updated May 2024 with modified Fall Break)
- (updated July 2024 with modified December holidays)
Note: For a list of registration-related deadlines during a semester or session, please see the appropriate Registration Deadlines Calendar . The Summer Intersession is considered to be a part of the immediately-following Summer Session – and the Winter Intersession is considered to be a part of the immediately-following Spring semester – for a student's credit hours and time status, GPA and Deans List, tuition and fee assessment, financial aid, and graduation eligibility calculation purposes.