Academic Planning Calendar

Fall 2024 (8/26/24 – 12/12/24)

August
tba Living Areas Open for Approved Select Groups
20 Faculty Report
21 Living Areas Open – New Students
20-23 Faculty Conferences
23 Registration for Fall
23 Living Areas Open – Returning Students
26 Fall Semester Classes Begin
27 Convocation
29 Deans Council
September
2 Labor Day Holiday
3 Last Date to Register or Change Classes

Last Date to Change from Credit to Audit

11 Academic Committee
12 Deans Council
17-19 Cornerstone
24 4th Week Progress Report Grades for Freshmen due by noon (in Self-Service)
25 Faculty Meeting
26 Deans Council
30 Academic Advising Begins for Spring and May Term
October
1 Last Date to File Diploma Card for May 2025 Graduation
3 Deadline for Submitting Sabbatical Proposals for Faculty Development Committee
3 Promotion Materials due to Faculty Promotion Committee
9 Academic Committee
10 Deans Council
11 “B.W. Aston” Fall Break
22 8th Week Progress Report Grades due by Noon (in Self-Service)
22 8th Week Progress Reports Available to Students
23 Faculty Meeting
24 Deans Council
26 Homecoming
November
5 Advance Registration for Spring Semester
6 Academic Committee
7 Deans Council
12 11th Week Grade Reports Due
18 Last Date to Drop/Withdraw from Classes
20 Faculty Meeting
21 Deans Council
27-29 Thanksgiving Holidays
December
2 Classes Resume
5 Deans Council
9-12 Final Exams
13 Living Areas Close
16 Commencement – 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m.
                                Spring 2025 (1/13/25 – 5/8/25)
January
11 Living Areas Open
13 Registration for Spring Semester
13 Classes Begin
15 Academic Committee
16 Deans Council
20 Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday
21 Last Date to Register or Change Classes
Last Date to Change from Credit to Audit
22 Faculty Meeting
30 Deans Council
February
11 4th Week Progress Reports for Freshmen Due by Noon (in Self-Service)
12 Academic Committee
13 Deans Council
17 Academic Advising for May Term, Summer and Fall
26 Faculty Meeting
27 Deans Council
March
1 Last Date to File a Diploma Card for August and December 2024
5 Academic Committee
6 Deans Council
7 Deans Notify Eligible Faculty of Promotion
7 Faculty Contracts to Faculty
10-14 Spring Break
17 Classes Resume
18 8th Week Progress Reports Due by Noon (in Self-Service)
18 8th Week Progress Reports Available to Students
26 Faculty Meeting
27 Deans Council
April
1 Academic Advising and Advance Registration for May, Summer and Fall
8 11th Week Grade Reports Due
9 Academic Committee
10 Deans Council
14 Last Date to Drop/Withdraw from Classes
18 Easter Holiday
23 Faculty Meeting
24 Deans Council
May
5-8 Final Exams for Spring Semester
9 Commencement – 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m.
9 Living Areas Close
May/Summer I/Summer II 2025
May
12 Living Areas Open for May Term
13 Last Date to Register for May Term
May Term Classes Begin
26 Memorial Day Holiday
27 Last Date to Drop/Withdraw from May Term Classes
30 Final Exams for May Term
30 Living Areas Close for May Term
June
1 Living Areas Open for Summer I
2 Registration for Summer I
2 Summer I Classes Begin
3 Last Date to Register for Credit for Summer I
Last Date to Add a Summer I Course
19 Juneteenth Holiday
26 Last Date to Drop/Withdraw from Summer I Classes
July
3 Final Exams for Summer I
3 Living Areas Close for Summer I
4 July 4 Holiday
6 Living Areas Open for Summer II
7 Registration for Summer II
7 Summer II Classes Begin
8 Last Date to Register for Credit for Summer II
Last Date to Add a Summer II Course
31 Last Date to Drop/Withdraw from Summer II Classes
August
7 Final Exams for Summer II
Living Areas Close

Fall 2025 (8/25/25 – 12/11/25)

August

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Living Areas Open for Approved Select Groups

19

Faculty Report

19-21

Faculty Conferences

20

Living Areas Open – New Students

22

Registration for Fall

22-23

Living Areas Open – Returning Students

25

Fall Semester Classes Begin

26

Convocation

28

Deans Council

September

1

Labor Day Holiday

2

Last Date to Register or Change Classes

Last Date to Change from Credit to Audit

10

Academic Committee

11

Deans Council

Cornerstone

23

4th Week Progress Report Grades for Freshmen due by noon (in Self-Service)

24

Faculty Meeting

25

Deans Council

October

1

Last Date to File Graduation Application for May 2026 Graduation

2-5

Homecoming

3

Deadline for Submitting Sabbatical Proposals for Faculty Development Committee

3

Promotion Materials due to Faculty Promotion Committee

6

Academic Advising Begins for Spring

8

Academic Committee

9

Deans Council

17

B.W. Aston” Fall Break

21

8th Week Progress Report Grades due by Noon (in Self-Service)

21

8th Week Progress Reports Available to Students

22

Faculty Meeting

23

Deans Council

November

4

Advance Registration for Spring Semester

5

Academic Committee

6

Deans Council

11

11th Week Grade Reports Due

17

Last Date to Drop/Withdraw from Classes

19

Faculty Meeting

20

Deans Council

26-28

Thanksgiving Holidays

December

1

Classes Resume

4

Deans Council

8-11

Final Exams

12

Living Areas Close

15

Commencement – 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m.

Spring 2026 (1/12/26-5/7/26)

January

10

Living Areas Open

12

Registration for Spring Semester

12

Classes Begin

14

Academic Committee

15

Deans Council

19

Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday

20

Last Date to Register or Change Classes

20

Last Date to Change from Credit to Audit

28

Faculty Meeting

29

Deans Council

February

10

4th Week Progress Reports for Freshmen Due by Noon (in Self-Service)

11

Academic Committee

12

Deans Council

16

Academic Advising for May Term, Summer and Fall

25

Faculty Meeting

26

Deans Council

March

1

Last Date to File a Graduation Application for August and December 2024

4

Academic Committee

6

Deans Notify Eligible Faculty of Promotion

6

Faculty Contracts to Faculty

9-13

Spring Break

16

Classes Resume

17

8th Week Progress Reports Due by Noon (in Self-Service)

17

8th Week Progress Reports Available to Students

25

Faculty Meeting

26

Deans Council

April

3

Easter Holiday

7

Academic Advising and Advance Registration for May, Summer and Fall

7

11th Week Grade Reports Due

8

Academic Committee

9

Deans Council

13

Last Date to Drop/Withdraw from Classes

22

Faculty Meeting

23

Deans Council

May

4-7

Final Exams for Spring Semester

8

Commencement – 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m.

8

Living Areas Close

May/Summer I/Summer II 2026

May

(May Term 5/12/26-5/29/26)

11

Living Areas Open for May Term

12

Last Date to Register for May Term

12

May Term Classes Begin

25

Memorial Day Holiday

26

Last Date to Drop/Withdraw from May Term Classes

29

Final Exams for May Term

29

Living Areas Close for May Term

30

Living Areas Open for Summer I

June

Summer 1 (6/1/26-7/2/26)

1

Registration for Summer I

Summer I Classes Begin

2

Last Date to Register for Credit for Summer I

Last Date to Add a Summer I Course

19

Juneteenth Holiday

25

Last Date to Drop/Withdraw from Summer I Classes

July

Summer 2 (7/6/26-8/6/26)

2

Final Exams for Summer I

2

Living Areas Close for Summer I

3

July 4th Holiday

6

Living Areas Open for Summer II

6

Registration for Summer II

6

Summer II Classes Begin

7

Last Date to Register for Credit for Summer II

Last Date to Add a Summer II Course

30

Last Date to Drop/Withdraw from Summer II Classes

August

6

Final Exams for Summer II

6

Living Areas Close