Academic Calendar
To view a list of important undergraduate dates by semester, go to Academic Calendars & Schedules.
| Fall Semester | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2023 | |
| August 28 | August 27 | Open registration ends. |
| August 29 | August 28 | - Fall Semester begins. - Late registration and registration change period begins. - Late registration fees apply. |
| September 2 | September 1 | Labor Day weekend begins; classes that begin at 4:15pm or later do not meet. |
| September 5 | September 4 | Labor Day, classes do not meet. |
| September 6 | Semptember 5 |
- Classes resume after Labor Day.
- Late and change registration ends.
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| September 11 (Sunday) | TBD |
-Last day to withdraw from class(es) with a Bursar credit of 100% - dates maintained by Bursar.
- Last day to withdraw without a "W" grade.
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| September 12 | September 11 | - Last day to convert from credit to audit or vice versa. - Last day to request or cancel pass/no pass option. |
| September 25 | TBD | Last day to withdraw from class(es) with a Bursar credit of 50% - dates maintained by Bursar. |
| September 30 - October 7th | TBD | T&L Comp Exams due on Oct. 7th at 3:30 pm |
| October 1 | October 1 | - Last day to submit Ed.D. dissertation for initial format check for December degree conferral. - Last day to file for graduation, for UNDERGRADUATE degrees being awarded at the end of the Spring Term and Summer Term. |
| October 2 | TBD | Last day to withdraw from class(es) with a Bursar credit of 20%, zero credit thereafter - dates maintained by Bursar. |
| October 7 | October 6 | Last day for students to submit assignments to change an "I" mark, from the preceding Spring and Summer terms, to a letter grade. Faculty may set earlier deadlines. |
| October 10-11 | October 9-10 | Mid-semester break: No classes. |
| October 12 | October 11 | Classes resume after mid-semester break. |
| November 1 | TBD | Last day to submit Final Approved PDF of EdD dissertation for December degree conferral. |
| November 3 | TBD | GRADUATE Registration for Spring semester begins |
| November 4 | November 3 | Last day to withdraw with a grade of "W" |
| November 7 | November 6 | UNDERGRADUATE Registration for Spring semester begins. (First eligible group begins November 7. Consult the Registrar's calendar for all Spring 2023 registration access dates/times.) |
| November 23-26 | November 22-25 | Thanksgiving Break: No classes |
| November 28 | November 27 | Classes resume. |
| December 1 | TBD |
All applications for Spring Graduate student degree conferral in May must be submitted in Locus before the December 1 cutoff. (Applications for Summer Graduate student degree conferral in August must register before the February 1 cutoff.) |
| December 10 | December 9 | Fall semester classes end. |
| December 12-17 | December 11-16 | Final examinations. *Study Day Wednesdays: No daytime exams will be held. * Evening classes meeting at 4:15pm or later will hold exams as scheduled. |
| Spring Semester | ||
| 2023 | 2024 | |
| January 15 | January 14 | Open registration ends at midnight. |
| January 16 | January 15 | Martin Luther King, Jr., Holiday; No classes. |
| January 17 | January 16 | - Spring semester begins. - Late and change registration begins. - Late registration fees apply. |
| January 23 | January 22 |
Last day to add or swap a class. |
| January 30 | TBD |
- Last day to withdraw without a "W" grade. - Last day to drop class(es) with a Bursar credit of 100%. - dates mainatined by the Bursar |
| TBD | TBD |
- Last day to submit graduation application for August Graduate degree conferral. |
| January 30 | January 29 | - Last day to request or cancel pass/no-pass option - Last day to convert from credit to audit or vice versa. |
| Feburary 1 | TBD | Last day to register for Summer graduation (graduate students). |
| February 13 | TBD | Last day to withdraw from class(es) with a Bursar credit of 50% - dates maintained by Bursar. |
| February 13 | February 12 | Summer registration begins. |
| February 17-24 | TBD | T&L Comp Exam dates. |
| Feburary 20 | TBD | Last day to withdraw from class(es) with a Bursar credit of 20%, zero credit thereafter - dates maintained by Bursar. |
| February 22 | February 14 | Ash Wednesday (46 days before Easter). *Classes meet except when this holiday falls during Spring Break. |
| February 27 | February 26 | - Last day to submit Ed.D. dissertations for initial format check for May degree conferral. - Last day for students to submit assignments to change an "I" grade, from preceding fall semester and the preceding "J" term to a letter grade; Faculty may set an earlier deadline. |
| March 6-11 | March 4-9 | Spring Break: No classes. |
| March 13 | March 11 | Classes resume after Spring Break. |
| TBD | TBD | GRADUATE Fall Registration begins. |
| March 27 | March 25 | Last day to withdraw with a grade of "W". |
| April 1 | TBD | Last day to submit Final Approved PDF of Ed.D. dissertations for May degree conferral. (All other degree requirements MUST be met by this date, excluding pending Spring semester final grades). |
| April 7 | March 29 | Good Friday, no classes (offices closed). |
| April 6-10 | March 28 - April 1 | Easter Holiday: No classes Thursday evening (classes that start 4:15pm or later are canceled) through Monday afternoon (classes beginning on or after 4:00pm will be held). |
| TBD | TBD | Last day to submit Ed.D. dissertations for initial format check for August (Summer Option 1) degree conferral |
| April 17 | April 15 | UNDERGRAD Fall Registration begins |
| April 28 | April 26 | Spring semester classes end. |
| By Last Friday before Commencement | By Last Friday before Commencement | Last day to submit Final Approved PDF of Ed.D. dissertations for August (Summer Option 1) degree conferral. |
| TBD | TBD | Last day to submit dissertations for initial format check for Ed.D. August (Summer Option 2) degree conferral. |
| May 1-6 | April 29-May 4 | Final examinations. |
| TBD | TBD |
SOE Doctoral Celebration at 5:30pm CST |
| TBD | TBD | SOE Undergraduate Honors Celebration at 11:00am |
| May 9 | TBD | Commencement Ceremony hosted at 10:00am CST in Gentile Arena for; PhD & MA degrees are conferred at the Graduate School's ceremony at 3 pm CST. |
| Summer Semesters | ||
| 2023 | 2024 |
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| May 22 | TBD | Early Summer Session (4-Week Session) and Summer Session A (First 6-Week Session) begins & late registration (fee applies). |
| May 23 | TBD | Early Summer Session (4-Week Session) and Summer Session A (First 6-Week Session): - Late registration ends at midnight (second day of the session). |
| TBD | TBD | Early Summer Session (4-Week Session) and Summer Session A (First 6-Week Session): - Last day to drop a course without a grade of "W"; midnight |
| May 26 | TBD | Session A (First 6-Week Session): - Last day to convert from credit to audit or vice versa. - Last day to request or cancel pass/no pass option. |
| May 29 | TBD | Memorial Day observed; No classes, Offices closed. |
| TBD | TBD | Last day to submit final approved PDF of EdD dissertation for August (Summer Option 2) degree conferral. |
| June 2 | TBD | Early Summer Session (4-Week Session) and Summer Session A (First 6-Week Session): - Makeup day for Memorial Day holiday. |
| June 5 | TBD | Summer Session C (8-Week Session) begins & late registration (fee applies). |
| June 6 | TBD | Summer Session C (8-Week Session): - Late registration ends at midnight (second day of the session). |
| TBD | TBD | Summer Session C (8-Week Session): -Last day to drop a course without a grade of "W". |
| June 9 | TBD | Early Summer Session (4-Week Session): - Last day to withdraw from session with a grade of "W"; midnight. Summer Session C (8-Week Session): -Last day to convert from credit to audit or vice versa. Last day to request or cancel pass/no pass option. |
| June 16 | TBD | Early Summer Session (4-Week Session) ends. |
| June 19 | TBD | Juneteenth - no classes, office closed. |
| June 23 | TBD | Summer Session A (First 6-Week Session): - Last day to withdraw from session with a grade of "W". |
| June 30 | TBD | Summer Session A (First 6-Week Session) ends. |
| July 4 | TBD | Independence Day Celebrated: No classes. |
| July 3 | TBD | Summer Session B (Second 6-Week Session) begins & late registration (fees applies). |
| July 5 | TBD | Summer Session B (Second 6-Week Session): - Late registration ends at midnight. |
| TBD | TBD | Summer Session B (Second 6-Week Session): - Last day (midnight) to drop a course without a grade of "W". |
| July 7 | TBD | Makeup day for Independence Day. |
| July 10 | TBD | Summer Session B (Second 6-Week Session): - Last day to convert from credit to audit or vice versa. - Last day to request or cancel pass/no pass option. |
| July 14 | TBD | Summer Session C (8-Week): - Last day to withdraw from session with a grade of "W", midnight. |
| July 28 | TBD | Summer Session C (8-Week Session) ends. |
| TBD | TBD | - Last day to submit graduation applications for December degree conferral. - Last day to submit applications for comprehensive for Fall. |
| August 4 | TBD | Summer Session B (Second 6-Week Session): - Last day to withdraw from session with a grade of "W"; midnight. |
| August 11 | TBD | Summer B session (Second 6-Week Session) ends. |