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Spring Semester: September 1
Summer Semester: February 1
Fall Semester: June 1
Calendars by Semester
Fall 2024
| Event | Date |
| – Last Day for International Applicants to Apply for Fall 2024 Admissions | May 1 |
| – Last Day for Domestic Applicants to Apply for Fall 2024 Admissions | July 1 |
| – Last Day to Apply for Readmission for Fall 2024 | August 1 |
| – New Graduate Student Orientation, Bell Hall Room 282, 4:00 PM | August 15 |
| – Advisement and Registration | August 15–16 |
| – Classes Begin | August 22 |
| – Late Registration Begins ($100 late fee) | August 23 |
| – Last Day to Apply for Spring 2025 Graduation | September 1 |
| – Labor Day Holiday (No Classes and Offices Closed) | September 2 |
| – Last Day to Register/Add a Class – Last Day to Drop Without a Grade (Eagle Online Closes for All Schedule Adjustments) |
September 4 |
| – Graduate Studies Information Session | October 8–9 |
| – Fast Track Information Session (UG to GR program) | October 15 |
| – Fall Break ( No Classes; Offices Open) | October 17–18 |
| – Last Day to Drop a Class and Receive a Grade of "W" | October 25 |
| – Advisement for Spring 2025 | Oct. 28–Nov. 1 |
| – Registration for Spring 2025 Begins | November 4 |
| – Last day to submit degree progression documentation required for graduation (e.g., substitution forms, committee or candidacy forms, transfer forms, course validation forms, exception requests, reclassification to full standing forms, other requested documents, etc.) | Friday, November 8 |
| – Veteran's Day Holiday (No Classes, Offices Open) | November 11 |
| – Last Day to Submit Exception Request to Walk in Commencement – Last Day to Report Results of Comprehensive Exam – Last Day to Report Results of Praxis Exam – Last Day to Report Results of Thesis/Dissertation Defense |
Friday, November 15 |
| – Last Day to order regalia online | November 15 |
| – Last Day to Submit Committee-Approved Thesis/Dissertation into ProQuest – Last Day to Submit Signed Thesis/Dissertation Certificate of Approval |
Friday, November 22 |
| – Thanksgiving Holiday (University Closed 27–29) | November 27–29 |
| – Last Day to Submit Final Thesis/Dissertation Revisions – Last Day to Submit Survey of Earned Doctorate (Ph.D. Students) – Last Day to Remove "Incomplete" Grades if Graduating in December – Last Day of Classes |
Friday, December 6 |
| – Final Exam Week | December 9–12 |
| – Graduation — Commencement Details » | Friday, December 13 |
| – Fall 2024 Grades Due (10:00am Deadline) | December 16 |
| – Spring 2025 Course Selection for State Employees Using a Fee Waiver and Disabled/Elderly Program Participants | December 19 |
| – Holiday Break (Offices Closed 23-31) | December 23–31 |
Spring 2025
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| – Last Day for International Applicants to Apply for Spring 2025 Admissions | October 1, 2024 |
| – Last Day for US Applicants to Apply for Spring 2025 Admissions | November 1, 2024 |
| – Spring 2025 Advisement Week | October 28–November 1, 2024 |
| – Spring 2025 Registration Begins | November 4, 2024 |
| – Spring 2025 Course Selection for State Employees Using a Fee Waiver and Disabled/Elderly Program Participants | December 12, 2024 |
| – Advisement and Registration for Spring 2025 for new and readmitted students | January 9–10 |
| – Classes Begin | January 16 |
| – Late Registration Begins ($100 late fee) | January 17 |
| – Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday (No Classes, Offices Closed) | January 20 |
| – Last Day to Register/Add a Class (in Eagle Online) – Last Day to Drop Without a Grade |
January 29 |
| – Last Day to Apply for Summer 2025 Graduation | Saturday, February 1 |
| – Graduate Studies Dept. Showcase, RUC Room 282 (Multipurpose Room), 11am–1pm | February 27 |
| – Fast Track Information Session (UG to GR program), RUC 101 (Tech Pride Room), 11am–12pm | March 4 |
| – Fast Track Information Session (UG to GR program), RUC 101 (Tech Pride Room), 3pm–4pm | March 5 |
| – Thesis/Dissertation Overview | March 6 |
| – SPRING BREAK (No Classes, Offices Open) | March 17–21 |
| – Graduate Studies Information Session, RUC 101 (Tech Pride Room), 11am–12pm | March 25 |
| – Graduate Studies Information Session, RUC 101 (Tech Pride Room), 3pm–4pm | March 26 |
| – Last Day to Drop a Class and Receive a Grade of "W" | March 28 |
| – Advisement for Summer and Fall 2025 | March 31–April 3 |
| – Last day to submit degree progression documentation required for graduation (e.g., substitution forms, committee or candidacy forms, transfer forms, course validation forms, exception requests, reclassification to full standing forms, other requested documents, etc.) | Friday, April 4 |
| – Registration for Summer & Fall 2025 Begins | April 7 |
| – Graduate Student Appreciation Week – multiple events | April 7–13 |
| – Last Day to Submit Exception Form to Walk in Commencement – Last Day to Report Results of Comprehensive Exam – Last Day to Report Results of Praxis Exam (when required for graduation) – Last Day to Report Results of Thesis/Dissertation Defense |
Friday, April 11 |
| – Summer 2025 Course Selection for State Employees Using a Fee Waiver and Disabled/Elderly Program Participants | April 14 |
| – No Classes, Offices Open | April 17 |
| – Good Friday Holiday (No Classes, Offices Closed) | April 18 |
| – Last Day to Submit Committee-Approved Thesis/Dissertation into ProQuest – Last Day to Submit Signed Thesis/Dissertation Certificate of Approval |
Monday, April 21 |
| – Annual Research and Creative Inquiry Day | TBA |
| – Last Day to Submit Final Thesis/Dissertation Revisions – Last Day to Submit Survey of Earned Doctorate (Ph.D. Students) – Last Day to Remove "Incomplete" Grades if Graduating in May – Last Day of Classes |
Friday, May 2 |
| – Final Exam Week | May 5–8 |
| – Graduation — Commencement Details » | Friday, May 9 |
| – Grades Due (10:00 am) | May 12 |
Last Updated: 11/7/2024
