Graduate School Academic Calendar
2025-2026 Academic Calendar
Accelerated Online Program Calendars 2025-2026 coming soon
| Summer 2025 |
| May 5 | Deadline for Admission Deferment requests |
| May 19 | Classes begin (Sessions 1 + 3) |
| Jun. 2 | Master’s Candidates Only- Final date for submission of approved thesis proposals for potential December graduates. |
| Jun. 6 | Nominations for August graduation due |
| Jun. 23 | Classes Begin, Session 2 |
| Jul. 17 | Request to Schedule an Oral Defense form due to the Graduate School. Students are responsible to distribute defendable copies directly to faculty members. The Graduate School no longer requires submission of a hard defendable copy to our office. |
| Jul. 30 | Final date for changes of grades, changes to Programs of Study, results of master’s examination(s), results of comprehensive examination(s), etc. to be received in the Graduate School for certification for August graduation. NO EXTENSIONS OF TIME CAN BE GRANTED. |
| Aug. 1 | All grades due for August graduation |
| Aug. 8 | Final date for potential August graduates to submit, in final, correctly formatted form, theses/dissertations that have been successfully defended, and fully approved. NO EXTENSIONS OF TIME CAN BE GRANTED. |
| Aug. 15 | Deadline for Fall Semester Reinstatement |
| Fall 2025 | |
| Aug. 13 | New Student Orientation |
| Aug. 18 | Deadline for Admission Deferment requests |
| Aug. 27 | Teaching Assistant Training Workshop |
| Sep. 3 | Classes Begin
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| Sep. 3 | Deadline for Leave of Absence requests for Fall semester |
| Sep. 16 | Last day to register for classes |
| Sep. 16 | Deadline for Special Status Requests: ABD (All But Dissertation), LSS (Last Semester Status), RCL (Reduced Course Load) |
| Oct. 13 | Columbus Day Classes do not meet, offices are closed |
| Oct. 14 | Doctoral Candidates Only– Final date for submission of approved dissertation proposals for potential May graduates. |
| Oct. 15 | Nominations for December graduation due |
| Nov. 11 | Veteran's Day - Classes do not meet, offices are closed |
| Nov. 21 | Request to Schedule an Oral Defense form due to the Graduate School. Students are responsible to distribute defendable copies directly to faculty members. The Graduate School no longer requires submission of a hard defendable copy to our office. |
| Nov. 26 - 30 | Thanksgiving Recess - Classes do not meet |
| Dec. 9 | Last Day of Classes |
| Dec. 9 | Programs of Study due for students admitted for the previous Fall. |
| Dec. 12 | Final date for potential December graduates to submit, in final, correctly formatted form, theses/dissertations that have been successfully defended, and fully approved. NO EXTENSIONS OF TIME CAN BE GRANTED. |
| Dec. 29 | Final date for changes of grades, changes to Programs of Study, results of master’s examination(s), results of comprehensive examination(s), etc. for potential December graduates to be received in the Graduate School for certification for December graduation. NO EXTENSIONS OF TIME CAN BE GRANTED. |
| Dec. 31 | Deadline for Spring Semester Reinstatement |
| Dec. 31 | December Commencement (August 2025 & December 2025 graduates eligible)
Includes undergraduates and graduates |
| Winter J Term 2026 |
| Jan. 2 | J-Term classes begin; Degrees cannot be conferred during J-term |
| Jan. 5 | Master’s Candidates Only- Final date for submission of approved thesis proposals for potential May graduates. |
| Jan. 5 | Doctoral Candidates Only- Final date for submission of approved dissertation proposals for potential August graduates. |
| Jan. 16 | J-term last day of classes |
| Spring 2026 |
| Jan. 5 | Deadline for Admission Deferment requests |
| Jan. 21 | Classes Begin |
| Jan. 21 | Deadline for Leave of Absence requests for Spring |
| Jan. 23 | Nominations for PhD Students for May graduation due |
| Feb. 3 | Last day to register for courses |
| Feb. 3 | Deadline for Special Status Requests: ABD (All But Dissertation), LSS (Last Semester Status), RCL (Reduced Course Load) |
| Feb. 6 | Master's Candidates Only- Final date for submission of approved thesis proposals for potential August graduates. |
| Feb. 13 | Nominations for Master's and Graduate Certificates for May graduation due |
| Feb. 27 | Doctoral Candidates Only– Final date for submission of approved dissertation proposals for potential December graduates. |
| May 10 | Deadline for Summer Semester Reinstatement |
| Mar. 16 - 22 | Spring Break |
| Mar. 27 | Request to Schedule an Oral Defense form due to the Graduate School. Students are responsible to distribute defendable copies directly to faculty members. The Graduate School no longer requires submission of a hard defendable copy to our office. |
| Apr. 15 | Final date for changes of grades for courses taken in previous semesters, changes to Programs of Study, results of master’s examination(s), results of comprehensive examination(s), etc. for potential May graduates to be received in the Graduate School for certification for May graduation. NO EXTENSIONS OF TIME CAN BE GRANTED. |
| Apr. 17 | CGS mandated date for Assistantship/Fellowship Offers |
| Apr. 24 | Final date for potential May graduates to submit, in final, correctly formatted form, theses/dissertations that have been successfully defended, and fully approved. NO EXTENSIONS OF TIME CAN BE GRANTED. |
| Apr. 29 | Last day of classes |
| Apr. 29 | Programs of Study due for students admitted for Spring the prior year. |
| May 14 | All grades due for May graduation |
| May 15-17 | Commencement, Tentative date |
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