ALL DATES SUBJECT TO CHANGE. Population Health Sciences programs follow an independent academic calendar.
2023-2024 Academic Year
Graduate School Fall 2023
| Monday, August 14 – Friday, August 18 | New Student Orientation |
| Monday, August 21 | Fall Session 1 Begins |
| Monday, August 21 – Friday, September 1 | Drop/Add Period (2 weeks) for Fall semester and Fall Session 1 courses |
| Monday, September 4 | Labor Day– no classes |
| Friday, September 8 | Last Day to Withdraw or declare an Audit for Fall semester and Session 1 courses |
| Friday, October 13 | Fall Session 1 Ends |
| Monday, October 16 | Fall Session 2 Begins |
| Monday, October 16 – Friday, October 27 | Drop/Add Period (2 weeks) for Fall Session 2 courses |
| Friday, November 3 | Last Day to Withdraw or declare an Audit for Fall Session 2 courses |
| Thursday, November 23 – Friday, November 24 | Thanksgiving Recess – no classes |
| Friday, December 1 | Dec. Degree Dissertation/Thesis Submission Deadline |
| Friday, December 8 | Fall Semester and Session 2 Ends |
| Monday, December 11 – Monday, January 1 | Winter Recess |
| Sunday, December 31 | December Degree Conferral |
Graduate School Spring 2024
| Tuesday, January 2 | Spring Session 1 Begins |
| Tuesday, January 2 – Friday, January 12 | Drop/Add Period (2 weeks) for Spring semester and Spring Session 1 courses |
| Monday, January 15 | Martin Luther King, Jr. Day – no classes |
| Friday, January 19 | Last Day to Withdraw or declare an Audit for Spring semester and Spring Session 1 courses |
| Monday, February 19 | Presidents’ Day– no classes |
| Friday, February 23 | Spring Session 1 Ends |
| Monday, February 26 – Friday, March 1 | Spring Recess |
| Monday, March 4 | Spring Session 2 Begins |
| Monday, March 4 – Friday, March 15 | Drop/Add Period (2 weeks) for Session 2 courses |
| Friday, March 22 | Last Day to Withdraw or declare an Audit for Spring Session 2 courses |
| Friday, April 26 | Spring Session 2 Ends |
| Friday, May 3 | May/June Degree Dissertation/Thesis Submission Deadline |
| Wednesday, May 15, 2024 | Convocation Ceremony |
| Thursday, May 16, 2024 | Commencement Ceremony and Spring Degree Conferral |
Graduate School Summer 2024
| Monday, April 29 | Summer Session Begins |
| Monday, April 29– Friday, May 10 | Drop/Add Period (2 weeks) for summer session courses |
| Friday, May 17 | Last Day to Withdraw or declare an Audit for summer session courses |
| Monday, May 27 | Memorial Day – no classes |
| Wednesday, June 19 | Juneteenth – no classes |
| Thursday, July 4 | Independence Day – no classes |
| Friday, August 2 | August Degree Dissertation/Thesis Submission Deadline |
| Friday, August 16 | Summer Session Ends |
| Saturday, August 31 | Summer Degree Conferral |
2024-2025 Academic Year
Graduate School Fall 2024
| Monday, August 19 – Friday, August 23 | New Student Orientation |
| Monday, August 26 | Fall Session 1 Begins |
| Monday, August 26 – Friday, September 6 | Add/Drop Period for Fall & Session 1 courses |
| Monday, September 2 | Labor Day - no classes |
| Friday, September 13 | Last Day to Withdraw or declare an Audit for Fall & Session 1 courses |
| Friday, October 18 | Fall Session 1 Ends |
| Monday, October 21 | Fall Session 2 Begins |
| Monday, October 21 – Friday, November 1 | Add/Drop Period for Session 2 courses |
| Friday, November 8 | Last Day to Withdraw or declare an Audit for Fall Session 2 courses |
| Thursday, November 28 – Friday, November 29 | Thanksgiving Recess – no classes |
| Friday, December 6 | Dec. Degree Dissertation/Thesis Submission Deadline |
| Friday, December 13 | Fall Session 2 Ends |
| Monday, December 16 – Friday, January 3 | Winter Recess |
| Tuesday, December 31 | December Degree Conferral |
Graduate School Spring 2025
| Monday, January 6 | Spring Session 1 Begins |
| Monday, January 6 – Friday, January 17 | Add/Drop Period for Spring semester and Spring Session 1 courses |
| Monday, January 20 | Martin Luther King, Jr. Day – no classes |
| Friday, January 24 | Last Day to Withdraw or declare an Audit for Spring and Spring Session 1 courses |
| Monday, February 17 | Presidents’ Day– no classes |
| Friday, February 28 | Spring Session 1 Ends |
| Monday, March 3 – Friday, March 7 | Spring Recess |
| Monday, March 10 | Spring Session 2 Begins |
| Monday, March 10 – Friday, March 21 | Add/Drop Period for Session 2 courses |
| Friday, March 28 | Last Day to Withdraw or declare an Audit for Spring Session 2 courses |
| Friday, May 2 | Spring Session 2 Ends |
| Friday, May 2 | May Degree Dissertation/Thesis Submission Deadline |
| Wednesday, May 14 | Convocation Ceremony |
| Thursday, May 15 | Commencement Ceremony and Spring Degree Conferral |
Graduate School Summer 2025
| Monday, May 5 | Summer Session Begins |
| Monday, May 5– Friday, May 16 | Add/Drop Period for summer session courses |
| Friday, May 23 | Last Day to Withdraw or declare an Audit for summer courses |
| Monday, May 26 | Memorial Day – no classes |
| Thursday, June 19 | Juneteenth – no classes |
| Friday, July 4 | Independence Day – no classes |
| Friday, August 1 | August Degree Dissertation/Thesis Submission Deadline |
| Friday, August 15 | Summer Session Ends |
| Sunday, August 31 | Summer Degree Conferral |