ALL DATES SUBJECT TO CHANGE. Population Health Sciences and Genetic Counseling programs follow an independent academic calendar.
2025-2026 Academic Year
Graduate School Fall 2025
| Tuesday, July 1, 2025 | Tri-Institutional Chemical Biology program begins |
| Monday, August 18 – Friday, August 22, 2025 | New Student Orientation |
| Monday, August 25, 2025 | Instruction begins |
| Monday, August 25 – Friday, September 5, 2025 | Add/drop |
| Monday, September 1, 2025 | Labor Day– no classes |
| Friday, September 12, 2025 | Last day to withdraw or declare an audit |
| Friday, October 17, 2025 | Fall Session 1 ends |
| Monday, October 20, 2025 | Fall Session 2 begins |
| Monday, October 20 – Friday, October 31, 2025 | Add/drop Fall Session 2 courses |
| Friday, November 7, 2025 | Last day to withdraw or declare an audit Fall Session 2 courses |
| Thursday, November 27 – Friday, November 28, 2025 | Thanksgiving Recess – no classes |
| Friday, December 5, 2025 | Dec. Degree Dissertation/Thesis Submission Deadline |
| Friday, December 12, 2025 | Instruction ends |
| Monday, December 15 – Saturday, December 20, 2025 | Final Exams and Deliverables |
| Sunday, December 21, 2025 – Sunday, January 4, 2026 | Winter Recess |
| Wednesday, December 31, 2025 | Fall Degree Conferral |
Graduate School Spring 2026
| Monday, January 5, 2026 | Instruction begins |
| Monday, January 5 – Friday, January 16, 2026 | Add/drop |
| Monday, January 19, 2026 | Martin Luther King, Jr. – no classes |
| Friday, January 23, 2026 | Last day to withdraw or declare an audit |
| Monday, February 16, 2026 | Presidents’ Day– no classes |
| Friday, February 27, 2026 | Spring Session 1 ends |
| Saturday, February 28 – Sunday March 8, 2026 | Spring Recess |
| Monday, March 9, 2026 | Spring Session 2 begins |
| Monday, March 9 – Friday, March 20, 2026 | Add/drop Spring Session 2 courses |
| Friday, March 27, 2026 | Last day to withdraw or declare an audit Spring Session 2 |
| Friday, May 1, 2026 | Instruction ends |
| Friday, May 1, 2026 | May/June Degree Dissertation/Thesis Submission Deadline |
| Monday May 4 – Saturday, May 9, 2026 | Final Exams and Deliverables |
| Wednesday, May 13, 2026 | Convocation Ceremony |
| Thursday, May 14, 2026 | Commencement Ceremony and Spring Degree Conferral |
Graduate School Summer 2026
| Monday, May 11, 2026 | Instruction begins |
| Monday, May 11 – Friday, May 22, 2026 | Add/drop |
| Monday, May 25, 2026 | Memorial Day – no classes |
| Friday, May 29, 2026 | Last day to withdraw or declare an audit |
| Friday, June 19, 2026 | Juneteenth – no classes |
| Friday, July 3, 2026 | Independence Day observed – no classes |
| Friday, August 7, 2026 | August Degree Dissertation/Thesis Submission Deadline |
| Friday, August 14, 2026 | Instruction ends |
| Monday, August 17 – Saturday, August 22 | Final Exams and Deliverables |
| Monday, August 31, 2026 | Summer Degree Conferral |