ALL DATES SUBJECT TO CHANGE. Population Health Sciences and Genetic Counseling programs follow an independent academic calendar.
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 |
2025-2026 Academic Year
Graduate School Fall 2025
| 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 |