ALL DATES SUBJECT TO CHANGE. Population Health Sciences 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 |