Graduate Student Calendar
Graduation Application Deadlines
Spring Semester: September 1
Summer Semester: February 1
Fall Semester: June 1
- » Spring 2026
- Monday, September 1: Last Day to Apply for Spring 2026 Graduation
- Thursday, October 1: Last Day for International Applicants to Apply for Spring 2026 Admissions
- Monday-Friday, October 27–31: Spring 2026 Advisement Week (current students)
- Tuesday, November 3: Spring 2026 Registration Begins
- Tuesday, December 1: Last Day for Domestic Applicants to Apply for Spring 2026 Admissions
- Tuesday, December 1: Last Day to Apply for Readmission for Spring 2026
- Friday, December 18: Spring 2026 Course Selection for State Employees Using a Fee Waiver and Disabled/Elderly Program Participants
- Thursday-Friday, January 8–9: Advisement and Registration for Spring 2026 (new and readmitted students)
- Wednesday, January 14: Enrollment Confirmation Deadline
- Thursday, January 15: Classes Begin
- Friday, January 16: Late Registration Begins ($100 late fee)
- Monday, January 19: Martin Luther King Day Holiday (No Classes, Offices Closed)
- Wednesday, January 28: Last Day to Register/Add a Class
- Wednesday, January 28: Last Day to Drop Without a Grade
- Wednesday, January 28: Last Day to Apply for Summer 2026 Graduation
- TBA: Thesis & Dissertation Information Session
- TBA: Graduate Studies Information Session
- TBA: Fast Track Information Session (UG to GR program)
- Monday-Friday: March 16–20: Spring Break (No Classes, Offices Open)
- Friday, March 27: Last Day to Drop a Class and Receive a Grade of "W"
- Monday-Thursday, March 30–April 2: Advisement for Summer/Fall 2026
- Thursday, April 2: No Classes, Offices Open
- Friday, April 3: Good Friday Holiday (No Classes, Offices Closed)
- Monday, April 6: Registration for Summer/Fall 2026 Begins
- Monday-Friday, April 6–10: Graduate Student Appreciation Week (multiple events)
- Friday, April 10: Last day to submit forms (e.g., substitutions, committee or candidacy forms, transfers, validation forms, exception requests, reclassification to full standing, or other requested documents, etc.) required for graduation (if applicable)
- Monday, April 13: Summer 2026 Course Selection for State Employees Using a Fee Waiver and Disabled/Elderly Program Participants
- Friday, April 17: Last Day to Submit Exception Request to Walk in Commencement
- Friday, April 17: Last Day to Report Results of Comprehensive Exam
- Friday, April 17: Last Day to Report Results of Thesis/Dissertation Defense
- Friday, April 24: Last Day to Submit Committee-Approved Thesis/Dissertation into ProQuest
- Friday, April 24:Last Day to Submit Signed Thesis/Dissertation Certificate of Approval
- Friday, May 1: Last Day to Submit Final Thesis/Dissertation Revisions
- Friday, May 1: Last Day to Submit Survey of Earned Doctorate (Ph.D. Students)
- Friday, May 1: Last Day to Remove "Incomplete" Grades if Graduating in December
- Friday, May 1: Last Day of Classes
- Friday, May 1: INSL Praxis (official score)
- May 4–7: Final Exam Week
- Friday, May 8: Graduation — Commencement Details »
- Monday, May 11: Grades Due (10:00 am)
- » Summer 2026
- » Fall 2026
- Monday, April 6: Summer/Fall 2026 Registration Begins
- Friday, May 1: Last Day for International Applicants to Apply for Fall 2026 Admissions
- Monday, June 1: Last Day to Apply for Fall 2026 Graduation
- Thursday, July 23: Fall 2026 Course Selection for State Employees Using a Fee Waiver and Disabled/Elderly Program Participants
- Saturday, August 1: Last Day for Domestic Applicants to Apply for Fall 2026 Admissions
- Saturday, August 1: Last Day to Apply for Readmission for Fall 2026
- Monday, August 17: New Graduate Student Orientation
- Wednesday, August 19: Enrollment Confirmation Deadline
- Thursday, August 20: Classes Begin
- Friday, August 21: Late Registration Begins ($100 late fee)
- Tuesday, September 1: Last Day to Apply for Spring 2027 Graduation
- Wednesday, September 2: Last Day to Add a Class
- Wednesday, September 2: Last Day to Drop Without a Grade
- Wednesday, September 2: (Eagle Online Closes for All Schedule Adjustments)
- Monday, September 7: Labor Day Holiday (No Classes, Offices Closed)
- TBA: Thesis & Dissertation Information Session
- Thursday–Friday, October 15–16: Fall Break (No Classes, Offices Open)
- Wednesday, October 21: Fast Track Information Session (11:00 am)
- Thursday, October 22: Fast Track Information Session (1:00 am)
- Tuesday, November 10: Graduate Studies Information Session (1:00 pm )
- Friday, October 30: Last Day to Drop a Class and Receive a Grade of "W"
- Friday, November 6: Last day to submit forms (e.g., substitutions, committee or candidacy forms, transfers, validation forms, exception requests, reclassification to full standing, or other requested documents, etc.) required for graduation (if applicable)
- Monday, November 2: Registration for Spring 2027 Begins
- Tuesday, November 3: Civic Engagement Day (No Classes, Offices Open)
- Friday, November 13: Last Day to Submit Exception Request to Walk in Commencement
- Friday, November 13: Last Day to Report Results of Comprehensive Exam
- Friday, November 13: Last Day to Report Results of Thesis/Dissertation Defense
- Friday, November 20: Last Day to Submit Committee-Approved Thesis/Dissertation into ProQuest
- Friday, November 20: Last Day to Submit Signed Thesis/Dissertation Certificate of Approval
- Wednesday–Friday, November 25–27: Thanksgiving Holiday (No Classes 25–27, Offices Closed 26–27)
- Friday, December 4: Last Day of Classes
- Friday, December 4: Last Day to Submit Final Thesis/Dissertation Revisions
- Friday, December 4: Last Day to Submit Survey of Earned Doctorate (Ph.D. Students)
- Friday, December 4: Last Day to Remove "Incomplete" Grades if Graduating in December
- Friday, December 4: INSL Praxis (official score)
- Monday–Thursday, December 7–10: Final Exam Week
- Friday, December 11: Graduation & Commencement — Commencement Details »
- Monday, December 14: Grades Due (10:00 am)
- Thursday, December 17: Spring 2027 Course Selection for State Employees Using a Fee Waiver and Disabled/Elderly Program Participants
- Thursday, December 24–Friday, January 1 : Holiday Break (Offices Closed)
Additional Calendars
Last Updated: 1/9/2025