Graduate Student Calendar
Graduation Application Deadlines
Spring Semester: September 1
Summer Semester: February 1
Fall Semester: June 1
Calendars by Semester
Summer 2025 — Fall 2025 — Spring 2026
Summer 2025
| Event | Date |
| – Last Day to Apply for Summer 2025 Graduation | Friday, February 1 |
| – Last Day for International Applicants to Apply for Summer 2025 Admissions | February 1 |
| – Summer/Fall 2025 Advisement Week | March 31 – April 3 |
| – Summer/Fall 2025 Registration Begins | April 7 |
| – Summer 2025 Course Selection for State Employees Using a Fee Waiver and Disabled/Elderly Program Participants | April 14 |
| – Last Day for Domestic Applicants to Apply for Summer 2025 Admissions | May 1 |
| – Last Day to Apply for Readmission for Summer 2025 | May 1 |
| – Intersession Classes Begin | May 12 |
| – Intersession Classes End | May 23 |
| – Memorial Day Holiday (No Classes, Offices Closed) | May 26 |
| – Summer 1 & Full Term Classes Begin | May 27 |
| – Late Registration Begins ($100 late fee) | May 28 |
| – Summer 1 – Last Day to Register/Add a Class (in Eagle Online) | May 29 |
| – Last Day to Apply for Fall 2025 Graduation | Sunday, June 1 |
| – Summer 1 – Last Day to Drop Without a Grade | June 1 |
| – Full Term – Last Day to Register/Add a Class (in Eagle Online) | June 1 |
| – Full Term – Last Day to Drop Without a Grade | June 9 |
| – Summer 1 – Last Day to Drop a Class and Receive a Grade of "W" | June 18 |
| – Juneteenth (No Classes, Offices Closed) | June 19 |
| – Summer 1 Last Day of Classes | June 25 |
| – Summer 1 Study Day (No Classes for Full Term Students) | June 26 |
| – Summer 1 Finals (No Classes for Full Term Students) | June 27 |
| – Summer 2 Classes Begin, Full Term Courses Resume | June 30 |
| – Summer 2 – Last Day to Register/Add a Class (in Eagle Online) | July 2 |
| – Last day to submit degree progression documentation required for graduation (e.g., substitution forms, committee or candidacy forms, transfer forms, course validation forms, exception requests, reclassification to full standing forms, other requested documents, etc.) | Thursday, July 3 |
| – Independence Day Holiday (No Classes, Offices Closed) | July 4 |
| – Summer 2 – Last Day to Drop Without a Grade | July 5 |
| – Last Day to Submit Exception Form to Walk in Commencement – Last Day to Report Results of Comprehensive Exam – Last Day to Report Results of Thesis/Dissertation Defense |
Friday, July 11 |
| – Full Term – Last Day to Drop a Class and Receive a Grade of "W" | July 11 |
| – Summer 2 – Last Day to Drop a Class and Receive a Grade of "W" | July 13 |
| – Last Day to Submit Committee-Approved Thesis/Dissertation into ProQuest – Last Day to Submit Signed Thesis/Dissertation Certificate of Approval |
Friday, July 18 |
| – Fall 2025 Course Selection for State Employees Using a Fee Waiver and Disabled/Elderly Program Participants | July 24 |
| – Last Day to Submit Final Thesis/Dissertation Revisions – Last Day to Submit Survey of Earned Doctorate (Ph.D. Students) – Last Day to Remove "Incomplete" Grades if Graduating in the Summer |
Friday, July 25 |
| – Summer 2 & Full Term Last Day of Classes | July 29 |
| – INSL Praxis (official score) | July 29 |
| – Summer 2 & Full Term Study Day | July 30 |
| – Summer 2 & Full Term Finals | July 31 – August 1 |
| – Grades Due (10:00 am) | August 4 |
Fall 2025
| Event | Date |
| – Summer/Fall 2025 Advisement Week (current students) | March 31 – April 3 |
| – Summer/Fall 2025 Registration Begins | April 7 |
| – Last Day for International Applicants to Apply for Fall 2025 Admissions | May 1 |
| – Last Day to Apply for Fall 2025 Graduation | Sunday, June 1 |
| – Fall 2025 Course Selection for State Employees Using a Fee Waiver and Disabled/Elderly Program Participants | July 24 |
| – Last Day for Domestic Applicants to Apply for Fall 2025 Admissions | August 1 |
| – Last Day to Apply for Readmission for Fall 2025 | August 1 |
| – New Graduate Student Orientation | August 14 |
| – Advisement and Registration for Fall 2025 (new and readmitted students) | August 14–15 |
| – Enrollment Confirmation Deadline | August 20 |
| – Classes Begin | August 21 |
| – Late Registration Begins ($100 late fee) | August 22 |
| – Last Day to Apply for Spring 2026 Graduation | Monday, September 1 |
| – Labor Day Holiday (No Classes, Offices Closed) | September 1 |
| – Last Day to Register/Add a Class – Last Day to Drop Without a Grade (Eagle Online Closes for All Schedule Adjustments) |
September 3 |
| – Thesis & Dissertation Information Session | TBA |
| – Fall Break (No Classes, Offices Open) | October 16–17 |
| – Graduate Studies Information Session | TBA |
| – Fast Track Information Session (UG to GR program) | TBA |
| – Last Day to Drop a Class and Receive a Grade of "W" | October 24 |
| – Advisement for Spring 2026 | October 27–31 |
| – 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) | Friday, November 7 |
| – Registration for Spring 2026 Begins | November 3 |
| – Veteran's Day Holiday (No Classes, Offices Open) | November 11 |
| – Last Day to Submit Exception Request to Walk in Commencement – Last Day to Report Results of Comprehensive Exam – Last Day to Report Results of Thesis/Dissertation Defense |
Friday, November 14 |
| – Last Day to order regalia online | TBA |
| – Last Day to Submit Committee-Approved Thesis/Dissertation into ProQuest – Last Day to Submit Signed Thesis/Dissertation Certificate of Approval |
Friday, November 21 |
| – Thanksgiving Holiday (No Classes 26–28, Offices Closed 27–28) | November 26–28 |
| – Last Day to Submit Final Thesis/Dissertation Revisions – Last Day to Submit Survey of Earned Doctorate (Ph.D. Students) – Last Day to Remove "Incomplete" Grades if Graduating in December |
December 5 |
| – Last Day of Classes | December 5 |
| – INSL Praxis (official score) | December 5 |
| – Final Exam Week | December 8–11 |
| – Graduation — Commencement Details » | Friday, December 12 |
| – Grades Due (10:00 am) | December 15 |
| – Spring 2026 Course Selection for State Employees Using a Fee Waiver and Disabled/Elderly Program Participants | December 18 |
| – Holiday Break (Offices Closed) | December 24–January 1 |
Spring 2026
| Event | Date |
| – Last Day to Apply for Spring 2026 Graduation | Monday, September 1 |
| – Last Day for International Applicants to Apply for Spring 2026 Admissions | October 1 |
| – Spring 2026 Advisement Week (current students) | October 27–31 |
| – Spring 2026 Registration Begins | November 3 |
| – Last Day for Domestic Applicants to Apply for Spring 2026 Admissions | December 1 |
| – Last Day to Apply for Readmission for Spring 2026 | December 1 |
| – Spring 2026 Course Selection for State Employees Using a Fee Waiver and Disabled/Elderly Program Participants | December 18 |
| – Advisement and Registration for Spring 2026 (new and readmitted students) | January 8–9 |
| – Enrollment Confirmation Deadline | January 14 |
| – Classes Begin | January 15 |
| – Late Registration Begins ($100 late fee) | January 16 |
| – Martin Luther King Day Holiday (No Classes, Offices Closed) | January 19 |
| – Last Day to Register/Add a Class – Last Day to Drop Without a Grade (Eagle Online Closes for All Schedule Adjustments) |
January 28 |
| – Last Day to Apply for Summer 2026 Graduation | Saturday, February 1 |
| – Thesis & Dissertation Information Session | TBA |
| – Graduate Studies Information Session | TBA |
| – Fast Track Information Session (UG to GR program) | TBA |
| – Spring Break (No Classes, Offices Open) | March 16–20 |
| – Last Day to Drop a Class and Receive a Grade of "W" | March 27 |
| – Advisement for Summer/Fall 2026 | March 30–April 2 |
| – No Classes, Offices Open | April 2 |
| – Good Friday Holiday (No Classes, Offices Closed) | April 3 |
| – Registration for Summer/Fall 2026 Begins | April 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) | Friday, April 10 |
| – Graduate Student Appreciation Week – multiple events | April 6–10 |
| – Summer 2026 Course Selection for State Employees Using a Fee Waiver and Disabled/Elderly Program Participants | April 13 |
| – Last Day to Submit Exception Request to Walk in Commencement – Last Day to Report Results of Comprehensive Exam – Last Day to Report Results of Thesis/Dissertation Defense |
Friday, April 17 |
| – Last Day to order regalia online | TBA |
| – Last Day to Submit Committee-Approved Thesis/Dissertation into ProQuest – Last Day to Submit Signed Thesis/Dissertation Certificate of Approval |
Friday, April 24 |
| – Last Day to Submit Final Thesis/Dissertation Revisions – Last Day to Submit Survey of Earned Doctorate (Ph.D. Students) – Last Day to Remove "Incomplete" Grades if Graduating in December |
Friday, May 1 |
| – Last Day of Classes | May 1 |
| – INSL Praxis (official score) | May 1 |
| – Final Exam Week | May 4–7 |
| – Graduation — Commencement Details » | Friday, May 8 |
| – Grades Due (10:00 am) | May 11 |
Last Updated: 6/11/2025