Calendar
Fall 2024
| Aug. 19 | M | Student orientation begins |
| Aug. 26 | M | Fall-term add/drop period begins New student registration begins |
| Aug. 27 | T | Student orientation ends |
| Aug. 28 | W | Fall-term classes begin Fall 1 half-term classes begin |
| Aug. 30 | F | Friday classes do not meet; Monday, September 2 classes meet instead |
| Sept. 2 | M | Labor Day. Classes do not meet. Administrative offices are closed |
| Sept. 10 | T | Fall-term add/drop period and course registration close Final day to add a course without penalty. |
| Sept. 11 | W | Final day to apply for personal leave of absence |
| Oct. 15 | T | Fall 1 half-term classes end October recess begins after last academic obligation |
| Oct. 21 | M | October recess ends Classes resume Fall 2 half-term classes begin |
| Oct. 25 | F | Midterm Final day to request course change from credit to audit and vice versa and to drop a course Final day to withdraw from a course without a “W” on final transcript. |
| Nov. 15 | F | Spring-term course registration opens |
| Nov. 22 | F | November recess begins after last academic obligation |
| Dec. 2 | M | November recess ends Classes resume |
| Dec. 13 | F | Fall full-term classes end Fall 2 half-term classes end Final examinations begin |
| Dec. 19 | TH | Final examinations end Spring-term course registration closes Winter recess begins |
Spring 2025
| Jan. 6 | M | Final fall-term grades due Final day for faculty to request a grade of Temporary Incomplete (TI) |
| Jan. 9 | TH | Add/drop period begins |
| Jan. 13 | M | Spring-term classes begin Spring 1 half-term classes begin |
| Jan. 20 | M | Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Classes do not meet |
| Jan. 22 | W | Add/drop period closes Final day to add courses without penalty |
| Jan. 24 | F | Friday classes do not meet; Monday, January 20 classes meet instead |
| Jan. 30 | TH | Final day to apply for personal leave of absence |
| Feb. 27 | TH | Spring 1 half-term classes end |
| Mar. 3 | M | Spring 2 half-term classes begin |
| Mar. 7 | F | Midterm Final day to request course change from credit to audit and vice versa Final day to withdraw from a course without a “W” on final transcript Spring recess begins after last academic obligation |
| Mar. 24 | M | Spring recess ends Classes resume Spring 2 half-term classes resume |
| May 2 | F | Classes end Spring 2 half-term classes end Final examinations begin |
| May 9 | F | Final examinations end |
| May 14 | W | Final grades due for graduating students |
| May 19 | M | University Commencement Jackson School of Global Affairs Convocation |
| June 2 | M | Final spring-term grades due for continuing students Final day for faculty to request a grade of Temporary Incomplete (TI) |