2024-2025 Important University Dates
2024
August 11
EDGE Move-In Day & Long-Vanderburg Academy Move-In
August 12
International Student Arrival Day
August 13-18
International Student Orientation
August 14
Football Move-In Day
Transfer Orientation
August 15
Fall Student Athlete Move-In Day (volleyball, track, cross country, swim, triathlon & soccer)
August 16-18
Move-In Days
August 18
Honors Move-In Day
August 18-25
New Student Welcome Week
August 22-25
Move-In Days for The Woods
August 23
Transfer Orientation
August 25
Last day to opt out of Big Blue Access program (books and materials) for Fall 2024
August 26
Fall 2024 courses begin
September 1
Last day to add or drop 16-week courses.
Last day to add or drop 1st 8-week courses
September 2
Labor Day Holiday – No Classes
September 6
Last Day to Change/Cancel Meal Plan
September 13
Last day for P/F option for 1st 8-week courses
September 23-27
Homecoming Week Activities
September 27-29
Homecoming & Family Weekend
October 1
Woods Current Resident Re-Leasing
October 4
Last day to withdraw from 1st 8-week courses
October 25-27
2nd 8-week courses begin
October 25-27
Fall Break
October 22
Last day to add/drop 2nd 8-week courses
November 8
Last day for P/F option for 2nd 8-week courses
November 12 (No classes but some labs may meet)
Scheduling Day for Current Students
November 19
Last day to withdraw from a 16-week course
November 25-December 1
Thanksgiving Break
November 27
Last day to withdraw from 2nd 8-week course
December 1
Off-Campus Petitions Due
December 11
Commencement Rehearsal
December 13
Last day of Fall classes
December 15
Winter Commencement
December 16-20
Final Exams
December 20
Residence Halls Close for Winter Break (5 p.m.)
Dining Hall closes at 2 p.m.
December 21-January 20
Winter Break
December 23
Winter Immersion courses may begin. Winter courses follow varied schedules. Be sure to check your specific course start date.
2025
January 13
International Student Move-In
January 14-19
International Student Orientation
January 17
Transfer Orientation
January 18
Residence Halls Re-Open for Spring Semester (8 a.m.)
January 19
Last day to opt out of Big Blue Access program for Spring 2025
January 20
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday
Campus Visit Day
January 21
Spring 2025 courses begin
January 26
Last day to add or drop a 16-week course. Last day to add or drop an 8-week course
February 1
Last Day to Change/Cancel Meal Plan
February 7
Last day for P/F option for 1st 8-week courses
February 28
Last day to withdraw from 1st 8-week courses
March 1
Commuter Waiver Due by 4:00 p.m.
March 14
Dining Hall closes 2 p.m.
March 15-23
Spring Break - Halls Open
Dining Halls closed
March 23
Dining Halls Open 5:00pm
March 24
2nd 8-week courses begin
March 30
Last day to add or drop 2nd 8-week course
April 8
Scheduling Day for Current Students
April 10
Annual Student Leadership and Service Awards
April 11
Last day for P/F option for 2nd 8-week courses
April 15
Last day to withdraw from a 16-week course
April 18
Easter Break – No Classes
Residence & Dining Halls Open
April 24
Annual Honors Convocation
April 25
Celebrations of Scholarship
May 1
Deadline to Declare Housing for 2025/2026
May 2
Last day to withdraw from 2nd 8-week course
May 9
Last day of Spring classes
May 12-16
Final Exams
May 14
Commencement Rehearsal
May 16
Residence Halls close for Summer (5 p.m.)
Dining Halls close 2 p.m.
May 18
Commencement (10 a.m. and 3 p.m.)
May 19
Summer Immersion courses may begin
International Students Move Out
June 19
Juneteenth Day