NOTE: Tuition refund deadlines for full semester courses are included in this Academic Calendar. Specific deadlines for tuition payments and refunds for short-term courses can be obtained from the menus available at the Business Office website. Withdrawal deadlines for short-term courses can be obtained from the University Registrar's website.
JANUARY
1 – 8
- Open registration continues
11 (Tues.)
- School of Law orientation begins (entering law students)
15 (Sat.)
- University classes begin
17 (Mon.)
- Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (University holiday)
18 (Tues.)
- School of Law classes begin (returning law students)
21 (Fri.)
- Last day to change from audit to graded or A/Credit/Pass/Fail status
- Last day to enroll in a course without instructor's permission
28 (Fri.)
- Payment deadline
- Last day to set up payment plan
- Last day to receive 100% tuition refund
FEBRUARY
4 (Fri.)
- Last day to change from graded or A/Credit/Pass/Fail to audit
- Last day to file Application for Degree for Spring and Summer graduates
- Last day to enroll
- Last day to receive 40% tuition refund
11 (Fri.)
- Last day to receive 20% tuition refund
MARCH
13 (Mon.)
- Spring recess begins
20 (Mon.)
- Classes resume
21 (Tues.)
- Advance registration begins for Fall semester (ends March 24)
25 (Sat.)
- Open registration begins for Fall semester
31 (Fri.)
- Deadline for Summer 2028 Reinstatement Petition submission to VPAA
- Last day to file Application for Degree for Spring/Summer graduates (School of Law)
APRIL
28 (Fri.)
- Last day to change grade status from A/Credit/Pass/Fail to graded, graded to A/Credit/Pass/Fail
- Last day to withdraw
MAY
1 (Mon.)
- Success week begins
- School of Law final exams begin
5 (Fri.)
- Last day of classes
6 (Sat.)
- Final examinations begin
12 (Fri.)
- Final examinations end – all students
- End of semester
13 (Sat.)
- School of Nursing Recognition Ceremony
- School of Applied Studies Certificate Ceremony
- UNDERGRADUATE/GRADUATE COMMENCEMENT
- SCHOOL OF LAW COMMENCEMENT
17 (Wed.)
- Deadline for submission of grades (10:00 am)