| Updated 3/12/2025 (Dates Subject to Change) | Fall 2025 | Spring 2026 | Summer 2026 |
| Registration Dates | June 11- Aug 22 | Nov 10-Dec 19 Jan 2 – Jan 9 (Late Registration) | Mar 30-June 1 |
| New Student Orientation (I. Dodd Wilson) | Aug 13 | ||
| Tuition & Fees Due (late fees applied after this date) | Aug 18 | Jan 5 | May 26 |
| First Day of Classes | Aug 18 | Jan 5 | May 26 |
| Last day to register for classes | Aug 22 | Jan 9 | June 1 |
| Last day to drop/withdraw with a 100% refund | Aug 22 | Jan 9 | June 1 |
| Last day to change from audit to credit | Aug 22 | Jan 9 | June 1 |
| Last day to withdraw with a 50% refund | Aug 29 | Jan 16 | June 8 |
| Career Day Seminar Series (TBA) – 12-1p for each seminar | |||
| Holiday – Memorial Day (No classes, offices closed) | May 25 | ||
| Financial Aid Disbursement – Graduate School Students | Aug 18 | Jan 5 | May 26 |
| Holiday – Martin Luther King Day (No classes, offices closed) | Jan 19 | ||
| Holiday – Labor Day (No classes, offices closed) | Sep 1 | ||
| Research Induction Ceremony – Stephens Spine Institute – NO CLASSES/EXAMS (3-5p) | Sept 8 | ||
| Last day to drop a course without a “W” | Sep 15 | Feb 2 | June 8 |
| Holiday – Veterans Day (No classes, offices closed) | Nov 11 | ||
| Holiday – Thanksgiving (No classes, offices closed) | Nov 27-28 | ||
| Holiday – Christmas (No classes, offices closed) | Dec 24-25 | ||
| Holiday – Presidents Day (No classes, offices closed) | Feb 16 | ||
| Last day to change from credit to audit | Oct 14 | Mar 5 | June 24 |
| Graduate School Spring Break (No classes) | Mar 23-27 | ||
| Research Day 2026 & 3-Minute Thesis – NO CLASSES OR EXAMS | Mar 10 | ||
| Last day to drop a class (‘W’ posted on transcript) | Nov 12 | Apr 10 | July 10 |
| Spring Reception – Biomed I, Helen G. Adams Atrium, NO CLASSES OR EXAMS (3-5p) | Apr 15 | ||
| Winter Reception – Biomed I, Helen G. Adams Atrium, NO CLASSES OR EXAMS (3-5p) | Dec 4 | ||
| Holiday – Independence Day (No classes, offices closed) | July 3 | ||
| Last day to submit thesis or dissertation to library | Dec 5 | May 1 | July 24 |
| Grades Due for Graduating Students | Dec 14 | May 10 | July 26 |
| Last day to remove an “I” received during the last enrolled semester | Dec 12 | May 8 | July 24 |
| Last Day of Classes | Dec 12 | May 8 | July 24 |
| Grades Due for Continuing Students | Dec 16 | May 12 | July 28 |
| Commencement | May 14 | ||
| Degrees Conferred | Dec 20 | May 16 | Aug 8 |