2025–2026 Academic Calendar

Fall 2025

• Monday, August 18 – Wednesday, August 20

  Undergraduate donning and interviews occur online

• Monday, August 18 – Tuesday, August 19

  Graduate advising and registration occur online for electives in Child Development, Dance, and Theatre (Art of Teaching, Dance/Movement Therapy, Human Genetics, Writing register earlier in June)

• Wednesday, August 20 (afternoon)

  First round online course selection

• Thursday, August 21

  First round student placements

• Friday, August 22 (morning)
  Friday, August 22 (afternoon)

  Second round donning and interviews occur online

  Second round online course selection

• Monday, August 25

  Second round student placements

• Tuesday, August 26

  Human Genetics fieldwork begins

• Wednesday, August 27

  New undergraduate students arrive for opening day

• Thursday, August 28

  New graduate student orientation

  Returning graduate student check-in

• Thursday, August 28 – Saturday, August 30

  New undergraduate student orientation

• Saturday, August 30

  Move-in for returning students

• Monday, September 1

  Undergraduate classes begin

• Monday, September 1

  Graduate classes begin (except Human Genetics and Dance/Movement Therapy)

• Monday, September 1 – Friday, September 12

  Add/drop period

• Tuesday, September 2

  Graduate classes begin for Human Genetics and Dance/Movement Therapy (Monday classes meet on Tuesday this week only)

  Art of Teaching student teaching begins

• Friday, September 5

  Undergraduate directed study proposals for Fall due to Dean of Studies

  Undergraduate thesis proposals due to Dean of Studies

• Wednesday, September 3

  Dance/Movement Therapy internships begin

• Monday, September 8

  Art of Teaching fieldwork begins

  Child Development fieldwork begins

• Tuesday, September 9

  Dance/Movement Therapy fieldwork begins

• Monday, October 13 – Tuesday, October 14

  Study days - no classes

• Friday, October 17

  Deadline to submit pass/fail course request

• Friday, October 24 – Saturday, October 25

  Family & friends weekend

• Friday, November 7

  Last day to withdraw from a Fall class

• Friday, November 7 – Friday, November 14

  Graduate advising and registration occurs online for Spring

• Monday, November 17

  Undergraduate tuition statements for Spring (or l-case if spring) released

• Monday, November 24

  Graduate tuition statements for Spring (or l-case if spring) released

• Monday, November 24

  Course appraisals open

• Wednesday, November 26 – Sunday, November 30

  Thanksgiving break - no classes
  Begins after last academic appointment on Tuesday

• Monday, December 1

  Undergraduate directed study proposals due to Dean of Studies for Intersession

  Submissions open for undergraduate Spring directed study proposals

• Monday, December 1

  Final theses due to Graduate Studies for December graduates

• Monday, December 1 – Wednesday, December 10

  Yearlong drop period for Spring classes

• Monday, December 8

  Coursework for December graduates due to faculty

• Thursday, December 11

  Human Genetics clinical rotations end

• Friday, December 12

  Undergraduate classes end

  Course appraisals close

• Friday, December 12

  Art of Teaching fieldwork ends

  Child Development fieldwork ends

  Dance/Movement Therapy fieldwork ends

• Saturday, December 13

  Grades and evaluations for Fall open for faculty submission and student view

• Saturday, December 13

  Residence halls close at 10:00 a.m.

• Sunday, December 14

  Graduate classes end

• Wednesday, December 17

  Grades and evaluations due for December graduates

• Friday, December 19

  Art of Teaching student teaching ends

  Graduate tuition payments for Spring due

• Friday, December 19

  Undergraduate tuition payments for Spring due

• Wednesday, January 7

  Grades and evaluations due for Fall

Spring 2026

• Friday, January 2

  Art of Teaching student teaching begins

  Dance/Movement Therapy internships begin

• Monday, January 12

  Art of Teaching fieldwork begins

  Child Development fieldwork begins

• Monday, January 12 – Tuesday, January 13 (morning)

  Undergraduate donning and interviews occur online

• Tuesday, January 13 (afternoon)

  First round online course selection

• Tuesday, January 13 – Wednesday, January 14

  Graduate advising and registration occur online for electives in Child Development, Dance, and Theatre

• Tuesday, January 13

  Human Genetics clinical rotation begins

• Wednesday, January 14

  First round student placements

• Thursday, January 15 (morning)
  Thursday, January 15 (afternoon)

  Second round donning and interviews occur online

  Second round online course selection

• Friday, January 16

  Second round student placements

• Monday, January 19

  No classes - Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday
  Graduate classes that would begin on Monday 1/19 meet on Tuesday 1/20

• Tuesday, January 20

  Graduate classes begin (unless otherwise noted)
  Monday graduate classes begin today
  

  Dance/Movement Therapy fieldwork begins

• Tuesday, January 20

  Move-in for returning students

• Wednesday, January 21

  Undergraduate classes begin

• Wednesday, January 21 – Tuesday, February 3

  Add/drop period

• Friday, January 23

  Undergraduate directed study proposals due to Dean of Studies

• Friday, March 6

  Deadline to submit pass/fail course request

• Saturday, March 7 – Sunday, March 15

  Spring break - no classes

• Friday, March 27

  Last day to withdraw from a Spring class

• Monday, April 13

  Course appraisals open

• Friday, April 17

  Art of Teaching student teaching ends

• Friday, April 24

  Coursework for May graduates due to faculty
  Faculty may establish earlier deadlines

• Monday, April 27

  Course appraisals close

• Tuesday, April 28

  Grades and evaluations for Spring open for faculty submission and student view

• Wednesday, April 29

  Dance/Movement Therapy fieldwork and internships end

• Thursday, April 30

  Undergraduate directed study proposals due to Dean of Studies for Fall

• Friday, May 1

  Final theses due to Graduate Studies for May graduates

• Friday, May 1

  Grades and evaluations due for May graduates

• Sunday, May 3

  Graduate classes end

• Tuesday, May 5

  Undergraduate classes end

• Wednesday, May 6

  Residence halls close for first years, sophomores, juniors, and non-graduating seniors at 12:00 p.m.

• Thursday, May 7

  Art of Teaching fieldwork ends

  Child Development fieldwork ends

• Thursday, May 7

  Hooding Ceremony for graduate students

• Friday, May 8

  Commencement

• Friday, May 8

  Residence halls close for graduating seniors at 6:00 p.m.

• Monday, June 1

  Grades and evaluations due for Spring

• Monday, August 3

  Final theses due to Graduate Studies for August graduates