| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| Mar 14 | Last day to petition to graduate for fall semester 2025 without a late fee |
| Apr 6 | Registration for Melbourne campus and education centers begin at 8 p.m. (staggered registration) |
| May 1 | Registration for Melbourne campus new students begins at 8 a.m. |
| Aug 11 | Tuition and fees due for fall semester 2025 |
| Aug 18 | Classes begin (Monday) |
| Aug 18 | Last day for Melbourne campus returning students to register for fall semester 2025 without late registration fee |
| Aug 27 | Last day to register, add or drop a class with full tuition refund and without receiving a grade of W (Wednesday-noon) |
| Sep 1 | Holiday (Labor Day) (No classes) |
| Sep 5 | Re-petition deadline for fall semester 2025 (for students who had petitioned for spring/summer semester 2025) |
| Sep 5 | Last day to petition to graduate for spring semester 2026 without a late fee |
| Sep 26 | Termination of F-1 immigration status deadline |
| Oct 3 | Midterm grading opens for faculty to enter midterm grades, 0000-, 1000- and 2000-level courses |
| Oct 13 | Holiday (Indigenous People's Day/Columbus Day) (No classes) |
| Oct 13-14 | Fall break (No classes) |
| Oct 31 | Last day to withdraw from a class with a final grade of W |
| Nov 9 | Registration for Melbourne campus spring semester 2026; beginning online at 8 p.m.: undergraduates with at least 85 earned or in-progress credits, undergraduates with at least 56 earned or in-progress credits with early registration status begins (8 p.m.) |
| Nov 10 | Registration for Melbourne campus spring semester opens; beginning online at 8 p.m.: undergraduates with at least 56 earned or in-progress credits, undergraduates with at least 0 earned or in-progress credits with early registration status |
| Nov 11 | Holiday (Tuesday, Veterans Day) (No classes) |
| Nov 12 | Registration for Melbourne campus spring semester opens; beginning online at 8 p.m.: undergraduates with at least 30 earned or in-progress credits |
| Nov 13 | Registration for Melbourne campus spring semester opens; beginning online at 8 p.m.: returning undergraduates with at least 0 to 29 earned or in-progress credits |
| Nov 16 | Registration for education centers spring semester 2026 opens; beginning online at 8 p.m.: All graduate students, including education centers |
| Nov 17-Jan 21 | Registration for spring 2026 semester open to all returning students |
| Nov 26-28 | Holiday (Thanksgiving) (No classes) |
| Dec 1 | Last day to successfully complete graduate-level defense and examination for fall 2025 commencement |
| Dec 1 | Registration for spring 2026 semester opens; beginning at 8:15 a.m.: new undergraduate students with 0 to 29 earned credits |
| Dec 5 | Last day of classes |
| Dec 8 | Last day to submit approved copies of thesis or dissertation to the Office of Graduate Programs |
| Dec 8-12 | Final exams |
| Dec 13 | Fall commencement exercises |
Fall 1
| Apr 7 | First day to register for Fall 1 and 2 – 2025 |
| Aug 1 | Last day to petition to graduate for Fall 1 – 2025 |
| Aug 5 | Last day for applicants to submit all required application items for Fall 1 - 2025 |
| Aug 13 | Last day to register for Fall 1 - 2025 |
| Aug 14 | Last day for payment for Fall 1 – 2025 |
| Aug. 18 | Classes begin (Monday) |
| Aug 24 | Last day to withdraw from a class with full refund |
| Sep 1 | Holiday (Labor Day) (university closed) |
| Sep 26 | Last day to petition to graduate for Fall 2 – 2025 |
| Sep 28 | Last day to withdraw from a class with a W and no refund |
| Oct 6 | Last day to apply for Fall 2 - 2025 |
| Oct 12 | Last day of classes (Sunday) |
| Oct 13 | Holiday (university closed) |
| Nov 10 | First day to register for Spring 1 and 2 – 2026 |
Fall 2
| Apr 7 | First day to register for Fall 2 – 2025 |
| Sep 26 | Last day to petition to graduate for Fall 2 – 2025 |
| Oct 7 | Last day for applicants to submit all required application items for Fall 2 - 2025 |
| Oct 13 | Holiday (university closed) |
| Oct 15 | Last day to register for Fall 2 - 2025 |
| Oct 16 | Last day for payment for Fall 2 - 2025 |
| Oct 20 | Classes begin (Monday) |
| Oct 26 | Last day to withdraw from a class with full refund |
| Nov 10 | First day to register for Spring 1 and 2 – 2026 |
| Nov 11 | Holiday (Tuesday, Veterans Day) (university closed) |
| Nov 21 | Last day to petition to graduate for Spring 1 – 2026 |
| Nov. 26-28 | Holiday (Thanksgiving) (university closed) |
| Nov 30 | Last day to withdraw from a class with a W and no refund |
| Dec 13 | Fall commencement exercises (Saturday) |
| Dec 14 | Last day of classes (Sunday) |
| Dec 29 | Last day to apply for Spring 1 - 2026 |
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| Mar 14 | Last day to petition to graduate for fall semester 2025 without a late fee |
| Jun 9 | Registration for fall semester 2025 begins |
| Jul 31 | Last day for applicants to submit all required application items for Fall 2025 |
| Aug 18 | Tuition and fees due for fall semester 2025 |
| Aug 25 | Classes begin (Monday) |
| Aug 27 | Last day to register, add a class or drop a class with a full refund and without a grade of W (block one 5-week classes) |
| Aug 29 | Last day to register, add a class or drop a class with full tuition refund and without receiving a grade of W (8-, 11- and 15-week classes) |
| Aug 29 | Re-petition deadline for fall semester 2025 (for students who had petitioned for spring/summer semester 2025) |
| Sep 1 | Holiday (Labor Day) (No classes) |
| Sep 12 | Last day to withdraw from a class with a final grade of W and no refund (5-week classes beginning on 8/25) |
| Sep 27 | Last day of 5-week classes (block 1) |
| Oct 3 | Last day to withdraw from a class with a final grade of W and no refund (8-, 10-and 11-week classes) |
| Oct 13 | Holiday (Indigenous People's Day/Columbus Day (No classes) |
| Oct 18 | 8-week classes close |
| Oct 31 | Last day to withdraw from a class with a final grade of W and no refund (15-week classes) |
| Nov 3 | Classes begin (block 2 5-week classes) |
| Nov 3-10 | Final program exam (closes Monday, November 10 at 4 p.m.) |
| Nov 5 | Last day to register, add a class, or drop a class with full tuition refund and without receiving a grade of W (block two 5-week classes) |
| Nov 8 | 11-week classes close |
| Nov 10 | Registration for spring semester 2026 begins (8 a.m.) |
| Nov 11 | Holiday (Veterans Day) (No classes) |
| Nov 21 | Last day to withdraw from a class with a final grade of W and no refund (5-week classes) |
| Nov 24-30 | No classes – Thanksgiving week |
| Dec 1 | Last day to apply for spring 2026 semester |
| Dec 13 | Last day of classes |
| Dec 13 | Fall commencement exercises |
| Dec 16 | Grades available in PAWS |
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| Mar 14 | Last day to petition to graduate for fall semester 2025 without a late fee |
| Apr 11 | Registration begins for fall semester 2025 |
| Aug 11 | Tuition and fees due for fall semester 2025 |
| Aug 19 | Re-petition deadline for fall semester 2025 (for students who had petitioned for spring/summer semester 2025) |
| Sep 1 | Classes begin (Monday) |
| Sep 10 | Last day to register, add a class, or drop a class with full tuition refund and without receiving a grade of W* |
| Oct 31 | Last day to withdraw from a class with a final grade of W |
| Dec 1 | Last day to successfully complete graduate-level defense and examination for fall 2025 commencement |
| Dec 12 | Last day of classes |
| Dec 13 | Fall commencement exercises |
*DBA students must add courses prior to the first weekend of classes.
Fall-1 2025 (August-October)
| Date | Description |
| Apr 7 | Registration begins |
| Aug 11 | Tuition and fees due for Fall-1 2025 |
| Aug 18 | Classes begin |
| Aug 22 | Last day to register, add a class, or drop a class with full tuition refund and without receiving a grade of W |
| Aug 29 | Last day to completely withdraw from the university with a final grade of W and a 60% refund of tuition |
| Sep 5 | Last day to petition to graduate for spring 2026 without a late fee |
| Sep 5 | Last day to completely withdraw from the university with a final grade of W and a 40% refund of tuition |
| Sep 26 | Last day to withdraw from a class with a final grade of W and no refund |
| Oct 10 | Last day of classes |
| Oct 15 | Grades available on PAWS after 5:00 p.m. |
Fall-2 2025 (October-December)
| Date | Description |
| Apr 7 | Registration begins |
| Sept 5 | Last day to petition to graduate for spring 2026 without a late fee |
| Oct 13 | Tuition and fees due for fall-2 2025 |
| Oct 20 | Classes begin |
| Oct 24 | Last day to register, add a class, or drop a class with a full refund |
| Oct 31 | Last day to completely withdraw from the university with a final grade of W and a 60% refund of tuition |
| Nov 7 | Last day to completely withdraw from the university with a final grade of W and a 40% refund of tuition |
| Nov 26-28 | No classes—Thanksgiving week |
| Dec 1 | Last day to withdraw from a class with a final grade of W and no refund |
| Dec 12 | Last day of classes |
| Dec 16 | Grades available on PAWS after 5:00 p.m. |