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Academic Calendar

Fall 2024
Aug 1Tuition, fees, housing payments due
Aug 22–24Housing move-in
*schedule subject to change
Aug 24–25New student orientation
*schedule subject to change
Aug 26Fall semester begins
Continuing Education classes begin
Aug 26–30Add/drop period
Aug 30Last day to register for Fall 2024
Last day to add a class
Last day to drop a class for a refund and without a notation of W
Internship Learning Contract due if credits needed for full-time or financial aid calculations
Financial aid updated for students adjusting their number of credits
Sep 2
No classes: Labor Day
Sep 5Financial Aid Disbursement
Sep 6Student Financial Aid Refund Disbursement
Faculty: Class Attendance Verification forms due for full-semester courses
Sep 27Last day to accept Spring Semester 2024 incomplete work
Oct 14–18Week 8: Midterm
Oct 22Midterm grades due by 9:00 p.m.
Oct 31Deadline to cancel Spring 2025 housing contract
Oct 28–Nov 1MA and MFA registration begins for Spring Semester 2025
Nov 5Advising Day for declared sophomores, juniors, and seniors; no classes
Nov 5–14Advising and Registration for Spring Semester 2025
Nov 13–14Registration for first-year and undeclared students
Nov 15
Last day to withdraw from a Fall Semester 2024 course with a notation of W
Deadline for December 2024 graduating students to resolve all credit issues
Nov 21–23
Nov 27–29
No classes; Fall Break
Dec 1
FAFSA is available
Dec 13
Last day of Fall Semester 2024
Last day to submit Fall Semester 2024 Request for Incomplete Grade
Commencement
Intents to graduate due for students planning to complete their degrees in May 2025 (all programs)
Continuing Education classes end
Dec 17
Fall Semester 2024 grades due by noon; grades generally posted within two business days
Spring 2025
Jan 3Tuition, fees, housing payments due
Jan 16Housing move-in
*schedule subject to change
Jan 17New student orientation
*schedule subject to change
Jan 20No classes: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Jan 21Spring semester begins
Continuing Education classes begin
Jan 21–27Add/drop period
Jan 27Last day to register for Spring 2025
Last day to add a class
Last day to drop a class for a refund and without a notation of W
Internship Learning Contract due
Financial aid updated for students adjusting their number of credits
Jan 30Financial aid disbursement
Jan 31Student financial aid refund disbursement
Faculty: Class attendance verification forms due for full-semester courses
Feb 21Fall Semester 2024 incomplete work due to faculty
Mar 1FAFSA Priority Deadline for Fall Semester 2025
Mar 10–14Week 8: Midterm
Mar 17–21Spring Break
Mar 25Midterm grades due by 9:00 p.m.
Mar 31–Apr 4MA and MFA registration begins for Summer and Fall 2025
Apr 1Deadline to apply for Fall 2025 housing
Apr 8Advising Day for declared sophomores, juniors, and seniors; no classes
Apr 8–17Advising and Registration for Summer and Fall 2025
Apr 16–17Registration for first year and undeclared students
Apr 18
Last day to withdraw from a Spring Semester 2025 course with a notation of W
Deadline for May 2025 graduating students to resolve all credit issues
May 13
Last day of Spring Semester 2025
Last day to submit Spring Semester 2025 Request for Incomplete Grade
Intents to graduate due for students planning to complete their degrees in August 2025 (Master of Arts only) or December 2025 (all programs)

Continuing Education classes end

May 17
Commencement
May 19
Housing move-out
May 20Spring Semester 2025 grades due by noon; grades generally posted within two business days
Summer 2025
May 23Summer 2025 tuition due
June 2Summer term begins
Continuing Education classes begin
June 2–6Summer add/drop period
June 11Financial aid disbursement
June 19MCAD closed in observation of Juneteenth
July 4
MCAD closed in observation of Independence Day
July 8Midterm grades due by 9:00 p.m.
July 18Last day to withdraw from a summer course with a notation of W
Aug 1Master of Arts Commencement
Aug 8Last day of summer term
Last day to submit Summer 2025 Request for Incomplete Grade
Last day of Continuing Education classes
Aug 12Summer 2025 grades due by noon; grades generally posted within two business days