2024-2025 Key Academic Dates

July 2024

3-Week 2 Summer Session-last day to drop
July 4th Holiday/No Classes
8-Week Summer Session-last day to drop
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3-Week 3 Summer Session
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6-Week Summer Session-last day to drop
3-Week 3 Summer Session-last day to add
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Fall 24 Pre-enrollment: New First-Years and Transfer Students
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Fall 24 Pre-enrollment ONLY for Cornell Tech, CALS MPS/MFS/MLA, Hotel MMH/MPS, AEM MPS, Johnson Exchange, Johnson 1+1
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3-Week 3 Summer Session-last day to drop

August 2024

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6 and 8-week final exams
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Summer 24 Term Ends
Fall 24 Add/Drop Begins: Graduate/Professional/CU Tech Students
Fall 24 Add/Drop Begins: Seniors
Fall 24 Add/Drop Begins: Juniors
Fall 24 Add/Drop Begins: Sophomores
Fall 24 Add/Drop Begins: First-Years
Fall 24 Term and Instruction Begins; including 7 week 1 classes
Summer 24 final grade post
August 24 degree date

September 2024

Labor Day/Holiday/No Classes
Fall 24 7 week 1 classes add/change credit ends
Fall 24 Enrollment Certifications Available
Summer 24 Graduates: Deadline to update name/address for diploma
Last day to add classes/change credits
Fall 24 7 week 1 classes drop ends
August 24 Graduates: Degree certifications available

October 2024

Fall 24 7 week 1 classes end
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Fall Break
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Indigenous Peoples' Day
Winter Session enrollment begins
Fall 24 7 week 2 classes begin
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Fall 24 7 week 1 exams
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Last day to drop classes/change grading basis
Fall 24 7 week 2 classes add/change credit ends
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Spring 25 Pre-enrollment/Enrollment: Graduate/Professional/Cornell Tech
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Spring 25 Pre-enrollment/Enrollment: Senior UG and Vet Med 4th year
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November 2024

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Spring 25 Pre-enrollment/Enrollment: Junior UG, Law and Vet Med 3rd year
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Spring 25 Pre-enrollment/Enrollment: Sophomore UG and Vet Med 2nd year
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Spring 25 Pre-enrollment/Enrollment: First-Year UG and Vet Med 1st year
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Fall 24 7 week 2 classes drop ends
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Thanksgiving Break
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December 2024

Deadline to apply for internal transfer
Last day of instruction
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Study days
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Fall 24 Final Exams
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Fall 24 term ends and last day of academic activity
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December Recognition Ceremony
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Winter term begins
December 24 degree date

January 2025

Winter Session instruction begins
December 24 Graduates: Deadline for diploma updates
Final grade post for FA24 grades
December 24 degree posting deadline
Spring 25 Add/Drop Begins - Graduate/Professional Students
Spring 25 Add/Drop Begins - Seniors
Spring 25 Add/Drop Begins - Juniors
Spring 25 Add/Drop Begins - Sophomores
Spring 25 Add/Drop Begins - First-Years
Winter Session instruction ends
Winter Session final exams
Winter term ends
Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday/No Classes
Spring 25 term and instruction begins; including 7 week 1 classes
Winter final grade post
7 week 1 Add/Change Credits Ends
Fall 24 Degree Certifications Available

February 2025

Spring 25 Last day to add/change credits
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February Break
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7 week 1 Drop Ends/Grade Change Deadline

March 2025

7 week 1 Classes End
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7 week 1 Exams
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7 week 2 Classes Begin
Summer 25 CE/GR Online Enrollment Begins
Spring 25 Last Day to Drop/Change Grade Option
7 week 2 Add/Credit Change Ends
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Spring Break
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April 2025

7 week 2 Drop/Grade Change Ends
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Fall 25 Grad/Prof/CU Tech Enrollment/Pre-Enroll
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Fall 25 Senior Enrollment/Pre-Enroll
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Fall 25 Junior Enrollment/Pre-Enroll
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Fall 25 Sophomore/First-Year Enrollment/Pre-Enroll
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May 2025

Deadline to apply for internal transfer
Last day of instruction
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Study Days
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Final Exams
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Spring 25 term ends and last day of academic activity
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Commencement Weekend
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