Academic Calendar

UD Graduation

The calendars below are for the current academic year. Links to past, future, and detailed calendars are on the sidebar to the left (or at the top of this page on mobile devices). Click the buttons below to jump to a particular term.

Fall 2024   

Deadline/Event

Full Semester

Session A Session B

Registration begins for Fall Semester

Mon Apr 15 Mon Apr 15 Mon Apr 15

Academic Orientations

Mon Aug 26

   

Last day to apply for readmission for Fall

Mon Aug 26

   

Classes begin at 8 a.m.

Tue Aug 27

Tue  Aug 27 Mon Oct 14

Labor Day Holiday -University offices closed; classes suspended

Mon Sep 2

Mon Sept 2  

Last day to add or drop courses without additional signatures (see Adding and Dropping Courses). Courses dropped after this date will have a "W" for withdrawal recorded on the academic record. After this date, no tuition will be rebated and a $25 processing fee will be charged for change of registration. 

Tue Sep 10

Tue Sep 3   Mon Oct 21

Deadline for midterm grades to be posted in UDSIS

Fri Oct 11

   

Registration begins for Winter term

Mon Oct 21

Mon Oct 21 Mon Oct 21

Registration begins for Spring semester

Mon Nov 4

Mon Nov 4 Mon Nov 4
Election Day; University offices closed; classes suspended Tue Nov 5 Tue Nov 5 Tue Nov 5

Last day to change registration or to withdraw from courses 

Mon Nov 11

Wed Oct 2 Wed Nov 20

Thanksgiving break begins after last class

Fri Nov 22

   

Classes suspended Monday through Friday for Thanksgiving break

Mon Nov 25-Fri Nov 29

Holiday - University offices closed

Thu Nov 28-Fri Nov 29

Classes resume following Thanksgiving break

Mon Dec 2

   

Last day of classes; classes end at 10:00 p.m.

Tue Dec 10

Fri Oct 11 Fri Dec 6

Reading Day: no examinations scheduled

Wed Dec  11

   

Final examinations begin. 

Thu Dec 12

   

 Final exams end. Last meal in dining halls - dinner

Mon Dec 16

   

Deadline for grades to be posted to UDSIS

Thu Dec 19

Tue Oct 15 Tue Dec 10

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WINTER 2025

Deadline/Event

 

Registration begins for Winter term Mon Oct 21
Last day to apply for readmission Wed Jan 1
Classes begin at 8:00 a.m. Thur Jan 2
First meal in dining hall Thur Jan 2
Last day to add or drop courses without additional signatures (see Adding and Dropping Courses). Courses dropped after this date will have a "W" for withdrawal recorded on the academic record. After this date, no tuition will be rebated and a $25 processing fee will be charged for change of registration. Wed Jan 8
Deadline for change in dining plan Wed Jan 8
Martin Luther King Holiday - Classes suspended; University offices closed Mon Jan 20
Last day to change registration or to withdraw from courses without academic penalty Fri Jan 24
Last day of Classes Fri Jan 31
Final examinations.  Sat Feb 1
Last meal in dining halls - dinner Sat Feb 1
Deadline for grades to be posted in UDSIS Wed Feb 5
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SPRING 2025

Deadline/Event

Full Semester

Session A

Session B

Registration begins for Spring

Mon Nov 4

Mon Nov 4

Mon Nov 4

Last day to apply for readmission

Sun Feb 2

   

Classes begin at 8:00 a.m.

Mon Feb 3

Mon Feb 3

Mon Mar 31

Last day to add or drop courses without  additional signatures (see Adding and Dropping Courses). Courses dropped after this date will have a "W" for withdrawal recorded on the academic record.  After this date, no tuition will be rebated and a $25 processing fee will be charged for change of registration.

Fri Feb 14

Mon Feb 10

Mon Apr 7

Last day to apply for a personal or educational leave of absence

Fri Feb 14

   

Deadline for midterm grades to be posted to UDSIS

Fri Mar 21

   

Spring Break begins after last scheduled class

Fri Mar 21

   

Classes resume after Spring Break at 8:00 a.m.

Mon Mar 31

 

   

Last day to change registration or to withdraw from courses

Mon Apr 28

Wed Mar 12

Wed May 7

Last day of classes; classes end at 10:00 p.m.

Thu May 15

Fri Mar 21

Fri May 16

Reading Day; no examinations scheduled

Fri May 16

   

Final examinations begin

Sat May 17

   

Final examinations end

Wed May 21

   

Commencement

Sat May 24

   

Memorial Day observed; offices closed

Mon May 26

   

Deadline for grades to be posted to UDSIS

Tue May 27

Tue Mar 25

Tue May 20

Alumni Weekend Begins

Fri Jun 6

   
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SUMMER 2025

Deadline/Event

1st 5 week

7.5 week

10 week

2nd 5 week

Session A

Registration begins Mon Mar 31 Mon Mar 31 Mon Mar 31 Mon Mar 31 Mon Mar 31
Last day to apply for readmission Sun Jun 8 SunJune 8 Sun Jun 8 SunJun 8  
Classes begin at 8:00 a.m. Mon Jun 9 Mon Jun 9 Mon Jun 9 Mon Jul 14 Mon Jun 9
Tuition/fee Payment Deadline Mon Jun 9 Mon Jun 9 Mon Jun 9 Mon Jul 14  
Last day to add or drop courses. After this date, no tuition will be rebated and a $25 processing fee will be charged for change of registration; students withdrawing from courses will receive a grade of "W" on permanent record. Thu Jun 12 Thu Jun 12 Wed Jun 18 Thu Jul 17 Mon Jun 16
Juneteenth; classes suspended and University offices closed Thu Jun 19 Thu Jun 19 Thu Jun 19    Thu Jun 19
Last day to change registration or to withdraw from courses Thu Jul 3 Thu Jul 17 Fri Aug 1 Thu Aug 7 Wed Jul 16
Independent Day Holiday observed. Classes suspended, University offices closed. All dining services are closed. Fri Jul 4 Fri Jul 4 Fri Jul 4   Fri Jul 4
Last Day of classes Fri Jul 11 Tue Jul 29 Thu Aug 14 Thu Aug 14 Fri Jul 25
Final examinations (must check out of residence halls by 7 p.m.) Sat Jul 12 Wed Jul 30 (M/W) Thu Jul 31 (T/H) Fri Aug 15 Fri Aug 15  
Grades due in UDSIS Wed Jul 16 Mon Aug 4 Tue Aug 19 Tue Aug 19 Tue Jul 29
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