2024-2025 Academic Calendars (Proposed)

Fall Semester 2024

August
	1	Semester Payment Due Date
September
	2	Labor Day (no classes, offices open)
	3	Classes Begin*
	10	Last Day to Add a Class for Credit*
	17	Last Day to Drop a Class with Refund*
October
	23	Dissertation Defense Deadline for Fall 2024 Commencement Participation
November
	11	Last Day to Withdraw from a Class with “W” (no refund)*
	13	Graduation Application Deadline for Spring 2025 posting date
	25-29	Thanksgiving Holiday (offices closed at 12:00 noon on November 26)
December
	2	Classes Resume, Offices Open
	10	Traditional Semester Closes
	11-12	Commencement Exercises (tentative)
	20	Offices Closed (December 20 - January 1)

August
	1	Semester Payment Due Date
September
	2	Labor Day (no classes, offices open)
	2	Classes Begin* - Session 1 and Session 3
	10	Last Day to Add a Class for Credit* - Session 1 and Session 3
	17	Last Day to Drop a Class with Refund* - Session 1 and Session 3
October
	1	Last Day to Withdraw from a Class with “W” (no refund)* - Session 1
	27	Session 1 Closes

October
	23	Dissertation Defense Deadline for Fall 2024 Commencement Participation
	28	Classes Begins* - Session 2
November
	1	Last Day to Withdraw from a Class with “W” (no refund)* - Session 3
	4	Last Day to Add a Class for Credit* - Session 2
	11	Last Day to Drop a Class with Refund* - Session 2
	13	Graduation Application Deadline for Spring 2025 posting date
	25	Last Day to Withdraw from a Class with “W” (no refund)* - Session 2
	26-29	Offices Closed (beginning at 12:00 noon on November 26)
	28-29	Thanksgiving Holiday (no classes)
	30	Classes Resume
December
	2	Offices Open
	11-12	Commencement Exercises (tentative)
	20	Offices Closed (December 21-January 1)
	22	Session 2 and Session 3 Close

*For courses with alternate begin and end dates, please see InsideCBU for alternate add, drop and withdraw dates.

January
	2	Offices Open
	2	Semester Payment Due Date
	13	Classes Begin*
	20	Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday (no classes, offices closed)
	21	Last Day to Add a Class for Credit*
	27	Last Day to Drop a Class with Refund*
March
	10-14	Spring Break (no classes)
	14	Dissertation Defense Deadline for Spring 2025 Commencement Participation
	17	Graduation Application Deadline for Summer 2025 posting date
	28	Last Day to Withdraw from a Class with “W” (no refund)*
April
	18	Good Friday Holiday (no classes, offices closed)
	19-21	Easter Observance (classes resume at 4:00pm on the April 21, offices closed)
	22	Offices Open
	26	Traditional Semester Closes
	28-30	Commencement Exercises (tentative)

January
	2	Offices Open
	2	Semester Payment Due Date
	6	Classes Begin* - Session 1 and Session 3
	13	Last Day to Add a Class for Credit* - Session 1 and Session 3
	20	Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday (no classes, offices closed)
	21	Last Day to Drop a Class with Refund* - Session 1 and Session 3
February
	3	Last Day to Withdraw from a Class with “W” (no refund)* - Session 1
March
	2	Session 1 Closes

March
	3	Classes Begin* - Session 2
	7	Last Day to Withdraw from a Class with “W” (no refund)* - Session 3
	10	Last Day to Add a Class for Credit* - Session 2
	14	Dissertation Defense Deadline for Spring 2025 Commencement Participation
	14	Graduation Application Deadline for Summer 2025 posting date
	17	Last Day to Drop a Class with Refund* - Session 2
	31	Last Day to Withdraw from a Class with “W” (no refund)* - Session 2
April
	18	Good Friday Holiday (no classes, offices closed)
	19-21	Easter Observance (online classes in session, traditional classes resume at 4:00pm on the April 21, offices closed)
	22	Offices Open
	27	Session 2 and Session 3 Close
	28-30	Commencement Exercises (tentative)

*For courses with alternate begin and end dates, please see InsideCBU for alternate add, drop and withdraw dates.

May
	5	Semester Payment Due Date
	5	Classes Begin*
	12	Last Day to Add a Class for Credit*
	19	Last Day to Drop a Class with Refund*
	26	Memorial Day Holiday (no classes, offices closed)
July
	3	Dissertation Defense Deadline for Summer 2025 Commencement Participation
	4	Independence Day Holiday Observance (no classes, offices closed)
	11	Last Day to Withdraw from a Class with “W” (no refund)*
	14	Graduation Application Deadline for Fall 2025 posting date
August
	8	Traditional Semester Closes
	13-14	Commencement Exercises (tentative)

May
	5	Semester Payment Due Date
	5	Classes Begin* - Session 1 and Session 3
	12	Last Day to Add a Class for Credit* - Session 1 and Session 3
	19	Last Day to Drop a Class with Refund* - Session 1 and Session 3
	26	Memorial Day Holiday (no classes, offices closed)
June
	2	Last Day to Withdraw from a Class with “W” (no refund)* - Session 1
	29	Session 1 Closes

June
	30	Classes Begin* - Session 2
July
	3	Dissertation Defense Deadline for Summer 2025 Commencement Participation
	4	Independence Day Holiday (no classes, offices closed)
	7	Last Day to Withdraw from a Class with “W” (no refund)* - Session 3
	7	Last Day to Add a Class for Credit* - Session 2
	14	Graduation Application Deadline for Fall 2023 posting date
	14	Last Day to Drop a Class with Refund* - Session 2
	28	Last Day to Withdraw from a Class with “W” (no refund)* - Session 2
August
	13-14	Commencement Exercises (tentative)
	24	Session 2 and Session 3 Close

*For courses with alternate begin and end dates, please see InsideCBU for alternate add, drop and withdraw dates.