2024-2025 Graduate Catalog 
    
    Sep 28, 2024  
2024-2025 Graduate Catalog

2025-2026 Academic Calendars (Proposed)



Fall Semester 2025

Traditional Semester

August      
  13   Semester Payment Due Date
September      
  1   Labor Day Holiday (offices open)
  2   Classes Begin*
  9   Last Day to Add a Class for Credit*
  16   Last Day to Drop a Class with Refund*
November      
  10   Last Day to Withdraw from a Class with “W” (no refund)*
  17   Graduation Application Deadline for Spring 2026 posting date
  24-28   Thanksgiving Holiday (no classes, offices closed at 12:00 noon on November 25)
December      
  1   Classes Resume, Offices Open
  9   Traditional Semester Closes
  10-11   Commencement Exercises (tentative)
  22   Offices Closed (December 22 - January 1)

Session 1

August      
  13   Semester Payment Due Date
September      
  1   Labor Day Holiday (offices open)
  1   Classes Begin* - Session 1 and Session 3
  9   Last Day to Add a Class for Credit* - Session 1 and Session 3
  16   Last Day to Drop a Class with Refund* - Session 1 and Session 3
  30   Last Day to Withdraw from a Class with “W” (no refund)* - Session 1
October      
  26   Session 1 Closes

Session 2

October       
  27   Classes Begin* - Session 2
  31   Last Day to Withdraw from a Class with “W” (no refund)* - Session 3
November      
  3   Last Day to Add a Class for Credit* - Session 2
  10   Last Day to Drop a Class with Refund* - Session 2
  17   Graduation Application Deadline for the Spring 2026 posting date
  24   Last Day to Withdraw from a Class with “W” (no refund)* - Session 2
  25-28   Offices Closed (beginning at 12:00 noon on November 25)
  27-28   Thanksgiving Holiday (no classes)
  29   Classes Resume
December       
  1   Offices Open
  10-11   Commencement Exercises (tentative)
  21   Session 2 and Session 3 Close
  22   Offices Closed (December 22 - January 1)

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

Spring Semester 2026

Traditional Semester

January      
  2   Offices Open
  7   Semester Payment Due Date
  12   Classes Begin*
  19   Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday (no classes, offices closed)
  20   Last Day to Add a Class for Credit*
  26   Last Day to Drop a Class with Refund*
March      
  9-13   Spring Break - no classes (tentative)
  16   Graduation Application Deadline for Summer 2026 posting date
  23   Last Day to Withdraw from a Class with “W” (no refund)*
April      
  3   Good Friday Holiday (no classes, offices closed)
  4-6   Easter Observance (classes resume at 4:00 pm on April 6, offices closed)
  7   Offices Open
  25   Traditional Semester Closes
  27-29   Commencement Exercises (tentative)

Session 1

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

Session 2

March       
  9   Classes Begin* - Session 2
  13   Last Day to Withdraw from a Class with “W” (no refund)* - Session 3
  16   Last Day to Add a Class for Credit* - Session 2
  16   Graduation Application Deadline for Summer 2026 posting date
  23   Last Day to Drop a Class with Refund* - Session 2
April      
  3   Good Friday Holiday (no classes, offices closed)
  4-6   Easter Observance (classes resume at 4:00 pm on April 6, offices closed)
  7   Offices Open
  7   Last Day to Withdraw from a Class with “W” (no refund)* - Session 2
  27-29   Commencement Exercises (tentative)
May      
  3   Session 2 and Session 3 Close

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

Summer Semester 2026

Traditional Semester

May      
  4   Semester Payment Due Date
  11   Classes Begin*
  18   Last Day to Add a Class for Credit*
  25   Memorial Day Holiday (no classes, offices closed)
  26   Last Day to Drop a Class with Refund*
July      
  3   Independence Day Holiday Observance (no classes, offices closed)
  15   Graduation Application Deadline for Fall 2026 posting date
  20   Last Day to Withdraw from a Class with “W” (no refund)*
August      
  14   Traditional Semester Closes
  19-20   Commencement Exercises (tentative)

Session 1

May      
  4   Semester Payment Due Date
  11   Classes Begin* - Session 1 and Session 3
  18   Last Day to Add a Class for Credit* - Session 1 and Session 3
  25   Memorial Day Holiday (no classes, offices closed)
  26   Last Day to Drop a Class with Refund* - Session 1 and Session 3
June      
  8   Last Day to Withdraw from a Class with “W” (no refund)* - Session 1
July      
  3   Independence Day Holiday (no classes, offices closed)
  5   Session 1 Closes

Session 2

July      
  6   Classes Begin* - Session 2
  10   Last Day to Withdraw from a Class with “W” (no refund)* - Session 3
  13   Last Day to Add a Class for Credit* - Session 2
  15   Graduation Application Deadline for Fall 2026 posting date
  20   Last Day to Drop a Class with Refund* - Session 2
August      
  3   Last Day to Withdraw from a Class with “W” (no refund)* - Session 2
  19-20   Commencement Exercises (tentative)
  30   Session 2 and Session 3 Close

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