Graduate School Academic Calendar
The Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences offers courses on a semester basis, with Fall (August-December), Spring (January-May) and Summer semesters (May-August). The Graduate School's commencement ceremony is held annually in May or June, although students can be conferred at the end of each semester.Fall 2025
Event Date Fall Term First Class Day; Tuition And Fee Final Due Date 8/18/2025 New Student Orientation 8/13/2025 Graduation Application Open For Fall (Campus Solutions) 8/18/2025 Fall Term Official Census Date; Last Day To Add/Drop 9/3/2025 Labor Day Observed 9/1/2025 Deadline To Apply For Gradution For Fall (Campus Solutions) 11/21/2025 Thanksgiving Holiday Observed 11/27/2025 - 11/30/2025 Deadline To File Approved Thesis For Spring Graduation 11/21/2025 Grade Rosters Open 12/1/2025 Final Exams (Start) 12/8/2025 (End) 12/12/2025 Fall Term Last Class Day 12/12/2025 Fall Term Official Conferral Date 12/12/2025 Grades Deadline For Graduating Students 12/12/2025 - Noon Grades Deadline For Non-Graduating Students 12/26/2025 Spring 2026
Event Date New Year'S Holiday 1/1/2026 Spring Term First Class Day; Tuition And Fee Final Due Date 1/12/2026 Graduation Application Open For Spring (Campus Solutions) 1/12/2026 Martin Luther King, Jr., Holiday 1/19/2026 Spring Term Official Census Date; Last Day To Add/Drop 1/28/2026 Spring Break (Clinical Psychology: First Year Students Only) 3/21/2026 (End) 3/29/2026 Deadline To Apply For Graduation For Spring (Campus Solutions) 4/17/2026 Deadline To File Approved Thesis For Spring Graduation 4/24/2026 Grade Rosters Open 4/27/2026 Final Exams (Start) 5/4/2026 (End) 5/8/2026 Spring Term Last Class Day 5/8/2026 Spring Term Official Conferral Date 5/8/2026 Grades Deadline For Graduating Students 5/1/2026 - Noon Grades Deadline For Non-Graduating Students 5/22/2026 Summer 2026
Event Date Summer Term First Class Day; Tuition And Fee Final Due Date 5/18/2026 Graduation Application Open For Spring (Campus Solutions) 5/18/2026 Memorial Day Observed 5/25/2026 Summer Term Official Census Date; Last Day To Add/Drop 5/28/2026 Independence Day Observed 7/4/2026 Deadline To Apply For Graduation For Summer (Campus Solutions) 7/24/2026 Deadline To File Approved Thesis For Summer Graduation 7/24/2026 Grade Rosters Open 7/27/2026 Summer Term Last Class Day 8/7/2026 Summer Term Official Conferral Date 8/7/2026 Grades Deadline For Graduating Students 8/7/2026 - Noon Grades Deadline For Non-Graduating Students 8/21/2026 Five-Year Calendar