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

EventDate
New Student Orientation 8/13/2025
First Class Day ; Tuition And Fee Final Due Date 8/18/2025
Graduation Application Open (in Campus Solutions) 8/18/2025
Census Date 9/3/2025
Labor Day Observed 9/1/2025
Veterans Day 11/11/2025
Deadline to Apply for Graduation (Campus Solutions) 11/21/2025
Deadline to File Approved Thesis for Graduation 11/21/2025
Thanksgiving Holiday Observed 11/27/2025 - 11/30/2025
Grade Rosters Open 12/1/2025
Final Exams 12/8/2025 - 12/12/2025
Last Class Day 12/12/2025
Official Conferral Date 12/12/2025 - 12/12/2025
Grades Deadline For Graduating Students 12/12/2025 - 12/12/2025
Grades Deadline For Non-Graduating Students 12/26/2025 - 12/26/2025

Spring 2025

EventDate
New Year 'S Holiday 1/1/2025
First Class Day ; Tuition And Fee Final Due Date 1/13/2025
Graduation Application Open (in Campus Solutions) 1/13/2025
Martin Luther King , Jr. , Holiday 1/20/2025
Census Date 1/29/2025
Deadline to Apply for Graduation (Campus Solutions) 4/18/2025
Spring Break (Clinical Psychology: First Year Students Only) 3/22/2025 - 3/30/2025
Deadline To File Approved Thesis For Graduation 4/25/2025
Grade Rosters Open 4/28/2025
Final Exams 5/5/2025 - 5/9/2025
Last Class Day 5/9/2025
Official Conferral Date 5/9/2025
Grades Deadline For Graduating Students 5/9/2025
Graduate School Commencement 5/22/2025
Grades Deadline For Non-Graduating Students 5/23/2025

Summer 2025

EventDate
Summer Term First Class Day ; Tuition And Fee Final Due Date 5/19/2025
Graduation Application Open For Summer (Campus Solutions) 5/19/2025
Memorial Day Observed 5/26/2025
Summer Term Official Census Date ; Last Day To Add/Drop 5/30/2025
Independence Day Observed 7/4/2025
Deadline To Apply For Graduation For Summer (Campus Solutions) 7/25/2025
Deadline To File Approved Thesis For Summer Graduation" 7/25/2025
Grade Rosters Open 7/28/2025
Summer Term Last Class Day 8/8/2025
Summer Term Official Conferral Date 8/8/2025
Grades Deadline For Graduating Students 8/8/2025
Grades Deadline For Non-Graduating Students 8/22/2025

Five-Year Calendar