2024-25 Academic Calendar
2024-25 Academic Calendar
| FALL 2024 | |
| August | |
| Friday 2 | Deadline for graduate students to upload thesis and final projects for September graduation |
| TBD | International Student move-in, time TBD |
| Wednesday 14 | New Graduate Student Orientation for on-campus programs, 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m., New International Graduate Student Orientation, 1:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. |
| Thursday 15 | Deadline for students to apply/petition for January graduation to the registrar's office |
| Thursday 15 | New International Undergraduate Student Orientation, 11 a.m. |
| Thursday 15 | New First-Year Move-In, 12 p.m. |
| Thursday 15 | New Graduate Student Orientation for online programs, 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. |
| Friday 16 - Sunday 18 | New Undergraduate Student Orientation |
| Saturday 17 | Returning and Transfer Student Move-In, 12 p.m. |
| Sunday 18 | Undergraduate Convocation, 5 p.m. |
| Sunday 18 | Last day for 100% tuition refund for undergraduate students; 100% refund for graduate students continues until the first-class meeting (all online classes begin on August 19) |
| Monday 19 | First day of classes for undergraduate and graduate students |
| Monday 19 | Drop/add period begins; 80% tuition refund period begins and continues through August 28, 0% tuition refund thereafter |
| Wednesday 28 | Drop/add ends at 5 p.m.; end 80% course refund for graduate and part-time undergraduate students; last day to declare/change S/U (undergraduate only) or audit option; last day to file for Leave of Absence |
| September | |
| Monday 2 | Labor Day; no classes; offices closed |
| Friday 6 | Deadline for graduate students to submit notification for fall comprehensive exams to the registrar's office (Ceramic Arts and Human Behavior) |
| Friday 6 | Last day to file for extra credit (x) study, internship (undergraduate only), independent study (undergrad or grad), and departmental honors (499) |
| October | |
| Friday 11 | Midterm grades due by 9 a.m. in registrar's office |
| Monday 14 - Tuesday 15 | Fall Break; no classes; offices open |
| Wednesday 16 | Classes resume |
| Saturday 26 | Master's Comprehensive Examinations |
| Monday 28 | Advising period begins and continues through November 8 |
| Tuesday 29 | Master's Comprehensive Examinations |
| November | |
| Monday 4 | Last day to withdraw from undergraduate classes |
| Monday 11 | Last day to withdraw from graduate classes |
| Monday 11 | Begin winter and spring registration for seniors and current graduate students |
| Tuesday 12 | Last day for undergraduates to submit petition for spring semester study abroad or study at another institution |
| Tuesday 12 | Begin winter and spring registration for juniors |
| Wednesday 13 | Begin winter and spring registration for sophomores |
| Thursday 14 | Begin winter and spring registration for first-year students |
| Friday 15 | Deadline for graduate students to upload thesis and final research projects for January graduation |
| Monday 18 | Begin winter and spring registration for new undergraduate, new graduate and non-degree seeking students |
| Wednesday 27 - Sunday 1 | Thanksgiving Recess; no classes |
| Wednesday 27 | Residence halls close for Thanksgiving Recess, 12 p.m. |
| Thursday 28 - Sunday 1 | Offices closed for Thanksgiving Recess |
| December | |
| Sunday 1 | Residence halls reopen after Thanksgiving recess, 12 p.m. |
| Monday 2 | Classes resume |
| Monday 2 | Last day of undergraduate classes; Last day to submit Incomplete grade requests for undergraduate students |
| Monday 2 - Saturday 7 | Last week of graduate classes. Final exams for graduate classes should take place during this last week of graduate courses. |
| Tuesday 3 | Undergraduate Reading Day |
| Wednesday 4 - Friday 6 | Undergraduate Final Exams |
| Friday 6 | Last day to submit Incomplete grade requests for graduate students |
| Saturday 7 - Sunday 8 | Undergraduate Reading Days |
| Monday 9 - Tuesday 10 | Undergraduate Final Exams |
| Tuesday 10 | Last day of the fall semester for all students |
| Wednesday 11 | Residence halls close at 12 p.m. |
| Friday 13 | Final grades due by 12 p.m. in the registrar's office |
| Saturday 21 - Wednesday 1 | Winter break; offices closed |
| WINTER (J-TERM) 2025 | |
| January | |
| Wednesday 1 | Last day for 100% tuition refund for undergraduate students; 100% refund for graduate students continues until the first-class meeting (all online classes begin on January 2) |
| Thursday 2 | Classes begin |
| Friday 3 | Drop/add ends at 5 p.m. |
| Friday 10 | Last day to withdraw from classes |
| Wednesday 15 | Deadline for students to apply/petition for June graduation to the registrar's office |
| Wednesday 15 | New Graduate Student Orientation for on-campus programs, 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m., New International Graduate Student Orientation, 1:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. |
| Thursday 16 | New Graduate Student Orientation for online programs, 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. |
| Thursday 16 | New International Undergraduate Student Orientation, 11 a.m. |
| Friday 17 | Classes end; Last day to submit Incomplete grade requests |
| Monday 20 | Martin Luther King, Jr. Day; no classes; offices closed |
| Tuesday 21 | Final grades due by 9 a.m. in the registrar's office |
| SPRING 2025 | |
| January | |
| Wednesday 15 | Deadline for students to apply/petition for June graduation to the registrar's office |
| TBD | New Graduate and New International Graduate Student Orientation, time TBD |
| Saturday 18 | Residence halls reopen for new students after Winter Break, 8:30 a.m. |
| Saturday 18 | Residence halls reopen for returning students after Winter Break, 12 p.m. |
| Saturday 18 | New Undergraduate Student Orientation, 2-6 p.m. |
| Monday 20 | Last day for 100% tuition refund for undergraduate students; 100% tuition refund for graduate students continues until the first class meeting (all online classes begin on January 21) |
| Tuesday 21 | First day of classes for undergraduate and graduate students |
| Tuesday 21 | Drop/add period begins; 80% tuition refund begins and continues through January 30; 0% tuition refund thereafter |
| Thursday 30 | Drop/add ends at 5 p.m.; end 80% course refund for graduate and part-time undergraduate students; last day to declare/change S/U (undergraduate only) or audit option; last day to file for Leave of Absence |
| Friday 31 | Deadline for graduate students to submit notification of spring comprehensive exams to the registrar's office (Ceramic Arts and Human Behavior) |
| February | |
| Friday 7 | Last day to file for extra credit (x) study, internship (undergraduate only), independent study (undergrad or grad), and departmental honors (499) |
| March | |
| Friday 7 | Residence halls close for Spring Break, 8 p.m. |
| Monday 10 - Sunday 16 | Spring Break; no classes. Offices open Monday - Friday |
| Saturday 15 | Deadline for students to apply/petition for September graduation to the registrar's office |
| Sunday 16 | Residence halls re-open after Spring Break, 12 p.m. |
| Monday 17 | Classes resume |
| Friday 21 | Midterm grades due by 9 a.m. in registrar's office |
| Monday 31 | Advising period begins and continues through April 11 |
| April | |
| Saturday 5 | Master's Comprehensive Exams |
| Monday 7 | Last day with withdraw from undergraduate classes |
| Tuesday 8 | Master's Comprehensive Exams |
| Friday 11 | Last day to submit petition for fall study abroad or study at another institution |
| Monday 14 | Last day to withdraw from graduate classes |
| Monday 14 | Begin summer and fall registration for non-graduating seniors, juniors and current graduate students |
| Tuesday 15 | Begin summer and fall registration for sophomores |
| Wednesday 16 | Begin summer and fall registration for first-year students |
| Monday 21 | Begin summer and fall registration for new undergraduate, new graduate and non-degree seeking students |
| Tuesday 29 | Deadline for graduate students to upload final research projects for June graduation |
| May | |
| Monday 5 | Last day of undergraduate classes; Last day to submit Incomplete grade requests for undergraduate students |
| Monday 5 - Saturday 10 | Last week of graduate classes. Final exams for graduate classes should take place during this last week of graduate courses. |
| Tuesday 6 | Undergraduate Reading Day |
| Wednesday 7 - Friday 9 | Undergraduate Final Exams |
| Friday 9 | Last day to submit Incomplete grade requests for graduate students |
| Saturday 10 - Sunday 11 | Undergraduate Reading Days |
| Monday 12 - Tuesday 13 | Undergraduate Final Exams |
| Tuesday 13 | Last day of the spring semester for all students |
| Wednesday 14 | Residence halls close for summer (non-graduating students), 12 p.m. |
| Friday 16 | Final grades due by 12 p.m. in the registrar's office |
| Saturday 17 | Commencement - Degree conferral will occur after confirmation of degree requirements have been met on June 15 |
| Sunday 18 | Residence halls close for graduating seniors, 2 p.m. |
| SUMMER 2025 | |
| May | |
| Sunday 18 | Last day for 100% tuition refund for undergraduate students for Summer I; 100% refund for graduate students continues until the first class meeting |
| Monday 19 | Term I begins |
| Monday 26 | Memorial Day; no classes; offices closed |
| Tuesday 27 | Drop/add for Summer I ends at 5 p.m. *See Tuition Refund Policy for Summer Terms |
| Friday 30 | All students move to summer housing assignments, 9 a.m. |
| June | |
| Thursday 19 | Juneteenth; no classes; offices closed |
| Friday 20 | Last day to withdraw from Summer I coursework that meets the full length of the term (5/19-6/29). For requests to withdraw from other Summer I coursework outside of the standard meeting dates, contact registrar@hood.edu for information |
| Sunday 29 | Term I ends; Incomplete grade requests due |
| Sunday 29 | Last day for 100% tuition refund for undergraduate students for Summer II; 100% refund for graduate students continues until the first class meeting |
| Monday 30 | Term II begins |
| July | |
| Wednesday 2 | Term I grades due by 3 p.m. in the registrar's office |
| Friday 4 | July 4th Holiday; no classes; offices closed |
| Monday 7 | Drop/add for Summer II ends at 5 p.m. *See Tuition Refund Policy for Summer Terms |
| August | |
| Friday 1 | Last day to withdraw from Summer II coursework that meets the full length of the term (6/30-8/10). For requests to withdraw from other Summer II coursework outside the standard meeting dates, contact registrar@hood.edu for information |
| Friday 1 | Deadline for graduate students to upload thesis and final projects for September graduation |
| Sunday 10 | Term II ends; Incomplete grade requests due |
| Wednesday 13 | Term II grades due by 3 p.m. in the registrar's office |
*Withdrawal and tuition refund policy for summer terms
100% tuition refund before the first day of class for all sessions
80% tuition refund within the first two calendar days of one and two-week sessions; 0% tuition refund thereafter
80% tuition refund within the first four calendar days of three and four-week sessions; 0% tuition refund thereafter
80% tuition refund within the first seven calendar days of five and six-week sessions; 0% tuition refund thereafter
Online coursework begins the first day of the term
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