August 9 | Friday at 9:00 AM. All new international undergraduate students (Class of 2028) and international first-year graduate students move-in. |
August 11 | Sunday at 9:00 AM. All new Chinese undergraduate students (Class of 2028) and Chinese first-year graduate students move-in. |
August 16 | Friday at 9:00 AM. Returning undergraduate and graduate students move-in. |
August 19 | Monday. Undergraduate and graduate classes begin. |
August 22 | Thursday. Drop/add ends for first 7-week undergraduate session. |
August 29 | Thursday. Drop/add ends for 14-week undergraduate session. |
August 30 | Friday. Drop/add ends for graduate classes. |
September 14-17 | Saturday – Tuesday. Mid-Autumn Festival – No classes. |
September 18 | Wednesday. Classes resume and the Monday class meeting schedule is in effect on this day. |
September 19 | Thursday. The Tuesday class meeting schedule is in effect on this day. |
September 20 | Friday. The Wednesday class meeting schedule is in effect on this day. |
September 21 | Saturday. The Thursday class meeting schedule is in effect on this day; Last day to withdraw with a W grade of first 7-week classes; Last day to change grading basis of first 7-week classes; Last day to resolve I grade of second seven-week classes in spring 2024. |
October 1-7 | Tuesday – Monday. National Day Holiday – No classes. |
October 8 | Tuesday. All classes resume. |
October 10 | Thursday. First 7-week undergraduate session end. |
October 11-13 | Friday-Sunday. Undergraduate reading period. |
October 14-17 | Monday-Thursday. First 7-week undergraduate session final examinations. Graduate classes continue. |
October 21 | Monday. Second 7-week undergraduate session begins. |
October 24 | Thursday. Drop/add ends for second 7-week undergraduate session. |
November 7 | Thursday. Last day to withdraw with a W grade of 14-week classes. |
November 21 | Thursday. Graduate classes end (ECE classes continue); Last day to withdraw with a W grade of second 7-week classes; Last day to change grading basis of second 7-week classes; Last day to resolve I grade of first 7-week classes. |
November 22-26 | Friday-Tuesday. Graduate reading days; ECE classes continue. |
November 27-29 | Wednesday-Friday. Graduate exams. |
November 28 | Thursday. ECE classes end. |
November 29-December 3 | Friday-Tuesday. ECE program reading days. |
December 4-6 | Wednesday-Friday. ECE program exam period. |
December 5 | Thursday. Second 7-week undergraduate session ends. |
December 6-8 | Friday-Sunday. Undergraduate reading period. |
December 9-12 | Monday-Thursday. Undergraduate final examinations. |
December 13 | Friday at 13:00. All students move out (except first-year Chinese students) |
December 13 – 16 | Friday – Monday. Military Training (theory) for class of 2028 (required for mainland Chinese students and optional for HMT students). |
December 17 | Tuesday at 13:00. First-year Chinese students move out. |
January 3 | Friday at 9:00 AM. All residence halls reopen. |
January 6 | Monday. Undergraduate and graduate classes begin. |
January 9 | Thursday. Drop/add ends for first 7-week undergraduate session. |
January 16 | Thursday. Drop/add ends for 14-week undergraduate session. |
January 17 | Friday. Drop/add ends for graduate classes. |
January 24 | Friday. The Monday class meeting schedule is in effect on this day. |
January 25-February 4 | Saturday-Tuesday. Spring Festival Holiday– Chinese New Year – No classes |
February 5 | Wednesday. All classes resume. The Tuesday class meeting schedule is in effect on this day. |
February 6 | Thursday. The Wednesday class meeting schedule is in effect on this day. |
February 7 | Friday. The Thursday class meeting schedule is in effect on this day. |
February 13 | Thursday. Last day to withdraw with a W grade of first 7-week classes; Last day to change grading basis of first 7-week classes; Last day to resolve I grade of fall 2024 second 7-week classes. |
February 27 | Thursday. First 7-week undergraduate session ends. |
February 28-March 2 | Friday-Sunday. Undergraduate Reading Days. |
March 3-6 | Monday-Thursday. First 7-week undergraduate session final examinations. Graduate classes continue. |
March 10-14 | Monday-Friday. Mini-term week for undergraduate students; Spring recess for graduate programs. |
March 17 | Monday. Second 7-week undergraduate session begins. |
March 20 | Thursday. Drop/add ends for second 7-week undergraduate session. |
April 3 | Thursday. Last day to withdraw with a W grade of 14-week classes. |
April 4-6 | Friday-Sunday. Qing Ming – Tomb Sweeping Day – No classes |
April 17 | Thursday. Graduate classes end (ECE classes continue); Last day to withdraw with a W grade of second 7-week classes; Last day to change grading basis for second 7-week classes; Last day for I grade change of spring 2025 first 7-week classes. |
April 18-22 | Friday-Tuesday. Graduate Reading Days; |
April 23-25 | Wednesday-Friday. Graduate exams; ECE classes continue. |
April 24 | Thursday. ECE Classes end. |
April 25 | Friday. The Monday class meeting schedule is in effect on this day (undergraduate class only). |
April 25-27 | Friday-Sunday. ECE program reading days. |
April 28-30 | Monday-Wednesday. ECE program exam period. |
April 28 | Monday. The Tuesday class meeting schedule is in effect on this day (undergraduate class only). |
April 29 | Tuesday. The Wednesday class meeting schedule is in effect on this day (undergraduate class only). |
April 30 | Wednesday. The Thursday class meeting schedule is in effect on this day (undergraduate class only). |
May 1-4 | Thursday-Sunday. International Labor Day Holiday – No classes |
May 1-4 | Thursday-Sunday. Undergraduate Reading Days. |
May 5-8 | Monday-Thursday. Undergraduate final exam period. |
May 16 | Friday. Graduate and Undergraduate Commencement. |
May 17 | Saturday at 13:00. All residence halls close. |
2025-2026 Academic Calendar