Summer 2025
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Date |
Event |
|---|---|
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Wednesday, May 28 |
Classes begin |
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Tuesday, June 3 |
Last day for late registration and for dropping and/or adding courses. |
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Thursday, June 12 |
September Graduation Deadline – Last day to apply in the myNOVA portal for September graduation |
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Thursday, June 19 |
Juneteenth Holiday (no classes) |
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Friday, June 27 |
Last day to submit Application for Ph.D. Qualifying Examinations for exams held second week of Fall semester |
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Friday, July 4 |
Independence Day – No classes |
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Tuesday, July 8 |
Last day for withdrawing from courses or changing from credit to audit |
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Monday, July 28 |
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Thursday, July 31 |
Final Grades Due (12:00 noon) |
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Friday, August 29 |
myNOVA portal opens for May graduation applications. |
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Friday, September 5 |
Last day for “N” grade conversion to be received by Registrar (Summer 2025 semester) |
Fall 2025
In any fall semester where the University calendar does not naturally include a total of 14 weekly class meetings, plus a final exam period, the instructor is expected to schedule an additional class meeting time.
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Date |
Event |
|---|---|
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Monday, August 25 |
Classes begin |
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Sunday, August 31 |
Last day for late registration and for dropping and/or adding courses |
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Monday, September 1 |
Labor Day - No classes |
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Wednesday, September 10 (Tentative) |
Ph.D. Math Qualifying Examination |
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Friday, September 12 (Tentative) |
Ph.D. Discipline Specific Qualifying Examination |
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Friday, September 12 |
December Graduation Deadline - Last day to apply in the myNOVA portal for December graduation |
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Monday, October 13 |
Semester Recess |
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Monday, October 20 |
Classes Resume |
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Wednesday, November 12 |
Last day for Authorized Withdrawal without Academic Penalty (WX) |
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Wednesday, November 26 |
Thanksgiving Recess |
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Monday, December 1 |
Classes Resume |
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Monday, December 1 |
Last day to submit Application for Ph.D. Qualifying Examinations for exams held second week of Spring semester |
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Friday, December 5 |
Thesis/Dissertation Final Copy Deadline |
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Thursday, December 11 |
Final day of classes |
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Saturday, December 13 – Friday, December 19 |
Final Examinations (no exams on Sat./Sun.) |
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Monday, January 5, 2026 |
Final Grades Due (12:00 Noon) |
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Friday, January 30, 2026 |
Last day for submission of work to remove “N” grade (Fall 2024 Semester) |
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Friday, February 13, 2026 |
Last day for “N” grade conversion to be received by Registrar (Fall 2024 Semester) |
Spring 2026
In any Spring semester where the University calendar does not naturally include a total of 14 weekly class meetings, plus a final exam period, the instructor is expected to schedule an additional class meeting time.
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Date |
Event |
|---|---|
|
Monday, January 12 |
Classes begin |
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Sunday, January 18 |
Last day for late registration and for dropping and/or adding courses |
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Monday, January 19 |
Martin Luther King Day – No classes |
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Wednesday, January 21 (Tentative) |
Ph.D. Math Qualifying Examination |
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Friday, January 23 (Tentative) |
Ph.D. Discipline Specific Qualifying Examination |
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Wednesday, January 28 |
May Graduation Deadline - Last day to apply in the myNOVA portal for May graduation. |
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Thursday, January 29 |
myNOVA portal opens for September graduation applications |
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Friday, February 27 |
myNOVA portal opens for December graduation applications |
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Monday, March 2 |
Semester recess |
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Monday, March 9 |
Classes Resume |
| Wednesday, April 1 | Last day for Authorized Withdrawal without Academic Penalty (WX) |
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Thursday, April 2 |
Easter Recess |
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Tuesday, April 7 |
Classes Resume |
| TBD | Graduate Awards Event |
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Tuesday, April 28 |
Thesis/Dissertation Final Copy Deadline |
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Monday, May 4 |
Final day of classes |
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Wednesday, May 6 – Tuesday, May 12 |
Final Examinations (No exams on Sunday, May 4) |
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Monday, May 18 |
Final Grades Due Spring 2026 Semester (12 noon) |
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Tuesday, May 19 - Wednesday, May 20 |
Commencement and Baccalaureate Mass |
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Friday, July 10 |
Last day for submission of work to remove “N” grade (Spring 2026 Semester). |
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Friday, July 10 |
Last day for “N” grade conversion to be received by Registrar (Spring 2026 Semester) |