Undergraduate Academic Calendar
Graduate Academic Calendars may be found here:
Spring semester 2025
January 13 (Mon) JCU Housing Move-in days are assigned and the assignments are strictly enforced.
Move-in assignments
January 14 (Tue) JCU Housing Move-in days are assigned and the assignments are strictly enforced. Move-in assignments
January 13-18 (Mon-Sat) Orientation for all new students; Composition, Mathematics, Foreign Language placement
tests
January 17-18 (Fri-Sat) Advising and registration for new degree-seeking students
January 20 (Mon) Classes begin
January 24 (Fri) Last day to drop or add classes
February 7 (Fri) Make-up day for Monday, April 21
February 28 (Fri) Make-up day for Thursday, May 1
March 10-14 (Mon-Fri) Spring Break
March 17 (Mon) Deadline for Faculty submission of mid-term warnings
March 17-28 (Mon-Fri) Advising for degree-seeking students for Fall semester and Summer Sessions
March 24 (Mon) Last day to withdraw from a class
March 31 (Mon) Priority online registration begins for Seniors and degree-seeking students expecting
to graduate in December 2025
April 1-2 (Tue-Wed) Online registration begins for current Juniors for the Fall and Summer(s) 2025 semester/sessions
April 3-4 (Thu-Fri) Online registration begins for current Sophomores for the Fall and Summer(s) 2025
semester/sessions
April 5-6 (Sat-Sun) Online registration begins for current Freshmen for the Fall and Summer(s) 2025 semester/sessions
April 14 (Mon) Last day for all students to register for Fall semester and/or Summer sessions without
the Late Registration Fee
April 21 (Mon) Holiday (Make-up day: Friday, February 7)
April 30 (Wed) Last day of classes
May 1 (Thu) Holiday (Make-up day: Friday, February 28)
May 2 (Fri) Study Day
May 3 (Sat) Study Day
May 4 (Sun) Study Day
May 5-9 (Mon-Fri) Final Examinations
May 10 (Sat) JCU Housing Move-out deadline
May 19 (Mon) Commencement
Summer session I 2025
May 21 (Wed) JCU Housing Move-in
May 21-24 (Wed-Sat) Orientation/Registration for new degree-seeking students
May 26 (Mon) Classes Begin
May 28 (Wed) Last day to drop or add courses
June 2 (Mon) Holiday
June 11 (Wed) Last day to withdraw from a class
June 20 (Fri) Make up day for Monday, June 2
June 27 (Fri) Last day of classes/FINAL EXAMS
June 28 (Sat) JCU Housing Move-out deadline
Summer session II 2025
July 3 (Thu) JCU Housing Move-in
July 3-5 (Thu-Sat) Orientation/Registration for new degree-seeking students
July 7 (Mon) Classes Begin
July 9 (Wed) Last day to drop or add courses
July 23 (Wed) Last day to withdraw from a class
August 8 (Fri) Last day of classes/FINAL EXAMS
August 9 (Sat) Housing Move-out
Fall semester 2025
August 25 (Mon) JCU Housing Move-in days are assigned and the assignments are strictly enforced.
Move-in assignments
August 26 (Tue) JCU Housing Move-in days are assigned and the assignments are strictly enforced.
Move-in assignments
August 25-30 (Mon-Sat) Orientation for all new students; Composition, Mathematics, Foreign Language placement
tests
August 29-30 (Fri-Sat) Advising and Registration for new degree-seeking students
September 1 (Mon) Classes begin
September 5 (Fri) Last day to drop/add classes
September 26 (Fri) Make-up day for Thursday, Nov. 27
September 30-10 (Tue-Fri) Advising for degree-seeking students for Spring 2026 semester
October 13 (Mon) Priority online registration begins for Seniors and degree-seeking students expecting
to graduate in Spring 2026
October 14-15 (Tue-Wed) Online registration begins for current Juniors for the Spring 2026 semester
October 16-17 (Thu-Fri) Online registration begins for current Sophomores for the Spring 2026 semester
October 18-19 (Sat-Sun) Online registration begins for current Freshmen for the Spring 2026 semester
October 21 (Tue) Deadline for Faculty submission of mid-term warnings
October 28 (Tue) Last day to withdraw from a class
October 30 (Thu) Last day for all students to register for Spring semester without the Late Registration
Fee
November 27 (Thu) Thanksgiving Holiday (make-up day Friday, Sept. 26)
December 4 (Thu) Last day of classes
December 5 (Fri) Study Day
December 6 (Sat) Study Day
December 7 (Sun) Study Day
December 9-12 (Tue-Fri) Final Examinations
December 13 (Sat) JCU Housing Move-out deadline
December 15 (Mon) Winter Vacation begins
Spring semester 2026
January 12 (Mon) JCU Housing Move-in days are assigned and the assignments are strictly enforced.
Move-in assignments
January 13 (Tue) JCU Housing Move-in days are assigned and the assignments are strictly enforced. Move-in
assignments
January 12-17 (Mon-Sat) Orientation for all new students; Composition, Mathematics, Foreign Language placement
tests
January 16-17 (Fri-Sat) Advising and registration for new degree-seeking students
January 19 (Mon) Classes begin
January 23 (Fri) Last day to drop or add classes
February 6 (Fri) Make-up day for Monday, April 6
March 9-13 (Mon-Fri) Spring Break
March 16 (Mon) Deadline for Faculty submission of mid-term warnings
March 16-27 (Mon-Fri) Advising for degree-seeking students for Fall semester and Summer Sessions
March 23 (Mon) Last day to withdraw from a class
March 30 (Mon) Priority online registration begins for Seniors and degree-seeking students expecting
to graduate in December 2026
March 31-April 1 (Tue-Wed) Online registration begins for current Juniors for the Fall and Summer(s) 2026 semester/sessions
April 2-3 (Thu-Fri) Online registration begins for current Sophomores for the Fall and Summer(s) 2026
semester/sessions
April 4-5 (Sat-Sun) Online registration begins for current Freshmen for the Fall and Summer(s) 2026 semester/sessions
April 6 (Mon) Holiday (Make-up day: Friday, February 6)
April 13 (Mon) Last day for all students to register for Fall semester and/or Summer sessions without
the Late Registration Fee
April 30 (Thu) Last day of classes
May 1 (Fri) Study Day
May 2 (Sat) Study Day
May 3 (Sun) Study Day
May 4-8 (Mon-Fri) Final Examinations
May 9 (Sat) JCU Housing Move-out deadline
May 18 (Mon) Commencement
Summer session I 2026
May 20 (Wed) JCU Housing Move-in
May 20-23 (Tue-Sat) Orientation/Registration for new degree-seeking students
May 25 (Mon) Classes Begin
May 27 (Wed) Last day to drop or add courses
June 2 (Tue) Holiday
June 10 (Wed) Last day to withdraw from a class
June 19 (Fri) Make up day for Tuesday, June 2
June 26 (Fri) Last day of classes/FINAL EXAMS
June 27 (Sat) JCU Housing Move-out deadline
Summer session II 2026
July 2 (Thu) JCU Housing Move-in
July 2-4 (Thu-Sat) Orientation/Registration for new degree-seeking students
July 6 (Mon) Classes Begin
July 8 (Wed) Last day to drop or add courses
July 22 (Wed) Last day to withdraw from a class
August 7 (Fri) Last day of classes/FINAL EXAMS
August 8 (Sat) Housing Move-out