Fall 2025 |
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| March 24 | Open registration in SIS for current degree-seeking (and Certificate) students Fall 2025 |
| April 15 | Open registration in SIS for current non-degree-seeking students Fall 2025 |
| August 14 | Application deadline for non-degree-seeking students Fall 2025 |
| August 19 | School of Graduate Studies Orientation Welcome Event |
| August 25 | Classes begin |
| August 26 | Late Registration Fee Begins ($25) |
| September 1 | University Holiday - Labor Day |
| September 5 | Last Day to Withdraw Without Financial Penalty |
| September 5 | Late Registration and Drop/Add Ends |
| September 5 | Deadline for Fall 2025 graduation candidates to qualify for Waiver of Registration. For Students Requesting the Waiver: All required Final Materials (including Approved Thesis/Dissertation) are due by this early date |
| September 5 | Deadline to Waive Student Health Insurance and/or Fitness Plan |
| October 3 | Deadline to Apply for Fall 2025 Graduation in SIS |
| October 20/21 | Fall Break |
| November 7 | Deadline for Class Withdrawal |
| November 7 | Deadline to Audit |
| November 7 | Deadline to resolve any Spring or Summer 2025 Incomplete (I) grades (deadline may be earlier as determined by each course's instructor) |
| November 26 | SGS and CWRU administrative offices close at 3:00pm EST |
| November 27/28 | University Holiday - Thanksgiving |
| December 5 | Deadline to Submit All Final Materials for Fall 2025 Graduation All required Final Materials (including Approved Thesis/Dissertation) are due by this date |
| December 5 | Last Day of Fall Semester Classes |
| December 5 | Deadline for Term Withdrawal (last day of classes) |
| December 9 - 17 | Final Exams |
| December 19 | Final Grades Due to Registrar (11:00 a.m.) |
| December 24 - January 2, 2026 | Winter Break - University closed |
| January 16, 2026 | Awarding of Degrees (No Convocation or Diploma Ceremony) All financial obligations to the University must be resolved |
Spring 2026 |
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| January 12 | Classes begin |
| January 13 | Late Registration Fee begins ($25) |
| January 19 | University Holiday - Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday |
| January 23 | Late Registration and Drop/Add Ends |
| January 23 | Deadline for Spring 2026 graduation candidates to qualify for Waiver of Registration. For Students Requesting the Waiver: All required Final Materials (including Approved Thesis/Dissertation) are due by this early date |
| January 23 | Deadline to Waive Student Health Insurance and/or Fitness Plan |
| February 6 | Deadline to Apply for Spring 2026 Graduation in SIS |
| March 1 | Commencement 2026 Registration Opens |
| March 9-13 | Spring Break |
| March 27 | Deadline for Class Withdrawal |
| March 27 | Deadline to Audit |
| March 27 | Deadline to resolve any Fall 2025 Incomplete (I) grades (deadline may be earlier as determined by each course's instructor) |
| April 1 | Deadline to Register for Commencement 2026 by 11:59pm EDT |
| April 3 | Deadline to Submit All Final Materials for Spring 2026 Graduation All required Final Materials (including Approved Thesis/Dissertation) are due by this date |
| April 27 | Deadline for Term Withdrawal (last day of classes) |
| April 27 | Last Day of Spring Semester Classes |
| April 30 - May 8 | Final Exams |
| May 9 | Final Grades Due to Registrar (11:00 a.m.) |
| May 13 | University-wide Clap Out & Convocation Ceremony |
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May 15 |
Spring 2026 Awarding of Degrees All financial obligations to the University must be resolved |
| May 15 | School of Graduate Studies Diploma Ceremony |
Summer 2025 |
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| March 24** | Open registration in SIS for degree-seeking (and Certificate) students Summer 2025 |
| April 4** | Open registration in SIS for non-degree-seeking students Summer 2025 |
| May 12 | 3-Week Session ONLY Classes Begin |
| May 23 | Application deadline for summer non-degree-seeking students |
| June 2 | Classes Begin (normal term) |
| June 6 | Deadline to Apply for Summer 2025 Graduation in SIS |
| June 6 | Deadline for Summer 2025 graduation candidates to qualify for Waiver of Registration. For Students Requesting the Waiver: All required Final Materials (including Approved Thesis/Dissertation) are due by this early date |
| June 19/20 | University Holiday - Juneteenth |
| July 4 | University Holiday - Independence Day (4th of July) |
| July 11 | Deadline to Submit All Final Materials for Summer 2025 Graduation All required Final Materials (including Approved Thesis/Dissertation) are due by this date |
| July 30 | Last Day of Summer Semester Classes |
| August 1 | Final Grades Due to Registrar (12:00pm EDT) |
| August 15 |
Awarding of Degrees (no Convocation or Diploma Ceremony) |
**Open registration dates currently estimated and will be updated; see this page for more information.