Winter Semester - 2025

January 6 – May 2—Full 15 weeks.

Winter I—January 6 – February 23.
Winter II—March 10 – May 2.

**Dates and Times are Subject to Change**

  • Monday, January 6 — First Day of Classes, Winter Semester, Winter I.
  • Friday, January 10 — Last Day to Add and/or Drop Classes, Winter Semester, Winter I.
  • Tuesday, January 14 — Attendance Verification due for Winter Semester, Winter I.
  • Monday, January 20 — Martin Luther King Jr. Day, University Closed.
  • Monday, January 20 — Early Alert Period Opens, Winter Semester, Winter I.
  • Monday, January 20 — Last Day to Change Letter Grade to Credit/No Credit, Winter I.
  • Friday, January 31 — Early Alerts Period Closes, Winter Semester, Winter I.
  • Tuesday, February 4 — Last Day to Withdraw from Class, Winter I.
  • Monday, February 10 through Friday, March 14 — Advising opens for Summer 25 & Fall 25 semesters. Students are required to meet with their academic advisor. 
  • Friday, February 21 — Midterm grades due by 11:00 p.m.
  • Sunday, February 23 — Last Day of Classes, Winter I.
  • Saturday, March 1 — Applications for May Graduation are Due.
  • Monday, March 3 through Sunday, March 9 — Winter Break.
  • Monday, March 10 — First Day of Classes, Winter II.
  • Friday, March 14 — Last Day to Add and/or Drop Classes, Winter II.
  • Monday, March 17 — Last Day to Withdraw from Class, Winter Semester.
  • Monday, March 17 – Friday, March 21 — Summer 25 & Fall 25 registration open by class standing: Seniors-Monday; Juniors-Tuesday; Sophomores-Wednesday; Freshmen-Thursday.
  • Tuesday, March 18 — Attendance verifications due, Winter II.
  • Monday, March 24 — Last Day to Change Letter Grade to Credit/No Credit, Winter II.
  • Tuesday, April 8 — Last Day to Withdraw from Class, Winter II.
  • Wednesday, April 9 — Scholarship Symposium, 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
  • Thursday, April 17 through Sunday, April 20 — Easter Holiday Break, begins after last class Wednesday, April 16.
  • Monday, April 21 — Classes resume.
  • Friday, April 25 — Honors Convocation, 2:00 p.m., Torch Night, 6:00 p.m.
  • Sunday, April 27 — Last Day of Classes, Winter II.
  • Monday, April 28 through Friday, May 2 — Final Exams, Winter Semester.
  • Friday, May 2 — Last Day of Winter Term.
  • Friday, May 2 — Conferral Date.
  • Saturday, May 3 — All-University Commencement on the Siena Campus. SHU Global and Graduate: 10:00 a.m., Undergraduate: 2:00 p.m.
  • Monday, May 5 — Grades are due by 11:00 p.m.
  • Monday, May 5 through Friday, May 9 — Faculty & Staff Spring Workshop.

Summer Semester - 2025

Summer I—May 5 – June 22. 

Summer II—June 30 – August 17.

**Dates and Times are Subject to Change**

  • Monday, May 5 — First Day of Classes, Summer Semester, Summer I.
  • Friday, May 9 — Last Day to Add and/or Drop Course, Summer I.
  • Tuesday, May 13 — Attendance Verification Due, Summer I.
  • Monday, May 19 — Early Alert Period Opens, Summer I.
  • Monday, May 19 — Last Day to Change Letter Grade to Credit/No Credit, Summer I.
  • Monday, May 26 — Memorial Day Holiday – University Closed.
  • Friday, May 30 — Early Alert Period Closes, Summer I.
  • Tuesday, June 3 — Last Day to Withdraw from Class, Summer I.
  • Sunday, June 22 — Last Day of Classes, Summer I.
  • Monday, June 30 — Applications for August 2025 Graduation are due.
  • Monday, June 30 — First Day of Classes, Summer Semester, Summer II.
  • Friday, July 4 — Fourth of July Holiday – University Closed.
  • Friday, July 4 — Last Day to Add and/or Drop Course, Summer II.
  • Tuesday, July 8 — Attendance Verification Due, Summer II.
  • Monday, July 14 — Early Alert Period Opens, Summer II.
  • Monday, July 14 — Last Day to Change Letter Grade to Cr/No Credit, Summer II.
  • Friday, July 25 — Early Alert Period Closes, Summer II.
  • Tuesday, July 29 — Last Day to Withdraw from Class, Summer II.
  • Sunday, August 17 — Last day of Classes, Summer II.
  • Sunday, August 17 — Conferral Date.
  • Wednesday, August 20 — Grades are Due by 6:00 a.m.

Fall Semester - 2025

August 15 – December 12—Full 15 weeks.

Fall I—August 25 – October 12. 
Fall II—October 20 – December 2.

**Dates and Times are Subject to Change**

  • March – August — New Student Academic Orientation as scheduled.
  • Monday, August 18 through Friday, August 22 — All-University Fall Workshop for Faculty and Staff.
  • Wednesday, August 20 through Sunday, August 24 — Student Orientation Week- Freshmen Students Required to Attend.
  • Monday, August 25 — First day of classes – Welcome Week, Fall Semester, Fall I.
  • Friday, August 29 — Last day to add/drop courses, Fall Semester, Fall I.
  • Monday, September 1 — Labor Day Holiday – University Closed.
  • Tuesday, September 2 — Attendance Verification due, Fall Semester, Fall I.
  • Tuesday, September 2 — Fall Convocation – 4:00 p.m.
  • Monday, September 8 — Early Alert Period Opens, Fall Semester, Fall I.
  • Monday, September 8 — Last day to change letter grade to credit/no credit, Fall Sem, Fall I.
  • Friday, September 19 — Early Alert Period Closes, Fall Semester, Fall I.
  • Tuesday, September 23 — Last Day to Withdraw from Class, Fall I.
  • Monday, September 30 — Application for December 2025 Graduation is Due.
  • Monday, September 29 through Friday, October 31 — Wi26 Advising for all Students: Meet with your Academic
    Advisor or Faculty Mentor to Discuss Course Selection.
  • Friday, October 3 through Sunday, October 5 — Homecoming Weekend- Adrian Campus.
  • Friday, October 10 — Midterm Grades Due By 11:00pm.
  • Sunday, October 12 — Last day of classes, Fall I.
  • Wednesday, October 15 — Final Grades Due by 11:00pm, Fall I.
  • Friday, October 17 — FALL BREAK – NO CLASSES.
  • Monday, October 20 — First day of classes, Fall II.
  • Friday, October 24 — Last day to add/drop classes, Fall II.
  • Tuesday, October 28 — Attendance Verification due, Fall II.
  • Wednesday, October 29 – Last Day to Withdraw from Class, Fall Semester.
  • Monday, November 3 — Early Alert Period Opens, Fall Semester, Fall II.
  • Monday, November 3 — Last day to change letter grade to credit/no credit, Fall II.
  • Monday, November 3 through Thursday, Nov 6 — Wi26 registration Opens for SHU Global and on-ground
    undergraduate by class standing: Seniors-Mon, Juniors-Tues, Sophomores-Wed, Freshmen-Thurs.
  • Tuesday, November 4 — Common Dialogue Day.
  • Monday, November 10 through Tuesday, Dec 30 — Wi26 Registration Open for All Students.
  • Friday, November 14 — Early Alert Period Closes, Fall Semester, Fall II.
  • Tuesday, November 18 — Last day to withdraw from classes, Fall II.
  • Wednesday, November 26 through Sunday, November 30 — Thanksgiving Break – begins after last class on Tuesday evening, November 25.
  • Sunday, December 7 — Last day of classes, Fall Semester, Fall II.
  • Monday, December 8 through Friday, December 12 — Final Examinations – See Exam Schedule for Days & Times.
  • Friday, December 12 — Last Day of Term.
  • Friday, December 12 — Conferral Date.
  • Monday, December 15 — Grades due by 11:00 p.m.

Winter Semester - 2026

January 12 – May 8—Full 15 weeks.

Winter I—January 12 – March 1.
Winter II—March 16 – May 3.

**Dates and Times are Subject to Change**

  • Monday, January 12 — First Day of Classes, Winter Semester, Winter I.
  • Friday, January 16 — Last Day to Add and/or Drop Classes, Winter Semester, Winter I.
  • Monday, January 19 — Martin Luther King Jr. Day, University Closed.
  • Monday, January 19 — Early Alert Period Opens, Winter Semester, Winter I.
  • Tuesday, January 20 — Attendance Verification is due for the Winter Semester, Winter I.
  • Monday, January 26 — Last Day to Change Letter Grade to Credit/No Credit, Winter I.
  • Friday, January 30 — Early Alerts Period Closes, Winter Semester, Winter I.
  • Tuesday, February 10 — Last Day to Withdraw from Class, Winter I.
  • Monday, February 9 through Friday, March 13 — Advising opens for the Su26 & Fa26 semester. Students are required to meet with their academic advisor.
  • Friday, February 27 — Midterm Grades Due by 11:00 p.m., Winter I.
  • Sunday, March 1 — Last Day of Classes, Winter I.
  • Sunday, March 1 — Applications for May Graduation are Due.
  • Monday, March 9 – Sunday, March 15 — Winter Break.
  • Monday, March 16 — First Day of Classes, Winter II.
  • Friday, March 20 — Last Day to Add and/or Drop Classes, Winter II.
  • Monday, March 23 — Last Day to Withdraw from Class, Winter Semester.
  • Monday, March 16 through Friday, March 20 — Su26 & Fa26 registration opens by class standing: Seniors-Mon; Juniors-Tues; Sophomores-Wed; Freshmen-Thurs.
  • Tuesday, March 24 — Attendance verifications due, Winter II.
  • Monday, March 30 — Last Day to Change Letter Grade to Credit/No Credit, Winter II.
  • Thursday, April 2 through Sunday, April 5 — Easter Break begins after last class Wednesday, April 1.
  • Monday, April 6 — Classes resume.
  • Wednesday, April 9 — Scholarship Symposium, 8a.m. – 4p.m.
  • Tuesday, April 14 — Last Day to Withdraw from Class/es, Winter II.
  • Friday, April 24 — Honors Convocation, 2:00 p.m., Torch Night, 6:00p.m.
  • Sunday, May 3 — Last Day of Classes, Winter II.
  • Monday, May 4 through Friday, May 8 — Final Exams, Winter Semester.
  • Friday, May 8 — Last Day of Winter Term.
  • Friday, May 8 — Conferral Date.
  • Saturday, May 9 — All-University Commencement.
  • Monday, May 11 — Grades Due by 11:00 p.m.
  • Monday, May 11 through Thursday, May 15 — Faculty & Staff Spring Workshop.