Academic Calendar 2024-2025
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Fall 2024 Academic Calendar
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Holidays, Breaks, and Special Events
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Convocation - August 23
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New Student Orientation - August 23-25
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Labor Day Holiday - September 2 (no classes, offices closed)
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Fall Break - October 17-18 (no classes, offices closed)
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Thanksgiving Break - November 27-29 (no classes, offices closed)
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Winter Break - December 19-January 1 (offices closed)
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Enrollment Dates
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Spring Enrollment Opens for Seniors and Juniors - October 28
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Spring Enrollment Opens for Sophomores and Freshmen - October 30
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Important Dates
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Main Campus
15-Week Term
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Online Fall A
7-Week Term
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Online Fall B
7-Week Term
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First Day of Classes
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August 26
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August 26
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October 14
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Fees for Late Registration
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August 27
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Last Day to Add a Course
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September 3
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August 30
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October 18
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Last Day to Drop a Course
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September 6
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August 30
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October 18
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Midterm Grade Reports Due
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October 15, 8:00 am
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Last Day to Apply for Graduation
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October 25
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Last Day to Withdraw
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November 1
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October 4
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November 22
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Last Day of Classes
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November 26
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October 13
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December 1
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Study Day
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December 2
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Final Exams
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December 3-6
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Grades Due
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December 10, 8:00 am
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October 16, 8:00 am
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December 10, 8:00 am
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Spring 2025 Academic Calendar
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Holidays, Breaks and Special Events
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New Year's Day Holiday - January 1 (offices closed)
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Martin Luther King Jr. Day - January 20 (no classes, offices closed)
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Spring Break - March 17-21 (no classes, offices closed March 20-21)
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Spring Triad - April 3
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Enrollment Dates
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Summer and Fall Enrollment Opens for Seniors and Juniors - March 24
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Summer and Fall Enrollment Opens for Sophomores and Freshmen - March 26
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Important Dates
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Main Campus
15-Week Term
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Online Spring A
7-Week Term
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Online Spring A
7-Week Term
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First Day of Classes
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January 16
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January 20
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March 10
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Fees for Late Registration
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January 17
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Last Day to Add a Course
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January 24
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January 24
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March 14
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Last Day to Drop a Course
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January 29
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January 24
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March 14
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Last Day to Apply for Graduation
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February 21
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Midterm Grade Reports Due
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March 11, 8:00 am
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Last Day to Withdraw
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March 28
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February 28
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April 18
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Last Day of Classes
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April 25
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March 9
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April 27
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Study Day
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April 28
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Final Exams
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April 29 - May 2
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May 3
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Grades Due
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May 6, 8:00 am
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March 12, 8:00 am
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May 6, 8:00 am
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Summer 2025 Academic Calendar
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Holidays, Breaks and Special Events
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Memorial Day Holiday - May 26 (no classes, offices closed)
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June 13 (no classes, offices closed)
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Juneteenth - June 19 (no classes, offices closed)
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June 20 (no classes, offices closed)
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June 27 (no classes, offices closed)
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June 27 (no classes, offices closed)
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Independence Day Holiday - July 2-4 (no classes, offices closed July 3-4)
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July 11 (no classes, offices closed)
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July 18 (no classes, offices closed)
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July 25 (no classes, offices closed)
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August 1 (no classes, offices closed)
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August 8 (no classes, offices closed)
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Important Dates
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Main Campus
5-Week Term
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Main Campus
10-Week Term
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Online Summer A
7-Week Term
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Online Summer B
7-Week Term
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First Day of Classes
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May 5
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June 9
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May 5
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June 23
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Fees for Late Registration
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May 6
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June 10
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Last Day to Add a Course
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May 7
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June 16
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May 9
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June 27
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Last Day to Drop a Course
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May 7
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June 16
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May 9
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June 27
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Midterm Grade Reports Due
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July 15, 8:00 am
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Last Day to Apply for Graduation
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July 7
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Last Day to Withdraw
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July 24
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June 13
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August 1
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Last Day of Classes
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June 6
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August 7
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June 22
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August 10
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Final Exams
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August 11-13
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Grades Due
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June 10, 8:00 am
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August 18, 8:00 am
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June 25, 8:00 am
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August 18, 8:00 am
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Independent Study
The independent study period is the 5-Week Summer term in late April and May and offers Science & Arts students a unique chance to experience original, unconventional, and interdisciplinary projects. The term lasts five weeks, and students can earn five hours of upper division credit. Projects emphasize innovative educational approaches and individual creative learning, and many projects provide opportunities for intensive service-learning activities. Past projects have included tours of Europe, attending, and critiquing a series of Broadway plays in New York City, sponsoring Special Olympics competitions, writing and presenting poetry, building catapults from scratch to demonstrate principles of physics and engineering, camping in the Ozarks, following the trail of Lewis and Clark, constructing an elaborate kinetic sculpture, and producing documentary films. Topics and projects are limited only by the imaginations of students and faculty. Participation in Independent Study at USAO will almost assuredly produce insights beyond the classroom and memories for a lifetime. Grading for independent study projects is on a Pass/No-Pass basis. Independent Study cannot be used to fulfill major requirements.