2025-26 Academic Calendar

Summer 2025 Graduate Degree Deadlines

Date Deadline/Event
Sun, Aug 10 Last day for Master’s and Doctoral degree candidates to upload final thesis and dissertation Submittable and submit related paperwork to Degree Audit (degreeaudit@uconn.edu) for conferral of a Summer 2025 degree.
Sun, Aug 24 Conferral date for Summer 2025 degrees. Final examinations for Plan B Master’s and Sixth-Year Certificate students must be completed by this date.
Fri, Sep 5 Last day for Degree Audit (degreeaudit@uconn.edu) to receive the approved Plan B and Sixth-Year Certificate Master’s Report on the Final Exam.

 

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Fall 2025

Date Deadline/Event
Mon, Aug 25 Fall semester begins
Mon, Sep 1 Labor Day – No classes
Tue, Sep 2 Last day to file petitions for course credit by examination (Undergraduate students only)
Mon, Sep 8 Tenth day of classes. Courses dropped after this date will have a “W” for withdrawal recorded on the academic record. Last day to add or drop courses without additional signatures (see Adding and Dropping Courses).
Mon, Sep 15 Last day for students to make up Incomplete or Absence grades (continuing Undergraduate students only)
Tue, Sep 16-Mon, Sep 22 Examinations for course credit by examination (Undergraduate students only)
Fri, Sep 19 Deadline to apply for graduation and to submit Final Plan of Study (Undergraduate, Master’s, Sixth-Year, and Graduate Certificate students only) for conferral of a Fall 2025 degree
Tue, Sep 23 Dean’s signature required to add courses
Mon, Sep 29-Fri, Oct 17 Mid-semester Grading Period
Mon, Oct 20 Registration for the Winter 2026 and Spring 2026 semester via Student Administration System begins
Mon, Nov 10 Last day to withdraw from a course
Last day to place courses on or remove from Pass/Fail grading
Sun, Nov 23-Sat, Nov 29 Thanksgiving Recess
Fri, Nov 28 Last day for Master's and Doctoral degree candidates to upload final Master's thesis or Doctoral dissertation to the university-supported repository and submit related paperwork to Degree Audit (degreeaudit@uconn.edu) for conferral of a Fall 2025 degree.
Fri, Dec 5 Last day of fall semester classes
Sat, Dec 6-Sun, Dec 7 Reading Days
Mon, Dec 8 Final examinations begin
Thu, Dec 11 Reading Day
Sun, Dec 14 Final examinations end
Sun, Dec 14 Conferral date for Fall 2025 degrees. Final examinations for Plan B Master’s and Sixth-Year Certificate students must be completed by this date.
Wed, Dec 17 Semester grades due at 4 pm
Fri, Dec 26 Last day for Degree Audit (degreeaudit@uconn.edu) to receive the approved Plan B Master’s and Sixth-Year Certificate Report on the Final Exam form. (Graduate students only)

Spring 2026

Date Deadline/Event
Tue, Jan 20 Spring semester begins
Mon, Jan 26 Last day to file petitions for course credit by examination (Undergraduate students only)
Mon, Feb 2 Tenth day of classes. Courses dropped after this date will have a “W” for withdrawal recorded on the academic record. Last day to add or drop courses without additional signatures (see Adding and Dropping Courses).
Mon, Feb 9 Last day for students to make up Incomplete or Absence grades (continuing Undergraduate students only)
Tue, Feb 10-Mon, Feb 16 Examinations for course credit by examination (Undergraduate students only)
Fri, Feb 13 Deadline to apply for graduation and to submit Final Plan of Study (Undergraduate, Master’s, Sixth-Year, and Graduate Certificate students only) for conferral of a Spring 2026 degree
Tue, Feb 17 Dean’s signature required to add courses
Mon, Feb 23-Fri, Mar 13 Mid-semester Grading Period
Sun, Mar 1 Deadline to apply for Summer 2026 graduation to be included in the 2026 Commencement Book
Sun, Mar 15-Sun, Mar 22 Spring Recess
Mon, Mar 23 Registration for the Summer 2026 and Fall 2026 semester via Student Administration System begins
Sat, Mar 28 Emergency closing class makeup date
Mon, Apr 13 Last day to withdraw from a course
Last day to place courses on or remove from Pass/Fail grading
Fri, Apr 24 Last day for Master’s and Doctoral degree candidates to upload final Master's thesis or Doctoral dissertation to the university-supported repository and submit related paperwork to Degree Audit (degreeaudit@uconn.edu) for conferral of a Spring 2026 degree.
Fri, May 1 Last day of spring semester classes
Sat, May 2-Sun, May 3 Reading Days
Mon, May 4-Sat, May 9 Final examinations
Sat, May 9-Sun, May 10 Commencement ceremonies. For more information, please visit commencement.uconn.edu
Sun, May 10 Conferral date for Spring 2026 degrees. Final examinations for Plan B Master’s and Sixth-Year Certificate students must be completed by this date.
Tue, May 12 Semester grades due at 4pm
Fri, May 22 Last day for Degree Audit (degreeaudit@uconn.edu) to receive the approved Plan B Master’s and Sixth-Year Certificate Report on the Final Exam. (Graduate students only)

Summer 2026

Date Deadline/Event
Thu, June 11 Deadline to apply for graduation and to submit final Plan of Study (Undergraduate, Master’s, Sixth-Year, and Graduate Certificate students only) for conferral of a Summer 2026 degree.
Mon, Aug 10 Last day for Master’s and Doctoral degree candidates to upload final Master's thesis or Doctoral dissertation to the university-supported repository and submit related paperwork to Degree Audit (degreeaudit@uconn.edu) for conferral of a Summer 2026 degree.
Mon, Aug 24 Conferral date for Summer 2026 degrees. Final examinations for Plan B Master’s and Sixth-Year Certificate students must be completed by this date.
Fri, Sep 4 Last day for Degree Audit (degreeaudit@uconn.edu) to receive the approved Plan B and Sixth-Year Certificate Master’s Report on the Final Exam.