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2024-2025 Important Dates

(Other Than the Law School and Drake Online Graduate Programs)
Mon May 20
Start of summer semester
Mon May 27
Memorial Day holiday (university closed; classes do not meet)
Wed June 19
Juneteenth holiday (university closed; classes do not meet)
Thurs
July 4
Independence Day holiday (university closed; classes do not meet)
Sun Aug 25 End of summer semester
Fri Aug 30
Summer term final grades due by 10:00am*
Mon Aug 26
Start of fall semester
Mon Sep 2
Labor Day holiday (university closed; classes do not meet)
Fri Oct 4
Spring 2025 schedule of classes available
Mon Oct 7
Faculty can begin submitting textbook adoptions for Spring 2025 classes: https://fast.ecampus.com/courses
Mon-Tue Oct 14-15 Fall break (classes do not meet)
Wed Oct 16
Fall semester midpoint
Mon Oct 21
Fall semester midterm grades due by 10:00am
Mon Oct 28 Deadline by which field-of-study changes must be made to be considered for spring registration
Fri
Nov 1
Textbook adoptions due: https://fast.ecampus.com/courses
Mon Nov 4
Spring 2025 registration begins
Mon Nov 18 Field-of-study restrictions removed from set of restricted courses (tentative)
Wed Nov 20
Spring 2025 registration opens for non-degree-seeking students (tentative)
Wed-Sun Nov 27-Dec 1
Thanksgiving break (classes do not meet)
Mon Dec 2
University reopens; classes resume
Fri Dec 6
Day free for study
Mon-Fri Dec 9-13
Final evaluations
Wed
Dec 11
Last day to add a J-term class online
Fri Dec 13 End of fall semester
Sat Dec 14 Commencement
Wed Dec 18
Fall semester final grades due by 10:00am
Mon Dec 23
Winter break begins (university closed)
Thurs Jan 2
University reopens
Mon Jan 6
J-term begins
Mon Jan 20
Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday (university closed; classes do not meet)
Fri Jan 24 J-term ends
Mon Jan 27
Start of spring semester
Wed Feb 5
J-term final grades due by 10:00am
TBD
TBD
Textbook adoptions open for summer and fall classes
TBD TBD
Summer 2025, fall 2025 schedule of classes available
Fri
Mar 14
Spring semester midpoint
Mon-Fri
Mar 17-21
Spring break (classes do not meet)
Wed Mar 26
Midterm grades due by 10:00am
Mon Mar 31
Deadline by which field-of-study changes must be made to be considered for summer/fall/J-term registration (tentative)
TBD
TBD
Textbook adoptions due for summer and fall classes
Mon Apr 7
Summer 2025 and fall 2025 registration begins (tentative)
Mon Apr 21 Field-of-study restrictions removed from set of restricted courses (tentative)
Wed Apr 23 Summer 2025 and fall 2025 registration opens for non-degree-seeking students (tentative)
Wed-Sat Apr 23-26 Drake Relays
Fri Apr 25 Undergraduate classes dismissed at 1:50pm
Fri May 9
Day free for study
Mon-Fri May 12-16 Final evaluations
Fri May 16 End of spring semester
Fri May 16
CPHS doctoral hooding and commencement ceremony
Fri May 16 Law School commencement ceremony
Sat May 17 Commencement
Wed May 21 Spring final grades due by 10:00am

*Final grades for summer courses are based on the end date of the course; however, the latest date by which summer grades can be submitted is Aug 30.  See Section 2.135 of the Faculty Manual for more details.

 

2024-2025 Important Dates

Drake Online Graduate Programs
Mon May 13
Courses open in Blackboard (Preview Week begins)
Thurs May 16 Last day to add first summer six-week session class online
Sun May 19 Last day to drop first summer six-week session class online
Mon May 20
Start of first summer six-week session classes
Sun Jun 30
End of first summer six-week session classes
Fri Jul 5
First summer six-week session final grades due
     
Mon Jul 1
Courses open in Blackboard (Preview Week begins)
Thurs Jul 4
Last day to add second summer six-week session class online
Sun Jul 7
Last day to drop second summer six-week session class online
Mon Jul 8
Start of second summer six-week session classes
Sun Aug 18 End of second summer six-week session classes
Fri Aug 23
Second summer six-week session final grades due
     
Mon Aug 19
Courses open in Blackboard (Preview Week begins)
Thurs Aug 22
Last day to add first fall six-week session class online
Mon Aug 26
Start of first fall six-week session classes
Sun
Sept 1
Last day to drop first fall six-week session class online
TBD TBD
Spring 2025 schedule of classes available
Sun Oct 6
End of first fall six-week session classes
Fri Oct 11
First fall six-week session final grades due
     
Mon Oct 14 Courses open in Blackboard (Preview Week begins)
Thurs Oct 17
Last day to add second fall six-week session class online
Mon Oct 21
Start of second fall six-week session classes
Sun
Oct 27
Last day to drop second fall six-week session class online
Mon Nov 4
Spring 2025 registration begins (tentative)
Wed-Sun Nov 27-Dec 1
Thanksgiving break (university closed)
Sun Dec 1
End of second fall six-week session classes
Fri Dec 6
Second fall six-week session final grades due
     
Sat Dec 14 Commencement
Mon Dec 23 Winter break begins (University closed)
Thurs Jan 2
University reopens
     
Mon Jan 20
Courses open in Blackboard (Preview Week begins)
Thurs Jan 23
Last day to add first spring six-week session class online
Mon Jan 27
Start of first spring six-week session classes
Fri TBD
Summer and fall 2025 schedule of classes available
Sun Mar 9
End of first spring six-week session classes
Fri Mar 14
First spring six-week session final grades due
     
Mon Mar 17 Courses open in Blackboard (Preview Week begins)
Thurs Mar 20 Last day to add second spring six-week session class online
Mon Mar 24 Start of second spring six-week session classes
Mon Apr 7
Summer and fall 2025 registration begins (tentative)
Sun May 4 End of second spring six-week session classes
Fri May 9 Second spring six-week session final grades due
Sun May 17 Commencement

*Final grades for summer courses are based on the end date of the course; however, the latest date by which summer grades can be submitted is Aug 30.  See Section 2.135 of the Faculty Manual for more details.

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