Important Dates

Travel Advisory- Entering the United States

The University will be closed for winter holiday from Sunday, December 22, 2024 through Wednesday, January 1, 2025. Normal business hours (Monday-Friday, 8am to 5pm EST) will resume Thursday, January 2, 2025.

2024-2025

Check in with the VISA Office will be virtual. ÌýNot all events are applicable, dates may be subject to change. Visit theÌýÌý²¹²Ô»åÌýAcademic CalendarÌýfor additional details.

August

New International Student Orientation, online self-paced

August

New Graduate Student Orientation, online self-paced

August 16

SPEAK Test

August 19

Institutional TOEFL Test

August 19

Undergraduate Freshman New to Blue Orientation

August 20

Undergraduate Transfer New to Blue Orientation

August 22-23

Graduate Teaching Assistantship Institute (GTAI)

August 24

Fall classes begin (most students begin Monday, August 26)

August 26

English Language Center classes begin

September 2

Labor Day Holiday- University closed, no classes

September 3

Last day to register for classes

November 27 – December 1

Thanksgiving Holiday- University closed, no classes

December 6

Fall classes end

December 7 - 13

Final exams

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TBA International Student Orientation- Self Paced Online
TBA Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ TOEFL & SPEAK Test
TBA Welcome Reception for Graduate & International Students
TBA Graduate Teaching Assistantship Institute (GTAI)
TBA Undergraduate Monarch Orientation
TBA Spring Classes Begin
TBA English Language Center classes begin
TBA OIR International ReMixer EventÌýÌý Ìý
TBA Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday, no classes
TBA Last day to register for classes
TBA Spring Holiday, no classes
TBA Spring Classes end
TBA Reading Day
TBA Final Exams

Check in with the VISA Office will be virtual. ÌýNot all events are applicable, dates may be subject to change. Visit theÌýÌý²¹²Ô»åÌýAcademic CalendarÌýfor additional details.

August

New International Student Orientation, online self-paced

August

New Graduate Student Orientation, online self-paced

August 16

SPEAK Test

August 19

Institutional TOEFL Test

August 19

Undergraduate Freshman New to Blue Orientation

August 20

Undergraduate Transfer New to Blue Orientation

August 22-23

Graduate Teaching Assistantship Institute (GTAI)

August 24

Fall classes begin (most students begin Monday, August 26)

August 26

English Language Center classes begin

September 2

Labor Day Holiday- University closed, no classes

September 3

Last day to register for classes

November 27 – December 1

Thanksgiving Holiday- University closed, no classes

December 6

Fall classes end

December 7 - 13

Final exams

Ìý

TBA International Student Orientation- Self Paced Online
TBA Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ TOEFL & SPEAK Test
TBA Welcome Reception for Graduate & International Students
TBA Graduate Teaching Assistantship Institute (GTAI)
TBA Undergraduate Monarch Orientation
TBA Spring Classes Begin
TBA English Language Center classes begin
TBA OIR International ReMixer EventÌýÌý Ìý
TBA Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday, no classes
TBA Last day to register for classes
TBA Spring Holiday, no classes
TBA Spring Classes end
TBA Reading Day
TBA Final Exams