Important Dates

Travel Advisory- Entering the United States

The University will be closed for the Winter Holiday from Wednesday, December 24, 2025 through Friday, January 2, 2026. Normal business hours (Monday-Friday, 8am to 5pm EST) will resume Monday, January 5, 2026.

2025-2026

Check in with the VISA Office will be virtual.  Not all events are applicable, dates may be subject to change. Visit the VISA Office and Academic Calendar for additional details.

August

New International Student Orientation- Virtual, self-paced

August

Graduate Student Toolbox- Virtual, self-enrolled & self-paced

August, ongoing through August 15

SPEAK Test, Virtual

August 19

Undergraduate Freshman Orientation, Virtual 

August 20

Undergraduate Transfer Orientation, Virtual

August 22

Graduate Teaching Assistantship Institute (GTAI), In Person Presentation

August 23

Fall classes begin (most students begin Monday, August 25)

BLT- Belonging, Living, & Transition

August 25

English Language Center classes begin

August 28

Well-Being Block Party

September 1

Labor Day Holiday- University closed, no classes

September 2

Last day to register for classes

September 12

New Graduate & International Student Welcome Reception 

November 26 – November 30

Thanksgiving Holiday- University closed, no classes

December 5

Fall classes end

December 6-12

Final exams

December 20 - January 1

Student Winter Holiday Break

Check in with the VISA Office will be virtual.  Not all events are applicable, dates may be subject to change. Visit the VISA Office , Admitted International Student Guide, and Academic Calendar for additional details.

December 13 – January 23 VISA Office Check in
January – Online Self-Paced International Student Orientation

 

January 8

Day 1 GTAI – Graduate Teaching Assistantship Institute (online)

SPEAK Test Deadline

(see your department/graduate school for additional details)

 

January 8 & 9

Discover your Pride: Monarch Orientation

 

January 14

Intensive English Program Placement Testing

 

January 15

English Language Center – Intensive English Program Orientation

Monarch English Transition – MET Program Advising

 

January 16

VISA Required Information Session

Day 2 GTAI – Graduate Teaching Assistantship Institute (in person)

(see your department/graduate school for additional details)

 

January 17 – 19

Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday – no classes

 

January 20

Spring classes begin

 

January 30

Last day to register for classes

International Student Welcome Reception

 

March 16 – March 21

Spring Holiday – no classes

 

May 4

Spring Classes End

 

May 5

Reading Day

 

May 6 – May 13

Final Exams 

Check in with the VISA Office will be virtual.  Not all events are applicable, dates may be subject to change. Visit the VISA Office and Academic Calendar for additional details.

August

New International Student Orientation- Virtual, self-paced

August

Graduate Student Toolbox- Virtual, self-enrolled & self-paced

August, ongoing through August 15

SPEAK Test, Virtual

August 19

Undergraduate Freshman Orientation, Virtual 

August 20

Undergraduate Transfer Orientation, Virtual

August 22

Graduate Teaching Assistantship Institute (GTAI), In Person Presentation

August 23

Fall classes begin (most students begin Monday, August 25)

BLT- Belonging, Living, & Transition

August 25

English Language Center classes begin

August 28

Well-Being Block Party

September 1

Labor Day Holiday- University closed, no classes

September 2

Last day to register for classes

September 12

New Graduate & International Student Welcome Reception 

November 26 – November 30

Thanksgiving Holiday- University closed, no classes

December 5

Fall classes end

December 6-12

Final exams

December 20 - January 1

Student Winter Holiday Break

Check in with the VISA Office will be virtual.  Not all events are applicable, dates may be subject to change. Visit the VISA Office , Admitted International Student Guide, and Academic Calendar for additional details.

December 13 – January 23 VISA Office Check in
January – Online Self-Paced International Student Orientation

 

January 8

Day 1 GTAI – Graduate Teaching Assistantship Institute (online)

SPEAK Test Deadline

(see your department/graduate school for additional details)

 

January 8 & 9

Discover your Pride: Monarch Orientation

 

January 14

Intensive English Program Placement Testing

 

January 15

English Language Center – Intensive English Program Orientation

Monarch English Transition – MET Program Advising

 

January 16

VISA Required Information Session

Day 2 GTAI – Graduate Teaching Assistantship Institute (in person)

(see your department/graduate school for additional details)

 

January 17 – 19

Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday – no classes

 

January 20

Spring classes begin

 

January 30

Last day to register for classes

International Student Welcome Reception

 

March 16 – March 21

Spring Holiday – no classes

 

May 4

Spring Classes End

 

May 5

Reading Day

 

May 6 – May 13

Final Exams