Important Dates and Academic Calendar

The SPS academic calendar, including quarter dates and registration deadlines, are detailed below. 

Students seeking information about the refund schedule for the School of Professional Studies should view the Refund Schedule at the Northwestern Student Finance website, as well as the Withdrawal Calculator.

 

Quarter Dates

2024-25

SPS Academic and Holiday Calendar

2024-25

SPS Academic and Holiday Calendar

Summer / Fall 2024


Monday, July 15, 2024
Registration for Fall 2024 opens at 8:30 a.m. CDT
AUGUST 2024
Sunday, August 25, 2024 Summer Session 2024 ends
Friday, August 30, 2024 Summer degrees conferred
SEPTEMBER 2024
Monday, September 16, 2024 Late registration for Fall 2024 begins 12:00 a.m. CDT; $75 late registration fee applies
Monday, September 23, 2024 Students who drop a course after this date will not receive a 100% refund for tuition
Tuesday, September 24, 2024 Fall 2024 quarter begins
Monday, September 30, 2024 Last day to add a Fall 2024 course and change sections in CAESAR
NOVEMBER 2024
 
Friday, November 1, 2024 Last day to drop a Fall 2024 course without academic penalty. (Withdrawals after this date will result in a “W” grade posted to the transcript. Requests for withdrawal can be initiated until Friday of the ninth week of the term.)
Friday, November 8, 2024 Last day to submit incomplete work for Summer 2024
Friday, November 8, 2024 Last day to submit Graduation Application for December graduation
Monday, November 11, 2024 Registration for Winter 2025 begins at 8:30 a.m. CST
Friday, November 15, 2024 Last day to change a Fall 2024 course to P/NP via CAESAR for courses eligible to be taken as P/NP
Friday, November 22, 2024 Last day to withdraw from a Fall 2024 course with academic penalty (Withdrawals will result in a “W” grade posted to the transcript. Requests for withdrawal can be initiated until Friday of the ninth week of the term.)
Wednesday, November 27, 2024 Thanksgiving break begins at 6:00 p.m. and continues through December 1.
DECEMBER 2024
Monday, December 2, 2024 Fall 2024 classes resume
Saturday, December 14, 2024 Fall 2024 quarter ends
Monday, December 16, 2024 Grades for Fall 2024 due from instructors by 3:00 p.m. CST
Tuesday, December 17, 2024 Grades for Fall 2024 available through CAESAR
Friday, December 20, 2024 Fall degrees conferred
Tuesday, December 26, 2024 Registration for Winter 2025 ends at 11:59 p.m. CST
Wednesday, December 27, 2024 Late registration for Winter 2025 begins; $75 late registration fee applies

Winter 2025


JANUARY 2025
Sunday, January 5, 2025 Students who drop a course after this date will not receive a 100% refund for tuition
Monday, January 6, 2025 Winter 2025 quarter begins
Friday, January 10, 2025 Last day to add a Winter 2025 course and change sections in CAESAR
Monday, January 20, 2025 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day; no classes in session
FEBRUARY 2025
Friday, February 7, 2025 Last day to submit Graduation Application for March graduation
Friday, February 7, 2025 Last day to submit incomplete work for Fall 2024
Friday, February 14, 2025 Last day to drop a Winter 2025 course without academic penalty (Withdrawals after this date will result in a “W” grade posted to the transcript. Requests for withdrawal can be initiated until Friday of the ninth week of the term.)
Monday, February 17, 2025 Registration for Spring 2025 opens at 8:30 a.m. CDT
Friday, February 28, 2025 Last day to change a Winter 2025 course to P/NP via CAESAR for courses eligible to be taken as P/NP
MARCH
2025
Friday, March 7, 2025 Last day to withdraw from a Winter 2025 course with academic penalty (Withdrawals will result in a “W” grade posted to the transcript. Requests for withdrawal can be initiated until Friday of the ninth week of the term.)
Sunday, March 16, 2025 Registration for Spring 2025 ends at 11:59 p.m. CDT
Monday, March 17, 2025 Late registration for Spring 2025 begins; $75 late registration fee applies
Saturday, March 22, 2025 Winter 2025 quarter ends; spring break begins
Monday, March 24, 2025 Grades for Winter 2025 due from instructors by 3:00 p.m. CDT
Tuesday, March 25, 2025 Grades for Winter 2025 available through CAESAR
Friday, March 28, 2025 Winter degrees conferred

Spring 2025


MARCH 2025
Sunday, March 30, 2025 Students who drop a course after this date will not receive a 100% refund for tuition
Monday, March 31, 2025 Spring 2025 quarter begins
APRIL 2025
Friday, April 4, 2025 Last day to add a Spring 2025 course and change sections in CAESAR
Monday, April 7, 2025 Summer Session 2025 registration opens 
Friday, April 11, 2025 Last day to submit Graduation Application for June graduation
MAY 2025
Friday, May 9, 2025 Last day to submit incomplete work for Winter 2025
Friday, May 9, 2025 Last day to drop a Spring 2025 course without academic penalty (Withdrawals after this date will result in a “W” grade posted to the transcript. Requests for withdrawal can be initiated until Friday of the ninth week of the term.)
Friday, May 23, 2025 Last day to change a Spring 2025 course to P/NP via CAESAR for courses eligible to be taken as P/NP
Monday, May 26, 2025 Memorial Day; no classes in session
Friday, May 30, 2025 Last day to withdraw from a Spring 2025 course with academic penalty (Withdrawals will result in a “W” grade posted to the transcript. Requests for withdrawal can be initiated until Friday of the ninth week of the term.)
JUNE 2025
Friday, June 13, 2025 Spring 2025 quarter ends
Tuesday, June 17, 2025 Grades for Spring 2025 due from instructors by 3:00 p.m. CDT
Wednesday, June 18, 2025 Grades for Spring 2025 available through CAESAR
Thursday, June 19, 2025 Juneteenth observed; no classes in session, University closed
Friday, June 20, 2025 Spring degrees conferred

Summer 2025


JUNE 2025
Sunday, June 22, 2025 Students who drop a course after this date will not receive a 100% refund for tuition
Monday, June 23, 2025 Summer Session 2025 begins; late registration for Summer 2025 begins
Friday, June 27, 2025 Late registration for Summer 2025 ends
JULY 2025
Independence Day; no classes in session
Friday, July 4, 2025
Independence Day; no classes in session
Monday, July 14, 2025
Registration for Fall 2025 opens at 8:30 a.m. CDT
Friday, July 18, 2025
Last day to submit Graduation Application for August graduation
AUGUST 2025
 
Friday, August 1, 2025
Last day to drop a Summer 2025 course without academic penalty (Withdrawals after this date will result in a “W” grade posted to the transcript. Requests for withdrawal can be initiated until Friday of the ninth week of the term.)
Friday, August 15, 2025
Last day to change a Summer 2025 course to P/NP via CAESAR for courses eligible to be taken as P/NP
Friday, August 22, 2025 Last day to withdraw from a Summer 2025 course with academic penalty (Withdrawals will result in a “W” grade posted to the transcript. Requests for withdrawal can be initiated until Friday of the ninth week of the term.)
Saturday, August 30, 2025
Summer Session 2025 ends
SEPTEMBER 2025
Tuesday, September 2, 2025 Grades for Summer 2025 due from instructors by 3:00 p.m. CDT
Friday, September 5, 2025 Summer degrees conferred
Tuesday, September 16, 2025 Fall 2025 quarter begins
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