Note: The Academic Calendar is subject to change at any time by official action of the University at Albany.
Academic Calendars are now available for you to download. Each semester or term's calendar file can be found with the corresponding Academic Calendar below. Review instructions for downloading the Academic Calendar to your device.
Fall 2024 Academic Calendar
Fall 2024 Downloadable Academic Calendar
Tuesday, April 23, 2024 | Eligible students using the UUP Employee Tuition Waiver may register for a Fall 2024 class. |
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Monday, August 12, 2024 | The Fall 2024 Degree Application opens for undergraduate and graduate students. Students who expect to complete their degree requirements by the official degree conferral date (December 21, 2024) must apply. |
Friday, August 23, 2024 | Opening Convocation |
Sunday, August 25, 2024 | Last day for international students to drop classes with no SEVIS fee. |
Monday, August 26, 2024 | Fall 2024 classes begin. Last day to register without a late fee. First day for non-UAlbany students to cross-register for Fall 2024 UAlbany classes. |
Thursday, August 29, 2024 | Last day to add 8 Week 1 classes without permission. |
Sunday, September 1, 2024 | Last day to drop semester length and 8 Week 1 courses with 0% financial liability. |
Monday, September 2, 2024 | Classes suspended for Labor Day. |
Tuesday, September 3, 2024 | Last day to drop 8 Week 1 classes without receiving a “W” grade. Last day to add 8 Week 1 classes with permission. Last day to add semester-length classes without permission. |
Saturday, September 7, 2024 | ITS Scheduled Maintenance |
Sunday, September 8, 2024 | Last day to drop semester length courses with 30% financial liability. Last day to drop 8 Week 1 courses with 60% financial liability. |
Monday, September 9, 2024 | Last day to formally audit semester-length classes. Last day to drop semester-length classes without receiving a “W” grade. Last day to add semester-length classes with permission. |
Sunday, September 15, 2024 | Last day to drop semester length courses with 50% financial liability. Last day to drop 8 Week 1 courses with 80% financial liability. |
Monday, September 16, 2024 | 100% financial liability begins for dropped 8 Week 1 courses. |
Sunday, September 22, 2024 | Last day to drop semester length courses with 70% financial liability. |
Monday, September 23, 2024 | 100% financial liability begins for dropped semester length courses. |
Saturday, October 5, 2024 | ITS Scheduled Maintenance |
Sunday, October 13, 2024 | Last day of 8 Week 1 classes. Midterm point of the Fall 2024 semester. Last day to drop 8 Week 1 classes with a “W” grade assigned. Last day for undergraduate students to request S/U grading or return to A-E grading for 8 Week 1 classes. |
Monday, October 14, 2024 to Tuesday, October 15, 2024 | Fall 2024 Classes Suspended Fall Break. |
Wednesday, October 16, 2024 | 8 Week 2 Classes begin. Advance Registration for Wintersession 2024-2025 and Spring 2025 begins. First Day for Albany Law School students to cross-register for Spring 2025 UAlbany classes. Final grades are expected to be posted on MyUAlbany for 8 Week 1 classes by 12 p.m. (noon). Note: This date/time is subject to change at any time. Students who are missing grades after this date should contact their instructors. |
Monday, October 21, 2024 | Last day to add 8 Week 2 classes without permission. |
Tuesday, October 22, 2024 | Last day to drop 8 Week 2 courses with 0% financial liability. |
Wednesday, October 23, 2024 | Last day to drop 8 Week 2 classes without receiving a “W” grade. Last day to add 8 Week 2 classes with permission. |
Tuesday, October 29, 2024 | Last day to drop 8 Week 2 courses with 60% financial liability. |
Saturday, November 2, 2024 | ITS Scheduled Maintenance |
Tuesday, November 5, 2024 | Last day to drop 8 Week 2 courses with 80% financial liability. |
Wednesday, November 6, 2024 | 100% financial liability begins for dropped 8 Week 2 courses. |
Friday, November 8, 2024 | Last day for students to make up Incomplete grades from Spring 2024 or Summer 2024. |
Wednesday, November 27, 2024 to Sunday, December 1, 2024 | Fall 2024 classes suspended for Thanksgiving Break. |
Sunday, December 1, 2024 | Last day for dissertation and thesis submission for Fall 2024 graduation. |
Saturday, December 7, 2024 | ITS Scheduled Maintenance |
Monday, December 9, 2024 | Last day of Fall 2024 semester classes. Last day for students to drop 8 Week 2 classes with a “W” grade assigned. Last day for students to drop semester-length classes with a “W” grade assigned. Last day for undergraduate students to request S/U grading or return to A-E grading for 8 Week 2 classes. Last day for undergraduate students to request S/U grading or return to A-E grading for semester-length classes. Last day for undergraduate students to voluntarily withdraw from the University and receive “W” grades. |
Tuesday, December 10, 2024 | Reading Day |
Wednesday, December 11, 2024, to Tuesday, December 17, 2024 | Final Exams |
Tuesday, December 17, 2024 | The Fall 2024 Degree Application is due for undergraduate and graduate students. |
Friday, December 20, 2024 | Final grades are expected to be posted on MyUAlbany for semester-length and 8 Week 2 classes by noon. Note: This date/time is subject to change at any time. Students who are missing grades after this date should contact their instructors. |
Saturday, December 21, 2024 | Official degree conferral date for Fall 2024. Degree clearance begins once final grading has concluded. However, it may take up to one month to complete posting all degrees. Please take this timeline into account when ordering transcripts and submitting enrollment verifications, degree verifications and/or state licensing forms. Check your unofficial transcript to see when your degree has been awarded. Students with degree deficiencies will be contacted via their UAlbany email address. |
Wintersession 2024-2025 Academic Calendar
Wintersession 2024-2025 Downloadable Academic Calendar
Final exams for Wintersession 2024-2025 classes will be held during classes' last regularly scheduled meeting.
The last day for dissertation and thesis submission for Wintersession 2024-2025 graduation is Friday, January 17, 2025.
The official degree conferral date for Wintersession 2024-2025 is Saturday, January 18, 2025.
Degree clearance begins once final grading has concluded. However, it may take up to one month to complete posting all degrees. Please take this timeline into account when ordering transcripts and submitting enrollment verifications, degree verifications and/or state licensing forms. Check your unofficial transcript to see when your degree has been awarded.
Students with degree deficiencies will be contacted via their UAlbany email address.
Visit the Wintersession website for more information.
Saturday, December 21, 2024 | Eligible students using the UUP Employee Tuition Waiver may register for a Wintersession class. |
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Sunday, December 22, 2024 | Last day for international students to drop classes with no SEVIS fee. |
Monday, December 23, 2024 | Wintersession 2024-2025 classes begin. Last day to register without a late fee. Last day to register for Wintersession classes without permission. |
Tuesday, December 24, 2024 | Last day to drop Wintersession classes with 0% financial liability. |
Wednesday, December 25, 2024 | Classes suspended for Christmas Day. |
Thursday, December 26, 2024 | Wintersession 2024-2025 classes resume. Last day to add Wintersession classes with permission. Last day to drop Wintersession classes with 50% financial liability. |
Friday, December 27, 2024 | Last day to drop Wintersession classes without receiving a “W” grade. 100% financial liability begins for dropped Wintersession classes. |
Wednesday, January 1, 2025 | Classes suspended for New Year's Day. |
Thursday, January 2, 2025 | Wintersession 2024-2025 classes resume. |
Saturday, January 4, 2025 | ITS Scheduled Maintenance |
Friday, January 17, 2025 | Last day of Wintersession 2024-2025 classes. Last day to drop Wintersession classes with a “W” grade assigned. Last day for undergraduate students to request S/U grading or return to A-E grading for Wintersession classes. |
Saturday, January 18, 2025 | Final grade rosters for Wintersession classes are generated and made available to instructors. |
Monday, January 20, 2025 | Deadline to submit final grades for Wintersession classes (by 11:59 p.m.). |
Tuesday, January 21, 2025 | Final grades are expected to be posted on MyUAlbany for Wintersession classes by 12 p.m. (noon). Note: This date/time is subject to change at any time. Students who are missing grades after this date should contact their instructors. |
Spring 2025 Academic Calendar
Spring 2025 Downloadable Academic Calendar
Thursday, November 21, 2024 | Eligible students using the UUP Employee Tuition Waiver may register for a Spring 2025 class. |
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Thursday, January 2, 2025 | The Spring 2025 Degree Application opens for undergraduate and graduate students. Students who expect to complete their degree requirements by the official degree conferral date (May 18, 2025) must apply. |
Saturday, January 4, 2025 | ITS Scheduled Maintenance |
Tuesday, January 21, 2025 | Last day for international students to drop classes with no SEVIS fee. |
Wednesday, January 22, 2025 | Spring 2025 classes begin. Last day to register without a late fee. First day for non-UAlbany students to cross-register for Spring 2025 UAlbany classes. |
Monday, January 27, 2025 | Last day to add 8 Week 1 classes without permission. |
Wednesday, January 29, 2025 | Last day to drop 8 Week 1 classes without receiving a “W” grade. Last day to add 8 Week 1 classes with permission. Last day to add semester-length classes without permission. |
Saturday, February 1, 2025 | ITS Scheduled Maintenance |
Tuesday, February 4, 2025 | Last day to formally audit semester-length classes. Last day to drop semester-length classes without receiving a “W” grade. Last day to add semester-length classes with permission. |
Friday, February 14, 2025 | The Spring 2025 Degree Application is due for undergraduate and graduate students. |
Saturday, March 1, 2025 | ITS Scheduled Maintenance |
Monday, March 10, 2025 | Midterm point of the Spring 2025 semester. |
Tuesday, March 11, 2025 | Last day of 8 Week 1 classes. Last day to drop 8 Week 1 classes with a “W” grade assigned. Last day for undergraduate students to request S/U grading or return to A-E grading for 8 Week 1 classes. |
Wednesday, March 12, 2025 | 8 Week 2 classes begin. |
Friday, March 14, 2025 | Final grades are expected to be posted on MyUAlbany for 8 Week 1 classes by noon. Note: This date/time is subject to change at any time. Students who are missing grades after this date should contact their instructors. |
Saturday, March 15, 2025, to Friday, March 21, 2025 | Classes suspended for Spring Break. |
Monday, March 24, 2025 | Advance Registration for Summer 2025 and Fall 2025 begins. Last day to add 8 Week 2 classes without permission. First Day for Albany Law School students to cross-register for Fall 2025 UAlbany classes. |
Wednesday, March 26, 2025 | Last day to drop 8 Week 2 classes without receiving a “W” grade. Last day to add 8 Week 2 classes with permission. |
Saturday, April 5, 2025 | ITS Scheduled Maintenance |
Friday, April 11, 2025 | Last day for students to make up Incomplete grades from Fall 2024 or Winter 2024-2025. |
Thursday, May 1, 2025 | Last day for dissertation and thesis submission for Spring 2025 graduation. |
Saturday, May 3, 2025 | ITS Scheduled Maintenance |
Tuesday, May 6, 2025 | Last day of Spring 2025 semester classes. Last day for undergraduate students to voluntarily withdraw from the University and receive “W” grades. Last day for students to drop semester-length classes and 8 Week 2 classes with a “W” grade assigned. Last day for undergraduate students to request S/U grading or return to A-E grading for semester-length classes and 8 Week 2 classes. |
Wednesday, May 7, 2025 | Reading Day |
Thursday, May 8, 2025 to Wednesday, May 14, 2025 | Final Exams |
Thursday, May 15, 2025 to Sunday, May 18, 2025 | Commencement 2025 |
Sunday, May 18, 2025 | Official degree conferral date for Spring 2025. Degree clearance begins once final grading has concluded. However, it may take up to one month to complete posting all degrees. Please take this timeline into account when ordering transcripts and submitting enrollment verifications, degree verifications and/or state licensing forms. Check your unofficial transcript to see when your degree has been awarded. Students with degree deficiencies will be contacted via their UAlbany email address. |
Monday, May 19, 2025 | Final grades are expected to be posted on MyUAlbany for semester-length and 8 Week 2 classes by noon. Note: This date/time is subject to change at any time. Students who are missing grades after this date should contact their instructors. |