Academic Calendar

Fall Semester		2024
Classes Begin 8 a.m.		Aug. 26
Labor Day - No Classes		Sept. 2
Last Day to Add/Drop Graduate Classes		Sept. 9
Fall Break		Oct. 11
Last Day to Withdraw from One or More (but not all) Classes with a Grade of “W”		Nov. 1
Thanksgiving Break - No Classes		Nov. 23 - Dec. 1
Last Day of Classes		Dec. 9
Final Exams		Dec. 4-7
Graduate Hooding Ceremony		Dec. 13
Commencement		Dec. 14

Wintermester		2024-2025
Classes Begin		Dec. 17
Last Day of Classes/Exams		Jan. 17

Spring Semester		2025
Classes Begin 8 a.m.		Jan. 21
Last Day to Add/Drop Graduate Classes		Feb. 4
Spring Break - No Classes		Mar. 8-16
Last Day to Withdraw from One or More (but not all) Classes with a Grade of “W”		Apr. 4
Last Day of Classes		May 2
Final Exams		May 5-8
Graduate Hooding Ceremony		May 9
Commencement		May 10

Maymester		2025
Classes Begin		May 19
Memorial Day - No Classes		May 26
Last Day of Classes		June 6
Final Exams		June 7

Summer Session I		2025
Classes Begin		May 19
Memorial Day - No Classes		May 26
Last Day of Classes		June 18
Juneteenth - No Classes		June 19
Final Exams		June 20-21

Summer Session II		2025
Classes Begin		June 30
Independence Day - No Classes		July 4
Last Day of Classes		July 31
Final Exams		Aug. 1-2

Summer Session III		2025
Classes Begin		May 19
Memorial Day - No Classes		May 26
Juneteenth - No Classes		June 19
Independence Day - No Classes		July 4
Last Day of Classes		July 31
Final Exams		Aug. 1-2

Summer Session may include both a Maymester and Summer Session III term. Maymester is a three-week term beginning on the same day as Summer Session I. Summer Session III is an 11-week long term spanning both Summer Session I and Summer Session II. The dates are tentative and subject to change.

For a more detailed version of the Academic Calendar, visit: https://www.radford.edu/academics/curriculum/