UTD Academic Calendar 2024-2025: Important Dates and Deadlines.

The UTD Academic Calendar has key dates, such as registration periods, holidays, semester breaks, and exam schedules.

The University of Texas at Dallas (UT Dallas) operates on a three-semester system made of fall, spring, and summer with each semester lasting approximately 15 weeks.

UTD academic calendar fall 2024

Below are the important dates and deadlines on the UTD academic calendar for fall 2024.

1. Classes Begin for the Full-term session, and 1st 8-week session is on Monday, August 19, 2024.
2. Classes Begin for the 2nd 8-week session on Monday, October 14, 2024.
3. Web Registration:
   • Enrollment appointments are available online starting from Monday, March 25, 2024.
   • The last Day for Re-admission/Re-entry is Friday, August 9, 2024.
   • The last Enrollment from the Waitlist is Friday, August 16, 2024.
   • Last Day for Regular Registration:
   • For the Full-term session and 1st 8-week session: Thursday, August 15, 2024.
   • For the 2nd 8-week session: Thursday, October 10, 2024.
4. Late Registration and Last Day to Add/Swap:
   • For the Full-term session and the first 8-week session, Friday, August 16, 2024, to Monday, August 26, 2024.
   • For the 2nd 8-week session: Friday, October 11, 2024, to Monday, October 21, 2024.
5. Census Day (State Reporting Date) Last Day to Drop:
   • For the Full-term session: Wednesday, September 4, 2024.
   • For the 1st 8-week session: Monday, August 26, 2024.
   • For the 2nd 8-week session: Monday, October 21, 2024.
6. Drop/Withdrawal Deadlines:
   • For the Full-Term Session:
   • Last day to drop a class without a “W”: Wednesday, September 4, 2024.
   • Approval required for undergraduate courses: Thursday, September 5, 2024, to Tuesday, November 5, 2024.
   • Withdrawal Ends for graduate courses: Tuesday, November 5, 2024.
   • For the 1st 8-Week Session:
   • Last day to drop a class without a “W”: Monday, August 26, 2024.
   • Approval required for undergraduate courses: Tuesday, August 27, 2024, to Monday, September 23, 2024.
   • Withdrawal Ends for graduate courses: Monday, September 23, 2024.
   • For the 2nd 8-Week Session:
   • Last day to drop a class without a “W”: Monday, October 21, 2024.
   • Approval required for undergraduate courses: Tuesday, October 22, 2024, to Thursday, November 21, 2024.
   • Withdrawal Ends for graduate courses: Thursday, November 21, 2024.
7. Last Day of Classes (Not including final exams):
   • For the Full-term session: Thursday, December 5, 2024.
   • For the 1st 8-week session: Sunday, October 6, 2024.
   • For the 2nd 8-week session: Thursday, December 5, 2024.
8. Reading Days (Study days prior to final exams):
   • For Full-term & 2nd 8-week sessions only: Friday, December 6, 2024.
9. Final Exams:
   • For the Full-term session: Saturday, December 7, 2024, to Friday, December 13, 2024.
   • For the 1st 8-week session: Monday, October 7, 2024, to Saturday, October 12, 2024.
   • For the 2nd 8-week session: Saturday, December 7, 2024, to Friday, December 13, 2024.
10. Mid-Term Grades Due and Viewable Online:
    • For all midterm grades (undergraduate courses only): Saturday, October 12, 2024.
11. Final Grading Period:
    • For all sessions: Saturday, December 7, 2024, to Wednesday, December 18, 2024.
12. Graduation/Commencement (All Fall 2024 Sessions):
    • Priority Graduation Application starts on Tuesday, August 27, 2024.
    • Last day to change primary name or request preferred name is Monday, September 30, 2024.
    • Final Graduation Application is on Tuesday, October 1, 2024.
    • Commencement Activities are from Monday, December 16, 2024, to Thursday, December 19, 2024.
    • Commencement tickets & GradPass are available starting from Friday, November 1, 2024.
    • Doctoral hooding ceremony date is to be announced.
    • Degree conferral date is on Saturday, December 21, 2024.
13. Various deadlines related to graduation require visitation to the Office of Graduate Education (OGE) website graduate.utdallas.edu.
14. Schedule Planner Available starting from Monday, March 25, 2024.
15. Online add/swap ends on Monday, August 26, 2024.

UTD academic calendar spring 2025

Below are the important dates and deadlines on the UTD academic calendar for spring 2025.

• Classes Begin for the Full-term session, and 1st 8-week session is on Tuesday, January 21, 2025.
• Classes Begin for the 2nd 8-week session on Monday, March 24, 2025.
• Web Registration:
  • Enrollment appointments are available online starting from Monday, October 21, 2024.
  • Schedule Planner Available starting from Monday, October 21, 2024.
  • Online add/swaps ends on Tuesday, January 28, 2025.
• The last Day for Re-admission/Re-entry is Saturday, January 11, 2025.
• The last Enrollment from the Waitlist is Friday, January 17, 2025.
• Last Day for Regular Registration:
  • For the Full-term session and 1st 8-week session: Thursday, January 16, 2025.
  • For the 2nd 8-week session: Thursday, March 20, 2025.
• Late Registration and Last Day to Add/Swap:
  • For the Full-term session and 1st 8-week session: Friday, January 17, 2025, to Tuesday, January 28, 2025.
  • For the 2nd 8-week session: Friday, March 21, 2025, to Monday, March 31, 2025.
• Census Day (State Reporting Date) Last Day to Drop:
  • For the Full-term session: Wednesday, February 5, 2025.
  • For the 1st 8-week session: Tuesday, January 28, 2025.
  • For the 2nd 8-week session: Monday, March 31, 2025.
• Drop/Withdrawal Deadlines:
  • For the Full-Term Session:
    • The last day to drop a class without a “W” is Wednesday, February 5, 2025.
    • Approval is required for undergraduate courses from Thursday, February 6, 2025, to Wednesday, April 9, 2025.
    • Withdrawal Ends for graduate courses: Wednesday, April 9, 2025.
  • For the 1st 8-Week Session:
    • The last day to drop a class without a “W” is Tuesday, January 28, 2025.
    • Approval is required for undergraduate courses from Wednesday, January 29, 2025, to Monday, February 24, 2025.
    • Withdrawal Ends for graduate courses on Monday, February 24, 2025.
  • For the 2nd 8-Week Session:
    • The last day to drop a class without a “W” is Monday, March 31, 2025.
    • Approval is required for undergraduate courses from Tuesday, April 1, 2025, to Monday, April 28, 2025.
    • Withdrawal Ends for graduate courses on Monday, April 28, 2025.
• Last Day of Classes (Not including final exams):
  • For the Full-term session: Friday, May 9, 2025.
  • For the 1st 8-week session: Monday, March 10, 2025.
  • For the 2nd 8-week session: Friday, May 9, 2025.
• Reading Days (Study days before final exams):
  • For Full-term & 2nd 8-week sessions only: Saturday, May 10, 2025.
• Final Exams:
  • For the Full-term session: Monday, May 12, 2025, to Friday, May 16, 2025.
  • For the first eight-week session, Tuesday, March 11, 2025, to Saturday, March 15, 2025.
  • For the 2nd 8-week session: Monday, May 12, 2025, to Friday, May 16, 2025.
• Mid-Term Grades Due and Viewable Online:
  • For all midterm grades (undergraduate courses only): Saturday, March 15, 2025.
• Final Grading Period:
  • For all sessions: Monday, May 12, 2025, to Wednesday, May 21, 2025.
• Graduation/Commencement (All Spring 2025 Sessions):
  • Priority Graduation Application starts on Wednesday, January 29, 2025.
  • The last day to change the primary name or request a preferred name is Monday, February 24, 2025.
  • The final Graduation Application is on Saturday, March 1, 2025.
  • Commencement Activities are from Friday, May 16, 2025, to Friday, May 23, 2025.
  • Commencement tickets & Grad Pass are available starting Tuesday, April 1, 2025.
  • The doctoral hooding ceremony date is to be announced.
  • Degree conferral date is on Saturday, May 24, 2025.
• Various deadlines related to graduation require visitation to the Office of Graduate Education (OGE) website graduate.utdallas.edu.

Conclusion:

For more on the UTD academic calendar 2024-2025, visit the University of Texas at Dallas Academics page.