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Dates & Deadlines

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Fall 2025

Aug. 151st tuition payment for Fall
Aug. 24–28SLO Week (Student Leader Orientation)
Aug. 29Residence Move-In: New International Students (non-USA)
Aug. 30Residence Move-In: New Students (R&B)
Aug. 30–Sept. 1Orientation Week
Sept. 1–2

Residence Move-In: Returning Students (Apt. & R&B):

12–4 p.m. on 2 (M) September and 9 a.m.–4 p.m. on 3 (T) September

Sept. 3First day of classes
Sept. 152nd tuition payment for Fall
Sept. 16Deadline for add/drop
Sept. 30Truth & Reconciliation Day
Oct. 13Thanksgiving
Oct. 14Late course withdrawal deadline
Oct. 153rd tuition payment for Fall
Oct. 15Lockdown Drill
Oct. 20–24ACTS Reading Break
Oct 20–24Fall Advising / Check-In
Nov. 1Fall Graduation
Nov. 10–11UG / SGS Reading Break
Nov. 11Remembrance Day
Nov. 15Final tuition payment for Fall
Dec. 8Last day of classes
Dec. 9–19Final examinations
Dec. 19

Last day in dorms before Christmas (10 a.m.)

Sodexo continental breakfast

Spring 2026

Dec. 151st tuition payment for Spring
Jan. 6New Undergraduate Residence Move-In (Domestic and International)
Jan. 6Café opens for dinner
Jan. 5New Graduate Residence Move-in
Jan. 5 Spring Orientation (all day)
Jan. 5All returning students - First day in dorms 
(1 p.m.–5 p.m.)
Jan. 6First day of classes
Jan. 152nd tuition payment for Spring - Last day to upgrade the meal plans (no downgrades)
Jan. 19Deadline for add/drop
Feb. 153rd tuition payment for Spring
Feb. 16Family Day
Feb. 16Late course withdrawal deadline
Feb. 16–20Independent Study Week
Mar. 9–13 / 16–20Advising / Pre-Registration
Mar. 15Final tuition payment for Spring
Apr. 3Tuition payment for Summer
Apr. 3Good Friday
Apr. 6Easter Monday (holiday)
Apr. 13Last day of classes
Apr. 14–24Final examinations
Apr. 18ACTS Graduation
Apr. 24Last day in dorms by 10 a.m. (or 24 hours after your final exam)
Apr. 24–26Spring Graduation weekend
Apr. 27Summer Session Begins

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