2025-2026 Academic Calendars by Term
Summer 2025
Summer 2025 Term I
Academic Calendar | Description | Date | Day of the Week |
| Classes start | May 5 | Monday |
| Last day to drop/add | May 6 | Tuesday |
| Last day to withdraw | May 15 | Thursday |
| Last day of classes | May 23 | Friday |
| Last day to apply for degree | July 7 | Monday |
| Degree date | August 8 | Friday |
Summer 2025 Term II
Academic Calendar | Description | Date | Day of the Week |
| Classes start | May 27 | Tuesday |
| Last day to drop/add | May 29 | Thursday |
| Last day to withdraw | June 16 | Monday |
| Juneteenth holiday | June 19 | Thursday |
| Last day of classes | July 1 | Tuesday |
| Last day to apply for degree | July 7 | Monday |
| Degree date | August 8 | Friday |
Summer 2025 Ten-Week Term
Academic Calendar | Description | Date | Day of the Week |
| Classes start | May 27 | Tuesday |
| Last day to drop/add | May 30 | Friday |
| Juneteenth holiday | June 19 | Thursday |
| Independence Day holiday | July 4 | Friday |
| Last day to apply for degree | July 7 | Monday |
| Last day to withdraw | July 9 | Wednesday |
| Last day of classes | August 6 | Wednesday |
| Degree date | August 8 | Friday |
Summer 2025 Term III
Academic Calendar | Description | Date | Day of the Week |
| Classes start | July 7 | Monday |
| Last day to apply for degree | July 7 | Monday |
| Last day to drop/add | July 9 | Wednesday |
| Last day to withdraw | July 25 | Friday |
| Last day of classes/degree date | August 8 | Friday |
J.B. Speed School of Engineering Summer 2025 Term
Academic Calendar | Description | Date | Day of the Week |
| Classes start | May 12 | Monday |
| Last day to drop/add | May 15 | Thursday |
| Memorial Day holiday | May 26 | Monday |
| Juneteenth holiday | June 19 | Thursday |
| Last day to withdraw | June 24 | Tuesday |
| Independence Day holiday | July 4 | Friday |
| Last day to apply for degree | July 7 | Monday |
| Last day of classes | July 21 | Monday |
| Final exam period | July 22-26 | Tuesday - Saturday |
| Degree date | August 8 | Friday |
Kent School of Social Work Summer 2025 Term
Academic Calendar | Description | Date | Day of the Week |
| Classes start | May 5 | Monday |
| Last day to drop/add | May 8 | Thursday |
| Memorial Day holiday | May 26 | Monday |
| Juneteenth holiday | June 19 | Thursday |
| Last day to withdraw | June 20 | Friday |
| Independence Day holiday | July 4 | Friday |
| Last day to apply for degree | July 7 | Monday |
| Last day of classes | July 21 | Monday |
| Degree date | August 8 | Friday |
School of Nursing Summer 2025 Term
Academic Calendar | Description | Date | Day of the Week |
| Classes start | May 19 | Monday |
| Last day to drop/add | May 22 | Thursday |
| Memorial Day holiday | May 26 | Monday |
| Juneteenth holiday | June 19 | Thursday |
| Last day to withdraw | June 26 | Thursday |
| Independence Day holiday | July 4 | Friday |
| Last day to apply for degree | July 7 | Monday |
| Last day of classes | July 28 | Monday |
| Degree Date | August 8 | Friday |
School of Nursing APRN/DNP Summer 2025 Term
Academic Calendar | Description | Date | Day of the Week |
| Classes Begin | May 14 | Wednesday |
| Last day to drop/add | May 19 | Monday |
| Memorial Day holiday | May 26 | Monday |
| Juneteenth holiday | June 19 | Thursday |
| Independence Day holiday | July 4 | Friday |
| Last day to withdraw | July 7 | Monday |
| Last day to apply for degree | July 7 | Monday |
| Last day of classes | August 8 | Friday |
| Degree Date | August 8 | Friday |
Fall 2025
Academic Calendar | Description | Date | Day of the Week |
| Regular Full-Term Courses | | |
| Classes start | August 18 | Monday |
| Last day to drop/add | August 22 | Friday |
| Last day to withdraw | October 17 | Friday |
| Last day to apply for degree | November 14 | Friday |
| Last day of classes | December 1 | Monday |
| Reading day | December 2 | Tuesday |
| Final examinations | December 3-9 | Wednesday - Tuesday |
| First Half-Term Courses | | |
| Classes Start | August 18 | Monday |
| Last day to drop/add | August 20 | Wednesday |
| Last day to withdraw | September 16 | Tuesday |
| Last day of classes/final exam (if needed) | October 8 | Wednesday |
| Last day to apply for degree | November 14 | Friday |
| Second Half-Term Classes | | |
| Classes start | October 9 | Thursday |
| Last day to drop/add | October 13 | Monday |
| Last day to withdraw | November 6 | Thursday |
| Last day to apply for degree | November 14 | Friday |
| Last day of classes/final exam (if needed) | December 1 | Monday |
| Holidays, Degree Date, and Commencement | | |
| Labor Day holiday | September 1 | Monday |
| Fall break | October 6-7 | Monday - Tuesday |
| Thanksgiving break | November 26-30 | Wednesday - Sunday |
| Degree date | December 12 | Friday |
| December commencement | December 12 (subject to venue availability) | Friday |
Winter 2025-26
Academic Calendar | Description | Date | Day of the Week |
| Classes Start | December 15 | Monday |
| Last day to drop/add | December 16 | Tuesday |
| Holiday (no classes) | December 25 | Thursday |
| Last day to withdraw | December 26 | Friday |
| Last day of classes | January 5 | Monday |
| Final exam (if needed) | January 6 | Tuesday |
Spring 2026
Academic Calendar | Description | Date | Day of the Week |
| Regular Full-Term Courses | | |
| Classes start | January 7 | Wednesday |
| Last day to drop/add | January 13 | Tuesday |
| Last day to withdraw | March 6 | Friday |
| Last day of classes | April 22 | Wednesday |
| Reading day | April 23 | Thursday |
| Final examinations | April 24-30 | Friday - Thursday |
| First Half-Term Courses | | |
| Classes Start | January 7 | Wednesday |
| Last day to drop/add | January 9 | Friday |
| Last day to withdraw | February 5 | Thursday |
| Last day of classes/final exam (if needed) | February 25 | Wednesday |
| Last day to apply for degree | April 14 | Tuesday |
| Second Half-Term Classes | | |
| Classes start | February 26 | Thursday |
| Last day to drop/add | March 2 | Monday |
| Last day to withdraw | April 2 | Thursday |
| Last day to apply for degree | April 14 | Tuesday |
| Last day of classes/final exam (if needed) | April 22 | Wednesday |
| Holidays, Degree Date, and Commencement | | |
| Martin Luther King holiday | January 19 | Monday |
| Spring break | March 9-15 | Monday - Sunday |
| Degree date | May 9 | Saturday |
| Spring commencement | May 9 (subject to venue availability) | Saturday |
Note: The University reserves the right to change the announced academic calendar without prior notice.
Policy on Work-Restricted Religious Holy Days
Federal law and University policy prohibit discrimination on the basis of religious belief. It is the policy of the University of Louisville to accommodate students, faculty, and staff who observe religious work-restricted holy days. Students who observe work-restricted religious holy days must be allowed to do so without jeopardizing their academic standing in any course. Faculty are obliged to accommodate students’ request(s) for adjustments in course work on the grounds of religious observance, provided that the student(s) make such request(s) in writing during the first two (2) weeks of term.
Deans and department chairs must investigate and resolve student complaints arising from alleged faculty failure to make reasonable accommodation under these guidelines.
A calendar of typical work-restricted holy days is available through the university's calendars pages.
