2025-2026 Academic Calendars by Term
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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 .