2024-2025 Academic Calendars by Term
Summer 2024
Summer 2024 Term I
Academic Calendar | Description | Date | Day of the Week |
| Classes start | May 6 | Monday |
| Last day to drop/add | May 7 | Tuesday |
| Last day to withdraw | May 16 | Thursday |
| Last day of classes | May 24 | Friday |
| Degree date | August 9 | Friday |
Summer 2024 Term II
Academic Calendar | Description | Date | Day of the Week |
| Classes start | May 28 | Tuesday |
| Last day to drop/add | May 30 | Thursday |
| Last day to withdraw | June 17 | Monday |
| Juneteenth holiday | June 19 | Wednesday |
| Last day of classes | July 2 | Tuesday |
| Independence Day holiday | July 4 | Thursday |
| Provost Approved holiday | July 5 | Friday |
| Degree date | August 9 | Friday |
Summer 2024 Ten-Week Term
Academic Calendar | Description | Date | Day of the Week |
| Classes start | May 28 | Tuesday |
| Last day to drop/add | May 31 | Friday |
| Juneteenth holiday | June 19 | Wednesday |
| Independence Day holiday | July 4 | Thursday |
| Provost Approved holiday | July 5 | Friday |
| Last day to withdraw | July 11 | Thursday |
| Last day of classes | August 8 | Thursday |
| Degree date | August 9 | Friday |
Summer 2024 Term III
Academic Calendar | Description | Date | Day of the Week |
| Classes start | July 8 | Monday |
| Last day to drop/add | July 10 | Wednesday |
| Last day to withdraw | July 26 | Friday |
| Last day of classes/degree date | August 9 | Friday |
J.B. Speed School of Engineering Summer 2024 Term
Academic Calendar | Description | Date | Day of the Week |
| Classes start | May 13 | Monday |
| Last day to drop/add | May 16 | Thursday |
| Memorial Day holiday | May 27 | Monday |
| Juneteenth holiday | June 19 | Wednesday |
| Last day to withdraw | June 25 | Tuesday |
| Independence Day holiday | July 4 | Thursday |
| Provost Approved holiday | July 5 | Friday |
| Last day of classes | July 23 | Tuesday |
| Final exam period | July 24-29 | Wednesday - Monday |
| Degree date | August 9 | Friday |
Kent School of Social Work Summer 2024 Term
Academic Calendar | Description | Date | Day of the Week |
| Classes start | May 6 | Monday |
| Last day to drop/add | May 9 | Thursday |
| Memorial Day holiday | May 27 | Monday |
| Juneteenth holiday | June 19 | Wednesday |
| Last day to withdraw | June 21 | Friday |
| Independence Day holiday | July 4 | Thursday |
| Provost Approved holiday | July 5 | Friday |
| Last day of classes | July 23 | Tuesday |
| Degree date | August 9 | Friday |
School of Nursing Summer 2024 Term
Academic Calendar | Description | Date | Day of the Week |
| Classes start | May 15 | Wednesday |
| Last day to drop/add | May 20 | Monday |
| Memorial Day holiday | May 27 | Monday |
| Juneteenth holiday | June 19 | Wednesday |
| Last day to withdraw | June 27 | Thursday |
| Independence Day holiday | July 4 | Thursday |
| Provost Approved holiday | July 5 | Friday |
| Last day of classes | July 25 | Thursday |
| Degree Date | August 9 | Friday |
School of Nursing APRN/DNP Summer 2024 Term
Academic Calendar | Description | Date | Day of the Week |
| Classes Begin | May 15 | Wednesday |
| Last day to drop/add | May 20 | Monday |
| Memorial Day holiday | May 27 | Monday |
| Juneteenth holiday | June 19 | Wednesday |
| Independence Day holiday | July 4 | Thursday |
| Provost Approved holiday | July 5 | Friday |
| Last day to withdraw | July 9 | Tuesday |
| Last day of classes | August 9 | Friday |
| Degree Date | August 9 | Friday |
Fall 2024
Academic Calendar | Description | Date | Day of the Week |
| Regular Full-Term Courses | | |
| Classes start | August 19 | Monday |
| Last day to add/drop a course | August 23 | Friday |
| Last day to withdraw | October 18 | Friday |
| Last day of classes | December 3 | Tuesday |
| Reading day | December 4 | Wednesday |
| Final examinations | December 5-11 | Thursday-Wednesday |
| First Half-Term Courses | | |
| Classes Start | August 19 | Monday |
| Last day to add/drop | August 21 | Wednesday |
| Last day to withdraw | September 17 | Tuesday |
| Last day of classes/final exam (if needed) | October 9 | Wednesday |
| Second Half-Term Classes | | |
| Classes start | October 10 | Thursday |
| Last day to add/drop | October 14 | Monday |
| Last day to withdraw | November 8 | Friday |
| Last day of classes/final exam (if needed) | December 3 | Tuesday |
| Holidays, Degree Date, and Commencement | | |
| Labor Day holiday | September 2 | Monday |
| Fall break | September 30-October 1 | Monday-Tuesday |
| Presidential Election | November 5 | Tuesday |
| Thanksgiving break | November 27-December 1 | Wednesday-Sunday |
| Degree date | December 13 | Friday |
| December commencement | December 13 (subject to venue availability) | Friday |
Winter 2024-25
Academic Calendar | Description | Date | Day of the Week |
| Classes Start | December 12 | Thursday |
| Last day to drop/add | December 13 | Friday |
| Holiday (no classes) | December 25 | Wednesday |
| Last day to withdraw | December 26 | Thursday |
| Last day of classes | January 2 | Thursday |
| Final exam (if needed) | January 3 | Friday |
Spring 2025
Academic Calendar | Description | Date | Day of the Week |
| Regular Full-Term Courses | | |
| Classes start | January 8 | Wednesday |
| Last day to add/drop a course | January 14 | Tuesday |
| Last day to withdraw | March 7 | Friday |
| Last day of classes | April 23 | Wednesday |
| Reading day | April 24 | Thursday |
| Final examinations | April 25-May 1 | Friday-Thursday |
| First Half-Term Courses | | |
| Classes Start | January 8 | Wednesday |
| Last day to add/drop | January 10 | Friday |
| Last day to withdraw | February 6 | Thursday |
| Last day of classes/final exam (if needed) | February 26 | Wednesday |
| Second Half-Term Classes | | |
| Classes start | February 27 | Thursday |
| Last day to add/drop | March 3 | Monday |
| Last day to withdraw | April 3 | Thursday |
| Last day of classes/final exam (if needed) | April 23 | Wednesday |
| Holidays, Degree Date, and Commencement | | |
| Martin Luther King holiday | January 20 | Monday |
| Spring break | March 10-16 | Monday-Sunday |
| Degree date | May 10 | Saturday |
| Spring commencement | May 10 (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.
