This academic calendar is based on the Academic Calendar published by the Office of the University Registrar at https://registrar.temple.edu/2025-2026-academic-calendar, but includes dates of vital importance to graduate students (indicated with a leading asterisk) found only herein:
July 2025
Academic Calendar
| item |
date |
| Independence Day (No Classes) |
Friday, 7/4 |
| Last day to add/drop for Second Summer 2025 6-week full term |
Sunday, July 6 |
| Last day to withdraw from a 4-week (4B) course |
Monday, 7/7 |
| Last day of classes for First Summer 2025 4-week session 4B |
Friday, 7/11 |
| First day of classes for Second Summer 2025 4-week session 4A |
Monday, 7/14 |
| Last day to add/drop for Second Summer 2025 4-week session 4A |
Wednesday, 7/16 |
| *Last day for August 2025 graduates to submit final dissertation/thesis to the Graduate School |
Friday, 7/24 by 5:00 PM |
August 2025
Academic Calendar
| item |
date |
| Last day to withdraw from Summer 2025 12-week term course(s) |
Friday, 8/1 |
| Last day to withdraw from Second Summer 2025 6-week full-term course(s) |
Friday, 8/1 |
| Last day to withdraw from Second Summer 2025 4-week session course(s) |
Friday, 8/1 |
| Last day of classes for Summer 2025 12-week term |
Friday, 8/8 |
| Last day of classes for Second Summer 2025 6-week full term |
Friday, 8/8 |
| Last day of classes for Second Summer 2025 4-week session |
Friday, 8/8 |
| Diploma date for Summer 2025 12-week, First Summer 2025 4-week 4B, and Second Summer 2025 courses |
Saturday, 8/9 |
| First day of classes for the Fall 2025 term |
Monday, 8/25 |
September 2025
Academic Calendar
| item |
date |
| Labor Day (No Classes) |
Monday, 9/1 |
| Last day to add/drop for Fall 2025 7-week session 7A |
Tuesday, 9/2 |
| Last day to add/drop for Fall 2025 16-week full term |
Monday, 9/8 |
October 2025
Academic Calendar
| item |
date |
| Last day to withdraw from Fall 2025 7-week session 7A course(s) |
Monday, 10/6 |
| Nominations for Doctoral Dissertation and Master of Fine Arts Project Completion Grants for Spring 2025 due in the Graduate School |
Tuesday, 10/14 by 12:00 PM |
| First day of classes for Fall 2025 7-week session 7B |
Tuesday 10/14 |
| Fall Wellness Day (No Classes) |
Friday, 10/17 |
| Last day to add/drop for Fall 2025 7-week session 7B |
Monday, 10/20 |
November 2025
Academic Calendar
| item |
date |
| *Final day to upload defended and revised dissertations and theses to ProQuest to be eligible for December 2025 degree conferral |
Thursday, 11/20 by 5:00 p.m. |
| Fall Break (No Classes) |
Monday, 11/24 - Wednesday 11/26 |
| Thanksgiving Holiday (No Classes) |
Thursday, 11/27 - Sunday, 11/30 |
December 2025
Academic Calendar
| item |
date |
| Last day to withdraw from Fall 2025 7-week session 7B course(s) |
Monday, 12/1 |
| Last day to withdraw from Fall 2025 16-week full-term course(s) |
Monday, 12/8 |
| Diploma date for the Fall 2024 term |
Wednesday, 12/17 |
January 2026
Academic Calendar
| item |
date |
| First day of classes for Spring 2026 16-week full term |
Monday, 1/12 |
| First day of classes for Spring 2026 7-week session 7A |
Monday, 1/12 |
| Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (No Classes) |
Monday, 1/19 |
| Last day to add/drop for Spring 2026 7-week session 7A |
Tuesday, 1/20 |
| Last day to add/drop for Spring 2026 16-week full term |
Monday, 1/26 |
| *Nominations for Round 1 of Presidential and University Fellowships due in the Graduate School |
Tuesday, 1/27 by 12:00 PM |
February 2026
Academic Calendar
| item |
date |
| *Nominations for Round 2 of Presidential and University Fellowships due in the Graduate School |
Friday, 2/13 by 12:00 PM |
March 2026
Academic Calendar
| item |
date |
| Last day to withdraw from Spring 2026 7-week session 7A course(s) |
Monday, 3/2 |
| Spring Break (No Classes) |
Monday, 3/2 - Sunday, 3/8 |
| Last day of classes for Spring 2026 7-week session 7A |
Monday, 3/9 |
| First day of classes for Spring 2026-7-week session 7B |
Tuesday, 3/10 |
| Nominations for Doctoral Dissertation and Master of Fine Arts Project Completion Grants for Summer and Fall 2025 due in the Graduate School |
Friday, 3/14 by 12:00 PM |
| Last day to add/drop for Spring 2025 7-week session 7B |
Monday, 3/16 |
April 2026
Academic Calendar
| item |
date |
| *Final day to upload defended and revised dissertations and theses to ProQuest to be eligible for May 2026 degree conferral |
Wednesday, 4/15 by 5:00 p.m. |
| Last day to withdraw from Spring 2026 7-week session 7B course(s) |
Monday, 4/20 |
| Last day to withdraw from Spring 2026 16-week full-term course(s) |
Monday, 4/27 |
May 2026
Academic Calendar
| item |
date |
| Diploma date for the Spring 2026 term |
Wednesday, 5/6 |
| University Commencement |
Wednesday, 5/6 |
| First day of classes for Summer 2026 12-week term |
Wednesday, 5/13 |
| First day of classes for First Summer 2026 6-week full term |
Wednesday, 5/13 |
| First day of classes for First Summer 2026 4-week session 4A |
Wednesday, 5/13 |
| Last day to add/drop for First Summer 2026 4-week session 4A |
Friday, 5/15 |
| Last day to add/drop for First Summer 2025 6-week full term |
Tuesday, 5/19 |
| Last day to add/drop for Summer 2025 12-week term |
Thursday, 5/21 |
| Memorial Day (No Classes) |
Monday, 5/25 |
June 2026
Academic Calendar
| item |
date |
| Last day to withdraw from First Summer 2026 4-week session 4A course(s) |
Tuesday, 6/2 |
| Last day of classes for First Summer 2026 4-week session 4A |
Tuesday, 6/9 |
| First day of classes for First Summer 2026 4-week session 4B |
Friday, 6/12 |
| Last day to add/drop for First Summer 2026 4-week session 4B |
Monday, 6/15 |
| Last day to withdraw from First Summer 2025 6-week full-term course(s) |
Monday, 6/15 |
| Juneteenth (no classes held -- students in the schools of Dentistry, Pharmacy, Medicine, Law, and Podiatric Medicine should consult their respective school calendars regarding classes and clinical activity) |
Thursday, 6/19 |
| Last day of classes for First Summer 2025 6-week full term |
Tuesday, 6/23 |
| Diploma date for First Summer 2026 full-term courses |
Wednesday, 6/24 |
| First day of classes for Second Summer 2026 6-week full term |
Monday, 6/29 |
