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Academic Administrative Calendar 2024-2025

 

Fall 2025 Last Day to:

 

Full 16-Week Semester Courses

First Half 8-Week Semester Courses

Second Half 8-Week Semester Courses

Add:

Friday Aug 29

Wednesday Aug 27

Wednesday Oct 22

Drop:

Wednesday Sept 3

Friday Aug 29

Friday Oct 24

Withdraw:

Friday Nov 7

Wednesday Oct 1

Wednesday Nov 26

All-School Withdrawal for the semester:

Friday Nov 21

 

 

* (options available until 11:59 pm local time on respective date)

* Add dates also include last day to change sections, and/or change grade method

* You may withdraw from all but one class online, if you wish to withdraw from your last class, you must do so via the Dean of Students office for an All-School Withdrawal for the semester

 

Spring 2026 Last Day to:

 

Full 16-Week Semester Courses

First Half 8-Week Semester Courses

Second Half 8-Week Semester Courses

Add:

Monday Jan 26

Thursday Jan 22

Wednesday March 25

Drop:

Thursday Jan 29

Monday Jan 26

Friday March 27

Withdraw:

Friday April 10

Wednesday Feb 25

Wednesday April 29

All-School Withdrawal for the semester:

Friday April 24

 

 

* (options available until 11:59 pm local time on respective date)

* Add dates also include last day to change sections, and/or change grade method

* You may withdraw from all but one class online, if you wish to withdraw from your last class, you must do so via the Dean of Students office for an All-School Withdrawal for the semester

 

Spring 2026 J-Term Last Day to:

 

First Term (Dec 22 - Jan 16)

Second Term (Jan 5 - Jan 30)

 

 

 

 

 

Add:

Dec 23

Jan 6

Drop:

Dec 26

Jan 7

Withdraw:

Jan 6

Jan 20

All-School Withdrawal for the semester:

Friday April 24

 

* (options available until 11:59 pm local time on respective date)

* Add dates also include last day to change sections, and/or change grade method

* You may withdraw from all but one class online, if you wish to withdraw from your last class, you must do so via the Dean of Students office for an All-School Withdrawal for the semester

For more information on the add, drop, and withdraw deadlines for Summer 2025, please see the Summer Session Information.

 

May 2025

 


Last day to defend thesis/dissertation

7-16

College of Law-final exam period


Last day to submit graduate paperwork to the Office of the Registrar

Last day of classes

12-16 

Finals Week

19

UW Casper commencement (may be updated)

17

Commencement

17

Residence Halls Close- 12:00 p.m.

17           

College of Law commencement

19   

Summer 2025 office hours begin - 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

22 

Final Grades for Spring 2025 must be loaded online by Thursday noon

26

Memorial Day- Offices Closed

27 

Summer Session 2025 begins

 

 

June 2025

 

 

 

July 2025

 

4

Independence Day holiday - offices closed; classes excused

 

 

August 2025

 

15

Last day of summer 2025 session

15

Residence halls open at 8:00 am for Saddle Up

20

College of Law classes begin 

21

Summer 2025 final grades must be submitted online by Thursday noon (UW-Reg 2-106)

23

Residence halls open at 8:00 am for new or returning students not participating in Saddle Up 

25

Fall 2025 semester begins; late registration; add/drop period begins

27

Last day to add courses, change sections, and/or change grading option for first 8-week courses

29

Last day to add, change sections, and/or change grading options for 16-week (full semester) courses 

29

Last day to drop first 8-week courses

 

 

September 2025

 

1

Labor Day, offices closed; classes excused

3

Last day to drop courses from the 16-week semester without penalty (academic or financial) 

3

Last day to make changes to health insurance selection 

15

Tuition/Fees  due in full, or first payment installment due if in payment plan (see Tuition and Fees)

 

 

October 2025

 

1

Last day to withdraw from a first 8-week courses 

13

Semester Break

17

Midsemester (Midterms)

20

Start of second half of the Fall 2025 semester; second 8-week courses also begin

22

Last day to add courses, change sections, and/or change grading option for second 8-week courses 

23

Midsemester (Midterm) grades must be loaded online by Thursday noon (UW-Reg 2-106)

24

Last day to drop second 8-week courses

 

 

November 2025

 

7

Last day to partially withdraw (from all but one course) from the Fall 2025 semester (Individual Course Withdrawal)

21

Last day to request a grade of "W" in all classes for Fall 2025 via the Dean of Students office (All-School Withdrawal for the semester)

24-25

College of Law classes in session (do not get full week for Thanksgiving) 

26

Last day to withdraw from second 8-week courses

26-28

Thanksgiving Break-Holiday Break

 

 

December 2025

 

2

Last day to defend thesis or dissertation

3-12

College of Law final exam period

5

Last day to submit graduate paperwork to the Office of the Registrar

5

Last day of Fall 2025 classes

8-12

Finals Week

13

Residence halls close – 12:00p.m. 

13

Fall 2025 Winter Commencement

18

Final Grades for Fall 2025 must be loaded online by Thursday noon

22

J-Term I begins (12/22/2025-1/16/2026)

24-25

Christmas holiday; offices closed

26-31

Winter break; offices closed

 

 

January 2026

 

New Year’s holiday; offices closed

5

J-Term II begins (1/5/2026 - 1/30/2026)

9

Summer 2027 class schedule final changes due in the Office of the Registrar

16

Residence halls open – 7:00 a.m

19

Martin Luther King, Jr./Wyoming Equality Day - offices closed

20

Spring 2026 classes begin; late registration and drop/add begins

20

College of Law classes begin

22

Last day to add, change section, and/or change grading option for first 8-week courses

26

Last day to add, late registration, change section, and/or change grading option for 16-week semester courses

26

Last day to drop first 8-week courses

29

Last day to drop courses from the 16-week semester without penalty (academic or financial)

29

Last day to make changes to health insurance selection

 

 

February 2026

 

15

Tuition/Fees due in full, or first payment installment due if in payment plan (see Tuition and Fees)

16

Semester break

25

Last day to withdraw from first 8-week courses

 

 

March 2026

 

9

Advising period for Fall 2026 registration begins

13

Midsemester (Midterms)

16-20

Spring break

23

First day of class for second 8-week courses

25

Last day to add, change section, and/or change grading option for second 8-week courses

26

Midsemester (Midterm) grades must be submitted online by Thursday noon 

27

Last day to drop second 8-week classes

 

 

April 2026

 

10

Last day to partially withdraw (from all but one course) from the Spring 2026 semester (Individual Course Withdrawal)

17

Semester break

24

Last day to request a grade of "W" in all classes for Spring 2025 via the Dean of Students office (All-School Withdrawal for the semester)

29

Last day to withdraw from second 8-week courses

 

 

May 2026

 

5

Last day to defend thesis/dissertation

6-15

College of Law-final exam period

8

Last day of classes

8

Last day to submit graduate paperwork to the Office of the Registrar

11-15

Finals Week

16

Commencement

16

Residence Halls Close- 12:00 p.m.

16

College of Law commencement

18

Summer 2026 office hours begin - 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m

21

Final Grades for Spring 2026 must be loaded online by Thursday noon

25

Memorial Day- Offices Closed

26

Summer Session 2026 begins

 

 

June 2026

 

1

Tuition/Fees due in full, or first payment installment due if in payment plan (see Tuition and Fees)

 

Notes:

1st eight-week courses are eight weeks in length and offered during the first half of a fall and spring semester (add, drop, and withdrawal dates differ from full 16-week semester courses. Please adhere to the key dates and deadlines listed on the UW Academic Calendar).

2nd eight-week courses are eight weeks in length and offered during the second half of a fall and spring semester (add, drop, and withdrawal dates differ from full 16-week semester courses. Please adhere to the key dates and deadlines listed on the UW Academic Calendar).

Semester courses are 16 weeks in length. Please adhere to the key dates and deadlines listed on the UW Academic Calendar.

Refer to the Class Schedule for information on registration.

 

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