Spring 2025 Academic Calendar

All dates are tentative until closer to the beginning of the semester.

UG = Undergraduate students; GRAD = Graduate students

Part of Term (POT) values indicate the time frame for the course. The Class Schedule shows what part of term each course is scheduled in to assist with identifying deadlines.  Non-standard course offerings will not have a POT but start and end dates are shown in the Section Details on Course Explorer:

  • 1 = full 16 week semester (approximately 1/21/2025 – 5/7/2025 plus finals)
  • A = first 8 weeks of the semester (approximately 1/21/2025 – 3/14/2025)
  • B = second 8 weeks of the semester (approximately 3/17/2025 – 5/7/2025 plus finals. Classes begin 3/24/2025 after spring break)

Undergraduate student registration deadlines by POT in an easy to read chart.
Graduate and Professional student registration deadlines by POT in an easy to read chart.

Graduation and Degree Certification deadlines.

October 7, 2024

October 21, 2024

  • Time Tickets (earliest registration times) for Spring 2025 priority registration available to view on Student Self-Service.  Open time tickets will be assigned the following day.

November 4, 2024

  • Priority registration begins for Spring 2025 for eligible continuing and returning students

November 21, 2024

  • Open registration begins for new and all other students

January 13

  • Spring tuition and fee charges first appear on student accounts

January 18 – February 21

January 20

  • 11:59 PM CST Deadline to cancel registration (dropping all Spring 2025 classes) for full reversal of tuition and campus fees for classes scheduled in a regular semester.  For non-standard course offerings, deadline to cancel is the last day prior to instruction.

January 21

  • First day of instruction for Spring POT 1 and POT A courses
  • Deadline for students to register for first classes without being charged $15 late fee penalty

January 22

January 27

  • Deadline for UG to add a POT A course
  • Deadline for GRAD to add a POT A course via Student Self-Service
  • Deadline for ALL students to drop POT A (1st 8 week) course for refund if tuition range changes or billing hours decrease.
  • Deadline to suppress directory information

Febuary 3 – “10th day” add/drop deadline

  • Deadline for ALL students to drop or reduce POT 1 (full semester) hours and receive refund if tuition range changes or billing hours decrease. No refund for dropping a POT 1 class after this date.
  • Deadline for UG to add a POT 1 (full semester) course
  • Deadline for GRAD to add a POT 1 (full semester) course via Student Self-Service and without approval

February 14

  • Deadline for UG to drop a POT A (1st 8 week) course via Student Self-Service without grade of W
  • Deadline for UG to elect credit/no credit or change credit/no credit to regular grade basis in POT A course
  • Deadline for UG to file intent to use Campus Grade Replacement option in POT A course
  • Deadline for GRAD to drop a POT A course via Student Self-Service

February 28

  • Deadline for GRAD to drop a POT A course without a grade of W
  • Deadline for GRAD to elect credit/no credit for a POT A course or to change from credit/no credit to a regular grade

February TBD

  • Midterm grade entry enabled for Instructors in Faculty Self-Service.

February 28

  • Full payment due for Spring 2025 charges unless on a payment plan.  Visit Pay My Bill for more information regarding payment options and due dates.

March TBD at 2:00 PM

  • Faculty deadline for reporting midterm grades for freshmen.

March TBD

  • POT A (1st 8 week) grade entry enabled for Instructors in Faculty Self-Service.

March 14

  • Deadline for UG to drop POT 1 (full semester) course via Student Self-Service without grade of W
  • Deadline for UG to remove incomplete grade from previous semester to prevent change to F grade
  • Deadline for UG to file intent to use Campus Grade Replacement option in a POT 1 course
  • Deadline for UG to elect credit/no credit or change credit/no credit to regular grade basis in POT 1 (full semester) course
  • Deadline for UG to withdraw from Spring 2025 semester(drop all courses) without grade of W
  • Deadline for LAW students to drop semester course without grade of W
  • Deadline for GRAD to drop POT 1 course via Student Self-Service
  • Final exam schedule posted to Office of Registrar website and Course Explorer

March 15–23

  • Spring Break

March 24

  • Priority registration Time Tickets (earliest registration times) for Summer and Fall 2025 available on Student Self-Service
  • POT B courses begin (non-standard courses may begin earlier or later)

March 28

  • Deadline for UG to add POT B (2nd 8 week) course
  • Deadline for GRAD to add POT B course via Student Self-Service
  • Deadline for ALL students to drop POT B (2nd 8 week) course for refund if tuition range changes or billing hours decrease. 

April 4

  • Deadline to withdraw from the university and receive the minimum 40% pro-rata refund if enrolled mainly in full semester classes

April 7

  • Priority registration for Summer and Fall 2025 begins

April 18

  • Deadline for UG to drop POT B (2nd 8 week) course via Student Self-Service without grade of W
  • Deadline for UG to elect credit/no credit or change credit/no credit to regular grade basis in POT B course
  • Deadline for UG to file intent to use Campus Grade Replacement option in POT B course
  • Deadline for GRAD to drop POT B course via Student Self-Service
  • Deadline for GRAD to drop POT 1 course without grade of W
  • Deadline for GRAD to elect credit/no credit or change credit/no credit to regular grade basis in POT 1 course
  • Last day for GRAD students to withdraw from Spring 2025 semester without grade of W when enrolled mainly in full semester classes

April 24

  • Open registration begins for Summer and Fall 2025

May 1

  • Deadline to update Study Abroad and Thesis 599 registration.

May 2

  • Deadline for GRAD to drop POT B course without grade of W
  • Deadline for GRAD to elect credit/no credit or change credit/no credit to regular grade basis for POT B course
  • Deferred (DFR) grades for Study Abroad and Thesis 599 sections are rolled to Academic History.

May TBD

May 7

  • Last day of instruction

May 8

  • Reading day (no classes, no final examinations)
  • Last day for GRAD to add/drop POT B course without petitioning Graduate College
  • Last day for GRAD to add/drop POT 1 course without petitioning Graduate College

May 9–15 Weekdays only

  • Final examination period

May 17

  • Degree conferral and campus-wide commencement. Diplomas will be shipped in approximately 9 weeks.

May TBD at 2:00 PM

May TBD

  • 2:00 PM Faculty deadline for reporting LAW grades.
  • College deadline for reporting Academic Standing. Students can view status the following day via Student Self-Service or myIllini.

May TBD

  • Transcripts on hold for Spring 2025 grades will be released.

June TBD at 2:00pm

June TBD

  • College deadline for reporting Dean’s List. Undergraduate students can view status the following day via Student Self-Service.

June TBD

  • Transcripts on hold for Spring 2025 degrees are released.