Academic Calendar 2024‑25

Transylvania uses a modified calendar called a “4-4-1 system.” The academic year is divided into three parts: two regular terms (fall and winter) and a one-month term in May. 

A regular term is 14 weeks long, and students normally take four courses.

During the four‑week May term, students concentrate on one class and often get their first taste of international study. Many May term courses are team-taught and are highly interdisciplinary.

2025‑26 Academic Calendar

Fall 2024

August 23FridayNew students arrive on campus – Move In Day
August 24-25Saturday – SundayNew Student Orientation
August 26MondayFirst Engagements Class begins for First-Year students
August 29ThursdayFirst Engagements Class ends for First-Year students
September 1-2Sunday – MondayReturning students arrive on campus
September 2MondayLabor Day Holiday- No Classes/Offices Closed
September 3TuesdayClasses begin
September 6FridayLast day to add a first-half course
September 9MondayLast day to add a full-term course
Last day to change a grade option
Tuition Charges become final
September 11WednesdayLast day to drop a first-half course
September 20FridayLast day to drop a full-term course
September 23MondayLast day to withdraw from a first-half course
October 11FridayMidterm Progress Reports Due
October 14–15Monday – TuesdayFall Break
October 1–20May Travel Course Registration
October 22TuesdaySecond-half courses begin
October 24ThursdayLast day to add a second-half course
October 25FridayLast day to withdraw from a full-term course
November 1FridayLast day to drop a second-half course
November 5TuesdayLast day to withdraw from a second-half course
November 6-13Wednesday – WednesdayRegistration for Winter & May 2025 Terms
November 27-29Wednesday – FridayThanksgiving Holiday
December 6FridayLast day of regular classes
December 9MondayReading Day
December 10-13Tuesday – FridayFinal Exams
December 13 FridayResidence halls close at 6:00 PM for Winter Break
December 17TuesdayFall Term Grades Available (after 2pm)

Winter 2025

January 5SundayResidence halls re-open at 10:00 AM
January 6MondayClasses begin
January 8WednesdayLast day to add a first-half course
January 10FridayLast day to add a full-term course
Last day to change a grade option
Tuition Charges become final
January 16ThursdayLast day to drop a first-half course
January 20MondayMartin Luther King, Jr. Holiday – No Classes/Offices Closed
January 24FridayLast day to drop a full-term course
February 14FridayMidterm Progress Reports Due
February 18TuesdaySecond-half courses begin
February 20ThursdayLast day to add a second-half course
February 24MondayLast day to drop a second-half course
February 28FridayLast day to withdraw from a full-term course
Incomplete grades from Fall term due
March 7FridayResidence halls close at 5:00 PM for Spring Break
March 10 – 14Monday – FridaySpring Break
March 16SundayResidence halls re-open at 12:00 PM
March 19WednesdayLast day to withdraw from a second-half course
March 24–March 28Monday – FridayRegistration for Fall term 2025
April 11FridayLast day of regular classes
April 14MondayReading Day
April 15–18Tuesday – FridayFinal Exams
April 18FridayResidence halls close at 6:00 PM for students not enrolled in May term
April 22TuesdayWinter Term Grades Available (after 2pm)

May 2025

April 23WednesdayClasses begin
April 24ThursdayLast day to Add/Drop a course
Last day to change a grade option
May 1ThursdayLast day to withdraw from a course
May 20TuesdayLast day of classes – Final Exams
Residence halls close at 6:00 PM for non-graduates
May 24SaturdayCommencement
Residence halls close at 5:00 PM for graduates
May 26MondayMemorial Day Holiday – Offices Closed
May 27TuesdayMay Term Grades Available (after 2pm)

Summer 2025

June 2MondayClasses begin
June 3TuesdayLast day to Add/Drop a course
Last day to change a grade option
June 13FridayLast day to withdraw from a course
June 19ThursdayJuneteenth Observed-Offices Closed
July 8TuesdayLast day of classes – Final Exams
July 10ThursdaySummer Term Grades Available (after 2pm)