Academic Calendar
The Academic Calendar includes important events, deadlines, and holidays.
*Please Note: Calendar is subject to Change.
| Wednesday, September 24th | UPass Start Date |
| Monday, September 29th | Autumn Quarter Begins |
| Friday, October 3rd | Autumn Quarter 2025 Grad Application Due |
| Friday, October 3rd | Add/Drop Deadline for Autumn Quarter |
| Monday, October 6th | Field Education Begins (Second-Year SW Students) |
| Tuesday, October 7th | Field Education Begins (First-Year SW Students) |
| Thursday, October 16th | Field Education Learning Agreements Due for FTD Students |
| Monday, October 20th – Friday, October 24th | Drop-in Advising Information Sessions |
| Wednesday, October 22nd | DOS Advising Workshop Series – Navigating the Student Experience |
| Monday, October 27th – Friday, October 31st | Winter Quarter Administrative Registration |
| Friday, October 31st | Pass/D/Fail Petition Deadline |
| Wednesday, November 5th – Friday, November 7th | Winter Quarter Pre-Registration |
| Thursday, November 6th | Field Education Learning Agreements Due for PT Students |
| Monday, November 17th | Open Registration Begins for Winter Quarter (Classes outside of Crown) |
| Monday, November 24th – Friday, November 28th | Thanksgiving Break |
| Thursday, November 21st | Field Education Evaluations Due to Field Consultant (Full-Time Program) |
| Saturday, December 13th | Autumn Quarter Ends (Degree conferral date) |
| Saturday, December 13th | Field Education Ends & Autumn Quarter Ends (Degree conferral date) |
| Tuesday, December 16th | Grades Due for Autumn Quarter |
| Thursday, December 18th | UPass End Date |
| Wednesday, January 1st | UPass Start Date |
| Monday, January 5th | First Day of Classes for Winter Quarter & Field Education Begins |
| Friday, January 9th | Add/Drop Deadline |
| Friday, January 9th | Winter 2026 Graduation Application Due |
| Monday, January 19th | Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (No classes) |
| Monday, January 26th – Friday, January 30th | Drop-in Advising Information Sessions |
| Wednesday, January 28th | DOS Advising Workshop Series: Let’s Talk Academic Resources |
| Thursday, January 29th | DOS Advising Workshop Series: Pathway to PhD |
| Friday, January 30th | Field Education Evaluations Due to Field Consultants (First- and Second-Year Part-Time Students) |
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Monday, February 2nd – |
Spring Quarter Administrative Registration |
| Friday, February 6th | Pass/D/Fail Petition Deadline |
| Wednesday, February 11th – Friday, February 13th | Spring Quarter Pre-Registration |
| Monday, February 23rd | Open Registration Begins for Spring Quarter (Classes outside of Crown) |
| Friday, February 27th | Quarterly Evaluations Due for FTD Students |
| Saturday, March 14th | Field Education Ends & Winter Quarter Ends (Degree conferral date) |
| Saturday, March 14th | (UPass will not end this quarter) |
| Monday, March 16th – Friday, March 20th |
Spring Break (No classes) |
| Tuesday, March 17th | Grades Due for the Winter Quarter |
| Monday, March 23rd | First Day of Classes for Spring Quarter & Field Education Begins |
| Friday, March 27th | Add/Drop Deadline for Spring Quarter |
| Friday, March 27th | Spring 2026 Quarter Graduation Application Due |
| Thursday, April 9th | DOS Advising Workshop Series: The Big Payback - Student Loans & Public Service Loan Forgiveness |
| Wednesday, April 15th | DOS Advising Workshop Series: Let’s Talk Crown Scholarship |
| Friday, April 24th | Pass/D/Fail Petition Deadline |
| Monday, April 27th | Summer Quarter Registration Opens |
| Friday, May 15th | Field Education Evaluations Due to Field Consultant (PT Students and Full-Time Students) |
| Monday, May 25th | Memorial Day Holiday (No classes) |
| Friday, May 29th | Field Education Evaluations Due (Full-time First Year Students) |
| Friday, May 29th | Field Education Ends (Second Year Full-time and Graduating PT students) |
| Sunday, May 31st | Grades due for Spring quarter |
| Friday, June 5th | Crown Family School Hooding Ceremony |
| Saturday, June 6th | Spring Quarter Ends |
| Saturday, June 6th | University Convocation (Conferral of Spring Quarter Degrees) |
| Saturday, June 6th | Field Education Ends (First-Year Students) |
| Thursday, June 11th | UPass End Date |
The Summer schedule will be available Spring 2026.
* Please Note: Calendar is subject to Change.
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Wednesday, September 25th |
UPass Start Date |
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Monday, September 30th |
Autumn Quarter Begins |
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Friday, October 4th |
Autumn Quarter 2024 Grad Application Due |
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Friday, October 4th |
Add/Drop Deadline for Autumn Quarter |
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Monday, October 7th |
Field Education Begins |
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Tuesday, October 8th |
Field Education Begins |
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Thursday, October 17th |
Field Education Learning Agreements are Due for FTD Students |
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Monday, October 21st- |
Drop-In Advising Information Sessions |
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Monday, October 28th- |
Winter Quarter Administrative Registration |
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Friday, November 1st |
Pass/D/Fail Petition Deadline |
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Wednesday, November 6th – Friday, November 8th |
Winter Quarter Pre-Registration |
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Thursday, November 7th |
Field Education Learning Agreements Due for EEP Students |
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Monday, November 18th |
Open Registration begins for Winter Quarter (classes outside of Crown) |
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Monday, November 25th – Friday, November 29th |
Thanksgiving Break |
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Thursday, November 28th |
Field Education Evaluations Due to Field Consultant (Full-time Program) |
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Saturday, December 14th |
Field Education Ends & Autumn Quarter Ends (degree conferral date) |
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Tuesday, December 17th |
Grades Due for Autumn Quarter |
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Thursday, December 19th |
UPass End Date |
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Monday, January 6th |
First Day of Classes for Winter Quarter & Fieldwork Begins |
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Monday, January 6th |
UPass Start Date |
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Friday, January 10th |
Add/Drop Deadline |
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Friday, January 10th |
Winter 2025 Graduation Application Due |
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Monday, January 20th |
Martin Luther King Jr. Day (no classes) |
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Monday, January 27th – Friday, January 31st |
Drop-In Advising Information Sessions |
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Monday, February 3rd – Friday, February 7th |
Spring Quarter Administrative Registration |
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Friday, February 7th |
Pass/D/Fail Petition Deadline |
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Wednesday February 12th – Friday February 14th |
Spring Quarter Pre-Registration |
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Monday, February 24th |
Open Registration Begins for Spring Quarter (classes outside of Crown)
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Friday, February 28th |
Quarterly Evaluations Due for FTD Students |
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Saturday, March 15th |
Fieldwork Ends & Winter Quarter Ends (Degree Conferral Date) |
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Saturday, March 15th |
(UPass will not end this quarter) |
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Tuesday, March 18th |
Grades are Due for Winter Quarter Graduating Students |
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Monday, March 17th – Friday, March 21st |
Spring Break (no classes) |
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Monday, March 24th |
First Day of Classes for Spring Quarter, and Field Work Begins |
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Friday, March 28th |
Add/Drop Deadline for Spring Quarter |
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Friday, March 28th |
Spring 2025 Quarter Graduation Application Due |
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Friday, April 25th |
Pass/D/Fail Petition Deadline |
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Monday, April 28th |
Summer Quarter Registration Opens |
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Friday, May 16th |
Fieldwork Evaluations Due to Field Consultant (EEP Students and Full-time Second Year Students) |
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Monday, May 26th |
Memorial Day Holiday (no classes) |
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Friday, May 30th |
Fieldwork Evaluations Due (Full-time First-Year Students) |
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Friday, May 30th |
Fieldwork Ends (Second Year Full-time and Graduating EEP students) |
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Sunday, June 1st |
Grades due for Spring quarter |
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Friday, June 6th |
Crown Family School Hooding Ceremony |
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Saturday, June 7th |
Spring Quarter Ends |
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Saturday, June 7th |
University Convocation (Conferral of Spring Quarter Degrees) |
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Saturday, June 7th |
Fieldwork Ends (First Year Students) |
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Thursday, June 12th |
UPass End Date |
| Wednesday, June 11th | Advanced Standing Orientation |
| Monday, June 16th | Summer Quarter Begins |
| Monday, June 16th | Summer Session I Begins |
| Monday, June 16th | Incompletes Due from Previous Quarter |
| Monday, June 16th | U-Pass Start Date |
| Thursday, June 19th | Juneteenth Observed |
| Friday, June 20th |
Add/Drop Deadline for the |
| Friday, June 20th | Summer Quarter 2025 Graduation Applications Due |
| Friday, June 27th | Pass/D/Fail Deadline (Session 1 Five-week classes) |
| Friday, July 4th | Independence Day |
| Friday, July 18th | Pass/D/Fail Deadline (10-week classes) |
| Friday, July 18th | Summer Session I Ends |
| Monday, July 21st | Summer Session II Begins |
| Friday, August 1st | Pass/D/Fail Deadline (Session 2 Five-week classes) |
| Week of Monday, August 11th | Group Advising Session for Advanced Standing students |
| Week of Monday, August 18th | Group Advising Session for Social Sector Leadership students |
| Week of Monday, August 18th | Group Advising Session for Year 1 AM students for Autumn Quarter |
| Week of Monday, August 18th | Group Advising Session for Returning AM students for the Autumn Quarter |
| Saturday, August 23rd | Summer Session II Ends |
| Saturday, August 23rd | Summer Quarter Ends & Degree Conferral |
| Saturday, August 23rd | U-Pass End Date |
| Tuesday, August 26th | Summer Quarter Grades are Due |
| Monday, August 25th – Friday, August 29th |
Administrative Registration |
| Wednesday, September 3rd – Friday, September 5th | Autumn Quarter Pre-Registration |
| Saturday, September 13th | SSL/Part-Time Student Orientation |
| Wednesday, September 17th | International Student Orientation |
| Monday, September 22nd | UChicago New Student Orientation & Welcome Lunch |
| Wednesday, September 24th | Full-Time AM/PhD Student Orientation |