Academic Calendar
The Academic Calendar includes important events, deadlines, and holidays.
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*Please Note: Calendar is subject to Change.
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| Wednesday, September 23rd | UPass Start Date |
| Monday, September 28th | Autumn Quarter Begins |
| Friday, October 2nd | Autumn Quarter 2026 Grad Application Due |
| Friday, October 2nd | Add/Drop Deadline for Autumn Quarter |
| Monday, October 5th | Field Education Begins (Second-Year Social Work Students) |
| Tuesday, October 6th | Field Education Begins (First-Year Social Work Students) |
| Thursday, October 15th | Field Education Learning Agreements Due for FTD Students |
| Monday, October 19th -Friday October 23rd | Drop-in Advising Information Sessions |
| Monday, October 26th - Friday, October 30th | Winter Quarter Administrative Registration |
| Friday, October 30th | Pass/D/Fail Petition Deadline |
| Wednesday, November 4th-Friday, November 6th | Winter Quarter Pre-Registration |
| Friday, November 6th | Field Education Learning Agreements Due for Part-Time Students |
| Monday, November 16th | Open Registration begins for Winter Quarter (Classes outside of Crown Family School) |
| Monday, November 23rd-Friday, November 27th | Thanksgiving Break |
| Friday, December 4th | Field Education Evaluations Due to Field Consultant (Full-Time Program) |
| Saturday, December 12th | Field Education Ends and Autumn Quarter Ends (Degree Conferral Date) |
| Tuesday, December 15th | Grades Due for Autumn Quarter |
| Thursday, December 17th | UPass End Date |
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| Thursday, December 31st | UPass Start Date |
| Monday, January 4th | First Day of Classes for Winter Quarter & Field Education Begins |
| Friday, January 8th | Add/Drop Deadline |
| Friday, January 8th | Winter 2027 Graduation Application Due |
| Monday, January 18th | Martin Luther King Jr. Day (No Classes) |
| Monday, January 25th - Friday, January 29th | Drop-in Advising Information Sessions |
| Thursday, January 28th | Field Education Evaluations Due to Field Consultants (First- and Second-Year Part-Time Students) |
| Monday, February 1st - Friday, February 5th | Spring Quarter Administrative Registration |
| Friday, February 5th | Pass/D/Fail Petition Deadline |
| Wednesday, February 10th - Friday, February 12th | Spring Quarter Pre-Registration |
| Monday, February 22nd | Open Registration Begins for Spring Quarter (Classes outside of Crown Family School) |
| Friday, March 5th | Field Education Evaluations Due to Field Consultant (Full-Time Program) |
| Saturday, March 13th | Field Education Ends and Winter Quarter Ends (UPass will not end this quarter) |
| Tuesday, March 16th | Grades Due for the Winter Quarter |
| Monday, March 15th - Friday, March 19th | Spring Break (No Classes) |
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| Monday, March 22nd | First Day of Classes for Spring Quarter and Field Education Begins |
| Friday, March 26th | Add/Drop Deadline for Spring Quarter |
| Friday, March 26th | Spring 2027 Quarter Graduation Application Due |
| Friday, April 23rd | Pass/D/Fail Petition Deadline |
| TBD | Summer Quarter Registration Opens |
| Friday, May 14th | Field Education Evaluations Due to Field Consultant (Full-Time Students and Advanced Part-Time Students) |
| Friday, May 21st | Field Education Evaluations Due (Full-Time Students and Part-Time Students) |
| Friday, May 28th | Field Education Ends (Second-Year Full-Time and Graduating Part-Time Students) |
| Monday, May 31st | Memorial Day Holiday (No Classes) |
| Friday, June 4th | Crown Family School Hooding Ceremony |
| Saturday, June 5th | Spring Quarter Ends and Field Education Ends (First-Year Students) |
| Saturday, June 5th | University Convocation (Conferral of Spring Quarter Degrees) |
| Thursday, June 10th | UPass End Date |
Schedule will be available Spring 2027
The prior academic year is available for planning purposes only.
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 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) |
| Monday, February 2nd – Friday, February 6th |
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 |
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| Wednesday, June 10th | Advanced Standing Orientation |
| Monday, June 15th | Summer Quarter Begins |
| Monday, June 15th | Summer Session I Begins |
| Monday, June 15th | Incompletes Due from Previous Quarter |
| Monday, June 15th | U‑Pass Start Date |
| Friday, June 19th | Juneteenth Observed |
| Friday, June 19th | Add/Drop Deadline for the Summer Quarter |
| Friday, June 19th | Summer Quarter 2025 Graduation Applications Due |
| Friday, June 26th | Pass/D/Fail Deadline (Session I: 5‑week classes) |
| Friday, July 3rd | Independence Day |
| Friday, July 17th | Pass/D/Fail Deadline (10‑week classes) |
| Friday, July 17th | Summer Session I Ends |
| Monday, July 20th | Summer Session II Begins |
| Friday, July 31st | Pass/D/Fail Deadline (Session II: 5‑week classes) |
| Wednesday, August 12th | Group Advising Session for Advanced Standing students |
| Monday, August 17th | Group Advising Session for Year 1 AM students for Autumn Quarter |
| Tuesday, August 18th | Group Advising Session for Returning AM students for the Autumn Quarter |
| Saturday, August 22nd | Summer Session II Ends |
| Saturday, August 22nd | Summer Quarter Ends & Degree Conferral |
| Saturday, August 22nd | U‑Pass End Date |
| Tuesday, August 25th | Summer Quarter Grades are Due |
| Monday, August 24th – Friday, August 28th | Administrative Registration |
| Friday, August 28th | Field Evaluations Due to Field Consultants (First‑Year Part‑Time students) |
| Wednesday, September 2nd – Friday, September 4th | Autumn Quarter Pre‑Registration |
| Tuesday, September 15th | International Student Orientation |
| Saturday, September 19th | SW Part‑Time Student Orientation |
| Tuesday, September 22nd | UChicago New Student Orientation & Welcome Lunch |
| Wednesday, September 23rd | Full‑Time AM Student Orientation |