Michigan State University has five academic calendars - one for each professional school: College of Law, College of Human Medicine, College of Osteopathic Medicine, and College of Veterinary Medicine and one for remaining careers. Below highlights important dates for students enrolled in full session courses. Professional schools' individual academic calendars can be found linked in the right-hand navigation. Please note: important dates and deadlines, including end of tuition refund dates, for all sections can be found by clicking on the section number in Class Search. Every effort is made to keep the academic calendars as accurate as possible; however, the important dates and deadlines are subject to change at any time. Subscribe to the Academic Calendar: copy the following link and paste it into any calendar app that accepts iCal feeds (Outlook, Google Calendar, Apple Calendar, etc.). http://reg.msu.edu/ROInfo/Calendar/Subscription.aspx. For further assistance, see Academic Calendar - iCal Subscription Instructions.
Other Important Dates
Enrollment by Appointment Begins
3/18/2024
Enrollment by appointment begins forFall 2024
Open Enrollment Begins
4/1/2024
Open enrollment begins forFall 2024
Tuition Billing Statements Available
8/6/2024
Initial tuition billing statements for Fall 2024 are available electronically.
Academic Year Faculty Employment Begins
8/16/2024
Employment start date for academic year faculty.
Minimum Tuition and Fee Payment Due
8/23/2024
Initial minimum tuition and fee payment due for Fall 2024.
Graduation Application Opens - Spring 2025
8/26/2024
Graduation application opens for spring semester 2025
Late Enrollment Fee ($100) Begins
8/26/2024
Students who initially enroll on or after the class starting date will be charged a late enrollment fee of $100 - fee waived for newly admitted and readmitted students.
Classes Begin
8/26/2024
Classes begin for Fall semester 2024.
Open Add Period Ends
8/30/2024
Online open add period for Fall full-term classes ends at 11:59 pm.
Holiday - University Closed
9/2/2024
Holiday - University Closed
Tuition Refund Period Ends
9/19/2024
End of tuition refund period for full-term Fall semester courses. *Tuition refund dates for courses that do not extend over the entire semester can be found in Class Search.
Quarter of Semester
9/19/2024
Quarter of Fall semester 2024.
Apply to Graduate Deadline - Commencement Program
10/11/2024
Last day for students to complete the Fall 2024 graduation application and have their name included in the commencement program. *Please note: this is not the final deadline to apply to graduate for Fall 2024
Credit/No-Credit (CR/NC) Deadline
10/14/2024
Last day to change to or from CR/NC for Fall 2024.
Middle of Semester
10/14/2024
Middle of Fall semester 2024. Last day to drop courses with no grade reported.
Fall Break
10/21/2024 - 10/22/2024
Fall Break - Classes not in session, university open
Enrollment by Appointment Begins
10/28/2024
Enrollment by appointment begins forSpring 2025
Open Enrollment Begins
11/11/2024
Open enrollment begins forSpring 2025
Enrollment Begins
11/18/2024
Enrollment forSummer 2025
Holiday - University Closed
11/28/2024 - 11/29/2024
Holiday - University Closed
Classes End
12/8/2024
Classes end for Fall semester 2024.
Final Exams
12/9/2024 - 12/13/2024
Final Exams for Fall semester 2024.
Commencements
12/13/2024 - 12/15/2024
Commencements for Fall semester 2024.
Degree Conferral
12/13/2024
The date recorded on a student’s transcript signifying when the degree was officially recognized for fall 2024.
Apply to Graduate Deadline
12/13/2024
Last day for AgTech, Undergraduate, and Graduate students to apply to graduate Fall Semester 2024.
Grades Due
12/17/2024
All grades for Fall Semester 2024 due by 4 p.m. Grades are available to students the following business day.
Holiday - University Closed
12/24/2024 - 1/1/2025
Holiday - University Closed
Tuition Billing Statements Available
1/9/2025
Initial tuition billing statements for Spring 2025 are available electronically.
Graduation Application Opens - Summer 2025
1/13/2025
Graduation application opens for summer semester 2025
Graduation Application Open - Summer 2025
1/13/2025
Graduation applications open for Summer semester 2025
Late Enrollment Fee ($100) Begins
1/13/2025
Students who initially enroll on or after the class starting date will be charged a late enrollment fee of $100 - fee waived for newly admitted and readmitted students.
Classes Begin
1/13/2025
Classes begin for Spring semester 2025.
Open Add Period Ends
1/17/2025
Online open add period for Spring full-term classes ends at 11:59 pm.
Holiday - University Closed
1/20/2025
Holiday - University Closed
Minimum Tuition and Fee Payment Due
2/1/2025
Initial minimum tuition and fee payment due for Spring 2025.
Tuition Refund Period End
2/6/2025
End of tuition refund period for full-term spring 2025 semester courses. *Tuition refund dates for courses that do not extend over the entire semester can be found in Class Search.
Quarter of Semester
2/6/2025
Quarter of Spring semester 2025.
Classes Not Held
2/13/2025
Classes will not meet - university remains open.
Spring Break
3/2/2025 - 3/9/2025
Spring Break
Middle of Semester
3/10/2025
Middle of Spring semester 2025. Last day to drop courses with no grade reported.
Credit/No-Credit (CR/NC) Deadline
3/10/2025
Last day to change to or from CR/NC for Spring 2025.
Enrollment by Appointment Begins
3/18/2025
Enrollment by appointment begins for Fall 2025
Open Enrollment Begins
4/1/2025
Open enrollment begins for Fall 2025
Tuition Billing Statements Available
4/19/2025
Initial tuition billing statements for Summer 2025 are available electronically.
Classes End
4/27/2025
Classes end for Spring semester 2025.
Final Exams
4/28/2025 - 5/2/2025
Final Exams for Spring semester 2025.
Commencements
5/2/2025 - 5/4/2025
Commencements for Spring semester 2025.
Degree Conferral
5/2/2025
The date recorded on a student’s transcript signifying when the degree was officially recognized for Spring 2025
Apply to Graduate Deadline
5/2/2025
Last day for AgTech, Undergraduate, and Graduate students to apply to graduate Spring Semester 2025
Degree Conferral
5/2/2025
The date recorded on a student’s transcript signifying when the degree was officially recognized for spring 2025.
Grades Due
5/6/2025
All grades for Spring Semester 2025 due by 4 p.m. Grades are available to students the following business day.
Minimum Tuition and Fee Payment Due
5/9/2025
Initial minimum tuition and fee payment due for Summer 2025.
Graduation Application Opens - Fall 2025
5/12/2025
Graduation application opens for fall semester 2025
Classes Begin
5/12/2025
Classes begin for Full Summer Session 2025.
Classes Begin
5/12/2025
Classes begin for First Summer Session 2025.
Open Add Period Ends
5/14/2025
Online open add period for First Summer Session classes ends at 11:59 pm.
Academic Year Faculty Employment Ends
5/15/2025
Employment end date for academic year faculty.
Open Add Period Ends
5/16/2025
Online open add period for Full-Term Summer classes ends at 11:59 pm.
Tuition Refund Period End
5/22/2025
End of tuition refund period for first Summer session 2025 courses. *Tuition refund dates for courses that do not extend over the entire semester can be found in Class Search.
Quarter of Semester
5/22/2025
Quarter of First Summer Session 2025.
Holiday - University Closed
5/26/2025
Holiday - University Closed
Middle of Semester
6/4/2025
Middle of First Summer Session 2025.
Quarter of Semester
6/4/2025
Quarter of Full Summer Session 2025.
Tuition Refund Period End
6/4/2025
End of tuition refund period for full regular academic Summer semester 2025 courses. *Tuition refund dates for courses that do not extend over the entire semester can be found in Class Search.
Holiday - University Open, Classes Not Held
6/19/2025
Holiday - University Open, Classes Not Held
Classes End
6/27/2025
Classes end for First Summer Session 2025.
Middle of Semester
6/30/2025
Middle of Full Summer Session 2025.
Classes Begin
7/1/2025
Classes begin for Second Summer Session 2025.
Grades Due
7/1/2025
All grades for first Summer session 2025 due by 4 p.m. Grades are available to students the following business day.
Open Add Period Ends
7/3/2025
Online open add period for Second Summer Session classes ends at 11:59 pm.
Holiday - University Closed
7/4/2025
Holiday - University Closed
Tuition Refund Period End
7/14/2025
End of tuition refund period for second Summer session 2025 courses. *Tuition refund dates for courses that do not extend over the entire semester can be found in Class Search.
Quarter of Semester
7/14/2025
Quarter of Second Summer Session 2025.
Middle of Semester
7/24/2025
Middle of Second Summer Session 2025.
Classes End
8/15/2025
Classes end for Second Summer Session 2025.
Classes End
8/15/2025
Classes end for Full Summer Session 2025.
Apply to Graduate Deadline
8/15/2025
Last day for AgTech, Undergraduate, and Graduate students to apply to graduate Summer Semester 2025
Degree Conferral
8/15/2025
The date recorded on a student’s transcript signifying when the degree was officially recognized for summer 2025.
Grades Due
8/19/2025
All grades for full and second Summer session 2025 due by 4 p.m. Grades are available to students the following business day.
