2024-2025 Academic Calendar

Fall 2024

August 7                       Fall 2024 tuition is due 
August 17,18               Residence halls open for new students contracted for fall housing
August 19                     Convocation
August 19- 23            New Student Orientation
August 24, 25             Residence halls open for returning students contracted for fall housing 
August 25                     Last day to receive 100% refund for fall course drops 
August 26                     Fall 2024 semester begins
Aug 26 - Sep 1             Late registration (add/drop) week
August 30                     Financial aid refunds distributed for fall 
September 1                Last day to receive 75% refund for fall course drops 
September 1                Last day to add/drop courses in MyFIT (online system closes at 11:30 pm)
September 2               Labor Day - College closed
September 8               Last day to receive 50% refund for fall course drops 
September 12-23     Certification rosters open to faculty 
September 15             Last day to withdraw from fall classes with a partial refund (25%) 
September 23            Last day for faculty to submit certification rosters (online system closes at 11:59pm) 
September 24             Census date
October 2                      Rosh Hashanah - Classes suspend at 4pm
October 3, 4                 Rosh Hashanah - College closed
October 7-11                 Make-up examination period for spring Incomplete (IN) grades 
October 11                     Yom Kippur - Classes suspend at 4pm
October 12                    Yom Kippur - College closed
October 31                    Winter registration begins 
November 1                  Spring registration begins for currently enrolled graduate students 
November 4-8            Spring registration begins for currently enrolled, degree seeking students 
November 8                 Spring registration begins for re-admitted degree students 
November 18               Spring registration begins for non-degree students 
November 22               Last day to submit fall Course Withdrawal forms (WD grade) 
November 22               Last day to submit a fall College Withdrawal form
Nov 28 - Dec 1             Thanksgiving Recess - College closed
December 1                   Graduation application priority deadline for May/Spring and August/Summer 2025 graduation 
December 3                  Final grade rosters open for faculty  
December 3                  Last day for all Tuesday classes 
December 4                  Last day for Wednesday day classes 
December 7                  Winter 2025 tuition is due 
December 8                  Last day for all Sunday classes 
December 9                  Last day for all Monday classes 
December 10                Spring registration begins for students admitted Spring 2025 
December 11                 Last day for Wednesday evening classes 
December 14                Last day for all Saturday classes 
December 16                Friday evening classes meet to make up for October 11th
December 17, 18         Emergency Make-Up Days
December 19                Last day for all Thursday classes 
December 20               Last day for all Friday classes; Fall 2024 semester ends 
December 21                Residence halls close at 9am for all residents         

FIT will be closed for the holidays from Tuesday, December 24, 2024 through and including Wednesday, January 1, 2025.

  Winter 2025

January 1                        New Year's Day - College closed
January 1                        Residence halls open for students contracted for winter housing 
January 1                        Last day to receive 100% refund for winter course drops 
January 2                       Winter 2025 term begins
January 2                       Fall final grade rosters are due
January 2                       Last day to receive 75% refund for winter course drops 
January 2, 3                  Late registration (add, drop) period
January 3                       Last day to add/drop winter courses in MyFIT (online system closes at 11:30pm) 
 January 3                      Last day to receive 50% refund for winter course drops 
January 6                       Last day to withdraw from winter classes with a partial refund (25%) 
 January 6, 7                  Winter certification rosters open to faculty  
January 7                        Spring 2025 tuition is due 
January 8                        Census date 
January 14                      Last day to submit course withdrawal forms for winter (WD grade) 
January 17                      Winter grade rosters open for faculty
January 17                      Winter 2025 term ends
January 20                     Martin Luther King, Jr. Day - College closed

Spring 2025 

January 21                    Residence halls open for new students contracted for spring housing
January 22                   Winter final grade rosters are due
January 22 - 23         New Student Orientation
January 23                   Convocation 
January 26                   Residence halls open for returning students contracted for spring housing 
January 26                   Last day to receive 100% refund for spring course drops 

January 27                   Spring 2025 semester begins
Jan 27 - Feb 2             Late registration (add/drop) week
January 31                    Financial aid refunds distributed for spring  
February 2                     Last day to receive 75% refund for spring course drops 
February 2                     Last day to add/drop courses in MyFIT (online system closes at 11:30pm) 
February 9                     Last day to receive 50% refund for spring course drops 
February 13-24           Certification rosters open for faculty   
February 16                   Last day to withdraw from spring classes with a partial refund (25%)
February 17                   Presidents Day - College closed
February 24                  Last day for faculty to submit certification rosters (online system closes at 11:59pm) 
February 25                  Census date 
March 3-7                      Make-up examination period for Fall 2024 Incomplete (IN) grades 
 March 31                       Graduation application must be submitted for student names to be listed in Commencement program
 April 3                            Summer registration begins 
April 4                             Fall registration begins for currently enrolled graduate students 
April 7- 11                      Fall registration begins for currently enrolled, degree seeking students 
 April 11                           Fall registration begins for newly admitted graduate students 
April 11                            Fall registration begins for re-admitted degree students
April 14 - 20                 Spring Recess - No classes
April 18                           Good Friday - College closed
April 28                           Fall registration begins for non-degree students 
May 1                                Graduation application priority deadline for Dec/Fall 2025 & Winter/Jan2026 graduation
May 1                                Deadline for graduating residents to register with Residential Life for May 22nd move out 
May 2                               Last day to submit spring course withdrawal forms (WD grades) 
May 2                               Last day to submit a college withdrawal form for spring 
May 7                               Summer tuition is due 
May 10                             Last day for all Saturday classes
May 11                              Last day for all Sunday classes 
May 13                             Final grade rosters open for faculty  
May 13                             Last day for all Tuesday classes 
May 14                             Last day for all Wednesday classes 
May 15                             Last day for all Thursday classes 
May 16                             Last day for all Friday classes 
May 19                             Last day for all Monday classes 
May 20                            Residence halls close at 9am for all non-graduating and non-summer residents
May 20                            Hooding ceremony for the master’s degree candidates of the School of Graduate Studies
May 20, 21                     Emergency Make-Up Days
May 21                             Spring 2025 semester ends
May 21                             Spring final grade rosters are due
May 21, 22                     Commencement 
May 22                            Graduating residents move out of residence halls

Summer 2025 

May 23                         Residence Halls open for students contracted for summer housing 
May 26                         Last day to receive 100% refund for Summer 1 course drops
May 26                         Memorial Day - College Closed 
May 27                         Summer 1  begins
May 27                         Last day to receive 75% refund for Summer 1 course drops
May 27, 28                 Late registration for Summer 1 (add/drop)
May 28                        Last day to receive 50% refund for Summer 1 course drops 
May 28                         Last day to add/drop Summer 1 courses in MyFIT (online system closes at 11:30pm) 
May 29                         Last day to withdraw from Summer 1 classes with a partial refund (25%) 
May 29- June 2       Certification rosters for Summer 1 open for faculty  
June 2                          Last day to submit for faculty to submit certification rosters for Summer 1 
June 3                          Census Date for Summer 1 
June 17                         Last day to submit course withdrawal forms (WD grades) for Summer 1
June 19                        Juneteenth - College closed
July 1                             Summer 1 ends
July 1                             Final grade rosters for Summer 1 open for faculty 
July 3                            Summer 1 final grade rosters are due
July 4                            Independence Day - College closed
July 6                            Last day to receive 100% refund for Summer 2 course drops
July 7                            Summer 2 begins
July 7                            Last day to receive 75% refund for Summer 2 course drops 
July 7, 8                       Late registration for Summer 2 (add/drop) 
July 8                            Last day to add/drop Summer 2 classes in MyFIT (online system closes at 11:30pm) 
July 8                            Last day to receive 50% refund for Summer 2 course drops 
July 9                            Last day to withdraw from Summer 2 classes with a partial refund (25%) 
July 9 - 13                   Certification rosters for Summer 2 open to faculty  
 July 13                         Last day for faculty to submit certification rosters for Summer 2 
July 14                          Census Date for Summer 2 
July 28                         Last day to submit course withdrawal forms (WD grades) for Summer 2 
July 31                          Final grade rosters for Summer 2 open to faculty
July 31                          Summer 2 ends
August 5                      Summer 2 final grade rosters are due

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