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Summer 2024**

Apr 10 - May 10
Open Registration
TBD Sponsorship Authorization Forms
(Recommended Submission Date)
May 17 Payment Deadline
(Balance after this date is subject
to a $50.00 late payment fee)
May 20 Summer Semester Begins
May 20 - 23 Late Registration
May 20 - 23 Add/Drop (no transcript grade entry; registered students only)
May 24 - Jul 19 Drop with WP or WF grade (need to use add/drop form)
May 27 Memorial Day Holiday, University Closed (UTHealth Houston)
Jun 19 Juneteenth Holiday, University Closed (UTHealth Houston)
Jul 4
Independence Day Holiday, University Closed (UTHealth Houston)
Jul 12
Last day to petition for defense
for Summer 2024 graduation
Jul 26
Last day to hold defense
for Summer 2024 graduation
Aug 9
Last day to submit final thesis
and all exit forms to Office of Academic Affairs -
students who miss this deadline will be
required to register for Fall 2024
Aug 9 Last day of classes
Aug 12 - 15 Final Exams
Aug 15 End of Summer Semester

**Subject to change

Fall 2024**

Jul 10 - Aug 16

Open Registration

TBD

Sponsorship Authorization Forms
(Recommended Submission Date)

TBD

Payment Deadline
(Balance after this date is subject
to a $50.00 late payment fee)

Aug 26

Fall Semester Begins

Aug 26 - 30

Late Registration

Aug 26 - Sept 11

Add/Drop (no transcript grade entry; registered students only)

Sept 2 - Oct 25

Drop with WP or WF grade (need to use add/drop form)

Sept 2

Labor Day Holiday University Closed (UTHealth Houston)

Sept 30

Fall tutorial begins

Nov 11

Last day to petition for defense
for Fall 2024 graduation

Nov 25

Last day to hold defense
for Fall 2024 graduation

Nov 28-29

Thanksgiving Holiday University Closed (UTHealth Houston)

Dec 6

Last day of classes

Dec 9

Last day to submit final thesis
and all exit forms to Office of Academic Affairs -
students who miss this deadline will be
required to register for Spring 2025

Dec 9 - 13

Final Exams

Dec 13

Fall tutorial ends

End of Fall Semester

**Subject to change

 

Spring 2025**

TBD Open Registration
TBD Sponsorship Authorization Forms
(Recommended Submission Date)
TBD Payment Deadline
(Balance after this date is subject
to a $50.00 late payment fee)
Jan 6 Spring I tutorial begins
Jan 13 Spring Semester Begins
Jan 13 - 17 Late Registration
Jan 13 - 29 Add/Drop (no transcript grade entry; registered students only)
Jan 20 Martin Luther King Holiday-University Closed (UTHealth Houston)
TBD Drop with WP or WF grade (must use add/drop/withdrawal form)
Mar 7
Spring I tutorial ends
Mar 10 Spring II tutorial begins
Mar 10 - 14 Spring Break (no classes scheduled; consult with advisor regarding attendance for tutorial rotations/research)
April 4
Last day to petition for defense
for Spring 2025 graduation
April 18*** Last day to hold defense
for Spring 2025 graduation
May 2***

Last day to submit final thesis
and all exit forms to Office of Academic Affairs -
students who miss this deadline will be
required to register for Summer 2025

Last Day of Classes

May 5 - 9 Final Exams
May 9

Spring II tutorial ends

End of Spring Semester

May 13

Commencement, NRG Arena, 6:00 PM

**Subject to change

***These deadlines may not apply to students in the Genetic Counseling Program. These students should consult with their Program for specific deadlines