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Summer 2025**

Apr 9 - May 9
Open Registration
May 2 Sponsorship Authorization Forms
(Recommended Submission Date)
May 16 Payment Deadline
(Balance after this date is subject
to a $50.00 late payment fee)
May 19 Summer Semester Begins
May 19 - 22 Late Registration
May 19 - 22 Add/Drop (no transcript grade entry; registered students only)
May 23 - Jul 18 Drop with WP or WF grade (need to use add/drop form)
May 26 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 11
Last day to petition for defense
for Summer 2025 graduation
Jul 25
Last day to hold defense
for Summer 2025 graduation
Aug 8
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 2025
Aug 11 Last day of classes
Aug 11 - 14 Final Exams
Aug 14 End of Summer Semester

**Subject to change

Fall 2025**

Jul 10 - Aug 15

Open Registration

TBD

Sponsorship Authorization Forms
(Recommended Submission Date)

Aug 22

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

Aug 25

Fall Semester Begins

Aug 25 - 29

Late Registration

Aug 25 - Sept 10

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

TBD

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

Sept 1

Labor Day Holiday, University Closed (UTHealth Houston)

Sept 29

Fall tutorial begins

Nov 7

Last day to petition for defense
for Fall 2024 graduation

Nov 21

Last day to hold defense
for Fall 2024 graduation

Nov 27-28

Thanksgiving Holiday, University Closed (UTHealth Houston)

Dec 5 Fall tutorial ends

Dec 5

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 5

Last day of classes

Dec 8-12

Final exams

Dec 12

End of Fall Semester

**Subject to change

 

Spring 2026**

Nov 19 - Dec 19, 2025 Open Registration
TBD Sponsorship Authorization Forms
(Recommended Submission Date)
Jan 9, 2026 Payment Deadline
(Balance after this date is subject
to a $50.00 late payment fee)
Jan 12 Spring Semester Begins
Jan 12 Spring I tutorial begins
Jan 12 - 16 Late Registration
Jan 12 - 28 Add/Drop (no transcript grade entry; registered students only)
Jan 19 Martin Luther King Holiday, University Closed (UTHealth Houston)
TBD Drop with WP or WF grade (must use add/drop/withdrawal form)
Mar 6 Spring I tutorial ends
Mar 9 - 13 Spring Break (no classes scheduled; consult with advisor regarding attendance for tutorial rotations/research)
Mar 16 Spring II tutorial begins
April 3 Last day to petition for defense
for Spring 2025 graduation
April 17*** Last day to hold defense
for Spring 2025 graduation
May 1***

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

May 1

Last Day of Classes

May 4 - 8 Final Exams
May 8 Spring II tutorial edns
May 8

End of Spring Semester

TBD

2026 Commencement

**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