Academic Calendar

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.


Academic Calendar

EventFall 2025
Full Session
Spring 2026
Full Session
Summer 2026
Full Session
Summer 2026
Session One
Summer 2026
Session Two
Classes BeginMonday, 8/25Monday, 1/12Monday, 5/11Monday, 5/11Tuesday, 6/30
Quarter of SemesterThursday, 9/18Thursday, 2/5Wednesday, 6/3Thursday, 5/21Monday, 7/13
Middle of SemesterMonday, 10/13Monday, 3/9Monday, 6/29Wednesday, 6/3Thursday, 7/23
Classes EndSunday, 12/7Sunday, 4/26Friday, 8/14Friday, 6/26Friday, 8/14
Final ExamsMonday, 12/8 - Friday, 12/12Monday, 4/27 - Friday, 5/1Last Day of ClassLast Day of ClassLast Day of Class
CommencementsFriday, 12/12 - Sunday, 12/14Friday, 5/1 - Sunday, 5/3   
Holidays/Breaks 2025-2026 
Holiday - University ClosedMonday, 9/1/25
Fall BreakMonday, 10/20/25 - Tuesday, 10/21/25
Holiday - University ClosedThursday, 11/27/25 - Friday, 11/28/25
Holiday - University ClosedThursday, 12/25/25 - Friday, 1/2/26
Holiday - University ClosedMonday, 1/19/26
Spring BreakSaturday, 2/28/26 - Sunday, 3/8/26
Holiday - University ClosedMonday, 5/25/26
Holiday - University Open, Classes Not HeldFriday, 6/19/26
Holiday - University ClosedFriday, 7/3/26

Other Important Dates

Enrollment by Appointment Begins

3/17/2025
Enrollment by appointment begins for Fall 2025

Open Enrollment Begins

3/31/2025
Open enrollment begins for Fall 2025.

Tuition Billing Statements Available

8/8/2025
Initial tuition billing statements for Fall 2025 are available electronically.

Graduation Application Opens - Spring 2026

8/25/2025
Graduation application opens for Spring semester 2026

Classes Begin

8/25/2025
Classes begin for Fall semester 2025.

Late Enrollment Fee ($100) Begins

8/25/2025
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.

Open Add Period Ends

8/29/2025
Online open add period for fall full-term classes ends at 11:59 pm.

Holiday - University Closed

9/1/2025
Holiday - University Closed

Minimum Tuition and Fee Payment Due

9/1/2025
Initial minimum tuition and fee payment due for Fall 2025

Tuition Refund Period Ends

9/18/2025
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

9/18/2025
Quarter of Fall semester 2025.

Apply to Graduate Deadline - Commencement Program

10/10/2025
Last day for students to complete the Fall 2025 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 2025

Middle of Semester

10/13/2025
Middle of Fall semester 2025.

Fall Break

10/20/2025 - 10/21/2025
Fall Break - Classes not in session, university open

Enrollment by Appointment Begins

10/27/2025
Enrollment by appointment begins for Spring 2026.

Open Enrollment Begins

11/10/2025
Open enrollment begins for Spring 2026

Enrollment Begins

11/17/2025
Enrollment begins for Summer 2026.

Holiday - University Closed

11/27/2025 - 11/28/2025
Holiday - University Closed

Classes End

12/7/2025
Classes end for Fall semester 2025.

Final Exams

12/8/2025 - 12/12/2025
Final Exams for Fall semester 2025.

Commencements

12/12/2025 - 12/14/2025
Commencements for Fall semester 2025.

Degree Conferral

12/12/2025
The date recorded on a student’s transcript signifying when the degree was officially recognized for fall 2025

Apply to Graduate Deadline

12/12/2025
Last day for AgTech, Undergraduate, and Graduate students to apply to graduate fall Semester 2025

Grades Due

12/16/2025
Full-term grades for Fall Semester 2025 due by 4 p.m.

Holiday - University Closed

12/25/2025 - 1/2/2026
Holiday - University Closed

Tuition Billing Statements Available

1/10/2026
Initial tuition billing statements for Spring 2026 are available electronically.

Late Enrollment Fee ($100) Begins

1/12/2026
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

1/12/2026
Classes begin for Spring semester 2026.

Open Add Period Ends

1/16/2026
Online open add period for Spring full-term classes ends at 11:59 pm.

Holiday - University Closed

1/19/2026
Holiday - University Closed

Minimum Tuition and Fee Payment Due

2/1/2026
Initial minimum tuition and fee payment due for Spring 2026

Tuition Refund Period End

2/5/2026
End of tuition refund period for full-term Spring 2026 semester courses. *Tuition refund dates for courses that do not extend over the entire semester can be found in Class Search.

Quarter of Semester

2/5/2026
Quarter of Spring semester 2026.

Spring Break

2/28/2026 - 3/8/2026
Spring Break

Middle of Semester

3/9/2026
Middle of Spring semester 2026.

Classes End

4/26/2026
Classes end for Spring semester 2026.

Final Exams

4/27/2026 - 5/1/2026
Final Exams for Spring semester 2026.

Commencements

5/1/2026 - 5/3/2026
Commencements for Spring semester 2026.

Apply to Graduate Deadline

5/1/2026
Last day for AgTech, Undergraduate, and Graduate students to apply to graduate Spring Semester 2026

Degree Conferral

5/1/2026
The date recorded on a student’s transcript signifying when the degree was officially recognized for spring 2026.

Grades Due

5/5/2026
Full-term grades for Spring Semester 2026 due by 4 p.m.

Tuition Billing Statements Available

5/9/2026
Initial tuition billing statements for Summer 2026 are available electronically.

Classes Begin

5/11/2026
Classes begin for Full Summer Session 2026.

Classes Begin

5/11/2026
Classes begin for First Summer Session 2026.

Open Add Period Ends

5/13/2026
Online open add period for First Summer Session classes ends at 11:59 pm.

Open Add Period Ends

5/15/2026
Online open add period for Full-Term Summer classes ends at 11:59 pm.

Quarter of Semester

5/21/2026
Quarter of First Summer Session 2026.

Tuition Refund Period End

5/21/2026
End of tuition refund period for first Summer session 2026 courses. *Tuition refund dates for courses that do not extend over the entire semester can be found in Class Search.

Holiday - University Closed

5/25/2026
Holiday - University Closed

Minimum Tuition and Fee Payment Due

6/1/2026
Initial minimum tuition and fee payment due for Summer 2026

Tuition Refund Period End

6/3/2026
End of tuition refund period for full regular academic Summer semester 2026 courses. *Tuition refund dates for courses that do not extend over the entire semester can be found in Class Search.

Quarter of Semester

6/3/2026
Quarter of Full Summer Session 2026.

Middle of Semester

6/3/2026
Middle of First Summer Session 2026.

Holiday - University Open, Classes Not Held

6/19/2026
Holiday - University Open, Classes Not Held

Classes End

6/26/2026
Classes end for First Summer Session 2026.

Middle of Semester

6/29/2026
Middle of Full Summer Session 2026.

Classes Begin

6/30/2026
Classes begin for Second Summer Session 2026.

Grades Due

7/1/2026
All grades for first Summer session 2026 due by 4 p.m.

Grades Due

7/1/2026
All grades for first Summer session 2026 due by 4 p.m.

Open Add Period Ends

7/2/2026
Online open add period for Second Summer Session classes ends at 11:59 pm.

Holiday - University Closed

7/3/2026
Holiday - University Closed

Tuition Refund Period End

7/13/2026
End of tuition refund period for second Summer session 2026 courses. *Tuition refund dates for courses that do not extend over the entire semester can be found in Class Search.

Quarter of Semester

7/13/2026
Quarter of Second Summer Session 2026.

Middle of Semester

7/23/2026
Middle of Second Summer Session 2026.

Classes End

8/14/2026
Classes end for Second Summer Session 2026.

Classes End

8/14/2026
Classes end for Full Summer Session 2026.

Degree Conferral

8/14/2026
The date recorded on a student’s transcript signifying when the degree was officially recognized for summer 2026.

Apply to Graduate Deadline

8/14/2026
Last day for AgTech, Undergraduate, and Graduate students to apply to graduate summer Semester 2026

Grades Due

8/18/2026
All grades for full and second Summer session 2026 due by 4 p.m.