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August 2025

Graduate - Academic Calendar

Date

Hour

Event

August 1, Friday

5:00 p.m.

Deadline for requesting transfer of credit (for fall degree candidates)

August 20, Wednesday

5:00 p.m.

Last day for thesis and dissertation students to clear prior to the fall semester with the Graduate School Thesis, Dissertation, and Publication Office. See https://grad.ufl.edu/academics/editorial/etd-dates/ for more information

11:59 p.m.

Registration deadline (Late fee assessed for registrations occurring after 11:59 p.m., 8/20/25)

August 21, Thursday

Classes start

Drop/add starts

Late registration starts (Late fee assessed for registrations occurring after 11:59 p.m., 8/21/25)

August 27, Wednesday

11:59 p.m.

Drop/add ends

Late registration ends (Late fee assessed)

Deadline to withdraw with no fee liability

September 2025

Graduate - Academic Calendar

Date

Hour

Event

September 1, Monday, Labor Day

No classes

September 5, Friday

3:30 p.m.

Fee payment deadline

5:00 p.m.

Deadline for Graduate Student Academic Career Tracking to review/approve S/U Option Application for courses with this grading scheme

11:59 p.m.

Residency reclassification deadline for receiving the request and all documents

September 12, Friday

11:59 p.m.

Deadline to withdraw with 25% refund (W symbol assigned) https://registrar.ufl.edu/services/withdrawal.html

11:59 p.m.

Degree application deadline for degree award this term https://one.uf.edu/

September 30, Tuesday

5:00 p.m.

Last day to submit Transmittal Letter and doctoral dissertation for initial review by the Graduate School Thesis, Dissertation, and Publication Office https://grad.ufl.edu/academics/editorial/etd-tools/

October 2025

Graduate - Academic Calendar

Date

Hour

Event

October 14, Tuesday

11:59 p.m.

Midpoint of Term

Deadline to finalize all data (except Final Exam) in SIS (the Student Information System) for all degree applicants

Late degree application deadline for degree award this term http://www.registrar.ufl.edu/currents/latedegreeinfo.html

October 17 Friday, Homecoming

No classes

October 28, Tuesday

5:00 p.m.

Last day to submit successfully defended master’s thesis for review by the Graduate School Thesis, Dissertation, and Publication Office https://grad.ufl.edu/academics/editorial/etd-tools/

Deadline for final exam milestone to be completed in SIS (the Student Information System) for thesis students

Deadline for thesis students to submit the UF Publishing Agreement in GIMS (the Graduate Information Management System)

November 2025

Graduate - Academic Calendar

Date

Hour

Event

November 11, Tuesday, Veterans Day

No classes

November 17, Monday

11:59 p.m.

Drop Deadline (W assigned to individual course(s). Drops of individual courses must be approved by the student’s college.)

Last day to withdraw (all courses) without failing grades via ONE.UF https://registrar.ufl.edu/services/withdrawal.html

Deadline for pending grades and current term enrollment for all degree applicants to be finalized

November 18, Tuesday

5:00 p.m.

Deadline for final exam milestone to be completed in SIS (the Student Information System) for dissertation, non-thesis, project and project-in-lieu-of-thesis students https://grad.ufl.edu/media/gradufledu/pdf/checklist-graduation.pdf

Deadline for ETD Signature Pages to be posted in GIMS (the Graduate Information Management System) for thesis and dissertation students

Deadline for doctoral dissertation students to submit the UF Publishing Agreement in GIMS (the Graduate Information Management System)

Deadline for thesis and dissertation students to submit final pdf document for review by the Graduate School Thesis, Dissertation, and Publication Office in order to qualify for degree award this term. No exceptions can be granted. https://grad.ufl.edu/academics/editorial/etd-dates/ https://grad.ufl.edu/academics/editorial/etd-tools/

November 24-29, Monday-Saturday, Thanksgiving

No classes

December 2025

Graduate - Academic Calendar

Date

Hour

Event

December 1, Monday

5:00 p.m.

Deadline for Conditional or Special Admission Petitions for Spring 2025 applicants to be submitted to the Graduate School. https://grad.ufl.edu/work/petition/

December 3, Wednesday

Classes end

Deadline for requesting transfer of credit (for spring degree candidates)

11:59 pm

Last day to drop a course and receive a W on the transcript via College petition to the Registrar

Last day to withdraw (all courses) without failing grades via College petition to the Registrar

December 4-5, Thursday-Friday

Examination reading days (no classes)

December 6-12, Saturday-Friday

Final examinations

December 9, Tuesday

5:00 p.m.

Deadline for thesis and dissertation students to receive confirmation of Final Clearance status with the Graduate School Thesis, Dissertation, and Publication Office to remain eligible for a degree award this term. No exceptions can be granted. https://grad.ufl.edu/academics/editorial/etd-dates/

December 12-13, Friday-Saturday

Commencement Ceremonies*

See commencement schedule for specific dates: https://commencement.ufl.edu/

December 15, Monday

12:00 noon

Final term grades are due

December 16, Tuesday

Degree certification

December 17, Wednesday

Unofficial transcripts with grades and remarks available via ONE.UF

*Projected dates. Specific dates and times of ceremonies for colleges and schools will be made available at https://www.commencement.ufl.edu once approved by the University Commencement Committee and as soon as plans are finalized. Please do not anticipate exact dates and times until the website has been updated. 

NOTES: All dates and deadlines are subject to change and will be updated accordingly. Prospective students should contact the appropriate academic unit for admission application deadlines.