2025 Fall Academic Calendar

 See five-year forecast for chronological listing of key dates.

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Academic Session Dates

Undergraduate

** Classes offered in coordination with the Department of Digital Learning.

Session 1 Session 8W1 Session 8W2 **Session J Session N01

08/25/2025
12/06/2025
(classes end)
12/13/2025
(session ends)

08/25/2025
10/18/2025

10/20/2025
12/13/2025

12/15/2025
01/10/2026

08/18/2025
01/17/2026

Graduate School and Graduate School of Management

Session 1 Session S01 Session 8W1 Session 8W2 Session 5B Session 5G

08/25/2025
12/06/2025
(classes end)
12/13/2025
(session ends)

08/23/2025
12/13/2025

08/25/2025
10/18/2025

10/20/2025
12/13/2025

08/25/2025
09/27/2025

09/29/2025
11/01/2025

 Health Science Professional 

Session 1 Session 8W1 Session 8W2 Session 13A Session 17A

08/25/2025
12/06/2025
(classes end)
12/13/2025
(session ends)

 08/25/2025
10/18/2025

 10/20/2025
 12/13/2025

 08/18/2025
 11/15/2025

 08/18/2025
 12/13/2025

Dental School

Session 1 Session 8W1 Session 8W2

08/25/2025
12/06/2025
(classes end)
12/13/2025
(session ends)

08/25/2025
10/18/2025

 

10/20/2025
12/13/2025

Law School

Session 17B

08/25/2025
12/04/2025 (classes end)
12/05/2025 Study day
12/08/2025 - 12/19/2025 Final exams
(session ends)

Academic censure appeal deadlines

Last day at noon to submit appeal for dismissed spring 2025 students who wish to enroll in fall 2025:

                                                 05/30/2025

Last day at noon to submit appeal for dismissed summer 2025 students who wish to enroll in fall 2025:

                                                 08/25/2025

Last day at noon to submit appeal for dismissed fall 2025 students who wish to enroll in spring 2026:
                                                   01/02/2026

Last day at noon to submit appeal for J-session students who appealed dismissal and wish to enroll in spring 2026:     
                                                   01/20/2026

Academic censure appeal decisions released

For spring 2025 students who appealed dismissal and wish to enroll in fall 2025:

                                                    06/06/2025

For summer 2025 students who appealed dismissal and wish to enroll in fall 2025:
                                                    08/27/2025

For fall 2025 students who appealed dismissal and wish to enroll in spring 2026:
                                                    01/08/2026

For J-session students who appealed dismissal and wish to enroll in spring 2026:

                                                    01/22/2026

Academic Integrity tutorial deadline (excludes Dental and Law)

                                                 10/01/2025 @ 11:59 pm

Add, Swap, Drop, Credit Change, Audit, CR/NC  Deadline (11:59pm)

 Undergraduate

Session 1

Session 8W1

Session 8W2

**Session J

Session  N01

09/02/2025

09/02/2025

10/28/2025

12/17/2025

08/26/2025

 Graduate School and Graduate School of Management

Session 1

Session S01

Session 8W1

Session 8W2

Session 5B

Session  5G

09/02/2025

09/02/2025

09/02/2025

10/28/2025

08/27/2025

10/01/2025

 Health Science Professional

Session 1

Session 8W1

Session 8W2

Session 13A

Session 17A

09/02/2025

09/02/2025

10/28/2025

08/26/2025

08/26/2025

 Dental School

Session 1

Session 8W1

Session 8W2

09/02/2025

09/02/2025

10/28/2025

 Law School

Session 17B

09/02/2025

 

Advising for spring registration

                          10/27/2025 through 11/07/2025

 

Breaks: classes excused

Labor Day: 09/01/2025

Midterm break
Dental School: 10/17/2025
Health Sciences
 Professional Phase1st, 2nd & 3rd year: 10/16/2025 - 10/17/2025
Health Sciences PA:  10/09/2025 - 10/10/2025

Undergraduate (Session 1 only):  10/16/2025 – 10/17/2025 
Thanksgiving Holiday: 11/26/2025 - 11/30/2025
Winter Break (no regular session classes) 12/14/2025 - 1/12/2026

Comprehensive Exams results of comprehensive exams due in the Graduate School or the Graduate School of Management:

(Registration for and the taking of the comprehensive exams, and the submission of the results, are arranged between the student and his/her program or department)

                                            11/10/2025

Diplomas

Digital diploma email notification released to a graduate's @marquette.edu email account 4 weeks after final grades are posted.

Paper diplomas shipped directly to a graduate's diploma mailing address 30 days after final grades are posted. 

Dissertation deadlines            

Announcement of Public Defense of Dissertation forms Deadline: 
10/20/2025

Defense Deadline:
11/10/2025

Approved Submission to the Grad School through ProQuest with Required Forms Deadline:
12/01/2025                                       

Enrollment/registration 

Fall 2025:
Students register by appointment: 3/31/2024 - 4/18/2024
Appointment times are displayed to students in CheckMarq in March.  Registration is open to all students after the last day of the appointment period, except New Freshmen who register at their SPARK session.

Spring 2026: 
Students register by appointment: 11/10/2025 -11/28/2025
Appointment times are displayed to students in CheckMarq in October. Registration is open to all students after the last day of the appointment period.

  

Exams

 Midterm 
Undergraduate
           
                                           Session 1 
                         
10/09/2025 through 10/15/2025

Final Exams

Undergraduate

Session 1

Session 8W1

Session 8W2

Session J

Session N01

12/08/2025
   through
12/13/2025

                                   Last day of class

 

Graduate School and Graduate School of Management

Session 1

Session S01

Session 8W1

Session 8W2

Session 5B

Session 5G

12/08/2025
    through
12/13/2025

12/08/2025
   through
12/13/2025

Last day of class

Last day of class

Last day of class

Last day of class

 Health Science Professional

Session 1

Session 8W1

Session 8W2

Session 13A

Session 17A

12/08/2025
   through
12/13/2025

Last day of class

Last day of class

Last day of class

Last day of class

 Dental School

Session 1

Session 8W1

Session 8W2

12/08/2025
  through 
12/13/2025

Last day of
class

Last day of
class

 Law School

Session 17B

12/08/2025
   through
12/19/2025

Faculty textbook submission deadline

                                              10/20/2025

Grade appeal deadline

last day for students to appeal a final grade assigned in all spring/summer 2025 sessions                                                   
                                              1
0/03/2025

Grade deadlines (Faculty) and Availability

Midterm grades are visible to students as they are entered by faculty.  Final grades are visible to students approximately one hour after the faculty deadline

Midterm Grades

Undergraduate 

                                                    Session 1
                                              10/21/2025 @ noon
Final Grades 

Undergraduate

Session 1

Session 8W1

Session 8W2

Session J

Session N01

12/16/2025
@ 12 noon

10/21/2025
@ 12 noon

12/16/2025
@ 12 noon

01/13/2026
@ 12 noon 

01/20/2026
@ 12 noon 

Graduate School and Graduate School of Management

Session 1

Session S01

Session 8W1

Session 8W2

Session 5B

Session 5G

12/16/2025
@ 12 noon

12/16/2025
@ 12 noon

10/21/2025
@ 12 noon

12/16/2025
@ 12 noon

09/30/2025
@ 12 noon

11/04/2025
@ 12 noon

Health Science Professional 

Session 1

Session 8W1

Session 8W2

Session 13A

Session 17A

12/16/2025
@ 12 noon

10/21/2025
@ 12 noon

12/16/2025
@ 12 noon

11/18/2025
@ 12 noon

12/16/2025
@ 12 noon

Dental School

Session 1

Session 8W1

Session 8W2

12/16/2025
@ 12 noon

10/21/2025
@ 12 noon

12/16/2025
@ 12 noon

 Law School

Session 1

Check with Law School

Graduation application available (spring, summer & fall 2025)

                                          10/06/2025                                                        

Graduation application deadline (Fall 2025)

Priority deadline to apply to graduate in fall 2025.

                                        10/01/2025

Late applications for graduation for fall 2025 will continue to be accepted until 11/28/2025, although undergraduate and professional students will be required to receive approval from their college dean's office before applying late.                        

Incomplete deadlines

Spring/Summer 2025 Classes
last day for students to submit completed coursework/exams to faculty
                                             10/3/2025

last day for faculty to submit grade changes (Incomplete to final grade) to college offices
                                            10/15/2025

last day for colleges to approve submitted grade changes (Incomplete to final grade)
                                             10/17/2025

 

Fall 2025 Classes
last day for students to submit completed coursework/exams to faculty
                                              02/13/2026

 

last day for faculty to submit grade changes (Incomplete to final grade) to college offices
                                              02/25/2026

last day for colleges to approve submitted grade changes (Incomplete to final grade)
                                             02/27/2026

  

Internal Transfer Deadline

College of Nursing    12/04/2025 for spring 2026
Other Colleges  Monday before classes start in a session

Mid-year Graduation Conferral date

                                                      01/09/2026

M.S.A.E. professional project: due to the Graduate School of Management

outline deadline:

                                                    09/04/2025

professional project deadline:

                                                    11/03/2025

Official transcript deadline - graduation

  Received in the Office of Registrar one week prior to diploma date

 

Official transcript deadline - registration appointments

Last day external transcripts must arrive in the Office of the Registrar for transfer credits to affect spring registration appointments

                                         09/26/2025

Orientation First-Year Law Students

                             08/20/2026 - 08/21/2026

Orientation New Undergraduate Student and Family 

                          08/21/2025 through 08/24/2025 

Orientation New Faculty 

                            08/11/2025 through 08/15/2025

Orientation/Immersion: Executive MBA students

                               08/11/2025 through 08/16/2025

Outlines due to the Graduate School

                                             10/10/2025

Readmission deadline

                           Monday before classes begin in a session.

Thesis, professional project or essay deadline

                                                11/14/2025

Transcripts available with degree information

Students are encouraged to monitor their @marquette.edu email address for notification of degree and certificate postings.                                         

01/17/2025 (approximate)

Trustees' List deadline

 Colleges and Schools to submit Trustees' List to the Office of the Registrar for August 31 through November 30 graduates
                             Diploma date is last business day of the month

Colleges and Schools to submit Trustees' List to the Office of the Registrar for end of fall term 2025 graduates 
                                         01/09/2026 @ 12 noon

Waitlist deadline

 

Undergraduate

Session 1

Session 8W1

Session 8W2

Session J

Session N01

08/28/2025

08/28/2025

10/23/2025

12/16/2025

08/21/2025

Graduate School and Graduate School of Management

Session 1

Session S01

Session 8W1

Session 8W2

Session 5B

Session 5G

08/28/2025

08/28/2025

08/28/2025

10/23/2025

08/26/2025

 09/30/2025

Health Science Professional 

Session 1

Session 8W1

Session 8W2

Session 13A

Session 17A

08/28/2025

08/28/2025

10/23/2025

08/21/2025

08/21/2025

White Coat Ceremony Dental School D1 students

                                                 08/22/2025

Withdrawal from classes begins

 

Undergraduate

Session 1

Session 8W1

Session 8W2

Session J

Session N01

09/03/2025

09/03/2025

10/29/2025

12/18/2025

08/27/2025

Graduate School and Graduate School of Management

Session 1 Session S01 Session 8W1 Session 8W2 Session 5B Session 5G

09/03/2025

09/03/2025

09/03/2025

10/29/2025

08/28/2025

 10/02/2025

 Health Science Professional

Session 1

Session 8W1

Session 8W2

Session 13A

Session 17A

09/03/2025

09/03/2025

10/29/2025

08/27/2025

 08/27/2025

Dental School

Session 1 Session 8W1 Session 8W2

09/03/2025

09/03/2025

10/29/2025

Law School

Session 1

09/02/2025

 

Withdrawal deadline

 

Undergraduate

Session 1

Session 8W1

Session 8W2

Session J

Session N01

11/14/2025

10/03/2025

11/28/2025

01/02/2026

12/12/2025

Graduate School and Graduate School of Management

Session 1

Session S01

Session 8W1

Session 8W2

Session 5B

Session 5G

11/14/2025

11/14/2025

10/03/2025

12/01/2025

09/19/2025

 10/17/2025

Health Science Professional

Session 1

Session 8W1

Session 8W2

Session 13A

Session 17A

11/14/2025

10/03/2025

12/01/2025

10/24/2025

11/14/2025

Dental School

Session 1

Session 8W1

Session 8W2

11/14/2025

10/03/2025

12/01/2025

Law School

Session 1

10/14/2025

University Census Freeze Date

 09/23/2025

 University offices closed

See the University Holiday Calendar for a listing of dates when ÏòÈÕ¿ûÊÓƵ offices are closed.

 To see Spring and Summer terms, select the corresponding link:

  • Spring 2025
  • Summer 2025

Faculty: The contract dates of the 2025-2026 academic year for faculty are August 11, 2025 through May 13, 2026 for newly hired faculty and August 18, 2025 through May 13, 2026 for returning faculty.