Academic Calendar

Academic Calendar at a Glance

Select your program to view the academic calendar for your courses.

The 2025-2026 academic calendar at a glance.

Please contact the Office of Academic Records for more information about the academic calendar.

2024-2025 Academic Calendar

Select a Term

Please choose a semester or term to view the traditional undergraduate academic calendar for that time period.

Fall 16-week Semester & 8-week Term I and II, 2024

December 12Senior Grades due by 9 a.m.

July 12	Tuition Due for Fall
August 16	Student/Departmental Meetings
August 19	Fall 16-week Semester and 8-week Term I classes begin
August 27	Last day to Drop/Add a Term I and Semester course
August 28	Roster verification begins for Semester and Term I classes; Census date for Reporting Semester and Term I classes
September 2	Labor Day, no classes; University closed
September 4	Roster verification for Semester and Term I classes due by 9 a.m.
September 16	Winter 2024 Course Materials Adoptions Due
September 17	Last day to Withdraw from an 8-week Term I class without academic penalty
September 23	Spring/Term III/Term IV Course Materials Adoptions Due
October 11	Last day of 8-week Term I classes, Semester midterm grades due by 9 a.m.
October 14	Term I final grades due by 9 a.m.
October 14-15	Fall break; no classes; University open
October 16	8-week Term II classes begin
October 16 – November 1	Advising for 2024 Spring Semester, Terms III & IV, and Summer Term V
October 18	Last day to withdraw from a 16-week Semester course without academic penalty
October 22	Last day to Drop/Add an 8-week Term II classes
October 23	Census date for reporting 8-week Term II classes, Roster Verification begins for 8-week Term II classes
October 30	Roster Verification for 8-week Term II classes due by 9 a.m.
November 4	Registration begins for 2025 Spring, Terms III and IV, and Summer Term V
November 8	Last day to withdraw from an 8-week Term II course without academic penalty
November 22	Registration ends for 2025 Spring Semester, Terms III & IV, and Summer Term V
November 27-29	Thanksgiving Holiday; University closed
December 5	Fall Semester Reading Day
December 6	Final Exams for 16-week Semester classes
December 9 – 11	Final Exams for 16-week Semester classes
December 11	Last day of 16-week Semester and 8-week Term II classes
December 12	All non-Senior Semester and Term II grades due by 9 a.m.
December 14	Winter Commencement

Winter Term 2024

Roster Verification begins

December 16	Classes begin
December 19	Last day to Drop/Add a course
December 20	Census Date
December 27	Roster verification due by 9:00 AM
December 27	Last day to withdraw without academic penalty
December 23 – 25, 31, January 1	Winter Break, University closed; course work continues but IT support limited availability
January 3	Classes End (overlaps with spring)
January 6	Grades due by 9 a.m.

Spring 16-week Semester and 8-week Term III and IV, 2025

December 6	Tuition Due for Spring 2025
January 6	Spring 16-week Semester and 8-week Term III classes begin
January 14	Last day to Drop/Add a 16-week semester or 8-week Term III course
January 15	Roster verification begins for Semester and Term III classes due by 9:00 a.m., Census date for reporting Semester and Term III classes
January 20	Martin Luther King, Jr. Day; University closed
February 4	Last Day to Withdraw from a Term III class
February 10	Summer 12-week & 8-week Course Materials Adoptions due
February 28	Midterm grades for 16-week Semester classes due by 9:00 a.m., 8-week Term III classes end
March 3	Term III final grades due by 9 a.m.
March 3-7	Spring Break; no classes; University open
March 10	8-week Term IV classes begin
March 10 – 21	Advising for 2024 Fall Semester, Terms I and II, and Winter Interim
March 18	Last day to Drop/Add an 8-week Term IV class
March 19	Roster verification begins for Term IV classes, Census date for reporting Term IV classes
March 21	Last day to withdraw from a 16-week semester course without academic penalty
March 26	Roster verification for 8-week Term IV classes due by 9 a.m.
March 31 – April 4	Registration begins for 2024 Fall Semester, Terms I & II, and Winter Interim
April 11	Last day to withdraw from an 8-week Term IV class without academic penalty
April 17	Honors Convocation
April 18	Registration ends for 2024 Fall Semester, Terms I & II, and Winter Interim
April 24	Reading Day for 16-week Semester classes
April 25 – 30	Final Exams
April 30	Last day of 16-week semester and 8-week Term IV classes end
May 1	Senior Grades due by 9 a.m.
May 2	Fall/ Term I/ Term II Course Materials Adoptions due
May 3	Spring Commencement
May 6	All non-Senior Semester and Term IV grades by 9 a.m.

Summer 12-Week Term, 2025

May 2	Tuition Due for Summer 12-Week Term
May 12	Classes begin
May 20	Last day to drop/add a course
May 21	Roster Verification Begins
May 26	Memorial Day; University Closed
May 28	Roster verification ends at 9 a.m. (attendance reporting due)
June 30	Last day to withdraw from a course without academic penalty
July 3-4	Summer break; University closed
August 1	Classes end
August 5	Grades due by 9 a.m.

Summer 8-week Term V, 2025 (Various smaller options possible within 8-week)

May 2	Tuition due for Summer 8-week Term
June 2	Classes begin
June 9	Last day to Drop/Add a course
June 10	Roster verification begins for Semester and Term III classes due by 9:00 a.m., census date for reporting
June 17	Roster verification ends at 9 a.m.
July 3-4	Summer break; University closed
July 7	Last day to withdraw from a course without academic penalty
July 25	Classes end
July 29	Grades due by 9 a.m.

USEFUL DEFINITIONS

Registration

The process through which a student reserves a seat and adds their name to the roster for a section of a course. At Coker, registration is done in CobraStop.

Drop/Add Period

This is the period during which students are permitted to add or remove courses from their schedules with no record or academic penalty.

Withdrawal Period

Students may remove a course from their schedule with no academic penalty. However, there will be a “W” record to indicate that the student was withdrawn from the class. After the withdrawal period ends students receive a grade of F if they withdraw (officially or unofficially).

Semester Hour

This is the unit of measurement for credits at Coker University.

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