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Future Academic Calendar

DKU ACADEMIC CALENDAR Academic Year 2025-2026

(NOTE: CALENDAR SUBJECT TO CHANGE)

Fall 2025

August 8 Friday at 9:00 AM. All new international undergraduate students (Class of 2029) and international first-year graduate students move-in.
August 10 Sunday at 9:00 AM. All new Chinese undergraduate students (Class of 2029) and Chinese first-year graduate students move-in.
August 15 Friday at 9:00 AM. Returning undergraduate and graduate students move-in.
August 18 Monday. Undergraduate and graduate classes begin.
August 21 Thursday. Drop/add ends for first 7-week undergraduate session.
August 28 Thursday. Drop/add ends for 14-week undergraduate session.
August 29 Friday. Drop/add ends for graduate classes.
September 18 Thursday.  Last day to withdraw with a W grade of first 7-week classes; Last day to change grading basis of first 7-week classes; Last day to resolve I grade of second seven-week classes in spring 2025.
October 1-8 Wednesday – Wednesday. National Day Holiday and Mid-autumn Festival – No classes.
October 9 Thursday. All classes resume. The Wednesday class meeting schedule is in effect on this day. 
October 10 Friday. The Thursday meeting schedule is in effect on this day. First 7-week undergraduate session end.
October 11-12 Saturday-Sunday. Undergraduate reading period.
October 13-16 Monday-Thursday. First 7-week undergraduate session final examinations. Graduate classes continue.
October 20 Monday. Second 7-week undergraduate session begins.
October 23 Thursday. Drop/add ends for second 7-week undergraduate session.
November 6 Thursday. Last day to withdraw with a W grade of 14-week classes.  
November 20 Thursday. Graduate classes end (ECE classes continue); Last day to withdraw with a W grade of second 7-week classes; Last day to change grading basis of second 7-week classes; Last day to resolve I grade of first 7-week classes.  
November 21-25 Friday-Tuesday. Graduate reading days; ECE classes continue.
November 26-28 Wednesday-Friday. Graduate exams.
November 27 Thursday. ECE classes end.
November 28-December 2 Friday-Tuesday. ECE program reading days.
December 3-5 Wednesday-Friday. ECE program exam period.
December 4 Thursday. Second 7-week undergraduate session ends.
December 5-7 Friday-Sunday. Undergraduate reading period.
December 8-11 Monday-Thursday. Undergraduate final examinations.
December 12 Friday at 13:00 PM. All residence halls close for Winter Break.

Spring 2026

January 3

Saturday at 9:00 AM. All residence halls reopen.

January 5

Monday. Undergraduate and graduate classes begin.

January 8

Thursday. Drop/add ends for first 7-week undergraduate session.

January 15

Thursday. Drop/add ends for 14-week undergraduate session.

January 16

Friday. Drop/add ends for graduate classes.

February 5

Thursday. Last day to withdraw with a W grade of first 7-week classes; Last day to change grading basis of first 7-week classes; Last day to resolve I grade of fall 2025 second 7-week classes.

February 13

Friday. The Monday class schedule is in effect on this day.

February 16- 23

Monday-Monday. Spring Festival Holiday– Chinese New Year – No classes

February 24

Tuesday. All classes resume.

February 26

Thursday. First 7-week undergraduate session ends.

February 27-March 1

Friday-Sunday.  Undergraduate Reading Days.

March 2-5

Monday-Thursday. First 7-week undergraduate session final examinations. Graduate classes continue.

March 9-13

Monday-Friday. Mini-term week for undergraduate students; Spring recess for graduate programs.

March 16

Monday. Second 7-week undergraduate session begins.

March 19

Thursday. Drop/add ends for second 7-week undergraduate session.

April 2

Thursday. Last day to withdraw with a W grade of 14-week classes.

April 3-5

Friday-Sunday. Qing Ming – Tomb Sweeping Day – No classes

April 16

Thursday. Graduate classes end (ECE classes continue); Last day to withdraw with a W grade of second 7-week classes; Last day to change grading basis for second 7-week classes; Last day for I grade change of spring 2026 first 7-week classes.

April 17-21

Friday-Tuesday. Graduate Reading Days;  

April 22-24

Wednesday-Friday. Graduate exams; ECE classes continue.

April 23

Thursday. ECE Classes end.

April 24-26

Friday -Sunday.  ECE program reading days.

April 27-29

Monday-Wednesday.  ECE program exam period.

May 1-3

Friday-Sunday. International Labor Day Holiday – No classes

May 1-3

Friday-Sunday. Undergraduate Reading Days.

May 4-7

Monday-Thursday.  Undergraduate final exam period.

May 15

Friday.  Graduate and Undergraduate Commencement.

May 16

Saturday at 13:00. All residence halls close.

Summer 2025

Past Academic Calendars