Academic Calendar
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Download a printable version of the 2024-25 academic calendar, or view the three-year academic calendar.
January 2025
10 Faculty Workshop
11 New Student Welcome Day/Orientation
12 Returning Students Arrive
13 Spring Semester Classes Begin
(Add/Drop Period: Jan. 13-24)
20 Martin Luther King Day (alternate day of
learning)
18 Central College Scholar Day
24 Last Day to Drop or Add a Course
25 Central College Scholar Day
February 2025
March 2025
4 Midterm
10-14 Spring Break (Mon.-Fri.)
11 Midterm Grades Due (Noon)
17 Classes Resume
17 Fall 2025 Advising Begins
31 Fall 2025 Registration Begins
April 2025
4 Last Day to Withdraw from a Course
18-21 Easter Break (Fri. – Mon.)
22 Classes Resume (Tues.)
24 Undergraduate Research Symposium
(Thurs., alternate day of learning)
25-26 Board of Trustees Meeting
May 2025
1-3 Tulip Time
2 Last day of Spring Semester Courses
2 Last day to add Summer 2024 independent
coursework
5 College-Wide Study Day
6-8 Final Exams
9 Senior Grades Due (Noon)
9 Residence Halls Closed
10 Baccalaureate/Commencement
13 Final Grades Due (Noon)
27 Summer 5 and 10-Week Classes Begin
30 Last Day to Drop or Add a 5-Week Class
June 2025
4 Last Day to Drop or Add a 10-Week Class
20 Last Day to Withdraw from a 5-Week Class
27 Summer 5-Week Classes end
July 2025
4 Independence Day
9 Last Day to Withdraw from a 10-Week Class
