Department and college faculty meetings (Fall 2025)

Mon, Aug 18, 2025

Classes begin (Fall 2025)

Mon, Aug 25, 2025

Last day for undergraduates to add or drop a first-half-semester or full-semester course(s) via self-service in MyNIU (Fall 2025)

Sun, Aug 31, 2025

Labor Day (university closed)

Mon, Sep 1, 2025

Last day for undergraduates to drop a first-half-semester course through advisor (Fall 2025)

Mon, Sep 1, 2025

Last day to apply for Fall 2025 graduation via self-service in MyNIU (Fall 2025)

Mon, Sep 1, 2025

Last day for undergraduates to drop a full-semester course through advisor (Fall 2025)

Sun, Sep 7, 2025

Last day for undergraduates to add a first-half-semester or full-semester course with approval from the offering department (Fall 2025)

Mon, Sep 8, 2025

Last day for undergraduates to change a first-half-semester or full-semester course from credit to audit or from audit to credit (Fall 2025)

Mon, Sep 8, 2025

Last day for undergraduates to make up a grade of Incomplete from the Spring 2025 semester

Wed, Sep 10, 2025

Last day for undergraduates to request a first-half-semester course withdrawal through advisor (Fall 2025)

Fri, Sep 26, 2025

End of the first-half of the semester (Fall 2025)

Sun, Oct 19, 2025

Beginning of the second-half of the semester (Fall 2025)

Mon, Oct 20, 2025

Last day for undergraduates to drop a second-half-semester course through advisor (Fall 2025)

Sun, Oct 26, 2025

Last day for undergraduates to add or drop a second-half-semester course(s) via self-service in MyNIU (Fall 2025)

Sun, Oct 26, 2025

Last day for undergraduates to request a full-semester course withdrawal through advisor (Fall 2025)

Fri, Oct 31, 2025

Last day for undergraduates to add a second-half-semester course with approval from the offering department (Fall 2025)

Sun, Nov 2, 2025

Last day for undergraduates to change a second-half-semester course from credit to audit or from audit to credit (Fall 2025)

Mon, Nov 3, 2025

Last day for undergraduates to request a second-half-semester course withdrawal through advisor (Fall 2025)

Fri, Nov 21, 2025

Last day for undergraduates to change or declare a major to be effective for the fall semester (Fall 2025)

Mon, Nov 24, 2025

Thanksgiving break (Fall 2025)

Wed, Nov 26, 2025

Classes resume after Thanksgiving break (Fall 2025)

Mon, Dec 1, 2025

Classes end (Fall 2025)

Sat, Dec 6, 2025

Final Examinations (Fall 2025)

Mon, Dec 8, 2025

Last day for undergraduates to make up a grade of Incomplete from the Summer 2024 session

Wed, Dec 10, 2025

End of fall semester (Fall 2025)

Sat, Dec 13, 2025

Graduate Fall 2025 commencement

Sat, Dec 13, 2025

Convocation Center

Undergraduate Fall 2025 commencement

Sun, Dec 14, 2025

Convocation Center

Department and college faculty meetings (Spring 2026)

Mon, Jan 5

Classes begin (Spring 2026)

Mon, Jan 12

Last day for undergraduates to add or drop a first-half-semester or full-semester course(s) via self-service in MyNIU (Spring 2026)

Sun, Jan 18

Last day for undergraduates to drop a first-half-semester course through advisor (Spring 2026)

Sun, Jan 18

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (university closed)

Mon, Jan 19

Last day for undergraduates to add a first-half-semester or full-semester course with approval from the offering department (Spring 2026)

Sun, Jan 25

Last day for undergraduates to drop a full-semester course through advisor (Spring 2026)

Sun, Jan 25

Last day for undergraduates to change a first-half-semester or full-semester course from credit to audit or from audit to credit (Spring 2026)

Mon, Jan 26

Last day to apply for Spring 2026 graduation via self-service in MyNIU

Sun, Feb 1

Last day for undergraduates to request a first-half-semester course withdrawal through advisor (Spring 2026)

Fri, Feb 13

End of the first-half of the semester (Spring 2026)

Sat, Mar 7

Spring Recess (Spring 2026)

Sun, Mar 8

Beginning of the second-half of the semester (Spring 2026)

Mon, Mar 16

Classes resume after Spring Recess (Spring 2026)

Mon, Mar 16

Last day for undergraduates to drop a second-half-semester course through advisor (Spring 2026)

Sun, Mar 22

Last day for undergraduates to add or drop a second-half-semester course(s) via self-service in MyNIU (Spring 2026)

Sun, Mar 22

Last day for undergraduates to request a full-semester course withdrawal through advisor (Spring 2026)

Fri, Mar 27

Last day for undergraduates to add a second-half-semester course with approval from the offering department (Spring 2026)

Sun, Mar 29

Last day for undergraduates to change a second-half-semester course from credit to audit or from audit to credit (Spring 2026)

Mon, Mar 30

Last day for undergraduates to make up a grade of Incomplete from the Fall 2024 semester

Wed, Apr 15

Last day for undergraduates to request a second-half-semester course withdrawal through advisor (Spring 2026)

Fri, Apr 17

Last day for undergraduates to change or declare a major to be effective for the fall semester (Spring 2026)

Mon, Apr 20

Classes end (Spring 2026)

Thu, Apr 30

Reading Day (Spring 2026)

Fri, May 1

Final Examinations (Spring 2026)

Sat, May 2

End of spring semester (Spring 2026)

Fri, May 8

Graduate Spring 2026 commencement

Fri, May 8

Undergraduate Spring 2026 commencement

Sat, May 9

Classes begin (Summer 2026)

Mon, Jun 15

Last day to apply for Summer 2026 graduation via self-service in MyNIU

Mon, Jun 15

Last day for undergraduates to add or drop first half-session course(s) via self-service in MyNIU (Summer 2026)

Wed, Jun 17

Juneteenth (university closed)

Fri, Jun 19

Last day for undergraduates to add a first half-session course with approval from the offering department (Summer 2026)

Fri, Jun 19

Last day for undergraduates to change a first half-session course from credit to audit or from audit to credit (Summer 2026)

Fri, Jun 19

Last day for undergraduates to drop a first half-session course through advisor (Summer 2026)

Fri, Jun 19

Last day for undergraduates to add or drop full session course(s) via self-service in MyNIU (Summer 2026)

Sun, Jun 21

Last day for undergraduates to drop a full session course through advisor (Summer 2026)

Sun, Jun 21

Last day for undergraduates to change a full session course from credit to audit or from audit to credit (Summer 2026)

Mon, Jun 22

Last day for undergraduates to add a full session course with approval from the offering department (Summer 2026)

Fri, Jun 26

Last day for undergraduates to request a first-half session course withdrawal through advisor (Summer 2026)

Fri, Jun 26

Independence Day (university closed)

Fri, Jul 3

Beginning of the second-half of summer session (Summer 2026)

Mon, Jul 13

Last day for undergraduates to add or drop second half-session course(s) via self-service in MyNIU (Summer 2026)

Wed, Jul 15

Last day for undergraduates to change a second half-session course from credit to audit or from audit to credit (Summer 2026)

Thu, Jul 16

Last day for undergraduates to add a second half-session course with approval from the offering department (Summer 2026)

Fri, Jul 17

Last day for undergraduates to drop a second half-session course through advisor (Summer 2026)

Fri, Jul 17

Last day for undergraduates to request a full session course withdrawal through advisor (Summer 2026)

Fri, Jul 17

Last day for undergraduates to change or declare a major to be effective for the summer session (Summer 2026)

Mon, Jul 20

Last day for undergraduates to request a second-half session course withdrawal through advisor (Summer 2026)

Fri, Jul 24

Classes end (Summer 2026)

Sun, Aug 9