Baylor Academic Calendar 2024-2025: Important Dates

Baylor academic calendar 2024-2025 contains class schedules, holiday schedules, exam schedules, registration dates, add/drop dates, semester breaks, other important dates, and deadlines.

Baylor University is on a semester system made of Fall, Spring, and Summer. A semester at Baylor University is 15 weeks long.

It also has a short wintermester at the beginning of the Spring semester and a Minimester at the beginning of the Summer semester.

Baylor academic calendar fall 2024

Check out the important dates and deadlines on the Baylor academic calendar for the fall 2024 semester.

1. Baylor Fall 2024 Move-in Day (Welcome Week) is from August 22 to August 25, 2024.
2. The last day to add a 1st 7-week course is August 25, 2024.
3. Baylor Fall 2024 classes start on August 26, 2024. It is the first class day of the Fall 2024 semester.
4. Truett Seminary Fall Convocation is scheduled for August 27, 2024.
5. August 28, 2024, marks the last day for credit by examination in enrolled courses.
6. Graduating seniors must file for December graduation with their respective Dean’s Office by August 28, 2024.
7. August 30, 2024, is the last day to add a course or register for the Fall 2024 semester.
8. Labor Day, a University Holiday, falls on September 2, 2024.
9. September 3, 2024, is the last day to drop the 1st 7-week course without receiving a “W.”
10. Students can drop a class without advisor approval until September 11, 2024.
11. Any classes dropped after September 11, 2024, will be recorded as a “W” (Withdrawal) on the transcript until November 5, 2024, according to Baylor academic calendar 2024-2025.
12. Until November 5, students who withdraw from the University will receive a notation of “W” (Withdrawal) on their transcript in all classes after September 11, 2024.
13. Family Weekend is scheduled for September 14, 2024.
14. The last day to drop the 1st 7-week course with a “W” is September 27, 2024.
15. Baylor Fall Break will occur on October 11, 2024.
16. Students must submit transcripts by October 16, 2024, for inclusion in registration time-ticketing assignments for Spring 2025.
17. October 20, 2024, is the last day to add a 2nd 7-week course.
18. Spring 2025 time tickets will be viewable on BearWeb from October 23, 2024.
19. Homecoming is set for October 26, 2024.
20. The last day to drop a 2nd 7-week course without receiving a “W” is October 28, 2024.
21. November 5, 2024, marks the last day a student may drop a class or withdraw from the University for Fall 2024.
22. Spring 2025 registration activities in BearWeb are tentatively scheduled from November 6 to November 22, 2024.
23. The last day to drop a 2nd 7-week course with a “W” is November 21, 2024.
24. Baylor Thanksgiving break 2024 is from November 25 to November 29, 2024.
25. The last class day for the Fall 2024 semester is December 10, 2024.
26. December 11, 2024, is designated as Study Day.
27. Fall 2024 Final exams will be held from December 12 to December 17, 2024.
28. December 17, 2024, is the last day to remove incomplete grades, according to baylor academic calendar 2024-2025.
29. Students must complete Self-Paced Online Courses (SPOCs) by December 17, 2024, to apply toward December graduation requirements.
30. Administrative Checks/Commencement Preparation will occur from December 18 to December 19, 2024.
31. Grades for Seminary and doctoral candidates in programs such as PhD, PsyD, EdD, DMA, and DSC are due at 12:00 noon on December 18, 2024.
32. Administrative checks/Commencement preparations are scheduled for December 19 to December 20, 2024.
33. Truett Seminary Commencement is scheduled for December 20, 2024.
34. Fall 2024 Commencement will take place on December 21, 2024.
35. December 30, 2024, is the last day to add or register for the Spring 2025 Wintermester.
36. Spring 2025 Wintermester classes are set to begin on December 30, 2024.
37. The Spring 2025 Wintermester will run from December 30, 2024, to January 17, 2025.

Baylor academic calendar spring 2025

Check out the important dates and deadlines on the Baylor academic calendar for the Spring 2025 semester.

1. The Spring 2025 Wintermester is scheduled from December 30, 2024, to January 17, 2025, per the Baylor Academic Calendar Committee’s schedule.
2. December 31, 2024, is the last day to drop a Spring 2025 Wintermester course without advisor approval.
3. January 1, 2025, will be observed as a New Year’s Day University Holiday.
4. Students have until January 9, 2025, to drop a class or withdraw from the Spring 2025 Wintermester.
5. The Spring 2025 Wintermester classes will conclude with exams on January 17, 2025, as scheduled by the Baylor Academic Calendar Committee.
6. January 20, 2025, will be observed as an MLK, Jr. University Holiday.
7. The Office of the Registrar notes that Truett Spring 2025 Convocation is set for January 21, 2025.
8. Baylor Spring 2025 classes will start on January 21, 2025.
9.  The last day for credit by examination in enrolled courses begins on January 21, 2025.
10. January 23, 2025, is the last day for graduating seniors to file for May graduation with their respective Dean’s Office and the previous day to add a course or register for the Spring 2025 semester.
11. The last day to drop a class without advisor approval is February 5, 2025. As noted by the Office of the Registrar, any classes dropped after this date will be recorded as W (Withdrawal) on the transcript through April 8, 2025.
12. Baylor Spring Break 2025 will be observed from March 8 to March 16, 2025.
13. The Office of the Registrar has stated that students must submit transcripts by March 19, 2025, for inclusion in the registration time-ticketing assignment for Summer/Fall 2025.
14. Summer/Fall 2025 registration time tickets will be viewable on BearWeb starting March 26, 2025.
15. April 8, 2025, is the last day a student may drop a class or withdraw from the University for the Spring 2025 semester.
16. Summer/Fall 2025 registration activities in BearWeb are scheduled from April 9 to April 25, 2025.
17. Easter Holidays will be observed from April 18 to April 21, 2025.
18. According to the Baylor Academic Calendar Committee, April 26, 2025, is designated as Asynchronous Online Instructional Monday.
19. Baylor Spring 2025 classes end on May 7, 2025.
20. May 8, 2025, has been allocated as Study Day.
21. Spring 2025 Final Exams will be held from May 9 to May 14, 2025, as scheduled by the Academic Calendar Committee.
22. May 14, 2025, is the last day to remove incomplete grades and the last day to complete Self-Paced Online Courses (SPOCs) to apply toward May graduation requirements.
23. Grades for Seminary and doctoral candidates in programs such as PhD, PsyD, EdD, DMA, and DSC are due at noon on May 15, 2025.
24. Administrative Checks/Commencement Preparation will occur from May 15 to May 16, 2025.
25. Truett Spring Commencement is scheduled for May 16, 2025, as the Office of the Registrar noted.
26. Spring 2025 Commencement will occur from May 16 to May 17, 2025.
27. The last day to add or register for the Summer 2025 Minimester is May 18, 2025.
28. The Summer 2025 Minimester will begin on May 19, 2025.
29. The Summer 2025 Minimester will run from May 19 to June 5, 2025, according to the Academic Calendar Committee’s schedule.
30. Grades for all remaining students are due at 12:00 noon on May 19, 2025.

For more on Baylor academic calendar 2024-2025, visit the Baylor University calendar website.