Academic Calendars

The academic calendar gives the key dates in the year such as the start and end of each term and public holidays when the campus will be closed.

Academic Year

March 4 Registration begins for undergraduate Summer 2024 classes
March 11 Registration begins for graduate Summer 2024 classes
June 3 Undergraduate Summer Session 1 and Graduate term begins
June 7 Undergraduate Summer Session 1 and Graduate Summer session drop deadline
June 19 Summer petition to graduate forms due
June 21 Summer Session 1 withdrawal date
June 28 Undergraduate Session 1 ends
July 1 Undergraduate Summer Session 2 begins
July 5 Summer Session 1 grades due from faculty
July 5 Summer Session 2 drop deadline
July 12 Graduate Summer session withdrawal deadline
July 19 Summer Session 2 withdrawal deadline
July 26 Undergraduate Summer Session 2 and Graduate Summer term end
Aug. 1 Swiss National Day Holiday (campus closed)
Aug. 2 Summer session grades due from faculty

April 3 Fall 2024 undergraduate registration begins
April 8 Fall 2024 graduate registration begins
Aug. 9 Fall 1 petition to graduate due
Aug. 19 Fall Semester and Fall 1 classes start
Aug. 23 Fall Semester and Fall 1 drop deadline
Sept. 5 Jeune Genevois Holiday (campus closed)
Sept. 25 Registration begins for graduate Spring 2025 classes
Sept. 27 Fall 1 withdrawal deadline
Oct. 2 Registration begins for undergraduate Spring 2025 classes
Oct. 4 Fall semester and Fall 2 petition to graduate due
Oct. 11 Fall 1 classes end
Oct. 14–18 Fall Break
Oct. 18 Fall 1 grades due from faculty
Oct. 21 Fall 2 classes start
Oct. 25 Fall 2 drop deadline
Nov. 15 Fall Semester withdrawal deadline
Nov. 29 Fall 2 withdrawal deadline
Dec. 13 Fall Semester and Fall 2 classes end
Dec. 20 Fall Semester and Fall 2 grades due from faculty
Dec. 23–Jan. 3, 2025 Geneva Campus closed

Sept. 25, 2024 Spring 2025 graduate registration begins
Oct. 2, 2024 Spring 2025 undergraduate registration begins
Jan. 13 Spring Semester and Spring 1 classes start
Jan. 13 Spring 1 Graduate petition to graduate due
Jan. 17 Spring Semester and Spring 1 drop deadline
Feb. 21 Spring 1 withdrawal deadline
March 1 Spring Semester Undergraduate petition to graduate due
March 3 Undergraduate Summer 2025 registration begins
March 7 Spring 1 classes end
March 10–14 Spring Break Week
March 14 Spring 1 grades due from faculty
March 17 Spring 2 classes begin
March 21 Spring 2 drop deadline
April 2 Fall 2025 undergraduate registration begins
April 7 Fall 2025 graduate registration begins
April 11 Spring Semester and Spring 2 withdrawal deadline
April 18 Easter Friday (campus closed)
April 21 Easter Monday (campus closed)
April 25 Spring 2 withdrawal deadline
May 9 Spring Semester and Spring 2 classes end
May 10 Commencement/Graduation Ceremony
May 16 Spring Semester and Spring 2 grades due from faculty
May 29 Ascension Holiday (campus closed)

March 3 Registration begins for undergraduate Summer 2025 classes
March 11 Registration begins for graduate Summer 2025 classes
May 29 Ascension Holiday (campus closed)
June 2 Summer 8-week term and undergraduate Summer 4-week Session 1 begins
June 6 Summer 8-week term and undergraduate Summer 4-week Session 1 drop deadline
June 9 Pentecost Holiday (campus closed)
June 17 Undergraduate Summer petition to graduate forms dues
June 19 Graduate Summer petition to graduate forms due
June 20 Summer Session 1 withdrawal deadline
June 26 Summer 4-week Session 2 new student orientation (NSO)
June 27 Undergraduate Summer 4-week Session 1 ends
June 30 Undergraduate Summer 4-week Session 2 begins
July 4 Summer 4-week Session 1 grades due from faculty
July 4 Summer 4-week Session 2 drop deadline
July 11 Summer 8-week term withdrawal deadline
July 18 Summer 4-week Session 2 withdrawal deadline
July 25 Summer 8-week term and undergraduate Summer 4-week Session 2 ends
Aug. 1 Summer 8-week term and undergraduate Summer 4-week Session 2 grades due from faculty
Aug. 1 Swiss National Day Holiday (campus closed)

April 2 Fall 2025 undergraduate registration begins
April 7 Fall 2025 graduate registration begins
Aug. 13-14 Fall semester/Fall 1 term new student orientation (NSO)
Aug. 15 Fall 1 graduate petition to graduate due
Aug. 18 Fall Semester and Fall 1 term begins
Aug. 22 Fall Semester and Fall 1 drop deadline
Sept. 11 Jeune Genevois Holiday (campus closed)
Sept. 24 Spring 2026 graduate registration begins
Sept. 26 Fall 1 withdrawal deadline
Oct. 1 Spring 2026 undergraduate registration begins
Oct. 3 Fall semester undergraduate and Fall 2 graduate petition to graduate due
Oct. 10 Fall 1 classes term ends
Oct. 13–17 Fall Break
Oct. 16 Fall 2 term new student orientation (NSO)
Oct. 17 Fall 1 grades due from faculty
Oct. 20 Fall 2 term begins
Oct. 24 Fall 2 drop deadline
Nov. 14 Fall Semester withdrawal deadline
Nov. 28 Fall 2 withdrawal deadline
Dec. 12 Fall Semester and Fall 2 term ends
Dec. 19 Fall Semester and Fall 2 grades due from faculty
Dec. 22-Jan. 2, 2026 Winter Break (campus closed)

Sept. 24, 2025 Spring 2026 graduate registration begins
Oct. 1, 2025 Spring 2026 undergraduate registration begins
Jan. 15-16 Spring semester/Spring 1 term new student orientation (NSO)
Jan. 19 Spring Semester and Spring 1 term begins
Jan. 23 Spring Semester and Spring 1 drop deadline
Feb. 13 Spring Semester undergraduate and Spring 1 graduate petition to graduate due
Feb. 27 Spring 1 withdrawal deadline
March 2 Spring 2 graduate petition to graduate due
March 4 Summer/Fall 2026 undergraduate registration begins
March 9 Summer/Fall 2026 graduate registration begins
March 13 Spring 1 term ends
March 16–20 Spring Break
March 19 Spring 2 term new student orientation (NSO)
March 20 Spring 1 grades due from faculty
March 23 Spring 2 term begins
March 27 Spring 2 drop deadline
April 3 Easter Friday (campus closed)
April 6 Easter Monday (campus closed)
April 17 Spring Semester withdrawal deadline
May 1 Spring 2 withdrawal deadline
May 14 Ascension Holiday (campus closed)
May 15 Spring Semester and Spring 2 term ends
May 16 Commencement/Graduation Ceremony
May 22 Spring Semester and Spring 2 grades due from faculty
May 25 Pentecost Holiday (campus closed)