Temple Academic Calendar and Important Dates 2024/2025. The Temple academic calendar has add/drop dates, enrollment dates, registration dates, exam dates, other important dates and deadlines. Temple University is on a semester system consisting of Fall, Spring, and Summer (Summer I and II), typically around 14-16 weeks long.
A full-time student at Temple University is an undergraduate student with 12 to 18 credit hours. Temple students are assessed based on the full-time semester rate in this credit hour range.
Temple University is a public state-related research university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was founded in 1884 by the Baptist minister Russell Conwell and his congregation Grace Baptist Church of Philadelphia then called Baptist Temple. On May 12, 1888, it was renamed the Temple College of Philadelphia.
Temple Academic Calendar and Important Dates 2024/2025
Temple University Undergraduate students registered for less than 12 credit hours are considered part-time and are assessed the per semester credit hour rate.
Temple Academic Calendar Fall 2024
| Friday, August 9 – Sunday, August 25 | Early Term Start (ETS) Courses |
| Monday, August 26 | Full Term 16-week Courses (1) and 7-week Courses (7A) begin |
| Monday, September 2 | Labor Day (no classes held) |
| Tuesday, September 3 | Last day to add or drop a 7-week (7A) course |
| Monday, September 9 | Last day to add or drop a Full Term 16-week (1) course |
| Monday, September 30 | Undergraduate midterm progress ratings for Full Term 16-week Courses (1) begin |
| Monday, October 7 | Last day to withdraw from a 7-week (7A) course |
| Friday, October 11 | Fall Wellness Day (no classes held) |
| Monday, October 14 | 7-week Courses (7A) end; Undergraduate midterm progress ratings for Full Term 16-week Courses (1) end |
| Tuesday, October 15 | 7-week Courses (7B) begin |
| Thursday, October 17 at 11:59 p.m. (ET) | Final grading for 7-week Courses (7A) ends |
| Monday, October 21 | Last day to add or drop a 7-week (7B) course |
| Monday, October 28 | Priority registration for Spring 2025 begins |
| Monday, November 25 – Wednesday, November 27 | Fall Break (no classes held) |
| Thursday, November 28 – Sunday, December 1 | Thanksgiving holiday (no classes held) |
| Monday, December 2 | Last day to withdraw from a 7-week (7B) course |
| Monday, December 9 | Full Term 16-week Courses (1), 7-week Courses (7B), and Short Duration Courses (SDC) end; Last day to withdraw from a Full Term 16-week course |
| Tuesday, December 10 | Study Day (no exams held) |
| Wednesday, December 11 – Friday, December 13 | Days 1-3 of Final Exams for Full Term 16-week Courses (1) |
| Thursday, December 12 at 11:59 p.m. (ET) | Final grading for 7-week Courses (7B) and Short Duration Courses (SDC) ends |
| Saturday, December 14 – Sunday, December 15 | Study Days (no exams held) |
| Monday, December 16 – Tuesday, December 17 | Days 4 & 5 of Final Exams for Full Term 16-week Courses (1) |
| Wednesday, December 18 | Diploma date (effective) |
| Friday, December 20 at 11:59 p.m. (ET) | Final grading for Full Term 16-week Courses (1) ends |
Temple Academic Calendar Spring 2025
| Wednesday, December 18 – Sunday, January 12 | Early Term Start (ETS) Courses |
| Monday, January 13 | Full Term 16-week Courses (1) and 7-week Courses (7A) begin |
| Monday, January 20 | Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (no classes held) |
| Tuesday, January 21 | Last day to add or drop a 7-week (7A) course |
| Monday, January 27 | Last day to add or drop a Full Term 16-week (1) course |
| Monday, February 17 | Undergraduate midterm progress ratings for Full Term 16-week Courses (1) begin |
| Monday, March 3 | Last day to withdraw from a 7-week (7A) course |
| Monday, March 3 – Sunday, March 9 | Spring Break (no classes held) |
| Monday, March 10 | 7-week Courses (7A) end; Undergraduate midterm progress ratings for Full Term 16-week Courses (1) end |
| Tuesday, March 11 | 7-week Courses (7B) begin |
| Thursday, March 13 at 11:59 p.m. (ET) | Final grading for 7-week Courses (7A) ends |
| Monday, March 17 | Last day to add or drop a 7-week (7B) course |
| Monday, March 24 | Priority registration for Summer 2025 begins |
| Monday, March 31 | Priority registration for Fall 2025 begins |
| Monday, April 21 | Last day to withdraw from a 7-week (7B) course |
| Monday, April 28 | Full Term 16-week Courses (1), 7-week Courses (7B), and Short Duration Courses (SDC) end; Last day to withdraw from a Full Term 16-week (1) course |
| Tuesday, April 29 | Study Day (no exams held) |
| Wednesday, April 30 – Friday, May 2 | Days 1-3 of Final Exams for Full Term 16-week Courses (1) |
| Thursday, May 1 at 11:59 p.m. (ET) | Final grading for 7-week Courses (7B) and Short Duration Courses (SDC)> ends |
| Saturday, May 3 – Sunday, May 4 | Study Days (no exams held) |
| Monday, May 5 – Tuesday, May 6 | Days 4 & 5 of Final Exams for Full Term 16-week Courses (1) |
| Wednesday, May 7 | University Commencement and Diploma date (effective) |
| Friday, May 9 at 11:59 p.m. (ET) | Final grading for Full Term 16-week Courses (1) ends |
Temple Academic Calendar Summer I 2025
| Monday, May 12 | Full Term 6-week Courses (1), 4-week Courses (4A), 12-week Courses (12A), and Short Duration Courses (SDC) begin |
| Thursday, May 15 | Last day to add or drop a 4-week (4A) course |
| Friday, May 16 | Last day to add or drop a Full Term 6-week (1) course |
| Wednesday, May 21 | Last day to add or drop a 12-week (12A) course |
| Monday, May 26 | Memorial Day (no classes held) |
| Monday, June 2 | Last day to withdraw from a 4-week (4A) course |
| Monday, June 9 | 4-week Courses (4A) end |
| Thursday, June 12 at 11:59 p.m. (ET) | Final grading for 4-week Courses (4A) ends |
| Friday, June 13 | 4-week Courses (4B) begin |
| Monday, June 16 | Last day to add or drop a 4-week (4B) course; last day to withdraw from a Full Term 6-week (1) course |
| Thursday, June 19 | Juneteenth (no classes held — students in the schools of Dentistry, Pharmacy, Medicine, Law, and Podiatric Medicine should consult their respective school calendars regarding classes and clinical activity) |
| Monday, June 23 | Full Term 6-week Courses (1) end |
| Tuesday, June 24 | Diploma date (effective; Summer I Full Term Courses only) |
| Thursday, June 26 at 11:59 p.m. (ET) | Final grading for Full Term 6-week Courses (1) ends |
| Friday, July 4 | Independence Day (no classes held) |
| Monday, July 7 | Last day to withdraw from a 4-week (4B) course |
| Friday, July 11 | 4-week Courses (4B) end |
| Monday, July 14 at 11:59 p.m. (ET) | Final grading for 4-week Courses (4B) ends |
| Friday, August 1 | Last day to withdraw from a 12-week (12A) course |
| Friday, August 8 | 12-week Courses (12A) and Short Duration Courses (SDC) end |
| Monday, August 11 at 11:59 p.m. (ET) | Final grading for 12-week Courses (12A) and Short Duration Courses (SDC) ends |
Temple Academic Calendar Summer II 2025
| Friday, June 27 | Full Term 6-week Courses (1) and Short Duration Courses (SDC) begin |
| Tuesday, July 1 | Last day to add or drop a Full Term 6-week (1) course |
| Friday, July 4 | Independence Day (no classes held) |
| Monday, July 14 | 4-week Courses (4A) begin |
| Wednesday, July 16 | Last day to add or drop a 4-week (4A) course |
| Friday, August 1 | Last day to withdraw from a Full Term 6-week (1) or 4-week (4A) course |
| Friday, August 8 | Full Term 6-week Courses (1), 4-week Courses (4A), and Short Duration Courses (SDC) end |
| Saturday, August 9 | Diploma date (effective; Summer II and Summer I 4B and 12A) |
| Monday, August 11 at 11:59 p.m. (ET) | Final grading for Full Term 6-week Courses (1), 4-week Courses (4A), and Short Duration Courses (SDC) ends |
Dates may be subject to change. Updated on January 30, 2024.
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