The Emory Academic Calendar 2025‑2026 schedule contains all the essential dates you need, from Emory enrollment deadlines, tuition payment due dates, and course add/drop periods to university holidays and final exam schedules.
The Emory University academic calendar helps you stay on top of Emory term dates, plan around the Emory exam schedule, and never miss key milestones such as the last day to withdraw without academic penalty, Priority Registration windows, or Summer Session registration openings.
Emory operates on a classic semester system:
- Fall Semester (mid-August to early December; 14 instructional weeks + 1 week of finals). So if you’re asking how long a semester is at Emory, expect about 15 weeks in total, with classes typically starting the third Monday in August.
- Spring Semester (mid-January to early May; 14 instructional weeks + 1 week of finals) with Spring Break usually falling in mid‑March.
- Summer Sessions (May through July), split into Session I (5 weeks), Session II (5 weeks), and an Extended Session (10 weeks), each with its own add/drop and fee deadlines for accelerated or make‑up study.
Covering Emory College, Laney Graduate School, Goizueta Business School, Rollins School of Public Health, Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, and Candler School of Theology, the calendar ensures all students, undergraduate, graduate, and professional, can stay ahead of their specific Emory term dates and never miss a key milestone.
Whether you’re planning your 15‑week semester load, budgeting for Emory semester fees, syncing up Goizueta Business School registration deadlines, mapping out Rollins Public Health practicum dates, or noting Candler Theology chapel breaks, the Emory Academic Calendar 2025‑2026 is your guide to every date and deadline across all Emory schools for a smooth and successful year.
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Emory Academic Calendar Fall 2025
- Fall Mini Session runs from Monday, August 11, 2025, to Tuesday, August 26, 2025.
- The Degree Application (Online) opens on Wednesday, August 13, 2025.
- Classes begin for Oxford College on Monday, August 18, 2025.
- Emory Fall 2025 Classes begin for most schools (excluding Oxford) on Wednesday, August 27, 2025.
- Labor Day (no classes) is Monday, September 1, 2025.
- Schedule Change Ends:
- Oxford College: Monday, August 25, 2025
- Most schools: Wednesday, September 3, 2025
- Graduate Business: Wednesday, September 10, 2025
- Emory Fall Break 2025 (no classes) is from Monday, October 13, to Tuesday, October 14, 2025.
- Date of Record (Census Date) is Tuesday, October 14, 2025, according to the Emory Academic Calendar 2025‑2026.
- Grading Basis Change Deadline:
- Most schools: Friday, October 10, 2025
- Nursing (Undergrad & Grad): Wednesday, October 29, 2025
- Graduate Business & Public Health: Not applicable
- Spring 2026 Pre-Registration begins (university-wide allowable start) Monday, October 27, 2025.
- Degree Application Deadline (Online Application Closes) is Friday, October 31, 2025.
- Thanksgiving Recess (no classes) is Wednesday–Friday, November 26–28, 2025.
- Classes End:
- Oxford College: Monday, November 24, 2025
- Most schools: Tuesday, December 9, 2025
- Exam Period:
- Law School: Wednesday, December 3–Friday, December 12, 2025
- Most schools: Wednesday, December 10–Saturday, December 20, 2025
- Fall Term ends Saturday, December 20, 2025.
Emory Academic Calendar Spring 2026
- Spring Mini Session:
- Most schools: Friday, January 2–Sunday, January 11, 2026
- Oxford College: Monday, January 5–Friday, January 9, 2026
- Degree Application (Online) opens Monday, January 5, 2026.
- Emory Spring 2026 Classes Begin for Oxford College on Monday, January 5, 2026, and for Most schools on Tuesday, January 13, 2026.
- Martin Luther King Jr. Day (no classes) is Monday, January 19, 2026.
- Schedule Change Ends:
- Oxford College: Tuesday, January 13, 2026
- Most schools: Wednesday, January 21, 2026
- Graduate Business: Tuesday, January 27, 2026
- Degree Application Deadline (Online Application Closes) is Monday, February 16, 2026.
- Date of Record (Census Date) is Monday, March 2, 2026, according to the Emory Academic Calendar 2025‑2026.
- Grading Basis Change Deadline:
- Most schools: Friday, February 27, 2026
- Nursing (Undergrad & Grad): Friday, March 20, 2026
- Graduate Business & Public Health: Not applicable
- Emory Spring Break 2026 (no classes) is from Monday, March 9, to Friday, March 13, 2026.
- Fall 2026 Pre-Registration begins (university-wide allowable start) Monday, March 23, 2026, according to the Emory Academic Calendar 2025‑2026.
- Classes End:
- Oxford College: Monday, April 20, 2026
- Most schools: Tuesday, April 27, 2026
- Exam Period:
- Law School: Monday, April 27–Friday, May 1, 2026
- Most schools: Wednesday, April 28–Friday, May 8, 2026
- Commencement/End of Term:
- Oxford College: Saturday, May 9, 2026
- Most schools: Monday, May 11, 2026
For more on the Emory Academic Calendar 2025-2026, visit the Emory University Calendar website.
