Academic Calendar (2024-2025)

Fall Semester
Spring Semester
Summer Semester

FALL SEMESTER
Date	Campus Event
August 19-23	JumpStart- Program Orientation Sessions
August 26	Fall Classes Begin
August 28	Last Day to Add First 8-Week (Accelerated) Courses
August 30	Last Day to Drop First 8-Week (Accelerated) Courses
	Last Day to Complete Fall Semester Test-outs
	Last Day to Add Fall classes*
September 2	Labor Day- No Classes/Campus Closed
September 3	Last Day to Drop 16-Week Courses (No Grade)**
	Fall Semester Tuition and Fees Due
October 4	Last Day to Withdraw from First 8-Week (Accelerated) Courses (“W” Grade)***
October 14	Native American Day- No Classes/Campus Closed
October 15	Institutional Effectiveness Day - No Classes/Campus Closed
October 18	First 8-Week (Accelerated) Courses End
October 21	Second 8-Week (Accelerated) Courses Begin
October 23	Last Day to Add Second 8-Week (Accelerated) Courses
October 24	Registration for Spring and Summer 2025 Begins
October 25	Last Day to Drop Second 8-Week (Accelerated) Courses

November 1	Last Day to Apply for December Diploma/Degree Completion
November 11	Veteran’s Day- No Classes/Campus Closed
November 15	Last Day to Withdraw from August Start Courses (“W” Grade)***
November 27	Last Day to Withdraw from Second 8-Week Courses (“W” Grade)***
November 28-29	Thanksgiving Break- No Classes/Campus Closed
December 13	End of Fall Semester
	December Graduation Ceremony, 5:00 pm (Sioux Falls Convention Center)
December 16-January 10	Winter Break- No Classes/Campus Open
December 24-25	Christmas Holiday- No Classes/Campus Closed
December 31-January 1	New Year’s Holiday- No Classes/Campus Closed

SPRING SEMESTER
Date	Event
January 1	New Year’s Holiday- No Classes/Campus Closed
January 10	JumpStart Day- Program Orientation Sessions
January 13	Spring Classes Begin
January 15	Last Day to Add First 8-Week (Accelerated) Courses
January 17	Last Day to Drop First 8-Week (Accelerated) Courses
	Last Day to Complete Spring Semester Test-outs
	Last Day to Add Spring Classes*
January 20	Martin Luther King, Jr. Day- No Classes/Campus Closed
January 21	Last Day to Drop 16-Week Courses (No Grade)***
	Spring Semester Tuition and Fees Due
February 17	President’s Day- No Classes/Campus Open
February 18	Institutional Effectiveness Day- No Classes/Campus Closed
February 21	Last Day to Withdraw from First 8-Week (Accelerated) Courses (“W” Grade)***
March 7	First 8-Week (Accelerated) Courses End
March 10-14	Spring Break- No Classes/Campus Open
March 14	Last Day to Apply for Spring/Summer Diploma/Degree Completion
March 17	Second 8-Week (Accelerated) Courses Begin
March 19	Last day to Add Second 8-Week (Accelerated) Courses
March 21	Last Day to Drop Second 8-Week Courses (No Grade)**
March 27	Registration for Fall 2025 Classes Begin
April 11	Last Day to Withdraw from January Start Courses (“W” Grade)***
April 18	Easter Holiday (Good Friday) No Classes/Campus Closed
	Easter Holiday (Easter Monday) No Classes/Campus Open
April 25	Last Day to Withdraw from Second 8-Week Courses (“W” Grade)***
May 9	End of Spring Semester
	Spring/Summer Graduation Ceremony, 5:00pm (Sioux Falls Arena)

SUMMER SEMESTER
Date	Event
May 19	Summer Classes Begin
May 21	Last Day to Add Summer Classes*
May 23	Last Day to Drop Summer Classes (No Grade)**
May 27	Summer Semester Tuition and Fees Due
May 26	Memorial Day- No Classes/Campus Closed
June 19	Juneteenth- No Classes/Campus Open
July 4	4th of July Holiday- No Classes/Campus Closed
July 7	Last Day to Withdraw from Summer Courses (“W” Grade)***
July 25	End of Summer Semester

Add*	Students may add a course to their schedule during the first week of the Fall and Spring semesters.
Drop**	See refund schedule for drop dates.
Withdraw***	Students may withdraw from a course and receive a grade of “W” until the last four weeks of the semester (last two weeks for courses running 8 weeks), without affecting their grade point average.