NorthWestern Academic Calendar 2025-2026
NorthWestern Academic Calendar 2025-2026; Northwestern Fall 2025 classes
Northwestern Fall 2025 classes
The NorthWestern Academic Calendar 2025-2026 is a planning tool and a source of information for departments, faculty, staff, students, and external organizations. The calendar lists important dates such as those for enrollment, class start dates, add/drop deadlines, exam dates, and more. NorthWestern Academic Calendar 2025-2026
NorthWestern Academic Calendar for September
- NorthWesternContinuing Student Registration for Fall Quarter 2024 ends at 11:59 p.m. and begins Tuesday, September 3, 2024
- NorthWestern Registration for the Fall Quarter Opens for new TGS and Evanston Grad students on Thursday, September 19, 2024
- NorthWestern’s Fall 2024 Classes Begin Tuesday, September 24, 2024
- NorthWestern’s Last day to add or change classes (Last day for tuition adjustment related to enrollment changes (to or from full-time). No reductions are made to bills for dropped or swapped classes after this date) begins Monday, September 30, 2024
NorthWestern Academic Calendar for October
- NorthWestern Application for a degree due to The Graduate School to receive a degree in Fall is on Friday, October 25, 2024
NorthWestern Academic Calendar for November
- NorthWestern’s Last day to drop a course for the Fall term begins Friday, November 1, 2024
- NorthWestern Pre-Registration for Winter 2025 begins Monday, November 4, 2024
- NorthWestern Registration for Winter 2025 begins Monday, November 11, 2024
- NorthWestern’s Last day to change grading status to or from P/NP starts on Friday, November 15, 2024
- NorthWestern Dissertation, PhD Final Exam, and change of grade forms due to TGS for Fall PhD candidates begins at 6 pm on Wednesday, November 27, 2024
NorthWestern Academic Calendar for December
- NorthWestern WCAS Reading period begins Monday, December 2, 2024
- NorthWestern Master’s completion form due for TGS Fall master’s candidates is Friday, December 6, 2024
- NorthWestern Fall classes end Saturday, December 7, 2024
- NorthWestern WCAS Reading period ends Sunday, December 8, 2024
- NorthWestern Fall Exams Begin Monday, December 9, 2024
- NorthWestern Fall exams end Saturday, December 14, 2024
- NorthWestern Grades due by 3:00 pm on Monday, December 16, 2024
- NorthWestern Fall 2024 Degrees Conferred on Friday, December 20, 2024
NorthWestern Academic Calendar for January
- NorthWestern Winter classes begin on Monday, January 6, 2025
- NorthWestern’s Last day to add or change classes (Last day for tuition adjustment related to enrollment changes (to or from full-time). No reductions are made to bills for dropped or swapped classes after this date) begins Friday, January 10, 2025
- No Classes – Martin Luther King Jr. Day (University Offices Closed)Monday, January 20, 2025
- NorthWestern’s Application for a degree due to The Graduate School to receive a degree in Winter begins Friday, January 31, 2025
NorthWestern Academic Calendar for February
- NorthWestern Pre-Registration for Spring 2025 begins Monday, February 10, 2025
- NorthWestern’s Last day to drop Winter term courses begins Friday, February 14, 2025
- NorthWestern’Registration for Spring 2025 begins Monday, February 17, 2025
- NorthWestern Dissertation, PhD Final Exam, and change of grade forms due to TGS for Winter PhD candidates begins Friday, February 28, 2025
- NorthWestern Registration for Spring 2021 begins Monday, February 19, 2024
- NorthWestern’s Last day to change grading status to or from P/NP start Friday, February 28, 2025
NorthWestern Academic Calendar for March
- NorthWestern Withdrawal petition deadline at 5:00 PM on Friday, March 7, 2025
- NorthWestern WCAS Reading period begins Monday, March 10, 2025
- NorthWestern Master’s completion form due for TGS Winter master’s candidates starts Friday, March 14, 2025
- NorthWestern WCAS Reading period ends Sunday, March 16, 2025
- NorthWestern Winter exams begin Monday, March 17, 2025
- NorthWestern Winter exams end Saturday, March 22, 2025
- NorthWestern Grades due by 3:00 pm Monday, March 24, 2025
- NorthWestern Winter Degrees Conferred on Friday, March 28, 2025
NorthWestern Academic Calendar for April
- NorthWestern’s Spring term courses begin Tuesday, April 1, 2025
- NorthWestern’s Last day to add or change classes for the Spring term (Last day for tuition adjustment related to enrollment changes (to or from full-time). No reductions are made to bills for dropped or swapped classes after this date) begins Monday, April 7, 2025
NorthWestern Academic Calendar for May
- NorthWestern’s Last day to drop courses for the Spring term starts Friday, May 9, 2025
- NorthWestern’s No classes – Memorial Day (University offices closed) Monday, May 26, 2025
NorthWestern Academic Calendar for June
- NorthWestern Spring examinations begin Monday, June 9, 2025
- NorthWestern Spring examinations end Friday, June 13, 2025
- NorthWestern Spring grades due by 3:00 PM Tuesday, June 17, 2025
- NorthWestern No Classes – Juneteenth (University offices closed) Thursday, June 19, 2025
- Spring Degrees Conferred at NorthWestern is on Friday, June 20, 2025
- NorthWestern Summer classes begin Monday, June 23, 2025
NorthWestern Academic Calendar for September/2025-2026
- NorthWestern Fall 2025 Classes Begin Tuesday, September 16, 2025
NorthWestern Academic Calendar for November
- NorthWestern Thanksgiving Vacation begins at 6:00 PM (No classes). A calendar anomaly permits a 1-week Thanksgiving Break this year only. This is not a permanent change to all Fall quarters. Monday, November 24, 2025
- University offices close at 6:00 pm for Thanksgiving break at NorthWestern is Wednesday, November 26, 2025
NorthWestern Academic Calendar for December
- NorthWestern Fall Classes Resume on Monday, December 1, 2025
- NorthWestern Fall classes end Saturday, December 6, 2025
- NorthWestern Fall Exams begin Monday, December 8, 2025
- NorthWestern Fall exams end Saturday, December 13, 2025
NorthWestern Academic Calendar Winter 2026
- NorthWestern Winter 2026 Winter classes begin Monday, January 5, 2026
- NorthWestern Winter 2026 Winter classes end Saturday, March 14, 2026
- NorthWestern Winter exams begin Monday, March 16, 2026
- NorthWestern Winter exams end Saturday, March 21, 2026
- NorthWestern Spring courses begin Tuesday, March 31, 2026
NorthWestern Academic Calendar Spring 2026
- NorthWestern Spring classes end Saturday, June 6, 2026
- NorthWestern Spring examinations begin Monday, June 8, 2026
- NorthWestern Spring examinations end Friday, June 12, 2026
- NorthWestern Summer classes begin (tentative)Monday, June 22, 2026
- NorthWestern Summer classes end (tentative)Friday, September 4, 2026
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For more details on the NorthWestern Academic Calendar 2025-26, visit https://www.registrar.northwestern.edu/calendars/