Pitt Academic Calendar 2024/2025 | The University of Pittsburgh, The Pitt academic calendar 2024-2025 consists of semester start dates, add/drop dates, holidays, semester breaks, other important dates, and deadlines. The University of Pittsburgh operates a semester system that includes Fall, Spring, and Summer.
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The University of Pittsburgh – Pitt Academic Calendar 2024/2025
Pitt academic calendar fall 2024
Check out the important dates and deadlines on the Pitt academic calendar fall 2024.
- Pitt move-in day 2024 is from Saturday, August 20, 2024 to Friday, August 26, 2024. Move-in is according to resident halls and levels (freshmen, upperclassmen, etc.).
- Pitt Welcome Week is from Saturday, August 20, 2024 to Sunday, August 28, 2024.
- New Graduate and Professional Student Orientation is on Tuesday, August 25, 2024.
- New First-Year and Transfer Undergraduate Student Convocation is on Wednesday, August 24, 2024.
- New Teaching Assistant Orientation is on Friday, August 26, 2024.
- Fall Term enrollment period ends for all students on Monday, August 29, 2024.
- Pitt fall semester 2024 classes start on Monday, August 29, 2024.
- Labor Day holiday is Monday, September 5, 2024.
- Fall Term add/drop period ends on Friday, September 9, 2024.
- Fall Term extended drop period begins (Undergraduate Students Only) on Saturday, September 10 2024 to Friday, September 16, 2024.
- Constitution Day is Saturday, September 17, 2024 on the Pitt academic calendar.
- Pitt Family Weekend 2024 is from Friday, September 25 2024 to Sunday, September 25, 2024.
- Pitt Homecoming 2024 is from Thursday, October 6 2024 to Sunday, October 9, 2024.
- Pitt Fall Break 2024 is on Friday, October 14, 2024.
- Friday, October 28, 2024 is the deadline for students to submit Monitored Withdrawal forms to Dean’s Office.
- Pitt Thanksgiving break 2024 (Recess for students, no classes for all schools) is from Sunday, November 20 2024 to Sunday, November 27, 2024. University is closed on November 24 and November 25, 2024.
- Classes resume on Monday, November 28 2024 after the Thanksgiving holiday period.
- Friday, December 9 2024 is the last day for undergraduate classes for fall semester 2024.
- Reading Day is Saturday, December 10 2024.
- CGS, Saturday Only, graduate, and evening classes meet during this period (Saturday, December 10, 2024 – Saturday, December 17, 2024); final exams are held during the last scheduled class.
- Final examination period for undergraduate day classes is from Monday, December 12 2024 to Friday, December 16 2024.
- According to Pitt academic calendar 2024-2025, Fall term ends on Saturday, December 17, 2024.
- Saturday, December 17 2024 is the official date for degrees awarded in Fall Term 2024.
- Residence halls close on Sunday, December 18, 2024.
- Pitt Winter break 2024 (Winter Recess) is from Sunday, December 18, 2024 to Sunday, January 8, 2025.
Pitt academic calendar spring 2025
Check out the important dates and deadlines on the Pitt academic calendar spring 2025.
- Spring Term enrollment appointments (Veteran Students) begin on Friday, October 28, 2024.
- Spring Term enrollment appointments (NonVeteran Students) begin on Monday, October 31, 2024.
- The last day for Spring Term enrollment appointments is Friday, November 11, 2024.
- Spring Term open enrollment begins on Saturday, November 12, 2024.
- The University of Pittsburgh offices and buildings reopen on Tuesday, January 3, 2025.
- Pitt Residence halls reopen on Saturday, January 7, 2025.
- Spring Term enrollment period ends for all students Monday, January 9, 2025.
- Pitt Spring 2025 classes start on Monday, January 9, 2025.
- Dr. Martin Luther King’s birthday holiday is Monday, January 16, 2025.
- Spring Term add/drop period ends on Friday, January 20, 2025.
- Spring Term extended drop period begins (Undergraduate Students Only) on Saturday, January 21, 2025.
- Spring Term extended drop period ends (Undergraduate Students Only) on Friday, January 27, 2025.
- Pitt Spring break 2024 is from Sunday, March 5 2025 to Sunday, March 12, 2025. Spring Recess for students (no classes); offices and buildings remain open except on Friday, March 10 2025, the University of Pittsburgh’s observance of Spring Holiday 2025.
- Friday, March 17, 2025 is Spring Term deadline for students to submit Monitored Withdrawal forms to Dean’s Office.
- Graduate and Post-Doctoral Honors Convocation is on Tuesday, April 4, 2025.
- Faculty Honors Convocation is on Friday, April 7, 2025 according to Pitt academic calendar 2024-2025.
- The last day of Spring 2025 classes is Friday, April 21, 2025.
- Reading Day is Saturday, April 24, 2025.
- CGS, Saturday Only, graduate, and evening classes meet during this period (Saturday, April 24, 2025 – Saturday, April 29, 2025); final exams are held during the last scheduled class.
- Final examination period is from Monday, April 24 2025 to Friday, April 28 2025 for undergraduate day classes.
- Spring Term Ends on Saturday, April 29, 2025.
- Saturday, April 29 2025 is the official date for degrees awarded in Spring Term 2025.
- Senior Honors Convocation is also on Saturday, April 29, 2025.
- Residence halls close (except for graduating seniors) on Sunday, April 30 2025.
- Annual Undergraduate Commencement Convocation is on Sunday, April 30 2025.
- Instructors must approve Spring Term grades by 11:59 p.m. on Wednesday, May 3, 2025.
For more on Pitt academic calendar 2024-2025, visit the University of Pittsburgh registrar’s website.
