Summer 2025
| May 12 |
Classes begin |
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May 26 |
Memorial Day Holiday (no classes) |
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July 3 |
Format check deadline for thesis/dissertation |
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July 4 |
Independence Day Holiday (no classes) |
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July 15 |
Defense deadline |
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July 21 |
Last day to apply for August graduation |
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July 24 |
Final submission deadline |
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July 29 |
Last day of classes |
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August 15 |
Summer graduation (No commencement ceremony) |
Fall 2025
| August 18 |
Faculty reporting date |
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August 19 |
Classes begin |
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August 25 |
Last day to change/drop a course without a grade of “W” being recorded (Part of Term 30) |
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August 26 |
First day “W” grade assigned Registration now requires an AS-199 form and immediate payment of fee |
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September 1 |
Labor Day Holiday (no classes) |
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TBA |
Last day to apply for December graduation |
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TBA |
Format check deadline for thesis/dissertation |
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October 9-10 |
Fall break (no classes) |
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October 13 |
Midpoint in semester |
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TBA |
Defense Deadline |
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November 5 |
Last day to drop a course or withdraw without a grade of “WF” being recorded (Part of Term 30) |
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TBA |
Final submission deadline for thesis/dissertation |
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November 23-30 |
Thanksgiving Recess (no classes) |
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December 5 |
Last day of classes |
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December 6 |
Reading Day |
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December 8-15 |
Final Examinations |
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December 15 |
Commencement Exercises in Columbia |
You may also find a listing of other University of South Carolina calendars on the Registrars website.