Thanksgiving Break, No Classes
2024-11-25 - 2024-12-01
Thanksgiving break. No classes. November 24 – December 1, 2024

Classes resume
2024-12-02 08:00 (America/Chicago)
Classes resume after Thanksgiving Holiday – December 2, 2024

DU Day
2024-12-03
DU Day of Giving

Last Day of Fall 2024 Classes, Last Day to Withdraw with "WF"
2024-12-05 08:00 - 17:00 (America/Chicago)
Last day of class.
Last day to withdraw from courses and the University with a grade of “WF” *does not count towards GPA*

Study Day
2024-12-06 08:00 - 17:00 (America/Chicago)
Study Day – December 6, 2024

Final Examinations
2024-12-09 - 2024-12-13
Dillard University Final Examinations: December 9 – 13, 2024

Institutional Effectiveness and Assessment Meetings
2024-12-11 08:00 - 2024-12-12 17:00 (America/Chicago)
Institutional effectiveness and assessment meetings and submissions for faculty.

Final grades due at Noon
2024-12-16 08:00 - 17:00 (America/Chicago)
Final grades due at 12 p.m.

Degree Conferral for Graduates
2024-12-16 08:00 - 17:00 (America/Chicago)
Degree conferral for Fall 2024 graduates.

Winter Term Begins
2024-12-16 08:00 - 17:00 (America/Chicago)

Last Day to Remove Holds for Spring 2025
2024-12-17
Last day for students to remove holds for Spring 2025

Residence Halls and Kearny Dining Hall Close at Noon
2024-12-17 12:00 (America/Chicago)
Residence Halls and Kearny Dining Hall close at 12 p.m.

Registration Closes for the Winter Term - 2024
2024-12-18
Registration closes for the 2024 Winter Term

Official Attendance Rosters are Due
2024-12-20 08:00 - 17:00 (America/Chicago)

Last Day to Drop without Receiving a W
2024-12-23 08:00 - 17:00 (America/Chicago)
Last Day to Drop without Receiving a W – Winter 2024

Web Registration via myDU Reopens for Students Cleared
2025-01-02
Web registration via myDU reopens for students who are fiscally cleared. Late fees are assessed for continuing students registering late.

Audit of all “F” Grades for Fall, Last Day Withdraw with W for Winter, Audit for Fall Graduation
2025-01-03 08:00 - 17:00 (America/Chicago)
Audit of all “F” grades for Fall. Last day to withdraw with W for Winter Term. Audit for Fall graduation; students alerted of outcome.

Winter Term Final Exams
2025-01-08 08:00 - 2025-01-09 17:00 (America/Chicago)
Winter Term Final Exams – January 8 and 9, 2025

Student Orientation: SOAR for New, Transfer, and Readmitted Students
2025-01-09 08:00 - 17:00 (America/Chicago)
Student Orientation: Scholarship, Opportunity, Accountability, and Responsibility (SOAR). SOAR is mandatory for new, transfer, and readmitted students.

Check-in for new, transfer, and readmit students. Residence halls and Kearny Dining Hall open for new, readmit, and transfer students with health, academic, and fiscal clearance:
Health: Proof of immunization.
Academic: Paperwork completed for academic sanctions.
Fiscal: Payment of Spring 2025 tuition, fees, room and board.

Winter Term Ends
2025-01-10

Residence Halls Open for Continuing Students with Fiscal, Health, and Academic Clearance
2025-01-10
Residence halls open for continuing students with fiscal, health, and academic clearance.

Web Registration (via myDU) Ends at 5 p.m.
2025-01-10 17:00 (America/Chicago)
Web registration (via myDU) ends at 5:00pm.

Free Concert at Dillard University for Healing & Mental Health Resources
2025-01-11 12:00 - 16:00 (America/Chicago)
Local Musicians Unite to Support Victims of Bourbon Street Attack
Free Concert at Dillard University to Promote Healing and Mental Health Resources

Saturday, January 11, 2025
12 p.m. – 4 p.m.
Georges Auditorium, PSB Building
Dillard University
2601 Gentilly Blvd.
New Orleans
The event is sponsored by Dillard University and the New Orleans Musicians’ Clinic & Assistance Foundation.
Learn More>>>

Classes Begin - Attendance/Participation Confirmation Period Begin, Last Day to Admit Students
2025-01-13 08:00 (America/New_York)
Spring 2025 Classes Begin, Welcome Back!

The attendance/participation confirmation period begins. Students must participate in the initial 2 weeks of
classes or will be dropped for non-attendance.
Last day to admit students for the Spring 2025

Late Registration Ends. Schedules and Housting Assignments Purged, Last Day to Submit "I" Grade.
2025-01-17 08:00 - 17:00 (America/Chicago)
Late registration ends.
Schedules and housing assignments are purged if Holds are not satisfied.
Last day for faculty to submit a change of “I” grade.
If not submitted, the grade becomes the default grade.

Graduate School (Virtual) Orientation
2025-01-17 08:00 - 17:00 (America/Chicago)
Graduate School (virtual) orientation – Spring 2025

Last Day for Fall 2025 Graduates to Apply for Graduation
2025-01-17 08:00 - 17:00 (America/Chicago)
Last day for Fall 2025 graduates to apply for graduation.

Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday. MANDATORY Day of Service
2025-01-20 08:00 - 17:00 (America/Chicago)

Rosters Due, Last Day to Drop with "W", Last Day to Opt Out of Follet, Last Day Opt Out Health Insurance
2025-01-24 08:00 - 17:00 (America/Chicago)
Official attendance rosters are due in the Records and Registration office by 3 p.m.

Last day to opt out of Follett.
Last day to drop a class without receiving a “W”.
Last day for new students to opt out of health insurance.

Enrollment Census - Spring 2025
2025-01-27 08:00 - 17:00 (America/Chicago)
Enrollment census – Spring 2025
