Academic Calendar
Fall 2025
Event Name
Event Date
Fall international student orientation
Wed, Aug 13, 2025
KSU Kickoff
Thu, Aug 14, 2025
-
Sun, Aug 17, 2025
Fall graduate student orientation
Thu, Aug 14, 2025
University convocation
Fri, Aug 15, 2025
Fall Classes Begin
Mon, Aug 18, 2025
Deadline for associate degree candidates to apply for fall 2025 graduation
Fri, Aug 22, 2025
Deadline for master's and doctoral degree and certificate candidates to apply for fall 2025 graduation
Fri, Aug 22, 2025
Labor Day
Mon, Sep 01, 2025
Observed state-designated holiday; no classes are scheduled, and university offices are closed.
Deadline for bachelor's degree and undergraduate certificate candidates to apply for spring 2026 graduation
Mon, Sep 15, 2025
Fall Break
Thu, Oct 02, 2025
-
Sun, Oct 05, 2025
No classes are scheduled during break; university campuses and offices are open.
Fall classes end for fourth-year Podiatric Medicine students
Fri, Oct 03, 2025
Spring classes begin for fourth-year Podiatric Medicine students
Mon, Oct 06, 2025
Fall classes end for third-year Podiatric Medicine students
Fri, Oct 24, 2025
Fall final examinations for third-year Podiatric Medicine students
Mon, Oct 27, 2025
-
Fri, Nov 07, 2025
Spring classes begin for third-year Podiatric Medicine students
Mon, Nov 10, 2025
Veterans Day
Tue, Nov 11, 2025
State-designated holiday; no classes are scheduled, and university offices are closed.
Fall classes end for first- and second-year Podiatric Medicine students
Tue, Nov 25, 2025
Thanksgiving Break
Wed, Nov 26, 2025
-
Sun, Nov 30, 2025
Thanksgiving break: no classes Wednesday through Sunday; offices are closed Thursday and Friday.
Thanksgiving Day
Thu, Nov 27, 2025
Observed state-designated holiday; no classes are scheduled, and university offices are closed.
Columbus Day Observed
Fri, Nov 28, 2025
Columbus Day is a movable state-designated holiday, observed the day after Thanksgiving; no classes are scheduled, and university offices are closed.
Fall final examinations for first- and second-year Podiatric Medicine students
Mon, Dec 01, 2025
-
Fri, Dec 12, 2025
Fall Classes End
Sun, Dec 07, 2025
Fall Final ExaminationsÂ
Mon, Dec 08, 2025
-
Sun, Dec 14, 2025
Fall Commencements
Fri, Dec 12, 2025
-
Sat, Dec 13, 2025
Deadline for bachelor's degree and undergraduate certificate candidates to apply for summer 2026 graduation
Mon, Dec 15, 2025
Holiday Schedule
Wed, Dec 24, 2025
-
Wed, Dec 31, 2025
Information about Kent State University's holiday closure schedule will be posted on the People, Culture and Belonging website.
Presidents Day Observed
Wed, Dec 24, 2025
Presidents Day is a movable state-designated holiday, observed contiguous with Christmas Day.
Christmas Day
Thu, Dec 25, 2025
State-designated holiday; no classes are scheduled, and university offices are closed.
Spring 2026
Event Name
Event Date
New Year’s Day
Thu, Jan 01, 2026
State-designated holiday; no classes are scheduled, and university offices are closed.
Spring classes begin for first- and second-year Podiatric Medicine students
Mon, Jan 05, 2026
Spring international student orientation
Thu, Jan 08, 2026
Spring graduate student orientation
Fri, Jan 09, 2026
Spring Classes Begin
Mon, Jan 12, 2026
Deadline for master's and doctoral degree and certificate candidates to apply for spring 2026 graduation
Fri, Jan 16, 2026
Deadline for associate degree candidates to apply for spring 2026 graduation
Fri, Jan 16, 2026
Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Mon, Jan 19, 2026
Observed state-designated holiday; no classes are scheduled, and university offices are closed.
Spring classes end for fourth-year Podiatric Medicine students
Fri, Jan 30, 2026
Summer classes begin for fourth-year Podiatric Medicine students
Mon, Feb 02, 2026
Spring classes end for third-year Podiatric Medicine students
Fri, Mar 06, 2026
Spring final examinations for third-year Podiatric Medicine students
Mon, Mar 09, 2026
-
Fri, Mar 13, 2026
Spring Break
Mon, Mar 09, 2026
-
Sun, Mar 15, 2026
No classes are scheduled during break; university campuses and offices are open.
Summer classes begin for third-year Podiatric Medicine students
Thu, Mar 26, 2026
Spring classes end for first- and second-year Podiatric Medicine students
Fri, May 01, 2026
Spring Classes End
Sun, May 03, 2026
Spring Final Examinations
Mon, May 04, 2026
-
Sun, May 10, 2026
Spring final examinations for first- and second-year Podiatric Medicine students
Mon, May 04, 2026
-
Fri, May 15, 2026
Remembrance Day (May 4, 1970)
Mon, May 04, 2026
Remembrance Day (May 4, 1970): no final exams, classes or parts of classes from noon through 2 p.m.
Spring Commencements
Thu, May 07, 2026
-
Sun, May 10, 2026
Summer classes end for fourth-year Podiatric Medicine students
Fri, May 08, 2026
College of Podiatric Medicine commencement
Fri, May 15, 2026
Summer 2026
Event Name
Event Date
Summer Classes Begin
Mon, May 11, 2026
Summer classes begin for first- and second-year Podiatric Medicine students
Mon, May 18, 2026
Deadline for master's and doctoral degree and certificate candidates to apply for summer 2026 graduation
Fri, May 22, 2026
Deadline for associate degree candidates to apply for summer 2026 graduation
Fri, May 22, 2026
Memorial Day
Mon, May 25, 2026
Observed state-designated holiday; no classes are scheduled, and university offices are closed.
Summer classes end for third-year Podiatric Medicine students
Fri, May 29, 2026
Summer classes end for second-year Podiatric Medicine students
Fri, Jun 12, 2026
Juneteenth
Fri, Jun 19, 2026
Observed state-designated holiday; no classes are scheduled, and university offices are closed.
Summer classes end for first-year Podiatric Medicine students
Fri, Jun 26, 2026
Summer final examinations for first-year Podiatric Medicine students
Mon, Jun 29, 2026
-
Fri, Jul 10, 2026
Independence Day Observed
Fri, Jul 03, 2026
State-designated holiday; no classes are scheduled, and university offices are closed.
Summer Commencement
Sat, Aug 08, 2026
Summer Classes End
Sun, Aug 09, 2026