You can always find important dates listed on the Registrar’s website: https://registrar.osu.edu/academic-calendar/and https://registrar.osu.edu/student-hub/course-enrollment-information/
August 20 (Tuesday) – classes begin
1st Friday: August 29
- Deadline to add courses to your Autumn schedule (11:59pm). If you are a new first-year or transfer student this semester, you are unable to make adjustments to your own schedule, so all adjustments must be made by me, your academic advisor, before 5:00pm. Other students can make this drop on their own in Buckeye Link.
- Last day to get a 100% refund for dropped courses (if your tuition bill would change)
- Last day that waitlists run for Autumn courses
September 1 (Monday) – Labor Day – no classes, offices closed
2nd Friday: September 5
- Deadline to add courses with instructor signature or email (5:00pm). This must be done through an academic advisor for all students.
- Deadline to enroll in Astronomy or Physics 4998(H)/4999(H) courses to get academic credit for research. Instructions:
- Astronomy: https://astronomy.osu.edu/undergraduates/undergraduate-research/research-course-credit
- Physics: https://physics.osu.edu/undergraduate-research-0 (expand “Research for Credit” section)
- Last day to get a 75% refund for dropped courses (if your tuition bill would change)
September 12 (Friday) – Schedule of Courses released for Spring 2025 classes
September 12 (Friday) – Deadline to apply for Research Distinction if graduating in Spring 2025 semester if you are an Honors student: https://aschonors.osu.edu/honors/research-thesis
4th Friday: September 19
- Deadline to drop a course without it appearing on your transcript (11:59pm). Again, new students must do this through an advisor before 5:00pm
- Deadline to change a course to the Pass/Non-Pass (PA/NP) Option (5:00pm). Must be done through an advisor for all students
- Deadline to change a course to an Audit (R) Option (5:00pm). Must obtain permission from professor and must be processed through an academic advisor for all students
- Last day to get a 50% refund for dropped courses (if your tuition bill would change)
October 16-17 (Thursday-Friday) – Autumn Break: no classes, offices open
October 17 (Friday) – Deadline to apply for Research Distinction if graduating in Spring 2025 semester if you are a non-Honors student: https://artsandsciences.osu.edu/advising/research-distinction-research-thesis
October 20 (Monday) – Session 2 classes begin
October 20 (Monday) – Spring 2025 registration begins. Approximate dates found here: https://registrar.osu.edu/student-hub/course-enrollment-information/enrollment-appointment-windows/; exact registration date and time will be posted in Buckeye Link for each individual student
10th Friday: October 31
- Last day to drop a course with a grade of “W” appearing on your transcript (5:00pm). This must be done through your academic advisor for all students, not just new students
- Last day to apply for Grade Forgiveness (https://advising.osu.edu/grades-and-grade-forgiveness) for a course you are repeating this term. (11:59pm).
- University graduation application deadline for Autumn 2025 graduation. (5:00pm) This is a hard deadline. No exceptions will be made after this date.
November 11 (Tuesday) – Veteran’s Day: no classes, offices closed
November 26-28 (Wednesday-Friday) – Thanksgiving Break: no classes, offices open on Wednesday but closed Thursday-Friday
December 10 (Wednesday) – Last day of classes
December 11 (Thursday) – Reading Day: no classes, offices open
December 12-18 (Friday-Thursday) – Finals week
December 19 (Friday) – Departmental Graduation Application deadline for Spring 2025 graduation (more info to come later this semester)
December 21 (Sunday) – Autumn 2025 Commencement Ceremony