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/enrollment-appointment-windows/
- August 26 (Tuesday) – First day of classes
- 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
- 2nd Friday: September 5
- Deadline to add courses with instructor signature or email (5:00pm). 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 1 (Monday) – Labor Day – no classes, offices closed
- September 8 (Monday) – Schedule of Classes released for Spring 2026 courses
- September 12 (Friday) – deadline to submit an application for Research Distinction if you are an Honors student graduating in Spring 2026: https://aschonors.osu.edu/honors/research-thesis
- Note: for non-Honors students graduating in Spring 2025, this deadline is not until Friday, October 17: https://artsandsciences.osu.edu/advising/research-distinction-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 7 (Tuesday) – Enrollment Appointment Windows for Spring 2026 posted to individual student accounts in Buckeye Link
- October 16-17 (Thursday-Friday) – Autumn Break: no classes, offices open
- October 17 (Friday) – deadline to submit an application for Research Distinction if you are graduating in Spring 2026 and are not in the Honors program: https://aschonors.osu.edu/honors/research-thesis
- October 20 (Monday) – Spring 2026 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 on October 7 (Tuesday)
- October 20 (Monday) – Session 2 classes begin
- March 10-14 (Monday-Friday) – Spring Break: no classes, offices open
- October 29 (Wednesday) – Final exam schedule 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/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) – Veterans 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 2026 graduation
- December 21 (Sunday) – Autumn 2025 Commencement Ceremony
I hope you all have a great semester!