Graduate Enrollment Information & Timeline

Spring 2024 / Summer 2024 / Fall 2024 Timeline

Jan 16, 2024 Tuition payment due date Spring 2024
Jan 16, 2024 First day of Spring term classes
Jan 24, 2024 Last day to enroll, add a course or drop a course without tuition billing while remaining enrolled for Spring term 2024 (No Exceptions)
January 30, 2024 Last day to drop a class with no academic record - note:  Tuition charges still apply - Last day to withdraw from SMU with no academic record - withdrawal refund schedule applies.  See Bursar's website for more information.
Jan 31, 2024 Deadline to apply for May 2024 graduation (Email Jim Dees: jdees@smu.edu)
March 11-17 Spring Break
March 29, 2024 Good Friday - University offices closed
April 1-19, 2024
Enrollment begins for Summer 2024 and Fall 2024 terms for continuing students enrolled in Spring 2024
April 11, 2024 Last day for Spring 2024 graduation candidate to change grade of Incomplete 
April 18, 2024 Students may begin applying for August or December 2024 graduation
April 20, 2024 First day of enrollment for newly admitted students for Summer/Fall term 2024
April 22, 2024 Last day to drop a course (grade of W) or withdraw from all classes for Spring term 2024.  You must contact the Lyle Graduate Office to withdraw.  (Email Jim Dees: jdees@smu.edu)
April 26, 2024 Last day for a thesis or dissertation defense for May 2024 graduation
April 30, 2024 Last day of classes Spring term 2024
May 1, 2024 Reading day
May 2-8, 2024 Final Examinations
May 11, 2024 Official close of term, degree conferral date, graduation ceremony date
May 24, 2024 Tuition payment due date Summer term 2024 (or on day of enrollment if after May 24)
June 3, 2024 First day of combined Summer term 2024 classes
June 6, 2024 Last day to enroll, add courses or drop courses without academic record (tuition charges apply) for Summer term 2024, last day to file for Summer 2024 graduation (Email Jim Dees: jdees@smu.edu)
June 12, 2024 Last day to apply for Summer 2024 graduation
July 4, 2024 University Holiday - Independence Day
July 31, 2024 Last day to drop a course (grade of W) or withdraw from all classes for Summer term 2024. You must contact the Lyle Graduate Office to withdraw.  (Email Jim Dees: jdees@smu.edu)
August 6, 2024 Last day of classes Summer term 2024, final exams, dissertation/thesis defense, date for conferral of Summer 2024 degrees
August 26, 2024 First day of Fall term 2024 classes
August 26, 2024 Tuition payment due date Fall 2024
August 30, 2024 Last day to enroll, add a course or drop a course without tuition billing while remaining enrolled for Fall term 2024 - (No exceptions)
Sept 2, 2024  University Holiday - Labor Day
September 9, 2024 Last day to drop a class with no academic record - note:  Tuition charges still apply - Last day to withdraw from SMU with no academic record - withdrawal refund schedule applies.  See Bursar's website for more information.
Sept 11, 2024 Last day to file for Fall 2024 graduation (Email Jim Dees: jdees@smu.edu)
Oct 7-8, 2024 Fall Break
Nov 4-22, 2024 Spring term 2025 enrollment begins for continuing students enrolled in Fall term 2024
Nov 14, 2024 Last day for Fall 2024 graduation candidate to change grade of Incomplete
Nov 18, 2024 Students may begin applying for May 2025 graduation
Nov 26, 2024 Last day to drop a course (grade of W) or withdraw from all classes for Fall term 2024.  You must contact the Lyle Graduate Office to withdraw.  (Email Jim Dees: jdees@smu.edu)
Nov 27, 2024 No classes meet
Nov 28-29, 2024 University Holidays - Thanksgiving
Dec 5, 2024 Last day for dissertation or thesis defense for Fall 2024 graduation
Dec 9, 2024 Last day of classes Fall term 2024
Dec 10-11, 2024 Reading days
Dec 12-18, 2024 Final exams Fall term 2024
Dec 21, 2024 Fall 2024 graduation date and date for conferral of Fall degrees

Important Information

Graduating this term?

You will apply for graduation via my.SMU.edu. Please contact Jim Dees (jdees@smu.edu) and inform him that you plan to graduate at the end of the current term so he may provide you with instruction on applying for graduation.  You need to apply for graduation at the beginning of the term in which you plan to graduate.

Complete a Degree Plan, if you have not done so already. Print and complete degree plan and e-mail the form to Jim Dees (jdees@smu.edu).

SMU Honor Code

Every student at SMU is bound by the SMU Honor Code. You need to become familiar with it and should review it regularly.