2024-2025 Academic Catalog 
    
    May 06, 2024  
2024-2025 Academic Catalog

Academic Calendar


 

*Dates are subject to change.

Fall 2024

Full-Term: August 26 - December 13
Virtual Session 1: August 26 - October 18
Virtual Session 2: October 21 - December 13

 

August 26, 2024 Monday Semester Begins (Fall Semester, Virtual Session 1);
August 29, 2024 Thursday Convocation
August 30, 2024 Friday Last day to Add/Drop classes for Virtual Session 1
    Summer Session grades are due
September 2, 2024 Monday Labor Day CIU Closed
September 3, 2024 Tuesday Last day to Add/Drop classes for Fall Semester;
    Last day to apply for Fall Graduation without a late fee
September 6, 2024 Friday 50% Refund period ends for Virtual Session 1
September 10, 2024 Tuesday 50% Refund period ends for Fall Semester
September 18, 2024 Wednesday Prayer Day
September 20, 2024 Friday Last day to receive a grade of “W” for Virtual Session 1
     
October 10-11, 2024 Thurs - Fri Fall Break for Residential Students
October 18, 2024 Friday Virtual Session 1 Ends;
    Last day to receive a grade of “W” for Fall Semester
    Last day to apply for Fall Graduation
October 21, 2024 Monday Virtual Session 2 Begins;
October 22, 2024 Tuesday Prayer Day
October 25, 2024 Friday Virtual Session 1 grades are due;
    Last day to Add/Drop classes for Virtual Session 2
     
November 1, 2024 Friday 50% Refund period ends for Virtual Session 2
November 1 - 2, 2024 Friday - Saturday Homecoming
November 15, 2024 Friday Last day to receive a grade of “W” for Virtual Session 2
November 19, 2024 Tuesday Prayer Day
November 27-29, 2023 Wed - Friday Thanksgiving Break; CIU Closed Thursday and Friday
     
December 13, 2024 Friday Semester Ends (Fall Semester, Virtual Session 2);
December 14, 2024 Saturday Commencement Ceremony
December 20, 2024 Friday Virtual Session 2 and Fall Grades Due
December 24-January 1, 2025 Tuesday-Wednesday CIU Closed for Christmas and the New Year

 

Spring 2025

Full-Term: January 13 - May 2
Virtual Session 1: January 13 - March 7
Virtual Session 2: March 10 - May 2

 

January 13, 2025 Monday Semester Begins (Spring Semester, Virtual Session 1);
January 17, 2025 Friday Last day to Add/Drop classes for Virtual Session 1
January 20, 2025 Monday CIU Closed for MLK Day
January 21, 2025 Tuesday Last day to Add/Drop classes for Spring Semester;
    Last day to apply for Spring Graduation without late fee
January 24, 2025 Friday 50% Refund period ends for Virtual Session 1
January 28, 2024 Tuesday 50% Refund period ends for Spring Semester
January 29, 2024 Wednesday Prayer Day
     
February 7, 2025 Friday Last day to receive a grade of “W” for Virtual Session 1
February 27, 2025 Thursday Prayer Day
     
March 7, 2024 Friday Virtual Session 1 Ends;
    Last day to receive a grade of “W” for Spring Semester
    Last day to apply for Spring Graduation
March 10, 2025 Monday Virtual Session 2 Begins;
March 10-14, 2025 Mon - Friday Spring Break for Residential Students
March 14, 2025 Friday Virtual Session 1 grades due;
    Last day to Add/Drop classes for Virtual Session 2
March 18, 2025 Monday Last day to receive a 90% refund for Virtual Session 2
March 20, 2025 Wednesday Registration Opens for Academic Year 2024 - 2025
March 21, 2025 Friday 50% Refund period ends for Virtual Session 2
     
April 1, 2025 Tuesday Prayer Day
April 4, 2025 Friday Last day to receive a grade of “W” for Virtual Session 2
April 18, 2025 Friday Good Friday! CIU Closed
     
May 2, 2025 Friday Semester Ends (Spring Semester, Virtual Session 2)
May 3, 2025 Saturday Commencement Ceremonies

 

Summer 2025

Full-Term: May 5 - August 22
Virtual Session 1: May 5 - June 27
Virtual Session 2: June 30 - August 22

 

May 5, 2025 Monday Semester Begins (Summer Semester, Virtual Session 1);
May 9, 2025 Friday Last day to Add/Drop for Virtual Session 1;
    Virtual Session 2 and Full-term Grades Due
May 12, 2025 Monday Last day to Add/Drop for Full-term Summer Semester*;
    Last day to apply for Summer Graduation without late fee
May 16, 2025 Friday 50% Refund Ends for Virtual Session 1
May 19, 2025 Monday 50% Refund Ends for Summer Semester*
May 26, 2025 Monday CIU Closed for Memorial Day
May 30, 2025 Friday Last day to receive a grade of “W” for Virtual Session 1
     
June 27, 2025 Friday Virtual Session 1 Ends;
    Last day to receive a grade of “W” for Summer Semester
    Last day to apply for Summer Graduation
June 30, 2025 Monday Virtual Session 2 Begins;
     
July 4, 2025 Friday CIU Closed, Independence Day!
    Last day to Add/Drop for Virtual Session 2;
    Virtual Session 1 grades due
July 11, 2025 Friday 50% Refund Ends for Virtual Session 2
July 25, 2025 Friday Last day to receive a grade of “W” for Virtual Session 2
     
August 22, 2025 Friday Semester Ends (Summer Semester, Virtual Session 2);
    Summer Graduation (no ceremony)
August 29, 2025 Friday Virtual Session 2 and Summer grades are due

 

*One-week Intensive:
Add/Drop and refund period ends at 11:59 pm on the first day of class.
To withdraw and receive a grade of “W” the student must withdraw by 11:59 pm on the second day of class.


*Two-week Intensive:
Add/Drop and refund period ends at 11:59 pm on the second day of class.
To withdraw and receive a grade of “W” the student must withdraw by 11:59 pm on the third day of class.


*Five-week Courses: 
Student may drop a course any time within week one (Friday at midnight; no grade; 100% refund)

After week one, student completes withdrawal form (grade of W through end of week 2 - Friday at midnight; no refund)

After week two, student completes withdrawal form (grade of WF as of first day of week 3; no refund)
 

For non-standard Academic Calendars see our Online Cohort Schedules.

For a visual calendar of all programs see our Visual Academic Calendar.