Fall 2024 Academic Calendar
Note: Dates and times listed below are subject to change.
Note: Panama City Campus students must convert all times listed to Central Time unless already noted.
| Mar. 4–May 10, 2024 | Registration for currently enrolled and readmitted degree-seeking students. See “Enrollment Appointments” in this Registration Guide. |
| June 3, 2024 | Waive or Elect portal opens for the 24/25 academic year. |
| July 15–Aug. 29, 2024 | Registration re-opens for currently enrolled and readmitted degree-seeking students. See “Enrollment Appointments” in this Registration Guide. |
| Aug. 1, 2024 | Last day for community college and FSU students to submit Fall 2024 transient applications. |
| Aug. 15, 2024 | Last day to submit waivers or billings for Financial Aid Early Disbursement. Fall Only/Annual Health Insurance coverage begins. |
| Aug. 16, 2024 | Residence Halls open at 9:00 a.m. |
| Aug. 21, 2024 | Financial Aid Early Disbursement available from federal, private, and institutional aid via EFT. |
| Aug. 24–29, 2024 | Drop/Add. (Includes College of Law.) Begins 12:01 a.m. on Aug. 24 and ends at 11:59 p.m. on Aug. 29. |
| Aug. 26, 2024 | Classes Begin. Last day to file for a change in residency status. |
| Aug. 26–29, 2024 | Late Registration ($100.00 late registration fee). |
| Aug. 29, 2024 | Fourth Day of Classes. Last day to drop/add and have fees adjusted. Students are liable for all fees for classes remaining on their schedules at 11:59 p.m. Last day to cancel enrollment and have fees removed. Last day to add a class without academic dean’s permission. |
| Aug. 30, 2024 | Fifth Day of Classes. Last day to request VA deferment from VA representative at the Student Veterans Center. Last day to submit department waivers or billings. |
| Aug. 31, 2024 | Graduate Students’ last day to request change to or cancellation of Fall-Only or Annual Student Health Insurance. Graduate Students’ open enrollment for Fall-Only and Annual Health Insurance ends. |
| Sept. 2, 2024 | Labor Day—No Classes. |
| Sept. 3–Sept. 13, 2024 | Fall 2024 Graduation Application Period. Apply online at https://my.fsu.edu. |
| Sept. 3, 2024 | First day to apply for financial aid deferments and delayed-delivery loans. |
| Sept. 6, 2024 | Last day to pay or defer tuition, housing, or fees for all students, including veterans who are not using a veteran deferment, without a $100.00 late fee. Veterans should contact a VA representative with questions. |
| Sept. 15, 2024 | Undergraduate Students’ last day to request change to or cancellation of Fall-Only or Annual Student Health Insurance. Undergraduate Students’ open enrollment for Fall-Only and Annual Health Insurance ends. |
| Sept. 16, 2024 | Non-payment-of-tuition schedule cancellations processed for students without a tuition deferment. |
| Sept. 20–22, 2024 | Family Weekend |
| Sept. 23, 2024 | Spring 2025 Registration Guide available. Spring 2025 course listings available on Course Lookup system. |
| Oct. 1, 2024 | Open enrollment for Spring Health Insurance begins. |
| Oct. 4, 2024 | Financial Aid deferments expire. Final payment deadline for two-payment installment contracts. Full tuition payment must be received to avoid a late payment fee. |
| Oct. 7, 2024 | Registration for Spring 2025 Begins. |
| Oct. 11, 2024 | End of the Seventh Week of the Term. Last day to submit form requesting S/U grading or to change S/U option back to a regular grade. Last day to reduce course load without the permission of academic dean. Dean’s permission required to drop below 12-credit hours. Last day to drop a course without receiving a grade. Last day to withdraw from school without receiving a grade. Last day to petition to reinstate class schedule cancelled for nonpayment of tuition. Last day for doctoral students to take and pass their preliminary examination to add or convert dissertation hours for the current semester. |
| Oct. 14, 2024 | Non-payment-of-tuition schedule cancellations processed for students who had deferments that expired. |
| Oct. 21, 2024 | Last day to submit doctoral dissertation or treatise for pre-defense format review. |
| Nov. 4, 2024 | Final payment deadline for students on a three-payment installment plan. Last day to submit master’s thesis for pre-defense format review |
| Nov. 8, 2024 | End of the Eleventh Week of the Term. Deadline for FAMU-FSU College of Engineering late drop with dean’s permission. |
| Nov. 11, 2024 | Veterans’ Day Observed—No Classes. |
| Nov. 15, 2024 | End of the Twelfth Week of the Term. Deadline for late drop with dean’s permission. |
| Nov. 18, 2024 | Last day for submission of the post-defense, final content-approved thesis, dissertation, or treatise and required forms. |
| Nov. 18–24, 2024 | Homecoming Week—No Classes after 1:00 p.m. on Friday, November 22nd. |
| Nov. 27–Dec. 1, 2024 | Thanksgiving Day Holiday—No Classes. |
| Dec. 1, 2024 | Last day for community college and FSU students to submit Spring 2025 transient applications. |
| Dec. 4, 2024 | Final payment deadline for students on a four-payment installment plan. |
| Dec. 6, 2024 | Last Day of Classes. Last day to petition academic dean for a reduction in course load. Last day to officially withdraw from the University. Last day to apply for AA Degree at the Office of Undergraduate Studies, UCA 3400. Veteran’s Deferments expire. Full tuition payment must be received to avoid a late payment fee. |
| Dec. 9–13, 2024 | Final Exam Week. |
| Dec. 10, 2024 | Last day for thesis, dissertation, and treatise students to receive Official Final Clearance in the Manuscript Clearance Portal. |
| Dec. 13, 2024 | Fall Term Ends. Last day to submit extensions for incomplete (I) grades by 4:00 p.m. Last day to turn in ServScript hours online. Commencement, (Doctoral), 9:00 a.m. Commencement, (Bachelor, Master, Specialist), 2:00 p.m. Commencement, (Bachelor, Master, Specialist), 7:00 p.m. |
| Dec. 14, 2024 | Diplomas dated this date. Residence Halls close at noon. |
| Dec. 17, 2024 | Online Grades due by 4:00 p.m. |
| Dec. 18, 2024 | Grades available Online. |