Fall 2024

Fall 2024

EventDate
Fall international student orientationWed, Aug 14, 2024
Fall graduate student orientationThu, Aug 15, 2024
University convocationFri, Aug 16, 2024
KSU KickoffThu-Sun, Aug 15-18, 2024
Fall classes beginMon, Aug 19, 2024
Deadline for associate degree candidates to apply for December 2024 graduationFri, Aug 23, 2024
Deadline for master's and doctoral degree and certificate candidates to apply for December 2024 graduationFri, Aug 23, 2024
Labor Day (note 1)Mon, Sep 2, 2024
Deadline for bachelor's degree and undergraduate certificate candidates to apply for May 2025 graduationSun, Sep 15, 2024
Fall Break (note 2)Thu-Sun, Oct 3-6, 2024
Fall classes end for fourth-year Podiatric Medicine studentsFri, Oct 4, 2024
Spring classes begin for fourth-year Podiatric Medicine studentsMon, Oct 7, 2024
Fall classes end for third-year Podiatric Medicine studentsFri, Nov 1, 2024
Fall final examinations for third-year Podiatric Medicine studentsMon-Fri, Nov 4-15, 2024
Veterans Day observed (note 1)Mon, Nov 11, 2024
Spring classes begin for third-year Podiatric Medicine studentsMon, Nov 18, 2024
Fall classes end for first- and second-year Podiatric Medicine studentsTue, Nov 26, 2024
Thanksgiving Break (note 2)Wed-Sun, Nov 27-Dec 1, 2024
Thanksgiving Day (note 1)Thu, Nov 28, 2024
Columbus Day observed (note 3)Fri, Nov 29, 2024
Fall final examinations for first- and second-year Podiatric Medicine studentsMon-Fri, Dec 2-13, 2024
Fall classes endSun, Dec 8, 2024
Fall final examinationsMon-Sun, Dec 9-15, 2024
Deadline for bachelor's degree and undergraduate certificate candidates to apply for August 2025 graduationSun, Dec 15, 2024
Fall commencementFri-Sat, Dec 13-14, 2024
Holiday schedule (note 4)Tue-Wed, Dec 24, 2024-Jan 1, 2025
Presidents Day observed (note 5)Tue, Dec 24, 2024
Christmas Day observed (note 1)Wed, Dec 25, 2024
New Year’s Day observed (note 1)Wed, Jan 1, 2025

Calendar Notes

  1. Observed state-designated holiday; no classes are scheduled, and university offices are closed.
  2. No classes are scheduled during break; university campuses and offices are open.
  3. Columbus Day is a movable state-designated holiday, observed the day after Thanksgiving; no classes are scheduled, and university offices are closed.
  4. Information about Kent State University's holiday closure schedule will be posted on the Human Resources website.
  5. Presidents Day is a movable state-designated holiday, observed contiguous with Christmas Day; no classes are scheduled, and university offices are closed.