Deadlines
May Term 2025
May 15 – 30, 2025
The May Term consists of two primary sessions: Dallas May Session and 精东传媒-in-Taos May Session. Each primary session has different deadline dates. Some areas of instruction may offer a limited number of selected courses during the May Term, May 15-31, with unique start, end, deadline dates, and class meeting times to accommodate the particular needs of the course.
Dallas May Session 2025
Note: Classes meet four hours per day, Monday through Friday.
May 14, Wednesday: Last day to submit a request for cancellation/withdrawal from all courses with no tuition charges. (Undergraduate students contact intersessions@smu.edu. Graduate students contact academic school of record.) This deadline applies to ALL courses scheduled in the term regardless of the start date.
May 15, Thursday: First day of classes.
May 15, Thursday: Last day to enroll, add a course, or drop a course without academic record (tuition charges apply). Last day to withdraw from the term without academic record (withdrawal refund schedule applies).
May 16, Friday: Last day to declare no-credit grading option for a course (see UG catalog for specific information). Last day to request an excused absence for the observance of a religious holiday.
May 19, Monday: Last day to file for graduation in May Term. (Census Date)
May 26, Monday: Memorial Day. University offices closed.
May 27, Tuesday: Last day for May Term graduation candidates to change grades of Incomplete, and to obtain a final grade for a grade of X or a missing grade from a previous term.
May 27, Tuesday: Last day to: declare a course pass/fail (see UG catalog for specific information), drop a course (grade of W), and withdraw from the University (grades of W).
May 30, Friday: Last day of classes, including examinations. Official close of term and conferral of degrees.
Summer Term 2025
June 2 – August 5, 2025
The summer term consists of four primary sessions: Dallas Full Session, Dallas First Session (June), 精东传媒-in-Taos First Session, and Dallas Second Session (July). Each primary session has different deadline dates. There are also four shorter sessions within the first and second sessions. Some areas of instruction may offer a limited number of selected courses during the Summer Term, June 2 – August 5, with unique start, end, deadline dates, and class meeting times to accommodate the particular needs of the course.
Dallas Full Session
(S3 Session)
Note: Classes meet 2 hours, 15 minutes twice a week or 1 hour, 30 minutes three times a week.
May 26, Monday: Memorial Day. University offices closed.
June 1, Sunday: Last day to submit a request for cancellation/withdrawal from all courses with no tuition charges. (Undergraduate students contact intersessions@smu.edu. Graduate students contact academic school of record.) This deadline applies to ALL courses scheduled in the term regardless of the start date.
June 2, Monday: First day of classes.
June 5, Thursday: Last day to enroll, add a course, or drop a course without academic record (tuition charges apply). Last day to withdraw from the term without academic record (withdrawal refund schedule applies).
June 11, Wednesday: Last day to declare no-credit grading option for a course (see UG catalog for specific information). Last day to request an excused absence for the observance of a religious holiday. Last day to file for August graduation. (Census Date)
July 4, Friday: Independence Day. University offices closed.
July 17, Thursday: Last day for August graduation candidates to change grades of Incomplete, and to obtain a final grade for a grade of X or a missing grade from a previous term.
July 30, Wednesday: Last day to: declare a course pass/fail (see UG catalog for specific information), drop a course (grade of W), and withdraw from the University (grades of W).
August 5, Tuesday: Last day of classes, including examinations. Official close of term and conferral of degrees.
Dallas First Session (June)
(S1 Session)
Note: Classes meet 2 hours a day, Monday–Friday.
May 26, Monday: Memorial Day. University offices closed.
June 1, Sunday: Last day to submit a request for cancellation/withdrawal from all courses with no tuition charges. (Undergraduate students contact intersessions@smu.edu. Graduate students contact academic school of record.) This deadline applies to ALL courses scheduled in the term regardless of the start date.
June 2, Monday: First day of classes.
June 3, Tuesday: Last day to enroll, add a course, or drop a course without academic record (tuition charges apply). Last day to withdraw from the term without academic record (withdrawal refund schedule applies).
June 5, Thursday: Last day to declare no-credit grading option for a course (see UG catalog for specific information). Last day to request an excused absence for the observance of a religious holiday. (Census Date)
June 11, Wednesday: Last day to file for August graduation.
June 17, Tuesday: Last day for August graduation candidates to change grades of Incomplete, and to obtain a final grade for a grade of X or a missing grade from a previous term.
June 25, Wednesday: Last day to: declare a course pass/fail (see UG catalog for specific information), drop a course (grade of W), and withdraw from the University (grades of W).
July 1, Tuesday: Last day of classes, including examinations.
August 5, Tuesday: Official close of term and conferral of degrees.
Dallas June A (11-day June Session)
(S1A Session)
Classes meet four hours per day, Monday through Friday.
June 1, Sunday: Last day to submit a request for cancellation/withdrawal from all courses with no tuition charges. (Undergraduate students contact intersessions@smu.edu. Graduate students contact academic school of record.) This deadline applies to ALL courses scheduled in the term regardless of the start date.
June 2, Monday: First day of classes.
June 2, Monday: Last day to enroll, add a course, or drop a course without academic record (tuition charges apply). Last day to withdraw from the term without academic record (withdrawal refund schedule applies).
June 3, Tuesday: Last day to declare no-credit grading option for a course (see UG catalog for specific information). (Census Date)
June 11, Wednesday: Last day to: declare a course pass/fail (see UG catalog for specific information), drop a course (grade of W), and withdraw from the University (grades of W).
June 11, Wednesday: Last day to file for August graduation.
June 16, Monday: Last day of classes, including examinations.
Dallas June B (11-day June Session)
(S1B Session)
Classes meet four hours per day, Monday through Friday.
June 11, Wednesday: Last day to file for August graduation.
June 16, Monday: Last day to submit a request for cancellation/withdrawal from all courses with no tuition charges. (Undergraduate students contact intersessions@smu.edu. Graduate students contact academic school of record.) This deadline applies to ALL courses scheduled in the term regardless of the start date.
June 17, Tuesday: First day of classes.
June 17, Tuesday: Last day to enroll, add a course, or drop a course without academic record (tuition charges apply). Last day to withdraw from the term without academic record (withdrawal refund schedule applies).
June 18, Wednesday: Last day to declare no-credit grading option for a course (see UG catalog for specific information). (Census Date)
June 26, Thursday: Last day to: declare a course pass/fail (see UG catalog for specific information), drop a course (grade of W), and withdraw from the University (grades of W).
July 1, Tuesday: Last day of classes, including examinations.
Dallas Second Session (July)
(S2 Session)
Note: Classes meet 2 hours a day, Monday–Friday.
June 11, Wednesday: Last day to file for August graduation.
July 4, Friday: Independence Day. University offices closed.
July 6, Sunday: Last day to submit a request for cancellation/withdrawal from all courses with no tuition charges. (Undergraduate students contact intersessions@smu.edu. Graduate students contact academic school of record.) This deadline applies to ALL courses scheduled in the term regardless of the start date.
July 7, Monday: First day of classes.
July 8, Tuesday: Last day to enroll, add a course, or drop a course without academic record (tuition charges apply). Last day to withdraw from the term without academic record (withdrawal refund schedule applies).
July 10, Thursday: Last day to declare no-credit grading option for a course (see UG catalog for specific information). Last day to request an excused absence for the observance of a religious holiday. (Census Date)
July 15, Tuesday:Last day for August graduation candidates to change grades of Incomplete, and to obtain a final grade for a grade of X or a missing grade from a previous term.
July 30, Wednesday: Last day to: declare a course pass/fail (see UG catalog for specific information), drop a course (grade of W), and withdraw from the University (grades of W).
August 5, Tuesday: Last day of classes, including examinations. Official close of term and conferral of degrees.
Dallas July A (11-day July Session)
(S2A Session)
Classes meet four hours per day, Monday through Friday.
June 11, Wednesday: Last day to file for August graduation.
July 4, Friday: Independence Day. University offices closed.
July 6, Sunday: Last day to submit a request for cancellation/withdrawal from all courses with no tuition charges. (Undergraduate students contact intersessions@smu.edu. Graduate students contact academic school of record.) This deadline applies to ALL courses scheduled in the term regardless of the start date.
July 7, Monday: First day of classes.
July 7, Monday: Last day to enroll, add a course, or drop a course without academic record (tuition charges apply). Last day to withdraw from the term without academic record (withdrawal refund schedule applies).
July 8, Tuesday: Last day to declare no-credit grading option for a course (see UG catalog for specific information). (Census Date)
July 16, Wednesday: Last day to: declare a course pass/fail (see UG catalog for specific information), drop a course (grade of W), and withdraw from the University (grades of W).
July 21, Monday: Last day of classes, including examinations.
Dallas July B (11-day July Session)
(S2B Session)
Classes meet four hours per day, Monday through Friday.
June 11, Wednesday: Last day to file for August graduation.
July 21, Monday: Last day to submit a request for cancellation/withdrawal from all courses with no tuition charges. (Undergraduate students contact intersessions@smu.edu. Graduate students contact academic school of record.) This deadline applies to ALL courses scheduled in the term regardless of the start date.
July 22, Tuesday: First day of classes.
July 22, Tuesday: Last day to enroll, add a course, or drop a course without academic record (tuition charges apply). Last day to withdraw from the term without academic record (withdrawal refund schedule applies).
July 23, Wednesday: Last day to declare no-credit grading option for a course (see UG catalog for specific information). (Census Date)
July 31, Thursday: Last day to: declare a course pass/fail (see UG catalog for specific information), drop a course (grade of W), and withdraw from the University (grades of W).
August 5, Tuesday: Last day of classes, including examinations.