Key Dates
Spring 2025
| Monday, April 21 | Last day of classes |
| Tuesday, April 22 – Thursday, May 1 | Exams and reading period |
| Friday, May 9 | Commencement |
| Monday, May 19 – Friday, May 30 | Comprehensive exams |
| Friday, June 13 | Comprehensive exams – summary/results session |
Summer 2025
| Monday, March 24 | Open enrollment begins |
| Monday, June 2 | YES opens for (1) Graduate Intent for Summer graduation and (2) Graduate Confirmation Form (Commencement) for Summer graduates (closes July 11) |
| Tuesday, June 3 | Summer classes begin |
| Thursday, June 5 | End of student change period (for regular summer session) |
| Thursday, June 19 | Juneteenth Holiday |
| Friday, July 11 | Last day to submit Summer graduation forms in YES |
| Monday, July 14 | Deadline to submit theses and dissertations for Summer term graduation |
| August 2 – 7 | Joint Statistical Meetings (JSM) 2025, in Nashville |
| Thursday, August 7 | Regular summer session classes end |
| Friday, August 8 | Summer semester ends; summer graduation |
Additional calendars that may of be interest
Vanderbilt Graduate School academic calendar
Metro Nashville Public Schools calendar (2024–2025)
University School of Nashville calendars
Edge for Scholars: Funding & Awards Bulletin Board