Opening and Closing Dates
| 2025 |
Fall | August 25–December 12 |
Homecoming Weekend | October 31–November 2 |
| 2026 |
Spring | January 7–May 1 |
Spring Break | March 16–20 |
Summer | 2026 |
First 6 Week Session (A) | May 11–June 18 |
Second 6 Week Session (B) | June 22–July 31 |
12 Week Session (C) | May 11–July 31 |
8 Week Session (F) | May 11–July 2* |
For extended dates, see the Extended Calendar available online at https://registrar.fsu.edu.
Legal Holidays (No Classes)
| 2025 |
Labor Day | Monday, September 1 |
Veterans Day | Tuesday, November 11 (observed) |
Thanksgiving Day | Thursday, November 27 |
Friday after Thanksgiving | Friday, November 28 |
Christmas Day | Thursday, December 25 |
| 2026 |
New Year's Day | Thursday, January 1 |
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day | Monday, January 19 |
Memorial Day | Monday, May 25 |
Independence Day | Friday, July 3 (observed) |
For registration dates, see the Registration Guide available online at https://registrar.fsu.edu.
Admission Application Deadlines*
| Fall 2026 | Spring 2027 | Summer 2027 |
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First Year | Early Action: | The University does not typically accept first-year-in-college applications for the Spring term. | Early Action: |
Transfer | June 1 | October 1 | March 1 |
Readmission | July 1 | November 1 | March 1 |
Graduate1 | July 1 | November 1 | March 1 |
Non-Degree | August 1 | December 1 | May 1 |
Undergraduate | August 1 | December 1 | May 1 |
Graduate | August 1 | December 1 | May 1 |
Transient | August 1 | December 1 | April 1 |
Undergraduate2 | August 1 | December 1 | April 1 |
Graduate | August 1 | December 1 | April 1 |
Many graduate programs have earlier deadlines than the University-wide published dates. Contact the individual program or department for the applicable admission deadline. Programs that use the University-wide dates may have earlier deadlines for financial-award consideration.
Includes the Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University/Florida State University Interinstitutional Registration Program.
*All information used to make an admission decision must be received by the published deadline. If the University deadline falls on a weekend, applicants have until the following Monday to submit applications and all supporting documents. Additionally, the University reserves the right to close admission earlier if warranted by enrollment limitations. Deadlines for applications and supporting documents at the FSU Panama City Campus are typically one month prior to the start of each term. Further information on the Panama City campus is available at https://www.pc.fsu.edu.