Note: different calendar dates may apply for select courses and/or offerings at locations other than the main campus.  Consult the complete academic calendar on the Daemen web page for details.

Link to Daemen Academic Calendar Information

First Semester
August 29	Welcome Week begins
September 2	Classes begin
September 9	Last day for making changes in schedule (Adding and Dropping Courses Ends)
October 10	Application for Degree forms must be filed with the Registrar’s office for all prospective January 2023 graduates
October 13-14	Indigenous Peoples Day- classes will not meet
October 27	Mid semester grades due at NOON
November 4	Last day for authorized withdrawal from courses (or change to audit)
November 6	Advance Registration begins for Intersemester/Spring Semester 2026 (This date is subject to change)
November 26-28	Thanksgiving Recess- classes will not meet
December 5	Last day of classes
December 8	Final Examinations begin
December 12	Final Examinations and Fall 2024 Semester Ends
December 16	Semester grades due at NOON
Intersemester Session
January 5	Classes begin
January 13	Last day for authorized withdrawal from courses (or change to audit)
January 16	Last day of classes
January 19	Martin Luther King, Jr. Observance
January 20	Final Examinations are held (if no final exam, class is held on this day)
January 22	Intersemester grades due at NOON
Second Semester
January 21	Classes begin
January 28	Last day for making changes in schedule (Adding and Dropping Courses Ends)
February 2	Application for Degree forms must be filed with the Registrar’s office for all prospective May 2025 graduates
February 17	President’s Day – classes will not meet
March 7	Mid semester grades due at NOON
March 10-14	Spring Break – classes will not meet
March 31	Last day for authorized withdrawal from courses (or change to audit)
April 2	Advance Registration begins for Summer and Fall Semester 2026 (This date is subject to change)
April 15	Celebration of Academic Excellence (Tentative date)
April 3-6	Spring Holiday – classes will not meet
May 1	Last day of classes
May 4	Final Examinations begin
May 8	Final Examinations and Spring 2025 semester ends
May 12	Grades due at NOON for: prospective May 2026 graduates, non-graduating ceremony “walkers,” also for candidates’ admission to the Physician Assistant programs, and to the professional phase of the Physical Therapy program.
May 15	Annual Excellence Awards Ceremony: 7:00 PM (held in Yurtchuk Social Room)
May 16	Commencement held at Kleinhans Music Hall, Buffalo, NY
May 19	Semester grades due at NOON for all other students
June 15	Application for Degree forms must be filed for all prospective September 2026 graduates