Spring 2025

• November 1, 2024: Last day to recommend international applicants for spring 2025 for in-person programs.
• November 4, 2024: Auto-matriculation begins.
• November 11, 2024: Enrollment starts for newly admitted Graduate School students.
• November 22, 2024: ISS stops accepting new I-20 applications for students outside the country.
• December 2, 2024: Graduate School Default Final Deadline in Slate for applicants. The deadline is specifically December 2, 12:00AM ET (11:00PM CT on December 1, 2024). Your program's final deadline may be different than this default deadline; please see Deadlines in Slate Explained.
• December 23, 2024: Auto-matriculation ends, and backdating and manual matriculation begins.
• January 3, 2025: Last day to recommend domestic applicants and applicants for online programs for spring 2025.
• January 7, 2025: ISS stops accepting applications for transfer I-20s.
• January 21, 2025: First day of classes for spring 2025.
• January 21, 2025: Application for spring 2026 term turned on.

Summer 2025

• March 24, 2025: Auto-matriculation begins.
• March 31, 2025: Last day to recommend international applicants for summer 2025 for in-person programs.
• March 31, 2025: Enrollment starts for newly admitted Graduate School students.
• April 17, 2025: ISS stops accepting new I-20 applications for international students located outside the country.
• May 12, 2025: Auto-matriculation ends, and backdating and manual matriculation begins.
• June 2, 2025: Graduate School default final deadline in Slate for applicants. The deadline is specifically June 2, 12:00AM ET (11:00PM CT on June 1, 2025). Your program's final deadline may be different than this default deadline; please see Deadlines in Slate Explained.
• June 2, 2025: Last day for a program's final deadline. To find your program's final deadline, please see Check Your Program's Application Details, Deadlines, and Faculty Lists.
• June 2, 2025: Last day to recommend domestic applicants and applicants for online programs for summer 2025.
• June 2, 2025: ISS stops accepting applications for transfer I-20s.
• June 9, 2025: Last day to request a term change for applicants into or out of summer 2025 term.
• June 9, 2025: Last day to recommend reentry for a domestic or online applicant into summer 2025.
• June 16, 2025: First day of classes for summer 2025 DHH 8-week session.
• June 16, 2025: Application for summer 2026 term turned on.

Fall 2025

• June 2, 2025: Graduate School default final deadline in Slate for applicants. The deadline is specifically June 2, 12:00AM ET (11:00PM CT on June 1, 2025). Your program's final deadline may be different than this default deadline; please see Deadlines in Slate Explained.
• June 16, 2025: Last day to recommend international applicants for fall 2025 for in-person programs.
• June 16, 2025: Auto-matriculation begins (a week prior to enrollment).
• June 23, 2025: Enrollment starts for newly admitted Graduate School students.
• July 7, 2025: ISS stops accepting new I-20 applications for international students located outside the country.
• August 8, 2025: Last day for a program's final deadline. To find your program's final deadline, please see Check Your Program's Application Details, Deadlines, and Faculty Lists.
• August 15, 2025: Last day to recommend domestic applicants and applicants for online programs for fall 2025.
• August 20, 2025: ISS stops accepting applications for transfer I-20s.
• August 25, 2025: Auto-matriculation ends, and backdating and manual matriculation begins.
• August 27, 2025: Last day to request term change for applicants into or out of fall 2025 term.
• August 27, 2025: Last day to recommend reentry for a domestic or online applicant into fall 2025.
• September 3, 2025: First day of classes for fall 2025.
• September 3, 2025: Application for fall 2026 term turned on.

Spring 2026 (dates subject to change)

• October 31, 2025: Last day to recommend international applicants for spring 2026 for in-person programs.
• TBD (early November): Auto-matriculation begins (a week prior to enrollment).
• TBD (mid November): Enrollment starts for newly admitted Graduate School students.
• November 21, 2025: ISS stops accepting new I-20 applications for international students located outside the country.
• December 2, 2025: Graduate School default final deadline in Slate for applicants. The deadline is specifically December 2, 12:00AM ET (11:00PM CT on December 1, 2024). Your program's final deadline may be different than this default deadline; please see Deadlines in Slate Explained.
• December 22, 2025: Auto-matriculation ends, and backdating and manual matriculation begins.
• January 5, 2026: Last day for a program's final deadline. To find your program's final deadline, please see Check Your Program's Application Details, Deadlines, and Faculty Lists.
• January 5, 2026: Last day to recommend domestic applicants and applicants for online programs for spring 2026.
• January 6, 2026: ISS stops accepting applications for transfer I-20s.
• January 13, 2026: Last day to request term change for applicants into or out of spring 2026
• January 13, 2026: Last day to recommend reentry for a domestic or online applicant into spring 2026
• January 20, 2026: First day of classes for spring 2026.
• January 20, 2026: Application for spring 2026 term turned on.

How deadlines are determined (alphabetical order)

• Application for [the next year's term] turned on: first day of classes based on the Academic Calendar.
  • For summer term, the first day of classes is based on the DHH 8-week session. You can find when the DHH 8-week session begins by visiting the Office of the Registrar's Session Dates web page.

• Auto-matriculation begins: one week prior to the date enrollment begins for newly admitted Graduate School students.
  • Applies to both newly admitted applicants and reentry applicants.
     
• Auto-matriculation ends, and backdating and manual matriculation begins: first day of the following SIS term.
   
• Enrollment starts for newly admitted Graduate School students: set by Registrar's Office; typically 10 weeks prior to the first day of classes.
   
• First day of classes for [term]: based on the Academic Calendar.  
   
• Graduate School Default Final Deadline in Slate for applicants: the date that Slate defaults to for programs that have not specified a Program Final Deadline. See Deadlines in Slate Explained KB document for more information.
   
  
• ISS stops accepting applications for transfer I-20s: 15 days before the first day of classes.
  • For summer term, date is based of the beginning of the DHH 8-week session.

• ISS stops accepting new I-20 applications for international students located outside the country: 60 days before the first day of classes begins.
  • The ISS deadline is due to the amount of processing time that is needed for visas and immigration documents for admitted students needing a new I-20.
  • For more deadlines related to international students, please refer to the ISS Becoming a Global Badger web page.
  • For summer term, the first day of classes is based on the DHH 8-week session.
     
• Last day for a program's final deadline: see Deadlines in Slate Explained KB document for more information.
  
  • Fall: 4 weeks before the first day of class
  • Spring: January 5
  • Summer: 2 weeks before first day of DHH 8-week session

• Last day to recommend domestic applicants and applicants to online programs for [term]:
  • Fall: 3 weeks before the first day of class
  • Spring: January 5
  • Summer: 2 weeks before the first day of DHH 8-week session

• Last day to recommend international applicants for [term] for in-person programs: 11 weeks prior to the first day of classes, usually a Monday.
  • This is 3 weeks prior to the ISS deadline to accept new I-20 applications.

• Last day to request term change for applicants into or out of [term]:
  
  • Fall: 2 weeks before the first day of class of term
  • Spring: 1 week before the first day of class of term
  • Summer: 1 week before the first day of class of term

• Last day to recommend reentry for a domestic or online applicant into [term]: 1 week before the first day of class of term
  • For summer term, date is based of the beginning of the DHH 8-week session.