HRL Important Dates

Fall Semester 2024

August 9 Friday Early Arrivals (Pre-Approved and By Reservation Only)
August 15-17 Thursday-Saturday Fall Opening Weekend (By Reservation Only)
August 21 Wednesday Classes Begin
August 26-28 Monday-Wednesday Review of Assignment Change Requests
September 2 Monday Labor Day (University Closed)
September 4 Wednesday Assignment Changes Conclude
September 11 Wednesday Consolidations Conclude
October 10 Friday Mid-Term
October 18 Friday Fall Break (University Closed)
November 27-December 1 Wednesday-Sunday Thanksgiving Break (University Closed) / Residence Halls & Apartments Remain Open
December 4 Wednesday 2025-2026 Housing Application Opens
December 5 Thursday Study Day
December 6-11 Friday-Wednesday Finals
December 12 Thursday Winter Break Closedown: Check-out deadline is at 4pm for any student that is not returning to UNA for Spring 2024. (Dec. Graduates Excluded)
December 12-13 Thursday-Friday Health & Safety Checks
December 13-14 Friday-Saturday Fall Commencement
December 15 Sunday Graduating Seniors Check-Out By 4pm
December 20-January 2 Friday-Thursday

Holiday Break (University Closed) / Residence Halls & Apartments Remain Open

Spring Semester 2025

January 3 Friday University Reopens
January 6-8

Monday-Wednesday

New Student Check-Ins 9am-4pm 
January 6-7 Monday-Tuesday Opening Floor Meetings (Mandatory)
January 8 Wednesday Classes Begin 
January 13-15 Monday-Wednesday Review of Assignment Change Requests
January 20 Monday Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (University Closed)
January 22 Wednesday Assignment Changes Conclude
January 29 Wednesday Consolidations Conclude
February 3 Monday 2024-2025 Application Priority Deadline for Current Residents

February 3

Monday RA Recruitment & Selection Information Session
February 5 Wednesday RA Application Opens

February 11-12

Tuesday & Wednesday Health & Safety Checks
February 12 Wednesday RA Application Closes
February 21 Friday Winter Break (University Closed)
February 20-21 Thursday-Friday RA Individual Interviews
March 3 Monday 2024-2025 Application Priority Deadline for New Residents
March 7 Friday Midterm
March 11-12 Tuesday & Wednesday Health & Safety Checks
March 24-28 Monday-Sunday Spring Break (University Closed) / Residence Halls & Apartments Remain Open
April 8-9 Tuesday-Wednesday Health & Safety Checks
May 1 Thursday Study Day
May 2-7 Friday-Wednesday Final Exams
May 8 Thursday Residence Hall Check-Out Deadline @ 4pm (Exceptions Include: Graduating Residents and Summer Housing Residents)
May 9-10 Friday-Saturday Spring Commencement
May 11 Sunday Residence Hall Check-Out Deadline @ 4pm for Graduating Students 

Summer 2025

May 12 Monday Current Residents Begin Transition to Summer Housing (Continue thru 5/16). 
May 15 Thursday Apartment Check-Out Deadline for Graduating, Withdrawing, and 10-Month Athletic Contracts at 4pm
May 26 Monday Memorial Day (University Closed)
June 2 Monday Summer Term 1 Check-Ins (9am-4pm)
June 19 Wednesday

Juneteenth (University Closed)

June 30 Monday

Summer Hall Term 1 Check-Out (By 4pm) 

July 1 Tuesday Summer Hall Term 2 Check-Ins (9am-4pm)
July 1 Tuesday Move-In Reservation Form Opens
July 4 Friday 4th of July (University Closed)
July 21 Monday Move-In Reservation Deadline
July 15 Monday Apartment Check-Out Deadline at 4pm: Residents NOT enrolled in summer courses AND have no active contract for 2025-2026. 
July 28 Monday

Summer Housing Residents Transition to Fall Assignment

July 30 Wednesday

Summer Term II Ends (Finals)

Summer Housing & Apartment Check-Out Deadline at 4pm: Residents enrolled in summer AND have no active contract for 2025-2026. 

Fall Semester 2025

August 7 Thursday Early Arrivals (Pre-Approved and By Reservation Only / Restricted to Band, Sorority, Navigators)
August 14-16 Thursday-Saturday Fall Opening Weekend (By Reservation Only)
August 20 Wednesday Classes Begin
August 22 Friday Room Change Request Form Opens
August 25-27 Monday-Wednesday Review of Assignment Change Requests
September 1 Monday Labor Day (University Closed)
September 3 Wednesday Assignment Changes Conclude
September 10 Wednesday Consolidations Conclude
October 9 Friday Mid-Term
October 17 Friday Fall Break (University Closed)
November 26-30 Wednesday-Sunday Thanksgiving Break (University Closed) / Residence Halls & Apartments Remain Open
December 1 Wednesday 2026-2027 Housing Application Opens
December 4 Thursday Study Day
December 5-10 Friday-Wednesday Finals
December 11 Thursday Winter Break Closedown: Check-out deadline is at 4pm for any student that is not graduating and not returning to UNA for Spring 2024.
December 11-12 Thursday-Friday Health & Safety Checks
December 12-13 Friday-Saturday Fall Commencement
December 14 Sunday Graduating Seniors Check-Out By 4pm
December 19-January 1 Friday-Thursday

Holiday Break (University Closed) / Residence Halls & Apartments Remain Open