| Sunday, December 1 (2024) | The 2025-2026 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) can be submitted beginning today. |
| Sunday, December 15 (2024) | Nonresident Application and Scholarship Priority Deadline. In order to be considered for automatic scholarships, all admission materials for nonresident prospective first-year and transfer students must be received in Admissions. |
| Wednesday, January 15 | Recommended fall priority application deadline for graduate degree-seeking applicants to have all admission materials received by the Graduate College. In order to receive full consideration for fall admission, all applications must be completed and submitted to the Graduate College prior to the fall application deadline established by the individual graduate program. |
| Saturday, February 15 | 2025-2026 FAFSA filing priority date for continuing students and prospective first-year and transfer students. Eligible students must apply by this date to maximize the amount of aid you receive. The priority filing date is not a deadline, so you may still submit the FAFSA even if the priority filing date has passed. |
| Saturday, February 15 | Idaho Resident Application and Scholarship Priority Deadline. In order to be considered for automatic scholarships for the 2025-2026 school year, all admission materials for prospective Idaho resident first-year and transfer students must be received in Admissions. Priority deadline for the Boise State Scholarship Application (online) to be submitted to the Financial Aid Office. The Boise State Scholarship website contains a list of additional scholarships that require a separate application. |
| Monday, February 17 | 2025-2026 academic year on-campus sophomore and above housing application available at noon for residence halls. |
| Monday, March 31 | Registration for continuing students begins for Fall 2025 (by appointment). |
| Monday, April 7 | Last day to submit an Application for Admission to Candidacy form to the Graduate College for graduate degrees and certificates to be awarded in December 2025. |
| Thursday, May 1 | Deadline for first-time, degree-seeking, domestic undergraduate students who plan to enroll to submit an online Intent to Enroll form and accompanying $100.00 enrollment confirmation. |
| Thursday, May 1 | Standard application deadline for undergraduate, degree-seeking applicants to have all admission materials received by Admissions. Applicants who miss this application deadline will be considered for degree-seeking status on a space-available basis. Students who are not eligible for degree-seeking admission may be considered for non degree-seeking status and are ineligible for financial aid. |
| Tuesday, April 1 | Priority date for international student application materials to be received by International Admissions for fall semester consideration. |
| Monday, March 10 | 2025-2026 academic year on-campus first year housing application available at noon for residence halls lottery. |
| Tuesday, July 1 | First day students can begin using 2025-2026 work-study awards. |
| Friday, July 25 | First installment of payment plan due for residence halls (on-campus housing only). |
| Monday, August 4 | Recommended last day to submit a Graduate Admission Application to the Graduate College for Fall 2025 admission consideration. |
| Friday, August 8 | Recommended date to finalize student course schedules for Fall 2025 for financial aid purposes. |
| Monday, August 18 | University, college, and department activities for faculty begin this week. |
| Tuesday, August 19 | Registration for Non-Degree and Open Enrollment begins for Fall 2025 |
| Friday, August 22 | Convocation |
| Monday, August 25 | Course instruction begins. |
| Friday, August 29 | Weekend courses begin. |
| Friday, August 29 | Last day faculty may submit drops for nonattendance during the first week of the semester to the Registrar’s Office. |
| Friday, August 29 | Deadline to apply for graduation for graduate and undergraduate degrees and certificates to be awarded in December 2025. Students apply for graduation on myBoiseState. Late applications will be accepted but a late fee will be assessed. |
| Monday, September 1 | Labor Day (No classes. University offices closed.) |
| Monday, September 8 | Last day to submit Idaho Residency Determination Worksheet with documentation to the Registrar’s Office to declare Idaho residency for Fall 2025 consideration. |
| Monday, September 8 | Fall financial aid Pell recalculation date. Pell Grant eligibility for financial aid determined by number of credits registered on this date. |
| Monday, September 8 | Last day for students living on campus to downgrade residential meal plans. |
| Monday, September 8 | Last day to add graduate dissertation, thesis, project, or portfolio credit. |
| Wednesday, September 24 | Last day to add undergraduate internship and independent study. |
| Wednesday, September 24 | Last day to add graduate assessment (master’s preliminary examination, doctoral preliminary examination, thesis proposal, dissertation proposal, master’s comprehensive examination, doctoral comprehensive examination), directed research, independent study, internship/practicum, or reading and conference. |
| Monday, October 13 | Columbus Day. Boise State celebrates Indigenous Peoples Day! (Classes in session. University offices open.) |
| Friday, October 24 | Recommended last day for final oral dissertation, thesis, or project defense for graduate degrees to be awarded in December 2025. |
| Friday, November 7 | Second Pell recalculation date for students enrolled in sessions with start dates on/after August 31, 2025 |
| Friday, November 7 | Last day for students who received a thesis or dissertation enrollment waiver to submit the final version of thesis or dissertation to the Graduate College. |
| Friday, November 7 | Last day to submit advisor-approved version of dissertation or thesis with signed Final Reading Approval, Access Agreement for a Thesis or Dissertation or Embargo Request for a Thesis or Dissertation, and Thesis/Dissertation Checklist to the Graduate College for graduate degrees to be awarded in December 2025. |
| Tuesday, November 11 | Veterans Day (Classes in session. University offices open.) |
| Monday–Sunday, November 24–November 30 | Fall Break and Thanksgiving holiday (No classes. University offices closed November 27-28.) |
| Friday, December 12 | Last day to submit the final version of dissertation or thesis to the Graduate College for graduate degrees to be awarded in December 2025. |
| Friday, December 12 | Course instruction ends. |
| Friday, December 12 | Last Day to submit graduation applications to be considered for the current term. |
| Sunday, December 14 | Weekend courses end. |
| Monday–Friday, December 15-19 | Final semester examinations for the Regular session. Exam schedule listed on the Registrar’s Office website. |
| Friday, December 19 | Last day to submit an advisor-approved copy of thesis or dissertation, along with signed Final Reading Approval, Access Agreement for a Thesis or Dissertation or Embargo Request for a Thesis or Dissertation, and Thesis/Dissertation Checklist forms, to the Graduate College to receive a thesis or dissertation enrollment waiver for the subsequent semester. |
| Saturday, December 20 | Commencement |
| Tuesday, December 23 | Grade reports due on myBoiseState. |
| Monday, December 22 – Friday, December 26 | Holiday Break (University offices closed.) |
| Wednesday, December 31 | New Year’s Eve (University offices closed.) |
| Thursday, January 1 (2026) | New Year’s Day (University offices closed.) |
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