Academic Calendar
Fall 2026
August
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 14 | Payment for Fall Semester Due, Summer Session Ends at 4:30p.m. |
| 27 | Residence Halls Open for New Students |
| 30 | Residence Halls and Residence Apts. Open for Returning Students |
| 31 | Undergraduate Classes and Schedule Adjustment Period Begins, Eight-Week Graduate Term 1 and Schedule Adjustment Period Begin 8a.m. |
September
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 01 | Eight-Week Graduate Term 1 and Schedule Adjustment Period End 4:30p.m. |
| 02 | Eight-Week Graduate Course Term 1 Withdrawal Period Begin 8a.m. |
| 06 | Undergraduate Add Period End 4:30p.m. |
| 07 | Labor Day Holiday (College Closed) |
| 13 | Undergraduate Drop Period End 4:30pm |
| 14 | Undergraduate Course Withdrawal Period Begin 8a.m. |
October
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 09 | Eight-Week Graduate Term 1 Course Withdrawal Period End 4:30p.m., Fall Break Day (No Classes) |
| 16 | Undergraduate Semester Mid-Point |
| 23 | Eight-Week Graduate Term 1 End 11:59p.m. |
| 26 | Eight-Week Graduate Term 2 and Schedule Adjustment Period Begin 8a.m. |
| 27 | Eight-Week Graduate Term 2 Schedule Adjustment Period End 4:30p.m. |
| 28 | Eight-Week Graduate Term 2 Course Withdrawal Period Begin 8a.m. |
| 30 | Eight-Week Graduate Term 2 Schedule Adjustment Period End 4:30p.m. |
November
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 02 | Undergraduate Registration for Spring Begin 8a.m. |
| 06 | Undergraduate Course Withdrawal (W) Period Ends |
| 11 | Veteran's Day Holiday Observed (College Closed) |
| 25 | College Open, No classes. Residence Halls Close Except Residence Apts. |
| 26 | Thanksgiving Holiday (College Closed) |
| 27 | Thanksgiving Holiday (College Closed) |
| 29 | Residence Halls Re-Open |
| 30 | Classes Resume 8a.m. |
December
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 04 | Eight-Week Graduate Term 2 Course Withdrawal Period End 4:30p.m. |
| 14 | Reading Day. Final Exams Begin 6p.m. |
| 18 | Final Exams End 3p.m., Eight-Week Graduate Term 2, Payment Due for Spring Semester, Residence Halls Close Except for Residence Apts., End 11:59p.m., |
| 24 | Residence Apts. Close |
| 22 | Grades Due 12p.m. |
| 24 | Residence Apts. Close |
| 25 thru 31 | Winter Break (College Closed) |
Spring 2027
January
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 01 | Winter Break (College Closed) |
| 04 | Residence Apts. open |
| 18 | Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday (College Closed) |
| 24 | Residence Halls Re-Open |
| 25 | Undergraduate Classes and Schedule Adjustment Period Begin 8a.m., Eight-Week Graduate Term 1 and Schedule Adjustment Period Begin 8a.m. |
| 26 | Eight-Week Graduate Term 1 Schedule Adjustment Period End 4:30p.m. |
| 27 | Eight-Week Graduate Course Term 1 Withdrawal Period Begin 8a.m. |
| 31 | Undergraduate Add Period End 4:30p.m. |
February
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 07 | Undergraduate Drop Period End 4:30pm |
| 08 | Undergraduate Course Withdrawal (W) Period Begin 8a.m. |
March
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 05 | Eight-Week Graduate Term 1 Course Withdrawal Period End 4:30p.m. |
| 12 | Eight-Week Graduate Term 1 End 11:59p.m., Undergraduate Semester Mid-Point, Spring Break Begins After Classes End. Res. Halls Close Except Res. Apts. College Open |
| 15 | Eight-Week Graduate Term 2 and Schedule Adjustment Period Begin 8a.m., Undergraduate Spring Break (No Classes) |
| 16 | Eight-Week Graduate Term 2 Schedule Adjustment Period End 4:30p.m., Undergraduate Spring Break (No Classes) |
| 17 | Eight-Week Graduate Term 2 Course Withdrawal Period Begin 8a.m., Undergraduate Spring Break (No Classes) |
| 18 and 19 | Undergraduate Spring Break (No Classes) |
| 21 | Residence Halls Re-Open |
| 22 | Undergraduate Summer Course Registration Begin 8a.m., Undergraduate Classes Resume 8a.m. |
April
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 05 | Undergraduate Registration for Fall Courses Begin 8a.m. |
| 09 | Undergraduate Course Withdrawal (W) Period Ends |
| 23 | Eight-Week Graduate Term 2 Course Withdrawal Period End 4:30p.m. |
| 30 | Commencement Participation Appeal Deadline 4:30p.m. |
May
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 07 | Last Day of Classes, Payment Due for Summer Session |
| 10 | Reading Day. No classes. Final Exams Begin |
| 14 | Honors Convocation Begin 4p.m and Final Exams End 4:30 p.m., Residence Halls and Residence Apts. Close Except for Graduating Seniors |
| 15 | Commencement Ceremony begins at 1:00 p.m. |
| 18 | Grades Due 12p.m. |
Summer 2027
May Cont'd
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 30 | Residence Halls Open |
| 31 | Memorial Day Holiday (College Closed) |
June
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 01 | Eight-Week Graduate Summer Term and Schedule Adjustment Begin 8a.m., Six-Week Summer Term 1 and Schedule Adjustment Begin 8a.m., Twelve-Week Summer Term and Schedule Adjustment Begin 8a.m. |
| 02 | Eight-Week Graduate Summer Term Schedule Adjustment Period End 4:30p.m., Six-Week Summer Term 1 Schedule Adjustment Period End 4:30p.m. |
| 03 | Eight-Week Graduate Summer Term Course Withdrawal Period Begin 8a.m., Six-Week Summer Term 1 Course Withdrawal Period Begin 8a.m., Twelve-Week Summer Term Schedule Adjustment Period End 4:30 p.m. |
| 04 | Twelve-Week Summer Term Course Withdrawal Period Begin 8a.m. |
| 18 | Juneteenth Holiday (College Closed) |
| 25 | Six-Week Summer Term 1 Course Withdrawal Period End 4:30p.m. |
July
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 05 | Fourth of July Holiday (College Closed) |
| 09 | Eight-Week Graduate Summer Term Course Withdrawal Period End 4:30p.m., Six-Week Summer Term 1 End 11:59p.m. |
| 12 | Six-Week Summer Term 2 and Schedule Adjustment Begin 8a.m. |
| 13 | Six-Week Summer Term 2 Schedule Adjustment Period End 4:30 p.m. |
| 14 | Six-Week Summer Term 2 Course Withdrawal Period Begin 8a.m. |
| 23 | Eight-Week Graduate Summer Term End 11:59p.m. |
| 30 | Twelve-Week Summer Term Course Withdrawal Period End 4:30p.m. |
August
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 06 | Six-Week Summer Term 2 Course Withdrawal Period End 4:30p.m. |
| 13 | Payment for Fall Semester |
| 20 | Six-Week Summer Term 2 End 11:59p.m., Twelve-Week Summer Term End 11:59p.m., Residence Halls Close |
| 26 | Residence Halls Open for New Students |
| 29 | Residence Halls and Residence Apts. Open for Returning Students |
| 30 | Undergraduate Classes and Schedule Adjustment Period Begin 8a.m., Eight-Week Graduate Term 1 and Schedule Adjustment Period Begin 8a.m. |
| 31 | Eight-Week Graduate Term 1 Schedule Adjustment Period End 4:30p.m. |