2026–2027 Academic Calendar
FALL 2026
August
13-14 New Faculty Orientation
17-21 Faculty Return to Campus
20 Residence Halls Opening: New Students
20 Welcome Week Begins
22 Residence Halls Opening: Returning Students
24 Fall Semester and Subterm A lasses Begin
28 Add/Drop Deadline for Full-Semester and Subterm A Courses
31 Application Deadline for Spring Graduation
September
7 Labor Day (no classes, offices closed)
9 Fall Census Date
October
4 Last Day to Withdraw from Subterm A Courses Without Academic Penalty
5 Online Registration for Spring & Summer Semesters Begins
12 Midterms Begin for Full-Semester Courses
18 Subterm A Classes End
19 Subterm B Classes Begin
22-25 Fall Break-UG On-Ground Classes Only
23 Add/Drop Deadline for Subterm B Courses
November
15 Last Day to Withdraw from Full Semester Courses Without Academic Penalty
23-27 Student Thanksgiving Holiday (no classes)
25-27 Staff Thanksgiving Holiday (offices closed)
December
6 Last Day to Withdraw from Subterm B Courses Without Academic Penalty
13. End of Full-Semester Courses
14-17. Final Examinations*
18. Residence Halls Closing
20. End of Fall Semester/Subterm B, Conferral Date
DEC. 21–JAN. 8 Student Christmas Break (no classes)
DEC. 21–JAN. 1 Staff Christmas Break (offices closed)
SPRING 2027
January
7 Faculty Returns to Campus
9 Residence Halls Opening
11 Spring Semester and Subterm A Classes Begin
15 Add/Drop Deadline for Full Semester and Subterm A Courses
18 Martin Luther King Jr. Day (no classes, offices closed)
27 Spring Census Date
31 Application Deadline for Summer/Fall Graduation
February
21 Last Day to Withdraw from Subterm A Courses Without Academic Penalty
22 Online Registration for Fall Semester Begins
March
1 Midterms Begin for Full-Semester Courses
7 Subterm A Classes End
8-14 Spring Break (no classes, all students)
15 Subterm B Classes Begin
19 Add/Drop Deadline for Subterm B Courses
26 Good Friday Holiday (no classes, offices closed)
29 Easter Holiday (no classes, offices closed)
April
4 Last Day to Withdraw from Full Semester Courses Without Academic Penalty
25 Last Day to Withdraw from Subterm B Courses Without Academic Penalty
May
2 End of Full-Semester Courses
3-6 Final Examinations*
6-7 Commencement Activities
7 Residence Halls Closing
9 End of Spring Semester/Subterm B, Conferral Date
*Subterm B classes continue to meet during this week but should hold their final exams before the week’s end on Sunday.
SUMMER 2027
May
10 Classes Begin
14 Add/Drop Deadline for Full Semester and Subterm A Courses
31 Memorial Day (no classes, offices closed)
June
20 Last Day to Withdraw from Subterm A Courses Without Academic Penalty
July
4 Subterm A Classes End
5 Independence Day Observed (no classes, offices closed)
6 Subterm B Classes Begin
9 Add/Drop Deadline for Subterm B Courses
18 Last Day to Withdraw from Full Term Courses Without Academic Penalty
August
15 Last Day to Withdraw From Subterm B Courses Without Academic Penalty
22 End of Summer Term/Subterm B, Conferral Date
2025–2026 Academic Calendar
Fall 2025
August
7–8 New Faculty Orientation
Week of August 11 Faculty return to campus
14 Residence halls opening: New students
14 Welcome Week begins
16 Residence halls opening: Returning students
18 Classes begin
22 Add/Drop deadline for full-semester and Subterm A courses
31 Application deadline for Spring Graduation
September
1 Labor Day (no classes, offices closed)
29 Online registration for Spring & Summer semesters begins
October
6 Midterms begin
12 Subterm A classes end
13 Subterm B classes begin
16-17 Fall Break- UG Day Students only
17 Add/Drop deadline for Subterm B courses
November
24-28 Student Thanksgiving Holiday (no classes)
26-28 Staff Thanksgiving Holiday (offices closed)
December
8-11 Final Examinations
12 Residence halls closing
14 End of Fall Semester – Conferral Date
Dec 15- Jan 9 Student Christmas Break (no classes)
Dec 22- Jan 2 Staff Christmas Break (offices closed)
January
8 Faculty return to campus
10 Residence hall opening
12 Classes begin
16 Add/Drop deadline for full-semester and Subterm A courses
19 Martin Luther King Jr Day (no classes, offices closed)
31 Application deadline for Summer/Fall Graduation
February
23 Online registration for Fall Semester begins
March
2 Midterms begin
8 Subterm A classes end
9-13 Spring Break (no classes)
16 Subterm B classes begin
20 Add/Drop deadline for Subterm B courses
April
3 Good Friday Holiday (no classes, offices closed)
6 Easter Holiday (no classes, offices closed)
May
4-7 Final Examinations
7-8 Commencement activities
8 Residence halls closing
10 End of Spring Semester – Conferral Date
May
11 Classes begin
15 Add/Drop deadline for full-semester and Subterm A courses
25 Memorial Day (no classes, offices closed)
June
July
3 Independence Day (no classes, offices closed)
5 Subterm A classes end
6 Subterm B classes begin
10 Add/Drop deadline for Subterm B courses
August
23 End of Summer Term – Conferral Date
2024–2025 Academic Calendar
July
29 Accelerate classes begin
August
8 New Faculty Orientation
12 Faculty Return to Campus
12 Community Day
15 Residence Hall Opening: New Students
15 Welcome Week begins
15 Accelerate classes end
17 Residence Hall Opening: Returning Students
19 Classes begin
23 Last Add/Drop for full-semester
30 Deadline: Application for Spring Graduation
September
2 Labor Day (no classes, offices closed)
4 Census Date (12th class day)
13 Last day to withdraw from Subterm A courses without academic penalty
30 Web Registration for Spring & Summer semesters begins
October
13 Subterm A classes end
14-18 Fall Break- UG Day Students Only
21 Subterm B classes begin
November
10 Last day to withdraw from full semester courses without academic penalty
10 Last day to withdraw from Subterm B courses without academic penalty
27-29 Thanksgiving Holiday (no classes, offices closed)
December
9-12 Final Examinations
13 Residence Hall Closing
15 End of Term – Conferral Date Christmas Break (no classes)
January
9 Faculty Return to Campus
11 Residence Hall Opening
13 Classes Begin
17 Last Add/Drop for full-semester and Subterm A courses
20 Martin Luther King Jr Day (no classes, offices closed)
29 Census Day (12th class day)
31 Deadline: Application for Summer/Fall Graduation
February
16 Last day to withdraw from Subterm A courses without academic penalty
24 Web Registration for Fall begins
March
3 Midterms begin
9 Subterm A classes end
10-14 Spring Break (no classes)
17 Subterm B classes begin
21 Last Add/Drop for Subterm B courses.
April
6 Last day to withdraw from full semester courses without academic penalty
18 Good Friday Holiday (no classes, offices closed)
20 Last day to withdraw from Subterm B courses without academic penalty
21 Easter Holiday (no classes, offices closed)
May
5-8 Final Examinations
8-9 Commencement Events
9 Residence Hall Closing
11 Spring semester ends
May
12 Summer Classes Begin
16 Last Add/Drop for full-semester and Subterm A courses
26 Memorial Day
June
15 Last day to withdraw from Subterm A courses without academic penalty
29 Subterm A classes end
30 Subterm B classes begin
July
3 Last Add/Drop for full-semester and Subterm B courses
4 Independence Day – No classes
13 Last day to withdraw from full semester courses without academic penalty
August
3 Last day to withdraw from Subterm B courses without academic penalty
17 End of Summer Sessions