2025-2026 Academic Calendar

Academic Calendars

This academic calendar applies to in-person undergraduate programs for the College of Arts & Sciences and the College of Health Sciences.

Choose a semester:

Date
Time
Event
August 11
-
Course Syllabi due (Division Chair)
August 11
-
Course Audits Due (Associate Academic Dean)
August 18-22
-
Drop/Add Period & Late Registration
August 18
8:00am
Classes Begin
August 22
4:30pm
Last Day to Register or Add Classes (Registrar’s Office)
August 25 – November 3
-
Courses dropped receive “W” grade (Registrar’s Office)
August 25
-
Office Schedules due (Division Chair)
August 26
11:00am
Convocation (183rd Year)
August 29
-
Faculty Load Reports and Professional Development Plans due (Division Chair)
September 1
-
Labor Day Holiday
September 5
-
3-Week At-Risk Reports Due
September 9
-
Spring Semester Schedule Recommendations Due (Registrar’s Office)
September 12
4:30pm
Last day to remove “I” grades from Summer Semester
September 26
-
6-Week At-Risk Reports Due
September 30
-
Applications for December Graduation Due (Registrar’s Office)
September 30
-
Spring Schedule Finalized
October 3
-
Mid-Point of Semester
October 9-12
-
Fall Break
October 17
-
9-Week At-Risk Reports Due
October 20 - October 24
-
Spring Semester Early Registration
November 3
4:30pm
Last Day to Drop a Class (Registrar’s Office)
November 3-7
-
Student Evaluation of Instruction
November 24-30
-
Thanksgiving Holidays
December 5
-
Last Day of Classes
December 8-12
-
Final Examinations
December 12
-
Fall Semester ends
December 13
-
Commencement for Summer and Fall

Date
Time
Event
January 5
-
Course Syllabi due (Division Chair)
January 5
-
Course Audits Due (Associate Academic Dean’s Office)
January 12-16
-
Drop/Add Period & Late Registration
January 12
8:00am
Classes Begin
January 16
4:30pm
Last day to add a course to class list (Registrar’s Office)
January 18 – March 17
-
Courses dropped receive “W” grade (Registrar’s Office)
January 19
-
Office Schedules due (Division Chair)
January 19
-
Martin Luther King Jr Holiday
January 23
-
Faculty Load Reports and Professional Development Plans due (Division Chair)
January 30
-
3-Week At-Risk Reports Due
February 3
-
Summer & Fall Semester Schedule Recommendations Due (Registrar’s Office)
February 6
4:30pm
Last day to remove “I” grades from Summer Semester (Registrar’s Office)
February 20
-
6-Week At-Risk Reports Due
February 18
-
Applications for May Graduation due (Registrar’s Office)
February 24
-
Summer/Fall Semester Schedules Finalized
March 6
-
Mid-Point of Semester
March 9-13
-
Spring Break
March 13
-
9-Week At-Risk Reports Due
March 27
4:30pm
Last day to drop a course (Registrar’s Office)
March 30 - April 10
-
Summer/Fall Semesters Early Registration
April 3
-
Easter Holiday – Good Friday
April 6-10
-
Student Evaluation of Instruction
May 1
-
Last Day of Classes
May 4-8
-
Final Examinations
May 8
-
Spring Semester 2026 Ends
May 9
-
Commencement (Spring)

Date
Event
June 1
First Session Registration & Classes Begin
June 3
Last day to register or add classes (First Term); Last day to drop class at 100% tuition refund; No tuition refund after this date
June 4
“W” grades begin for First Term classes dropped
June 12
Last day to drop a class (First Term)
June 26
Last day to remove “I” grades for Spring Semester and First Session Ends
July 6
Second Session Registration & Classes Begin
July 8
Last day to register or add classes (Second Term); Last day to drop class at 100% tuition refund; No tuition refund after this date
July 9
“W” grades begin for Second Term classes dropped
July 17
Last day to drop a class (Second Term)
July 31
Second Session Ends