2026-2027 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:
Fall 2026 Semester
Date
Time
Event
August 15-18
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Wildcat Welcome Days & Move In
August 17
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Fall Orientation (New Students)
August 19
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Course Syllabi due (Division Chair)
August 19
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Course Audits Due (Dean's Office)
August 19
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Classes Begin
August 17-25
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Drop/Add Period & Late Registration
August 25
11:00am
Opening Convocation (184th Year)
August 25
4:30pm
Last Day: Open Registration (Add Classes) / Drop Courses without "W" Grade / Drop Courses 100% Refund
August 26 – November 2
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Courses dropped receive "W" grade (Registrar's Office)
August 26
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Office Schedules due (Division Chair)
August 26
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Payment Deadline for Priority/Early Registration
August 31
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Faculty Load Reports and Professional Development Plans due (Division Chair)
September 2
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Payment Deadline for Open Registration
September 4
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3-Week At-Risk Reports Due
September 4
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Spring Semester Schedule Recommendations Due (Division Chairs send to Registrar's Office)
September 7
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Labor Day Holiday
September 8
4:30pm
Last day to remove "I" grades (Summer Sessions)
September 25
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6-Week At-Risk Reports Due
September 30
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Applications for December Graduation Due (Student Portal)
September 30
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Spring Schedule Finalized (Division Chairs send to Registrar's Office)
October 2
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Mid-Point of Semester
October 8-9
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Fall Break
October 16
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9-Week At-Risk Reports Due
October 19-23
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Priority/Early Registration (Spring Semester) — Seniors: 19th · Seniors & Juniors: 20th · Seniors, Juniors & Sophomores: 21st · All: 23rd
November 2
4:30pm
Last Day to Drop Courses "W" Grade (Registrar's Office)
November 9-13
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Student Evaluation of Instruction
November 25-27
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Thanksgiving Holiday
December 4
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Last Day of Classes
December 7-11
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Final Examinations
December 11
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Fall Semester Ends
December 12
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Commencement (Summer & Fall)
Spring 2027 Semester
Date
Time
Event
January 8
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Spring Orientation (New Students)
January 11
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Course Syllabi due (Division Chair)
January 11
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Course Audits Due (Dean's Office)
January 11
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Classes Begin
January 11-15
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Drop/Add Period & Late Registration
January 15
4:30pm
Last Day: Open Registration (Add Classes) / Drop Courses without "W" Grade / Drop Courses 100% Refund
January 16 – March 29
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Courses dropped receive "W" grade (Registrar's Office)
January 18
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Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday
January 19
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Office Schedules due (Division Chair)
January 19
-
Payment Deadline for Priority/Early Registration
January 22
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Faculty Load Reports due (Division Chair)
January 25
-
Payment Deadline for Open Registration
January 29
-
3-Week At-Risk Reports Due
February 1
4:30pm
Last day to remove "I" grades (Fall Semester)
February 9
-
Summer & Fall Semester Schedule Recommendations Due (Registrar's Office)
February 18
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Applications for May Graduation Due (Student Portal)
February 19
-
6-Week At-Risk Reports Due
February 23
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Summer/Fall Semester Schedules Finalized (Division Chairs send to Registrar's Office)
March 5
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Mid-Point of Semester
March 8–12
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Spring Break
March 19
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9-Week At-Risk Reports Due
March 26
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Easter Holiday – Good Friday
March 29
4:30pm
Last Day to Drop Courses "W" Grade (Registrar's Office)
March 29 – April 9
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Summer/Fall Semesters Early Registration
April 5–9
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Student Evaluation of Instruction
April 30
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Last Day of Classes
May 3–7
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Final Examinations
May 7
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Spring Semester Ends
May 8
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Commencement (Spring)
Summer 2027 Semester
Date
Event
May 31
First Term Registration & Classes Begin
June 2
Last Day: Open Registration (Add Classes) / Drop Courses without "W" Grade (First Term)
June 3
Payment Deadline for First Term Registration & "W" Grades Begin for First Term Courses Dropped
June 11
Last Day to Drop Courses "W" Grade (First Term)
June 18
Juneteenth Holiday
June 21
Last Day to Remove "I" Grades (Spring Semester)
June 25
First Term Ends
July 5
Second Term Registration & Classes Begin
July 7
Last Day: Open Registration (Add Classes) / Drop Courses without "W" Grade (Second Term)
July 8
Payment Deadline for Second Term Registration & "W" Grades Begin for Second Term Courses Dropped
July 16
Last Day to Drop a Course "W" Grade (Second Term)
July 30
Second Term Ends