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Academic Calendar

Semester Dates

The tables below reflects the key semester dates and deadlines for students and faculty.

2025-2026

Fall 2025

Fall 2025 Semester Dates
	FALL FULL SEMESTER	FALL TWELVE-WEEK SESSION	FALL SIX-WEEK FIRST SESSION	FALL SIX-WEEK SECOND SESSION
First day of classes	Sep 2, 2025	Sept 2, 2025	Sep 2, 2025	Oct 20, 2025
Last day to add/swap a course	Sep 8, 2025	Sept 5, 2025	Sep 4, 2025	Oct 22, 2025
Last day to drop all courses for 100% refund	Sep 7, 2025	Sept 7, 2025	Sep 3, 2025	Oct 21, 2025
Last day to apply for Fall degree completion	Sep 8, 2025	Sept 8, 2025	Sep 8, 2025	Sep 8, 2025
Last day to drop a course without a W grade	Sep 15, 2025	Sept 15, 2025	Sep 7, 2025	Oct 24, 2025
Last day to request pass/fail grading for a course	Sep 15, 2025	Sept 15, 2025
Last day to declare an internship	Sept 22, 2025	Sept 22, 2025	Sept 22, 2025	Sept 22, 2025
Last day to withdraw from a course with a W grade	Nov 7, 2025	Nov 7, 2025	Sep 29, 2025	Nov 16, 2025
Last day of regularly scheduled classes	Undergrad: Dec 8, 2025 Grad: Dec 15, 2025	Nov 24, 2025	Oct 12, 2025	Nov 30, 2025
Undergraduate final week schedule begins	Dec 9, 2025
Final grade due	72 hours after Final Class Meeting	72 hours after Final Class Meeting	72 hours after Final Class Meeting	72 hours after Final Class Meeting

Final Week Schedule
UNDERGRADUATE FINAL WEEK SCHEDULE
Reading Day	Dec 9, 2025
Final Classes and Exams	Dec 10, 2025 - Dec 16, 2025
Make-Up Day for Final Exams	Dec 17, 2025

Observed Holidays
HOLIDAYS AND CLOSINGS
Labor Day University offices closed, no classes	Sep 1, 2025
Columbus Day/Indigenous People's Day University offices closed, no classes	Oct 13, 2025
Fall Break No Classes	Oct 13, 2025 - Oct 14, 2025
Thanksgiving Break University offices closed, no classes	Nov 26, 2025 - Nov 28, 2025
Winter Break University offices closed	Dec 22, 2025 - Jan 2, 2026

Winter 2026

Winter 2026 Semester Dates
	WINTER THREE-WEEK INTENSIVE	WINTER ONE-WEEK INTENSIVE
Pre-session Meeting	Dec 5, 2025
First day of classes	Dec 29, 2025	Jan 12, 2026
Last day to add/swap a course	Dec 29, 2025	Jan 11, 2026
Last day to drop all courses for 100% refund	Dec 30, 2025	Jan 12, 2026
Last day to drop a course without a W grade	Dec 31, 2025	Jan 12, 2026
Last day to request pass/fail grading for a course	Dec 31, 2025	Jan 12, 2026
Last day to withdraw from a course with a W grade	Jan 11, 2026	Jan 14, 2026
Last day of classes	Jan 18, 2026	Jan 16, 2026
Final grade due	Feb 11, 2026	Feb 8, 2026

Spring 2026

Spring 2026 Semester Dates
	SPRING FULL SEMESTER	SPRING SIX-WEEK FIRST SESSION	SPRING SIX-WEEK SECOND SESSION
First day of classes	Jan 20, 2026	Jan 20, 2026	Mar 16, 2026
Last day to add/swap for twelve-week asynchronous courses	Jan 23, 2026
Last day to add/swap a course	Jan 26, 2026 (Mon)	Jan 22, 2026	Mar 18, 2026
Last day to apply for Spring degree completion	Jan 26, 2026
Last day to drop all courses for 100% refund	Jan 26, 2026
Last day to drop a course without a W grade	Feb 2, 2026	Jan 25, 2026	Mar 21, 2026
Last day to drop for twelve-week asynchronous courses without a W grade	Feb 2, 2026
Last day to request pass/fail grading for a course	Feb 2, 2026	Jan 25, 2026	Mar 21, 2026
Last day to declare an internship	TBD	TBD	TBD
Last day to withdraw from a course with a W grade	April 3, 2026	Feb 16, 2026	Apr 12, 2026
Last day to withdraw from twelve-week asynchronous course with a W grade	April 3, 2026
Last day of classes	Undergrad: April 29, 2026 (Monday Schedule)* Grad: May 6, 2026	Mar 2, 2026	Apr 26, 2026
Final grades due	72 hours after Final Class Meeting	72 hours after Final Class Meeting	72 hours after Final Class Meeting

Observed Holidays
SEMESTER HOLIDAYS AND CLOSINGS
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day University offices closed, no classes	Jan 19, 2026
Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration No classes	Jan 27, 2026
Spring Break No classes	March 7, 2026 - March 15, 2026
Patriot's Day University offices closed, no classes	Apr 20, 2026

Final Week Schedule
UNDERGRADUATE FINAL WEEK SCHEDULE
Reading Day	Apr 30, 2026
Final Week of Classes	May 1, 2026 - May 7, 2026
Make-Up Day for Final Exams	May 8, 2026

Summer 2026

Summer 2026 Semester Dates
	MAY ONE-WEEK INTENSIVE	MAY THREE-WEEK INTENSIVE	SUMMER TEN-WEEK SESSION	SUMMER SIX-WEEK FIRST SESSION	SUMMER SIX-WEEK SECOND SESSION
First day of classes	May 11, 2026	May 11, 2026	May 26, 2026	May 26, 2026	Jul 7, 2026
Last day to add/swap a course	May 10, 2026	May 11, 2026	May 30, 2026	May 28, 2026	Jul 9, 2026
Last day to drop all courses for 100% refund	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD
Last day to drop a course without a W grade	May 12, 2026	May 13, 2026	Jun 4, 2026	May 31, 2026	Jul 12, 2026
Last day to request pass/fail grading for a course	May 12, 2026	May 13, 2026	Jun 4, 2026	May 31, 2026	Jul 12, 2026
Last day to apply for Summer degree completion	May 22, 2026	May 22, 2026	May 22, 2026	May 22, 2026	May 22, 2026
Last day to declare an internship	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD
Last day to withdraw from a course with a W grade	May 14, 2026	May 24, 2026	Jul 11, 2026	Jun 21, 2026	Aug 2, 2026
Last day of classes	May 15, 2026	May 31, 2026	Aug 3, 2026	Jul 6, 2026	Aug 17, 2026
Final grades due	June 8, 2026	June 24, 2026	Aug 6, 2026	July 9, 2026	Aug 20, 2026

Observed Holidays
SUMMER SEMESTER HOLIDAYS AND CLOSINGS
Memorial Day University offices closed; no classes	May 25, 2026
Juneteenth University offices closed, no classes	June 18, 2026
Independence Day University offices closed; no classes	July 3, 2026

2026-2027

Fall 2026

	FALL FULL SEMESTER	FALL TWELVE-WEEK SESSION	FALL SIX-WEEK FIRST SESSION	FALL SIX-WEEK SECOND SESSION
Convocation and Undergraduate Orientation Begins	TBA
First day of classes	Aug 31, 2026	Aug 31, 2026	Aug 31, 2026	Oct 14, 2026
Last day to add/swap a course	Sep 6, 2026	Sept 3, 2026	Sept 2, 2026	Oct 16, 2026
Last day to drop all courses for 100% refund	Sep 6, 2026	TBD	TBD	TBD
Last day to drop a course without a W grade	Sep 13, 2026	Sept 13, 2026	Sep 5, 2026	Oct 19, 2026
Last day to request pass/fail grading for a course	Sep 13, 2026	Sept 13, 2026
Last day to apply for Fall degree completion	Sep 6, 2026	Sept 18, 2026	Sep 18, 2026	Sep 18, 2026
Last day to declare an internship	Sept 18, 2026	Sept 18, 2026	Sept 18, 2026	Sept 18, 2026
Last day to withdraw from a course with a W grade	Nov 13, 2026	Nov 13, 2026	Sep 27, 2026	Nov 10, 2026
Last day of regularly scheduled classes	Undergrad: Dec 7, 2026 Grad: Dec 14, 2026	Nov 24, 2026	Oct 9, 2026	Nov 24, 2026
Reading Day	Dec 8, 2026
Undergraduate final week schedule begins	Dec 9, 2026 - Dec 15, 2026

Final Week Schedule
UNDERGRADUATE FINAL WEEK SCHEDULE
Reading Day	Dec 8, 2026
Final Classes and Exams	Dec 9, 2026 - Dec 15, 2026
Make-Up Day for Final Exams	Dec 16, 2026

Observed Holidays
HOLIDAYS AND CLOSINGS
Labor Day University offices closed, no classes	Sep 7, 2026
Columbus Day/Indigenous People's Day University offices closed, no classes	Oct 12, 2026
Fall Break No Classes	Oct 12, 2026 - Oct 13, 2026
Thanksgiving Break University offices closed, no classes	Nov 25, 2026 - Nov 27, 2026
Winter Break University offices closed

Winter 2027

Winter 2027 Semester Dates

Monday, December 28	First day of Undergraduate Wintersession classes
Friday, January 1	New Year's Day
January TBD	University reopens after Winter Break
Monday, January 11	First day of Graduate Wintersession classes
Friday, January 15	Last day of Graduate Wintersession classes
Sunday, January 17	Last day of Undergraduate Wintersession classes

Spring 2027

Spring 2027 Semester Dates
	SPRING FULL SEMESTER	SPRING TWELVE-WEEK SESSION	SPRING SIX-WEEK FIRST SESSION	SPRING SIX-WEEK SECOND SESSION
First day of classes	Jan 19, 2027	Jan 19, 2027	Jan 19, 2027	Mar 15, 2027
Last day to add/swap a course	Jan 25, 2027 (Mon)	Jan 22, 2027	Jan 21, 2027	Mar 17, 2027
Last day to drop all courses for 100% refund	Jan 25, 2027	TBD	TBD	TBD
Last day to drop a course without a W grade	Feb 1, 2027	Feb 1, 2027	Jan 24, 2027	March 20, 2027
Last day to request pass/fail grading for a course	Feb 1, 2027	Feb 1, 2027
Last day to apply for Spring degree completion	Jan 25, 2027	Feb 5, 2027	Feb 5, 2027	Feb 5, 2027
Last day to declare an internship	Feb 15, 2027	Feb 15, 2027	Feb 15, 2027	Feb 15, 2027
Last day to withdraw from a course with a W grade	March 26, 2027	March 26, 2027	Feb 15, 2027	Apr 11, 2027
Last day of regularly scheduled classes	Undergrad: April 28, 2027 Grad: May 5, 2027	April 26, 2027	March 1, 2027	April 26, 2027
Reading Day	April 29, 2027
Undergraduate final week schedule begins	April 30- May 6, 2027
Commencement	May 14-15, 2027

Final Week Schedule
UNDERGRADUATE FINAL WEEK SCHEDULE
Reading Day	Apr 29, 2027
Final Week of Classes	April 30, 2027 - May 6, 2027
Make-Up Day for Final Exams	May 7, 2027

Observed Holidays
SEMESTER HOLIDAYS AND CLOSINGS
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day University offices closed, no classes	Jan 18, 2027
Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration No classes	Jan 26, 2027
Spring Break No classes	March 6, 2027 - March 14, 2027
Patriot's Day University offices closed, no classes	Apr 19, 2027

Summer 2027

Summer 2027 Semester Dates
	One-Week May Intensive	Three-Week May Intensive	Six-Week Summer I	Six-Week Summer II	Ten-Week Summer
First day of classes	May 10, 2027	May 10, 2027	May 24, 2027	July 7, 2027	May 24, 2027
Last day to add/swap drop (100% refund)	May 10, 2027	May 12, 2027	May 26, 2027	July 9, 2027	May 28, 2027
Last day to apply for Summer degree completion	May 21, 2027	May 21, 2027	May 21, 2027	May 21, 2027	May 21, 2027
Last day to drop without a W grade	May 11, 2027	May 14, 2027	May 29, 2027	July 12, 2027	June 2, 2027
Last day to declare a Summer internship	May 28, 2027	May 28, 2027	May 28, 2027	May 28, 2027	May 28, 2027
Monday schedule (on Friday)	—	—	—	—	July 9, 2027
Last day to withdraw with W grade	May 13, 2027	May 21, 2027	June 21, 2027	August 3, 2027	July 9, 2027
Last day of classes	May 15, 2027	May 31, 2027	July 6, 2027	August 17, 2027	August 3, 2027

Observed Holidays
SEMESTER HOLIDAYS AND CLOSINGS
Memorial Day University offices closed; no classes	May 31, 2027
Independence Day University offices closed; no classes	July 5, 2027

ARCHIVED CALENDARS

Archived Academic Calendars can be found here.