Academic Calendar
Spring Semester 2026
January
11 Residence Halls open
12 First Day of Classes
16 Last Day to Change Registration (Add/Drop period ends)
19 Martin Luther King Day – No Classes/College Offices Closed
February
16 Presidents’ Day – Classes Held
March
2 Advising for the Fall 2026 semester begins
9-13 Spring Break – No Classes
27 Last Day to Withdraw from Classes without Academic Penalty
March 30- April 1 Registration for Fall 2026 Classes
April
3-6 Easter Break – No Classes
7 Classes Resume
22 Academic Research Fair
24 Honor Induction/Academic Awards Ceremony
28 Last Day of Classes
29 Reading Day
April 30- May 1 Final Examinations
May
4-5 Final Examinations
9 Commencement
updated 4/2026
Summer Semester 2026
May
11 Classes Begin (Campus & Online: Summer A/B; Summer Block A)
14 Add Course(s) Deadline (Summer A/B; Summer Block A)
15 Last Day to Change Registration (Add/Drop period ends)
17 Participation & Course Drop Deadline (Summer A/B; Summer Block A)
25 Memorial Day (observed) – College Offices Closed
June
8 WF Deadline (Summer Block A)
19 Juneteenth – College Offices Closed
24-25 New Student Orientation
27 Registration Closes (Summer Block B)
July
1 Summer Block A: Ends
2 Summer Block B: Begins
3 Independence Day (observed) – College Offices Closed
5 Add Course(s) Deadline (Summer Block B)
6 Last Day to Withdraw from Classes without Academic Penalty/WF Deadline (Summer Block A/B)
8 Participation & Course Drop Deadline (Summer Block B)
20 Registration Opens (Fall A/B, Fall Block A, Fall Block B)
30 WF Deadline (Summer Block B)
Fall Semester 2026
August
21 Faculty Day
21 New Students Arrive (Academic Convocation)
23 All Students Arrive, Summer Block B: Ends
24 Classes Begin On Campus, Classes Begin (Fall A/B; Fall Block A)
27 Add Course(s) Deadline (Fall A/B, Fall Block A)
28 Campus courses: Last Day to Change Registration (Add/Drop period ends)
30 Fall A/B and Fall Block A: Participation & Course Drop Deadline
September
7 Labor Day – No Classes/College Offices Closed
21 WF Deadline (Fall Block A)
October
5 Advising Begins for Spring 2027
12 Indigenous Peoples Day – No Classes/College Offices Closed
14 Registration Closes (Fall Block B)
16-18 Family & Friends/Homecoming
18 Fall Block A: Ends
19 Fall Block B: Begins
22 Add Course(s) Deadline (Fall Block B)
23 Last Day to Withdraw from Classes without Academic Penalty; WF Deadline (Fall Block A/B)
25 Participation & Course Drop Deadline (Fall Block B)
November
2-5 Registration for Spring 2027 Classes
11 Veterans Day – No Classes/College Offices Closed
16 WF Deadline (Fall Block B)
23 Registration Opens (Spring A/B; Spring Block A; Spring Block B)
25 College Offices Close at Noon
26-27 Thanksgiving – No Classes/College Offices Closed
30 Classes Resume
December
2 Academic Research Fair
4 Last Day of Classes
5-6 Reading Days
7-10 Final Examinations
11 Snow Day for Final Exams
10-11 Winter Recess Begins after the Last Exam
24-31 Christmas Holiday Break – College Offices Closed