Academic Calendar

Month Day Campus Courses Online Courses
Fall Semester 2026
August
21
Faculty Day
Faculty Day
21
New Students Arrive (Academic Convocation)
23
All Students Arrive
Summer Block B: Ends
24
Classes Begin
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
No classes/ College Offices closed (Labor Day)
(Labor Day)
21
WF Deadline (Fall Block A)
October
5
Advising Begins for Spring 2027
12
No classes/ College Offices closed (Indigenous Peoples Day)
(Indigenous Peoples Day)
14
Registration Closes (Fall Block B)
16-18
Family & Friends/Homecoming Weekend
Family & Friends/Homecoming Weekend
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 A/B)
25
Participation & Course Drop Deadline (Fall Block B)
November
2-5
Registration for Spring 2027 Classes
11
No classes/ College Offices closed (Veteran’s Day)
(Veteran’s Day)
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
No classes/ College Offices closed (Thanksgiving)
(Thanksgiving)
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
Christmas Recess Begins after the Last Exam
13
Fall A/B; Fall Block B: Ends
24-31
College Offices closed – December 24, 2026 – January 1, 2027
(Christmas/New Year’s)
Spring Semester 2027
January
4
College Offices reopen
6
Registration Closes (Spring A/B, Spring Block A)
10
Residence Halls open
11
Classes Begin
Classes Begin (Spring A/B; Spring Block A)
14
Add Course(s) Deadline (Spring A/B; Spring Block A)
15
Last Day to Change Registration (Add/Drop period ends)
17
Participation & Course Drop Deadline (Spring A/B; Spring Block A)
18
No classes/ College Offices closed (Martin Luther King, Jr. Day)
(Martin Luther King, Jr. Day)
February
8
WF Deadline (Spring Block A)
15
Presidents’ Day – Classes Held
(Presidents’ Day)
March
1
Advising Begins for Fall 2027
3
Registration Closes (Spring Block B)
7
Spring Block A: Ends
8
Spring Block B: Begins
8-12
Spring Break* – No Classes
*Online courses continue as scheduled during Spring Break
11
Add Course(s) Deadline (Spring Block B)
14
Participation & Course Drop Deadline (Spring Block B)
19
WF Deadline (Spring A/B)
25
Last Day to Withdraw from Classes without Academic Penalty
26
No classes/ College Offices closed (Good Friday)
(Good Friday)
29
No classes held (Easter Monday)
30
Classes resume
Registration Opens (Summer A/B, Summer Block A, Summer Block B)
April
5
WF Deadline (Spring Block B)
5-7
Registration for Fall 2027 Classes
21
Academic Research Fair
23
Honor Induction/Academic Awards Ceremony
27
Last Day of Classes
28
Reading Day
29-30
Final Examinations
May
2
Spring A/B, Spring Block B: Ends
3-4
Final Examinations
8
Commencement
Commencement
Summer Semester 2027
May
10
Classes Begin
Classes Begin (Summer A/B; Summer Block A)
13
Add Course(s) Deadline (Summer A/B; Summer Block A)
14
Last Day to Change Registration (Add/Drop period ends)
16
Participation & Course Drop Deadline (Summer A/B; Summer Block A)
31
College Offices closed (Memorial Day)
(Memorial Day)
June
7
WF Deadline (Summer Block A)
19
College Offices closed (Juneteenth)
(Juneteenth)
23-24
New Student Orientation
25
Registration Closes (Summer Block B)
30
Summer Block A: Ends
July
1
Summer Block B: Begins
4
College Offices Closed (Independence Day)
(Independence Day)
5
Add Course(s) Deadline (Summer Block B)
7
Participation & Course Drop Deadline (Summer Block B)
9
Last Day to Withdraw from Classes without Academic Penalty
WF Deadline (Summer Block A/B)
26
Fall Registration Opens (Fall A/B, Block A, Block B)
29
WF Deadline (Summer Block B)
August
22
Summer Block A/B, Summer Block B: Ends