Academic Calendar

Fall 2026 Semester (August 26 - December 19)

Event	Start/End Dates
Opening Week Activities	August 17 - 21
Full Semester/Session A courses begin	August 24
Full Semester/Session A last day to drop/add classes	August 28
Labor Day Break - No Classes	September 7
Session A Pass/Fail Declaration Deadline	September 11
Session A last day to withdraw from classes	September 25
Full Semester Pass/Fail Declaration Deadline	October 2
Session A classes end	October 15
Fall Break - No Classes (offices open)	October 16 - October 20
Session B courses begin	October 21
Session B last day to drop/add classes	October 27
Full Semester last day to withdraw from classes	November 6
Session B Pass/Fail Declaration Deadline	November 11
Session B last day to withdraw from classes	November 23
Thanksgiving Break - No Classes	November 25 - 29
Culmination Week	December 7 - 11
Finals Week	December 14 - 18
Full Semester and Session B classes end	December 18
December 2025 Graduation (Formal ceremony May 2026)	December 19
University Closed	December 24 - January 1

Winter Term (December 14 - January 15)

Event	Start/End Dates
Classes begin	December 14
Last day to drop/add classes	December 15
Pass/Fail Declaration Deadline	December 21
Last day to withdraw from classes	January 1, 2026
Last day of classes	January 15, 2026

Spring 2026 Term (January 12 - May 9)

Event	Start/End Dates
Full Semester/Session A courses begin	January 11
Full Semester/Session A last day to drop/add classes	January 15
Martin Luther King Day - No classes (campus closed	January 18
Session A Pass/Fail Declaration Deadline	January 29
Session A last day to withdraw from classes	February 12
Full Semester Pass/Fail Declaration Deadline	February 19
Session A classes end	March 5
Spring Break- No Classes (offices open)	March 8 - 14
Session B courses begin	March 15
Session B last day to drop/add classes	March 19
Easter Break - No Classes (campus closed)	March 26 - 29
Full Semester last day to withdraw from classes	April 2
Session B Pass/Fail Declaration Deadline	April 2
Session B last day to withdraw from classes	April 16
Culmination Week	April 26 - 30
Student Symposium: Celebrating Research and Creative Endeavor	April 28
Finals Week	May 3 - 7
Full Semester and Session B classes end	May 7
Commencement	May 8

Summer 2026 Semester (May 11 - August 13)

Event	Start/End Dates
Classes begin Courses with other scheduled dates Summer-long arranged course	May 11
1st 5-Week Session classes begin	May 17
1st 5-Week Session last day to drop/add classes	May 21
Last day to drop/add classes Courses with other scheduled dates Summer-long arranged course	May 28
1st 5-Week Session Pass/Fail Declaration Deadline	May 28
Memorial Day - No Classes (campus closed)	May 31
1st 5-Week Session last day to withdraw from classes	June 4
8-Week Session classes begin	June 7
8-Week Session last day to drop/add classes	June 11
8-Week Session Pass/Fail Declaration Deadline	June 18
Juneteenth - No Classes (campus closed)	June 18
1st 5-Week Session last day of classes	June 19
2nd 5-Week Session classes begin	June 28
2nd 5-Week Session last day to drop/add classes	July 2
8-Week Session last day to withdraw from classes	July 2
Independence Day - Campus Closed	July 5
2nd 5-Week Session Pass/Fail Declaration Deadline	July 9
Summer-long Arranged Courses last to withdraw form classes	July 9
2nd 5-Week Session last day to withdraw from classes	July 16
2nd 5-Week & 8-Week Sessions last day of classes	July 31
Courses with other arranged dates/Summer-long Arranged last day of classes	August 13