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YEAR 2026

2026 Academic Calendar On-campus Programs

  1. Payment due for spring

  2. New Student Orientation

  3. Winter intersession classes end

  4. Classes begin

  5. Spring 8 Week I classes begin

  6. Spring 8 Week I last day to add; last day to drop with 100% refund and without a “W” recorded

  7. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day; no classes, university offices closed

  8. "Spring 8 Week I withdrawal period begins (""W"" recorded; 50% refund)"

  9. Spring 8 Week I last day to withdraw with 50% refund

  10. "Last day to add a class, internship, Independent Reading or Research, or Community Service-Learning project; last day to drop with 100% refund and without a ""W"" recorded"

  11. Spring 8 Week I last day to withdraw with 25% refund (no refunds after this date)

  12. "Withdrawal period begins (""W"" recorded; 50% refund)"

  13. Last day to submit Health Insurance Waiver for incoming Spring 2026 students/Open Enrollment ends

  14. Last day to withdraw with 50% refund

  15. Last day to withdraw with 25% refund (no refunds after this date)

  16. Spring 8 Week I last day to withdraw or change a grade option

  17. Schedule of classes for Summer and Fall published

  18. Spring 8 Week I classes end

  19. Spring break; no classes, university offices open Monday through Friday

  20. Spring 8 Week II classes begin

  21. Last day to withdraw or change a grade option

  22. Spring 8 Week II last day to add; last day to drop with 100% refund and without a “W” recorded

  23. Last day to apply for graduation

  24. "Spring 8 Week II withdrawal period begins (""W"" recorded; 50% refund)"

  25. Summer registration begins; Fall priority registration for graduate students begins

  26. Fall priority registration for undergraduate students begins

  27. Spring 8 Week II last day to withdraw with 50% refund

  28. Theses and dissertations due in deans’ offices for degree candidates

  29. Spring 8 Week II last day to withdraw with 25% refund (no refunds after this date)

  30. Spring 8 Week II last day to withdraw or change a grade option

  31. Theses and dissertations due in registrar's office for degree candidates

  32. Classes end (SIS Online classes end on 5/4/2026)

  33. Study Days; no classes (SIS Online Excluded)

  34. Final examinations (SIS Online Excluded)

  35. Payment due for summer

  36. Payment due for summer

  37. SIS Online classes end

  38. Commencement Weekend Activities (WCL excluded)

  39. Final grades deadline

  40. Official Degree Award Date (date that appears on May Diplomas)

  41. Spring 8 Week II classes end

  42. Classes begin

  43. Summer 8 Week classes begin

  44. Summer 7 Week I classes begin

  45. Health Insurance Waiver and Open Enrollment Begins

  46. Summer 7 Week I last day to add; last day to drop with 100% refund and without a “W” recorded

  47. "Summer 7 Week I withdrawal period begins (""W"" recorded; 50% refund)"

  48. Summer 8 Week last day to add; last day to drop with 100% refund and without a “W” recorded

  49. Summer 3 Week classes begin

  50. Summer 6 Week I classes begin

  51. "Summer 8 Week withdrawal period begins (""W"" recorded; 50% refund)"

  52. Summer 3 Week last day to add; last day to drop with 100% refund and without a “W” recorded

  53. Summer 7 Week I last day to withdraw with 50% refund

  54. "Summer 3 Week withdrawal period begins (""W"" recorded; 50% refund)"

  55. Summer 3 Week last day to withdraw with 50% refund

  56. Summer 8 Week last day to withdraw with 50% refund

  57. "Last day to add a class, internship, Independent Reading or Research, or Community Service-Learning project; last day to drop with 100% refund and without a ""W"" recorded"

  58. Summer 3 Week last day to withdraw with 25% refund (no refunds after this date)

  59. Summer 6 Week I last day to add; last day to drop with 100% refund and without a “W” recorded

  60. Summer 7 Week I last day to withdraw with 25% refund (no refunds after this date)

  61. "Withdrawal period begins (""W"" recorded; 50% refund)"

  62. "Summer 6 Week I withdrawal period begins (""W"" recorded; 50% refund)"

  63. Memorial Day; no classes, university offices closed

  64. Summer 6 Week I last day to withdraw with 50% refund

  65. Summer 8 Week last day to withdraw with 25% refund (no refunds after this date)

  66. Summer 6 Week I last day to withdraw with 25% refund (no refunds after this date)

  67. Summer 3 Week last day to withdraw or change a grade option

  68. Last day to withdraw with 50% refund

  69. Summer 3 Week classes end

  70. Last day to withdraw with 25% refund (no refunds after this date)

  71. Summer 7 Week I last day to withdraw or change a grade option

  72. Summer 6 Week I last day to withdraw or change a grade option

  73. Summer 8 Week last day to withdraw or change a grade option

  74. Juneteenth; no classes, university offices closed

  75. Summer 6 Week I classes end

  76. Summer 7 Week I classes end

  77. Summer 6 Week II classes begin

  78. Summer 7 Week II classes begin

  79. Independence Day (observed); no classes, university offices closed

  80. Summer 6 Week II last day to add; last day to drop with 100% refund and without a “W” recorded

  81. "Summer 6 Week II withdrawal period begins (""W"" recorded; 50% refund)"

  82. Summer 7 Week II last day to add; last day to drop with 100% refund and without a “W” recorded

  83. "Summer 7 Week II withdrawal period begins (""W"" recorded; 50% refund)"

  84. Summer 8 Week classes end

  85. Summer 6 Week II last day to withdraw with 50% refund

  86. Summer 7 Week II last day to withdraw with 50% refund

  87. Summer 6 Week II last day to withdraw with 25% refund (no refunds after this date)

  88. Summer 7 Week II last day to withdraw with 25% refund (no refunds after this date)

  89. Last day to withdraw or change a grade option

  90. Theses and dissertations due in deans' offices for degree candidates

  91. Summer 6 Week II last day to withdraw or change a grade option

  92. Summer 7 Week II last day to withdraw or change a grade option

  93. Payment due for fall

  94. Last day to apply for graduation

  95. Payment due for fall

  96. Theses and dissertations due in registrar's office for degree candidates

  97. Summer 6 Week II classes end

  98. Classes end

  99. Summer 7 Week II classes end

  100. New Student Orientation

  101. Official Degree Award Date (date that appears on August Diplomas)

  102. Classes begin

  103. Fall 8 Week I classes begin

  104. Fall 8 Week I last day to add; last day to drop with 100% refund and without a “W” recorded

  105. Last day to submit Health Insurance Waiver for 26/27 Annual/ Open Enrollment ends

  106. Labor Day; no classes; university offices closed

  107. "Fall 8 Week I withdrawal period begins (""W"" recorded; 50% refund)"

  108. Fall 8 Week I last day to withdraw with 50% refund

  109. "Last day to add a class, internship, Independent Reading or Research, or Community Service-Learning project; last day to drop with 100% refund and without a ""W"" recorded"

  110. Fall 8 Week I last day to withdraw with 25% refund (no refunds after this date)

  111. "Withdrawal period begins (""W"" recorded; 50% refund)"

  112. SIS Online MIS Immersion Weekend

  113. Last day to withdraw with 50% refund

  114. Last day to withdraw with 25% refund (no refunds after this date)

  115. Schedule of classes for spring published

  116. Fall 8 Week I last day to withdraw or change a grade option

  117. Family Weekend

  118. Fall break; no classes, university offices open

  119. Fall 8 Week I classes end

  120. Spring priority registration for graduate students begins; Winter Intersession registration begins

  121. Last day to apply for graduation

  122. Fall 8 Week II classes begin

  123. Spring priority registration for undergraduate students begins

  124. Fall 8 Week II last day to add; last day to drop with 100% refund and without a “W” recorded

  125. "Fall 8 Week II withdrawal period begins (""W"" recorded; 50% refund)"

  126. Fall 8 Week II last day to withdraw with 50% refund

  127. Last day to withdraw or change a grade option

  128. Fall 8 Week II last day to withdraw with 25% refund (no refunds after this date)

  129. Theses and dissertations due in deans’ offices for degree candidates

  130. Health Insurance Waiver opens for Incoming Spring 2027 students/Open Enrollment for Spring 2027 begins

  131. Tuesday classes cancelled; Friday classes meet (SIS Online Excluded)

  132. Thanksgiving holiday; no classes; university offices closed Thursday and Friday

  133. Fall 8 Week II last day to withdraw or change a grade option

  134. Classes end (SIS Online classes end on 12/19/2026)

  135. Theses and dissertations due in registrar's office for degree candidates

  136. Study Days; no classes (SIS Online Excluded)

  137. Final examinations (SIS Online Excluded)

  138. SIS Online classes end

  139. Fall 8 Week II classes end

  140. Commencement Ceremony for August and December Graduates

  141. Final grades deadline

  142. Official Degree Award Date (date that appears on December Diplomas)

  143. Winter break; university offices closed