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Academic Calendar

Your essential guide for planning your semester, tracking important events and deadlines.

The calendar outlines key academic dates, including federal and state holidays (when no classes or assignments are scheduled), final exam periods, non-instructional days, and census dates. The fall and spring academic terms each span 16 weeks. Summer sessions run from May through August and vary in length from 4 to 12 weeks.

2025-2026 Academic Calendar

August

  • Aug 22-23 - Move in day

  • Aug 25 - Classes begin

September

  • Sept 1 - Labor Day (no classes)

  • Sept 4 - Last day to add or drop with refund

  • Sept 5 - Fall tuition and fees due

  • Sept 22 - Last day to apply for fall 2025 graduation

October

  • Oct 13 - Native American Day (no classes)

  • Oct 17 - Mid-term date

  • Oct 22 - Mid-term grades due

November

  • Nov 7- Last day to add or drop without refund

  • Nov 11 - Veterans’ Day (no classes)

  • Nov 26-28 - Thanksgiving recess (no classes)

December

  • Dec 10 - Final exam preparation (no classes)

  • Dec 11-17 - Final examination period

  • Dec 13 - Commencement

  • Dec 17 - Semester ends (official graduation date noted on transcript)

  • Dec 22 - Final grades due by 11:59 p.m.

January

  • Jan 10 - Residence halls open

  • Jan 12 - Classes begin

  • Jan 19 - Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (no classes)
  • Jan 21 - Last day to add or drop with refund
  • Jan 22 - Spring tuition and fees due

February

  • Feb 6 - Last day to apply for 2026 spring and summer graduation
  • Feb 16 - President's Day (no classes)

March

  • Mar 6 - Mid-term date

  • Mar 12 - Mid-term grades due

  • Mar 14-22 - Spring break

April

  • Apr 3-5 - Easter recess (no classes)

  • Apr 6 - Last day to add or drop without refund

May

  • May 4-8 - Final examination period

  • May 8 - Semester ends (official graduation date noted on transcript)
  • May 9 - Commencement
  • May 13 - Final grades due by 11:59 p.m.

6-week session I | May 18 - June 26, 2026

  • May 21 - Last day to add or drop first 6-week session with refund
  • May 25 - Memorial Day (no classes)
  • June 15 - Last day to drop first 6-week session without refund
  • June 19 - Juneteenth (no classes)

6-week session II | June 29 - August 7, 2026 

  • July 2 - Last day to add or drop second 6-week session with refund
  • July 3-4 - Independence Day (no classes)
  • July 27 - Last day to drop second 6-week session without refund

12-week session | May 18 - August 7, 2026

  • May 25 - Last day to add or drop full 12-week session with refund

  • May 25 - Memorial Day (no classes)
  • June 19 - Juneteenth (no classes)
  • July 3-4 - Independence Day (no classes)
  • July 15 - Last day to drop full 12-week session without refund

More information

Find past academic calendars and complete finals schedules for fall and spring:

Full Academic Calendar