The academic calendar gives the key dates in the year such as the start and end of each term and public holidays when the campus will be closed.
Academic Year
| Date | Milestone |
|---|---|
| March 4 | Registration begins for Summer 2026 undergraduate classes |
| March 9 | Registration begins for Summer 2026 graduate classes |
| June 8 | Summer 8-week term begins |
| June 12 | Summer 8-week term drop deadline |
| June 24 | Summer undergraduate Petition to Graduate due |
| June 26 | Summer graduate Petition to Graduate due |
| July 17 | Summer 8-week term withdrawal deadline |
| July 31 | Summer 8-week term ends |
| Aug. 7 | Summer 8-week term grades due from faculty |
| Aug. 14 | Summer Graduation Date* (official date of conferral that appears on the diploma and transcripts, not the commencement ceremony date) |
| Date | Milestone |
|---|---|
| March 4 | Registration begins for Fall 2026 undergraduate classes |
| March 9 | Registration begins for Fall 2026 graduate classes |
| Aug. 14 | Fall 1 graduate Petition to Graduate due |
| Aug. 24 | Fall Semester and Fall 1 8-week term begins |
| Aug. 28 | Fall Semester and Fall 1 8-week term drop deadline |
| Oct. 2 | Fall 1 8-week term withdrawal deadline |
| Oct. 7 | Registration begins for Spring 2027 undergraduate classes |
| Oct. 9 | Fall Semester undergraduate and Fall 2 graduate Petition to Graduate due |
| Oct. 14 | Registration begins for Spring 2027 graduate classes |
| Oct. 16 | Fall 1 8-week term ends |
| Oct. 16 | Fall 1 graduate Graduation Date* (official date of conferral that appears on the diploma, not the commencement ceremony date) |
| Oct. 19–23 | Fall Break |
| Oct. 23 | Fall 1 grades due from faculty |
| Oct. 26 | Fall 2 8-week term begins |
| Oct. 30 | Fall 2 8-week term drop deadline |
| Nov. 13 | Fall Semester withdrawal deadline |
| Dec. 4 | Fall 2 8-week term withdrawal deadline |
| Dec. 18 | Fall Semester and Fall 2 8-week term ends |
| Dec. 18 | Fall Semester and Fall 2 graduate Graduation Date* (official date of conferral that appears on the diploma, not the commencement ceremony date) |
| Dec. 25 | Fall Semester and Fall 2 grades due from faculty |
| Date | Milestone |
|---|---|
| Oct. 7, 2026 | Registration begins for Spring 2027 undergraduate classes |
| Oct. 14, 2026 | Spring Registration begins for Spring 2027 graduate classes |
| Jan. 18 | Spring Semester and Spring 1 undergraduate 8-week term begins |
| Jan. 22 | Spring Semester and Spring 1 8-week term drop deadline |
| Feb. 26 | Spring 1 8-week withdrawal deadline |
| March 2 | Spring Semester undergraduate and Spring 2 graduate Petition to Graduate due |
| March 3 | Registration begins for Summer/Fall 2027 undergraduate and graduate classes |
| March 5 | Spring 1 and 2 graduate Petition to Graduate due |
| March 12 | Spring 1 8-week term ends |
| March 12 | Spring 1 graduate Graduation Date* (official date of conferral that appears on the diploma, not the commencement ceremony date) |
| March 15–19 | Spring Break (undergraduate and graduate) |
| March 19 | Spring 1 grades due from faculty |
| March 22 | Spring 2 8-week term begins |
| March 26 | Spring 2 8-week drop deadline |
| April 9 | Spring Semester withdrawal deadline |
| April 30 | Spring 2 8-week withdrawal deadline |
| May 14 | Spring Semester and Spring 2 undergraduate 8-week term ends |
| May 21 | Spring Semester and Spring 2 8-week grades due from faculty |
| May 21 | Spring Semester and Spring 2 graduate Graduation Date* (official date of conferral that appears on the diploma, not the commencement ceremony date) |
| TBD | Commencement |
*Graduation Date (official date of conferral that appears on the diploma, not the commencement ceremony date)
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