Academic Calendar
Summer 2026
May 13 (W) Summer Term 1 classes begin
May 15 (F) Drop/Add for Term 1 ends (11:59 PM)
May 25 (M) Memorial Day holiday. No classes are held
June 19 (F) Juneteenth holiday. No classes are held
June 22 (M) Term 1 classes end
June 23 (T) Reading period (until 7:00 PM); Term 1 final examinations begin (7:00 PM)
June 25 (Th) Term 1 final examinations end
June 29 (M) Summer Term 2 classes begin
July 1 (W) Drop/Add for Term 2 ends (11:59 PM)
July 3 (F) Independence Day holiday. No classes are held
August 7 (F) Term 2 classes end
August 8 (Sa) Reading period (until 7:00 PM); Term 2 final examinations begin (7:00 PM)
August 10 (M) Term 2 final examinations end (10:00 PM)
Fall 2026
August 18 (T) New graduate student orientation begins
August 24 (M) Fall semester classes begin (8:30 AM); Drop/Add continues
September 4 (F) Drop/Add ends (11:59 PM)
September 7 (M) Labor Day. No classes are held
September 24-27 (Th-Su) Founders' Weekend. Classes are held Thursday and Friday
October 9 (F) Fall break begins (7:00 PM)
October 14 (W) Classes resume (8:30 AM)
October 19 (M) Shopping carts open for Spring 2027
October 29 (W) Registration begins for Spring 2027
November 24 (T) Thanksgiving recess begins; Graduate classes end (10:30 PM)
Nov 25-Dec 8 (Sa-T) Graduate reading period
December 9 (W) Final examinations begin (9:00 AM)
December 14 (M) Final examinations end (10:00 PM)
Spring 2027
January 6 (W) Spring semester begins (8:30 AM). A Monday class schedule is followed. Drop/Add continues
January 18 (M) Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday. No classes are held
January 20 (W) Drop/Add ends (11:59 PM)
February 8 (M) Shopping Carts open for Summer 2027
February 15 (M) Registration begins for Summer 2027
March 5 (F) Spring recess begins (7:00 PM)
March 15 (M) Classes resume (8:30 AM)
March 22 (M) Shopping Carts open for Fall 2027
March 31 (W) Registration begins for Fall 2027; Summer registration continues
April 14 (W) Graduate classes end
April 15-25 (Th-Su) Graduate reading period
April 26 (M) Final examinations begin
May 2 (Sa) Final examinations end (10:00 PM)
May 7 (F) Commencement begins
May 9 (Su) Graduation exercises; Conferring of degrees
Summer 2027
May 12 (W) Summer Term 1 classes begin
May 14 (F) Drop/Add for Term 1 ends (11:59 PM)
May 31 (M) Memorial Day holiday. No classes are held
June 18 (F) Juneteenth holiday. No classes are held
June 21 (M) Term 1 classes end
June 22 (T) Reading period (until 7:00 PM); Term 1 final examinations begin (7:00 PM)
June 24 (Th) Term 1 final examinations end
June 28 (M) Summer Term 2 classes begin
June 30 (W) Drop/Add for Term 2 ends (11:59 PM)
July 5 (M) Independence Day holiday. No classes are held
August 6 (F) Term 2 classes end
August 7 (Sa) Reading period (until 7:00 PM); Term 2 final examinations begin (7:00 PM)
August 9 (M) Term 2 final examinations end (10:00 PM)