Academic Deadlines for Students

Academic Calendar Key Dates

Fall 2025

  • August 25-26: Graduate and transfer student orientation
  • August 26: First year student advising
  • August 27: Classes begin; drop/add begins
  • September 1: Labor Day-no classes
  • September 2: Last day to add A-quad classes
  • September 9: Last day to add full-semester classes
  • September 9: Last day to drop full-semester or A-quad classes without a W
  • September 30: Last day to drop A-quad course with a W or elect pass/fail
  • October 17: Last day of A-quad
  • October 17: Incomplete Grade Request Forms due for A-quad courses
  • October 18-22: Fall Break
  • October 23: B-quad courses begin
  • October 27: Faculty Advising for Spring 2026 semester begins
  • October 29: Last day to add B-quad course
  • November 5: Last day to drop B-quad course without a W
  • November 10-21: Advance registration for Spring 2026
  • November 25: Last day to drop with a W or elect pass/fail for full-semester or B-quad courses
  • November 26–30: Thanksgiving break
  • December 1: Registration opens for incoming spring students
  • December 12: Last day of Fall classes
  • December 15: Reading Day
  • December 15-18: Final exams (Monday-late afternoon/evening courses only)
  • December 18: Incomplete Grade Request Forms due for Full-term and B-quad courses
  • December 19: Christmas break begins

Spring 2026

  • December 1: Registration opens for incoming spring students
  • January 9-10: Orientation starts for first-year students
  • January 12: Classes begin; drop/add begins
  • January 16: Last day to add A-quad classes
  • January 19: Martin Luther King Day, Jr. - No Classes
  • January 23: Last day to add full-semester classes
  • January 23: Last day to drop full-semester or A-quad classes without a W
  • February 13: Last day to drop A-quad classes with a W or elect as Pass/Fail
  • February 16: President's Day - No classes before 3 pm
  • February 17: Faculty Development Day – No classes before 3 pm
  • March 6: Last day of A-quad
  • March 6: Incomplete Grade Request Forms due for A-quad courses
  • March 7-15: Spring Break
  • March 16: B-quad begins
  • March 16: Faculty Advising for Summer/Fall 2026 semester begins
  • March 20: Last day to add B-quad classes
  • March 23: Advance registration for Summer 2026
  • March 27: Last day to drop B-quad classes without a W
  • March 30 – April 10: Advance registration for Fall 2026
  • April 3: Good Friday - No classes
  • April 17: Last day to drop full-semester or B-quad classes with a W or elect as Pass/Fail
  • May 1: Last day of Spring classes
  • May 4: Reading Day
  • May 4-7: Final exams (Monday-late afternoon/evening courses only)
  • May 7: Incomplete Grade Request Forms due
  • May 8: Commencement rehearsals
  • May 9: Graduate School Commencement
  • May 10: Undergraduate School Commencement

Definitions:

(Fall and Spring semesters follow these guidelines; Summer varies.)

Quad Course:  Half-semester course worth 2 credit hrs.

A quad:  8-week course running first half of a semester.

B quad:  8-week course running second half of a semester.

Full Semester:  Course running full 16 weeks.