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.