Academic Deadlines for Students

Academic Calendar Key Dates

August 24-25: Graduate and transfer student orientation
August 25: First year student advising
August 26: Classes begin; drop/add begins
September 1: Last day to add A-quad classes
September 7: Labor Day-no classes
September 8: Last day to add full-semester classes
September 8: Last day to drop full-semester or A-quad classes without a W
September 29: Last day to drop A-quad course with a W or elect pass/fail
October 16: Last day of A-quad
October 16: Incomplete Grade Request Forms due for A-quad courses
October 17-21: Fall Break
October 22: B-quad courses begin
October 26: Faculty Advising for Spring 2027 semester begins
October 28: Last day to add B-quad course
November 4: Last day to drop B-quad course without a W
November 9-20: Advance registration for Spring 2027
November 24: Last day to drop with a W or elect pass/fail for full-semester or B-quad courses
November 25–29: Thanksgiving break
November 30: Registration opens for incoming spring students
December 11: Last day of Fall classes
December 14: Reading Day
December 14-17: Final exams (Monday-late afternoon/evening courses only)
December 17: Incomplete Grade Request Forms due for Full-term and B-quad courses
December 18: Christmas break begins

November 30: Registration opens for incoming spring students
January 8-10: Orientation starts for first-year students
January 11: Classes begin; drop/add begins
January 15: Last day to add A-quad classes
January 18: Martin Luther King Day, Jr. - No Classes
January 22: Last day to add full-semester classes
January 22: Last day to drop full-semester or A-quad classes without a W
February 12: Last day to drop A-quad classes with a W or elect as Pass/Fail
February 15: President's Day - No classes before 3 pm
February 16: Faculty Development Day – No classes before 3 pm
March 5: Last day of A-quad
March 6: Incomplete Grade Request Forms due for A-quad courses
March 6-14: Spring Break
March 15: B-quad begins
March 15: Faculty Advising for Summer/Fall 2027 semester begins
March 19: Last day to add B-quad classes
March 22: Advance registration for Summer 2027
March 25: Last day to drop B-quad classes without a W
March 26: Good Friday - No classes
March 29 – April 9: Advance registration for Fall 2027
April 16: Last day to drop full-semester or B-quad classes with a W or elect as Pass/Fail
April 30: Last day of Spring classes
May 3: Reading Day
May 3-6: Final exams (Monday-late afternoon/evening courses only)
May 6: Incomplete Grade Request Forms due
May 7: Commencement rehearsals
May 8: Graduate School Commencement
May 9: Undergraduate School Commencement

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