Academic Deadlines for Students

Academic Calendar Key Dates

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

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

(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.