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2025-2026 Undergraduate Academic Calendar

Key academic dates of the 2025-2026 academic year. More dates will be added closer to the start of the individual terms. Academic calendar dates are subject to change. All times listed are Eastern Time Zone (ET).

Fall 2025

Dates will be added as they become available

A two-column table with Fall 2025 undergraduate academic calendar dates
Date Event
August 26 Final add/drop period begins at 1:00 p.m.
August 27 First day of classes
Non-degree seeking registration begins
September 1 Labor Day (offices closed, no classes)
September 8 Last day to add/drop
Deadline for January graduates to declare a minor or a changed/second major
September 9 Withdrawal period begins
UG Pass/Fail election form opens for social class juniors and seniors
October 1 Deadline to apply for January, May, or August 2026 graduation
Deadline for 2026 graduates to have social class changed before Spring 2026 registration
October 6-26 Midterm grading period
October 9-12 Fall Break
October 13 Classes resume from Fall Break
October 20-31 Advising period
October 24 Deadline to declare a major/minor for guaranteed processing before Spring 2026 registration
October 27 Last day to withdraw from a full-term course
Last day for social class juniors and seniors to elect pass/fail
October 31 - November 5 Spring 2026 carts open for continuing students
November 4 Election Day (offices closed, no classes)
November 9 Spring 2026 continuing student schedules available to view
November 10 Spring 2026 add/drop begins for continuing students
November 24 & 25 Remote instruction days (courses in session remotely, offices closed)
November 26-30 Thanksgiving Break (offices closed, no classes)
December 1 Classes resume from Thanksgiving Break
December 5 Last day of classes
December 6-7, 13-14 Reading periods
December 8-12, 15-16 Final exam periods
January 5, 2026 Final fall grades due by 9 a.m.
January 16, 2026 Winter degree conferral (no ceremony)

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Spring 2026

Dates will be added as they become available

A two-column table with Spring 2026 undergraduate academic calendar dates
Date Event
January 19 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (offices closed, no classes)
January 20 Final add/drop period begins at 3:00 p.m.
January 21 First day of classes
Non-degree seeking registration begins
January 30 Last day to add/drop
Deadline for May graduates to declare a minor or a changed/second major
January 31 Withdrawal period begins
February 2 UG Pass/Fail election form opens for social class juniors and seniors
March 2-22 Midterm grading period
March 7-15 Spring Break
March 16 Classes resume from Spring Break
Summer 2026 registration opens for continuing students
March 16-27 Advising period
March 23 Last day to withdraw from a full-term course
Last day for social class juniors and seniors to elect pass/fail
Summer 2026 registration opens for non-degree-seeking students
May 1 Last day of classes
May 2-3, 9-10 Reading periods
May 4-8, 11-12 Final exam periods
May 14-16 Spring Degree Conferral and Commencement Weekend
May 22 Final spring grades for all students due by 9 a.m.

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Summer 2026

Dates will be added as they become available

Summer Session One (S1)

A two-column table with 2026 Summer Session One (S1) undergraduate academic calendar dates
Date Event
March 16 Summer registration opens for continuing students
March 23 Summer registration opens for non-degree-seeking students
May 26 First day of classes
June 26 Last day of classes

Summer Session Two (S2)

A two-column table with 2026 Summer Session Two (S2) undergraduate academic calendar dates
Date Event
March 16 Summer registration opens for continuing students
March 23 Summer registration opens for non-degree-seeking students
June 29 First day of classes
July 31 Last day of classes

Summer Session Three (S3)

A two-column table with 2026 Summer Session Three (S3) undergraduate academic calendar dates
Date Event
March 16 Summer registration opens for continuing students
March 23 Summer registration opens for non-degree-seeking students
May 26 First day of classes
July 31 Last day of classes

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Academic calendar dates are subject to change. All times listed are Eastern Time Zone (ET).