Undergraduate Academic Calendar

The 2025–2026 Undergraduate Academic Calendar is provided below. For other schedules and key dates, view the Graduate Academic Calendar and future calendars.

Fall 2025

Date Description
August 23 (Saturday) New Student Convocation
August 28 (Thursday) First Day of classes
September 1 (Monday) Labor Day – No Classes
September 4 (Thursday)

Deadline to:

  • Add 1st 7-week courses (with approvals)
  • Elect audit option for 1st 7-week courses
  • Add full semester courses (my¶¶ęŽÉńĆ÷)
  • Drop 1st 7-week or full semester courses (my¶¶ęŽÉńĆ÷)
September 11 (Thursday)

Deadline to:

  • Add full semester courses (with approvals)
  • Elect audit option for full semester courses
  • Drop full semester courses without a “W”
  • Submit leave of absence for Fall
  • Submit Fall Internship Learning Agreements
October 15 (Wednesday) Last day of 1st 7 Weeks Courses
October 16–19 (Thursday–Sunday) Fall Break – No Classes 
October 20 (Monday) First Day 2nd  7 Weeks Courses 
October 22 (Wednesday) Last day to add 2nd 7-week course without instructor approval
October 24 (Friday)

Deadline to:

  • Drop 2nd 7-week course without “W”
  • Add 2nd 7-week course (with approvals)
  • Elect audit for 2nd 7-week course (with approvals)
October 29–November 14 (Wednesday–Friday) Academic advising for Winter and Spring
November 26–30 (Wednesday–Sunday) Thanksgiving Break – No Classes
December 1 (Monday) Classes resume at 8 am
December 12 (Friday)
  • Last day of classes
  • Deadline to withdraw/change grade mode (Fall courses and internships)
  • Incomplete grade requests due
  • Last day for student work submission (internships, incompletes)
December 13–15 (Saturday–Monday) Reading Period
December 15 (Monday) Capstone Day
December 16–19 (Tuesday–Friday) Final Experience/Exam Week 
December 20 (Saturday) Winter Break begins
January 2 (Friday) Grades Due for Full Semester and 2nd 7 Weeks Courses
January 16 (Friday) Work due to faculty for Fall incompletes
January 23 (Friday) Grades due for Fall courses marked as incomplete

 

J-Term 2026

Date Description
January 5–23 (Monday–Friday) Class days
January 5 (Monday)

Last day to:

  • add/drop or change to audit J-Term course
  • submit Internship Learning Agreement (ILA) for J-Term
January 7 (Wednesday) Last day to add/drop or audit other Winter Session courses (not J-Term)
January 19 (Monday) Martin Luther King Jr Day (no classes)
January 23 (Friday)

Last day to:

  • withdraw or change to pass/no pass for Winter internships, intersession, and J-Term courses (W grade – advisor's signature required)
  • submit work to faculty sponsors for J-Term internships (students) 
January 30 (Friday) Grades Due for J-Term
February 20 (Friday) Work due to faculty for Winter incompletes
February 27 (Friday) Grades due for Winter courses marked as incomplete

 

Spring 2026

Date Description
January 26 (Monday) First Day of classes 
February 1 (Sunday)

Last day to:

  • add/drop semester courses through my¶¶ęŽÉńĆ÷ (no special approvals required)
  • add 1st 7-week course without instructor’s approval

Deadline to:

  • Add 1st 7-week courses (with approvals)
  • Drop 1st 7-week courses (with advisor approval)
  • Elect audit option for 1st 7-week courses (with approvals)
February 3 (Tuesday)

Last day to add 1st 7-week course without instructor’s approval

Deadline to:

  • Add 1st 7-week courses (with approvals)
  • Drop 1st 7-week courses (with advisor approval)
  • Elect audit option for 1st 7-week courses (with approvals)
February 10 (Tuesday)

Deadline to:

  • Add full semester courses (with approvals)
  • Drop full semester courses without a “W” (with advisor approval)
  • Elect audit option for enrolled semester courses (with approvals)
  • Submit Spring Internship Learning Agreements (ILAs)
  • Submit Spring leave of absence form
March 13 (Friday)

Last day of 1st 7 weeks

Deadline to:

  • Withdraw from 1st 7-week course with a “W”
  • Elect or change pass/no pass for 1st 7-week course (advisor approval required)
  • Request an Incomplete
March 14–22 (Saturday–Sunday) Spring Break – No Classes
March 23 (Monday) 1st Day of 2nd 7 weeks classes. Semester classes resume.
March 25 (Wednesday) Last day to add 2nd 7-week course without instructor approval
March 27 (Friday)

Grades Due for 1st 7 Weeks Courses

Deadline to:

  • Add 2nd 7-week course (with approvals)
  • Drop 2nd 7-week course without a “W”
  • Elect audit option for 2nd 7-week course (with approvals)
April 1 – 17 (Wednesday–Friday) Academic advising for Summer and Fall
April 3 (Friday) Work due to faculty for Spring 1st 7-week course incompletes
April 10 (Friday) Grades due for Spring 1st 7-week course incompletes
April 20–24 (Monday–Friday) Online registration for Summer and Fall (based on completed credits)
May 7, 2026 (Thursday)

Last day of classes 

Deadline to:

  • Withdraw with a “W"
  • Elect or revert pass/no pass (semester & 2nd 7-week courses)
  • Internship grade mode changes
  • Incomplete requests due by 5 p.m.
  • Work submission deadline for Spring internships, independents, incompletes
May 8, 2026 (Friday) Student Symposium Day / Spring Convocation 
May 9 & 10 (Saturday & Sunday) Reading Days
May 11–14 (Monday–Thursday)  Final Experience/Exam Week
May 14 (Thursday, 5:30 pm) Baccalaureate
May 15–16 (Friday–Saturday) Senior Celebration and Affinity Ceremonies
May 17 (Sunday) Commencement
*Grades due after Commencement   
May 21 (Thursday) Grades Due for all Full Semester & 2nd 7 Weeks Courses
June 11 (Thursday) Work due to faculty for Spring incompletes
June 18 (Thursday) Grades due for Spring courses marked as incomplete

 

Summer 2026

Date Description
June 1–26 (Monday–Friday) Session I
June 1 (Monday) Last day to add/drop Summer Session I course
June 19 (Friday) Juneteenth observed – No classes
June 26 (Friday) Last day of Summer Session I

Deadline to withdraw or change to pass/no pass for Summer Session I
July 3 (Friday) Grades Due for Session I
July 6–30 (Monday–Thursday) Session II
July 6 (Monday) Last day to add/drop Summer Session II course
Final deadline to submit Internship Learning Agreement (ILA) to CEO for summer
July 30 (Thursday) Last day of Summer Session II

Deadline to withdraw or change to pass/no pass for Summer Session II courses
August 6 (Thursday) Grades Due for Session II
Last day to submit work to faculty internship sponsor for summer internships
August 14 (Friday) Last day for students to submit work to faculty sponsors for Summer independent work and internships
August 21 (Friday) Grades due for Summer internships, Independent Work, and incompletes