Based on 50 minute classes (MWF), 75 minute classes (TTH), 15 weeks of classes + Exams
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2025 – 2026
Fall 2025
| Classes Begin | Aug. 13 | |
| Drop / Add for undergraduate and graduate level courses | Aug. 13 – 19 | |
| Holiday: Labor Day – No Classes | Sept. 1 | Monday |
| Midterm | Oct. 6 | Monday |
| Fall Break- No Classes | Oct. 31 | Friday |
| Withdrawal Deadline | Oct. 20 Nov. 12 | |
| Last Day of Classes prior to Thanksgiving Break |
Nov. 25 | Tuesday |
| Holiday: Thanksgiving – No Classes | Nov. 26– 28 | Wednesday – Friday |
| Classes Resume | Dec. 1 | Monday |
| Friday Class Schedule in Effect | Dec. 2 | Tuesday |
| Classes End | Dec. 2 | |
| Reading Day | Dec. 3 | Wednesday |
| Final Exams | Dec. 4 – 10 | Thursday – Wednesday |
| Commencement | Dec. 12 | Friday |
| Grades Due | Dec. 15 | Monday, 12 PM |
Spring 2026
Based on 55 minutes classes (MWF), 80 minutes classes (MW, WF, TR), 15 weeks of classes + Exams
| Classes Begin | Jan. 5 Jan. 12 | |
| Drop / Add for undergraduate and graduate level courses | Jan. 5 – 9 Jan. 12-16 | |
| Holiday: Martin Luther King Jr. Day- No Classes | Jan. 19 | Monday |
| Midterm | Feb. 26 March 2 | Thursday Monday |
| Last Day of Classes prior to Spring Break | Feb. 27 Mar. 6 | Friday |
| Spring Break- No Classes | Mar. 2 – 6 Mar. 9-13 | Monday – Friday |
| Classes Resume | Mar. 9 Mar. 16 | Monday |
| Withdrawal Deadline | April 2 April 9 | |
| MW and Monday Only Class Schedule in Effect (Does not include MWF Classes) |
April 27 | Monday |
| Classes End | April 27 | |
| Reading Day | April 28 | Tuesday |
| Final Exams | April 29- May 5 | Wednesday – Tuesday |
| Graduate Commencement | May 7 | Thursday |
| Undergraduate Commencement | May 8 | Friday |
| Grades Due | May 11 | Monday, 12 PM |
Summer 2026
May Session
Based on 150 minutes daily, 15 days of classes
| Classes Begin | May 12 | |
| Drop / Add | May 12-13 | |
| Midterm | May 21 | Thursday |
| Holiday: Memorial Day- No Classes | May 25 | Monday |
| Withdrawal Deadline | May 21 May 26 | |
| Classes End | June 2 | |
| Final Exams | June 3 | Wednesday |
| Grades Due | June 8 | Monday, 12 PM |
| Date of conferral of summer 2026 degrees | Aug. 3 | Monday |
Extended Summer Session
Based on 205 minutes per week for 11 weeks (2250 minutes for a 3 hour course).
| Classes Begin | May 12 | |
| Drop / Add for undergraduate and graduate level courses | May 12-18 | |
| Holiday: Memorial Day- No Classes | May 25 | Monday |
| Midterm | June 18 | Thursday |
| Holiday: Juneteenth- No Classes | June 19 | Friday |
| Holiday: Independence Day Observance- No Classes | July 3 | Friday |
| Withdrawal Deadline | June 18 July 15 | |
| Classes End | July 29 | |
| Final Exams | July 30 – 31 | Thursday – Friday |
| Grades Due | Aug. 3 | Monday, 12 PM |
| Date of conferral of summer 2026 degrees | Aug. 3 | Monday |
Thru Term
Based on 60 minutes daily, 38 days of class
| Classes Begin | June 4 | |
| Drop / Add | June 4-10 | |
| Holiday: Juneteenth-No Classes |
June 19 |
Friday |
| Midterm | July 1 | Wednesday |
| Holiday: Independence Day Observance- No Classes | July 3 |
Friday |
| Withdrawal Deadline | July 1 July 15 | |
| Classes End | July 29 | |
| Final Exams | July 30 – 31 | Thursday – Friday |
| Grades Due | Aug. 3 | Monday, 12 PM |
| Date of conferral of summer 2026 degrees | Aug. 3 | Monday |
Short Session I
Based on 120 minutes daily, 19 days of classes
| Classes Begin | June 4 | |
| Drop / Add | June 4-5 |
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| Midterm | June 17 | Wednesday |
| Holiday: Juneteenth-No Classes | June 19 | Friday |
| Withdrawal Deadline | June 17 June 24 | |
| Classes End | July 1 | |
| Final Exams | July 2 | Thursday |
| Holiday: Independence Day Observance- No Classes | July 3 | Friday |
| Grades Due | July 6 | Monday, 12 PM |
| Date of conferral of summer 2026 degrees | Aug. 3 | Monday |
Short Session II
Based on 120 minutes daily, 19 days of classes
| Classes Begin | July 6 | |
| Drop / Add | July 6- 7 | |
| Midterm | July 17 | Friday |
| Withdrawal Deadline | July 17 July 23 | |
| Classes End | July 30 | |
| Final Exams | July 31 | Friday |
| Grades Due | Aug. 3 | Monday, 12 PM |
| Date of conferral of summer 2026 degrees | Aug. 3 | Monday |
Note: Orientation dates listed are tentative until confirmed by Undergraduate Admissions.
= Instruction day that operates on a Friday class schedule. This is done to equalize the class minutes between MWF and/or TTH classes and to provide an equal number of class minutes for courses that may meet only once per week.