Academic Calendar

	Fall 2025-2026
Fall Semester	August 25 - December 13
1st Bi-term (8 weeks)	August 25 - October 18
2nd Bi-term (8 weeks)	October 20 - December 13

Classes Begin	August 25
Labor Day (No Classes)	September 1
Last Day to Add/Register 1st Bi-term and Fall term	September 2
Last Day to Drop 1st Bi-term class with W	October 3
1st Bi-term Ends	October 18
Fall Break (No Classes)	October 16-17
2nd Bi-term begins*	October 20
Last Day to Add/Register 2nd Bi-term term	October 24
Junior and Senior Academic Advising Begins	October 27 - November 5
Sophomore Academic Advising Begins	November 6-7
Freshmen Advising Begins	November 10-19
Last day to drop with W (semester term)	November 17
Thanksgiving Holidays	November 26-28
Last day to drop 2nd Bi-term class with W	December 1
Semester Final Exams	December 8-12
Commencement	December 12
Grades due	December 15
Winter Term	December 29 - January 10
New Year’s Day Observed - No January Term classes	January 1

	Spring 2025-2026
Spring Semester	January 12 - May 9
1st Bi-term	January 12 - March 7
2nd Bi-term	March 16 - May 9

Classes Begin	January 12
Martin Luther King Day (Undergraduate classes do not meet)	January 19
Last Day to Add/Register 1st Bi-term and Spring term	January 20
Last Day to Drop 1st Bi-term class with W	February 20
1st Bi-term ends	March 7
Spring Break (No Classes)	March 9-13
2nd Bi-term begins*	March 16
Last Day to Add/Register 2nd Bi-term	March 20
Junior and Senior Academic Advising Begins	March 23 - April 1
Sophomore Academic Advising Begins	April 2-7
Easter Holidays (No Classes)	April 3-6
Last Day to drop with W (semester term)	April 7
Freshman Advising Begins	April 8-17
Sophomore/Junior/Senior Academic Advising continued
Last day to drop 2nd Bi-term class with W	April 24
Semester Final Exams	May 4-8
Graduate Commencement	May 8
Undergraduate Commencement	May 9
Grades due	May 11

* If adding 2nd Bi-term courses brings the semester total to 19 or more hours, the student will incur additional tuition charges.

	Summer 2025-2026
Summer Term	May 11 - August 29
1st Bi-term	May 11 - July 3
2nd Bi-term	July 6 - August 29

Classes Begin	May 11
Last Day to Add/Register for 1st Bi-term	May 15
Memorial Day (No Classes)	May 25
Juneteenth (No Classes)	June 19
Last Day to Drop 1st Bi-term with W	June 22
1st Bi-term Ends/Independence Day Observed (No Classes)	July 3
2nd Bi-term Begins	July 6
Last Day to Add/Register for 2nd Bi-term	July 10
Last Day to Drop Summer Term with W	July 31
Last Day to Drop 2nd Bi-term with W	August 14
Summer Term/2nd Bi-term Ends	August 29