Academics
Academic Calendar
Know What’s Coming This Semester
Each semester has a 16-week instructional period followed by final exams. Please contact the Registrar for all questions about events on the Academic Calendar. For other major events, see the Annual Events page or the main Events Calendar.
Undergraduate Academic Calendar 2025-2026
Dates and event details are subject to change.
Fall 2025
August 16 – Move In Day/Best Week Ever
August 18 – Opening Service
August 19 – Classes Begin
August 25 – Last Day to Add Class
September 1 – Labor Day – No Classes
October 9–10 – Fall Break
October 15 – Advising Day
October 17 – Last Day to Drop Class with a “W”
October 20–23 – Registration Week
October 31 – Last Day to Drop Class with a “WP/WF”
November 27–28 – Thanksgiving Break
December 5 – Fall Commencement
December 8–11 – Final Exams
December 11 – End of Semester
December 12 – Start of Christmas Break
Spring 2026
January 5 – Classes Begin
January 9 – Last Day to Add Class
January 19 – Martin Luther King Jr. Day – No Classes
February 16 – Presidents’ Day – No Classes
February 27–March 8 – Spring Break
March 12 – Advising Day
March 13 – Last Day to Drop Class with a “W”
March 16–19 – Registration Week
March 27 – Last Day to Drop Class with a “WP/WF”
April 2–6 – Easter Break
May 4–7 – Final Exams
May 7 – Commencement Vespers
May 8 – Spring Commencement
Undergraduate Academic Calendar 2026-2027
Dates and event details are subject to change.
2026-2027 Academic Calendar
Fall 2026
August 22 – Move In Day/Best Week Ever
August 24 – Opening Service
August 25 – Classes Begin
August 31 – Last Day to Add Class
September 7 – Labor Day – No Classes
October 15, 16 – Fall Break
October 21 – Advising Day
October 23 – Last Day to Drop Class with a “W”
October 26–29 – Registration Week
November 6 – Last Day to Drop Class with a “WP/WF”
November 26–29 – Thanksgiving Break
December 11 – Fall Commencement
December 14–16 – Final Exams
December 18 – End of Semester
December 19 – Start of Christmas Break
Spring 2027
January 11 – Classes Begin
January 15 – Last Day to Add Class
January 18 – Martin Luther King Jr. Day – No Classes
February 15 – Presidents’ Day – No Classes
March 5–March 14 – Spring Break
March 18 – Advising Day
March 19 – Last Day to Drop Class with a “W”
March 22–25 – Registration Week
March 25–29 – Easter Break
April 2 – Last Day to Drop Class with a “WP/WF”
May 10–12 – Final Exams
May 13 – Commencement Vespers
May 14 – Spring Commencement
Graduate Program Academic Calendar
Dates and event details are subject to change.