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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 6–8 – Midterm Exams

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 23-26 – Midterm Exams

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

Graduate Program Academic Calendar

Dates and event details are subject to change.