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.