Residence Life opening and closing logistics are available at Office of Residence Life: Openings, Closings & Breaks.
Fall Semester 2025
- August 15-17, Friday – Sunday: Residence halls open for first year students on assigned days.
- August 20, Wednesday: Classes meet as scheduled.
- September 9, Tuesday: Last day to withdraw from the university with cancellation of tuition charges and refund.
- September 26-28, Friday- Sunday: Family Weekend
- October 7, Tuesday: First Block courses end.
- October 8, Wednesday: Second Block courses begin.
- October 14, Tuesday: Mid-semester grades due in the Office of the Registrar.
First Block course final grades due in the Office of the Registrar. - October 17-19, Friday-Sunday: Homecoming
- October 22-26: Fall Break. (No Classes – University Offices Open)
- October 31, Friday: Registration for 2026 spring semester (which includes 2026 winter session) begins for some populations.
- November 1, Saturday: Last day to submit an application for a Masters, Ed.S. or Doctoral degree if graduation requirements are to be met in May or August 2026.
- November 3 Monday: Registration begins for 2026 spring semester (which includes 2026 winter session).
- November 14, Friday: Comprehensive assessment results and scholarly documents are due to the Graduate School for December 2025 graduation candidates.
- November 22, Saturday: Thanksgiving holiday begins.
- December 1, Monday: Classes resume.
- December 5, Friday: Last day of classes.
- December 6-12, Saturday-Friday: Final examinations.
- December 12, Friday: Deadline for completion of course work for December graduates.
- December 13, Saturday: December Commencement Ceremony.
- December 15, Monday: Regular Semester and Second Block course grades due in the Office of the Registrar by 3 p.m.
Winter Session 2026 (Optional Session for Students and Faculty)
- January 5, Monday: Winter Session 1 (one-week) and 2 (two-week) and 4 (three-week) Classes meet as scheduled.
- January 9, Friday: Winter Session 1 final examinations.
- January 12, Monday: Winter Session 3 (one-week) classes meet as scheduled.
- January 13, Tuesday: Winter Session 1 grades due.
- January 16, Friday: Winter Session 2 and 3 final examinations.
- January 20, Tuesday: Winter Session 2 and 3 grades due.
- January 23, Friday: Winter Session 4 final examination.
- January 27, Tuesday: Winter Session 4 grades due.
Spring Semester 2026
- January 18, Sunday: Residence halls and Dining Services open
- January 19, Monday: Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday. (No Classes – University Offices Closed)
- January 20, Tuesday: Classes meet as scheduled.
- February 10, Tuesday: Last day to withdraw from the university with cancellation of tuition charges and refund.
Student Assessment/Faculty Assistance (no classes 8 a.m.- 3:55 p.m.).
Evening classes (those beginning 3:55 p.m. or later) meet as scheduled. - March 10, Tuesday: First Block courses end.
- March 12, Thursday: Second Block courses begin.
- March 13, Friday: Mid-semester grades due in the Office of the Registrar.
- March 16-20, Monday-Friday: Spring Break. Classes do not meet.
- March 23, Monday: Classes resume.
- March 24, Tuesday: First Block course grades due in the Office of the Registrar.
- March 30, Monday: Advance registration for 2026 summer session begins.
- April 10, Friday: Registration for 2026 fall semester begins for some populations.
- April 13, Monday: Registration begins for 2026 fall semester.
- April 15, Wednesday: Last day to submit an application for a Masters, Ed.S. or Doctoral degrees if graduation requirements are to be met in December 2026.
Comprehensive assessment results and scholarly documents are due to the Graduate School for May 2026 graduation candidates. - May 6, Wednesday: Last day of classes.
- May 7-13, Thursday-Wednesday: Final examinations.
- May 13, Wednesday: Deadline for completion of course work for May graduates.
- May 14-16 Thursday-Saturday: Commencement Ceremonies
- May 19, Tuesday: Regular Semester and Second Block course grades due in the Office of the Registrar by 3 p.m.
Summer Session 2026
- May 18, Monday: First day of one-week summer session
- May 22, Friday: Final Exam for one-week one session
- May 25, Monday: Memorial Day - No classes
- May 26, Tuesday: First day of twelve-week, ten-week, eight-week, six-week(one), four-week(one) and two-week(one) sessions.
- June 5, Friday: Final exam for two-week(one) session
- June 8, Monday: First day of two-week(two) session
- June 18, Thursday: Final exam for four-week(one) and two-week(two) session
- June 19, Friday: Juneteenth - No classes
- June 22, Monday: First day of eight-week(two) and four-week(two) session
- July 2, Thursday: Final exam for six-week(one) session
- July 3, Friday: No classes
- July 6, Monday: First day of six-week(two) session.
- July 15, Wednesday: Comprehensive Assessment Results & Scholarly Document Submissions Due for Aug. 2026 Graduation Candidates to The Graduate School
- July 17, Friday: Final exam for eight-week(one)and four-week(two)
- July 31, Friday: Final exam for ten-week session
- August 3, Monday: First day of CLN session.
- August 14, Friday: Final exam for six-week(two), eight-week(two) and twelve-week session.
- August 14, Friday: Deadline for completion of course work for summer graduates
- August 25, Tuesday: Last day of CLN summer session and CLN final exam
Fall Semester 2026
- August 21-23, Friday – Sunday: Residence halls open for first year students on assigned days.
- August 26, Wednesday: Classes meet as scheduled.
- September 15, Tuesday: Last day to withdraw from the university with cancellation of tuition charges and refund.
- TBD, Friday- Sunday: Family Weekend
- October 13, Tuesday: First Block courses end.
- October 14, Wednesday: Second Block courses begin.
- October 15, Thursday: Last day to submit an application for a Masters, Ed.S.or Doctoral degree if graduation requirements are to be met in May or August 2027.
- October 20, Tuesday: Mid-semester grades due in the Office of the Registrar.
First Block course final grades due in the Office of the Registrar. - TBD, Friday-Sunday: Homecoming
- TBD: Fall Break. (No Classes – University Offices Open)
- November 6, Friday: Registration for 2027 spring semester (which includes 2027 winter session) begins for some populations.
- November 9, Monday: Registration begins for 2027 spring semester.
- November 20, Friday: Comprehensive assessment results and scholarly documents are due to the Graduate School for December 2026 graduation candidates.
- November 21, Saturday: Thanksgiving holiday begins.
- November 30, Monday: Classes resume.
- December 11, Friday: Last day of classes.
- December 12-18, Saturday-Friday: Final examinations.
- December 18, Friday: Deadline for completion of course work for December graduates.
- December 19, Saturday: December Commencement Ceremony.
- December 21, Monday: Regular Semester and Second Block course grades due in the Office of the Registrar by 3 p.m.
Winter Session 2027 (Optional Session for Students and Faculty)
- January 4, Monday: Winter Session 1 (one-week) and 2 (two-week) and 4 (three-week) Classes meet as scheduled.
- January 8, Friday: Winter Session 1 final examinations.
- January 11, Monday: Winter Session 3 (one-week) classes meet as scheduled.
- January 12, Tuesday: Winter Session 1 grades due.
- January 15, Friday: Winter Session 2 and 3 final examinations.
- January 19, Tuesday: Winter Session 2 and 3 grades due.
Spring Semester 2027
- January 17, Sunday: Residence halls and Dining Services open
- January 18, Monday: Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday. (No Classes – University Offices Closed)
- January 19, Tuesday: Classes meet as scheduled.
- February 9, Tuesday: Last day to withdraw from the university with cancellation of tuition charges and refund.
Student Assessment/Faculty Assistance (no classes 8 a.m.- 3:55 p.m.).
Evening classes (those beginning 3:55 p.m. or later) meet as scheduled. - March 9, Tuesday: First Block courses end.
- March 11, Thursday: Second Block courses begin.
- March 12, Friday: Mid-semester grades due in the Office of the Registrar.
- March 15-19, Monday-Friday: Spring Break. Classes do not meet.
- March 22, Monday: Classes resume.
- March 23, Tuesday: First Block course grades due in the Office of the Registrar.
- March 29, Monday: Advance registration for 2027 summer session begins.
- April 9, Friday: Registration for 2027 fall semester begins for some populations.
- April 12, Monday: Registration begins for 2027 fall semester.
- April 14, Wednesday: Last day to submit an application for a Masters, Ed.S. or Doctoral degrees if graduation requirements are to be met in December 2027.
Comprehensive assessment results and scholarly documents are due to the Graduate School for May 2027 graduation candidates. - May 5, Wednesday: Last day of classes.
- May 6-12, Thursday-Wednesday: Final examinations.
- May 12, Wednesday: Deadline for completion of course work for May graduates.
- May 13-15 Thursday-Saturday: Commencement Ceremonies
- May 18, Tuesday: Regular Semester and Second Block course grades due in the Office of the Registrar by 3 p.m.
Summer Session 2027
- May 17, Monday: First day of one-week and thirteen-week summer session
- May 21, Friday: Final Exam for one-week one session
- May 24, Monday: First day of twelve-week, ten-week, eight-week, six-week(one), four-week(one) and two-week(one) sessions.
- May 31, Monday: Memorial Day - No classes
- June 4, Friday: Final exam for two-week(one) session
- June 7, Monday: First day of two-week(two) session
- June 17, Thursday: Final exam for four-week(one) and two-week(two) session
- June 18, Friday: Juneteenth - No classes
- June 21, Monday: First day of eight-week(two) and four-week(two) session
- July 2, Friday: Final exam for six-week(one) session
- July 5, Monday: No classes
- July 6, Tuesday: First day of six-week(two) session.
- July 14, Wednesday: Comprehensive Assessment Results & Scholarly Document Submissions Due for Aug. 2027 Graduation Candidates to The Graduate School
- July 16, Friday: Final exam for eight-week(one)and four-week(two)
- July 30, Friday: Final exam for ten-week session
- August 2, Monday: First day of CLN session.
- August 13, Friday: Final exam for six-week(two), eight-week(two) and twelve-week session.
- August 13, Friday: Deadline for completion of course work for summer graduates
- August 24, Tuesday: Last day of CLN summer session and CLN final exam
Tentative Fall and Spring Semesters, 2027-2028
- Academic Year 2027-28
- August 25, 2027, Wednesday: Classes meet as scheduled.
- TBD: Fall Break: (No Classes-University Offices Open)
- December 17, 2027, Friday: Fall semester ends.
- December 18, 2027, Saturday: December Commencement
- January 4-14, 2028, Tuesday-Friday: Winter Session
- January 18, 2028, Tuesday: Spring semester begins.
- March 13-17, 2028, Monday-Friday: Spring Break
- May 10, 2028, Wednesday: Spring semester ends.
- May 11-13, 2028, Thursday-Saturday: Commencement Ceremonies
- Summer Semester 2028
- May 15, 2028, Monday: One week session classes meet as scheduled. Other sessions begin May 22 or later.
- August 22, 2028, Tuesday: Last day of classes