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The calendars below are for the current academic year. Links to past, future, and detailed calendars are on the sidebar to the left (or at the top of this page on mobile devices). Click the buttons below to jump to a particular term.
Fall 2026
Deadline/Event | Full Semester | Session A | Session B |
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Registration begins for Fall Semester | Mon Apr 13 | Mon Apr 13 | Mon Apr 13 |
Academic Orientations | Mon Aug 24 | ||
Last day to apply for readmission for Fall | Mon Aug 24 | ||
Classes begin at 8 a.m. | Tue Aug 25 | Tue Aug 25 | Mon Oct 12 |
Labor Day Holiday -University offices closed; classes suspended | Mon Sep 7 | Mon Sept 7 | |
Last day to add or drop courses without additional signatures (see Adding and Dropping Courses). Courses dropped after this date will have a "W" for withdrawal recorded on the academic record. After this date, no tuition will be rebated and a $25 processing fee will be charged for change of registration. | Tue Sep 8 | Tue Sep 1 | Mon Oct 19 |
Deadline for midterm grades to be posted in UDSIS | Fri Oct 9 | ||
Registration begins for Winter term | Mon Oct 19 | Mon Oct 19 | Mon Oct 19 |
Registration begins for Spring semester | Mon Nov 2 | Mon Nov 2 | Mon Nov 2 |
| Election Day; Classes suspended; University Offices closed | Tue Nov 3 | ||
Last day to change registration or to withdraw from courses | Mon Nov 9 | Wed Sept 30 | Wed Nov 18 |
Thanksgiving break begins after last class | Fri Nov 20 | ||
Classes suspended Monday through Friday for Thanksgiving break | Mon Nov 23-Fri Nov 27 | ||
Holiday - University offices closed | Thu Nov 26-Fri Nov 27 | ||
Classes resume following Thanksgiving break | Mon Nov 30 | Mon Nov 30 | |
Last day of classes; classes end at 10:00 p.m. | Tue Dec 8 | Fri Oct 9 | Fri Dec 4 |
Reading Day: no examinations scheduled | Wed Dec 9 | ||
Final examinations begin. | Thu Dec 10 | ||
Final exams end. Last meal in dining halls - dinner | Mon Dec 14 | ||
Deadline for grades to be posted to UDSIS | Thu Dec 17 | Tue Oct 13 | Tue Dec 8 |
WINTER 2027
Deadline/Event |
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| Registration begins for Winter term | Mon Oct 19 |
| Last day to apply for readmission | Sun Jan 3 |
| Classes begin at 8:00 a.m. | Mon Jan 4 |
| First meal in dining hall | Mon Jan 4 |
| Last day to add or drop courses without additional signatures (see Adding and Dropping Courses). Courses dropped after this date will have a "W" for withdrawal recorded on the academic record. After this date, no tuition will be rebated and a $25 processing fee will be charged for change of registration. | Thur Jan 7 |
| Deadline for change in dining plan | Thur Jan 7 |
| Martin Luther King Holiday - Classes suspended; University offices closed | Mon Jan 18 |
| Last day to change registration or to withdraw from courses without academic penalty | Fri Jan 29 |
| Last day of Classes | Fri Feb 5 |
| Final examinations. | Sat Feb 6 |
| Last meal in dining halls - dinner | Sat Feb 6 |
| Deadline for grades to be posted in UDSIS | Wed Feb 10 |
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SPRING 2026
Deadline/Event | Full Semester | Session A | Session B |
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Registration begins for Spring | Mon Nov 3 | Mon Nov 3 | Mon Nov 3 |
Last day to apply for readmission | Sun Feb 1 | ||
Classes begin at 8:00 a.m. | Mon Feb 2 | Mon Feb 2 | Mon Mar 30 |
Last day to add or drop courses without additional signatures (see Adding and Dropping Courses). Courses dropped after this date will have a "W" for withdrawal recorded on the academic record. After this date, no tuition will be rebated and a $25 processing fee will be charged for change of registration. | Fri Feb 13 | Mon Feb 9 | Mon Apr 6 |
Last day to apply for a personal or educational leave of absence | Fri Feb 13 | ||
Deadline for midterm grades to be posted to UDSIS | Fri Mar 20 | ||
Spring Break begins after last scheduled class | Fri Mar 20 | ||
Classes resume after Spring Break at 8:00 a.m. | Mon Mar 30
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Last day to change registration or to withdraw from courses | Mon Apr 27 | Wed Mar 11 | Wed May 6 |
Last day of classes; classes end at 10:00 p.m. | Thu May 14 | Fri Mar 20 | Fri May 15 |
Reading Day; no examinations scheduled | Fri May 15 | ||
Final examinations begin | Sat May 16 | ||
Final examinations end | Wed May 20 | ||
Commencement | Sat May 23 | ||
Memorial Day observed; offices closed | Mon May 25 | ||
Deadline for grades to be posted to UDSIS | Tue May 26 | Tue Mar 24 | Tue May 19 |
Alumni Weekend Begins | Fri May 29 | ||
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SUMMER 2026
Deadline/Event | 1st 5 week | 7.5 week | 10 week | 2nd 5 week | Session A |
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| Registration begins | Mon Mar 30 | Mon Mar 30 | Mon Mar 30 | Mon Mar 30 | Mon Mar 30 |
| Last day to apply for readmission | Sun Jun 7 | Sun Jun 7 | Sun Jun 7 | Sun Jun 7 | |
| Classes begin at 8:00 a.m. | Mon Jun 8 | Mon Jun 8 | Mon Jun 8 | Mon Jul 13 | Mon Jun 8 |
| Tuition/fee Payment Deadline | Mon Jun 8 | Mon Jun 8 | Mon Jun 8 | Mon Jul 13 | |
| Last day to add or drop courses. After this date, no tuition will be rebated and a $25 processing fee will be charged for change of registration; students withdrawing from courses will receive a grade of "W" on permanent record. | Thu Jun 11 | Thu Jun 11 | Wed Jun 17 | Thu Jul 16 | Mon Jun 15 |
| Juneteenth; classes suspended and University offices closed | Fri Jun 19 | Fri Jun 19 | Fri Jun 19 | Fri Jun 19 | |
| Last day to change registration or to withdraw from courses | Thu Jul 2 | Thu Jul 16 | Fri Jul 31 | Thu Aug 6 | Wed Jul 15 |
| Independence Day Holiday observed. Classes suspended, University offices closed. All dining services are closed. | Fri Jul 3 | Fri Jul 3 | Fri Jul 3 | Fri Jul 3 | |
| Last Day of classes | Fri Jul 10 | Tue Jul 28 | Thu Aug 13 | Thu Aug 13 | Fri Jul 24 |
| Final examinations (must check out of residence halls by 7 p.m.) | Sat Jul 11 | Wed Jul 29 (M/W) Thu Jul 30 (T/H) | Fri Aug 14 | Fri Aug 14 | |
| Grades due in UDSIS | Wed Jul 15 | Mon Aug 3 | Tue Aug 18 | Tue Aug 18 | Tue Jul 28 |
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