2025–26 Academic Calendar
Fall 2025 Semester
Monday, August 25
Courses begin: 16-week term (UG) and 8-week A term (UG)
Friday, August 29
Last day to add/drop without penalty: 16-week term (UG) and 8-week A term (UG)
Monday, September 1
No classes and university closed: Labor Day
Monday, September 8
Courses begin: 14-week term (GR) and 7-week C term (GR)
Friday, September 12
Last day to add/drop without penalty: 14-week term (GR) and 7-week C term (GR)
Monday, September 15
Census Day
Friday, September 19
Last day to drop without an assigned grade: 16-week term (UG) and 8-week A term (UG)
Friday, October 3
Last day to drop with a W grade: 8-week A term (UG)
Last day to drop without an assigned grade: 4-week term (GR) and 7-week C term (GR)
Friday, October 10
Last day to drop with a W grade: 7-week C term (GR)
Friday, October 17–Sunday, October 19
No classes: Fall Break
Monday, October 20
Courses begin: 8-week B term (UG)
Friday, October 24
Last day to add/drop without penalty: 8-week B term (UG)
Monday, October 27
Courses begin: 7-week D term (GR)
Friday, October 31
Last day to add/drop without penalty: 7-week D term (GR)
Friday, November 14
Last day to drop with a W grade: 16-week term (UG)
Last day to drop without an assigned grade: 8-week B term (UG)
Friday, November 21
Last day to drop with a W grade: 14-week term (GR)
Last day to drop without an assigned grade – 7-week D term (GR)
Wednesday, November 26
Last day to drop with a W grade: 8-week B term (UG) and 7-week
D term (GR)
Wednesday, November 26
No classes: Thanksgiving Break
Thursday, November 27–Sunday, November 30
No classes and university closed: Thanksgiving Break
Friday, December 12
End of the fall semester
Winter 2025 Commencement Convocation
Saturday, December 13
2025 fall audit date
Wednesday, December 24–Thursday, January 1
University closed: Winter Break
Spring 2025 Semester
Monday, January 12
Courses begin: 16-week term (UG), 8-week A term (UG), 14-week term (GR), and 7-week C term (GR)
Friday, January 16
Last day to add/drop without penalty – 16-week term (UG), 8-week A term (UG), 14-week term (GR), and 7-week C term (GR)
Monday, January 19
No classes and university closed: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Monday, February 2
Census Day
Friday, February 6
Last day to drop without an assigned grade: 16-week term (UG), 8-week A term (UG), 14-week term (GR), and 7-week C term (GR)
Friday, February 13
Last day to drop with a W grade: 7-week C term (GR)
Friday, February 20
Last day to drop with a W grade: 8-week A term (UG)
Monday, March 2
Courses begin: 7-week D term (GR)
Friday, March 6
Last day to add/drop without penalty: 7-week D term (GR)
Monday, March 9–Sunday, March 15
No classes: Spring Break
Monday, March 16
Courses begin: 8-week B term (UG)
Friday, March 20
Last day to add/drop without penalty: 8-week B term (UG)
Thursday, April 2
Last day to drop without an assigned grade: 7-week D term (GR)
Last day to drop with a W grade: 14-week term (GR)
Friday, April 3–Sunday, April 5
No classes and university closed: Easter Holiday
Monday, April 6
No classes: Easter Monday
Friday, April 10
Last day to drop with a W grade: 16-week term (UG) and 7-week D term (GR)
Last day to drop without an assigned grade: 8-week B term (UG)
Friday, April 24
Last day to drop with a W grade: 8-week B term (UG)
End of 14-week term (GR) and 7-week D term (GR)
Friday, May 8
End of the spring semester
Saturday, May 9
Spring 2026 Commencement Convocation
2026 spring audit date
Summer 2026 Semester
Monday, May 11
Courses begin: 14-week term (UG & GR), 7-week A & C terms (UG & GR)
Friday, May 15
Last day to add/drop without penalty: 14-week term (UG & GR), 7-week A & C terms (UG & GR)
Monday, May 25
No classes and university closed: Memorial Day
Friday, June 5
Last day to drop without an assigned grade: 14-week term (UG & GR), 7-week A term (UG), and 7-week C term (GR)
Friday, June 12
Last day to drop with a W grade: 7-week A & C terms (UG & GR)
Friday, June 19
No classes and university closed: Juneteenth
Monday, June 29
Courses begin: 7-week B & D terms (UG & GR)
Thursday, July 2
Last day to add/drop without penalty: 7-week B & D terms (UG & GR)
Friday, July 3–Saturday, July 4
No classes and university closed: Independence Day
Friday, July 24
Last day to drop with a W grade: 14-week term (UG & GR)
Last day to drop without an assigned grade: 7-week B & D terms (UG & GR)
Friday, July 31
Last day to drop with a W grade: 7-week B & D terms (UG & GR)
Friday, August 14
End of the summer semester
Saturday, August 15
2026 summer audit date
Monday, August 24
Start of 2026–27 academic year