Original approval: December 2, 2024
Fall Term / Winter Term / Spring Term
Fall Term 2026
| Date |
Event |
| Wed., Sep. 2 |
Matriculation deadline |
| Wed., Sep. 2 |
Convocation: 5:30 pm |
| Thu., Sep. 3 |
Academic year begins |
| Wed., Sep. 9 |
Add/drop ends at midnight |
| Wed., Sep. 9 |
May 2026 degree applications due |
| Wed., Sep. 16 |
Pass/Fail declarations end at midnight |
| Thu., Sep. 17 |
Drop with record begins: W on all dropped courses |
| Wed., Sep. 23 |
Incomplete Grades change deadline (unless date set earlier by instructor) |
| Oct. 8 - 9 |
Fall reading days: No classes |
| Mon., Oct. 12 |
Classes resume: 8:00 am |
| Mon., Oct. 19 |
Midterm grades due at 12:00 noon |
| Oct. 26 - Nov. 3 |
Registration for Winter Term 2027 (tentative) |
| Nov. 23 - 27 |
Thanksgiving Holiday: No classes |
| Mon., Nov. 30 |
Classes resume: 8:00 am |
| Fri., Dec. 4 |
Last day of Fall term classes |
| Sat., Dec. 5 |
Final Examinations begin: 2:00 pm |
| Fri., Dec. 11 |
Final Examinations end: 12:00 noon |
| Tue., Dec. 15 |
All grades due: 12:00 noon |
Winter Term 2027
| Date |
Event |
| Thu., Jan. 7 |
Classes begin: 8:00am |
| Wed., Jan. 13 |
Add/drop ends at midnight |
| Mon., Jan. 18 |
Martin Luther King Jr. Day: No classes (Monday classes meet on Friday) |
| Thu., Jan. 21 |
Pass/Fail declarations end at midnight |
| Fri., Jan. 22 |
Drop with record begins: W on all dropped courses |
| Fri., Jan. 22 |
Monday classes held on Friday of MLK week |
| Wed., Jan. 27 |
Incomplete Grade Change deadline (unless date set earlier by instructor) |
| Feb. 1 - 9 |
Registration for Spring Term 2026 (tentative) |
| Fri., Feb. 12 |
Sophomore major declaration deadline |
| Mon., Feb. 22 |
Midterm grades due at 12:00 noon |
| Feb. 22 - 26 |
Washington Break: No classes |
| Mon., Mar. 1 |
Classes resume: 8:00 am |
| Fri., Mar. 5 |
Deadline to drop Spring 2026 domestic extra-fee course without being responsible for the fee |
| Fri., Mar. 5 |
Spring Option declaration deadline |
| Fri., Mar. 19 |
SSA Conference - No classes |
| Mar. 22 - 30 |
Registration for Fall Term 2027 (tentative) |
| Fri., Apr. 9 |
Last day of Winter term classes |
| Sat., Apr. 10 |
Examinations begin: 2:00 pm |
| Fri., Apr. 16 |
Examinations end: 12:00 noon |
| Tue., Apr. 20 |
All grades due: 12:00 noon |
Spring Term 2027
| Date |
Event |
| Mon., Apr. 26 |
Classes begin |
| Tue., Apr. 27 |
Add/drop ends at midnight |
| Fri., Apr. 30 |
December 2026 degree applications due |
| Fri., Apr. 30 |
Drop with record begins: W on all dropped courses |
| Fri., May 21 |
Last day of Spring term classes |
| Sat., May 22 |
Examinations: 9:00 am and 2:00 pm |
| Mon., May 24 |
Senior grades due: 12:00 noon |
| Wed., May 26 |
Baccalaureate Service: 10:00 am |
| Thu., May 27 |
Commencement: 10:00 am |
| Fri., May 28 |
Non-senior grades due: 3:00 pm |
| Fri., June 4 |
Six-week course ends |
| Mon., Jun. 7 |
Six-week course grades due: 12:00 noon |
