Academic calendar
Welcome to the official 2026–2027 Academic Calendar!
Academic Calendar 2026–2027
This page is your go-to guide for the full school year — including semester start dates, breaks, holidays, finals, and major campus milestones.
Whether you’re planning ahead for classes, scheduling travel, or counting down to graduation, everything you need is right here in one place.
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| Aug 19, 2026 (Wed) | Fall 2026 Begins |
| August 21, 2026 (Fri) | Last Day to Add 1st-Half Courses |
| August 26, 2026 (Wed) | Last Day to Add Full-term Courses |
| Sep 4, 2026 (Fri) | Last Day to Drop 1st-Half Courses without W |
| Sep 7, 2026 (Mon) | Labor Day Holiday Observed |
| Sep 16, 2026 (Wed) | Fall 20 Day |
| Sep 23, 2026 (Wed) | Last Day to Withdraw from 1st-Half Courses |
| Sep 25, 2026 (Fri) | Last Day to Drop Full-term Courses without W |
| Oct 7, 2026 (Wed) | 1st-Half Courses End |
| Oct 8-9, 2026 | Fall Break |
| Oct 12, 2026 (Mon) | 2nd-Half Courses Begin |
| Oct 13, 2026 (Tue) | Mid-term Grades Due |
| Oct 14, 2026 (Wed) | Last Day to Add 2nd-Half Courses |
| Oct 28, 2026 (Wed) | Last Day to Drop 2nd-Half Courses without W |
| Nov 18, 2026 (Wed) | Last Day to Withdraw from 2nd-Half & Full-term Courses |
| Nov 25–27, 2026 | Thanksgiving Holiday Observed |
| Dec 4, 2026 (Fri) | Fall 2026 Courses End |
| Dec 7–11, 2026 | Final Exam Week |
| Dec 14, 2026 (Mon) | Final Grades Due |
| Dec 21-31, 2026 | Christmas Break |
| Jan 1, 2027 (Fri) | New Years Day Holiday Observed |
| Jan 5, 2027 (Tue) | Interterm 2027 Begins |
| Jan 6, 2027 (Wed) | Last Day to Add Interterm Courses |
| Jan 8, 2027 (Fri) | Last Day to Drop Interterm Courses without W |
| Jan 15, 2027 (Fri) | Last Day to Withdraw from Interterm Courses |
| Jan 18, 2027 (Mon) | Martin Luther King Jr. Day Holiday Observed |
| Jan 22, 2027 (Fri) | Interterm 2027 Courses End |
| Jan 27, 2027 (Wed) | Spring 2027 Begins |
| Jan 29, 2027 (Fri) | Last Day to Add 1st-Half Courses |
| Feb 3, 2027 (Wed) | Last Day to Add Full-term Courses |
| Feb 12, 2027 (Fri) | Last Day to Drop 1st-Half Courses without W |
| Mar 3, 2027 (Wed) | Last Day to Withdraw from 1st-Half Courses |
| Mar 5, 2027 (Fri) | Last Day to Drop Full-term Courses without W |
| Mar 18, 2027 (Thur) | 1st-Half Courses End |
| Mar 19–26, 2027 | Spring Break |
| Mar 26, 2027 (Fri) | Good Friday Holiday Observed |
| Mar 29, 2027 (Mon) | 2nd-Half Courses Begin |
| Mar 30, 2027 (Tue) | Mid-term Grades Due |
| Mar 31, 2027 (Wed) | Last Day to Add 2nd-Half Courses |
| Apr 14, 2027 (Wed) | Last Day to Drop 2nd-Half Courses without W |
| Apr 21, 2027 (Wed) | Scholars Symposium - No Classes |
| Apr 28, 2027 (Wed) | Last Day to Withdraw from 2nd-Half & Full-term Courses |
| May 14, 2027 (Fri) | Spring 2027 Courses End |
| May 17–21, 2027 | Final Exam Week |
| May 23, 2027 (Sun) | Commencement |
| May 25, 2027 (Tue) | Final Grades Due |
| May 31, 2027 (Mon) | Memorial Day Holiday |
| Jun 1, 2027 (Tue) | Summer I and Full Summer Courses Begin |
| Jun 2, 2027 (Wed) | Last Day to Add Summer I and Full Summer Courses |
| Jun 11, 2027 (Fri) | Last Day to Drop Summer I Courses without W |
| Jun 18, 2027 (Fri) | Last Day to Drop Full Summer Courses without W |
| Jun 23, 2027 (Wed) | Last Day to Withdraw from Summer I Courses |
| Jul 2, 2027 (Fri) | Summer I Courses End |
| Jul 5, 2027 (Mon) | Independence Day Holiday *Tentative |
| Jul 6, 2027 (Tue) | Summer Away and Summer II Courses Begin |
| Jul 7, 2027 (Wed) | Last Day to Add Summer Away and Summer II Courses |
| Jul 16, 2027 (Fri) | Last Day to Drop Summer II and Summer Away Courses without W |
| Jul 28, 2027 (Wed) | Last Day to Withdraw from Full Sum, Sum II, and Sum Away Courses |
| Aug 6, 2027 (Fri) | Full Summer, Summer II, and Summer Away Courses End |
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