Academic Calendar

Spring 2026

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NOTE: Indicated holidays are tentative pending approval of the Official University Holiday Schedule.

January

• Monday, January 5: Orientation
• Wednesday, January 7: Classes begin
• Tuesday, January 13: Last day to register or add a class or declare Audit
• Monday, January 19: Martin Luther King Jr. holiday (University closed, classes do not meet)
• Wednesday, January 21: Last day to drop a class or withdraw from the University without a W grade
• Wednesday, January 28: Last day to apply for May graduation

February

• Friday, February 27: Last day for instructors to issue midterm evaluations

March

• Friday, March 13: Last day to drop a class or withdraw from the University without final grades
• Monday, March 16 - Friday, March 20:

  Spring break

April

• Saturday, April 4 - Saturday, April 11:

  Honors and Awards Week

• Monday, April 6: Registration for summer and fall terms begins
• Thursday, April 23: Classes meet; exams permitted in labs and one-hour courses only
• Thursday, April 23 - Friday, April 24:

  Classes meet; exams permitted in labs and one-hour courses only

• Monday, April 27 - Friday, May 1:

  Examinations

May

• Monday, May 4: 9:00 A.M.–Deadline to submit candidate grades
• Tuesday, May 5:

  Doctoral Commencement Ceremony

• Wednesday, May 6: 9:00 A.M.–Deadline to submit other grades
• Thursday, May 7 - Friday, May 8:

  Commencement