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2026-27 Undergraduate Academic Catalog

Academic Calendar

TRADITIONAL UNDERGRADUATE
ACADEMIC CALENDAR 2026-2027

2026 FALL

New Student Orientation for Undergraduates

August 20-23

Classes begin (Monday)

August 24

Last day to add a class

August 28

Last day to drop a class without a grade

September 4

Courses dropped now receive a grade of W

September 5

Labor Day (Classes will meet)

September 7

Homecoming

September 25-27

Incomplete work from summer due

October 4

Fall Recess

October 10-13

Classes Resume

October 14

Registration days

October 19-30

Thanksgiving Break

November 25-29

Last day to withdraw from a course and receive a grade of W

November 13
Classes resume

November 30

Last day of classes/semester

December 11

Grades due by NOON (Tuesday)

December 15

2027 SPRING

Residence halls open

January 10

Classes begin

January 11

Last day to add a class

January 15

Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday (No Classes)

January 18

Incomplete work from fall due

January 24

Last day to drop a class without a grade

January 25

Courses dropped now receive a grade of W

January 26

Winter Break

February 13-21

Classes resume

February 22

Registration days

March 15-24

Easter Recess

March 25-29

Classes Resume (Tuesday)

March 30

Wednesday, April 23, will follow a Monday schedule

April 8

Last day to drop a course and receive a grade of W

April 16

Last day of classes/semester

May 7

Commencement

May 8

Grades due by NOON (Wednesday)

May 12

2027 SUMMER

Traditional summer sessions begin

May 10

First Session

May 10-June 11

Second Session

June 14-July 16 (no classes July 4)

Third Session

July 19-August 20