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| FALL 2026 | |
| Aug 3 – Aug 14 | August Two-Week Session |
| August 3 | Classes begin (unless otherwise noted in the Course Schedule) |
| August 3 | Last day to register for August Two-Week Session courses |
| August 3 | Drop/Add Period to change August Two-Week Session schedule ends, 3 pm |
| August 7 | Last day to withdraw without affecting GPA, 3 pm, Registrar鈥檚 Office (last day to receive a W grade) |
| August 14 | Final Exams (or may be given the last day of class) |
| August 19 | Final grades due, 3 pm |
| September 13 | Deadline to remove August Two-Week Session incomplete grades |
| Aug 19 – Dec 10 | Sixteen-Week Session |
| August 13-17 | Advising and registration for continuing and returning undergraduate students, 8 am-12 pm (Welcome Week) |
| August 19 | Fall classes begin (unless otherwise noted in the Course Schedule) |
| August 24 | Last day to submit Special Studies forms to Dean鈥檚 Office, 3 pm |
| August 26 | Last day to register for Sixteen-Week Session courses |
| August 26 | Drop/Add Period to change Sixteen-Week Course schedule ends, 3 pm |
| August 28 | Last day for December graduates to apply for graduation |
| September 7 | Labor Day Holiday (no classes or assignments due) |
| September 24 | University Servants鈥� Day |
| October 5-9 | Mid-Term Week |
| October 9 | Mid-term grades due, 3 pm |
| October 15-16 | Fall Break (Two Day Break) (no undergraduate classes) |
| October 22 | Last day to withdraw without affecting GPA, 3 p.m., Registrar鈥檚 Office (last day to receive a W grade) |
| November 21-29 | Thanksgiving Holidays, Saturday-Sunday (no classes) |
| December 7-10 | Final Exam Week (or may be given last class meeting for graduate courses) |
| December 11 | Final grades due, 3 pm |
| December 11 | Commencement, 2 pm, Dryden Auditorium |
| January 9 | Deadline for removing Fall Sixteen-Week Session incomplete grades |
| Aug 15 – Oct 9 | First Eight-Week Session |
| August 15 | Classes begin (unless otherwise noted in the Course Schedule) |
| August 24 | Last day to submit Special Studies forms to the Dean’s Office, 3 pm |
| August 26 | Last day to register for First Eight-Week courses |
| August 26 | Drop/Add Period to change First Eight-Week Session schedule ends, 3 pm |
| August 28 | Last day for December graduates to apply for graduation |
| September 7 | Labor Day Holiday (no classes) |
| September 17 | Last day to withdraw without affecting GPA, 3 p.m., Registrar鈥檚 Office (last day to receive a W grade) |
| October 5-9 | Final Exams (or may be given the last day of class) |
| October 14 | Final grades due, 3 pm |
| November 8 | Deadline for removing Fall First Eight-Week Session incomplete grades |
| Oct 10 – Dec 10 | Second Eight-Week Session |
| August 28 | Last day for December graduates to apply for graduation |
| October 10 | Classes begin (unless otherwise noted in the Course Schedule) |
| October 15-16 | Fall Break (Two Day Break) (no undergraduate classes) |
| October 19 | Last day to submit Special Studies forms to Dean鈥檚 Office, 3 pm |
| October 21 | Last day to register for Second Eight-Week courses |
| October 21 | Drop/Add Period to change Second Eight-Week Session schedule ends, 3 pm |
| November 12 | Last day to withdraw without affecting GPA, 3 pm, Registrar鈥檚 Office (last day to receive a W grade) |
| November 21-29 | Thanksgiving Holidays, Monday-Sunday (no classes) |
| December 7-10 | Final Exams (or may be given the last day of class) |
| December 11 | Final grades due, 3 pm |
| December 11 | Commencement, 2 pm, Dryden Auditorium |
| January 9 | Deadline for removing Fall Second Eight-Week Session incomplete grades |
| SPRING 2027 | |
| January 4-15 | January Two-Week Session |
| January 3 | Residence halls open for January Two-Week Session, 12pm |
| January 4 | Classes begin (unless otherwise noted in the Course Schedule) |
| January 4 | Last day to register for January Two-Week Session courses |
| January 4 | Drop/Add Period to change January Two-Week Session schedule ends, 3 pm |
| January 8 | Last day to withdraw without affecting GPA, 3 pm, Registrar鈥檚 Office (last day to receive a W grade) |
| January 15 | Final Exams (or may be given the last day of class) |
| January 20 | Final grades due, 3 pm |
| February 14 | Deadline to remove Spring Two-Week Session incomplete grades |
| Jan 20 – May 13 | Spring 2027 Sixteen-Week Session |
| January 17 | Residence halls open, 12pm |
| January 17 | Dining hall opens, 5pm; Meal plan begins |
| January 18 | Martin Luther King Holiday (no classes) |
| January 19 | Advising and registration, 8am-12pm |
| January 20 | Spring classes begin (unless otherwise noted in the Course Schedule) |
| January 25 | Last day to submit special studies forms to the Dean’s Office, 3pm |
| January 27 | Last day to register for Sixteen-Week Session courses |
| January 27 | Drop/Add period to change Sixteen-Week Session course schedule ends, 3pm |
| January 29 | Last day for May graduates to apply for graduation |
| February 7-11 | Annual Bible Lectureship |
| March 8-12 | Mid-Term Week |
| March 14-21 | Spring Vacation, Sunday – Sunday (no classes) |
| March 22 | Mid-term grades due, 3pm |
| April 1 | Last day to withdraw without affecting GPA, 3pm, Registrar’s Office (last day to receive a W grade) |
| April 23 | University Scholars’ Day |
| May 10-13 | Final Exam Week (or may be given last class meeting for graduate courses) |
| May 14 | Final grades due, 3pm |
| May 15 | Commencement, 10am, Dryden Auditorium |
| June 12 | Deadline for removing Spring Sixteen-Week Session incomplete grades |
| Jan. 16 – Mar. 12 | First Eight Week Session |
| January 16 | Classes begin (unless otherwise noted in the Course Schedule) |
| January 25 | Last day to submit Special Studies forms to Dean’s Office, 3pm |
| January 27 | Last day to register for First Eight-Week courses |
| January 27 | Drop/Add period to change First Eight-Week Session schedule ends, 3pm |
| January 29 | Last day for May graduates to apply for graduation |
| February 18 | Last day to withdraw without affecting GPA, 3pm, Registrar’s Office (last day to receive a W grade) |
| March 8-12 | Final Exams (or may be given the last day of class) |
| March 22 | Final grades due, 3pm |
| April 11 | Deadline for removing Spring Eight-Week Session incomplete grades |
| Mar 20 – May 13 | Second Eight-Week Session |
| January 29 | Last day for May graduates to apply for graduation |
| March 20 | Classes begin (unless otherwise noted in the Course Schedule) |
| March 22 | Last day to submit Special Studies forms to Dean鈥檚 Office, 3 pm |
| March 31 | Last day to register for Second Eight-Week courses |
| March 31 | Drop/Add Period to change Second Eight-Week Session schedule ends, 3 pm |
| April 8 | Last day to withdraw without affecting GPA, 3 pm, Registrar鈥檚 Office (last day to receive a W grade) |
| May 10-13 | Final Exams (or may be given the last day of class) |
| May 14 | Final grades due, 3 pm |
| May 15 | Commencement, 10am, Dryden Auditorium |
| June 12 | Deadline for removing Fall Second Eight-Week Session incomplete grades |
