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Important Dates

Academic Calendar

Find important dates, deadlines, and holidays below. Current students, staff, and faculty can also access the official calendar on Compass.


Important Dates 2025-2026

Fall 2025

August 25 – August 29 | New Student Orientation Week

August 25 | Non-matriculated Registration

September 1 | Labor Day Holiday (Administrative Offices Closed. No Classes.)

September 2 | First Day of Classes & Convocation

September 11 | Add/Drop Deadline, Incomplete Grade Deadline

September 29 | Fall ’25 Graduation Applications Deadline.

October 20 – 24 | Mid-term Exams

November 11 | Veteran’s Day (Administrative Offices Closed. No Classes)

November 17 | Continuing Student Registration Opens

November 14 | Withdraw Deadline

November 26 – 28 | Thanksgiving Holiday (No classes.)

November 27 – 28 | Thanksgiving Holiday (Administrative Offices closed)

December 2 – December 17 | Course Evaluation Period

December 8 – 12| Final Exams and Evaluations

December 12 | Last Day of Classes

December 17 | Fall Grades Deadline & Grades Posted

December 15 – January 16 | Winter Break

(Administrative offices closed December 25 – January 1, 2026)

Spring 2026

January 9 | Non-matriculated Registration

January 19 | Martin Luther King Day Holiday (Administrative Offices Closed.

January 20 | First Day of Classes

January 28 | Add/Drop Deadline

February 16 | President’s Day (Administrative Offices Closed. No Classes)

March 9 – 13 | Mid-Term Exams

March 16 – 20 | Spring Break (No Classes in Session)

April 10 | Withdraw Deadline

April 13 | Continuing Student Registration Opens

May 4 – May 8 | Final Exams and Evaluations

May 8  | Last day of Classes

May 11 – 13 | Inclement Weather Make-up Period

May 13 | Grades Due and Posted

May 25 | Memorial Day Holiday (Administrative Offices Closed. No Classes.)


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