Academic Calendar 2025-2026
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2025 - 2026 Academic Calendar
| Summer Intersession 2025 | |
| Intersession begins | Monday, May 12, 2025 |
| Memorial Day (campus holiday) | Monday, May 26 |
| Intersession ends | Friday, June 6 |
| Summer Session 2025 | |
| Session begins | Monday, June 9, 2025 |
| Juneteenth (campus holiday) | Thursday, June 19 |
| Independence Day (campus holiday) | Friday, July 4 |
| Final Examinations | Thursday, July 31 and Friday, August 1 |
| Commencement | ceremonies now held only in May and December |
| Fall Semester 2025 | |
| Semester begins | Monday, August 18, 2025 |
| Labor Day (campus holiday) | Monday, September 1 |
| Fall Break | Friday, October 10 |
| Veterans Day (campus holiday) | Tuesday, November 11 |
| Thanksgiving Break | Saturday, November 22, 12:00 Noon through Sunday, November 30 |
| Thanksgiving (campus holidays) | Thursday, November 27 and Friday, November 28 |
| Final Examinations | Monday, December 8 through Friday, December 12 |
| Commencement | Saturday, December 13, 2025 |
| Winter Intersession 2025-2026 | |
| Intersession begins | Monday, December 15, 2025 |
| Campus holidays and administrative closure | Wednesday, December 24 through Friday, January 2 |
| Intersession ends | Sunday, January 11, 2026 |
| Spring Semester 2026 | |
| Semester begins | Monday, January 12, 2026 |
| Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Birthday (campus holiday) | Monday, January 19 |
| Spring Break | Saturday, March 7, 12:00 Noon through Sunday, March 15 |
| Honors Day | Saturday, April 11 |
| Final Examinations | Monday, May 4 through Friday, May 8 |
| Commencement | Saturday, May 9, 2026 |
All Breaks begin officially at 10:00 p.m. the night before and end at 7:30 a.m. the morning after the respective beginning and ending dates listed, unless otherwise noted.
Approved February 2024
(updated April 2024 with Honors Day date)
(updated September 2024 with Fall Break date)
(updated November 2024 with modified December holidays)
Note: For a list of registration-related deadlines during a semester or session, please see the appropriate Registration Deadlines Calendar. The Summer Intersession is considered to be a part of the immediately-following Summer Session – and the Winter Intersession is considered to be a part of the immediately-following Spring semester – for a student's credit hours and time status, GPA and Deans List, tuition and fee assessment, financial aid, and graduation eligibility calculation purposes.
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