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, TBD |
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 | Thursday, December 25 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)
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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