Academic Calendar 2026-2027

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2026 - 2027 Academic Calendar


Summer Intersession 2026
Intersession begins Monday, May 11, 2026
Memorial Day (campus holiday) Monday, May 25
Intersession ends Friday, June 5
Summer Session 2026
Session begins Monday, June 8, 2026
Juneteenth (campus holiday) Friday, June 19
Independence Day (campus holiday) Friday, July 3
Final Examinations Thursday, July 30 and Friday, July 31
Commencement ceremonies now held only in May and December
Fall Semester 2026
Semester begins Monday, August 17, 2026
Labor Day (campus holiday) Monday, September 7
Fall Break Friday, TBD
Veterans Day (campus holiday) Wednesday, November 11
Thanksgiving Break Saturday, November 21, 12:00 Noon through Sunday, November 29
Thanksgiving (campus holidays) Thursday, November 26 and Friday, November 27
Final Examinations Monday, December 7 through Friday, December 11
Commencement Saturday, December 12, 2026
Winter Intersession 2026-2027
Intersession begins Monday, December 14, 2026
Campus holidays and administrative closure Friday, December 25 through Friday, January 1
Intersession ends Sunday, January 10, 2027
Spring Semester 2027
Semester begins Monday, January 11, 2027
Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Birthday (campus holiday) Monday, January 18
Spring Break Saturday, March 6, 12:00 Noon through Sunday, March 14
Honors Day Saturday, TBD
Final Examinations Monday, May 3 through Friday, May 7
Commencement Saturday, May 8, 2027


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 September 2024

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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