Academic Calendar 2025 – 2026
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Last Updated: Jun 09, 2026, 08:20 AM
| 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.