Academic Calendar
Fall 2026 Semester
Date | Day | Event |
|---|---|---|
Aug. 19 | Wed. | International students arrive; residence halls open for new international students |
Aug. 22 | Sat. | New students arrive; residence halls open for new students |
Aug. 23-29 | Sun. - Sat. | Orientation for new students |
Aug. 28 | Fri. | Course enrollment for new, transfer, exchange and special students |
Aug. 29-30 | Sat. - Sun. | Residence halls open for returning students |
Aug. 31 | Mon. | Fall semester begins |
Sept. 1 | Tue. | Convocation begins at 11:00 a.m. |
Sept. 7 | Mon. | Labor Day observed (staff and instructional holiday) |
Sept. 8 | Tue. | Deadline for (1) coursework for approved spring 2026 incompletes to be submitted to instructors, unless another deadline was approved; (2) independent study proposals for fall 2026 |
Sept. 14 | Mon. | Last day to add a course or change board plan; last day for course fee refunds. All fees become final (art, labs, PE, music) |
Oct. 2 | Fri. | Last day to drop first half semester courses; last day to choose credit/no credit grading option for first half semester courses |
Oct. 7 | Wed. | Suggested date by which to submit low-grade notifications for fall 2026 semester |
Oct. 19-20 | Mon.-Tue. | Fall break |
Oct. 22 | Thu. | Last day to drop full semester courses |
Nov. 3 | Tue. | Student accounts must be current to register for spring 2027 |
Nov. 17-20 | Tue.-Fri. | Pre-enrollment for spring 2027 semester |
Nov. 20 | Fri. | Last day to withdraw from classes voluntarily; Last day to choose credit/no credit grading option for full and second half semester courses; last day to sign student promissory notes |
Nov. 25-27 | Wed.-Fri. | Thanksgiving recess |
Dec. 9 | Wed. | Last day of classes for fall semester |
Dec. 10-11 | Thu.-Fri. | Reading days |
Dec. 11 | Fri. | Last day to petition for an incomplete |
Dec. 14-18 | Mon.-Fri. | Final examinations |
Dec. 18 | Fri. | Fall semester ends |
Dec. 19 | Sat. | Residence halls close at noon |
Dec. 23 | Thu. | Final grades must be submitted by noon |
Spring 2027 Semester
Date | Day | Event |
|---|---|---|
Jan. 16-17 | Sat. -Sun. | Residence halls open for returning students |
Jan. 18 | Mon. | Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday |
Jan. 19 | Tue. | Spring semester begins; classes begin at 8:00 a.m. |
Jan. 26 | Tue. | Deadline for (1) coursework for approved fall 2026 incompletes to be submitted to instructors, unless another deadline was approved; (2) independent study proposals for spring 2027 |
Feb. 1 | Mon. | Last day to add a course or change board plan; last day for course fee refunds. All course fees become final (art, labs, PE, music) |
Feb. 19 | Fri. | Last day to drop first half semester courses; last day to choose credit/no credit grading option for first half semester courses |
Feb. 24 | Wed. | Suggested date by which to submit low-grade notifications for spring 2027 semester |
Mar. 11 | Thu. | Last day to drop a course |
Mar. 15-19 | Mon.-Fri. | Spring break |
Mar. 26 | Fri. | Farmworkers Day observed (staff and instructional holiday) |
Apr. 15 | Thu. | Financial Aid Review Deadline |
Apr. 15 | Thu. | Student accounts must be current to register for fall 2027 |
Apr. 16 | Fri. | Last day to withdraw from classes voluntarily; Last day to choose credit/no credit grading option for full and second half half semester courses; last day to sign student promissory notes |
Apr. 20-22 | Wed.-Fri. | Pre-enrollment for fall 2027 semester |
May 5 | Wed. | Last day of classes for spring semester; last day to enroll in a summer research/reading course; last day to petition for an incomplete |
May 6-7 | Thu.-Fri. | Reading days |
May 7 | Fri. | Senior grades due to Registrar by noon |
May 10-14 | Mon.-Fri. | Final examinations |
May 14 | Fri. | Spring semester ends |
May 15 | Sat. | Resident halls close at noon for non-graduating students |
May 16 | Sun. | Commencement |
May 17 | Mon. | Residence halls close at noon |
May 20 | Thu. | All grades for non-graduating students must be submitted by noon |
Fall 2027 Semester
Date | Day | Event |
|---|---|---|
Aug. 18 | Wed. | International students arrive; residence halls open for new international students |
Aug. 21 | Sat. | New students arrive; residence halls open for new students |
Aug. 22-28 | Sun. - Sat. | Orientation for new students |
Aug. 27 | Fri. | Course enrollment for new, transfer, exchange and special students |
Aug. 28-29 | Sat. - Sun. | Residence halls open for returning students |
Aug. 30 | Mon. | Fall semester begins |
Aug. 31 | Tue. | Convocation begins at 11:00 a.m. |
Sept. 6 | Mon. | Labor Day observed (staff and instructional holiday) |
Sept. 7 | Tue. | Deadline for (1) coursework for approved spring 2027 incompletes to be submitted to instructors, unless another deadline was approved; (2) independent study proposals for fall 2027 |
Sept. 13 | Mon. | Last day to add a course or change board plan; last day for course fee refunds. All fees become final (art, labs, PE, music) |
Oct. 6 | Wed. | Suggested date by which to submit low-grade notifications for fall 2027 semester |
Oct. 18-19 | Mon.-Tue. | Fall break |
Oct. 21 | Thu. | Last day to drop a course |
Nov. 2 | Tue. | Student accounts must be current to register for spring 2028 |
Nov. 16-19 | Tue.-Fri. | Pre-enrollment for spring 2028 semester |
Nov. 19 | Fri. | Last day to withdraw from classes voluntarily; Last day to choose credit/no credit grading option; last day to sign student promissory notes |
Nov. 24-26 | Wed.-Fri. | Thanksgiving recess |
Dec. 8 | Wed. | Last day of classes for fall semester |
Dec. 9-10 | Thu.-Fri. | Reading days |
Dec. 10 | Fri. | Last day to petition for an incomplete |
Dec. 13-17 | Mon.-Fri. | Final examinations |
Dec. 17 | Fri. | Fall semester ends |
Dec. 18 | Sat. | Residence halls close at noon |
Dec. 22 | Thu. | Final grades must be submitted by noon |
Spring 2028 Semester
Date | Day | Event |
|---|---|---|
Jan. 15-16 | Sat. -Sun. | Residence halls open for returning students |
Jan. 17 | Mon. | Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday |
Jan. 18 | Tue. | Spring semester begins; classes begin at 8:00 a.m. |
Jan. 25 | Tue. | Deadline for (1) coursework for approved fall 2027 incompletes to be submitted to instructors, unless another deadline was approved; (2) independent study proposals for spring 2028 |
Jan. 31 | Mon. | Last day to add a course or change board plan; last day for course fee refunds. All course fees become final (art, labs, PE, music) |
Feb. 23 | Wed. | Suggested date by which to submit low-grade notifications for spring 2028 semester |
Mar. 9 | Thu. | Last day to drop a course |
Mar. 13-17 | Mon.-Fri. | Spring break |
Mar. 31 | Fri. | Farmworkers Day observed (staff and instructional holiday) |
Apr. 14 | Fri. | Last day to withdraw from classes voluntarily; Last day to choose credit/no credit grading option; last day to sign student promissory notes |
Apr. 15 | Sat. | Financial Aid Review Deadline |
Apr. 15 | Sat. | Student accounts must be current to register for fall 2028 |
Apr. 18-20 | Tue.-Thu. | Pre-enrollment for fall 2028 semester |
May 3 | Wed. | Last day of classes for spring semester; last day to enroll in a summer research/reading course; last day to petition for an incomplete |
May 4-5 | Thu.-Fri. | Reading days |
May 5 | Fri. | Senior grades due to Registrar by noon |
May 8-12 | Mon.-Fri. | Final examinations |
May 12 | Fri. | Spring semester ends |
May 13 | Sat. | Resident halls close at noon for non-graduating students |
May 14 | Sun. | Commencement |
May 15 | Mon. | Residence halls close at noon |
May 18 | Thu. | All grades for non-graduating students must be submitted by noon |
Planning Calendar
Fall 2028 Semester
Date | Day | Event |
|---|---|---|
Aug. 16 | Wed. | International students arrive; residence halls open for new international students |
Aug. 19 | Sat. | New students arrive; residence halls open for new students |
Aug. 26-27 | Sat. - Sun. | Residence halls open for returning students |
Aug. 28 | Mon. | Classes begin |
Oct. 16-17 | Mon. - Tue. | Fall recess |
Nov. 22-24 | Wed. - Fri. | Thanksgiving recess |
Dec. 15 | Fri. | Fall semester ends |
Dec. 16 | Sat. | Residence halls close at noon |
Spring 2029 Semester
Date | Day | Event |
|---|---|---|
Jan. 13 | Sat. | Residence halls open for new and returning students |
Jan. 16 | Tue. | Classes begin |
Mar. 12-16 | Mon. - Fri. | Spring recess |
May 11 | Fri. | Spring semester ends |
May 13 | Sun. | Commencement |
May 14 | Mon. | Residence halls close at noon |
Fall 2029 Semester
Date | Day | Event |
|---|---|---|
Aug. 15 | Wed. | International students arrive; residence halls open for new international students |
Aug. 18 | Sat. | New students arrive; residence halls open for new students |
Aug. 25-26 | Sat. - Sun. | Residence halls open for returning students |
Aug. 27 | Mon. | Classes begin |
Oct. 15-16 | Mon. - Tue. | Fall recess |
Nov. 21-23 | Wed. - Fri. | Thanksgiving recess |
Dec. 14 | Fri. | Fall semester ends |
Dec. 15 | Sat. | Residence halls close at noon |
Spring 2030 Semester
Date | Day | Event |
|---|---|---|
Jan. 19 | Sat. | Residence halls open for new and returning students |
Jan. 22 | Tue. | Classes begin |
Mar. 18-22 | Mon. - Fri. | Spring recess |
May 17 | Fri. | Spring semester ends |
May 19 | Sun. | Commencement |
May 20 | Mon. | Residence halls close at noon |