Academic Calendar

Full Term Dates: August 24 - December 11

Full term courses begin
August 24

First half of term courses begin
August 24

Last day to add/drop first half of term courses
August 26

Last day to add/drop full term courses
August 31

Labor Day (no classes)
September 7

Census Date
September 14

Last day to withdraw first half of term
September 24

Clarion Autumn Leaf Festival (no classes)
October 9

Last day of class first half of term
October 13

Midpoint for full term courses
October 13

Final exam first half of term
October 14

Advising Day
October 14

Second half of term begins
‍October 15

Final grades due for first half of term
October 16

Last day to add/drop second half of term course
October 19

Mid term grades due for full term courses
October 19

Registration opens for winter 2026/spring 2027
October 26

Last day to withdraw from full term courses
October 30

Last day to withdraw from second half of term courses
November 16

Friday classes meet to make up for fall break on October 9
November 24

Thanksgiving break (no classes)
November 25 – 27

Last day of class full term 
December 4

Last day of class second half of term
December 7

Full term exam week
December 7 - 11

Final exam second half of term
December 8

‍Commencement weekend
December 12

Final grades due at 4pm
December 15

Full Term Dates: December 14 - January 8

Winter full term courses begin
December 14

Last day to add/drop winter term course
December 15

Christmas Day (no classes)
December 25

New Year’s Day (no classes)
January 1

Last day to withdraw from individual course or from the term
December 24

Classes end
January 7

Final exams
January 8

Final grades due at 4pm
January 12

Full Term Dates: January 19 - May 7

MLK Day (no classes)
January 18

‍First Day of Full Term and First Half of Term classes
January 19

Last Day to Drop First Half of Term classes
January 21

Last Day to Add/Drop Full Term classes
January 26

Census Date
February 8

Last Day to withdraw from First Half of Term classes
February 18

Spring Break Begins at end of classes
March 5

Classes resume
March 15

Last Day of First Half of Term classes
March 15

Midpoint of the Semester
March 15

Final Exams for First Half of Term classes
March 16

Start of Second Half of Term classes
March 17

Last Day to Add/Drop Second Half of Term course
March 19

Mid Term Grades due for Full Term classes
March 22

Last Day to withdraw from Full Term classes or from the Term
April 2

Last Day to withdraw from Second Half of Term classes
April 16

Full Term classes end
May 3

Full Term Final Exams week
May 4 - 7

Second Half of Term classes end
May 4

Final Exams for Second Half of Term classes
May 5

Spring Commencement
May 8

Final Grades due by 4 p.m.
May 11

Start date:  May 10, 2027

End date: August 13, 2027

Full Term Dates: August 23 - December 10

Full term courses begin
August 23

First half of term courses begin
August 23

Last day to add/drop first half of term courses
August 25

Last day to add/drop full term courses
August 30

Labor Day (no classes)
September 6

Census Date
September 13

Last day to withdraw first half of term
September 22

Clarion Autumn Leaf Festival (no classes)
October 8

Last day of class first half of term
October 11

Midpoint for full term courses
October 12

Final exam first half of term
October 12

Second half of term begins
‍October 13

Final grades due for first half of term
October 15

Last day to add/drop second half of term course
October 15

Mid term grades due for full term courses
October 19

Last day to withdraw from full term courses
October 29

Last day to withdraw from second half of term courses
November 11

Friday classes meet to make up for fall break on October 8
November 23

Thanksgiving break (no classes)
November 25 – November 26

Last day of class second half of term
December 1

Last day of class full term 
December 2

Final exam second half of term
December 2

Full term exam week
December 6 - 10

‍Commencement weekend
December 11

Final grades due at 4pm
December 14

Full Term Dates: December 13 - January 7

Winter full term courses begin
December 13

Last day to add/drop winter term course
December 14

Christmas Day (no classes)
December 25

Last day to withdraw from individual course or from the term
December 29

New Year’s Day (no classes)
January 1

Classes end
January 6

Final exams
January 7

Final grades due at 4pm
January 11

Full Term Dates: January  18 - May 5

MLK Day (no classes)
January 17

‍First Day of Full Term and First Half of Term classes
January 18

Last Day to Drop First Half of Term classes
January 20

Last Day to Add/Drop Full Term classes
January 25

Census Date
February 7

Last Day to withdraw from First Half of Term classes
February 16

Last Day of First Half of Term classes
March 2

Final Exams for First Half of Term classes
March 3

Spring Break Begins at end of classes
March 3

Midpoint of the Semester
March 13

Classes resume
March 13

Start of Second Half of Term classes
March 13

Last Day to Add/Drop Second Half of Term course
March 15

Mid Term Grades due for Full Term classes
March 21

Last Day to withdraw from Full Term classes or from the Term
March 24

Last Day to withdraw from Second Half of Term classes
April 11

Second Half of Term classes end
April 27

Final Exams for Second Half of Term classes
April 28

Full Term classes end
May 1

Full Term Final Exams week
May 2 - 5

Spring Commencement
May 6

Final Grades due by 4 p.m.
May 9

Start date: May 8, 2028

End date: August 11, 2028

Start date: August 21, 2028

End date: December 8, 2028

Commencement: December 9, 2028

Start date: December 11, 2028

End date: January 5, 2029

Start date: January 16, 2029

End date: May 4, 2029

Commencement: May 5, 2029

Start date: May 7, 2029

End date: August 10, 2029

Start date: August 20, 2029

End date: December 7, 2029

Commencement: December 8, 2029

Start date: December 10, 2029

End date : January 4, 2030

Start date: January 22, 2030

End date: May 10, 2030

Commencement: May 11, 2030

Start date: May 13, 2030

End date:  August 16, 2030

Start date: August 26, 2030

End date: December 13, 2030

Commencement: December 14, 2030

Start date: December 16, 2030

End date: January 10, 2031

Start date: January 21, 2031

End date: May 9, 2031

Commencement: May 10, 2031

Start date: May 12, 2031

End date: August 15, 2031