2026-2027

Full Term Dates: January 20 - May 8

Waitlist Registration Ends for Spring
January 9

MLK Day (no classes)
January 19

First Day of Full Term and First Half of Term classes
January 20

Last Day to Drop First Half of Term classes
January 22

Last Day to Add/Drop Full Term classes
January 27

Census Date
February 9

Last Day to withdraw from First Half of Term classes
February 20

Spring Break Begins at end of classes
March 6

Classes resume
March 16

Last Day of First Half of Term classes
March 16

Midpoint of the Semester
March 16

Final Exams for First Half of Term classes
March 17

Start of Second Half of Term classes
March 18

Last Day to Add/Drop Second Half of Term course
March 20

Mid Term Grades due for Full Term classes
March 20

Registration opens for Summer and Fall 2026
March 30

Last Day to withdraw from Full Term classes or from the Term
April 3

Last Day to withdraw from Second Half of Term classes
April 17

Full Term and Second Half of Term classes end
May 4

Final Exams for Second Half of Term classes
May 5

Final Exams week
May 5 - 8 

Spring Commencement
May 9

Final Grades due by 4 p.m.
May 12

Full Term Dates: May 11 - August 14

Full Summer Term (Internships, placements, clinical) - POT 1 (May 11 - August 14)

First Day of classes - Full Term
May 11

Last Day to Add/Drop
May 18

Memorial Day (no classes)
May 25

Juneteenth (no classes)
June 19

Independence Day Observed (no classes)
July 3

Last Day to withdraw from classes with a “W”
July 9

Classes End
August 13

Final Exams
August 14

Final Grades due by 4 p.m.
August 18

1st 7 Week Part of Term - POT 2 (May 11 - June 26)

First day of classes - 7-week Part of Term
May 11

Last day to Add/Drop
May 13

Memorial Day (no classes)
May 25

Last day to withdraw from classes with a “W”
June 8

Juneteenth (no classes)
June 19

Last day of classes
June 25

Final Exams
June 26

Final Grades due by 4 p.m.
June 30

10 Week Part of Term - POT 7 (May 26 - July 31)

First day of classes - 10-week Part of Term
May 26

Last day to Add/Drop classes
May 29

Juneteenth (no classes)
June 19

Independence Day Observed (no classes)
July 3

Last day to withdraw from classes with a “W”
July 7

Last day of classes
July 30

Final Exams
July 31

Final Grades due by 4 p.m.
August 4

1st 5 Week Part of Term - POT 5 (May 26 - June 26)

First day of classes - 5-week Part of Term
May 26

Last day to Add/Drop classes
May 27

Last day to withdraw from classes with a “W”
June 12

Juneteenth (no classes)
June 19

Last day of classes
June 25

Final Exams
June 26

Final grades due by 4 p.m.
June 30

2nd 7 Week Part of Term - POT 3 (June 29 - August 14)

First day of classes - 2nd 7-week Part of Term
June 29

Last day to Add/Drop classes
July 1

Independence Day Observed (no classes)
July 3

Last day to withdraw from classes with a “W”
July 27

Last day of classes
August 13

Final Exams
August 14

Final Grades due by 4 p.m.
August 18

2nd 5 Week Part of Term - POT 6 (July 6 - August 7)

First day of classes - 2nd 5-week Part of Term
July 6

Last day to Add/Drop
July 7

Last day to withdraw from classes with a “W”
July 24

Last day of classes
August 6

Final Exams
August 7

Final Grades due by 4 p.m.
August 11

 

 

 

 

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