Exam Schedules
Academic Calendar 2025/2026
Fall 2025 (August 25 – December 12)
PART OF TERM DATES AND DEADLINES - summary of term details
| Date | Event |
| August 22 | Move-in for New Students |
| August 22-24 | Panther Days |
| August 23 | Move-in for Returning Students |
| August 25 | Start of Fall Semester and First Half Term |
| September 1 | Labor Day (campus closed) |
| September 2 | Add/Drop Ends at 4:30pm - Fall Semester and First Half Term |
| September 3 | Course Withdrawal Begins - Fall Semester and First Half Term |
| September 5 | Late Add Ends at 4:30pm - First Half Term (instructor permission required) |
| September 19 | Late Add Ends at 4:30pm - Fall Semester (instructor permission required) |
| September 23 | Fall Census (R+30) |
| September 30 | Graduation Application due - December 2025 Degree Conferral Date |
| October 3 | Course Withdrawal Ends at 4:30pm - First Half Term |
| October 9 | Six-week grades due at 4:30pm - Fall Semester |
| October 10 | Six-week grades posted online at 4:30pm - Fall Semester |
| October 10 | Winterim 2025-2026 and Spring 2026 schedule of classes posted online |
| October 13 | Indigenous People’s Day - Classes are in session and campus is open |
| October 13 | Advising Begins for Spring 2026 Registration |
| October 17 | End of First Half Term |
| October 20 | Start of Second Half Term |
| October 23 | Grades due by 4:30pm - First Half Term |
| October 24 | Grades posted by 4:30pm - First Half Term |
| October 27 | Add/Drop Ends at 4:30pm - Second Half Term |
| October 27 | Registration Opens for Winterim 2025-2026 and Spring 2026 at 7am - Undergraduate (Degree-Seeking) and all Graduate Students |
| October 27 | Registration Opens for Winterim 2025-2026 at 7am - Undergraduate Continuing Education/Non-Matriculated Students |
| October 28 | Course Withdrawal Begins - Second Half Term |
| October 31 | Graduation Application due - January 2026 Degree Conferral |
| October 31 | Late Add Ends at 4:30pm - Second Half Term (instructor permission required) |
| November 11 | Veterans Day (campus closed) |
| November 17 | Summer 2026 schedule of classes available online |
| November 24 | Registration Opens for Summer 2026 |
| November 26 | Thanksgiving Recess Begins at 8am; Residence Halls close 10am |
| November 27-28 | Thanksgiving Break (campus closed) |
| November 30 | Residence Halls re-open at 10am |
| December 1 | Graduation Application due for the May 2026 Degree Conferral Date AND Participation in May 2026 Commencement Ceremony |
| December 1 | Classes Resume at 8am |
| December 1 | Registration Opens for Spring 2026 at 7am - Undergraduate Continuing Education/Non-Matriculated Students |
| December 1 | Course Withdrawal Ends at 4:30pm - Fall Semester and Second Half Term |
| December 8-12 | Finals Week |
| December 12 | End of Fall Semester and Second Half Term |
| December 13 | Residence Halls close at 10am |
| December 18 | Grades due by 4:30pm - Fall Semester and Second Half Term |
| December 19 | Grades posted by 4:30pm - Fall Semester and Second Half Term |
| December 25-26 | Holiday Break (campus closed) |
Winterim 2025-2026 (December 29 – January 16)
| Date | Event |
| December 29 | Term Starts |
| January 1 | New Years Day (campus closed) |
| January 2 | Add/Drop Ends at 4:30pm |
| January 3 | Course Withdrawal Begins |
| January 9 | Course Withdrawal Ends at 4:30pm |
| January 16 | Term Ends |
| January 22 | Grades due by 4:30pm |
| January 23 | Grades posted by 4:30pm |
Spring 2026 (January 2 – May 8)
PART OF TERM DATES AND DEADLINES - summary of term details
| Date | Event |
| January 1 | New Years Day (campus closed) |
| January 2 | Start of 18 Week Term |
| January 8 | Add/Drop Ends at 4:30pm - 18 Week Term |
| January 9 | Course Withdrawal Begins - 18 Week Term |
| tba | Move-in - New & Returning Students |
| tba | Spring Orientation |
| January 19 | Martin Luther King Jr. Day (campus closed) |
| January 20 | Start of Spring Semester and First Half Term |
| January 27 | Add/Drop Ends at 4:30pm - Spring Semester and First Half Term |
| January 28 | Course Withdrawal Begins - Spring Semester and First Half Term |
| January 30 | Late Add Ends at 4:30pm - First Half Term and 18 Week Term (instructor permission required) |
| tba | Winter Carnival |
| tba | Ski Day – no day classes; graduate evening classes will be held |
| February 13 | Late Add Ends at 4:30pm - Spring Semester (instructor permission required) |
| February 18 | Spring Census (R+30) |
| February 20 | Course Withdrawal Ends at 4:30pm - First Half Term |
| March 5 | Six-week grades due at 4:30pm - Spring Semester |
| March 6 | Six-week grades posted online at 4:30pm - Spring Semester |
| March 6 | End of First Half Term |
| March 12 | Grades due by 4:30pm - First Half Term |
| March 13 | Grades posted by 4:30pm - First Half Term |
| March 14 | Residence Halls close at 10am |
| March 16-20 | Spring Break Begins at 4:30pm on Friday, March 13th |
| March 20 | Fall 2026 schedule of classes posted online |
| March 22 | Residence Halls re-open at 10am |
| March 23 | Classes Resume at 8am |
| March 23 | Start of Second Half Term |
| March 23-April 3 | Advising Weeks for Fall 2026 Registration |
| March 31 | Graduation Application due for June 2026 Degree Conferral Date |
| March 30 | Add/Drop Ends at 4:30pm - Second Half Term |
| March 31 | Course Withdrawal Begins - Second Half Term |
| April 3 | Late Add Ends at 4:30pm - Second Half Term (instructor permission required) |
| April 6 | Registration Opens for Fall 2026 at 7am - Undergraduate (Degree-Seeking) and all Graduate Students |
| April 24 | Course Withdrawal Ends at 4:30pm - Spring Semester, 18 Week Term, and Second Half Term |
| tba | Spring Fling |
| tba | Showcase of Student Research and Engagement, 2-4pm |
| May 4 | Registration Opens for Fall 2026 at 7am - Undergraduate Continuing Education/Non-Matriculated Students |
| May 4-8 | Finals Week |
| May 8 | End of Spring Semester, 18 Week Term, and Second Half Term |
| May 8 | Graduate Commencement Exercises |
| May 9 | Undergraduate Commencement Exercises |
| May 9 | Residence Halls close at 10am |
| May 14 | Grades due by 4:30pm - Spring Semester, 18 Week Term, and Second Half Term |
| May 15 | Grades posted by 4:30pm - Spring Semester, 18 Week Term, and Second Half Term |
Summer 2026 (May 11 – August 7)
PART OF TERM DATES AND DEADLINES - summary of term details
| Date | Event |
| May 11 | Start of Summer Semester and First Half Term |
| May 18 | Add/Drop Ends at 4:30pm - Summer Semester and First Half Term |
| May 19 | Course Withdrawal Begins - Summer Semester and First Half Term |
| May 22 | Late Add Ends at 4:30pm - First Half Term (instructor permission required) |
| May 25 | Memorial Day (campus closed) |
| May 31 | Graduation Application due for August 2026 Degree Conferral Date |
| June 1 | Start of 10 Week Term |
| June 3 | Late Add Ends at 4:30pm - Summer Semester (instructor permission required) |
| June 8 | Add/Drop Ends at 4:30pm - 10 Week Term |
| June 9 | Course Withdrawal Begins - 10 Week Term |
| June 12 | Course Withdrawal Ends at 4:30pm - First Half Term |
| tba | First Fall 2026 Orientation Session |
| June 19 | Juneteenth (campus closed) |
| tba | Second Fall 2026 Orientation Session |
| June 19 | Late Add Ends at 4:30pm - 10 Week Term (instructor permission required) |
| tba | Third Fall 2026 Orientation Session |
| June 22 | Start of Second Half Term |
| tba | Fourth Fall 2026 Orientation Session |
| June 26 | End of First Half Term |
| June 29 | Add/Drop Ends at 4:30pm - Second Half Term |
| June 30 | Course Withdrawal Begins - Second Half Term |
| July 2 | Grades Due by 4:30pm - First Half Term |
| July 3 | Independence Day Observed (campus closed) |
| July 6 | Grades Posted by 4:30pm - First Half Term |
| July 6 | Late Add Ends at 4:30pm - Second Half Term (instructor permission required) |
| July 24 | Course Withdrawal Ends at 4:30pm - Summer Semester, 10 Week Term, and Second Half Term |
| August 7 | End of Summer Semester, 10 Week Term, and Second Half Term |
| August 13 | Grades due by 4:30pm - Summer Semester, 10 Week Term, and Second Half Term |
| August 14 | Grades posted by 4:30pm - Summer Semester, 10 Week Term, and Second Half Term |
Academic Calendar 2024/2025
Fall 2024 (August 26 – December 13)
PART OF TERM DATES AND DEADLINES - summary of term details
| Date | Event |
| August 23 | Move-in for New Students |
| August 23-25 | Panther Days |
| August 24 | Move-in for Returning Students |
| August 26 | Start of Fall Semester and First Half Term |
| September 2 | Labor Day (campus closed) |
| September 3 | Add/Drop Ends at 4:30pm - Fall Semester and First Half Term |
| September 4 | Course Withdrawal Begins - Fall Semester and First Half Term |
| September 6 | Late Add Ends at 4:30pm - First Half Term (instructor permission required) |
| September 20 | Late Add Ends at 4:30pm - Fall Semester (instructor permission required) |
| September 24 | Fall Census (R+30) |
| September 30 | Graduation Application due - December 2024 Degree Conferral Date |
| October 4 | Course Withdrawal Ends at 4:30pm - First Half Term |
| October 10 | Six-week grades due at 4:30pm - Fall Semester |
| October 11 | Six-week grades posted online at 4:30pm - Fall Semester |
| October 11 | Winterim 2024-2025 and Spring 2025 schedule of classes posted online |
| October 14 | Indigenous People’s Day - Classes are in session and campus is open |
| October 14 | Advising Begins for Spring 2025 Registration |
| October 18 | End of First Half Term |
| October 21 | Start of Second Half Term |
| October 24 | Grades due by 4:30pm - First Half Term |
| October 25 | Grades posted by 4:30pm - First Half Term |
| October 28 | Add/Drop Ends at 4:30pm - Second Half Term |
| October 28 | Registration Opens for Winterim 2024-2025 and Spring 2025 at 7am - Undergraduate (Degree-Seeking) and all Graduate Students |
| October 28 | Registration Opens for Winterim 2024-2025 at 7am - Undergraduate Continuing Education/Non-Matriculated Students |
| October 29 | Course Withdrawal Begins - Second Half Term |
| October 31 | Graduation Application due - January 2025 Degree Conferral |
| November 1 | Late Add Ends at 4:30pm - Second Half Term (instructor permission required) |
| November 11 | Veterans Day (campus closed) |
| November 27 | Thanksgiving Recess Begins at 8am; Residence Halls close 10am |
| November 28-29 | Thanksgiving Break (campus closed) |
| December 1 | Residence Halls re-open at 10am |
| December 1 | Graduation Application due for the May 2025 Degree Conferral Date AND Participation in May 2025 Commencement Ceremony |
| December 2 | Classes Resume at 8am |
| December 2 | Registration Opens for Spring 2025 at 7am - Undergraduate Continuing Education/Non-Matriculated Students |
| December 2 | Course Withdrawal Ends at 4:30pm - Fall Semester and Second Half Term |
| December 9-13 | Finals Week |
| December 10 | Summer 2025 schedule of classes available online |
| December 10 | Registration Opens for Summer 2025 |
| December 13 | End of Fall Semester and Second Half Term |
| December 14 | Residence Halls close at 10am |
| December 19 | Grades due by 4:30pm - Fall Semester, Individual/Independent Enrollment Term, and Second Half Term |
| December 20 | Grades posted by 4:30pm - Fall Semester, Individual/Independent Enrollment Term, and Second Half Term |
| December 25-26 | Holiday Break (campus closed) |
Winterim 2024-2025 (December 30 – January 17)
| Date | Event |
| December 30 | Term Starts |
| January 1 | New Years Day (campus closed) |
| January 3 | Add/Drop Ends at 4:30pm |
| January 6 | Course Withdrawal Begins |
| January 10 | Course Withdrawal Ends at 4:30pm |
| January 17 | Term Ends |
| January 23 | Grades due by 4:30pm |
| January 24 | Grades posted by 4:30pm |
Spring 2025 (January 2 – May 9)
PART OF TERM DATES AND DEADLINES - summary of term details
| Date | Event |
| January 1 | New Years Day (campus closed) |
| January 2 | Start of 18 Week Term |
| January 8 | Add/Drop Ends at 4:30pm - 18 Week Term |
| January 9 | Course Withdrawal Begins - 18 Week Term |
| January 17-18 | Move-in - New & Returning Students |
| January 19 | Spring Orientation |
| January 20 | Martin Luther King Jr. Day (campus closed) |
| January 21 | Start of Spring Semester and First Half Term |
| January 28 | Add/Drop Ends at 4:30pm - Spring Semester and First Half Term |
| January 29 | Course Withdrawal Begins - Spring Semester and First Half Term |
| January 31 | Late Add Ends at 4:30pm - First Half Term and 18 Week Term (instructor permission required) |
| February 10-14 | Winter Carnival |
| February 12 | Ski Day – no day classes; graduate evening classes will be held |
| February 14 | Late Add Ends at 4:30pm - Spring Semester (instructor permission required) |
| February 19 | Spring Census (R+30) |
| February 21 | Course Withdrawal Ends at 4:30pm - First Half Term |
| March 6 | Six Week Grades due at 4:30pm - Spring Semester |
| March 7 | Six-week grades posted online at 4:30pm - Spring Semester |
| March 7 | End of First Half Term |
| March 13 | Grades due by 4:30pm - First Half Term |
| March 14 | Grades posted by 4:30pm - First Half Term |
| March 15 | Residence Halls close at 10am |
| March 17-21 | Spring Break Begins at 4:30pm on Friday, March 14th |
| March 21 | Fall 2025 schedule of classes posted online |
| March 23 | Residence Halls re-open at 10am |
| March 24 | Classes Resume at 8am |
| March 24 | Start of Second Half Term |
| March 24-April 4 | Advising Weeks for Fall 2025 Registration |
| March 31 | Graduation Application due for June 2025 Degree Conferral Date |
| March 31 | Add/Drop Ends at 4:30pm - Second Half Term |
| April 1 | Course Withdrawal Begins - Second Half Term |
| April 4 | Late Add Ends at 4:30pm - Second Half Term (instructor permission required) |
| April 7 | Registration Opens for Fall 2025 at 7am - Undergraduate (Degree-Seeking) and all Graduate Students |
| April 25 | Course Withdrawal Ends at 4:30pm - Spring Semester, 18 Week Term, and Second Half Term |
| tba | Spring Fling |
| May 2 | Showcase of Student Research and Engagement, 2-4pm |
| May 5 | Registration Opens for Fall 2024 at 7am - Undergraduate Continuing Education/Non-Matriculated Students |
| May 5-9 | Finals Week |
| May 9 | End of Spring Semester, 18 Week Term, and Second Half Term |
| May 9 | Graduate Commencement Exercises |
| May 10 | Undergraduate Commencement Exercises |
| May 10 | Residence Halls close at 10am |
| May 15 | Grades due by 4:30pm - Spring Semester, 18 Week Term, and Second Half Term |
| May 16 | Grades posted by 4:30pm - Spring Semester, 18 Week Term, and Second Half Term |
Summer 2025 (May 12 – August 8)
PART OF TERM DATES AND DEADLINES - summary of term details
| Date | Event |
| May 12 | Start of Summer Semester and First Half Term |
| May 19 | Add/Drop Ends at 4:30pm - Summer Semester and First Half Term |
| May 20 | Course Withdrawal Begins - Summer Semester and First Half Term |
| May 23 | Late Add Ends at 4:30pm - First Half Term (instructor permission required) |
| May 26 | Memorial Day (campus closed) |
| May 31 | Graduation Application due for August 2025 Degree Conferral Date |
| June 2 | Start of 10 Week Term |
| June 4 | Late Add Ends at 4:30pm - Summer Semester (instructor permission required) |
| June 9 | Add/Drop Ends at 4:30pm - 10 Week Term |
| June 10 | Course Withdrawal Begins - 10 Week Term |
| June 13 | Course Withdrawal Ends at 4:30pm - First Half Term |
| June 16-17 | First Fall 2025 Orientation Session |
| June 19 | Juneteenth (campus closed) |
| June 20-21 | Second Fall 2025 Orientation Session |
| June 20 | Late Add Ends at 4:30pm - 10 Week Term (instructor permission required) |
| June 23-24 | Third Fall 2025 Orientation Session |
| June 23 | Start of Second Half Term |
| June 26-27 | Fourth Fall 2025 Orientation Session |
| June 27 | End of First Half Term |
| June 30 | Add/Drop Ends at 4:30pm - Second Half Term |
| July 1 | Course Withdrawal Begins - Second Half Term |
| July 4 | Independence Day (campus closed) |
| July 7 | Late Add Ends at 4:30pm - Second Half Term (instructor permission required) |
| July 7 | Grades Due by 4:30pm - First Half Term |
| July 8 | Grades Posted by 4:30pm - First Half Term |
| July 25 | Course Withdrawal Ends at 4:30pm - Summer Semester, 10 Week Term, and Second Half Term |
| August 8 | End of Summer Semester, 10 Week Term, and Second Half Term |
| August 14 | Grades due by 4:30pm - Summer Semester, 10 Week Term, and Second Half Term |
| August 15 | Grades posted by 4:30pm - Summer Semester, 10 Week Term, and Second Half Term |
Future Calendars
Semester | Term | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2026 | Full Term | August 31, 2026 | December 18, 2026 |
| First Half Term | August 31, 2026 | October 23, 2026 | |
| Second Half Term | October 26, 2026 | December 18, 2026 | |
| Winterim 2027 | January 4, 2027 | January 22, 2027 | |
| Spring 2027 | 18 Week Term | January 4, 2027 | May 14, 2027 |
| Full Term | January 26, 2027 | May 14, 2027 | |
| First Half Term | January 26, 2027 | March 12, 2027 | |
| Spring Break | March 22, 2027 | March 26, 2027 | |
| Second Half Term | March 29, 2027 | May 14, 2027 | |
| Graduate Commencement | May 14, 2027 | ||
| Undergraduate Commencement | May 15, 2027 | ||
| Summer 2027 | Full Term | May 17, 2027 | August 13, 2027 |
| First Half Term | May 17, 2027 | July 2, 2027 | |
| 10 Week Term | June 7, 2027 | August 13, 2027 | |
| Second Half Term | June 28, 2027 | August 13, 2027 |
Semester |
Term |
Start Date |
End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2027 | Full Term | August 30, 2027 | December 17, 2027 |
| First Half Term | August 30, 2027 | October 22, 2027 | |
| Second Half Term | October 25, 2027 | December 17, 2027 | |
| Winterim 2028 | January 3, 2028 | January 21, 2028 | |
| Spring 2028 | 18 Week Term | January 3, 2028 | May 12, 2028 |
| Full Term | January 25, 2028 | May 12, 2028 | |
| First Half Term | January 25, 2028 | March 10, 2028 | |
| Spring Break | March 20, 2028 | March 24, 2028 | |
| Second Half Term | March 27 2028 | May 12, 2028 | |
| Graduate Commencement | May 12, 2028 | ||
| Undergraduate Commencement | May 13, 2028 | ||
| Summer 2028 | Full Term | May 15, 2028 | August 11, 2028 |
| First Half Term | May 15, 2028 | June 30, 2028 | |
| 10 Week Term | June 5, 2028 | August 11, 2028 | |
| Second Half Term | June 26, 2028 | August 11, 2028 |
