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Fall 2026

Date Day of the Week Event
August
12-25 Wed.-Tues. New undergraduate students arrive and attend Passage site
19-21 Wed.-Fri. Graduate F-1 visa students orientation
22-25 Sat.-Tues. New undergraduate student orientation
24-25 Mon.-Tues. Graduate student orientation & registration
24-25 Mon.-Tues. Transfer student advising and registration
25 Tuesday First-Year student advising
26 Wednesday Classes begin
September
7 Monday Labor Day—no classes, offices closed
October
2-3 Fri. - Sat. Homecoming weekend
16 Friday End of first half of semester (A Quad)
17-21 Sat. - Wed. Fall break, no classes
22 Thursday Beginning of second half of semester (B Quad)
Oct 26-Nov 6 Mon.-Fri. Advising for spring semester begins
November
9-20 Mon.-Fri. Advance registration—course scheduling for spring semester
25-29 Wed.-Sun. Thanksgiving break, offices closed Thurs. & Fri.
December
11 Friday Last day of fall classes
14 Monday Reading day (Exams for Monday late afternoon and evening classes)
14-17 Mon.-Thurs. Final examinations
18 Friday Christmas break begins

Spring/Summer 2027

Date Day of the Week Event
January
8 Fri. Orientation for new graduate students
8-10 Fri.-Sun. Orientation for new first-year and transfer undergraduate students
11 Monday Classes begin
18 Monday Martin Luther King Jr. Day—no classes, offices closed
February
15 Monday Presidents' Day—no classes before 3 pm, classes which meet only on Mon. after 3 pm will meet; offices open
16 Tues. Faculty Development Day—no classes before 3 pm, classes which meet only on Tues. after 3 pm will meet; offices open
March
5 Friday End of first half of semester (A Quad)
6-14 Sat.-Sun. Spring break
15 Monday Beginning of second half of semester (B Quad)
15 Monday Advising for summer/fall semester begins
22 Monday Advance registration for summer begins
26 Friday Good Friday—no classes, offices closed
April
Mar 29-Apr 9 Mon.-Fri. Advance registration—course scheduling for fall semester
30 Friday Last day of spring classes
May
3 Monday Reading day (Exams for Monday late afternoon and evening classes)
3-6 Mon.-Thurs. Final examinations
7 Friday Campus housing closes for students not participating in Commencement
7-8 Fri.-Sat. Alumni weekend
7-9 Fri.-Sun. Commencement weekend
10 Monday Campus housing closes for graduating students
17 Monday First summer session begins
31 Monday Memorial Day holiday—no classes, offices closed
June
11 Friday First summer session ends
14 Monday Second summer session begins
July
5 Monday Holiday, no classes, offices closed
9 Friday Second summer session ends
12 Monday Third summer session begins
August
14 Saturday Third summer session ends