Academic Calendars

While changes to the academic calendars are rare, circumstances occasionally require us to add additional information or modify published calendars.  Please bookmark this page rather than individual calendars to ensure that you always access to the most up-to-date information.  If changes have been made to a published calendar, they are listed on the change log at the end of the document.

For information about final exams, please see the Final Exam Schedule page. For previous academic calendars, please use the university catalogs page.

Academic calendars for Spring 2026 through Summer 2027 will be posted in late summer.  The start, end, and vacation dates for each of these terms is listed below.

Spring 2026
First day of classes: Monday, January 12, 2026
Martin Luther King Jr. day (no classes): Monday, January 19, 2026
Spring break (no classes): Monday, March 16-Friday, March 20, 2026
Last day of classes: Wednesday, May 6, 2026
Final exams: Thursday, May 7-Friday, May 8, and Monday, May 11-Tuesday, May 12, 2026
Spring commencement: Wednesday, May 13-Thursday, May 14, 2026

Summer 2026
Beginning in Summer 2026, face-to-face classes will have Friday meeting times.
First day of full-term, May term, and May-June term classes: Monday, May 18, 2026
Memorial day (no classes): Monday, May 25, 2026
Last day of May term classes: Tuesday, June 9, 2026
First day of June term and June-July term classes: Wednesday, June 10, 2026
Juneteenth (no classes): Friday, June 19, 2026
Last day of June term and May-June term classes: Thursday, July 2, 2026
Independence day (no classes): Friday, July 3, 2026
First day of July term classes: Monday, July 6, 2026
Last day of full term, July term, and June-July term classes: Monday, July 27, 2026

Fall 2026
First day of classes: Monday, August 17, 2026
Labor day (no classes): Monday, September 7, 2026
Fall break (no classes): Monday, October 12-Tuesday, October 13, 2026
Thanksgiving break (no classes): Wednesday, November 25-Friday, November 27, 2026
Last day of classes: Monday, December 7, 2026
Final exams: Tuesday, December 8-Friday, December 11, 2026
Winter commencement: Saturday, December 12, 2026

Spring 2027
First day of classes: Monday, January 11, 2027
Martin Luther King Jr. day (no classes): Monday, January 18, 2027
Spring break (no classes): Monday, March 15-Friday, March 19, 2027
Last day of classes: Wednesday, May 5, 2027
Final exams: Thursday, May 6-Friday, May 7, and Monday, May 10-Tuesday, May 11, 2027
Spring commencement: Wednesday, May 12-Thursday, May 13, 2027

Summer 2027
Summer 2027 face-to-face classes will have Friday meeting times.
First day of full-term, May term, and May-June term classes: Monday, May 17, 2027
Memorial day (no classes): Monday, May 31, 2027
Last day of May term classes: Tuesday, June 8, 2027
First day of June term and June-July term classes: Wednesday, June 9, 2027
Juneteenth (no classes): Friday, June 18, 2027
Last day of June term and May-June term classes: Thursday, July 1, 2027
Independence day (no classes): Monday, July 5, 2027
First day of July term classes: Tuesday, July 6, 2027
Last day of full term, July term, and June-July term classes: Tuesday, July 27, 2027