A.7. Academic Calendar

February 17 (M) Registration begins for all summer sessions
May 14 (W) Summer Term 1 classes begin
May 16 (F) Drop/Add for Term 1 ends (11:59 PM)
May 26 (M) Memorial Day holiday. No classes are held
June 11 (W) Last day to withdraw with W from Term 1 classes (undergraduates only)
June 19 (Th) Juneteenth holiday. No classes are held
June 23 (M) Term 1 classes end
June 24 (T) Reading period (until 7:00 PM); Term 1 final examinations begin (7:00 PM)
June 26 (Th) Term 1 final examinations end
June 30 (M) Summer Term 2 classes begin
July 2 (W) Drop/Add for Term 2 ends (11:59 PM)
July 4 (F) Independence Day holiday. No classes are held
July 28 (M) Last day to withdraw with W from Term 2 classes (undergraduates only)
August 8 (F) Term 2 classes end
August 9 (Sa) Reading period (until 7:00 PM); Term 2 final examinations begin (7:00 PM)
August 11 (M) Term 2 final examinations end (10:00 PM)

August 16 (Sa) New undergraduate student move-in day
August 17-22 (Su-F) New undergraduate student orientation
August 24 (Su) First-Year Convocation
August 25 (M) Fall semester classes begin (8:30 AM); Drop/Add continues
September 1 (M) Labor Day. No classes are held
September 5 (F) Drop/Add ends (11:59 PM)
September 25–28 (Th-Su) Founders' Weekend. Classes are held Thursday and Friday
October 10 (F) Fall break begins (7:00 PM)
October 15 (W) Classes resume (8:30 AM)
October 20 (M) Shopping carts open for Spring 2026
October 29 (W) Registration begins for Spring 2026
November 7 (F) Last day to withdraw with W from Fall 2025 classes (undergraduates only)
November 25 (T) Thanksgiving recess begins (10:30 PM)
December 1 (M) Undergraduate classes resume (8:30 AM)
December 5 (F) Undergraduate classes end
December 6-9 (Sa-T) Undergraduate reading period
December 10 (W) Final examinations begin (9:00 AM)
December 15 (M) Final examinations end (10:00 PM)

January 7 (W) Spring semester begins (8:30 AM). A Monday class schedule is followed. Drop/Add continues
January 19 (M) Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday. No classes are held
January 21 (W) Drop/Add ends (11:59 PM)
February 9 (M) Shopping Carts open for Summer 2026
February 16 (M) Registration begins for Summer 2026
March 6 (F) Spring recess begins (7:00 PM)
March 16 (M) Classes resume (8:30 AM)
March 23 (M) Shopping Carts open for Fall 2026
March 25 (W) Last day to withdraw with W from Spring 2026 classes (undergraduates only)
April 1 (W) Registration begins for Fall 2026; Summer registration continues
April 22 (W) Undergraduate classes end
April 23-26 (Th-Su) Undergraduate reading period
April 27 (M) Final examinations begin
May 2 (Sa) Final examinations end (10:00 PM)
May 8 (F) Commencement begins
May 10 (Su) Graduation exercises; Conferring of degrees

May 13 (W) Summer Term 1 classes begin
May 15 (F) Drop/Add for Term 1 ends (11:59 PM)
May 25 (M) Memorial Day holiday. No classes are held
June 10 (W) Last day to withdraw with W from Term 1 classes (undergraduates only)
June 19 (F) Juneteenth holiday. No classes are held
June 22 (M) Term 1 classes end
June 23 (T) Reading period (until 7:00 PM); Term 1 final examinations begin (7:00 PM)
June 25 (Th) Term 1 final examinations end
June 29 (M) Summer Term 2 classes begin
July 1 (W) Drop/Add for Term 2 ends (11:59 PM)
July 3 (F) Independence Day holiday. No classes are held
July 27 (M) Last day to withdraw with W from Term 2 classes (undergraduates only)
August 7 (F) Term 2 classes end
August 8 (Sa) Reading period (until 7:00 PM); Term 2 final examinations begin (7:00 PM)
August 10 (M) Term 2 final examinations end (10:00 PM)

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