2025–26 Academic Calendar
Summer 2026
| May 11 | Monday | Summer 2026 classes begin |
| June 19 | Friday | Juneteenth - university holiday; no classes |
| June 25 | Thursday | Last day to withdraw from summer classes |
| June 29 - July 2 | Monday - Thursday | Examination period |
Fall 2026
| August 14-15 | Friday - Saturday | First Year Orientation |
| August 17 | Monday | Fall 2026 classes begin |
| August 21 | Friday | Last day to add/drop courses |
| September 7 | Monday | Labor Day - University holiday; no classes |
| September 21 | Monday | Yom Kippur - University holiday; no classes |
| November 24 | Tuesday | Classes meet on a Monday schedule - Last day of classes |
| November 25-27 | Wednesday - Friday | Thanksgiving recess |
| November 30 | Monday | Class makeup day - Reading period begins |
| December 2 | Wednesday | Last day to withdraw from a class - Reading period ends. |
| December 3-15 | Thursday - Tuesday | Examination period |
| December 16 | Wednesday | Exam Makeup Day (for inclement weather). Last day for students graduating in December 2026 to complete coursework |
| December 17–January 1 | Thursday -Friday | Holiday recess |
Spring 2027
| January 4 | Monday | Spring 2027 classes begin |
| January 8 | Friday | Last day to add/drop classes |
| January 18 | Monday | Martin Luther King Jr. Day—University holiday; no classes |
| March 6 | Friday | Midterm exam day |
| March 15-20 | Monday-Friday | Spring recess; no classes |
| March 26 | Friday | Good Friday - University holiday; no classes |
| April 20 | Tuesday | Classes meet on a Friday schedule - Last day of classes |
| April 21 | Wednesday | Class makeup day - Reading period begins |
| April 23 | Friday | Last day to withdraw from classes - Reading period ends. |
| April 26 - May 6 | Monday - Thursday | Examination period |
| May 6 | Thursday | Last day for graduating students to complete coursework |
| TBD | TBD | School of Law Commencement |
Summer 2027
| May 10 | Monday | Summer 2027 classes begin |
| May 31 | Monday | Memorial Day - University holiday; no classes |
| June 18 | Friday | Juneteenth - University holiday; no classes |
| June 24 | Thursday | Last day to withdraw from summer classes |
| June 28 - July 1 | Monday - Thursday | Examination period |