University Academic Calendar
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View a printable version (PDF) of the 2024-2025 Academic Calendar.
View a printable version (PDF) of the 2025-2026 Academic Calendar.
View a printable version (PDF) of the 2026-2027 Academic Calendar.
| Fall Semester | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Orientation/Welcome Week | Aug. 15-19 |
| Convocation/Family Welcome | Aug. 16 |
| Fall classes begin | Aug. 20 (Wed.) |
| Mass of the Holy Spirit (Thursday) - 11 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. - no classes | Aug. 21 |
| Labor Day - no classes (Monday) | Sept. 1 |
| Official fall census | Sept. 2 |
| Wellness Day - no classes | Sept. 24 |
| Mid-Term Conferral | Oct. 11 |
| Fall mid-term exams (Monday-Friday) | Oct. 13-17 |
| Fall Break | Oct. 23-24 |
| Thanksgiving - no classes | Nov. 26-28 |
| Fall classes end | Dec. 5 |
| Fall final exams | Dec. 8 - 12 |
| Fall/Midyear Commencement and Fall degree conferral | Dec. 13 |
| Winter Semester | 2025-2026 |
| Winter sessions begin | Dec. 15, 2025 |
| Winter session ends | Jan. 9, 2026 |
| Winter conferral date | Jan. 10, 2026 |
| Spring Semester | 2026 |
| Spring classes begin | Jan. 12 |
| Martin Luther King Jr. Day (Monday) - No classes | Jan. 19 |
| Official spring census | Jan. 26 |
| Wellness Day - no classes | Feb. 11 |
| Spring mid-term exams (Monday.-Friday) | March 2-6 |
| Spring break - no classes | March 9-13 |
| Spring mid-term degree conferral | March 14 |
| Easter break - no classes | April 2-6 |
| Spring classes end | May 4 |
| Spring study day | May 5 |
| Spring final exams (Wednesday-Tuesday) | May 6-12 |
| Graduation events | May 13-15 |
| Spring commencement ceremony and Spring degree conferral | May 16 |
| Summer Semester | 2026 |
| First three-, four-, six-, eight- and twelve-week session classes begin (Monday) | May 18 |
| Memorial Day (Monday) - no classes | May 25 |
| First three-week classes end | June 5 |
| First four-week classes end | June 12 |
| Summer degree conferral No. 1 | June 13 |
| Second eight-week session classes begin (Monday) | June 15 |
| Juneteenth - no classes | June 19 |
| First six-week classes end | June 26 |
| Second six-week session classes begin | June 29 |
| Fourth of July - no classes | July 3 |
| Summer degree conferral No. 2 | July 4 |
| Second five-week session classes begin | July 8 |
| Second four-week session classes begin | July 13 |
| Second three-week session classes begin | July 20 |
| Summer degree conferral No. 3 | July 25 |
| Summer classes end | Aug. 7 |
| Summer degree conferral No. 4 | Aug. 15 |
| Fall Semester | 2026 |
| Orientation/Welcome Week | Aug. 14-18 |
| Convocation/Family Welcome | Aug. 15 |
| Fall classes begin | Aug. 19 (Wed.) |
| Mass of the Holy Spirit (Thursday) - 11 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. - no classes | Aug. 20 |
| Official fall census | Aug. 31 |
| Labor Day - no classes (Monday) | Sept. 7 |
| Wellness Day - no classes | Sept. 23 |
| Mid-Term Conferral | Oct. 10 |
| Fall mid-term exams (Monday-Friday) | Oct. 12-16 |
| Fall Break | Oct. 22-23 |
| Thanksgiving - no classes | Nov. 25-27 |
| Fall classes end | Dec. 4 |
| Fall final exams | Dec. 7 - 11 |
| Fall/Midyear Commencement and Fall degree conferral | Dec. 12 |
| Winter Semester | 2026-2027 |
| Winter sessions begin | Dec. 14, 2026 |
| Winter session ends | Jan. 8, 2027 |
| Spring Semester | 2027 |
| Spring classes begin | Jan. 11 |
| Martin Luther King Jr. Day (Monday) - No classes | Jan. 18 |
| Official spring census | Jan. 25 |
| Wellness Day - no classes | Feb. 10 |
| Spring mid-term exams (Monday.-Friday) | March 1-5 |
| Spring break - no classes | March 8-12 |
| Spring mid-term degree conferral | March 13 |
| Easter break - no classes | March 25-29 |
| Spring classes end | May 3 |
| Spring study day | May 4 |
| Spring final exams (Wednesday-Tuesday) | May 5-11 |
| Graduation events | May 12-14 |
| Spring commencement ceremony and Spring degree conferral | May 15 |
| Summer Semester | 2027 |
| First three-, four-, six-, eight- and twelve-week session classes begin (Monday) | May 17 |
| Memorial Day (Monday) - no classes | May 31 |
| First three-week classes end | June 4 |
| First four-week classes end | June 11 |
| Summer degree conferral No. 1 | June 12 |
| Second eight-week session classes begin (Monday) | June 14 |
| Juneteenth - no classes | June 18 |
| Summer degree conferral No. 2 | June 19 |
| First six-week classes end | June 25 |
| Summer degree conferral No. 3 | June 26 |
| Second six-week session classes begin | June 28 |
| Summer degree conferral No. 4 | July 3 |
| Fourth of July - no classes | July 5 |
| Second five-week session classes begin | July 6 |
| Summer degree conferral No. 5 | July 10 |
| Second four-week session classes begin | July 12 |
| Summer degree conferral No. 6 | July 17 |
| Second three-week session classes begin | July 19 |
| Summer degree conferral No. 7 | July 24 |
| Summer classes end | Aug. 6 |
| Summer degree conferral No. 8 | Aug. 14 |
| Fall 2027 classes begin | Aug. 25 (Wed.) |