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Dates & Deadlines

Summer 2026
March 23Open registration in SIS for degree-seeking (and Certificate) students Summer 2026**
April 3Open registration in SIS for non-degree-seeking students Summer 2026**
May 22Application deadline for summer non-degree-seeking students
May 25University Holiday - Labor Day
June 1Classes Begin (normal term)***
June 5Deadline to Apply for Summer 2026 Graduation in SIS
June 5Deadline for Summer 2026 graduation candidates to qualify for Waiver of Registration.
For Students Requesting the Waiver: All required Final Materials (including Approved Thesis/Dissertation) are due by this early date
June 19University Holiday - Juneteenth
July 3University Holiday - Independence Day (4th of July)
July 10Deadline to Submit All Final Materials for Summer 2026 Graduation
All required Final Materials (including Approved Thesis/Dissertation) are due by this date
July 28Classes end (normal term)***
July 30Final Grades Due to Registrar (12:00pm EDT)
August 14Awarding of Degrees (no Convocation or Diploma Ceremony)
All financial obligations to the University must be resolved

**Open registration may be updated. See this page for more information.

***Enrollment dates and withdraw deadlines for certain Summer courses may begin prior to the normal start date and/or finish prior to the normal end date. Dynamically dated courses may also be on a different schedule and have a different deadlines. See this page for details.

Fall 2026
March 23Open registration in SIS for current degree-seeking (and Certificate) students Fall 2026
April 14Open registration in SIS for current non-degree-seeking students Fall 2026
August 13Application deadline for non-degree-seeking students Fall 20256
August 18School of Graduate Studies Orientation Welcome Event
August 24Classes Begin (normal term)***
August 25Late Registration Fee Begins ($25)
September 4Last Day to Withdraw Without Financial Penalty
September 4Late Registration and Drop/Add Ends
September 4Deadline for Fall 2026 graduation candidates to qualify for Waiver of Registration.
For Students Requesting the Waiver: All required Final Materials (including Approved Thesis/Dissertation) are due by this early date
September 4Deadline to Waive Student Health Insurance and/or Fitness Plan
September 7University Holiday - Labor Day
October 2Deadline to Apply for Fall 2026 Graduation in SIS
October 19/20Fall Break
November 6Deadline for Class Withdrawal for most full semester classes*** (if class is half semester, dynamically dated, etc, check with the Registrar for final withdrawal date)
November 6Deadline to Audit
November 6Deadline to resolve any Spring or Summer 2026 Incomplete (I) grades (deadline may be earlier as determined by each course's instructor)
November 26/27University Holiday - Thanksgiving
December 5Deadline to Submit All Final Materials for Fall 2025 Graduation
All required Final Materials (including Approved Thesis/Dissertation) are due by this date
December 4Deadline for Term Withdrawal***
December 4Classes end (normal term)***
December 8 - 16Final Exams
December 18Final Grades Due to Registrar (11:00 a.m.)
December 24 - January 1, 2027Winter Break - University closed
January 15, 2027Awarding of Degrees (No Convocation or Diploma Ceremony)
All financial obligations to the University must be resolved

**Open registration may be updated. See this page for more information.

***Enrollment dates and withdraw deadlines for certain Fall courses may begin prior to the normal start date and/or finish prior to the normal end date. Dynamically dated courses may also be on a different schedule and have a different deadlines. See this page for details.

Spring 2026
January 12Classes Begin (normal term)***
January 13Late Registration Fee begins ($25)
January 19University Holiday - Martin Luther King Jr. Day
January 23Late Registration and Drop/Add Ends
January 23Deadline for Spring 2026 graduation candidates to qualify for Waiver of Registration.
For Students Requesting the Waiver: All required Final Materials (including Approved Thesis/Dissertation) are due by this early date
January 23Deadline to Waive Student Health Insurance and/or Fitness Plan
February 6Deadline to Apply for Spring 2026 Graduation in SIS
March 1Commencement 2026 Registration Opens
March 9-13Spring Break
March 27Deadline for Class Withdrawal for most full semester classes*** (if class is half semester, dynamically dated, etc, check with the Registrar for final withdrawal date)
March 27Deadline to Audit
March 27Deadline to resolve any Fall 2025 Incomplete (I) grades (deadline may be earlier as determined by each course's instructor)
April 1Deadline to Register for Commencement 2026 by 11:59pm EDT
April 3Deadline to Submit All Final Materials for Spring 2026 Graduation
All required Final Materials (including Approved Thesis/Dissertation) are due by this date
April 27Deadline for Term Withdrawal***
April 27Classes end (normal term)***
April 30 - May 8Final Exams
May 9Final Grades Due to Registrar (11:00 a.m.)
May 13University-wide Clap Out & Convocation Ceremony
May 15Spring 2026 Awarding of Degrees
All financial obligations to the University must be resolved
May 15School of Graduate Studies Diploma Ceremony
May 25University Holiday - Labor Day

**Open registration dates may be updated. See this page for more information.

***Enrollment dates and withdraw deadlines for certain Spring courses may begin prior to the normal start date and/or finish prior to the normal end date. Dynamically dated courses may also be on a different schedule and have a different deadlines. See this page for details.

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All dates subject to change. Make sure to check this calendar throughout the academic year for the most up-to-date information.