Calendar
Fall 2026
| Aug. 24 | M | Student orientation begins |
| Aug. 31 | M | Fall-term add/drop period begins New student registration begins |
| Sept. 1 | Tu | Student orientation ends |
| Sept. 2 | W | Fall-term classes begin Fall 1 half-term classes begin |
| Sept. 4 | F | Friday classes do not meet; Monday, September 7 classes meet instead |
| Sept. 7 | M | Labor Day. Classes do not meet. Administrative offices are closed |
| Sept. 11 | F | Fall-term add/drop period and course registration close Final day to add a course without penalty |
| Sept. 14 | M | Final day to apply for personal leave of absence |
| Oct. 20 | Tu | Midterm Final day to request course change from credit to audit and vice versa and to drop a course Final day to withdraw from a course without a “W” on final transcript Fall 1 half-term classes end October recess begins after last academic obligation |
| Oct. 26 | M | October recess ends Classes resume Fall 2 half-term classes begin |
| Nov. 16 | M | Spring-term course registration opens |
| Nov. 20 | F | November recess begins after last academic obligation |
| Nov. 30 | M | November recess ends Classes resume |
| Dec. 17 | Th | Fall full-term classes end Fall 2 half-term classes end Final examinations begin |
| Dec. 22 | Tu | Final examinations end Spring-term course registration closes Winter recess begins |
Spring 2027
| Jan. 7 | Th | Final fall-term grades due Final day for faculty to request a grade of Temporary Incomplete (TI) |
| Jan. 14 | Th | Add/drop period begins |
| Jan. 18 | M | Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Classes do not meet |
| Jan. 19 | Tu | Spring term classes begin Spring 1 half-term classes begin |
| Jan. 29 | F | Friday classes do not meet; Monday, January 18 classes meet instead |
| Feb. 4 | Th | Add/drop period closes Final day to add courses without penalty |
| Feb. 5 | F | Final day to apply for personal leave of absence |
| Mar. 5 | F | Midterm Spring 1 half-term classes end Final day to request course change from credit to audit and vice versa Final day to withdraw from a course without a “W” on final transcript Spring recess begins after last academic obligation |
| Mar. 22 | M | Spring recess ends Classes resume Spring 2 half-term classes begin |
| Apr. 16 | F | Fall-term course registration opens |
| May 6 | Th | Classes end Spring 2 half-term classes end Final examinations begin |
| May 13 | Th | Final examinations end |
| May 14 | F | Fall-term course registration closes Final grades due for graduating students |
| May 24 | M | University Commencement Jackson School of Global Affairs Convocation |
| June 4 | F | Final spring-term grades due for continuing students Final day for faculty to request a grade of Temporary Incomplete (TI) |