Graduate Academic Calendar

2026-2027 GRADUATE ACADEMIC CALENDAR

Summer Session 2026

Date Day Event
May 10-17 Sun-Sun Enrollment for all students
May 18 Monday Classes begin
May 18 Monday Last day to add classes on PRISM
July 31 Friday Last class day
August 4 Tuesday All grades due by noon
August 15 Thursday Official date of completion for August graduates

Fall Semester 2026

Date Day Event
August 21-August 30 Fri–Sun Enrollment for all students
August 24 Monday Classes begin at 8 a.m.
August 30 Sunday Last day to add classes on PRISM (11:59 p.m.)
September 25 Friday Last day to drop classes
October 17-25 Sat–Sun Mid-semester break
October 26 Monday Classes resume at 8 a.m./Department registration begins
November 16 Monday Registration for spring semester 2026 begins
November 25-29 Wed–Sun Thanksgiving Holiday
November 30 Monday Classes resume at 8 a.m.
December 10 Thursday Last class day
December 11-13 Fri–Sun Study days (no examinations)
December 14-17 Mon–Thurs Final examinations
December 21 Monday All grades due in PRISM by 12 noon

Spring Semester 2027

Date Day Event
January 9-17 Friday–Sunday Enrollment for all students
January 11 Monday Classes begin at 8 a.m.
January 18 Monday Martin Luther King Day no classes
January 17 Sunday Last day to add classes on PRISM (11:59 p.m.)
February 12 Friday Last day to drop classes
March 1 Wednesday Deadline for 2023-24 Financial Aid application
March 6-14 Sat–Sun Mid-semester break
March 15 Monday Classes resume at 8 a.m./Department registration begins
April 12 Monday Registration for fall semester 2025 begins
March 25-29 Fri-Mon Easter Holiday
March 30 Tuesday Classes resume at 8 a.m.
April 29 Thursday Last class day
April 30-May 2 Fri-Sun Study days (no examinations)
May 3-7 Mon-Fri Final examinations
May 11 Tuesday All grades due in PRISM by 12 noon
May 15 Saturday Commencement

Summer Session 2027

Date Day Event
May 9-16 Sun-Sun Enrollment for all students
May 17 Monday Classes begin
May 17 Monday Last day to add classes on PRISM
July 30 Friday Last class day
August 3 Tuesday All grades due by noon
August 15 Thursday Official date of completion for August graduates