Undergraduate Academic Calendar

2025-2026 UNDERGRADUATE ACADEMIC CALENDAR

The calendar is subject to change.

Academic Calendar
Date	Day	Event
August 21-23	Thursday - Saturday	Orientation and advising for all new students
August 23-31	Sat-Sun	Enrollment for all students
August 24	Sunday	Fall Convocation - 5:00-6:00 PM in O’Laughlin Auditorium
August 25	Monday	Classes begin at 8 a.m.
August 31	Sunday	Last day to add classes on PRISM (11:59 p.m.)
September 26	Friday	Last day to drop classes
October 18-26	Sat-Sun	Mid-semester break
October 21	Tuesday	Mid-semester Deficiency Reports due in PRISM by 8 a.m.
October 27	Monday	Classes resume at 8 a.m./Department registration begins
November 17	Monday	Registration for spring semester 2026 begins
November 26-30	Wed-Sun	Thanksgiving Holiday
December 1	Monday	Classes resume at 8 a.m.
December 11	Thursday	Last class day
December 12-14	Fri-Sun	Study days (no examinations)
December 15-18	Mon-Thurs	Final examinations
December 22	Monday	ND student grades due to SMC registrar 12 noon
December 22	Monday	All grades due in PRISM by 3:45pm
December 29	Monday	Commencement (no ceremony)

Academic Calendar
Date	Day	Event
January 10-18	Sat-Sun	Enrollment for all students
January 19	Monday	Martin Luther King Day no classes
January 12	Monday	Classes begin at 8 a.m.
January 18	Sunday	Last day to add classes on PRISM (11:59 p.m.)
February 13	Friday	Last day to drop classes
March 1	Tuesday	Deadline for 2025-26 Financial Aid application
March 7-15	Sat-Sun	Mid-semester break
March 10	Tuesday	Mid-semester Deficiency Reports due in PRISM by 8 a.m.
March 16	Monday	Classes resume at 8 a.m./Department registration begins
April 13	Monday	Registration for fall semester 2026 begins
April 3-6	Fri-Mon	Easter Holiday
April 7	Tuesday	Classes resume at 8 a.m.
April 30	Thursday	Symposium (No Classes)
April 30	Thursday	Last class day
May 1-3	Fri-Sun	Study days (no examinations)
May 4-8	Mon-Fri	Final examinations
May 11	Monday	ND grades due to SMC registrar by 12 noon
May 12	Tuesday	All grades due in PRISM by 12 noon
May 16	Saturday	Commencement