Academic Calendar

First Semester — 2026

August

• Monday, August 17 - New Faculty and Staff Orientation

• Tuesday, August 18 - All-University Convocation and Workshops

• Thursday, August 20 - Residence halls open (new students only)
• Thursday, August 20, through Sunday, August 23 - Welcome Days; Matriculation Convocation
• Friday, August 21 - Last day to make change in meal plan
• Monday, August 24 - Classes begin
• Friday, August 28 - Last day for late registration; last day to drop or add courses; last day to indicate pass/fail or audit preferences

September

• Monday, September 7 - Labor Day (No day classes; evening classes will resume at 6 p.m.)

October

• Saturday, October 10, through Tuesday, October 13 - Fall break for main campus
• Tuesday, October 13 - Mid-semester grades due from faculty by noon
• Wednesday, October 14 - Classes resume

November

• Friday, November 6 - Last day to withdraw from classes
• Wednesday, November 25 - Thanksgiving break begins for main campus
• Monday, November 30 - Classes resume

December

• Friday, December 4 - Regular classes end
• Monday, December 7 - Day of Study
• Tuesday, December 8, through Friday, December 11 - Semester examinations
• Friday, December 11 - First semester ends
• Tuesday, December 15 - Final grades due from faculty by noon

Second Semester — 2027

January

• Monday, January 4, through Sunday, January 10 - Domestic/International Mission Service Trips
• Friday, January 8 - Last day to make change in meal plan
• TBA - Residence halls open
• Monday, January 11 - Classes begin
• Friday, January 15 - Last day for late registration; last day to drop or add courses; last day to indicate pass/fail or audit preferences
• Monday, January 18 - Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (classes will not meet)
• Tuesday, January 19 - Martin Luther King, Jr. Convocation

February

• Saturday, February 27 - Spring recess begins
• Saturday, February 27, through Sunday, March 7 - Domestic/International Mission Service Trips

March

• Tuesday, March 2 - Mid-semester grades due from faculty by noon
• Monday, March 8 - Classes resume
• Tuesday, March 23 - Charter Day Convocation
• Friday, March 26 - Good Friday (classes will not meet)
• Monday, March 29 - No day classes; evening classes will resume at 6 p.m.
• Tuesday, March 30 - Last day to withdraw from classes

April

• Friday, April 23 - Regular classes end

• Monday, April 26 - Day of Study

• Tuesday, April 28, through Friday, April 30 - Semester examinations

• Friday, April 30 - Second semester ends

May

• Sunday, May 2 - Baccalaureate Service (11 a.m.); One Hundred Seventy-Sixth Commencement (2 p.m.)

• Monday, May 3, through Sunday, May 9 - Domestic/International Mission Service Trips

Summer Sessions - 2027

• May 3 through July 10 - First summer session
  • First Five-Week Sub-session:  May 3 through June 5
  • First Seven-Week Sub-Session:  May 10 through June 26
  • Second Five-Week Sub-session:  June 7 through July 10
• June 28 through August 14 - Second summer session
  • Second Seven-Week Sub-session: June 28 through August 14
  • Third Five-Week Sub-session: July 12 through August 14