Academic Calendar

Fall 2025

August

  • Freshmen and transfers report
  • All other students report
  • Classes begin
  • Last day of Add Period

September

  • No classes—Labor Day
  • Last day of Drop Period without Record

October

  • Rhetoric Proficiency Examination
  • Midsemester progress reports due in Registrar’s Office
  • No Classes*
  • No Classes*
  • Last day of Drop Period with “W”
  • Beginning of registration for the spring semester

November

  • Close of registration for spring courses
  • Thanksgiving break begins after classes

December

  • Classes resume
  • Last day of classes
  • Half day of final examinations (afternoon only)
  • Half day of final examinations (afternoon only)
  • First full day of final examinations
  • Last full day of final examinations

* For students who wish to remain on campus on October 13-14, residence halls will remain open and meals will be provided.

Spring 2026

January

  • New and transfer students report
  • All other students report
  • Classes begin
  • Last day of Add Period
  • No classes—Martin Luther King Day
  • Last day of Drop Period without Record

March

  • Midsemester progress reports due in Registrar’s Office
  • Spring break begins after classes
  • Classes resume
  • Last day of Drop Period with “W”
  • Rhetoric Proficiency Examination
  • Beginning of registration for the fall semester

April

  • Close of registration for fall courses
  • Last day of classes
  • Half day of final examinations (afternoon only)
  • Half day of final examinations (afternoon only)
  • First full day of final examinations

May

  • Last full day of final examinations
  • Graduation

Future Academic Calendar Years