Fall 2025
August | 21 | Thursday | Freshmen and transfers report |
24 | Sunday | All other students report | |
25 | Monday | Classes begin | |
29 | Friday | Last day of Add Period | |
September | 1 | Monday | No classes—Labor Day |
5 | Friday | Last day of Drop Period without Record | |
October | 7 | Tuesday | Rhetoric Proficiency Examination |
8 | Wednesday | Midsemester progress reports due in Registrar’s Office | |
13 | Monday | No Classes* | |
14 | Tuesday | No Classes* | |
24 | Friday | Last day of Drop Period with “W” | |
28 | Tuesday | Beginning of registration for the spring semester | |
November | 6 | Thursday | Close of registration for spring courses |
25 | Tuesday | Thanksgiving break begins after classes | |
December | 1 | Monday | Classes resume |
8 | Monday | Last day of classes | |
9 | Tuesday | Half day of final examinations (afternoon only) | |
10 | Wednesday | Half day of final examinations (afternoon only) | |
11 | Thursday | First full day of final examinations | |
13 | Saturday | 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 | 9 | Friday | New and transfer students report |
11 | Sunday | All other students report | |
12 | Monday | Classes begin | |
16 | Friday | Last day of Add Period | |
19 | Monday | No classes—Martin Luther King Day | |
23 | Friday | Last day of Drop Period without Record | |
March | 4 | Wednesday | Midsemester progress reports due in Registrar’s Office |
6 | Friday | Spring break begins after classes | |
16 | Monday | Classes resume | |
20 | Friday | Last day of Drop Period with “W” | |
24 | Tuesday | Rhetoric Proficiency Examination | |
31 | Tuesday | Beginning of registration for the fall semester | |
April | 14 | Tuesday | Close of registration for fall courses |
27 | Monday | Last day of classes | |
28 | Tuesday | Half day of final examinations (afternoon only) | |
29 | Wednesday | Half day of final examinations (afternoon only) | |
30 | Thursday | First full day of final examinations | |
May | 2 | Saturday | Last full day of final examinations |
9 | Saturday | Graduation |