Spring Term 2026 Academic Calendar

Changes may be made to the following tentative academic calendar, which is not official until it is approved by the Board of Trustees.

January 2026

January 1 

New Year's Day Holiday; Observed

January 19  

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday; University closed

January 20

Classes begin (full-term and sub-term A) 

January 20-26 

Drop/add period (full-term and sub-term A) 

January 24 

Saturday classes begin

January 26 

Deadline to drop full-term and sub-term A course(s) with a 100% refund

Deadline to file FERPA hold to prevent release of student information


February 2026

February 2 

Deadline to file spring 2026 graduation application without financial penalty

February  3 

Deadline to withdraw from sub-term A course(s) with a 50% refund for eligible students

February 14

Deadline to withdraw from full-term course(s) with a 50% refund for eligible students

February 16 

President's Day holiday; normal campus operations

February 26 

Deadline to withdraw from sub-term A course(s) with a W grade


March 2026

March 4

Sub-term A classes end

March 8-14 

Spring break

March 16

Sub-term B classes begin

March 16-20

Sub-term B drop/add period

March 20

Deadline to drop sub-term B course(s) with a 100% refund


April 2026

April 7

Deadline to withdraw from sub-term B course(s) with a 50% refund for eligible students

April 9 

Deadline to withdraw from full-term course(s) with a W grade

Final deadline to file Spring 2026 graduation application

April 21

Deadline to withdraw from sub-term B course(s) with a W grade


May 2026

May 8

Term ends

Note: Doctoral, Master's, and Baccalaureate Commencement ceremony schedule will be posted on the Commencement website.