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2025-2026 Academic Calendar

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Fall Semester 2025

Date Day Event
August 18 - 22 Monday - Friday Faculty Meetings
August 25 Monday Classes Begin
September 1 Monday Labor Day (university closed)
November 26 Wednesday Thanksgiving Break Begins
(no classes on Wednesday)
December 1 Monday Classes Resume
December 6 Saturday Classes End
December 8 - 13 Monday - Saturday Final Examinations
December 13 Saturday Fall Graduate Commencement
December 14 Sunday Fall Undergraduate Commencement

Spring Semester 2026

Date Day Event
January 5 - 9 Monday - Friday Faculty Meetings
January 12 Monday Classes begin
January 19 Monday Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday (university closed)
March 8- 15 Sunday - Sunday Spring Recess
March 16 Monday Classes Resume
April 19 Sunday Honors Day
April 30 Thursday Classes End
May 1 Friday Reading Day
May 2, 4 - 8 Saturday, Monday - Friday Final Examinations
May 8 Friday Spring Graduate Commencement
May 9 Saturday Spring Undergraduate Commencement

Summer Semester 2026

Date Day Event
June 15 Monday Classes Begin
June 19 Friday Juneteenth (university closed)
July 3 Friday Independence Day Observed (university closed)
August 9 Sunday Summer Session Ends

2026-2027 Academic Calendar

Fall Semester 2026

Date Day Event
August 17 - 21 Monday-Friday Faculty Meetings
August 24 Monday Classes Begin
September 7 Monday Labor Day (university closed)
November 3 Tuesday General Election Day (no classes)
November 25 Wednesday Thanksgiving Break Begins
(no classes on Wednesday)
November 30 Monday Classes Resume
December 5 Saturday Classes End
December 7-12 Monday-Saturday Final Examinations
December 12 Saturday Fall Graduate Commencement
December 13 Sunday Fall Undergraduate Commencement

Spring Semester 2027

Date Day Event
January 4-8 Monday-Friday Faculty Meetings
January 11 Monday Classes begin
January 18 Monday Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday
(university closed)
March 7-14 Sunday-Sunday Spring Recess
March 15 Monday Classes Resume
April 18 Sunday Honors Day
April 29 Thursday Classes End
April 30 Friday Reading Day
May 1, 3-7 Saturday, Monday-Friday Final Examinations
May 7 Friday Spring Graduate Commencement
May 8 Saturday Spring Undergraduate Commencement

Summer Semester 2027

Date Day Event
June 14 Monday Classes Begin
June 18 Friday Juneteenth observed (university closed)
July 5 Monday Independence Day Observed
(university closed)
August 8 Sunday Summer Session Ends

Future Calendars

2027-2028 Academic Calendar

Fall Semester 2027

Date Day Event
August 16 - 22 Monday-Friday Faculty meetings
August 23 Monday Classes begin
September 6 Monday Labor Day (university closed)
November 24 Wednesday Thanksgiving break begins
(no classes on Wednesday)
November 29 Monday Classes resume
December 4 Saturday Classes end
December 6-11 Monday-Saturday Final examinations
December 11 Saturday Fall graduate commencement
December 12 Sunday Fall undergraduate commencement

Spring Semester 2028

Date Day Event
January 10-14 Monday-Friday Faculty meetings
January 17 Monday Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday
(university closed)
January 18 Tuesday Classes begin
March 12-19 Sunday-Sunday Spring recess
March 20 Monday Classes resume
April 23 Sunday Honors Day
May 4 Thursday Classes end
May 5 Friday Reading Day
May 6, 8-12 Saturday, Monday-Friday Final examinations
May 12 Friday Spring graduate commencement
May 13 Saturday Spring undergraduate commencement

Summer Semester 2028

Date Day Event
June 12 Monday Classes begin
June 19 Monday Juneteenth (university closed)
July 4 Tuesday Independence Day 
(university closed)
August 6 Sunday Summer session ends

2028-2029 Academic Calendar

Fall Semester 2028

Date Day Event
August 21 - 25 Monday-Friday Faculty meetings
August 28 Monday Classes begin
September 4 Monday Labor Day (university closed)
November 7 Tuesday General Election Day (no classes)
November 22 Wednesday Thanksgiving break begins
(no classes on Wednesday)
November 27 Monday Classes resume
December 9 Saturday Classes end
December 11-16 Monday-Saturday Final examinations
December 16 Saturday Fall graduate commencement
December 17 Sunday Fall undergraduate commencement

Spring Semester 2029

Date Day Event
January 8-12 Monday-Friday Faculty meetings
January 15 Monday Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday
(university closed)
January 16 Tuesday Classes begin
March 11-18 Sunday-Sunday Spring recess
March 19 Monday Classes resume
April 22 Sunday Honors Day
May 3 Thursday Classes end
May 4 Friday Reading Day
May 5, 7-11 Saturday, Monday-Friday Final examinations
May 11 Friday Spring graduate commencement
May 12 Saturday Spring undergraduate commencement

Summer Semester 2029

Date Day Event
June 11 Monday Classes begin
June 19 Tuesday Juneteenth (university closed)
July 4 Wednesday Independence Day observed
(university closed)
August 5 Sunday Summer session ends

2029-2030 Academic Calendar

Fall Semester 2029

Date Day Event
August 20-24 Monday-Friday Faculty meetings
August 27 Monday Classes begin
September 3 Monday Labor Day (university closed)
November 21 Wednesday Thanksgiving break begins
(no classes on Wednesday)
November 26 Monday Classes resume
December 8 Saturday Classes end
December 10-15 Monday-Saturday Final examinations
December 15 Saturday Fall graduate commencement
December 16 Sunday Fall undergraduate commencement

Spring Semester 2030

Date Day Event
January 7-11 Monday-Friday Faculty meetings
January 14 Monday Classes begin
January 21 Monday Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday
(university closed)
March 10-17 Sunday-Sunday Spring recess
March 18 Monday Classes resume
April 14 Sunday Honors Day
May 2 Thursday Classes end
May 3 Friday Reading Day
May 4, 6-10 Saturday, Monday-Friday Final examinations
May 10 Friday Spring graduate commencement
May 11 Saturday Spring undergraduate commencement

Summer Semester 2030

Date Day Event
June 17 Monday Classes begin
June 19 Wednesday Juneteenth (university closed)
July 4 Thursday Independence Day 
(university closed)
August 11 Sunday Summer session ends

2030-2031 Academic Calendar

Fall Semester 2030

Date Day Event
August 19-23 Monday-Friday Faculty meetings
August 26 Monday Classes begin
September 2 Monday Labor Day (university closed)
November 5 Tuesday General Election Day (no classes)
November 27 Wednesday Thanksgiving break begins
(no classes on Wednesday)
December 2  Monday Classes resume
December 7 Saturday Classes end
December 9-14 Monday-Saturday Final examinations
December 14 Saturday Fall graduate commencement
December 15 Sunday Fall undergraduate commencement

Spring Semester 2031

Date Day Event
January 6-10 Monday-Friday Faculty meetings
January 13 Monday Classes begin
January 20 Monday Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday
(university closed)
March 9-16 Sunday-Sunday Spring recess
March 17 Monday Classes resume
April 20 Sunday Honors Day
May 1 Thursday Classes end
May 2 Friday Reading Day
May 3, 5-9 Saturday, Monday-Friday Final examinations
May 9 Friday Spring graduate commencement
May 10 Saturday Spring undergraduate commencement

Summer Semester 2031

Date Day Event
June 16 Monday Classes begin
June 19 Thursday Juneteenth (university closed)
July 4 Friday Independence Day 
(university closed)
August 10 Sunday Summer session ends

2031-2032 Academic Calendar

Fall Semester 2031

Date Day Event
August 18-22 Monday-Friday Faculty meetings
August 25 Monday Classes begin
September 1 Monday Labor Day (university closed)
November 26 Wednesday Thanksgiving break begins
(no classes on Wednesday)
December 1  Monday Classes resume
December 6 Saturday Classes end
December 8-13 Monday-Saturday Final examinations
December 13 Saturday Fall graduate commencement
December 14 Sunday Fall undergraduate commencement

Spring Semester 2032

Date Day Event
January 5-9 Monday-Friday Faculty meetings
January 12 Monday Classes begin
January 19 Monday Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday
(university closed)
March 7-14 Sunday-Sunday Spring recess
March 15 Monday Classes resume
April 18 Sunday Honors Day
April 29 Thursday Classes end
April 30 Friday Reading Day
May 1, 3-7 Saturday, Monday-Friday Final examinations
May 7 Friday Spring graduate commencement
May 8 Saturday Spring undergraduate commencement

Summer Semester 2032

Date Day Event
June 14 Monday Classes begin
June 18 Friday Juneteenth observed (university closed)
July 5 Monday Independence Day observed
(university closed)
August 8 Sunday Summer session ends

2032-2033 Academic Calendar

Fall Semester 2032

Date Day Event
August 16-20 Monday-Friday Faculty meetings
August 23 Monday Classes begin
September 6 Monday Labor Day (university closed)
November 2 Tuesday General Election Day (no classes)
November 24 Wednesday Thanksgiving break begins
(no classes on Wednesday)
November 29  Monday Classes resume
December 4 Saturday Classes end
December 6-11 Monday-Saturday Final examinations
December 11 Saturday Fall graduate commencement
December 12 Sunday Fall undergraduate commencement

Spring Semester 2033

Date Day Event
January 10-14 Monday-Friday Faculty meetings
January 17 Monday Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday
(university closed)
January 18 Tuesday Classes begin
March 13-20 Sunday-Sunday Spring recess
March 21 Monday Classes resume
April 24 Sunday Honors Day
May 5 Thursday Classes end
May 6 Friday Reading Day
May 7, 9-13 Saturday, Monday-Friday Final examinations
May 13 Friday Spring graduate commencement
May 14 Saturday Spring undergraduate commencement

Summer Semester 2033

Date Day Event
June 13 Monday Classes begin
June 20 Monday Juneteenth observed (university closed)
July 4 Monday Independence Day
(university closed)
August 7 Sunday Summer session ends