2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog

Dec 06, 2025

2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog

Calendars

2025-26 Academic Calendar for Undergraduate Programs*

Fall Semester 2025
Aug. 25	Mon.	Classes Begin
Sept. 1	Mon.	Labor Day Holiday
Sept. 2	Tues.	Classes Resume
Sept. 23	Tues.	Last Day to Drop a Term-A Class
Oct. 10	Fri.	Midpoint of the Semester (Day 34 of 69)
Oct. 16-17	Thurs.-Fri.	Fall Midsemester Break (Offices open)
Oct. 20	Mon.	Classes Resume; Term-B Classes Begin
Oct. 22-29	Wed.-Wed.	Faculty Advising
Oct. 22	Wed.	Advising Day - No Classes
Oct. 27	Mon.	Last Day to Drop a Full-Semester Class
Oct. 30 - Nov. 3.	Thurs.-Mon.	Registration for Spring 2026
Nov. 18	Tues.	Last Day to Drop a Term-B Class
Nov. 26-30	Wed.-Sun.	Thanksgiving Break
Dec. 1	Mon.	Classes Resume
Dec. 5	Fri.	Classes End
Dec. 8-11	Mon.-Thurs.	Final Examinations

Spring Semester 2026
Jan. 12	Mon.	Classes Begin
Jan. 19	Mon.	Martin Luther King Jr. Day - No Classes
Feb. 10	Tues.	Last Day to Drop a Term-A Class
Mar. 2 - June 29		Open Registration for Summer 2026
Mar. 3	Tues.	Midpoint of the Semester (Day 36 of 72)
Mar. 9-13	Mon.-Fri.	Spring Break Week
Mar. 16	Mon.	Classes Resume; Term-B Classes Begin
Mar. 18-25	Wed.-Wed.	Faculty Advising
Mar. 18	Wed.	Advising Day - No Classes
Mar. 23	Mon.	Last Day to Drop a Full-Semester Class
Mar. 26-30	Thurs.-Mon.	Registration for Fall 2026
Apr. 2	Thurs.	Fri. Class Schedule Runs on Thurs.
Apr. 3-6	Fri.-Mon.	Easter Break
Apr. 7	Tues.	Classes Resume
Apr. 14	Tues.	Last Day to Drop a Term-B Class
May 1	Fri.	Classes End
May 4-7	Mon.-Thurs.	Final Examinations
May 9	Sat.	Commencement

Summer Sessions 2026
May 11 - Aug. 14		Summer Semester (14 weeks)
May 11 - June 26		Term A (7 weeks)
May 25	Mon.	Memorial Day
June 29 - Aug. 14		Term B (7 weeks)
June 19; July 3	Fri.; Fri.	Juneteenth; Independence Day (observed)
Aug. 24	Mon.	Fall 2026 Classes Begin

NOTE: Last day(s) to drop Summer 2026 classes: June 9 for Term-A; July 13 for full semester; July 28 for Term-B.

*Calendars/schedules for graduate and online courses may vary from this calendar.

Fall Semester 2026
Aug. 24	Mon.	Classes Begin
Sept. 7	Mon.	Labor Day Holiday
Sept. 8	Tues.	Classes Resume
Oct. 9	Fri.	Midpoint of the Semester (Day 34 of 69)
Oct. 15-16	Thurs.-Fri.	Fall Midsemester Break (Offices open)
Oct. 19	Mon.	Classes Resume; Term-B Classes Begin
Oct. 21-28	Wed.-Wed.	Faculty Advising
Oct. 29 - Nov. 2	Thurs.-Mon.	Registration for Spring 2027
Nov. 25 - Nov. 29	Wed.-Sun.	Thanksgiving Break
Nov. 30	Mon.	Classes Resume
Dec. 4	Fri.	Classes End
Dec. 7 - 10	Mon.-Thurs.	Final Examinations

Spring Semester 2027
Jan. 11	Mon.	Classes Begin
Jan. 18	Mon.	Martin Luther King Jr. Day - No Classes
Mar. 1 - June 28		Open Registration for Summer 2027
Mar. 2	Tues.	Midpoint of the Semester (Day 36 of 72)
Mar. 8-12	Mon.-Fri.	Spring Break Week
Mar. 15	Mon.	Classes Resume; Term-B Classes Begin
Mar. 17-24	Wed.-Wed.	Faculty Advising
Mar. 25	Thurs.	Fri. Class Schedule Runs on Thurs.
Mar. 26-29	Fri.-Mon.	Easter Break
Mar. 30	Tues.	Classes Resume
Mar. 31 - Apr. 7	Wed.-Wed.	Registration for Fall 2027
Apr. 30	Fri.	Classes End
May 3 - 6	Mon.-Thurs.	Final Examinations
May 8	Sat.	Commencement

Summer Sessions 2027
May 10 - Aug. 13		Summer Semester (14 weeks)
May 10 - June 25		Term A (7 weeks)
May 31	Mon.	Memorial Day
June 28 - Aug. 13		Term B (7 weeks)
June 18; July 5	Fri.; Mon.	Juneteenth (observed); Independence Day (observed)
Aug. 30	Mon.	Fall 2027 Classes Begin

Fall Semester 2027
Aug. 30	Mon.	Classes Begin
Sept. 6	Mon.	Labor Day Holiday
Sept. 7	Tues.	Classes Resume
Oct. 15	Fri.	Midpoint of the Semester (Day 34 of 69)
Oct. 21-22	Thurs.-Fri.	Fall Midsemester Break (Offices open)
Oct. 25	Mon.	Classes Resume; Term-B Classes Begin
Oct. 27 - Nov. 3	Wed.-Wed.	Faculty Advising
Nov. 4-8	Thurs.-Mon.	Registration for Spring 2028
Nov. 24 - Nov. 28	Wed.-Sun.	Thanksgiving Break
Nov. 29	Mon.	Classes Resume
Dec. 10	Fri.	Classes End
Dec. 13-16	Mon.-Thurs.	Final Examinations

Spring Semester 2028
Jan. 10	Mon.	Classes Begin
Jan. 17	Mon.	Martin Luther King Jr. Day - No Classes
Feb.28 - June 26		Open Registration for Summer 2028
Feb. 29	Tues.	Midpoint of the Semester (Day 36 of 72)
Mar. 6-10	Mon.-Fri.	Spring Break Week
Mar. 13	Mon.	Classes Resume; Term-B Classes Begin
Mar. 15-22	Wed.-Wed.	Faculty Advising
Mar. 23-27	Thurs.-Mon.	Registration for Fall 2028
Apr. 13	Thurs.	Fri. Class Schedule Runs on Thurs.
Apr. 14-17	Fri.-Mon.	Easter Break
Apr. 18	Tues.	Classes Resume
Apr. 28	Fri.	Classes End
May 1-4	Mon.-Thurs.	Final Examinations
May 6	Sat.	Commencement

Summer Sessions 2028
May 8 - Aug. 11		Summer Semester (14 weeks)
May 8 - June 23		Term A (7 weeks)
May 29	Mon.	Memorial Day
June 26 - Aug. 11		Term B (7 weeks)
June 19; July 4	Mon.; Tues.	Juneteenth; Independence Day
Aug. 28	Mon.	Fall 2028 Classes Begin

Fall Semester 2028
Aug. 28	Mon.	Classes Begin
Sept. 4	Mon.	Labor Day Holiday
Sept. 5	Tues.	Classes Resume
Oct. 13	Fri.	Midpoint of the Semester (Day 34 of 69)
Oct. 19-20	Thurs.-Fri.	Fall Midsemester Break (Offices open)
Oct. 23	Mon.	Classes Resume; Term-B Classes Begin
Oct. 25 - Nov. 1	Wed.-Wed.	Faculty Advising
Nov. 2-6	Thurs.-Mon.	Registration for Spring 2029
Nov. 23-26	Wed.-Sun.	Thanksgiving Break
Nov. 27	Mon.	Classes Resume
Dec. 8	Fri.	Classes End
Dec. 11-14	Mon.-Thurs.	Final Examinations

Spring Semester 2029
Jan. 8	Mon.	Classes Begin
Jan. 15	Mon.	Martin Luther King Jr. Day - No Classes
Feb. 26 - June 24		Open Registration for Summer 2029
Feb. 27	Tues.	Midpoint of the Semester (Day 36 of 72)
Mar. 5-9	Mon.-Fri.	Spring Break Week
Mar. 12	Mon.	Classes Resume; Term-B Classes Begin
Mar. 14-21	Wed.-Wed.	Faculty Advising
Mar. 22-26	Thurs.-Mon.	Registration for Fall 2029
Mar. 29	Thurs.	Fri. Class Schedule Runs on Thurs.
Mar. 30 - Apr. 2	Fri.-Mon.	Easter Break
Apr. 3	Tues.	Classes Resume
Apr. 27	Fri.	Classes End
Apr. 30 - May 3	Mon.-Thurs.	Final Examinations
May 5	Sat.	Commencement

Summer Sessions 2029
May 7 - Aug. 10		Summer Semester (14 weeks)
May 7 - June 22		Term A (7 weeks)
May 28	Mon.	Memorial Day
June 25 - Aug. 10		Term B (7 weeks)
June 19; July 4	Tues.; Wed.	Juneteenth; Independence Day
Aug. 27	Mon.	Fall 2029 Classes Begin