2026-2027 Academic Calendar

2026-2027 Calendar

ACADEMIC SCHEDULING CALENDAR

FALL 2026 SEMESTER DATES

Event Day of Week Date Comment
Convocation Day Sunday 8/30/26
Fall 2026 Semester Begins - Late Registration Begins Monday 8/31/26
Labor Day Monday 9/7/26 University Closed
Rosh Hashanah (First Night) Friday 9/11/26 No Evening Classes
First Day of Rosh Hashanah Saturday 9/12/26 No Classes Scheduled
Yom Kippur Monday 9/21/26 No Classes Scheduled
Conversion Day Tuesday 9/22/26 Friday Evening Classes Meet, No Other Classes Meet
January 2027 Intersession Registration Opens Monday 10/26/26
Graduate Registration Opens for Spring 2027 Semester Monday 11/9/26
Veterans Day Wednesday 11/11/26 University Closed
Undergraduate Registration Opens for Spring 2027 Semester Monday 11/16/26
Thanksgiving Break Wednesday - Sunday 11/25/26-11/29/26 University Closed
Undergraduate Study Day Tuesday 12/8/26 No Undergraduate Classes
Undergraduate Study Day Thursday 12/10/26 No Undergraduate Classes
January 2027 Intersession Tuition and Fees Payment Due Monday 12/14/26
Deadline to submit Leave of Absence for Fall 2026 Semester Saturday 12/19/26
Fall 2026 Semester Ends Saturday 12/19/26
December 2026 Degree Conferral Saturday 12/19/26

           Final exams are scheduled for the last class date.

WINTER BREAK: 12/24/26 - 1/1/27 (University Closed)
 

JANUARY 2027 INTERSESSION DATES

Event Day of Week Date Comment
January 2027 Intersession In-Person & Hybrid Classes Begin (1/4/17 - 1/23/27) Monday 1/4/27
January 2027 Intersession Fully Online Classes Begin (1/4/27 - 1/30/27) Monday 1/4/27
Spring 2027 Semester Tuition and Fees Payment Due Wednesday 1/6/27
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Monday 1/18/27 University Closed
January 2027 Intersession In-Person & Hybrid Classes End Saturday 1/23/27
January 2027 Intersession FULLY ONLINE Classes End Saturday 1/30/27

SPRING 2027 SEMESTER DATES

Event Day of Week Date Comment
Spring 2027 Semester Begins - Late Registration Begins Monday 1/25/27
Lunar New Year Saturday 2/6/27 No Classes Scheduled
Presidents Day Monday 2/15/27 University Closed
Eid ul-Fitr Wednesday 3/10/27 No Classes Scheduled
Semester Break Sunday - Sunday 3/21/27-3/28/27 No Classes Scheduled
Good Friday Friday 3/26/27 No Classes Scheduled
Graduate Registration Opens for Fall 2027 Semester Monday 4/5/27
Undergraduate Registration Opens for Fall 2027 Semester Monday 4/12/27
Passover (First Night) Wednesday 4/21/27 No Evening Classes Scheduled
Passover (First Day) Thursday 4/22/27 No Classes Scheduled
Early Summer and Summer 1 2027 Sessions Tuition and Fees Payment Due Monday 5/3/27
Undergraduate Study Day (Day) Tuesday 5/4/27 No Undergraduate Day Classes Scheduled
Conversion Day (Evening) Tuesday 5/4/27 Wednesday Evening Classes Meet*
Deadline to submit Leave of Absence for Spring 2027 Semester Saturday 5/15/27
Spring 2027 Semester Ends Saturday 5/15/27
May 2027 Degree Conferral Saturday 5/15/27

           *No Tuesday classes meet, only Wednesday Evening class meet.
           Final exams are scheduled for the last class meeting date.

SUMMER 2027 SEMESTER DATES

(Included Early Summer and Late Summer Intersessions)

Event Day of Week Date Comment
Summer Semester 2027 Begins Wednesday 5/19/27
Early Summer 1 2027 Semester Begins Wednesday 5/19/27
Summer 1 2027 Semester Begins Thursday 5/27/27
Memorial Day Monday 5/31/27 University Closed
Early Summer 1 2027 Semester Ends Wednesday 6/2/27
Juneteenth (Observed) Friday 6/18/27 University Closed
Juneteenth Saturday 6/19/27 University Closed
Summer 2 and Late Summer 2 2027 Sessions Tuition and Fees Payment Due Thursday 7/1/27
Independence Day Sunday 7/4/27 University Closed
Independence Day (Observed) Monday 7/5/27 Univeristy Closed
Summer 1 2027 Semester Ends Monday 7/12/27
Summer 2 2027 Semester Begins Thursday 7/15/27
Late Summer 2 2027 Semester Begins Monday 8/2/27
Summer 2 2027 Semester Ends Wednesday 8/25/27
Late Summer 2 2027 Semester Ends Saturday 8/28/27
Summer Semester 2027 Ends Saturday 8/28/27

MEETING PATTERNS

FALL 2026

Day(s) of Week First Day Last Day
Monday 8/31/26 12/14/26
Tuesday 9/1/26 12/15/26
Wednesday 9/2/26 12/16/26
Thursday 9/3/26 12/17/26
Friday 9/4/26 12/18/26
Saturday 9/5/26 12/19/26
Monday / Wednesday 8/31/26 12/16/26
Tuesday / Thursday 9/1/26 12/17/26
Wednesday / Friday 9/2/26 12/18/26
Monday / Tuesday / Thursday 8/31/26 12/17/26
Monday / Wednesday / Friday 8/31/26 12/18/26
Tuesday / Thursday / Friday 9/1/26 12/18/26

SPRING 2027

Day(s) of Week First Day Last Day
Monday 1/25/27 5/10/27
Tuesday 1/26/27 5/11/27
Wednesday 1/27/27 5/12/27
Thursday 1/29/27 5/13/27
Friday 1/29/27 5/14/27
Saturday 1/30/27 5/15/27
Monday / Wednesday 1/25/27 5/12/27
Tuesday / Thursday 1/26/27 5/13/27
Wednesday / Friday 1/27/27 5/14/27
Monday / Tuesday / Thursday 1/25/27 5/13/27
Monday / Wednesday / Friday 1/25/27 5/14/27
Tuesday / Thursday / Friday 1/26/27 5/14/27

NO CLASSES SCHEDULED DATES

Note: Evening begins at 4:00 PM

FALL 2026

Event/Holiday Date(s)
Labor Day Monday, September 7
Rosh Hashanah (First Night) Friday, September 11
First Day of Rosh Hashanah Saturday, September 12
Yom Kippur Monday, September 21
Veterans Day Wednesday, November 11
Thanksgiving Break Wednesday, November 25 - Sunday, November 29
Undergraduate Study Day (Undergraduate Day Classes) Tuesday, December 8
Undergraduate Study Day (Undergraduate Day Classes) Thursday, December 10

SPRING 2027

Event/Holiday Date(s)
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Monday, January 18
Lunar New Year Saturday, February 6
Presidents Day Monday, February 15
Eid ul-Fitr Wednesday, March 10
Semester Break Sunday, March 21 - Sunday, March 28
Good Friday Friday, March 26
Passover (First Night) Wednesday, April 21 (Evening Only)
Passover (First Day) Thursday, April 22
Undergraduate Study Day Tuesday, May 4*

      *No Tuesday classes meet, only Wednesday Evening class meet.

SUMMER 2027

Event/Holiday Date(s)
Memorial Day Monday, May 31
Juneteenth (Observed) Friday, June 18
Juneteenth Saturday, June 19
Independence Day Sunday, July 4
Independence Day (Observed) Monday, July 5