Academic Catalog 2026-2027

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2026-27

First Semester

Date Event
Aug. 20-21 Faculty/Staff Workshop
Aug. 23-25 Orientation
Aug. 26 Classes begin
Sept. 7 Labor Day Holiday
Oct. 16 Mid-semester; end of Part of Term 2
Classes close at the end of the academic day
Oct. 17-25 Fall interim
Oct. 26 Classes resume; Part of Term 3 classes begin
Oct. 27 Midsemester and Part of Term 2 final grades due at 4 p.m.
Nov. 24 Thanksgiving recess begins at the end of the academic day (evening classes meet as scheduled)
Nov. 30 Classes resume
Dec. 11 Last class day
Dec. 14-16 Final examinations
Dec. 19 Grades due at 4 p.m.

Second Semester

Date Event
Jan. 6 Orientation
Jan. 7 Classes begin
Jan. 18 Martin Luther King Jr. Day (MLK Day)
Feb. 3 Classes close at the end of the academic day (evening classes meet as scheduled)
Feb. 4-7 Student Respite Days
Feb. 8 Classes resume
Feb. 26 Midsemester point; end of Part of Term 2
Classes close at the end of the academic day
Feb. 27-March 7 Spring interim
March 8 Classes resume; Part of Term 3 classes begin
March 9 Midsemester and Part of Term 2 final grades due at 4 p.m.
March 25 Easter recess begins at the end of the academic day (evening classes meet as scheduled)
March 26-29 Easter recess
March 30 Classes resume
April 14 Undergraduate Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity Symposium (COSS)
April 26 Last class day
April 27 Study day
April 28-30 Final examinations
May 2 Commencement
May 4 Grades due at 4 p.m.

Full Summer Term: May 3-Aug. 13, 2027
Two-month Summer Term: May 10-July 2, 2027
First Summer Term: May 10-June 4, 2027
Second Summer Term: June 7-July 2, 2027
Third Summer Term: July 12-Aug. 6, 2027

2027-28

First Semester

Date Event
Aug. 19-20 Faculty/Staff Workshop
Aug. 22-24 Orientation
Aug. 25 Classes begin
Sept. 6 Labor Day Holiday
Oct. 15 Mid-semester; end of Part of Term 2
Oct. 18 Part of Term 3 classes begin
Oct. 19 Midsemester and Part of Term 2 final grades due at 4 p.m.
Oct. 22 Classes close at the end of the academic day
Oct. 23-31 Fall interim
Nov. 1 Classes resume
Nov. 23 Thanksgiving recess begins at the end of the academic day (evening classes meet as scheduled)
Nov. 29 Classes resume
Dec. 10 Last class day
Dec. 13-15 Final examinations
Dec. 18 Grades due at 6 p.m.

Second Semester

Date Event
Jan. 12 Orientation
Jan. 13 Classes begin
Jan. 17 Martin Luther King Jr. Day (MLK Day)
Feb. 2 Classes close at the end of the academic day (evening classes meet as scheduled)
Feb. 3-4 Student Respite Days
Feb. 7 Classes resume
March 3 Midsemester point; end of Part of Term 2
Classes close at the end of the academic day
March 4-12 Spring interim
March 13 Classes resume; Part of Term 3 classes begin
March 14 Midsemester and Part of Term 2 final grades due at 4 p.m.
April 5 Undergraduate Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity Symposium (COSS)
April 13 Easter recess begins at the end of the academic day (evening classes meet as scheduled)
April 14-17 Easter recess
April 18 Classes resume
May 1 Last class day
May 2 Study day
May 3-5 Final examinations
May 7 Commencement
May 9 Grades due at 4 p.m.

Full Summer Term: May 8-Aug. 11, 2028
Two-month Summer Term: May 15-July 7, 2028
First Summer Term: May 15-June 9, 2028
Second Summer Term: June 12-July 7, 2028
Third Summer Term: July 17-Aug. 11, 2028

2028-29

First Semester

Date Event
Aug. 17-18 Faculty/Staff Workshop
Aug. 20-22 Orientation
Aug. 23 Classes begin
Sept. 4 Labor Day Holiday
Oct. 13 Mid-semester; end of Part of Term 2
Oct. 16 Part of Term 3 classes begin
Oct. 17 Midsemester and Part of Term 2 final grades due at 4 p.m.
Oct. 20 Classes close at the end of the academic day
Oct. 21-29 Fall interim
Oct. 30 Classes resume
Nov. 21 Thanksgiving recess begins at the end of the academic day (evening classes meet as scheduled)
Nov. 27 Classes resume
Dec. 11 Last class day
Dec. 12 Study day
Dec. 13-15 Final examinations
Dec. 19 Grades due at 4 p.m.

Second Semester

Date Event
Jan. 10 Orientation
Jan. 11 Classes begin
Jan. 15 Martin Luther King Jr. Day (MLK Day)
Jan. 31 Classes close at the end of the academic day (evening classes meet as scheduled)
Feb. 1-4 Student Respite Days
March 2 Midsemester point; end of Part of Term 2
Classes close at the end of the academic day
March 3-11 Spring interim
March 12 Classes resume; Part of Term 3 classes begin
March 13 Midsemester and Part of Term 2 final grades due at 4 p.m.
March 29 Easter recess begins at the end of the academic day (evening classes meet as scheduled)
Mar. 30-Apr. 2 Easter recess
April 3 Classes resume
April 11 Undergraduate Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity Symposium (COSS)
April 30 Last class day
May 1 Study day
May 2-4 Final examinations
May 6 Commencement
May 8 Grades due at 4 p.m.

Full Summer Term: May 7-Aug. 10, 2029
First Summer Term: May 14-June 8, 2029
Second Summer Term: June 11-July 6, 2029
Third Summer Term: July 16-Aug. 10, 2029

2029-30

First Semester

Date Event
Aug. 16-17 Faculty/Staff Workshop
Aug. 19-21 Orientation
Aug. 22 Classes begin
Sept. 3 Labor Day Holiday
Oct. 12 Mid-semester; end of Part of Term 2
Oct. 15 Part of Term 3 classes begin
Oct. 16 Midsemester and Part of Term 2 final grades due at 4 p.m.
Oct. 19 Classes close at the end of the academic day
Oct. 20-28 Fall interim
Oct. 29 Classes resume
Nov. 20 Thanksgiving recess begins at the end of the academic day (evening classes meet as scheduled)
Nov. 26 Classes resume
Dec. 10 Last class day
Dec. 11 Study day
Dec. 12-14 Final examinations
Dec. 18 Grades due at 4 p.m.

Second Semester

Date Event
Jan. 9 Orientation
Jan. 10 Classes begin
Jan. 21 Martin Luther King Jr. Day (MLK Day)
Jan. 30 Classes close at the end of the academic day (evening classes meet as scheduled)
Jan. 31-Feb. 3 Student Respite Days
March 1 Midsemester point; end of Part of Term 2
Classes close at the end of the academic day
March 2-10 Spring interim
March 11 Classes resume; Part of Term 3 classes begin
March 12 Midsemester and Part of Term 2 final grades due at 4 p.m.
April 18 Easter recess begins at the end of the academic day (evening classes meet as scheduled)
Apr. 19-22 Easter recess
April 23 Classes resume
April 29 Last class day
April 30 Study day
May 1-3 Final examinations
May 5 Commencement
May 7 Grades due at 4 p.m.

Full Summer Term: May 6-Aug. 16, 2030
First Summer Term: May 13-June 7, 2030
Second Summer Term: June 10-July 5, 2030
Third Summer Term: July 15-Aug. 9, 2030