Academic Calendar 2025-2026

Fall Term 2025

DateEvent
Aug. 20 (Wed)UNIVERSITY CONFERENCE & SERVICE RECOGNITIONS 
Aug. 21 (Thurs) FACULTY CONFERENCE/Division Meetings
Aug. 22-23 (Fri-Sat) New Student Orientation (Day/Evening Students)
Aug. 23 (Sat) New Student Convocation (Day/Evening Students) 
Graduate Education Quarter I/V begins 
Aug. 25 (Mon)Fall Semester begins 
Evening Traditional and Graduate Nursing Fall Semester begins  
Accelerated BSN (ABSN) Fall Trimester begins 
Aug. 25-29 (Mon-Fri)Late Registration & Drop/Add for Fall Semester 
Aug. 26 (Tues) MBA/MSOLC Session I begins 
Sept. 1 (Mon) Labor Day— UNIVERSITY CLOSED 
Sept. 2 (Tues) OT Weekday (Tuesdays) Fall Trimester Begins 
Sept. 5 (Fri.) OT and PT Fall Trimesters begin 
Sept. 6 (Sat) Weekend ABSN Fall Trimester begins 
Sept. 15 (Mon)OT Weekday (Mondays) Fall Trimester Begins 
Oct. 21 (Tues) MBA/MSOLC Session II begins 
Nov. 3 (Mon) Last day for withdrawal from Fall Semester classes  
Nov. 4 (Tues)  Election Day—UNDERGRADUATE CLASSES SUSPENDED 
Nov. 14 (Fri) Last day for January graduates to file a "Candidate for Degree" form
Nov. 17 (Mon.) HONORS CONVOCATION  
Nov. 26-30 (Wed-Sun)Thanksgiving Recess—UNIVERSITY CLOSED  
Dec. 8-12 (Mon-Fri) Final examination week, Fall semester 
Dec. 24-Jan. 2 (Wed-Fri)UNIVERSITY CLOSED 

Winter Session 2026

DateEvent
Nov. 1 (Sat) Graduate Education Quarter II/VI begins 
Jan. 5-Jan. 16 (Mon-Fri) Undergraduate Wintersession Classes (10 class sessions

Spring Term 2026

DateEvent
Jan. 3 (Sat) Weekend ABSN Spring Trimester begins 
Jan. 5 (Mon)Accelerated BSN (ABSN) Spring Trimester begins 
OT Weekday (Mondays) Spring Trimester Begins 
Jan. 7 (Wed) OT Weekday (Wednesdays) Spring Trimester Begins
Jan. 9 (Fri) OT and PT Spring Trimesters begin
Jan. 13 (Tues) MBA/MSOLC Session III begins  
Jan. 15 (Thurs) UNIVERSITY CONFERENCE 
Jan. 19 (Mon) Martin Luther King Day—UNIVERSITY CLOSED 
Jan. 20 (Tues)Residence Halls Open for Returning Students
Jan. 21 (Wed)Spring Semester Begins
Evening Traditional and Graduate Nursing Spring Semester begins
Jan. 21-27 (Wed-Tues) Late Registration & Drop/Add for Spring Semester
Jan. 30 (Fri)Last day for May/August graduates to file a "Candidate for Degree" form
Jan. 31 (Sat)Graduate Education Quarter III/VII begins
Mar. 2-6 (Mon-Fri) SPRING BREAK—UNDERGRADUATE CLASSES SUSPENDED
Mar. 10 (Tues)MBA/MSOLC Session IV begins
Apr. 1 (Wed)   Classes follow Monday schedule
Apr. 2-Apr. 6 (Thurs-Mon)RELIGIOUS HOLIDAYS—UNIVERSITY CLOSED 
Apr. 8 (Wed) Last day for withdrawal from Spring Semester classes
May 11-15 (Mon-Fri) Final examination week, Spring Semester 
May 14 (Thurs) GRADUATE PROGRAM HOODING CEREMONIES 
May 16 (Sat) GRADUATION MASS and BACCALAUREATE AWARDS CEREMONY
May 17 (Sun) COMMENCEMENT

Summer Term 2026

DateEvent
Apr. 11 (Sat)Graduate Education Quarter IV begins 
May 4 (Mon)OT Weekday (Mondays) Summer Trimester Begins
May 5 (Tues)MBA/MSOLC Session V begins 
May 6 (Wed)OT Weekday (Wednesdays) Summer Trimester Begins 
May 8 (Fri) OT and PT Weekend Summer Trimesters begin 
May 9 (Sat) Weekend ABSN Summer Trimester begins 
May 25 (Mon)Memorial Day—UNIVERSITY CLOSED 
May 26 (Tues)ABSN Academic Year Begins 
Graduate Nursing Summer Semester begins 
May 27-June 11 (Wed-Thurs)Day/Evening Summer Session I (10 class sessions)
June 15-July 21 (Mon-Tues)Day/Evening Summer Session II (20 class sessions) 
June 19 (Fri) Juneteenth—UNIVERSITY CLOSED 
June 23-Aug. 4 (Tues-Tues)Day/Evening Summer Session III (18 classes) 
June 30 (Tues)  MBA/MSOLC Session VI begins  
July 3-5 (Fri-Sun) Independence Day—UNIVERSITY CLOSED