Academic Calendar

January 8 | Thursday
Courses made visible in Canvas

January 11 | Sunday
Final date to drop with 100% refund, Last date of schedule adjustment period (without fee penalty)

January 12 | Monday
First day of classes, Schedule adjustment period starts ($50 fee penalty per day), Late registration begins ($150 late fee)

January 15 | Thursday
Last day of schedule adjustment period (with fee penalty), Final Date to change from Credit to Audit or Audit to Credit

January 16 | Friday
Final date to drop with 75% refund

January 19 | Monday
Martin Luther King’s Birthday – Holiday

January 23 | Friday
Last day to drop all courses for a 50% tuition refund

January 30 | Friday
14th Class Day, Last day to drop or resign and not have courses recorded

January 31 | Saturday
Automatic W recorded for all courses dropped ($50 fee per drop)

February 16–21 | Monday – Saturday
Mardi Gras / Spring Break

March 1 | Sunday
Last day to apply for Spring 2026 Graduation

March 9 | Monday
Spring Session B begins (see separate Academic Calendar), Full Term Midterm grades due (9AM)

April 2 | Thursday
Final day to withdraw from courses or resign from the University

April 3–4 | Friday – Saturday
Good Friday Holiday

April 6 | Monday
Registration for Summer/Fall 2026 opens

April 30 | Thursday
Last day of classes, For all graduate courses, a grade of I in previous semester courses becomes an F if not converted before this date.

May 1–7 | Friday – Thursday
Final Examinations

May 8 | Friday
Commencement

May 12 | Tuesday
Grade Deadline (12 Noon), Full and Part Time Academic Appointment end date

May 14 | Thursday
Graduation list due

May 15 | Friday
Official Conferral Day