2026-2027

Fall 2026

August

Date	Day	Description
23	Sunday	First-Year Students Arrive
25	Tuesday	Upper-class Student Residences and Dining Halls Open*
26	Wednesday	Drop/Add Period Begins; Founders' Day Convocation
27	Thursday	First Day of Classes (Half-Day Schedule of Classes); S/U Grade Option Begins
28	Friday	Second Day of Classes (Tuesday Class Schedule)

September

Date	Day	Description
3	Thursday	All courses require instructor permission to add
4	Friday	Last day to request instructor permission to add Full- and First-Half-of-Term courses
7	Monday	Last day to complete drop/add for Full- and First-Half-of-Term courses
18-20	Friday-Sunday	Homecoming
23	Wednesday	First-Half-of-Term Courses: Course Withdrawal Deadline First-Half-of-Term Courses: S/U Grade Option Deadline

October

Date	Day	Description
10-13	Saturday-Tuesday	Mid-Term Recess
16	Friday	First-Half-of-Term Courses End
19	Monday	Second-Half-of-Term Courses Begin
26	Monday	First-Half-of-Term Course Grades Due
28	Wednesday	Full-Term Courses: Course Withdrawal Deadline Full-Term Courses: S/U Grade Option Deadline Second-Half-of-Term Courses: Drop/Add period ends
30-Nov. 1	Friday-Saturday	Family Weekend

November

Date	Day	Description
9-13	Monday-Friday	Course Registration for Spring 2027 Term
13	Friday	Second-Half-of-Term Courses: Course Withdrawal Deadline Second-Half-of-Term Courses: S/U Grade Option Deadline
21-29	Saturday-Sunday	Thanksgiving Recess

December

Date	Day	Description
11	Friday	Last Day of Classes
12-13	Saturday-Sunday	Review Period
14-15	Monday-Tuesday	Examination Period
16	Wednesday	Review Period
17-18	Thursday-Friday	Examination Period
19	Saturday	Student Residences and Dining Halls Close to All Students, 12:00 p.m.*
28	Monday	All Grades Due to Registrar's Office, 9:00 a.m.

Spring 2027

January

Date	Day	Description
16	Saturday	Residence and Dining Halls Open *
17	Sunday	Drop/Add Period Begins
18	Monday	First Day of Classes (Half-Day Schedule of Classes); S/U Grade Option Begins
23	Saturday	All courses require instructor permission to add
25	Monday	Last day to request instructor permission to add Full- and First-Half-of-Term courses
27	Wednesday	Last day to complete drop/add for Full- and First-Half-of-Term courses

February

Date	Day	Description
12	Friday	First-Half-of-Term Courses: Course Withdrawal Deadline First-Half-of-Term Courses: S/U Grade Option Deadline

March

Date	Day	Description
5	Friday	Deadline for Declaration of Major (Sophomore Class Only); First-Half-of-Term-Courses End
8	Monday	Second-Half-of-Term Courses Begin
13-21	Saturday-Sunday	Mid-Term Recess
15	Monday	First-Half-of-Term Course Grades Due
24	Wednesday	Full-Term Courses: Course Withdrawal Deadline Full-Term Courses: S/U Grade Option Deadline Second-Half-of-Term Courses: Drop/add Period Ends

April

Date	Day	Description
5-9	Monday-Friday	Course Registration for fall 2027 term
12	Monday	Second-Half-of-Term Courses: Course Withdrawal Deadline Second-Half-of-Term Courses: S/U Grade Option Deadline
30	Friday	Last Day of Classes

May

Date	Day	Description
1-2	Saturday-Sunday	Review Period
3-4	Monday-Tuesday	Examination Period
5	Wednesday	Review Period
6-7	Thursday-Friday	Examination Period
8	Saturday	Dining Halls Closed; Residence Halls Close to All Students Except Seniors, 12:00 p.m. *
10	Monday	Senior Grades Due in Registrar's Office, 9:00 a.m.
11-12	Tuesday-Wednesday	Core Pedagogy Retreat
15	Saturday	Baccalaureate
16	Sunday	Commencement
16	Sunday	Residence Halls Close to All Seniors, 5:00 p.m. *
18	Tuesday	All Other Grades Due to Registrar's Office, 9:00 a.m.
27-30	Thursday-Sunday	Reunion Weekend