Academic Calendar

2025-26

Fall Semester 2025

  Quarter Dates
Events Fall Semester Dates Yearlong 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr
New Student Registration Aug 18–22 (Mon–Fri)      
New Student Orientation Aug 25–31 (Mon–Sun)      
Residence halls open for new students Aug 25 (Mon)      
Convocation Aug 26 (Tue)      
First faculty meeting Aug 26 (Tue)      
New student academic adviser meetings Aug 28 (Thu)      
Residence halls open for returning students Aug 29 (Fri)      
Labor Day holiday—no classes scheduled Sep 1 (Mon)      
First day of the semester—classes begin Sep 2 (Tue) Sep 2 Sep 2 Oct 27
Academic ADD Deadline (Last day to add classes or change sections) Sep 12 (Fri) Sep 12 Sep 5 Sep 12
Last day to reduce unit value Sep 12 (Fri) Sep 12    
PE ADD Deadline   Sep 5 Oct 31
Four-week assessments due Sep 26 (Fri)      
DROP Deadline (Last day to drop classes; "Withdrawal" recorded after this date) Oct 6 (Mon) Nov 10 Sep 12 Nov 7
Fall break—residence halls open; limited food service Oct 18–26 (Sat–Sun)      
Classes resume Oct 27 (Mon)      
Eight-week grades due—5pm Oct 27 (Mon)      
WITHDRAWAL Deadline (Last day to withdraw from classes, change to credit/no-credit) Nov 10 (Mon) Mar 2 Sep 19 Nov 14
Last day to take a Leave of absence, or withdraw from college Nov 10 (Mon)      
Registration for Spring semester resumes Nov 24 (Mon)      
Thanksgiving holiday—residence halls open; limited food service Nov 27–30 (Thu–Sun)      
Classes resume Dec 1 (Mon)      
Senior theses due (Registrar)—3pm Dec 5 (Fri)      
Thursday classes meet Dec 9 (Tue) Dec 9   Dec 9
Friday classes meet (& Wednesday evening classes, if they did not meet on 11/26) Dec 10 (Wed) Dec 10   Dec 10
Last day of classes Dec 10 (Wed) Dec 10 Oct 17 Dec 10
Reading period and oral exams Dec 11–14 (Thu–Sun)      
Final Examinations (No work for fall classes may be submitted after this period) Dec 15–18 (Mon–Thu)      
Last day of the semester Dec 18 (Thu)      
Residence halls close Dec 19 (Fri)      
Final senior theses due (Library)—12pm Dec 19 (Fri)      
FINAL GRADES DUE—9am Dec 29 (Mon) Dec 29 Oct 27 Dec 29
Divisional grade reviews - 10am (Time/date subject to change) Jan 5 (Mon)      
Grade Review Committee—afternoon (Time/date subject to change) Jan 5 (Mon)      
Final fall faculty meeting—Approval of Candidates for Graduation—1pm (Time/date subject to change) Jan 5 (Mon)      
All work for fall 2025 incompletes due to instructor Jan 16 (Fri)      
Grades due for fall 2025 incompletes Jan 23 (Fri)      

Spring Semester 2026

  Quarter Dates
Events Spring Semester Dates Yearlong 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr
Student residences open—limited food service Jan 16 (Fri)      
Paideia Jan 17–25 (Sat–Sun)      
Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday Jan 19 (Mon)      
First day of the semester—Classes begin Jan 26 (Mon) Jan 26 Jan 26 Mar 16
Academic ADD Deadline (Last day to add classes or change sections) Feb 6 (Fri) Sep 12 Jan 30 Feb 6
Last day to reduce unit value Feb 6 (Fri) Sep 12    
PE ADD Deadline   Jan 30 Mar 20
Four-week assessments due Feb 20 (Fri)      
DROP Deadline (Last day to drop classes; "Withdrawal" recorded after this date) Mar 2 (Mon) Nov 10 Feb 6 Apr 3
Eight-week grades due—5pm Mar 16 (Mon)      
Spring break—residence halls open; limited food service Mar 21–29 (Sat–Sun)      
Classes resume Mar 30 (Mon)      
WITHDRAWAL Deadline (Last day to withdraw from classes, change to credit/no-credit) Apr 6 (Mon) Mar 2 Feb 13 Apr 10
Last day to take a Leave of absence, or withdraw from college Apr 6 (Mon)      
Registration opens for next year Apr 20 (Mon)      
Senior Theses due (Registrar)—3pm May 1 (Fri)      
Last day of classes May 1 (Fri) May 1 Mar 13 May 1
Reading period and oral exams May 4–10 (Mon–Sun)      
Final Examinations (No work for spring classes may be submitted after this period) May 11–14 (Mon–Thu)      
Last day of the semester May 14 (Thu)      
Final senior theses due (Library)—12pm May 15 (Fri)      
SENIOR GRADES DUE (pass/no-pass)—3pm May 15 (Fri) May 15   May 15
Faculty meeting—Approval of Candidates for Graduation—afternoon May 15 (Fri)      
Commencement rehearsal—2pm May 16 (Sat)      
Commencement May 18 (Mon)      
Residence halls close May 19 (Tue)      
ALL FINAL GRADES DUE—9am May 20 (Wed) May 20 Mar 16 May 20
Divisional grade reviews—morning May 22 (Fri)      
Grade review committee—afternoon May 22 (Fri)      
All work for spring 2026 incompletes due to instructor Jun 12 (Fri)      
Grades due for spring 2026 incompletes Jun 22 (Mon)      


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2026-27

Fall Semester 2026

  Quarter Dates
Events Fall Semester Dates Yearlong 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr
New student advising week (remote) Aug 10–13 (Mon–Thu)      
First choice registration day for new students Aug 17 (Mon)      
New student registration Aug 17–21 (Mon–Fri)      
New student orientation Aug 24–30 (Mon–Sun)      
Residence halls open for new students Aug 24 (Mon)      
Convocation Aug 25 (Tue)      
First faculty meeting Aug 25 (Tue)      
New student academic adviser meetings Aug 27 (Thu)      
Residence halls open for returning students Aug 28 (Fri)      
First day of the semester—classes begin Aug 31 (Mon) Aug 31 Aug 31 Oct 26
Labor Day holiday—no classes scheduled Sep 7 (Mon)      
Academic ADD Deadline (Last day to add classes or change sections) Sep 11 (Fri) Sep 11 Sep 4 Sep 11
Last day to reduce unit value Sep 11 (Fri) Sep 11    
PE ADD Deadline   Sep 4 Oct 30
Four-week assessments due Sep 25 (Fri)      
DROP Deadline (Last day to drop classes; "Withdrawal" recorded after this date) Oct 5 (Mon) Nov 9 Sep 11 Nov 6
Fall break—residence halls open; limited food service Oct 17–25 (Sat–Sun)      
Classes resume Oct 26 (Mon)      
Eight-week grades due—5pm Oct 26 (Mon)      
WITHDRAWAL Deadline (Last day to withdraw from classes, change to credit/no-credit) Nov 9 (Mon) Mar 1 Sep 18 Nov 13
Last day to take a Leave of absence, or withdraw from college Nov 9 (Mon)      
Registration for Spring semester resumes Nov 23 (Mon)      
Thanksgiving holiday—residence halls open; limited food service Nov 26–29 (Thu–Sun)      
Classes resume Nov 30 (Mon)      
Senior theses due (Registrar)—3pm Dec 4 (Fri)      
Thursday classes meet Dec 8 (Tue) Dec 8   Dec 8
Friday classes meet (& Wednesday evening classes, if they did not meet on 11/25) Dec 9 (Wed) Dec 9   Dec 9
Last day of classes Dec 9 (Wed) Dec 9 Oct 16 Dec 9
Reading period and oral exams Dec 10–13 (Thu–Sun)      
Final Examinations (No work for fall classes may be submitted after this period) Dec 14–17 (Mon–Thu)      
Last day of the semester Dec 17 (Thu)      
Residence halls close Dec 18 (Fri)      
Final senior theses due (Library)—12pm Dec 18 (Fri)      
FINAL GRADES DUE—9am Dec 28 (Mon) Dec 28   Dec 28
Divisional grade reviews - 10am (Time/date subject to change) Jan 4 (Mon)      
Final fall faculty meeting—Approval of Candidates for Graduation—1pm (Time/date subject to change) Jan 4 (Mon)      
Grade Review Committee—afternoon (Time/date subject to change) Jan 4 (Mon)      
All work for fall 2026 incompletes due to instructor Jan 15 (Fri)      
Grades due for fall 2026 incompletes Jan 22 (Fri)      

Spring Semester 2027

  Quarter Dates
Events Spring Semester Dates Yearlong 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr
Student residences open—limited food service Jan 15 (Fri)      
Paideia Jan 16–24 (Sat–Sun)      
Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday Jan 18 (Mon)      
First day of the semester—Classes begin Jan 25 (Mon) Jan 25 Jan 25 Mar 15
Academic ADD Deadline (Last day to add classes or change sections) Feb 5 (Fri) Sep 11 Jan 29 Feb 5
Last day to reduce unit value Feb 5 (Fri) Sep 11    
PE ADD Deadline   Jan 29 Mar 19
Four-week assessments due Feb 19 (Fri)      
DROP Deadline (Last day to drop classes; "Withdrawal" recorded after this date) Mar 1 (Mon) Nov 9 Feb 5 Apr 2
Eight-week grades due—5pm Mar 15 (Mon)      
Spring break—residence halls open; limited food service Mar 20–28 (Sat–Sun)      
Classes resume Mar 29 (Mon)      
WITHDRAWAL Deadline (Last day to withdraw from classes, change to credit/no-credit) Apr 5 (Mon) Mar 1 Feb 12 Apr 9
Last day to take a Leave of absence, or withdraw from college Apr 5 (Mon)      
Registration opens for next year Apr 19 (Mon)      
Senior Theses due (Registrar)—3pm Apr 30 (Fri)      
Last day of classes Apr 30 (Fri) Apr 30 Mar 12 Apr 30
Reading period and oral exams May 3–9 (Mon–Sun)      
Final Examinations (No work for spring classes may be submitted after this period) May 10–13 (Mon–Thu)      
Last day of the semester May 13 (Thu)      
Final senior theses due (Library)—12pm May 14 (Fri)      
SENIOR GRADES DUE (pass/no-pass)—3pm May 14 (Fri) May 14   May 14
Faculty meeting—Approval of Candidates for Graduation—afternoon May 14 (Fri)      
Commencement rehearsal—2pm May 15 (Sat)      
Commencement May 17 (Mon)      
Residence halls close May 14 (Fri)      
ALL FINAL GRADES DUE—9am May 19 (Wed) May 19 Mar 15 May 19
Divisional grade reviews—morning May 21 (Fri)      
Grade review committee—afternoon May 21 (Fri)      
All work for spring 2027 incompletes due to instructor Jun 11 (Fri)      
Grades due for spring 2027 incompletes Jun 21 (Mon)      


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