Undergraduate Academic Catalog 2026-2027

Apr 28, 2026

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Undergraduate Academic Catalog 2026-2027

Academic Calendars

Undergraduate Academic Calendar: Summer, Fall and Spring
Undergraduate Registration & Grading

Undergraduate Academic Calendar: Summer, Fall and Spring

Traditional and accelerated programs operate on a three-semester academic calendar beginning with summer then fall and spring. Summer semester is shorter with 6- or 12-weeks of instruction while fall and spring consist of 8- or 16-week options.

	Summer 2026	Fall 2026	Spring 2027
Semester Dates	5/18/26 - 8/9/26	8/17/26 - 12/13/26	1/11/27 - 5/9/27
16-week	N/A	8/17/26 - 12/13/26	1/11/27 - 5/9/27
12-week	5/18/26 - 8/9/26	N/A	N/A
8-week Session 1 Session 2	N/A N/A	8/17/26 - 10/11/26 10/12/26 - 12/13/26	1/11/27 - 3/7/27 3/15/27 - 5/9/27
6-week Session 1 Session 2	5/18/26 - 6/28/26 6/29/26 - 8/9/26	N/A	N/A
Registration
Opens	November 3, 2025	March 16, 2026	October 5, 2026
Commencement
Priority registration deadline for participation	N/A	N/A	February 28, 2027
Ceremony	N/A	N/A	May 8, 2027
Holidays
Offices closed; no classes	5/25/26 7/3/26	9/7/26 11/25/26 - 11/27/26 12/24/26 - 1/1/27	1/18/27 2/15/27 3/26/27
Offices open; no classes	N/A	11/23/26-11/24/26 Thanksgiving break	3/8/27 - 3/15/27 Spring Break

Undergraduate Registration & Grading

	Summer 2026	Fall 2026	Spring 2027
Admission/Application
Priority Application Deadline 1	Contact Admissions Office	12/1/26	12/1/26
Priority Application Deadline 2		3/1/26	N/A
Regular Application		8/1/26	12/15/26
Registration
Week 1 - Last day to register online with no late fees: 16-week 12-week Session 1 8-week Session 1 Session 2 6-week Session 1 Session 2	N/A 5/24/26 N/A N/A 5/24/26 7/5/26	8/23/26 N/A 8/23/26 10/18/26 N/A	1/17/27 N/A 1/17/27 3/21/27 N/A
Week 2 - Last day to register online with $50 late fee per course: 16-week 12-week Session 1 8-week Session 1 Session 2 6-week Session 1 Session 2	N/A 5/31/26 N/A N/A 5/31/26 7/5/26	8/30/26 N/A 8/30/26 10/25/26 N/A	1/24/27 N/A 1/24/27 3/28/27 N/A
Week 3 or later - Register with faculty and dean consent, SFS approval via late registration e-form; $100 late registration fee per course: 16-week 12-week Session 1 8-week Session 1 Session 2 6-week All Sessions	N/A 6/1/26 and later N/A N/A No further registration allowed after 2nd meeting day	8/31/26 and later N/A 8/31/26 and later 10/26/26 and later N/A	1/25/27 and later N/A 1/25/27 and later 3/29/27 and later N/A
Grading
Apply for special grading option, last day: 16-week 12-week Session 1 8-week Session 1 Session 2	N/A 5/31/26 N/A N/A	8/30/26 N/A 8/30/26 10/25/26	1/24/27 N/A 1/24/27 3/28/27
Withdrawal from courses with a grade of W, last day: 16-week 12-week Session 1 8-week Session 1 Session 2 6-week Session 1 Session 2	N/A 7/5/26 N/A N/A 6/14/26 7/26/26	10/25/26 N/A 9/20/26 11/15/26 N/A N/A	3/28/27 N/A 2/14/27 4/18/27 N/A N/A
Last day to accept student assignments: 16-week 12-week Session 1 8-week Session 1 Session 2 6-week Session 1 Session 2	N/A 8/9/26 N/A N/A 6/28/26 8/9/26	12/13/26 N/A 10/11/26 12/13/26 N/A N/A	5/9/27 N/A 3/7/27 5/9/27 N/A N/A
Apply for an Incomplete, last day: 16-week 12-week Session 1 8-week Session 1 Session 2 6-week Session 1 Session 2	N/A 8/9/26 N/A N/A 6/28/26 8/9/26	12/13/26 N/A 10/11/26 12/13/26 N/A N/A	5/9/27 N/A 3/7/27 5/9/27 N/A N/A
Grades due: 16-week 12-week Session 1 8-week Session 1 Session 2 6-week Session 1 Session 2	N/A 8/13/26 N/A N/A 7/02/26 8/13/26	12/17/26 N/A 10/15/26 12/17/26 N/A N/A	5/13/27 N/A 3/11/27 5/13/27 N/A N/A
Last day of class: 16-week 12-week Session 1 8-week Session 1 Session 2 6-week Session 1 Session 2	N/A 8/9/26 N/A N/A 6/28/26 8/9/26	12/4/26 N/A 10/11/26 12/13/26 N/A N/A	4/30/27 N/A 3/7/27 5/9/27 N/A N/A
Finals: 16-week 12-week Session 1 8-week Session 1 Session 2 6-week All Sessions	N/A Last day of class N/A N/A Last day of class	12/7/26 - 12/10/26 N/A Last day of class Last day of class N/A	5/3/27 - 5/6/27 N/A Last day of class Last day of class N/A