Academic Calendar
2026 Fall Semester Academic Calendar
Fall 2026 Important Information (PDF)
Early registration Begins April 6
Full term August 17—December 11
- Last Day to register August 24
- Last Day to drop August 28
- Last day to change from credit/audit October 9
- Last Day to withdraw from a single course October 23
Other Term Varies—See class schedules
- Last day to register First day of Class
- Last Day to drop/withdraw from a single course. Depends on Start/End Date of Class Contact Registrar’s Office
First Half August 17—October 10
- Last Day to register August 19
- Last Day to drop August 20
- Last day to change from credit/audit September 11
- Last day to withdraw from a single course September 18
Second Half October 14—December 11
- Last Day to register October 16
- Last Day to drop October 17
- Last day to change from credit/audit November 6
- Last Day to withdraw from a single course November 13
Academic Census September 4
Labor Day Holiday September 7 (no classes)
Mid-Term Exams October 5—10
Fall Break October 12—13 (no classes)
Fall Recess November 25—28 (no classes)
Last Day for complete school withdrawal (all classes full term) December 4
Final exams December 7—11
| If your class met on Monday, Wednesday, Friday | Your Final Exam will be given at | |
| 8:00 a.m. | Wednesday | 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. |
| 9:00 a.m. | Friday | 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. |
| 10:00 a.m. | Monday | 2:30 – 5:30 p.m. |
| 11:00 or 11:30 a.m. | Friday | 2:30 – 5:30 p.m. |
| 12:00 or 12:30 p.m. | Monday | 7:30 – 10:30 a.m. |
| 1:00 p.m. | Wednesday | 7:30 – 10:30 a.m. |
| 2:00 p.m. | Wednesday | 2:30 – 5:30 p.m. |
| 3:00 p.m. | Friday | 7:30 – 10:30 a.m. |
| 4:00 p.m. | Monday | 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. |
| If your class met on Tuesday & Thursday | Your Final Exam will be given at | |
| 8:00 or 9:00 a.m. | Thursday | 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. |
| 9:30 or 10:00 a.m. | Tuesday | 2:30 – 5:30 p.m. |
| 11:00 or 11:30 a.m. | Thursday | 2:30 - 5:30 p.m. |
| 12:30 or 1:00 p.m. | Tuesday | 7:30 – 10:30 a.m. |
| 2:00 p.m. | Thursday | 7:30 – 10:30 a.m. |
| 3:30 p.m. | Tuesday | 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. |
Evening classes: Classes that met once a week will have their final exams during final exams week on the night the class met throughout the semester.
All other classes: One-credit-hour, weekend and intersession classes should have final exams during the last class session.
The length of exams depends on the number of credit hours of class; no exam should be scheduled for more than three hours. No exam should be scheduled that would create exam conflicts for students. The exam schedule can be changed only with the permission of the Registrar and Office of Academic Affairs.