The semester-based academic calendar provides students, faculty and staff with important dates and deadlines.

  • Semester start and end dates
  • registration
  • course add/drop/withdraw deadlines
  • reading days and final exams
  • breaks and holidays
  • future academic calendars

Every reasonable attempt is made to ensure the accuracy and completeness of this calendar. Dates can change without notice when circumstances warrant, and the calendar is updated accordingly. Individual schools may also have their own specific dates and deadlines, as it is not uncommon for the graduate and professional programs to follow different deadlines.


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2026-2027 Academic Calendar
2026 Fall Semester
August 24
First Day of Classes
September 7
Labor Day Holiday - No Classes
September 14
Spring 2027 classes will start publishing in Workday
Spring 2027 classes will start publishing in Workday

Please note: It may take several weeks for all classes to be published.
Contact your school if your classes are still unavailable after two weeks.

October 3-6
Fall Break - No Classes
Fall Break - No Classes

Please Note: Not all Medical School programs offer a Fall Break, please check your program’s specific calendar to confirm.

Fall break duration may be different for your school, please check your specific school’s calendar for dates.

November 2
Last day to apply for Fall Program Completion
November 25-29
Thanksgiving Break - No Classes
Thanksgiving Break - No Classes

With the exception of Graduate Law and Online Law

Thanksgiving break duration may be different for your school, please check your specific school’s calendar for dates.

December 7
Last Day of Classes
Last Day of Classes

Please note end date may vary by school, please check your specific school’s calendar for dates.

December 8-9
Reading Days
Reading Days

With the exception of Graduate Law and Graduate Business.

December 10-16
Final Exams
Final Exams

All Students except for those in Continuing & Professional Studies, Graduate Business, Graduate Public Health, Graduate Law and Graduate Social Work.

Final exams for CAPS classes are given during the last class meeting.

December 16
Dissertation submission deadline
December 16
Last day of regular session and final exams
Last day of regular session and final exams

Except for students in Graduate Public Health, Graduate Law and Social Work.

December 21
Grading Deadline: Noon
2027 Spring Semester
January 18
Martin Luther King Holiday - No Classes
January 19
First Day of Classes
First Day of Classes

Please note dates may vary by school, please check your specific school’s calendar.

March 14-21
Spring Break - No Classes
Spring Break - No Classes

Spring break duration may be different for your school, please check your specific school’s calendar for dates.

Please Note:
Not all Medical School programs offer a Spring Break, please check your program’s specific calendar to confirm.

Graduate Business & Online Law’s Spring Break have differing Spring Break dates.

April 30
Dissertation submission deadline
May 3
Last Day of Classes
Last Day of Classes

Please note end date may vary by school, please check your specific school’s calendar for dates.

May 4-5
Reading Days
Reading Days

All Students except for those in Continuing & Professional Studies, Graduate Business, Graduate Public Health, Graduate Law and Graduate Social Work.

May 6-12
Final Exams
Final Exams

Please note dates may vary by school, please check your specific school’s calendar.

May 21
Commencement
2027 Summer Semester
May 24
First Summer Session Begins
May 31
Memorial Day Holiday - No Classes
July 4
Independence Day Holiday
July 5
Independence Day Holiday observed - No Classes
August 19
Dissertation submission deadline
August 19
Last Summer Session Ends

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