Academic calendar

Traditional UndergraduateGraduate & Professional StudiesPhysician Assistant
Spring 2026Summer 2026Fall 2026Spring 2027Summer 2027Fall 2027
Aug 24
Mon
Fall Term begins (physician assistant and online courses)
Aug 25
Tue
Fall Term begins (Session 1 and full-semester residential courses)
Aug 27
Thu
Deadline for adding Fall Session 1 courses
Aug 31
Mon
Pass/no pass/audit deadline for Fall Session 1 and full-semester courses
Deadline for adding Fall Term full-semester courses
Sep 7
Mon
Labor Day holiday
Oct 15-16
Thu-Fri
Midterms
Oct 18
Sun
Fall Session 1 ends
Oct 19-20
Mon-Tue
Midterm break
Oct 21
Wed
Fall Session 2 begins
Classes resume following midterm break
Oct 23
Fri
Deadline for adding Fall Session 2 courses
Oct 27
Tue
Pass/no pass/audit deadline for Fall Session 2 courses
Oct 28
Wed
Registration for Spring Term courses begins
Nov 5
Thu
Deadline for dropping Fall Term full-semester courses
Nov 24
Tue
Deadline for dropping Fall Session 2 courses
Nov 25-29
Wed-Sun
Thanksgiving vacation
Nov 30
Mon
Classes resume following Thanksgiving break
Dec 14-17
Mon-Thu
Final exams
Dec 20
Sun
Fall Term ends
Fall Session 2 ends