The following dates are subject to change as the university makes decisions regarding the 2026–2027 academic year. Changes will be posted online on the School of Art website.

Fall 2026

Summer Term

Date	Day	Description
Aug. 24–28	M–F	Orientation for new and continuing students
Aug. 31	M	Advisement for all students Fall-term registration due
Sept. 2	W	Fall-term classes begin
Sept. 4	F	Friday classes do not meet; Monday classes meet instead
Sept. 7	M	Labor Day; classes do not meet; offices closed
Sept. 16	W	Last day to add a course with permission of registrar
Oct. 20	Tu	Midterm Last day to withdraw from a fall full-term course (with permission of registrar) without the course appearing on the transcript October recess begins after last academic obligation
Oct. 26	M	Classes resume
Nov. 20	F	November recess begins after last academic obligation
Nov. 30	M	Classes resume
Dec. 11	F	Last day to withdraw from a course with permission of registrar Fall-term classes end Reading period begins
Dec. 15	Tu	Critiques and examinations begin
Dec. 22	Tu	Critiques and examinations end Winter recess begins

Spring 2027

Summer Term

Date	Day	Description
Jan. 10	Su	Closing date for submission of online applications for admission in fall 2027
Jan. 14	Th	Spring-term registration due
Jan. 18	M	Martin Luther King, Jr. Day; classes do not meet; offices closed
Jan. 19	Tu	Spring-term classes begin
Jan. 29	F	Friday classes do not meet; Monday classes meet instead Last day to add a course with permission of registrar
Mar. 5	F	Midterm Last day to withdraw from a spring full-term course (with permission of registrar) without the course appearing on the transcript Spring recess begins after last academic obligation
Mar. 22	M	Classes resume
Apr. 30	F	Last day to withdraw from a course with permission of registrar Spring-term classes end Reading period begins
May 5	W	Critiques and examinations begin
May 12	W	Critiques and examinations end Summer recess begins
May 24	M	University Commencement