Calendar
Fall 2025
| Aug. 18 | M | Student orientation begins |
| Aug. 25 | M | Fall-term add/drop period begins New student registration begins |
| Aug. 26 | T | Student orientation ends |
| Aug. 27 | W | Fall-term classes begin Fall 1 half-term classes begin |
| Aug. 29 | F | Friday classes do not meet; Monday, September 1 classes meet instead |
| Sept. 1 | M | Labor Day. Classes do not meet. Administrative offices are closed |
| Sept. 9 | T | Fall-term add/drop period and course registration close Final day to add a course without penalty. |
| Sept. 10 | W | Final day to apply for personal leave of absence |
| Oct. 14 | T | Fall 1 half-term classes end October recess begins after last academic obligation |
| Oct. 20 | M | October recess ends Classes resume Fall 2 half-term classes begin |
| Oct. 24 | F | Midterm Final day to request course change from credit to audit and vice versa and to drop a course Final day to withdraw from a course without a “W” on final transcript. |
| Nov. 14 | F | Spring-term course registration opens |
| Nov. 21 | F | November recess begins after last academic obligation |
| Dec. 1 | M | November recess ends Classes resume |
| Dec. 12 | F | Fall full-term classes end Fall 2 half-term classes end Final examinations begin |
| Dec. 18 | TH | Final examinations end Spring-term course registration closes Winter recess begins |
Spring 2026
| Jan. 5 | M | Final fall-term grades due Final day for faculty to request a grade of Temporary Incomplete (TI) |
| Jan. 8 | TH | Add/drop period begins |
| Jan. 12 | M | Spring-term classes begin Spring 1 half-term classes begin |
| Jan. 19 | M | Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Classes do not meet |
| Jan. 21 | W | Add/drop period closes Final day to add courses without penalty |
| Jan. 23 | F | Friday classes do not meet; Monday, January 19 classes meet instead |
| Jan. 29 | TH | Final day to apply for personal leave of absence |
| Feb. 26 | TH | Spring 1 half-term classes end |
| Mar. 2 | M | Spring 2 half-term classes begin |
| Mar. 6 | F | Midterm Final day to request course change from credit to audit and vice versa Final day to withdraw from a course without a “W” on final transcript Spring recess begins after last academic obligation |
| Mar. 23 | M | Spring recess ends Classes resume Spring 2 half-term classes resume |
| Apr. 14 | T | Fall term course registration opens |
| May 1 | F | Classes end Spring 2 half-term classes end Final examinations begin |
| May 8 | F | Final examinations end |
| May 13 | W | Final grades due for graduating students |
| May 15 | F | Fall term course registration closes |
| May 18 | M | University Commencement Jackson School of Global Affairs Convocation |
| June 1 | M | Final spring-term grades due for continuing students Final day for faculty to request a grade of Temporary Incomplete (TI) |