Spring 2026 16-Week Calendar

January 6, 2026

Tuesday

Faculty/Staff Institute

January 7, 2026

Wednesday

 

9:00 a.m. – 5:00 PM

Testing and Registration for Freshmen and First-Time Transfer Students; REEL (Registered Early Express Line) registration for students who participated in early registration only

January 8, 2026 – January 9, 2026

 

Thursday-Friday

9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

 

Registration for Returning Students (Open to all Students)

January 10, 2026

Saturday

9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

 

Registration for Returning Students (Open to all Students)

January 12, 2026

Monday

Classes Begin; Add/Drop Period Begins; First Purge for ALL Students with Unpaid Fees; Late Registration (apply fee) Begins

(Last Day to Apply for Spring 2026 16-week courses)

January 19, 2026

Monday

Martin Luther King Holiday

January 21, 2026

Wednesday

Attendance Reporting Period (NS/SH)

Students who do not report to classes during this period will have their financial aid reduced or canceled.

Deadline to change Incomplete (“I”) Grade for Fall 2025 Term

January 28, 2025

Wednesday

Last Day to Add Credit Courses, Drop Courses and Change Class Sections

Attendance Reporting Period (NS/SH) Students who do not report classes

During this period will have their financial aid reduced or canceled.

January 30, 2026

Monday

Final Day to Pay Fees (full 16-week courses)

Class Day (Census Date) Spring 2026th14

 

February 6, 2026

Friday

Late Spring 2026 Graduation Applications Due

February 16 – February 17, 2026

Monday-Tuesday

Mardi Gras Holiday – University Closed

February 18, 2026

Wednesday

Classes Resume

February 24,

Tuesday

Deadline to change incomplete (“I”) Grade for Fall 2025

March 7 – March 12, 2026

Saturday-Thursday

Mid-Semester Examination Period

March 17, 2026

Tuesday

Mid-Semester Grades Due in Registrar’s Office

March 18, 2026

Wednesday

Attendance Reporting Period (NS/SH)

Students who do not report to classes during this period will have their financial aid reduced or canceled.

March 30 – April 3, 2026

Monday-Friday

SPRING BREAK

April 3, 2026

Friday

Good Friday – University Closed

April 6, 2026

Monday

Classes Resume

April 7, 2026

Tuesday

Priority Registration for Veterans and Veterans’ Benefit Recipients (for Summer and Fall 2026)

Deadline for Dropping Courses with a Withdrawal (“W”) Grade (Full term-16 Week Courses)

April 8, 2026

Wednesday

Honors and Awards Convocation

April 13, 2026

Monday

Deadline for Graduation Application for Fall 2026

Deadline to Withdraw from the University

April 14, 2026

 

Tuesday

Mandatory Registration and Advising Period Begins for Summer and Fall 2026 for All Currently Enrolled Students

April 25- April 30, 2026

Saturday-Thursday

Final Examination Period for Graduates

May 1, 2026

Friday

Last Day of Classes

May 2 – May 7, 2026

Saturday-Thursday

Final Examination Period for Non-Graduates

May 6, 2026

Wednesday

Final Grades Due for Graduation Candidates by 4:00 p.m.

May 12, 2026

Tuesday

Commencement

May 13, 2026

Wednesday

Final Grades Due in Registrar’s Office for Non-Graduates

May 15, 2026

Friday

Spring Semester Ends