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January 6, 2026
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Tuesday
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Faculty/Staff Institute
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January 7, 2026
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Wednesday
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9:00 a.m. – 5:00 PM
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Testing and Registration for Freshmen and First-Time Transfer Students; REEL (Registered Early Express Line) registration for students who participated in early registration only
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January 8, 2026 – January 9, 2025
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Thursday-Friday
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9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
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Registration for Returning Students (Open to all Students)
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January 10, 2026
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Saturday
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9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
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Registration for Returning Students (Open to all Students)
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January 12, 2026
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Monday
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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 A-term eight-week courses)
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January 17, 2026
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Friday
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Last Day to Add Credit Courses, Drop Courses and Change Class Sections A-term courses
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January 19, 2026
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Monday
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Martin Luther King Holiday
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January 21, 2026
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Wednesday
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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
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January 30, 2026
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Friday
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Final Day to Pay Fees (A-term eight-week courses)
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February 16 – February 17, 2026
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Monday-Tuesday
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Mardi Gras Holiday – University Closed
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February 18, 2026
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Wednesday
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Classes Resume
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March 6, 2026
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Friday
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Final Exams for A-term eight-week classes
Classes end for A term
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March 9, 2026
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Monday
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B-Term Classes Begin
Last Day to apply for B-term courses
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March 12, 2026
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Thursday
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Final Grades (for A-term) Due in Registrar’s Office
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March 16, 2026
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Monday
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Last Day to Register for B-Term, Courses (Second 8 Week Courses)
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March 17, 2026
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Tuesday
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(Census Date for B-Term)Final Day to Pay Fees; Purge ALL Students with Unpaid Fees
Attendance Reporting Period (NS/SH)
Students who do not report to classes during this period will have their financial aid reduced or canceled.
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March 30 – April 3, 2026
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Monday-Friday
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SPRING BREAK
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April 3, 2026
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Friday
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Good Friday – University Closed
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April 6, 2026
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Monday
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Classes Resume
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April 7, 2026
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Tuesday
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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)
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April 8, 2026
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Wednesday
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Honors and Awards Convocation
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April 13, 2026
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Monday
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Deadline for Graduation Application for Fall 2026
Deadline to Withdraw from the University
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April 14, 2026
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Tuesday
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Mandatory Registration and Advising Period Begins for Summer and Fall 2026 for All Currently Enrolled Students
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April 25- April 30, 2026
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Saturday-Thursday
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Final Examination Period for Graduates
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May 1, 2026
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Friday
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Last Day of Classes
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May 2 – May 7, 2026
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Saturday-Thursday
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Final Examination Period for Non-Graduates
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May 6, 2026
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Wednesday
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Final Grades Due for Graduation Candidates by 4:00 p.m.
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May 12, 2026
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Tuesday
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Commencement
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May 13, 2026
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Wednesday
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Final Grades Due in Registrar’s Office for Non-Graduates
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May 15, 2026
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Friday
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Spring Semester Ends
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