Graduate Academic Calendar
Fall Semester 2026
| Residence halls open to all students |
8/3/26 |
| Graduate Semester Begins |
8/10/26 |
| Fall Term 1 Begins |
8/10/26 |
| Term 1 Courses Drop/Add Final Date |
8/13/26 |
| Semester Courses Drop/Add Final Date |
8/16/26 |
| Labor Day |
9/7/26 |
| Fall Graduation Application Deadline |
9/8/26 |
| Last day to drop Fall Term 1 courses without failing grade |
9/8/26 |
| Last day to remove Incomplete Grades from Previous Semester |
9/11/26 |
| Last day to appeal grade of previous semester |
9/11/26 |
| Fall Missions Conference |
9/21 - 9/23 |
| Fall Term 1 Ends |
10/2/26 |
| Last day to drop Semester courses without failing grade |
10/2/26 |
| Fall Term 2 Begins |
10/5/26 |
| Term 2 Courses Drop/Add Final Date |
10/8/26 |
| Last day to drop Fall Term 2 courses without failing grade |
10/30/26 |
| Thanksgiving Break |
11/23 - 11/27 |
| Semester Exams |
11/30 - 12/3 |
| Fall Term 2 Ends |
12/2/26 |
| Spring Graduation Application Deadline |
12/4/26 |
| Fall Graduation |
12/4/26 |
| Last day to move out of residence dorms |
12/5/26 |
Fall Advising Calendar
| Open Advising for Fall Term 2 Begins |
9/14/26 |
| Open Advising for Spring Term 3 Begins |
10/12/26 |
Fall Financial Aid Calendar
| Priority Filing Deadline for Returning Students |
6/1/26 |
| Priority Filing Deadline for New Students |
7/1/26 |
| Graduate Payment Plan Required |
8/12/26 |
| Anticipated Fall Disbursement 1 |
8/27/26 |
| Deadline for Fall FAFSA/Student Loan Requests |
11/20/26 |
| Anticipated Fall Disbursement 2 |
12/2/26 |
January Term 2027
| Administrative Offices Open |
1/4/27 |
| Registration for all students |
1/4/27 |
| January Term |
1/4 - 1/9 |
Spring Semester 2027
| Residence halls open to all students |
1/4/27 |
| Graduate Semester Begins |
1/11/27 |
| Spring Term 3 Begins |
1/11/27 |
| Term 3 Courses Drop/Add Final Date |
1/13/27 |
| Semester Courses Drop/Add Final Date |
1/18/27 |
| MLK Day |
1/18/27 |
| Last day to drop Spring Term 3 courses without failing grade |
2/5/27 |
| Last day to remove Incomplete Grades from Previous Semester |
2/5/27 |
| Last day to appeal grade of previous semester |
2/5/27 |
| Spring Term 3 Ends |
3/5/27 |
| Last day to drop Semester courses without failing grade |
3/5/27 |
| Spring Term 4 Begins |
3/8/27 |
| Term 4 Courses Drop/Add Final Date |
3/10/27 |
| Spring Break (for Semester Courses Only) |
3/15 - 3/19 |
| Last day to drop Spring Term 4 courses without failing grade |
4/2/27 |
| Spring Term 4 Ends |
4/30/27 |
| Semester Exams |
5/3 - 5/5 |
| Spring Graduation |
5/7/27 |
| Last day to move out of residence dorms |
5/8/27 |
Spring Advising Calendar
| Open Advising for Spring Term 4 begins |
2/8/27 |
| Open Advising for Summer Term 5 begins |
3/22/27 |
Spring Financial Aid Calendar
| Priority Filing Deadline for New Students |
12/1/26 |
| Graduate Payment Plan Required |
1/13/27 |
| Anticipated Spring Disbursement 1 |
1/29/27 |
| Deadline for Spring FAFSA / Student Loan Requests |
4/23/27 |
| Anticipated Spring Disbursement 2 |
4/28/27 |
Summer Semester 2027
| Registration - All Students |
5/3/27 |
| Summer Term 5 Begins |
5/3/27 |
| Term 5 Courses Drop/Add Final Date |
5/5/27 |
| Graduate Summer Semester Begins |
5/10/27 |
| Last day to drop Summer Term 5 courses without failing grade |
5/21/27 |
| Memorial Day |
5/31/27 |
| Summer Term 6 Begins |
6/14/27 |
| Term 6 Courses Drop/Add Final Date |
6/16/27 |
| Summer Term 5 Ends |
6/25/27 |
| Independence Day Observed |
7/5/27 |
| Last day to drop Summer Term 6 courses without failing grade |
7/9/27 |
| Graduate Semester Exams |
7/26 - 7/29 |
| Summer Term 6 Ends |
8/6/27 |
Summer Financial Aid Calendar
| Graduate Payment Plan Required |
5/5/27 |
| Deadline for Spring FAFSA / Student Loan Requests |
6/11/27 |
| Anticipated Summer Disbursement |
6/16/27 |