Spring 2026

 

     
 January
 Wednesday 14     New Graduate and New International Graduate Student Orientation for on-campus programs
 January Thursday 15  Deadline for students to apply/petition for June graduation to the registrar's office
 January Thursday 15  New Graduate Student Orientation for online programs, 5:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m.
 January  New International Undergraduate Student Orientation
 January    Residence halls open for new and returning students
 January    New Undergraduate Student Orientation
 January  Monday 19  Last day for 100% tuition refund for undergraduate students; 100% tuition refund for graduate students continues until the first-class meeting (all online classes begin on January 23)
 January  Tuesday 20  First day of classes for undergraduate and graduate students
 January  Tuesday 20  Drop/add period begins; 80% tuition refund begins and continues through January 29; 0% tuition refund thereafter
 January  Thursday 29  Drop/add ends at 5 p.m.; end 80% course refund for graduate and part-time undergraduate students; last day to declare/change S/U (undergraduate only) or audit option; last day to file for Leave of Absence
 January  Friday 30  Deadline for graduate students to submit notification of spring comprehensive exams (Ceramic Arts and Human Behavior) to the registrar's office
 February  Friday 6  Last day to register for extra credit (x) study, internship, departmental honors 499 (undergraduate only) and independent study (undergrad and grad)
 March  Friday 6  Residence halls close for Spring Break, 8 p.m.
 March  Monday 9 - Sunday 15  Spring Break; no classes. Offices open Monday - Friday
 March  Sunday 15  Deadline for students to apply/petition for September graduation to the registrar's office
 March  Sunday 15  Residence halls re-open
 March  Monday 16  Classes resume
 March  Friday 20  Midterm grades due by 9 a.m. in the registrar's office
 March  Saturday 28  Master's Comprehensive Exams
 March  Monday 30  Advising period begins and continues through April 11
 April   Tuesday 8  Master's Comprehensive Exams
 April  Friday 10  Last day to submit petition for fall study abroad or study at another institution
 April  Monday 13  Begin summer and fall registration for non-graduating seniors, juniors, and current graduate students
 April  Tuesday 14  Begin summer and fall registration for sophomores
 April  Wednesday 15  Begin summer and fall registration for first-year students
 April  Monday 20  Begin summer and fall registration for new undergraduate, new graduate and non-degree students
 April    SPIRES; Day of Alternate Instruction
 April  Friday 24  Last day to withdraw from Spring classes (undergrad and grad)
 April  Thursday 30  Deadline for graduate students to upload final research projects for June graduation
 May  Monday 4  Last day of undergraduate classes; Last day to submit Incomplete grade requests for undergraduate students
 May  Monday 4 - Saturday 9  Last week of graduate classes
 May  Tuesday 5  Undergraduate Reading Day
 May  Wednesday 6 - Friday 8          Undergraduate Final Exams
 May  Friday 8  Last day to submit Incomplete grade requests for graduate students
 May  Saturday 9 - Sunday 10  Undergraduate Reading Days
 May  Monday 11 - Tuesday 12  Undergraduate Final Exams
 May  Tuesday 13  Last day of the spring semester for all students
 May  Wednesday 13  Residence halls close for summer (non-graduating students)
 May  Friday 15  Final grades due by 12 p.m. in the registrar's office
 May  Saturday 16  Commencement - Degree conferral will occur after confirmation of degree requirements have been met on June 5
 May  Sunday 17  Residence halls close for graduating seniors, 2 p.m.