2026 - 2027 Accelerated Sessions Calendar
First Fall
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Date |
Event |
|---|---|
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August 24 |
Classes Begin |
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August 26 |
Final date for dropping courses without receiving a grade of a "W" and making section changes |
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August 28 |
Final date for adding courses for credit |
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September 7 |
Labor Day Holiday |
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September 16 |
Interim grades due at 9:00am |
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September 29 |
Final date for dropping courses Final date for resigning from the University |
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October 10 & 12 |
Final classes and final examinations held |
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October 13 |
Final grades due at 9:00am |
Second Fall
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Date |
Event |
|---|---|
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October 19 |
Classes Begin |
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October 21 |
Final date for dropping courses without receiving a grade of a "W" and making section changes |
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October 23 |
Final date for adding courses for credit |
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November 11 |
Interim grades due at 9:00am |
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November 18 |
Final date for dropping courses Final date for resigning from the University |
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November 25 - 27 |
Thanksgiving Holiday begins at 12:30pm on November 25 |
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December 5 & 7 |
Final classes and final examinations held |
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December 15 |
Final grades due at 9:00am |
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December 18 |
Commencement Day |
*NOTE* Holidays are listed, however classes may be held remotely on these days
Additionally, accelerated session courses may be held remotely during periods of physical campus closure
First Spring
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Date |
Event |
|---|---|
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January 11 |
Classes Begin |
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January 13 |
Final date for dropping courses without receiving a grade of a "W" and making section changes |
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January 15 |
Final date for adding courses for credit |
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January 18 |
Martin Luther King Day Holiday |
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February 3 |
Interim grades due at 9:00am |
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February 8 - 10 |
Mardi Gras Holiday |
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February 19 |
Final date for dropping courses Final date for resigning from the University |
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February 27 & March 1 |
Final classes and final examinations held |
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March 2 |
Final grades due at 9:00am |
Second Spring
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Date |
Event |
|---|---|
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March 15 |
Classes Begin |
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March 17 |
Final date for dropping courses without receiving a grade of a "W" and making section changes |
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March 19 |
Final date for adding courses for credit |
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March 26 |
Good Friday Holiday |
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April 7 |
Interim grades due at 9:00am |
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April 20 |
Final date for dropping courses Final date for resigning from the University |
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May 1 & 3 |
Final classes and final examinations held |
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May 11 |
Final grades due at 9:00am |
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May 14 - 15 |
Commencement will be held over a two-day period |
*NOTE* Holidays are listed, however classes may be held remotely on these days
Additionally, accelerated session courses may be held remotely during periods of physical campus closure