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Academic Calendar

Academic Calendar 2026-2027
Spring 2026 Whole Semester First Session Second Session
Registration Opens 11/3/2025 11/3/2025 11/3/2025
Tuition and Fees Due 1/9/2026 1/9/2026 3/13/2026
Classes Begin 1/12/2026 1/12/2026 3/16/2026
First Day of Late Registration 1/12/2026 1/12/2026 3/16/2026
Martin Luther King Holiday 1/19/2026
Last Day to Add a Class 1/21/2026 1/14/2026 3/18/2026
Last Day to Drop with a Refund 1/28/2026 1/20/2026 3/23/2026
Last Day to Drop without Creating a Record 1/28/2026 1/20/2026 3/23/2026
Spring Break 3/9/26-3/13/26
Last Day to File for Graduation 3/20/2026
Last Day to Drop or Withdraw 3/27/2026 2/13/2026 4/17/2026
Last Regular Class Day 4/30/2026
Reading Day 5/1/2026
Final Exams 5/4/26-5/7/26 3/6/2026 5/7/2026
Semester Ends 5/8/2026 3/6/2026 5/8/2026
Commencement 5/9/2026
Final Grades Due 5/11/2026 3/16/2026 5/11/2026
Summer 2026 Whole Semester First Session Second Session
Registration Opens 4/1/2026 4/1/2026 4/1/2026
Memorial Day Holiday 5/25/2026
Tuition and Fees Due 5/19/2026 5/8/2026 6/26/2026
Classes Begin 6/1/2026 5/11/2026 6/29/2026
First Day of Late Registration 6/1/2026 5/11/2026 6/29/2026
Last Day to Add a Class 6/3/2026 5/13/2026 7/1/2026
Last Day to Drop with a Refund 6/16/2026 5/15/2026 7/6/2026
Last Day to Drop without Creating a Record 6/16/2026 5/15/2026 7/6/2026
Last Day to File for Graduation 7/10/2026
Fourth of July Holiday 7/3/2026
Last Day to Drop or Withdraw 7/10/2026 6/5/2026 7/24/2026
Last Regular Class Day
Final Exams 8/7/2026 6/26/2026 8/13/2026
Semester Ends 8/7/2026 6/26/2026 8/13/2026
Commencement 8/14/2026
Final Grades Due 8/17/2026 7/6/2026 8/17/2026
Fall 2026 Fall - 16 weeks First 8 weeks Second 8 weeks
Registration Opens 03/30/26 03/30/26 03/30/26
Tuition and Fees Due 08/21/26 08/21/26 10/16/26
Classes Begin 08/24/26 08/24/26 10/19/26
First Day of Late Registration 08/24/26 08/24/26 10/19/26
Last Day to Add a Class 09/01/26 08/26/26 10/21/26
Labor Day Holiday 09/07/26
Last Day to Drop with a Refund 09/09/26 08/31/26 10/26/26
Last Day to Drop without Creating a Record (Census Date) 09/09/26 08/31/26 10/26/26
Last Day to File for Graduation 10/30/26
Last Day to Drop or Withdraw 10/30/26 09/25/26 11/20/26
Thanksgiving Holiday 11/25 - 11/27
Last Regular Class Day 12/03/25
Reading Day 12/04/25
Final Exams 12/7 - 12/10 10/16/26 12/11/26
Semester Ends 12/11/26 10/16/25 12/11/26
Commencement 12/12/26
Final Grades Due 12/14/26 10/26/26 12/14/26
Spring 2027 Spring - 16 weeks First 8 weeks Second 8 weeks
Registration Opens 11/02/26 11/02/26 11/02/26
Tuition and Fees Due 01/08/27 01/08/27 03/12/27
Classes Begin 01/11/27 01/11/27 03/15/27
First Day of Late Registration 01/11/27 01/11/27 03/15/27
Martin Luther King Holiday 01/18/27
Last Day to Add a Class 01/20/27 01/13/27 03/17/27
Last Day to Drop with a Refund 01/27/27 01/19/27 03/22/27
Last Day to Drop without Creating a Record (Census Date) 01/27/27 01/19/27 03/22/27
Spring Break 03/08 - 03/12
Last Day to File for Graduation 03/19/27
Last Day to Drop or Withdraw 03/26/27 02/12/27 04/16/27
Last Regular Class Day 04/29/27
Reading Day 04/30/27
Final Exams 05/03 - 05/06 03/05/27 05/07/27
Semester Ends 05/07/27 03/05/27 05/07/27
Commencement 05/08/27
Final Grades Due 05/10/27 03/17/27 05/10/27
Summer 2027 Whole Semester First 7 weeks Second 7 weeks
Registration Opens 03/30/27 03/30/27 03/30/27
Memorial Day Holiday 05/31/27
Tuition and Fees Due 05/28/27 05/07/27 06/25/27
Classes Begin 06/01/27 05/10/27 06/28/27
First Day of Late Registration 06/01/27 05/10/27 06/28/27
Last Day to Add a Class 06/03/27 05/12/27 06/30/27
Last Day to Drop with a Refund 06/16/27 05/14/27 07/02/27
Last Day to Drop without Creating a Record (Census Date) 06/16/27 05/14/27 07/02/27
Last Day to File for Graduation 07/16/27
Fourth of July Holiday 07/04/27
Last Day to Drop or Withdraw 07/09/27 06/04/27 06/23/27
Last Regular Class Day 08/05/27    
Final Exams 08/06/27 06/25/27 08/12/27
Semester Ends 08/06/27 06/25/27 08/12/27
Final Grades Due 08/16/27 08/16/27 08/16/27

*Skeleton Crews

According to the Texas Government Code, the university must provide minimum services on skeleton crew days. This does not apply to a holiday that falls on a Saturday, Sunday, the Friday after Thanksgiving Day, or the 24th or 26th of December.