Academic Calendar
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2025-26
2025 | |
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August 15 | Tuition and Fees bill for Fall 2025 semester must be paid in full or payment plan set up on Nelnet |
August 28 | First-year students arrive |
September 1 | Labor Day, College offices are closed |
September 2 | Fall semester and Fall Q1 courses begin, Fall Library hours begin |
September 9 | Add/drop period deadline for Fall semester and Fall Q1 courses Pass/Low Pass/Fail deadline for Fall semester and Fall Q1 courses Fall 2025 internship for credit form due |
September 29 | Last day to withdraw from Fall Q1 courses |
October 13 - 14 | Trinity Days—the College is in session, but regular classes are not held |
October 17 | Fall Q1 ends |
October 17 - 19 | Fall Weekend (Homecoming & Family Weekend) |
October 20 | Mid-term |
October 21 | Fall Q2 begins |
October 24 | Add/drop deadline for Fall Q2 courses |
Oct. 27 - 31 | Advising week |
October 31 | Automatic monthly payment plan for Spring 2026 available on Nelnet |
November 4 | Withdraw deadline from Fall Semester courses |
November 3 - 11 | Advance registration for Spring 2026 |
November 12 | Add/drop for Spring 2026 term begins |
November 14 | Tuition and Fees Bills for Spring 2026 term bills (E-Billing). |
November 17 | Withdraw deadline from Fall Q2 courses |
November 25 | Thanksgiving Vacation begins after last class |
November 26 - 30 | College offices closed |
December 6 - 7 | Review Period |
December 8 | Fall semester and Fall Q2 classes end Classes meet as normal |
December 9 - 10 | Review Period |
December 11 - 17 | Final examinations |
December 16 - 22 | Grades due (5 days after scheduled final exam) |
December 19 | Tuition and Fees bill for Spring 2026 term must be paid in full or payment plan set up on Nelnet |
December 24 - 31 | College offices and library are closed. |
2026 | |
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January 1 | College offices and library are closed. |
January 5 | J-Term classes begin |
January 6 | Last day of add/drop for J-Term |
January 7 | Change Pass/Low-Pass/Fail to letter deadline for Fall semester courses |
January 9 | Withdraw deadline for a J-Term course |
January 16 | J-Term ends |
January 19 | Martin Luther King Day, College offices and library are closed |
January 20 | Spring semester and Spring Q3 begins; Spring Term Library hours begin |
January 21 | J-Term grades are due |
January 27 | Add/Drop deadline for Spring and Spring Q3 courses Pass/Low Pass/Fail deadline for Spring and Spring Q3 courses Spring internship for credit forms due |
February 16 | Last day to withdraw from Spring Q3 courses |
February 19 -20 | Trinity Days—the College is in session, but regular classes are not held |
March 6 | Spring Q3 ends |
March 9 | Mid-term |
March 10 | Spring Q4 begins |
March 13 | Add/drop deadline for Spring Q4 courses |
March 14 - 22 | Spring Vacation begins after last class on March 13; evening meal is last meal on meal plan; no graduate classes during vacation; Spring Vacation Library Hours in effect |
March 24 | Advance registration for Summer 2026 |
March 27 | Major declaration deadline for members of the Class of 2028 |
March 30 - Apr. 3 | Advising week |
April 3 | Withdraw deadline for Spring Semester |
April 6 -10 | Advance registration for Fall 2026 |
April 11 | Add/drop period for Fall 2026 term begins |
April 13 | Withdraw deadline for Spring Q4 courses |
April 28 | Thursday classes meet |
April 29 | Friday classes meet Spring Semester and Spring Q4 classes end Open enrollment for automatic monthly payment plan for Fall 2026 begins |
April 30 - May 3 | Review Period |
May 1 | Honors Day General examinations for seniors in certain majors (general examinations end by afternoon) |
May 4 - 8 | Final examinations |
May 9 | Grades due for degree candidates |
May 9 - 13 | Grades due (five days after scheduled final exam) |
May 17 | The 200th Commencement Exercises |
May 25 | Memorial Day–College offices and library are closed |
May 29 | Pass/Low-Pass/Fail to Letter change deadline for Spring Semester courses |
Classes scheduled to meet on religious holidays will be held as usual. Students should refer to the Student Handbook for the College’s policy on class absences resulting from participation in religious observances.