Undergraduate Day School Academic Calendar

Fall 2026

Month   Date   Day Event
Aug.  30 Sunday Residence halls open for first-year students

Sept. 

1

Tuesday

Development Day for Faculty; Residence halls open for all students

  2 Wednesday Opening Convocation; Department meetings
  3 Thursday CLASSES BEGIN AT 8 a.m.; New student advising
  7 Monday

Labor Day - NO CLASSES

  10 Thursday Final day to add a course in College Scheduler
  15 Tuesday CTL Professional Development Program
  17 Thursday Final day to drop a course in College Scheduler; 
Final day to add a course with permission of instructor (Red Card)
Oct. 12 Monday Indigenous Peoples' Day / Columbus Day - NO CLASSES
  19 Monday Deficiency grades due
Oct. 19 - Nov 6 Advising period
  20 Tuesday CTL Professional Development Program
Nov. 9 -  16  Registration for Spring classes 
  11 Wednesday Veterans Day Observed - NO CLASSES
  13 Friday Final day for withdrawal from courses; 
Final day to request an S/U grade
  17 Tuesday CTL Professional Development Program
  24 Tuesday Thanksgiving recess begins at 4:45 p.m.
  29 Sunday Thanksgiving Recess ends
Dec. 11 Friday FINAL DAY OF CLASSES; 
Final day for making up incomplete grades from previous semester
  14 Monday Reading Day - NO CLASSES
 

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21

Final examinations

  22 Tuesday Snow day for Final examinations

Spring 2027

Month   Date   Day Event
Jan. 11 Monday Residence halls open for all students
  12 Tuesday Faculty Development Day; Department Meetings
  13 Wednesday CLASSES BEGIN AT 8 a.m.
  18 Monday Martin Luther King Day - NO CLASSES
  19 Tuesday CTL Professional Development Program
  20 Wednesday Final day to add a course in College Scheduler
  27 Wednesday Final day to drop a course in College Scheduler;
Final day to add a course with permission of instructor (Red Card)
Feb. 15 Monday U.S. Presidents' Day - NO CLASSES
  16 Tuesday CTL Professional Development Program
Mar. 5 Friday Spring vacation begins 4:45 p.m.; Residence halls close at 7 p.m.
  14 Sunday Spring vacation ends; Residence halls reopen at 9 a.m.
  15 Monday Deficiency grades due
Mar. 15 - April 2 Advising period
  16 Tuesday CTL Professional Development Program
April 5 -  9 Registration for Fall classes
  9 Friday Final day for withdrawal from courses;
Final day to request an S/U grade
  15 Thursday Undergraduate Research Conference; Scholarship Awards Ceremony (NO DAY CLASSES)
  19 Monday Patriots' Day - NO CLASSES
  20 Tuesday CTL Professional Development Program
May 6 Thursday FINAL DAY OF CLASSES; 
Final day for making up incomplete grades from previous semester
  7 Friday Reading Day - NO CLASSES
  10 - 14 Final Examinations
  14 Friday Residence halls close
  15 Saturday Commencement; Residence halls close for Graduating Seniors