2025 - 2026 Accelerated Sessions Calendar
First Fall (Session B)
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Date |
Deadline |
Event |
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August 25 |
Classes Begin |
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August 27 |
4:30pm |
Final date for dropping courses without receiving a grade of a "W" |
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August 29 |
4:30pm |
Final date for adding courses for credit and making section changes Final date to petition deans' offices to invoke the Grade Exclusion Policy |
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September 1 |
Labor Day Holiday |
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September 17 |
9:00am |
Mid-term grades due |
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September 26 |
4:30pm |
Final date for dropping courses Final date for resigning from the University |
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October 4 & 6 |
Final classes and final examinations held |
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October 7 |
9:00am |
Final grades due |
Second Fall (Session C)
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Date |
Deadline |
Event |
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October 20 |
Classes Begin |
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October 22 |
4:30pm |
Final date for dropping courses without receiving a grade of a "W" |
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October 24 |
4:30pm |
Final date for adding courses for credit and making section changes Final date to petition deans' offices to invoke the Grade Exclusion Policy |
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November 12 |
9:00am |
Mid-term grades due |
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November 21 |
4:30pm |
Final date for dropping courses Final date for resigning from the University |
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November 26 - 28 |
Thanksgiving Holiday begins at 12:30pm on November 26 |
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December 6 & 8 |
Final classes and final examinations held |
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December 16 |
9:00am |
Final grades due (degree candidate) |
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December 17 |
9:00am |
Final grades due (non-degree candidate) |
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December 19 |
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 (Session B)
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Date |
Deadline |
Event |
|---|---|---|
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January 12 |
Classes Begin |
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January 14 |
4:30pm |
Final date for dropping courses without receiving a grade of a "W" |
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January 16 |
4:30pm |
Final date for adding courses for credit and making section changes Final date to petition deans' offices to invoke the Grade Exclusion Policy |
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January 19 |
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Martin Luther King Day Holiday |
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February 4 |
9:00am |
Mid-term grades due |
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February 16 - 18 |
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Mardi Gras Holiday |
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February 19 |
4:30pm |
Final date for dropping courses Final date for resigning from the University |
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February 28 & March 2 |
Final classes and final examinations held |
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March 3 |
9:00am |
Final grades due |
Second Spring (Session C)
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Date |
Deadline |
Event |
|---|---|---|
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March 16 |
Classes Begin |
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March 18 |
4:30pm |
Final date for dropping courses without receiving a grade of a "W" |
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March 20 |
4:30pm |
Final date for adding courses for credit and making section changes Final date to petition deans' offices to invoke the Grade Exclusion Policy |
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April 3 |
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Good Friday Holiday |
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April 8 |
9:00am |
Mid-term grades due |
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April 20 |
4:30pm |
Final date for dropping courses Final date for resigning from the University |
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May 2 & 4 |
Final classes and final examinations held |
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May 12 |
9:00am |
Final grades due (degree candidate) |
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May 13 |
9:00am |
Final grades due (non-degree candidate) |
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May 15 - 16 |
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