2025 - 2026 Accelerated Sessions Calendar


First Fall (Session B)

Date

Event

August 25

Classes Begin

August 27

Final date for dropping courses without receiving a grade of a "W"

August 29

Final date for adding courses for credit and making section changes

September 1

Labor Day Holiday

September 17

Mid-term grades due at 9:00am

September 26

Final date for dropping courses

Final date for resigning from the University

October 11 & 13

Final classes and final examinations held

October 14

Final grades due at 9:00am

 

Second Fall (Session C)

Date

Event

October 20

Classes Begin

October 22

Final date for dropping courses without receiving a grade of a "W"

October 24

Final date for adding courses for credit and making section changes

November 12

Mid-term grades due at 9:00am

November 21

Final date for dropping courses

Final date for resigning from the University

November 26 - 28

Thanksgiving Holiday begins at 12:30pm on November 26

December 6 & 8

Final classes and final examinations held

December 17

Final grades due at 9:00am

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)

Date

Event

January 12

Classes Begin

January 14

Final date for dropping courses without receiving a grade of a "W"

January 16

Final date for adding courses for credit and making section changes

January 19

Martin Luther King Day Holiday

February 4

Mid-term grades due at 9:00am

February 16 - 18

Mardi Gras Holiday

February 19

Final date for dropping courses

Final date for resigning from the University

February 28 & March 2

Final classes and final examinations held

March 3

Final grades due at 9:00am

 

Second Spring (Session C)

Date

Event

March 16

Classes Begin

March 18

Final date for dropping courses without receiving a grade of a "W"

March 20

Final date for adding courses for credit and making section changes

April 3

Good Friday Holiday

April 8

Mid-term grades due at 9:00am

April 20

Final date for dropping courses

Final date for resigning from the University

May 2 & 4

Final classes and final examinations held

May 13

Final grades due at 9:00am

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

 

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