Spring 2026 Academic Calendar

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Full-Term Courses

Spring 2021, Full-Term Courses
Event Date
Classes begin January 12
Last day to add a full-term course January 16
Last day to drop a full-term course without financial penalty January 16
Last day to select pass/fail option on full-term courses January 16
Martin Luther King Jr Day (No Classes) January 19
Census Date January 26
Deadline to apply for May conferral February 1
Mid-term grades due by 9 a.m. March 5
Spring break (No classes) March 16-20
Last day to withdraw from all courses with W grades March 26
Registration for fall semester begins March 30
Charter Day (No undergraduate classes) April 10
Classes end April 24
Final examinations April 27-May 1
Commencement May 2-3
Degree conferral date May 3
Final grades due by 9 a.m. May 7

Half-Term Courses

Traditional First Half of Term

Spring 2021, Half-Term Courses, First Half of Term
Event Date
Classes begin January 12
Last day to add a half-term course January 16
Last day to drop a half-term course without financial penalty January 16
Martin Luther King Jr. Day (no classes) January 19
Deadline to apply for May conferral February 1
Last day to withdraw from first-half courses with W grades February 6
Classes end March 1
Grades Due by 9am March 5

Traditional Second Half of Term

Spring 2021, Half-Term Courses, Second Half of Term
Event Date
Classes begin March 2
Last day to add a half-term course March 6
Last day to drop a half-term course without financial penalty March 6
Spring Break (no classes) March 16-20
Last day to withdraw from second-half courses with W grades March 27
Classes end May 3
Final grades due by 9 a.m. May 7