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    Undergraduate

    Academic Calendar for 2026-2027

    TermActivity/Event
    Wed, Jun 26Residency Reclassification Application Deadline for Fall 2026
    Tue, Jun 30Last day for 100% Housing Refund deadline 4:00 pm; Refunds Exclude $200 Cancellation Fee
    Wed, Jul 1Meal Plan Cancellation Fees Apply after Jul 1 ($200)
    Tue, Jul 7*Student Financial Statements Available (Payment Plans Open) *Subject to change
    Fri, Jul 31Baccalaureate Exam Report Due (for August Degree Conferral)
    Tuition and Fees Payment Deadline (US currency) by 4:00 pm
    Tuition and Fees Late Payment Applied ($100 Penalty) after 4pm
    Last Day for 100% Meal Plan Refund Cancellation Fees Apply ($200)
    Last Day for 75% Housing Plan Refund Cancellation Fees Apply ($200)
    Mon, Aug 3Thesis Due to Library for August Graduates
    Fri, Aug 7August Degree Conferral
    Sat, Aug 8Last Day for 50% Housing Refund Cancellation Fees Apply ($200)
    Sun, Aug 9New Student Check-In Day
    Mon-Fri, Aug 10-14Orientation for New Admits
    Fall Meal Plans Begin Mon, Aug 10
    Wed, Aug 12Returning Student Check-In (9:00 am)
    Mon, Aug 17FALL CLASSES BEGIN
    Fall Off-Campus Study (OCS) Contract Deadline          
    Mon-Fri, 17-21Fall 2026 & ISP Registration Add/Drop Period
    Thu, Aug 20Last Day for 25% Housing Refund Cancellation Fees Apply ($200)
    Fri, Aug 21Course Registration & Contract Submission Deadline
    Registration canceled after 4:00 pm if account is not cleared.
    Online Registration closes
    Last Day for 75% Meal Plan Refund (Except $200 Cancellation Fee) if Cancelled by 4:00 pm
    Sat, Aug 22No Meal Plan Refunds for Cancellations on or after Aug. 22. $200 Cancellation fee applies.
    Mon-Fri, Aug 24-28Reinstatement Period; Late Registration/Contract Submission ($50 fees)
    Final registration adjustments may be made via course add/drop form; may have financial implications. Last day for 100% tuition and fees refund is Aug 28 (housing & meal fees apply). Students responsible for all fees remaining after this date. After this date, Contract renegotiations permitted only to adjust criteria due to the addition of any Mod II courses.  
    Fri, Aug 28Payment Plan Enrollment Deadline
    Mon, Sep 7Labor Day (No Classes; Offices Closed) 
    Fri, Sep 11Last Day for 25% Tuition and Fees Refund for full Withdrawal from NCF
    Wed, Sep 23Module I Last Day to Withdraw (no refund)
    Fri, Oct 2Module I Ends  
    May 2027 Graduation Application Deadline
    Mon-Fri, Oct 5-9Fall Break (No Classes)
    Mon, Oct 12Columbus Day/Indigenous People’s Day (No Classes; Offices Closed)   
    Tues, Oct 13Module II Begins
    Wed, Oct 14Module I Course Evaluation Submission Deadline
    Fri, Oct 16Module II Registration Deadline
    Thu, Oct 22Mini Classes for Spring 2027 (No classes)
    Tues, Oct 27Advising Day (No classes)
    Fri, Oct 30Spring 2027 (SP27) Priority Registration Begins
    Sun, Nov 1Last Day 100% Housing Refund SP27 Deadline 4:00pm, $200 Cancellation Fee
    Mon, Nov 2Spring 2027 Registration Opens for All
    Mon, Nov 2Deadline to Request Readmission for Spring Semester
    Off-Campus Study (OCS) & Leave of Absence (LOA) Declaration Deadline Provisional AOC (PAOC) Submission Deadline (5th Semester)
    Thesis Prospectus (AOC) Submission Deadline (6th Semester)
    Tue, Nov 10Last Day to Withdraw or Drop a class (No Refund; Differs for Mod II & ISP)
    Wed, Nov 11Veteran’s Day (No Classes; Offices Closed) 
    Fri, Nov 13Contract Renegotiation Deadline (Criteria adjust: Mod II or dropped class)
    ISP Course Description Forms Due with ISP Off-Campus Study (OCS)
    Last day to Notify Dining Services of Eligibility for No ISP Meal Plan Due to OCS
    Mon, Nov 23Module II Last Day to Withdraw (No refund)
    Thu-Fri, Nov 26-27Thanksgiving Break (No Classes; Offices Closed)
    Fri, Dec 4Fall Classes End
    Spring 2027 Semester Registration Deadline
    Sat, Dec 5Spring 2027 Registration Late Fee Applies
    Mon-Fri, Dec 9-11Final Examination Week
    Mon -Tue, Dec 7-8Reading Days/Hurricane Make Up Days
    Wed -Fri, Dec 9-11Final Examinations (schedule below)
    Fri, Dec 11Registration Closes for Spring 2027 (SP27) (re-opens Mon, Jan 4)
    Last Day of Meals for Fall Meal Plan
    Sat, Dec 12Residence Halls Close at 12:00 pm
    Sun, Dec 13Last Day 75% Housing Refund SP27 Deadline 4:00 pm
    Cancellation fee applies ($200)
    Wed, Dec 16Course Designation and Evaluation Deadline
    Mon, Dec 21Contract Certification and Evaluation Deadline
    Independent Study Project: January Interterm (1/4-27/2027)
    Sun, Jan 3ISP Residence Halls Open at 12:00 pm
    Mon, Jan 4January Interterm Classes Begins      
    Spring 2027 Registration Re-opens
    *Student Financial Statements Available (Payment Plans Open)
    *Date subject to change
    Last Day 50% Housing Refund SP27 Deadline 4:00pm, $200 cancel. fee
    ISP Meal Plans Begin
    Wed, Jan 6January ISP Drop/Add Deadline (No Refund) 
    Fri, Jan 15Tuition and Fees Payment Deadline (US currency) by 4:00 pm      
    Tuition and Fees Late Payment Applied ($100 Penalty) after 4pm
    Last Day for 100% Meal Plan Refund SP27 ($200 Cancellation Fee)
    Mon, Jan 18Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (No Classes; Offices Closed)
    Wed, Jan 20Baccalaureate Exam Report Due for January Graduates
    Fri, Jan 22Thesis Due to Library for January Graduates
    Tue, Jan 26Residence Halls Open for New Spring Students
    Wed, Jan 27January Interterm/Fall 2026 Ends
    January Degree Conferral 
    ISP Meal Plans End
    SPRING 2027
    Wed, Jan 27Orientation for New Admits  
    Residence Halls Open for Returning Students at 12:00 pm   
    Thu, Jan 28First Day of Classes
    *Thu, Jan 28 will run Mon class schedule; Fri, Jan 29 will run Tue class schedule
    Spring Off-Campus Study (OCS) Contract & Tuition Waiver Deadline
    Spring Meal Plans Begin
    Last Day for 25% Housing Refund, deadline 4:00 pm ($200 cancel. fee)
    Spring 2027 schedule updates in progress; see document link at beginning of this page
    Thu-Wed, Jan 28 -Feb 3Spring 2027 Registration Add/Drop Period
    Wed, Feb 3Online Course Registration & Contract Submission Deadline
    Registration canceled after 4:00 pm if account is not cleared
    Last Day for 75% Meal Plan Refund if Cancelled by 4:00 pm ($200 Cancellation Fee applies)
    Thu, Feb 4No Meal Plan Refunds for Cancellations on or after Feb 4. ($200 Cancellation fee applies.)
    Thu-Wed, Feb 4-10Reinstatement Period: Late Registration/Contract Submission ($50 fees)   
    Final registration adjustments may be made via course add/drop form; may have financial implications. Last day for 100% tuition and fees refund is Feb 10. After this, Contract renegotiations permitted only to adjust criteria due to the addition of any Mod II courses.     
    Wed, Feb 10Last Day to Enroll in Payment Plan
    Mon, Feb 15President’s Day
    Wed, Feb 24Last Day for 25% Tuition and Fees Refund for full Withdrawals 
    Module I Last Day to Withdraw (No refund)
    Fri, Mar 19Module I Ends 
    Mon-Fri, Mar 22-26Spring Break (No classes)
    Mon, Mar 29Module II Begins                                                                             
    ISP Course Evaluation Submission Deadline
    Wed, Mar 31Module I Course Evaluation Submission Deadline
    Thu, Apr 1Deadline to Request Readmission for Fall Semester
    Off-Campus Study (OCS) & Leave of Absence (LOA) Declaration Deadline
    Fri, Apr 2Module II Registration Deadline 
    Thu, Apr 8Mini Classes for Fall 2027 (No Classes)
    Tue, Apr 13Advising Day (No Classes)
    Fri, Apr 16Fall 2027 Semester Priority Registration Opens
    Last Day to Withdraw or Drop a Spring class (No Refund)
    Mon, Apr 19Fall 2027 Semester General Registration Opens
    Provisional AOC (PAOC) Submission Deadline (5th Semester)
    Thesis Prospectus (AOC) Submission Deadline (6th Semester)
    Fri, Apr 23Contract Renegotiation Deadline (Criteria adjust: Mod II or dropped class)
    Mon-Wed, Apr 26-28Baccalaureate/Reading Days (No Classes)
    Fri, May 14Spring Classes End
    Baccalaureate Examination Reports (BER) Due for expected May graduates
    Fall 2027 Semester Registration Deadline
    Sat, May 15Late Fall 2027 Semester Registration, ($50) Late Fee applies
    Mon-Fri, May 17-21Final Examinations Week
    Mon-Tue, May 17-18Reading Days
    Tue-Fri, May 18-21Final Examinations (schedule below)
    Mon, May 17Thesis Submissions and Thesis Report Deadline
    Course Designation & Evaluation Deadline (Potential Graduates)
    Tue, May 18Contract Certification & Evaluation Deadline (Potential Graduates)
    Fri, May 21Commencement Ceremony and May Degree Conferral
    Fall 2027 Registration Closes (re-opens prior to start of Fall term)
    Spring Meal Plans End
    Sat, May 22Residence Halls Close at 12:00 pm
    Tue, May 25Course Designation and Evaluation Deadline
    Mon, May 31Memorial Day (No classes; Offices Closed)
    Tue, Jun 1Contract Certification and Evaluation Deadline
    SUMMER 2027
    Fri, Jun 18Juneteenth observed (No Classes; Offices Closed)
    Mon, Jul 5Independence Day observed (No Classes; Offices Closed) (Sat, July 4)
    Fri, Aug 6Last Day of Classes
    Summer Degree Conferral

    Add/drop will be prorated as follows, counted in consecutive days from the first day of class, one day per week of class, or as noted per session. The last day to withdraw is at 63% into each course, as determined by the Office of the Registrar.

    Academic Calendar for 2026-2027

    TermActivity/EventStart DateEnd Date (If Applicable)
    Fall 2026First Day of Classes8/17/2026
    Fall 2026Labor Day9/7/2026
    Fall 2026Fall Break10/6/202610/9/2026
    Fall 2026Columbus/Indigenous People’s Day10/12/2026
    Fall 2026Veteran’s Day11/11/2026
    Fall 2026Thanksgiving Break11/26/202611/27/2026
    Fall 2026Reading/Hurricane Make-up Days12/7/202612/8/2026
    Fall 2026Martin Luther King, Jr. Day1/18/2027
    Fall 2026Last Day of Classes before ISP12/4/2026
    Fall 2026Final Examinations before ISP12/9/202612/11/2026
    Fall 2026Last Day of Classes1/22/2027ISP 1/4-22/2027
    Spring 2027First Day of Classes1/25/2027
    Spring 2027President’s Day2/15/2027
    Spring 2027Spring Break3/15/20273/19/2027
    Spring 2027Reading Days4/26/20274/28/2027
    Spring 2027Reading/Hurricane Make-up Days5/17/20275/18/2027
    Spring 2027Last Day of Classes5/14/2027
    Spring 2027Final Examinations5/19/20275/21/2027
    Spring 2027Commencement5/21/2027
    Summer “A” 2027First Day of Classes6/7/2027
    Summer “A” 2027Memorial Day5/31/2027
    Summer “A” 2027Juneteenth Day6/19/2027Saturday
    Summer “A” 2027Independence Day7/5/2027(7/4 Sunday)
    Summer “A” 2027Last Day of Classes8/6/2027
    Summer 2027Commencement8/6/2027

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