2026–2027 Academic Calendar

Summer 2026

• Monday, May 11

  First day of Graduate summer classes

  Human Genetics fieldwork begins

  Art of Teaching fieldwork begins

• Monday, July 6

  Dance/Movement Therapy fieldwork begins

• Monday, August 3

  Final theses due to Graduate Studies for August graduates

• Friday, August 14

  Dance/Movement Therapy fieldwork ends

• Friday, August 28

  Last day of Graduate summer classes

  Human Genetics fieldwork ends

  Art of Teaching fieldwork ends

Fall 2026

• Monday, August 24 - Tuesday, August 25

  Graduate advising and registration occur online for electives in Child Development, and for undergraduate courses for combined degree students

• Monday, August 24 – Wednesday, August 26

  Graduate advising and registration occur online for components in Dance and Theatre

• Monday, August 24 – Wednesday, August 26

  Undergraduate donning and interviews occur online

• Wednesday, August 26 (afternoon)

  First round online course selection

• Thursday, August 27

  First round student placements

• Friday, August 28 (morning)
  Friday, August 28 (afternoon)

  Second round donning and interviews occur online

  Second round online course selection

• Monday, August 31

  Second round student placements

• Tuesday, September 1

  Human Genetics fieldwork begins

• Wednesday, September 2

  New undergraduate students arrive for opening day

• Thursday, September 3

  New graduate student orientation

  Returning graduate student check-in

• Thursday, September 3 – Saturday, September 5

  New undergraduate student orientation

• Saturday, September 5

  Move-in for returning students

• Monday, September 7

  Undergraduate classes begin

• Monday, September 7

  Graduate classes begin

• Monday, September 7 - Friday, September 18

  Add/drop period

• Tuesday, September 8

  Art of Teaching student teaching begins

• Wednesday, September 9

  Dance/Movement Therapy internship begins

• Friday, September 11

  Undergraduate directed study proposals for Fall due to Dean of Studies

  Undergraduate thesis proposals due to Dean of Studies

• Monday, September 14

  Art of Teaching fieldwork begins

  Child Development fieldwork begins

• Tuesday, September 15

  Dance/Movement Therapy internships begin

• Tuesday, September 22

  Dance/Movement Therapy fieldwork begins

• Monday, October 12 – Tuesday, October 13

  Study days - no classes

• Friday, October 15

  Deadline to submit pass/fail course request

• Friday, October 30 – Saturday, October 31

  Family & friends weekend

• Friday, November 13

  Last day to withdraw from a Fall class

• Friday, November 13 – Friday, November 20

  Graduate advising and registration occurs online for Spring

• Monday, November 23

  Course appraisals open

• Wednesday, November 25 – Sunday, November 29

  Thanksgiving break - no classes
  Begins after last academic appointment on Tuesday

• Monday, November 30

  Undergraduate directed study proposals due to Dean of Studies for Intersession

  Submissions open for undergraduate Spring directed study proposals

   

• Monday, November 30

  Final theses due to Graduate Studies for December graduates

• Monday, December 7 – Wednesday, December 16

  Yearlong drop period for Spring classes

• Monday, December 14

  Coursework for December graduates due to faculty

• Thursday, December 17

  Human Genetics fieldwork ends

• Friday, December 18

  Undergraduate classes end

  Course appraisals close

• Friday, December 18

  Art of Teaching student teaching ends

  Art of Teaching fieldwork ends

  Child Development fieldwork ends

  Dance/Movement Therapy fieldwork ends

  Dance/Movement Therapy internship ends

• Saturday, December 19

  Grades and evaluations for Fall open for faculty submission and student view

• Saturday, December 19

  Residence halls close at 10:00 a.m.

• Sunday, December 20

  Graduate classes end

• Monday, December 21

  Grades and evaluations due for December graduates

• Monday, January 4

  Early evaluations and grades due

• Wednesday, January 13

  Grades and evaluations due for Fall

Spring 2027

• Monday, January 4

  Art of Teaching student teaching begins

  Dance/Movement Therapy internship begins

• TBD

  Undergraduate donning and interviews occur online

• TBD

  Graduate advising and registration occur online for Dance and Theatre

• Friday, January 15

  Graduate advising and registration occur online for elective in Child Development

• Monday, January 18

  Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday

• Tuesday, January 19 (afternoon)

  First round online course selection

• Tuesday, January 19

  Art of Teaching fieldwork begins

  Child Development fieldwork begins

  Human Genetics fieldwork begins

• Wednesday, January 20

  First round student placements

• Thursday, January 21 (morning)
  Thursday, January 21 (afternoon)

  Second round donning and interviews occur online

  Second round online course selection

• Friday, January 22

  Second round student placements

• Sunday, January 24

  Move-in for returning students

• Monday, January 25

  Graduate classes begin
  

  Dance/Movement Therapy fieldwork begins

• Wednesday, January 27

  Undergraduate classes begin

• Wednesday, January 27 - Tuesday, February 9

  Add/drop period

• Friday, January 29

  Undergraduate directed study proposals due to Dean of Studies

• Friday, March 12

  Deadline to submit pass/fail course request

• Sunday, March 14 – Sunday, March 21

  Spring break - no classes

• Friday, April 2

  Last day to withdraw from a Spring class

• Monday, April 19

  Course appraisals open

• Friday, April 23

  Art of Teaching student teaching ends

• Wednesday, April 28

  Dance/Movement Therapy fieldwork and internship ends

• Friday, April 30

  Coursework for May graduates due to faculty
  Faculty may establish earlier deadlines

  Undergraduate directed study proposals due to Dean of Studies for Fall

• Monday, May 3

  Final theses due to Graduate Studies for May graduates

• Monday, May 3

  Course appraisals close

• Tuesday, May 4

  Grades and evaluations for Spring open for faculty submission and student view

• Thursday, May 6

  Human Genetics fieldwork ends

• Friday, May 7

  Grades and evaluations due for May graduates

• Sunday, May 9

  Graduate classes end

• Tuesday, May 11

  Undergraduate classes end

• Wednesday, May 12

  Residence halls close for first years, sophomores, juniors, and non-graduating seniors at 10:00 a.m.

• Thursday, May 13

  Art of Teaching fieldwork ends

  Child Development fieldwork ends

• Thursday, May 13

  Hooding Ceremony for graduate students

• Friday, May 14

  Commencement

• Friday, May 14

  Residence halls close for graduating seniors at 8:00 p.m.

• Tuesday, June 2

  Grades and evaluations due for Spring