Important Dates & Deadlines

Intersession 2026

There are specific criteria for a student to take a class during Intersession. Read these Important Notes.

December 1 - Graduate Admission Application deadline

December 17 - Registration Deadline. Intersession 2026 tuition and fees due.
Final day to register in an Intersession course. 

December 29 - Classes begin
Final day for 100% refund for Intersession courses.

January 2 - Final Day to withdraw from a course with transcript record of "W."
NO WITHDRAWALS ALLOWED AFTER THIS DATE.

January 16 - Term ends

January 20 - Final grade entry deadline, NOON

Spring Semester 2026 Academic Calendar

Registration for the Spring Semester 2026 begins October 6, 2025. All other registration dates can be found on the Registration Calendar.

January 8 - Spring 2026 tuition and fees due

January 9 - Registered students with unpaid tuition balances or who have not made payment arrangements will be dropped from classes

January 13 - Release of available financial assistance begins

January 19 - Martin Luther King Holiday - University Closed

January 20 - Classes begin

January 23 -Priority day for undergraduates to complete and submit Application for Degree Completion in Workday

February 2 - Final day for 100% refund for full semester or arranged courses
See Fee Refund/Drop/Withdrawal Schedule.

Final day to add or enroll in a full semester course with instructor permission
See Add Policy for Semester Courses

Fees for courses withdrawn do not apply to courses added after this date

February 16 - Final day for 50% refund for full semester or arranged courses
See Fee Refund/Drop/Withdrawal Schedule.
20th day of classes
Final day to withdraw a course without transcript record.

February 17 - Transcript record begins
COURSES ARE PERMITTED TO BE WITHDRAWN FROM FEBRUARY 17 THROUGH MARCH 30
(SEE WITHDRAWAL POLICY STATEMENT). A grade of "W" will be recorded.

February 23 - Final day for graduate students to sign for comprehensive examinations.

March 9 - Registration for Summer and Fall 2026, Active Graduates, Seniors, Honors College, and AMS/KAMS

March 13 - Interim
Final day for Masters, Doctorate and Education Specialists to complete and submit Application for Degree Completion in Workday

March 16 - Interim grade entry deadline, NOON 

March 16-20 - Spring Break

March 23 - Classes resume
Last 8-week courses begin

March 30 - Final day to withdraw from a course with transcript record of "W."" NO WITHDRAWALS ALLOWED AFTER THIS DATE.  

March 30 - Registration for Summer and Fall 2026, Active Juniors

April 13 - Registration for Summer and Fall 2026, Active Sophomores

April 27 - Registration for Summer and Fall 2026, Active Freshmen and Undergraduate Non-Degree

April 27 - Final day for graduate students to submit approved Master's Thesis or Specialist's Field Study and Oral Examination Report due from departments to Graduate School.

May 9, 11-15 - Final examinations

May 9 - KAMS Completion Ceremony, 11:00 am, Memorial Union

May 15 - Semester ends
University Commencement Exercises, Gross Memorial Coliseum

May 16 - University Commencement Exercises, Gross Memorial Coliseum

Virtual Graduation Ceremonies

Graduate School 2 pm (CDT)

Undergraduate 4 pm (CDT)

May 18 - Final grade entry deadline, NOON
Final day for graduate students' comprehensive exams results from departments to Graduate School

May 25 - Memorial Day Holiday - University Closed

May 29 - Spring semester undergraduate/graduate degree candidates must have all requirements for a degree completed and on record in the Registrar's Office by 4:30 pm

*Registration Appointments are not a scheduled appointment with the academic advisor. They are the date that onboarded students without active holds can register for their courses by selecting open course sections and submitting them in Workday. Confirmation of registration can be seen on the student's Current Classes in Workday.

Dates subject to change