Academic Calendar 2025-2026

Fall Term 2025
Aug. 20 (Wed)	UNIVERSITY CONFERENCE & SERVICE RECOGNITIONS
Aug. 21 (Thurs)	FACULTY CONFERENCE/Division Meetings
Aug. 22-23 (Fri-Sat)	New Student Orientation (Day/Evening Students)
Aug. 23 (Sat.)	New Student Convocation (Day/Evening Students)
	Graduate Education Quarter I/V begins
Aug. 25 (Mon)	Fall Semester begins
	Evening Traditional and Graduate Nursing Fall Semester begins
	Accelerated BSN (ABSN) Fall Trimester begins
Aug. 25-29 (Mon-Fri)	Late Registration & Drop/Add for Fall Semester
Sept 1 (Mon)	Labor Day—UNIVERSITY CLOSED
Sept. 2 (Tues)	OT Weekday (Tuesdays) Fall Trimester Begins
Sept. 5 (Fri.)	OT and PT Fall Trimesters begin
Sept. 6 (Sat)	Weekend ABSN Fall Trimester begins
Oct. 21 (Tues)	MBA/MSOLC Session II begins
Nov. 3 (Mon)	Last day for withdrawal from Fall Semester courses
Nov. 4 (Tues)	Election Day—UNDERGRADUATE CLASSES SUSPENDED
Nov. 14 (Fri)	Last day for January graduates to file a “Candidate for Degree” form
Nov. 17 (Mon.)	HONORS CONVOCATION
Nov. 26-30 (Wed-Sun)	Thanksgiving Recess—UNIVERSITY CLOSED
Dec. 8-12 (Mon-Fri)	Final examination week, Fall semester
Dec. 24-Jan. 2 (Wed-Fri)	UNIVERSITY CLOSED

Winter Session 2026
Nov. 1 (Sat)	Graduate Education Quarter II/VI begins
Jan. 5-Jan. 16 (Mon-Fri)	Undergraduate Wintersession Classes (10 class sessions)

Winter Session 2026
Jan. 3 (Sat)	Weekend ABSN Spring Trimester Begins
Jan. 5 (Mon)	Accelerated BSN (ABSN) Spring Trimester begins
Jan. 7 (Wed)	OT Weekday (Wednesdays) Spring Trimester Begins
Jan. 9 (Fri)	OT and PT Spring Trimesters begin
Jan. 13 (Tues)	MBA/MSOLC Session III begins
Jan. 15 (Thurs)	UNIVERSITY CONFERENCE
Jan. 19 (Mon)	Martin Luther King Day—UNIVERSITY CLOSED
Jan. 20 (Tues)	Residence Halls Open for Returning Students
Jan. 21 (Wed)	Spring Semester Begins
	Evening Traditional and Graduate Nursing Spring Semester begins
Jan. 21-27 (Wed-Tues)	Late Registration & Drop/Add for Spring Semester
Jan. 30 (Fri)	Last day for May/August graduates to file a “Candidate for Degree” form
Jan. 31 (Sat)	Graduate Education Quarter III/VII begins
Mar. 2-6 (Mon-Fri)	SPRING BREAK—UNDERGRADUATE CLASSES SUSPENDED
Mar. 10 (Tues)	MBA/MSOLC Session IV begins
Apr. 1 (Wed)	Classes follow Monday schedule
Apr. 2-Apr. 6 (Thurs-Mon)	RELIGIOUS HOLIDAYS—UNIVERSITY CLOSED
Apr. 10 (Wed)	Last day for withdrawal from Spring Semester courses
May 11-15 (Mon-Fri)	Final examination week, Spring Semester
May 14 (Thurs)	GRADUATE PROGRAM HOODING CEREMONIES
May 16 (Sat)	GRADUATION MASS and BACCALAUREATE AWARDS CEREMONY
May 17 (Sun)	COMMENCEMENT

Summer Term 2026
Apr. 11 (Sat)	Graduate Education Quarter IV begins
May 5 (Tues)	MBA/MSOLC Session V begins
May 6 (Wed)	OT Weekday (Wednesdays) Summer Trimester Begins
May 8 (Fri)	OT and PT Weekend Summer Trimesters begin
May 9 (Sat)	Weekend ABSN Summer Trimester begins
May 25 (Mon)	Memorial Day—UNIVERSITY CLOSED
May 26 (Tues)	ABSN Academic Year Begins
	Graduate Nursing Summer Semester begins
May 27-June 11 (Wed-Thurs)	Day/Evening Summer Session I (10 class sessions)
June 15-July 21 (Mon-Tues)	Day/Evening Summer Session II (20 class sessions)
June 19 (Fri)	Juneteenth—UNIVERSITY CLOSED
June 23-Aug 4 (Tues-Tues)	Day/Evening Summer Session III (18 class sessions)
June 30 (Tues)	MBA/MSOLC Session VI begins
July 3-5 (Fri-Sun)	Independence Day—UNIVERSITY CLOSED

Alternative Undergraduate Delivery Systems and Graduate Programs, 2025-2026

Accelerated B.S.N., 2025-2026:
Summer Trimester I:	Tuesday, May 27 – Friday, August 15, 2025
Fall Trimester II:	Monday, August 25 – Friday, December 19, 2025
Spring Trimester III:	Monday, January 5 – Friday, May 1, 2026

Weekend Accelerated B.S.N., 2025-2026:
Fall 2025 Trimester	Spring 2026 Trimester	Summer 2026 Trimester
Sept. 6, 7	Jan. 3, 4	May 9, 10
Sept. 13, 14	Jan. 10, 11	May 16, 17
Sept. 20, 21	Jan. 24, 25	May 30, 31
Sept. 27, 28	Jan. 31, Feb. 1	June 6, 7
Oct. 4, 5	Feb. 7, 8	June 13, 14
Oct. 18, 19	Feb. 21, 22	June 20, 21
Oct. 25, 26	Feb. 28, Mar. 1	June 27, 28
Nov. 1, 2	Mar. 7, 8	July 11, 12
Nov. 8, 9	Mar. 14, 15	July 18, 19
Nov. 15, 16	Mar. 21, 22	July 25, 26
Nov. 22, 23	Mar. 28, 29	Aug. 1, 2
Dec. 6, 7	Apr. 11, 12	Aug. 8, 9
Dec. 14, 15	Apr. 18, 19	Aug. 15, 16
(Emergency Alternate)	(Emergency Alternate)	(Emergency Alternate)

8-Week MBA / MSOLC, 2025-2026:
Session I:	Session II:	Session III:
Aug. 26-Oct. 16, 2025	Oct. 21-Dec. 11, 2025	Jan. 13-Mar. 5, 2026
Session IV:	Session VI:	Session V:
Mar. 10-Apr. 30, 2026	May 5-June 25, 2026	June 30-Aug. 20, 2026

Evening Traditional & Graduate Nursing, 2025-2026:
Fall 2025	Spring 2026	Summer 2026 (Graduate Nursing Only)
August 25 (Monday) Semester Begins	January 21 (Wednesday) Semester Begins	May 26 (Tuesday) Semester Begins
December 8 – 12 Finals Week	May 11 – 15 Finals Week	July 30 (Thursday) Semester Ends

Occupational Therapy Weekend Program, 2025-2026:
On-Campus/ Instructional Weekend	Fall 2025 Weekend Trimester	Spring 2026 Weekend Trimester	Summer 2026 Weekend Trimester
1	September 5 – 7	January 9 – 11	May 8 – 10
2	September 19 – 21	January 23 – 25	May 29 – 31
3	October 10 – 12	February 6 – 8	June 12 – 14
4	Oct. 31 – Nov. 2	February 27 – March 1	June 26 – 28
5	November 14 – 16	March 20 – 22	July 10 – 12
6	December 5 – 7	April 10 – 12	July 31 – August 2
Alternate Makeup	December 12 – 14	April 17 – 19	August 7 – 9

Occupational Therapy Weekday Program, 2025-2026:
On-Campus/ Instructional Session	Fall 2025 Monday Trimester	Fall 2025 Tuesday Trimester	Spring 2026 Monday Trimester	Spring 2026 Wednesday Trimester	Summer 2026 Monday Trimester	Summer 2026 Wednesday Trimester
1	September 15	September 2	January 5	January 7	May 4	May 6
2	September 22	September 9	January 12	January 14	May 11	May 13
3	September 29	September 16	January 26	January 21	May 18	May 20
4	October 6	September 30	February 2	January 28	June 1	June 3
5	October 13	October 21	February 9	February 4	June 8	June 10
6	October 20	October 28	February 16	February 11	June 15	June 17
7	October 27	November 4	February 23	February 18	June 22	June 24
8	November 3	November 11	March 2	February 25	June 29	July 1
9	November 17	November 18	March 9	March 4	July 6	July 8
10	November 24	November 25	March 16	March 11	July 13	July 15
11	December 1	December 2	March 23	March 18	July 20	July 29
12	December 8	December 9	March 30	March 25	July 27	August 5
Alternate Makeup	December 15 (remote if needed)	December 16 (remote if needed)	April 6	April 15	August 3	August 12

Physical Therapy, 2025-2026
On-Campus/ Instructional Weekend	Fall 2025 Trimester	Spring 2026 Trimester	Summer 2026 Trimester
1	September 5 – 7	January 9 – 11	May 8 – 10
2	September 19 – 21	January 23 – 25	May 15 – 17
3	October 3 – 5	February 6 – 8	June 5 – 7
4	October 17- 19	February 20 – 22	June 12 – 14
5	October 24 – 26	March 6 – 8	June 26 – 28
6	November 7 – 9	March 20 – 22	July 10 – 12
7	November 21 – 23	March 27 – 29	July 24 – 26
8	December 5 – 7	April 17 – 19	August 7 – 9
Alternate Makeup	December 12 – 14	April 24 – 26	August 14 – 16

Graduate Teacher Education, 2025-2026
Quarter I, V	Quarter II, VI	Quarter III, VII	Quarter IV
Aug. 23, 24	Nov. 1, 2	Jan. 31, Feb. 1	Apr. 11, 12
Sept. 6, 7	Nov. 15, 16	Feb. 14, 15	Apr. 25, 26
Sept. 20, 21	Nov. 29, 30	Feb. 28, Mar. 1	May 9, 10
Oct. 4, 5	Dec. 13, 14	Mar. 14, 15	May 30, 31
Oct. 18, 19	Jan. 3, 4	Mar. 28, 29	June 13, 14
Oct. 25, 26	Jan. 10, 11	TBD	June 20, 21
(Alternate Days)	(Alternate Days)	(Alternate Days)	(Alternate Days)