2027-2028 Academic Calendar
2027 Fall Semester
| Instruction Begins: Semester and Q-1 Courses | Monday, August 23 |
| Registration Changes (Add/Drop Period Begins) | Monday, August 23 |
| Final date to Add a Q-1 Course | Thursday, August 26 |
| Final Date to Select Pass/Fail Option for Q-1 Courses | Wednesday, September 1 |
| Final date to Add an Undergraduate or Graduate Semester Course | Wednesday, September 1 |
| Final Date to Drop a Q-1 Course | Wednesday, September 1 |
| Student Teaching Orientation | Thu-Fri, September 2 – 3 |
| Q1 Course Withdrawal Period | Thurs, September 2- Oct 8 |
| Labor Day: No Classes | Monday, September 6 |
| Quarter 1 Student Teaching Begins | Tuesday, September 7 |
| Final Date to Drop a Semester Course | Monday, September 13 |
| Course Withdrawal (W grade appears on transcript) in Effect | Tuesday, September 14 |
| Final date for FACULTY to Remove Incompletes and Other Grade Changes | Friday, October 1 |
| End of Q-1 Courses | Friday, October 8 |
| Final Exams: Q-1 Courses | Mon-Wed, October 11-13 |
| Fall Break No Classes | Thu-Fri, October 14 -15 |
| Midterm Grades Posted | Friday, October 15 |
| Instruction Begins: Q-2 Courses | Monday, October 18 |
| Quarter 1 Student Teaching Ends | Thursday, October 21 |
| Final date to Add a Q-2 Course | Thursday, October 21 |
| Final Date to Select Pass/Fail Option for a Q-2 Course | Thursday, October 21 |
| Mid-Semester Student Teaching Workshop | Friday, October 22 |
| Quarter 2 Student Teaching Begins | Monday, October 25 |
| Final Date to Drop a Q-2 Course | Thursday, October 28 |
| Q2 Course Withdrawal Period | Fri-Fri, Oct 29 - Dec 3 |
| Thanksgiving Recess | Mon-Fri, November 22 – 26 |
| Classes Resume | Monday, November 29 |
| End of Q-2 Courses | Friday, December 3 |
| Last day of classes | Friday, December 3 |
| Final day to withdraw from a course | Friday, December 3 |
| Reading Days | Sat-Sun, December 4-5 |
| Common Finals | Monday, December 6 |
| Final Exams: Semester and Q-2 Courses | Mon-Fri, December 6 – 10 |
| Quarter 2 Student Teaching Ends | Thursday, December 9 |
| December Graduation | Saturday, December 11 |
Winter 2028
| Session 1 | Mon, December 13 – 31 |
| Session 1-2 | Mon, December 13 – Jan 21 |
| New Year’s Day Observed: No Classes | Friday, December 31 |
| Session 2 | Tuesday, January 4 – 21 |
| Martin Luther King Day: No Classes | Monday, January 17 |
Spring 2028
| Student Teaching Orientation | Thu-Fri, January 20 – 21 |
| Instruction Begins: Semester & Q-3 Courses |
Monday, January 24 |
| Quarter 3 Student Teaching Begins |
Monday, January 24 |
| Final date to Add a Q-3 Course |
Thursday, January 27 |
| Final Date to Select Pass/Fail Option for Q-3 Courses |
Thursday, January 27 |
| Final Date to Add an Undergraduate or Graduate Semester Course |
Wednesday, February 2 |
| Final Date to Select Pass/Fail Option for Semester Course |
Wednesday, February 2 |
| Final Date to Drop a Q-3 Course |
Wednesday, February 2 |
| Q3 Course Withdrawal Period |
Thurs, Feb 3 – Friday, Mar 3 |
| Final date to Drop an Undergraduate or Graduate Semester Course |
Friday, February 11 |
| Course Withdrawal Period (W grade appears on transcript) in Effect |
Saturday, February 12 |
| Final Date for FACULTY to Remove Incompletes and Other Grade Changes |
Friday, March 3 |
| Last Day of Q-3 Classes |
Friday, March 3 |
| Final Exams: Q-3 Classes |
Tues-Fri, Mar 6-19 |
| Spring Recess |
Mon-Fri, March 13 -17 |
| Quarter 3 Student Teaching Ends |
Thursday, March 16 |
| Mid-Semester Student Teaching Workshop |
Friday, March 17 |
| Classes Resume |
Monday, March 20 |
| Instruction Begins Q-4 Courses |
Monday, March 20 |
| Quarter 4 Student Teaching Begins |
Monday, March 20 |
| Midterm Grades Posted |
Thursday, March 23 |
| Final date to Add a Q-4 Course | Thursday, March 23 |
| Final Date to Select Pass/Fail Option for Q-4 Courses | Thursday, March 23 |
| Final Date to Drop a Q-4 Course | Wednesday, March 29 |
| Q4 Course Withdrawal Period | Thurs, Mar 30 – Fri, May 12 |
| Quest (No Classes, 8 am – 5 pm) | Wednesday, April 19 |
| Honors Convocation 3:00 pm (Classes in session) | Friday, April 21 |
| Last Day of Classes | Friday, May 5 |
| End of Q-3 Courses | Friday, May 5 |
| Final day to withdraw from a course | Friday, May 5 |
| Reading Days | Sat-Sun, May 5- 6 |
| Common Finals | Monday, May 8 |
| Final Exams: Semester & Q-4 Courses | Mon-Fri, May 8 -12 |
| Quarter 4 Student Teaching Ends | Thursday, May 11 |
| Commencement Eve Torchlight Dinner and Ceremony | Friday, May 12 |
| Commencement | Saturday, May 13 |