Important Instructional Calendar Dates

IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONAL CALENDAR DATES

2025 FALL SEMESTER

Full Session: August 25 – December 8, 2025 (69 Instructional Days)

Jul 01    Priority date for Work-Study Application Award Year 2025-2026.
Jul 07    Returning Student REGISTRATION
Aug 07  New & Returning Student REGISTRATION 
Aug 12  All students should have their Student Aid Report and related paperwork in the Office of Financial Aid by this date to avoid delay in clearing fees on Pell Grant.
Aug 25  First Day of Classes, 2025 Fall Semester 
Aug 25-27 LATE REGISTRATION (Requires $25.00 penalty) and Faculty Days
Aug 27  Last Day to Add/Drop Full Semester or First Mini-Session Classes
Sep 01   LABOR DAY HOLIDAY (College Closed)
Sep 30-Oct 09 Registration for Second Mini-Session classes
Oct 09-10 Final Exams for First Mini-Session Courses/Midterm Exams for Full Session Courses
Oct 13  The 50% point (mid-point) of the Full Semester. Grades of ‘I’ from the Summer 2025 term change to grades of ‘F’.
Oct 13  Final grades for all First Mini-Session prerequisite courses (e.g., ENG 101, ENG 102) are due in the Dean of Students’ Office no later than 10:00 a.m.
Oct 13-15 LATE REGISTRATION for Second Mini-Session Classes (Requires $25.00 penalty)
Oct 23  The 61% point of the Full Semester. There is no Title IV (Pell Grant) penalty for withdrawal after this date.
Nov 11  HOLIDAY - Veteran's Day
Nov 12  The 80% point of the Full Semester. The last day to withdraw from any course for any reason without penalty and receive a grade of “W.”
Nov 24-26 Faculty Professional Development Days (Faculty present; no classes) 
Nov 27-28 THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY (College Closed)
Dec 04-08 Final Exams for Full Semester and Second Mini-Session Courses
Dec 08  Last Instructional Day of the 2025 Fall Semester
Dec 09  Submission for Final Grades for all Full-Session and all Mini-Session courses are due in the Dean of Students’ Office no later than 10:00 a.m.
Dec 22-Jan 01 CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS (College Closed)

First Mini-Session: Aug. 25 – Oct. 10, 2025 (34 Instructional Days)
First Instructional Day: 08/25/2025
61% point: 09/23/2025
80% point: 10/02/2025
Last Exam Day: 10/10/2025

Second Mini-Session: Oct. 13 – Dec. 8, 2025 (35 Instructional Days)
First Instructional Day: 10/13/2025
61% point: 11/12/2025
80% point: 11/20/2025
Last Exam Day: 12/08/2025

 

IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONAL CALENDAR DATES

2026 SPRING SEMESTER

Full Session: January 20 – May 1, 2026 (69 Instructional Days)

Oct 27 – Jan 22 New & Returning Student REGISTRATION
Dec 02 All students should have their Student Aid Report and related paperwork in the Office of Financial Aid by this date to avoid delay in clearing fees on Pell Grant for the 2025 Spring Semester.
Jan 05-16 Faculty Duty Days
Jan 12-Mar 06 Registration for Second Mini-Session classes
Jan 19 HOLIDAY: Martin Luther King’s (College Closed)
Jan 20 First Day of Classes, 2026 Spring Semester
Jan 20-22 Late Registration/Add/Drop for First Mini and Full Session
Mar 04-06 Final Exams for First Mini-Session Courses/Midterm Exams for Full Session Courses
Mar 09 The 50% point (mid-point) of the Full Semester. Grades of ‘I’ from the Fall 2025 term change to grades of ‘F.’
Mar 09 Final grades for all First Mini-Session prerequisite courses (e.g., ENG 101, ENG 102) are due in the Dean of Students’ Office no later than 10:00 a.m.
Mar 09-11 LATE REGISTRATION for Second Mini-Session Classes (Requires $25.00 penalty)
Mar 11 Last Day to Add/Drop for Second Mini Session
Mar 16-20 Spring Break for Students/Faculty
Mar 26 The 61% point of the Full Semester. There is no Title IV (Pell Grant) penalty for withdrawal after this date.
Apr 09 Honors Ceremony
Apr 15 The last day to withdraw from any course for any reason without penalty and receive a grade of ‘W.’
Apr 29-May 01 Final Exams for Full Semester and Second Mini-Session Courses
May 01 Last Instructional Day of the 2026 Spring Semester
May 04 Submission for Final Grades for all Full-Session and all Mini-Session courses are due in the Dean of Students’ Office no later than 10:00 a.m.
May 08 Graduation

First Mini-Session: Jan 20 – Mar 06, 2026 (34 Instructional Days)
First Instructional Day: 01/20/2026
61% point: 02/17/2026
80% point: 02/26/2026
Last Exam Day: 03/06/2026

Second Mini-Session: Mar 09 – May 01, 2026 (35 Instructional Days)
First Instructional Day: 03/09/2026
61% point: 04/14/2026
Last Day to Withdraw Without Penalty: 04/15/2026
Last Exam Day: 05/01/2026

 

IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONAL CALENDAR DATES

2026 SUMMER SEMESTER

Full Session: May 27 - August 6, 2026 (50 Instructional Days)

May 09, 2025 All students should have their Student Aid Report and related paperwork in the Office of Financial Aid by this date to avoid delay in clearing of fees on Pell Grant for the 2025 Summer Semester.
Oct 13, 2025 Returning Student REGISTRATION
Mar 2, 2026 New Student REGISTRATION
May 18-May 26 Faculty Duty Days
May 25 HOLIDAY - Memorial Day (College Closed)
May 27 First Day of Classes, 2026 Summer Semester
May 27-May 29 LATE REGISTRATION for Full and First Mini-Session (Requires $25.00 penalty)
May 29 Last Day to Add/Drop Full Semester or First Mini-Session Classes
June 08-July 1 Registration for Second Mini-Session Classes
June 26-July 1 First Mini-Session Final and Full Session Midterm Exams
July 01 The 50% point (mid-point) of the Full Semester. Grades of ‘I’ from the 2026 Spring term change to grades of ‘F.’
July 01 Final grades for all First Mini-Session prerequisite courses (e.g., ENG 101, ENG 102) are due in the Dean of Students’ Office no later than 10:00 a.m.
July 02-07 LATE REGISTRATION for Second Mini-Session (Requires $25.00 penalty)
July 03 HOLIDAY - Independence Day Observed (College Closed)
July 07 Last Day to Add/Drop Second Mini-Session Classes
July 10 The 61% point of the Full Semester. There is no Title IV (Pell Grant) penalty for withdrawal after this date.
July 20 The last day to withdraw from any course for any reason without penalty and receive a grade of ‘W.’
Aug 03-06 Final Exams for Full Semester and Second Mini-Session Courses
Aug 06 Last Instructional Day of the 2026 Summer Semester
Aug 07 Submission for Final Grades for all Full-Session and all Mini-Session courses are due in the Dean of Students’ Office no later than 10:00 a.m.

First Mini-Session: May 27 – July 1, 2026 (25 Instructional Days)
First Instructional Day: 05/27/2026
61% point: 06/17/2026
80% point: 06/24/2026
Last Exam Day: 07/01/2026

Second Mini-Session: July 02 – Aug 06, 2026 (25 Instructional Days)
First Instructional Day: 07/02/2026
61% point: 07/24/2026
Last Day to Withdraw Without Penalty: 07/20/2026
Last Exam Day: 08/06/2026

 

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