2026 - 2027 Academic Calendar
2026 Fall Semester
| New Faculty and Professional Staff Orientation | Mon & Tues, Aug 17 & 18 |
| Orientation, Graduate Students - Syracuse Campus | Thursday, August 20 |
| Orientation, Graduate Students - Main Campus | Friday, August 21 |
| Instruction Begins: Semester & Q-1 Courses | Monday, August 24 |
| Add/Drop Period begins | Monday, August 24 |
| Final date to add a Q-1 Course | Thursday, August 27 |
| Final date to select Pass/Fail option for Q-1 course | Thursday, August 27 |
| Final date to drop a Q-1 course | Wednesday, September 2 |
| Final date to add an undergraduate or graduate semester course | Wednesday, September 2 |
| Final date to select Pass/Fail option for semester course | Wednesday, September 2 |
| Student Teaching Orientation and Workshops | Thurs-Fri, September 3-4 |
| Labor Day (No Classes) | Monday, September 7 |
| Q1 Student Teaching Begins | Tuesday, September 8 |
| Final date to drop an undergraduate or graduate semester course | Monday, September 14 |
| Course withdrawal in effect (W grade will be assigned on the transcript) | September 15 – December 4 |
| Final date for faculty to remove Incomplete grade and other grade changes | Friday, October 2 |
| Fall Break (No Classes) | Thur-Fri, October 8 – 9 |
| Q1 Student Teaching Ends | Thur, October 15 |
| Midterm grades posted | Friday, October 16 |
| Student Teacher Mid-Semester Workshop | Friday, October 16 |
| Q2 Student Teaching Begins | Monday, October 19 |
| Instruction begins: Q2 courses | Monday, October 19 |
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Final date to add a Q2 course Final date to select Pass/Fail option for Q-2 course |
Thursday, October 22 Thursday, October 22 |
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Final date to drop a Q-2 course |
Thursday, November 5 |
| Thanksgiving Recess | Mon-Fri, November 23 - 27 |
| Last day of classes | Friday, December 4 |
| Final day to withdraw from a course | Friday, December 4 |
| Common Finals | Monday, December 7 |
| Final Exams: Semester & Q-2 Courses | Mon-Fri, December 7 – 11 |
| Q2 Student Teaching Ends | Thursday, December 10 |
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December Graduation |
Saturday, December 12 |
2027 Winter Session
| Session 1 | Mon, Dec 14 – Thur, Dec 31 |
| Session 1-2 | Mon, Dec 14 – Jan 22 |
| New Year’s Day: No Classes | Friday, January 1 |
| Session 2 | Mon, January 4 - 22 |
| Martin Luther King Day: No Classes | Monday, January 18 |
| Winter Session Ends | Friday, January 22 |
2027 Spring Semester
| Student Teaching Orientation and Workshops | Thur-Fri, January 21 – 22 |
| Instruction Begins: Semester & Q-3 Courses | Monday, January 25 |
| Q3 Student Teaching Begins | Monday, January 25 |
| Add/Drop Period begins | Monday, January 25 |
| Final date to add a Q-3 Course | Thursday, January 28 |
| Final date to select Pass/Fail option for Q-3 course | Thursday, January 28 |
| Final date to drop a Q-3 course | Wednesday, February 3 |
| Final date to add an undergraduate or graduate semester course | Wednesday, February 3 |
| Final date to select Pass/Fail option for semester course | Wednesday, February 3 |
| Final date to drop an undergraduate or graduate semester course | Friday, February 12 |
| Course withdrawal in effect (W grade will be assigned on the transcript) | Saturday, February 13 |
| Final date for faculty to remove Incomplete grade and other grade changes | Friday, March 5 |
| Q3 Student Teaching Ends | Thursday, March 18 |
| Student Teacher Mid-Semester Workshop | Friday, March 19 |
| Spring Recess | Mon-Fri, March 15 – 19 |
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Instruction begins: Q-4 courses Q4 Student Teaching Begins |
Monday, March 22 Monday, March 22 |
| Final date to add a Q-4 course | Thursday, March 25 |
| Final date to select Pass/Fail option for Q-4 course | Thursday, March 25 |
| Midterm grades posted | Friday, March 26 |
| Final date to drop a Q-4 course | Wednesday, March 31 |
| Quest (No Classes, 8 am – 5 pm) | Wednesday, April 21 |
| Honors Convocation 3:00pm (Classes in session) | Friday, April 23 |
| Last Day of Classes | Friday, May 7 |
| Final day to withdraw from a course | Friday, May 7 |
| Common finals | Monday, May 10 |
| Final Exams: Semester & Q-4 Courses | Mon-Fri, May 10 – 14 |
| Q4 Student Teaching Ends | Thursday, May 13 |
| Commencement | Saturday, May 15 |
2027 Summer Session
| Session 1 | Monday, May 24 – June 11 |
| Session 1-2 | Monday, May 24 – July 2 |
| Memorial Day: No Classes | Monday, May 31 |
| Juneteenth Observed, No Classes | Monday, June 21 |
| Session 1-4 | Monday, May 24 – Aug 13 |
| Session 2 | Monday, June 14 – July 2 |
| Independence Day Observed, No Classes | Monday, July 5 |
| Session 3 | Tuesday, July 6 – July 23 |
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Session 3-4 Session 4 |
Tuesday, July 6 – August 13 Monday, July 26 – August 13 |