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📅 Instructional Calendars

February 9, 2026:Instruction Begins for 16 weeks & 1st 8-Weeks 
February 13-14, 2026:Holiday (Lincoln's Birthday) 
February 16, 2026:Holiday (President's Day) 
February 22, 2026: Last day to drop with enrollment fee refund (semester-length courses) 
February 22, 2026: Last day to drop without a "W" grade (semester-length courses) 
March 6, 2026: Deadline to submit all Petitions to Graduate 
March 31, 2026: Holiday (United Farm Workers Recognition Day) 
April 6-11, 2026:Spring Recess 
May 10, 2026: Last day to drop a semester-length course with "W" grade 
May 25, 2026:Holiday (Memorial Day) 
June 5​, 2026:Commencement Ceremony |
June 7, 2026: Instruction Ends ​

June 15, 2026:Instruction Begins 
June 19, 2026: Juneteenth Holiday 
June 19, 2026: Deadline to submit all Petitions to Graduate 
July 3, 2026:Observed Holiday (Independence Day) 
August 9, 2026: Instruction Ends​​ 

August 17, 2026: Instruction Begins for 16 weeks & 1st 8-Weeks
September 7, 2026: Holiday (Labor Day)
September 7, 2026: Last day to drop with enrollment fee refund (semester-length
course)

September 7, 2026: Last day to drop without a “W” grade (semester-length
courses)

October 2, 2026: Deadline to submit all Petitions to Graduate

October 12, 2026: 2nd 8 week Instruction begins

November 8, 2026: Last day to drop a semester-length course with “W” grade

November 11, 2026: Holiday (Veterans Day)

November 26-28, 2026: Holiday (Thanksgiving)

December 6, 2026: Instruction Ends

January 4, 2027: Instruction Begins
January 18, 2027:
Holiday (Martin Luther King, Jr.)
Check Individual Section Information on Self-Service: Last day to drop course
with “W” grade

January 30, 2027:
Instruction Ends

February 8, 2027: Instruction Begins for 16 weeks & 1st 8-Weeks
February 12-13, 2027: Holiday (Lincoln’s Birthday)

February 15, 2027: Holiday (President’s Day)

February 21, 2027: Last day to drop with enrollment fee refund (semester-length
courses)

February 21, 2027: Last day to drop without a “W” grade (semester-length
courses)

March 5, 2027: Deadline to submit all Petitions to Graduate

March 31, 2027: Holiday (United Farm Workers Recognition Day)
April 5-10, 2027: Spring Recess
May 9, 2027: Last day to drop a semester-length course with “W” grade
May 31, 2027: Holiday (Memorial Day)

June 3, 2027: Commencement (Thursday)

June 5, 2027: Instruction Ends

June 14, 2027: Instruction Begins
June 18, 2027:
Juneteenth Holiday
June 18, 2027:
Deadline to submit all Petitions to Graduate
July 5, 2027:
Observed Holiday (Independence Day)
August 6, 2027:
Instruction Ends