Academic Calendar

2026 Summer Terms 2026 Fall 2027 Spring 2027 Spring 10-Week 2027 summer Term I 2027 Summer Term II

2026 Summer

2025-26 Academic Year

Calendar	Session Full	Session 1st Half	Session 2nd Half
Classes begin	May 18	May 18	June 29
*Memorial Day (classes suspended)	May 25	May 25	-
*Juneteenth (classes suspended)	June 19	June 19	-
*Independence Day (classes suspended)	July 3	-	July 3
Last Day of Classes	July 30	June 18	July 30
Examination Period	July 31-August 1	June 19-20	July 31-August 1
Grades due by noon	August 5	June 24	August 5
*All meeting times and academic work missed during class time will be made up.

2026 Fall

2026-27 Academic Year

Month	Date	Event
August	1	Conferral date for August graduates
	5	Summer grades due
	24	Opening Convocation - 4:15 p.m.
	25	Classes begin at 8 a.m.; Drop/Add begins
	28	Deadline for missing grades from Spring term to be submitted for consideration for the Spring Dean's List
September	1	Drop/Add ends at 5 p.m. for all courses including directed studies, independent studies, internships and honors forms
	1	Last day for students to add a full-term or first-half course or drop one with no grade
	1	Last day to change course status between audit and graded
	1	Last day for faculty to notify Registrar’s Office of waitlisted students to be added to classes
	7	Labor Day- classes suspended
	8	Census date for Fall
	8	Graduation application for December, May, or August graduation due to the Registrar's Office
	14	Deadline for faculty to submit grades for previous Summer incompletes; unsubmitted grades convert to "F"
	22	Last day to change course status between Pass/No Credit and Graded
	22	Last day to drop first-half term course with grade of “W”
	23	Fall Fest Day—classes suspended
October	9	First-half term courses end
	12-13	Fall Break
	14	Classes resume at 8 a.m.
	14	Mid-term deficiency grades due to the Registrar's Office by noon
	14	Second-half term courses begin
	16	Last day to add a second-half term course or drop one with no grade
	19	Advising for Spring 2027 begins
	30	Last day to drop a full term course with a “W”
November	2	Spring 2027 preliminary registration begins
	6	Graduation application for May or August graduation due to the Registrar's Office
	13	Last day to drop second-half term courses with grade of "W"
	16	$50 Late-Registration fee goes into effect
	25-27	Thanksgiving Break
	30	Classes resume at 8 a.m.
December	11	Last day of classes
	12	Reading Day
	14	Exams begin
	17	Last day to submit WFU cross-registration application for Spring
	17	Exams end at 5:15; start of winter holiday
	17	Conferral date for December grads
	21	Final Fall grades due to the Registrar's Office for all students by noon

2027 Spring

2026-27 Academic Year

Month	Date	Event
January	11	Spring classes begin at 8 a.m.; Add/Drop begins
	18	MLK Day - classes suspended
	19	Drop/Add ends at 5 p.m. for all courses including directed studies, independent studies, internships and honors forms
	19	Last day to change course status from audit to graded or graded to audit
	19	Last day for faculty to notify Registrar’s Office of waitlisted students to be added to classes
	19	Spring Internship documentation due to the Lucy Rose Center
	25	Census date
	29	Deadline for faculty to submit grades for Fall 2026 incompletes; unsubmitted grades convert to "F"
February	1	Deadline for missing grades from Fall to be submitted for consideration for the Fall Dean's List
	1	Summer/Fall 2027/Spring 2028 Departmental Schedules due to Registrar's Office
	5	Last day to withdraw from a first-half term course with grade of “W”
	8	Last day to change course status from pass/no credit to graded or graded to pass/no credit
	23	Spring Major/Minor Fair
	26	First-half term courses end
Mar	1	Summer/Fall 2027/Spring 2028 schedule available on the web (tentative)
	1	Second-half term courses begin
	5	Last day to add second-half term course or drop one with no grade
	5	Mid-term deficiency grades due to the Registrar's Office by noon
	8-12	Spring Break
	15	Classes resume after Spring Break
	15	Advising for Fall 2027 begins
	19	Last day to withdraw from a full-term or a second-half term course with a "W"
	26	Good Friday (classes suspended)
	29	Summer/Fall 2027 Preliminary registration begins; continues for two weeks
April	6	Celebration of Academic Excellence (classes suspended)
	12	$50 Late-Registration fee for Fall 2027 goes into effect
	26	Last day of classes
	27	Reading Day
	28	Financial aid filing deadline for Summer School courses at Salem
	28	Exams begin at 8:30 am
May	1	Exams end at 5:15 pm
	3	Final grades for graduating students due to the Registrar's Office for all students by 4 p.m.(includes directed study grades)
	8	Commencement
	10	Final grades for non-graduating students due to the Registrar's Office for all students by noon

2027 Summer 10-Week

2026-27 Academic Year

Month	Date	Event
May	17	Classes begin
	21	Add/Drop ends
	31	*Memorial Day (classes suspended)
June	18	*Juneteenth (classes suspended)
July	2	*Independence Day Observance (classes suspended)
	7	Withdrawal deadline
	29	Last day of classes
	30-31	Final Examinations
August	4	Final grades due by noon

2027 Summer Term I

2026-27 Academic Year

Month	Date	Event
May	17	Classes begin
	21	Add/Drop ends
	31	*Memorial Day (classes suspended)
June	15	Withdrawal deadline
	17	Last day of classes
	18	*Juneteenth (classes suspended)
	20-21	Final Examinations
	24	Final grades due by noon

2027 Summer Term II

2026-27 Academic Year

Month	Day	Event
June	28	Classes begin
July	1	Add/Drop ends
	2	*Independence Day Observance (classes suspended)
	20	Withdrawal deadline
	29	Last day of classes
	30-31	Final Examinations
August	4	Final grades due by noon
		* All meeting times and academic work missed during class time will be made up.

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