2026-2027 Academic Calendar: Quarter System

Autumn Quarter 2026

Calendar
Date	Day of the Week	Description
September 1-4	Tuesday-Friday	New Student Orientation
September 8	Tuesday	Classes begin
November 16	Monday	Last day of classes
November 17-20	Tuesday-Friday	Final examination period

Winter Interterm 2026

Calendar
Date	Day of the Week	Description
November 29	Sunday	Classes begin
December 24	Thursday	Last day of classes

Winter Quarter 2027

Calendar
Date	Day of the Week	Description
January 4	Monday	Classes begin
January 18	Monday	Martin Luther King Jr. Day
March 15	Monday	Last day of classes
March 16-19	Tuesday-Friday	Final examination period

Spring Interterm 2027

Calendar
Date	Day of the Week	Description
March 20	Saturday	Classes begin
March 28	Sunday	Last day of classes

Spring Quarter 2027

Calendar
Date	Day of the Week	Description
March 29	Monday	Classes begin
May 31	Monday	Memorial Day
June 5	Saturday	Last day of classes
June 7-10	Monday-Thursday	Final examination period
June 11	Friday	Graduate Commencement
June 12	Saturday	Undergraduate Commencement

Summer Session 2027

Calendar
Date	Day of the Week	Description
June 14	Monday	Classes begin
June 18	Friday	Juneteenth Holiday (observed)
July 5	Monday	Independence Day (observed)
August 20	Friday	Last day of classes

University Holidays

Calendar
Date	Day of the Week	Description
September 7, 2026	Monday	Labor Day
November 26-27, 2026	Thursday-Friday	Thanksgiving
December 25-31, 2026	Friday-Thursday	Winter Holiday
January 1, 2027	Friday	New Year's Day
January 18, 2027	Monday	Martin Luther King Jr. Day
May 31, 2027	Monday	Memorial Day
June 18, 2027	Friday	Juneteenth
July 5, 2027	Monday	Independence Day (observed)