Spring 2026
University re-opens
January 5
Last date to apply for admission for regular session
January 13
Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday (University offices closed)
January 19
Classes begin
January 20
Last date to register, add/drop courses, and make section and credit/audit changes
January 21
Last date to file for spring degree completion
February 3
Official Reporting Day (14th Class Day)
February 6
Last date to make grade appeal from previous semester
February 10
Mardi Gras Holiday (University offices closed)
February 16 - February 17
Mid-Term
March 13
Mid-term grades for courses numbered below 300 due by 8:30 a.m.
March 18
Last date for thesis defense
April 2
Spring Vacation (Evening classes will meet on Thursday, April 2. Saturday classes will not meet on April 4 or April 11. University offices closed Friday, April 3, and Monday, April 6.)
April 3 - April 10
Last date for final signed copies of thesis to be turned in to Graduate School
April 16
Last date to withdraw from courses
April 30
Last date for faculty to remove previous semester “I” grades for currently enrolled students
May 8
Last date for non-thesis comprehensive exams to be sent to Graduate School
May 8
Classes end
May 9
Final examinations begin
May 11
Final examinations end
May 14
Semester ends
May 14
Grades for all students due by 8:30 a.m.
May 18
Degree certifications due in the Registrar’s Office by 10:00 a.m.
May 19
Commencement exercises
May 22
Spring Session 3P
Spring session 3P has concluded
Spring Session 7A
Last date to apply for admission for Session 7A
January 13
Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday (University offices closed)
January 19
Session 7A classes begin
January 20
Last date to register, add/drop courses, and make schedule changes for Session 7A
January 21
Session 7A Mid-Term
February 12
Mardi Gras Holiday (University offices closed)
February 16 - February 17
Session 7A mid-term grades for courses numbered below 300 due by 8:30 a.m.
February 19
Last date to withdraw from Session 7A courses
March 4
Session 7A classes end
March 10
Session 7A final examinations
March 12
Session 7A grades due by 8:30 a.m.
March 16
Spring Session 7B
Last date to apply for admission for Session 7B
March 5
Session 7B classes begin
March 19
Last date to register, add/drop courses, and make schedule changes for Session 7B
March 19
Spring Vacation (Evening classes will meet on Thursday, April 2. Saturday classes will not meet on April 4 or April 11. University offices closed Friday, April 3, and Monday, April 6.)
April 3 - April 10
Session 7B Mid-Term
April 21
Session 7B mid-term grades for courses numbered below 300 due by 8:30 a.m.
April 24
Last date to withdraw from Session 7B courses
April 29
Session 7B classes end
May 13
Session 7B final examinations
May 15
Session 7B grades due by 8:30 a.m.
May 18
Spring Session OA
Last date to apply for admission for Session OA
January 7
Last date to register or add courses for Session OA
January 21
Session OA classes begin
January 26
Last date to drop courses for Session OA
February 1
Session OA Mid-Term
February 17
Session OA mid-term grades for courses numbered below 300 due by 8:30 a.m.
February 19
Last date to withdraw from Session OA courses
March 9
Session OA ends
March 15
Session OA grades due by 8:30 a.m.
March 17
Spring Session OB
Last date to apply for admission for Session OB
March 4
Last date to register or add courses for Session OB
March 18
Session OB classes begin
March 23
Last date to drop courses for Session OB
March 29
Session OB Mid-Term
April 14
Session OB mid-term grades for courses numbered below 300 due by 8:30 a.m.
April 16
Last date to withdraw from Session OB courses
May 4
Session OB ends
May 10
Session OB grades due by 8:30 a.m.
May 12