2025 - 2026 Accelerated Sessions Calendar
First Fall (Session B)
                                    
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                                                       Date  | 
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      
                                                       Event  | 
                                                   
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                                                       August 25  | 
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      
                                                       Classes Begin  | 
                                                   
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                                                       August 27  | 
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      
                                                       Final date for dropping courses without receiving a grade of a "W"  | 
                                                   
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                                                       August 29  | 
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      
                                                       Final date for adding courses for credit and making section changes  | 
                                                   
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                                                       September 1  | 
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      
                                                       Labor Day Holiday  | 
                                                   
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                                                       September 17  | 
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      
                                                       Mid-term grades due at 9:00am  | 
                                                   
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                                                       September 26  | 
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      
                                                       Final date for dropping courses Final date for resigning from the University  | 
                                                   
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                                                       October 11 & 13  | 
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      
                                                       Final classes and final examinations held  | 
                                                   
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                                                       October 14  | 
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      
                                                       Final grades due at 9:00am  | 
                                                   
Second Fall (Session C)
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                                                          Date  | 
                                                      
                                                      
                                                         
                                                          Event  | 
                                                      
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                                                          October 20  | 
                                                      
                                                      
                                                         
                                                          Classes Begin  | 
                                                      
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                                                          October 22  | 
                                                      
                                                      
                                                         
                                                          Final date for dropping courses without receiving a grade of a "W"  | 
                                                      
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                                                          October 24  | 
                                                      
                                                      
                                                         
                                                          Final date for adding courses for credit and making section changes  | 
                                                      
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                                                          November 12  | 
                                                      
                                                      
                                                         
                                                          Mid-term grades due at 9:00am  | 
                                                      
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                                                          November 21  | 
                                                      
                                                      
                                                         
                                                          Final date for dropping courses Final date for resigning from the University  | 
                                                      
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                                                          November 26 - 28  | 
                                                      
                                                      
                                                         
                                                          Thanksgiving Holiday begins at 12:30pm on November 26  | 
                                                      
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                                                          December 6 & 8  | 
                                                      
                                                      
                                                         
                                                          Final classes and final examinations held  | 
                                                      
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                                                          December 17  | 
                                                      
                                                      
                                                         
                                                          Final grades due at 9:00am  | 
                                                      
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                                                          December 18  | 
                                                      
                                                      
                                                         
                                                          Commencement Day  | 
                                                      
*NOTE* Holidays are listed, however classes may be held remotely on these days
Additionally, accelerated session courses may be held remotely during periods of physical campus closure
First Spring (Session B)
                                    
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                                                       Date  | 
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      
                                                       Event  | 
                                                   
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                                                       January 12  | 
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      
                                                       Classes Begin  | 
                                                   
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                                                       January 14  | 
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      
                                                       Final date for dropping courses without receiving a grade of a "W"  | 
                                                   
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                                                       January 16  | 
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      
                                                       Final date for adding courses for credit and making section changes  | 
                                                   
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                                                       January 19  | 
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      
                                                       Martin Luther King Day Holiday  | 
                                                   
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                                                       February 4  | 
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      
                                                       Mid-term grades due at 9:00am  | 
                                                   
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                                                       February 16 - 18  | 
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      
                                                       Mardi Gras Holiday  | 
                                                   
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                                                       February 19  | 
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      
                                                       Final date for dropping courses Final date for resigning from the University  | 
                                                   
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                                                       February 28 & March 2  | 
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      
                                                       Final classes and final examinations held  | 
                                                   
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                                                       March 3  | 
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      
                                                       Final grades due at 9:00am  | 
                                                   
Second Spring (Session C)
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                                                       Date  | 
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      
                                                       Event  | 
                                                   
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                                                       March 16  | 
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      
                                                       Classes Begin  | 
                                                   
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                                                       March 18  | 
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      
                                                       Final date for dropping courses without receiving a grade of a "W"  | 
                                                   
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                                                       March 20  | 
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      
                                                       Final date for adding courses for credit and making section changes  | 
                                                   
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                                                       April 3  | 
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      
                                                       Good Friday Holiday  | 
                                                   
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                                                       April 8  | 
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      
                                                       Mid-term grades due at 9:00am  | 
                                                   
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                                                       April 20  | 
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      
                                                       Final date for dropping courses Final date for resigning from the University  | 
                                                   
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                                                       May 2 & 4  | 
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      
                                                       Final classes and final examinations held  | 
                                                   
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                                                       May 13  | 
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      
                                                       Final grades due at 9:00am  | 
                                                   
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                                                       May 15 - 16  | 
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      
                                                       Commencement will be held over a two-day period  | 
                                                   
*NOTE* Holidays are listed, however classes may be held remotely on these days
Additionally, accelerated session courses may be held remotely during periods of physical campus closure


