Academic Calendar

Fall Semester 2025

August

20

Living Area Open - New Student Orientation

22

Registration for Fall

22

Living Areas Open - Returning Students

25

Fall Semester Classes Begin

Fall Online Session 1 Begins

26

Convocation

September

1

Labor Day Holiday

2

Last Date to Register or Change Classes

Last Date to Change from Credit to Audit

October

1

Last Date to Apply for May 2026 Graduation

Academic Advising for Spring and May Term Begins

2-5

Homecoming

17

“BW Aston” Fall Break

November

4

Advance Registration for Spring Semester

17

Last Date to Drop/Withdraw from Classes

26-28

Thanksgiving Holidays 

December

1

Classes Resume

8-11

Final Exams for Fall Semester

12

Residence Halls Close

15

Commencement

Spring Semester 2026

January

10

Living Areas Open

12

Registration for Spring Semester and Classes Begin

19

Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday

 

20

Last Date to Register or Change Classes

Last Date to Change from Credit to Audit

February

16

Academic Advising for May Term, Summer, and Fall Begins

March

1

Last Date to Apply for Aug/Dec 2026 Graduations

9-13

Spring Break

16

Classes Resume

April

3

Easter Holiday

7

Advance Registration for May Term, Summer, and Fall

13

Last Date to Drop/Withdraw from Classes

May

4-7

Final Exams for Spring Semester

8

Commencement and Living Areas Close

Summer Sessions 2026

May

11

Living Areas Open for May Term

12

Last Date of Registration for May Term and Classes Begin

25

Memorial Day Holiday 

26

Last Date to Drop/Withdraw from May Term Classes

29

Final Exams for May Term

29

Living Areas Close for May Term

30

Living Areas Open for Summer I

June

1

Registration for Summer I and Classes Begin

2

Last Date to Register for Credit for Summer I

Last Date to Add a Summer I Class

19

Juneteenth Holiday

25

Last Date to Drop/Withdraw from Summer I Classes

July

2

Final Exams for Summer I

2

Living Areas Close for Summer I

4

Holiday

6

Living Areas Open for Summer II

6

Registration for Summer II and Classes Begin

7

Last Date to Register for Credit for Summer II

Last Date to Add a Summer II Class

30

Last Date to Drop/Withdraw from Summer II Classes

August

6

Final Exams for Summer II and Living Areas Close