| Updated 6/3/2026 (Dates Subject to Change) | Fall 2026 | Spring 2027 | Summer 2027 |
| Registration Dates | June 1- Aug 21 | TBD | TBD |
| International Student Orientation New Student Orientation (I. Dodd Wilson) | Aug 11 Aug 12 | ||
| Tuition & Fees Due (late fees applied after this date) | Aug 17 | Jan 11 | May 24 |
| First Day of Classes | Aug 17 | Jan 11 | May 24 |
| Last day to register for classes | Aug 21 | Jan 15 | May 28 |
| Last day to drop/withdraw with a 100% refund | Aug 21 | Jan 15 | May 28 |
| Last day to change from audit to credit | Aug 21 | Jan 15 | May 28 |
| Last day to withdraw with a 50% refund | Aug 28 | Jan 25 | June 7 |
| Career Day Seminar Series (TBA) – 12-1p for each seminar | |||
| Holiday – Memorial Day (No classes, offices closed) | May 31 | ||
| Financial Aid Disbursement – Graduate School Students | Aug 17 | Jan 11 | May 24 |
| Holiday – Martin Luther King Day (No classes, offices closed) | Jan 18 | ||
| Holiday – Labor Day (No classes, offices closed) | Sep 7 | ||
| Research Induction Ceremony – Stephens Spine Institute – NO CLASSES/EXAMS (3-5p) | Sept 10 | ||
| Last day to drop a course without a “W” | Sep 11 | Feb 8 | June 7 |
| Holiday – Veterans Day (No classes, offices closed) | Nov 11 | ||
| Holiday – Thanksgiving (No classes, offices closed) | Nov 26-27 | ||
| Holiday – Christmas (No classes, offices closed) | Dec 24-25 | ||
| Holiday – Presidents Day (No classes, offices closed) | Feb 16 | ||
| Last day to change from credit to audit | Oct 16 | Mar 12 | June 25 |
| Graduate School Spring Break (No classes) | Mar 22-26 | ||
| Research Day 2026 & 3-Minute Thesis – NO CLASSES OR EXAMS | TBD | ||
| Last day to drop a class (‘W’ posted on transcript) | Nov 12 | Apr 16 | July 9 |
| Spring Reception – Biomed I, Helen G. Adams Atrium, NO CLASSES OR EXAMS (3-5p) | Apr 14 | ||
| Winter Reception – Biomed I, Helen G. Adams Atrium, NO CLASSES OR EXAMS (3-5p) | Dec 3 | ||
| Holiday – Independence Day (No classes, offices closed) | July 5 | ||
| Last day to submit thesis or dissertation to library | Dec 4 | May 7 | July 23 |
| Grades Due for Graduating Students | Dec 14 | May 17 | July 26 |
| Last day to remove an “I” received during the last enrolled semester | Dec 11 | May 14 | July 23 |
| Last Day of Classes | Dec 11 | May 14 | July 23 |
| Grades Due for Continuing Students | Dec 16 | May 19 | July 28 |
| Commencement | May 20 | ||
| Degrees Conferred | Dec 19 | May 15 | Aug 7 |