Important Dates and Deadlines

Academic calendar dates for Fall 2025, Spring 2026, and Summer 2026.
Date Event
Fall Semester 2025
August 25 Fall Semester Begins
August 25-29 Drop/Add Period
August 29 Last day to drop with 100% refund
September 1 Labor Day Holiday – No Classes, Campus Closed
September 8 Last day to total withdraw with 75% refund
September 15 Last day to total withdraw with 50% refund
September 22 Last day to total withdraw with 25% refund
September 24 All Employee Development Day – No Classes, Student Affairs Closed
October 10 Summer 2026 Registration Opens (8:00 am)
October 16-17 Education Minnesota Conference – No Classes
November 11 Veterans Day Holiday – No Classes, Campus Closed
November 26 Last day to withdraw from full-term Fall Semester courses
November 27-28 Thanksgiving Holiday – No Classes, Campus Closed
December 16-19 Final Exams
December 19 Fall Semester Ends
December 22-31 Holiday Break – No Classes
December 23 Grades available online through eServices
December 25 Christmas Holiday – No Classes, Campus Closed
Spring Semester 2026
January 1 New Year’s Holiday – No Classes, Campus Closed
January 1-9 New Year’s Break – No Classes
January 12 Spring Semester Begins
January 12-16 Drop/Add Period
January 16 Last day to drop with 100% refund
January 19 Martin Luther King Day – No Classes, Campus Closed
January 26 Last day to total withdraw with 75% refund
February 9 Last day to total withdraw with 50% refund
February 11 All Employee Development Day – No Classes, Student Affairs Closed
February 16 Presidents' Day Holiday – No Classes, Campus Closed
February 17 Last day to total withdraw with 25% refund
March 9-13 Spring Break – No Classes
March 16 Priority Registration (Fall 2026/Spring 2027 Returning Students)
March 23 Open Registration (Fall 2026/Spring 2027 Students)
April 20 Last day to withdraw from Spring Semester full-term courses
April 21 Faculty Development Day – No Classes
May 11-14 Final Exams
May 14 Spring Semester Ends
May 15 Commencement Ceremony
May 18 Grades available in eServices (by 4:00 pm)
May 18-22 Break before Summer Classes – No Classes
May 25 Memorial Day – No Classes, Campus Closed
Summer Sessions 2026
May 26 Summer Session I Begins
May 26 – June 1 Drop/Add Period (except CNA and TMC)
June 8 Summer Session II Begins
June 8-12 Drop/Add Period (except CNA and TMC)
June 19 Juneteenth Holiday – No Classes, Campus Closed
June 30 Summer Session I Ends
July 3 Independence Day Holiday – No Classes, Campus Closed
July 6 Summer Session III Begins
July 6-10 Drop/Add Period (except CNA and TMC)
July 31 Summer Session II Ends
Fall 2026 Semester begins on August 24, 2026