Important Dates and Deadlines

Academic calendar dates for Fall 2026, Spring 2027, and Summer 2027.
Date Event
Fall 2026
August 24 Fall Semester Begins
August 24-28 Drop/Add Period (Drop/Add Policy)
August 28 Last day to drop with 100% refund (Refund Policy)
September 4 Last day to total withdraw with 75% refund (Refund Policy)
September 7 Labor Day Holiday - No Classes, Campus Closed
September 14 Last day to total withdraw with 50% refund (Refund Policy)
September 21 Last day to total withdraw with 25% refund (Refund Policy)
September 22 All Employee Development Day - No Classes, Student Affairs Closed
October 10 Summer 2027 Registration Opens at 8:00 am
October 15-16 Education Minnesota Conference - No Classes
November 11 Veterans Day Holiday - No Classes, Campus Closed
November 20 Graduation Application Deadline for Summer and Fall 2026
November 25 Last day to withdraw from Fall semester full-term courses
November 26-27 Thanksgiving Holiday Observed - No Classes, Campus Closed
December 15-18 Final Exams
December 18 Fall Semester Ends
December 21-31 Holiday Break - No Classes
December 22 Fall Semester grades available online through eServices by 4:00 PM
December 25 Christmas Holiday Observed - No Classes, Campus Closed
Spring 2027
January 1 New Year’s Holiday Observed - No Classes, Campus Closed
January 1-8 New Year’s Break - No Classes
January 11 Spring Semester Begins
January 11-15 Drop/Add Period (Drop/Add Policy)
January 15 Last day to drop with 100% refund (Refund Policy)
January 18 Martin Luther King Day Holiday Observed - No Classes, Campus Closed
January 25 Last day to total withdraw with 75% refund (Refund Policy)
February 1 Last day to total withdraw with 50% refund (Refund Policy)
February 8 Last day to total withdraw with 25% refund (Refund Policy)
February 10 All Employee Development Day - No Classes, Campus Closed
February 15 Presidents’ Day Holiday - No Classes, Campus Closed
March 8-12 Spring Break - No Classes
March 15-19 Priority Registration for Returning Fall 2027/Spring 2028 Students
March 22 Open Registration for New Fall 2027/Spring 2028 Students
March 31 Graduation Application Deadline for Spring 2027
April 19 Last day to withdraw from Spring Semester full-term courses
April 20 Faculty Development Day - No Classes, Campus Closed
May 10-13 Final Exams
May 13 Spring Semester Ends
May 14 Commencement Ceremony
May 17 Spring Semester grades available online through eServices by 4:00 PM
May 17-21 Break before Summer Classes - No Classes
May 31 Memorial Day Holiday - No Classes, Campus Closed
Summer Sessions 2027
May 24 Summer Session I Begins
May 24-28 Drop/Add Period (Drop/Add Policy) (except CNA and TMC)
June 1 Summer Session II Begins
June 1-17 Drop/Add Period (Drop/Add Policy) (except CNA and TMC)
June 18 Juneteenth Holiday Observed - No Classes, Campus Closed
June 28 Summer Session I Ends
July 5 Independence Day Holiday Observed - No Classes, Campus Closed
July 6 Summer Session III Begins
July 6-12 Drop/Add Period (Drop/Add Policy) (except CNA and TMC)
July 28 Summer Session II Ends
August 9 Summer Session III Ends
Fall 2027
August 23 Fall Semester Begins