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Academic Calendar 2025/2026

 

2024/25 calendar
2025/26 calendar
2026/27 calendar
2027/28 calendar

Additional Info

Holidays University Closed

Labor Day (No Classes, IPPEs or APPEs) 09/01/25
Thanksgiving Holiday  (No Classes, IPPEs or APPEs) 11/26/25 through 11/28/25

University Events

may impact class schedule

Community Day 10/21/2025

Undergraduate/Graduate/Professional (excluding ABSN/MSN and Pharmacy see below)

Description Full Term Term A Term B Term C
Term Start 08/25/25 08/25/25 10/20/25 09/08/25
Term End 12/13/25 10/18/25 12/13/25 12/13/25
First Day to Register 03/25/25 03/25/25 03/25/25 03/25/25
Last Day to Register 09/02/25 08/28/25 10/23/25 09/15/25
Drop without Penalty 09/02/25 08/28/25 10/23/25 09/15/25
Last Day to Withdraw with ‘W’ 10/30/25 09/26/25 11/21/25 11/04/25
Last Day of Class  (traditional Undergrad) 12/05/25
Grades Due 12/16/25 10/21/25 12/16/25 12/16/25
100% Tuition Refund Ends 09/02/25 08/28/25 10/23/25 09/15/25
75% Tuition Refund Ends 09/08/25 09/04/25 10/30/25 09/22/25
0% Refund Period Begins 09/09/25 09/05/25 10/31/25 09/23/25
**Traditional Undergraduate Mid Term Break 10/10/25 **
**Traditional Undergraduate Final Exam Week 12/8/25 – 12/12/25 **

ABSN/MSN/SOIH

Description Term 1 Term 2 Term 3
Term Start 09/08/25 09/08/25 10/27/25
Term End 12/12/25 10/24/25 12/12/25
First Day to Register 03/25/25 03/25/25 03/25/25
Last Day to Register 09/15/25 09/11/25 10/30/25
Drop without Penalty 09/15/25 09/11/25 10/30/25
Last Day to Withdraw with ‘W’ 11/04/25 10/06/25 11/24/25
Grades Due 12/16/25 10/28/25 12/16/25
100% Tuition Refund Ends 09/15/25 09/11/25 10/30/25
75% Tuition Refund Ends 09/22/25 09/18/25 11/06/25
0% Refund Period Begins 09/23/25 09/19/25 11/07/25

Pharmacy

Description Start Date End Date
Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experiences (P4) Monday–Friday 7/28/2025 12/12/2025
SOP New Student Orientation (P1) Tuesday–Wednesday 8/5/2025 8/6/2025
P1 First day of didactic classes (P1) Monday 8/11/2025
First day of didactic classes for P2 & P3 Monday 8/18/2025
SOP Drop/Add period Monday–Friday 8/18/2025 8/29/2025
Labor Day – No classes and no APPEs Monday 9/1/2025
P1 Success Week (P1) Monday–Friday 9/15/2025 9/19/2025
P1 White Coat Ceremony Saturday 9/27/2025
Last day to withdraw from classes Friday 10/10/2025
Community Day (required activities TBD) Tuesday 10/14/2025
Registration for Spring 2026 Monday–Friday 10/27/2025 10/31/2025
Thanksgiving break  (P1/P2/P3) Wednesday–Friday 11/26/2025 11/28/2025
Thanksgiving break for P4 Thursday & Friday 11/27/2025 11/28/2025
Last day of semester classes Friday 12/5/2025
Reading Day Monday 12/8/2025
Final exams Tuesday–Friday 12/9/2025 12/12/2025
Remediation Monday–Friday 12/15/2025 12/19/2025
Grades Due Friday 12/19/2025

 

Holidays University Closed

Holidays University Closed
New Year’s Holiday 01/01/26
Martin Luther King Holiday 01/19/26

Undergrad/Graduate/Professional (excluding ABSN/MSN and Pharmacy see below)

Description Full Term
Term Start 01/02/26
Term End 01/17/26
First Day to Register 10/28/25
Last Day to Register 01/05/26
Drop without Penalty 01/05/26
Last Day to Withdraw with ‘W’ 01/12/26
Grades Due 01/20/26
100% Tuition Refund Ends 01/05/26
75% Tuition Refund Ends 01/08/26
0% Refund Period Begins 01/09/26

 

Holidays University Closed

Martin Luther King Holiday 01/19/26
Easter Holiday  (No Classes, IPPEs or APPEs) 04/03/26 through 04/06/26

University Events

may impact class schedule

Notre Dame Day 02/19/2026

Undergraduate/Graduate/Professional (excluding ABSN/MSN, PA and Pharmacy see below)

Description Full Term Term A Term B
Term Start 01/20/26 01/20/26 03/16/26
Term End 05/12/26 03/14/26 05/12/26
First Day to Register 10/28/25 10/28/25 10/28/25
Last Day to Register 01/27/26 snow update 01/23/26 03/19/26
Drop without Penalty 01/27/26 snow update 01/23/26 03/19/26
Last Day to Withdraw with ‘W’ 03/30/26 02/23/26 04/17/26
Last Day of Class  (traditional Undergrad) 05/04/26
Grades Due 05/15/26 03/17/26 05/15/26
100% Tuition Refund Ends 01/27/26 snow update 01/23/26 03/19/26
75% Tuition Refund Ends 02/02/26 01/29/26 03/26/26
0% Refund Period Begins 02/03/26 01/30/26 03/27/26
** Spring Break 03/09/26 – 03/13/26 Traditional Undergraduate & Pharmacy ONLY**
** Traditional Undergraduate Reading Day 05/05/2026
**Traditional Undergraduate Final Exam Week 05/06/26 – 05/12/26 **

ABSN/MSN/SOIH

Description Term 1 Term 2 Term 3
Term Start 01/26/26 01/26/26 03/16/26
Term End 05/01/26 03/13/26 05/01/26
First Day to Register 10/28/25 10/28/25 10/28/25
Last Day to Register 02/02/26 01/29/26 03/19/26
Drop without Penalty 02/02/26 01/29/26 03/19/26
Last Day to Withdraw with ‘W’ 03/24/26 02/23/26 04/10/26
Grades Due 05/04/26 03/17/26 05/04/26
100% Tuition Refund Ends 02/02/26 01/29/26 03/19/26
75% Tuition Refund Ends 02/09/26 02/05/26 03/26/26
0% Refund Period Begins 02/10/26 02/06/26 03/27/26

Pharmacy

Description Start Date End Date
First day of didactic classes (P1, P2 & P3) Friday 1/5/2026
SOP Drop/Add period Friday–Thursday 1/5/2026 1/22/2025
Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experiences (P4) Monday–Friday 1/12/2026 3/20/2026
MLK Birthday—No classes and no APPEs Monday 1/19/2026
Last day to withdraw from classes Thursday 3/5/2026
Spring Break for didactic classes (P1-P3 only) Monday–Friday 3/9/2026 3/13/2026
Registration for Summer/Fall 2026 Tuesday–Friday 3/24/2026 3/27/2026
Easter Holiday Friday-Monday 4/3/2026 4/6/2026
Last day of didactic classes Tuesday 5/5/2026
Reading Period (P1/P2/P3) Wednesday 5/6/2026
Final exams  (P1/P2/P3) Thursday–Tuesday 5/7/2026 5/12/2026
Remediation Wednesday–Tuesday 5/13/2026 5/19/2026
Introductory Practice Experiences Orientation (P2) Friday 5/15/2026 5/15/2026
Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experiences (P2) Monday–Friday 5/18/2026 6/12/2026
University Commencement Tuesday 5/19/2026
Memorial Day – no IPPEs or APPEs Monday 5/25/2026

 

Holidays University Closed

Memorial Day 05/25/26
Junteenth 06/19/26
Independence Day 07/04/26

Undergraduate/Graduate/Professional (excluding ABSN/MSN)

Description Full Term Term A Term B Term C Term D
Term Start 06/01/26 06/01/26 07/06/26 06/15/26 07/13/26
Term End 08/08/26 07/02/26 08/08/26 06/27/26 07/25/26
First Day to Register 03/24/26 03/24/26 03/24/26 03/24/26 03/24/26
Last Day to Register 06/08/26 06/04/26 07/09/26 06/16/26 07/14/26
Drop without Penalty 06/08/26 06/04/26 07/09/26 06/16/26 07/14/26
Last Day to Withdraw with ‘W’ 07/13/26 06/22/26 07/27/26 06/22/26 07/20/26
Grades Due 08/11/26 07/07/26 08/11/26 06/30/26 07/28/26
100% Tuition Refund Ends 06/08/26 06/04/26 07/09/26 06/16/26 07/14/26
75% Tuition Refund Ends 06/15/26 06/11/26 07/16/26 06/17/26 07/15/26
0% Refund Period Begins 06/16/26 06/12/26 07/17/26 06/18/26 07/16/26

ABSN/MSN/SOIH

Description Term 1 Term 2 Term 3
Term Start 05/18/26 05/18/26 07/06/26
Term End 08/21/26 07/03/26 08/21/26
First Day to Register 03/24/26 03/24/26 03/24/26
Last Day to Register 05/26/26 05/21/26 07/09/26
Drop without Penalty 05/26/26 05/21/26 07/09/26
Last Day to Withdraw with ‘W’ 07/14/26 06/11/26 08/03/26
Grades Due 08/24/26 07/07/26 08/24/26
100% Tuition Refund Ends 05/26/26 05/21/26 07/09/26
75% Tuition Refund Ends 06/01/26 05/28/26 07/16/26
0% Refund Period Begins 06/02/26 05/29/26 07/17/26