Spring 2026 Academic Calendar
| January 5–9, Mon.–Fri. | Orientation, advising, and registration for all students based on student population and classification |
| January 12, Monday | Classes begin, 8:00 a.m. |
| January 12, Monday | Financial aid satisfactory academic progress appeals deadline |
| January 12–16, Mon.–Fri. | Late registration and schedule adjustment |
| January 16, Friday | Hours locked for financial aid purposes. |
| January 15, Thursday | Financial aid priority filing period ends for 2026-27 academic year. |
| January 16, Friday | Drop/Add period ends; last day to change course(s) or course section(s) for the Standard Term. |
| January 16, Friday | Last day to withdraw from a course for tuition and fees refund; course withdrawal policy in effect after this date. |
| January 19, Monday | Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. holiday. Classes dismissed; offices closed. |
| January 20, Tuesday | Deadline for graduate students to apply to graduate in May |
| January 26, Monday | Census reporting; no additional schedule adjustment for the Standard Term. |
| February 2, Monday | Summer session registration begins for continuing students. |
| February 15, Sunday | Deadline for undergraduates to apply to student teach during Spring 2027 |
| February 20, Friday | Mid-term grades due; grading window opens February 13. |
| March 1, Sunday | Deadline for undergraduates to apply to graduate in May |
| March 6, Friday | Last day to withdraw from a course without incurring a WF grade (withdraw failing) |
| March 7, Saturday | Instruction ends for Spring Break, 1:00 p.m. |
| March 16, Monday | Classes resume after Spring Break, 8:00 a.m. |
| March 16–Apr. 29, Mon.–Wed. | Fall semester advising for continuing students, by appointment |
| March 18, Wednesday | Final date for May doctoral candidates' oral examinations |
| March 25, Wednesday | Deadline for filing dissertation and original signature pages with the Graduate School |
| April 3, Friday | Spring holiday. Classes dismissed; offices closed. |
| April 7, Tuesday | Deadline for filing thesis with the Graduate School |
| Apr. 13–Apr. 29, Mon.–Wed. | Fall semester registration for continuing students |
| April 29, Wednesday | Last day of classes |
| April 30, Thursday | Final date for complete clearance of May candidates for graduate degrees. |
| April 30, Thursday | Deadline for final submission of thesis or dissertation to the Graduate School. |
| April 30, Thursday | Reading Day |
| May 1 & 2, Fri. & Sat.; May 4–7, Mon.–Thurs. | Final examinations |
| May 7, Thursday | May Graduate School Graduation Ceremony, First Horizon Coliseum (formerly Greensboro Coliseum), 10:00 a.m. |
| May 8, Friday | May Commencement, First Horizon Coliseum (formerly Greensboro Coliseum), 10:00 a.m. |
| May 9, Saturday | Deadline for submission of final grades for the Standard Term. |
Approved by the Faculty Senate March 14, 2023.
Days of the Week Meeting Distribution for Spring
The one-day shortage of Fridays in the spring is made up with the one-day overage of Wednesdays. If a class meets only on Friday (three-hour class), then it is the instructor’s responsibility to make up the 150 minute deficit via an online or other instructional method outside of the classroom.