Academic Catalog

Academic Calendar

2025-2026 Undergraduate Academic Calendar

Fall 2025

Date Day Event
August
20-23 Wed-Sat New Student Orientation-Ben Beginnings
25 Mon Start of Regular Fall 15-Week Semester, 8-Week Session 1, 5-Week Session A
27 Wed Last day to Add or Drop 5-Week Session A classes without permission: Opening Mass and Convocation-Mesa Campus
28 Thurs Last day to Add or Drop 8-Week Session 1 classes without permission; Opening Liturgy-Lisle Campus
30 Sat Application for Spring and Summer 2026 Degree Conferral Opens
31 Sun Last day to Add or Drop Regular Fall 15-Week Semester classes without permission
September
1 Mon Labor Day-no classes, all University offices closed
2 Tues Last Day to Late Add 5-Week Session A classes with permission from instructor, department chair, & advisor
5 Fri Last Day to Late Add Regular Fall 15-Week Semester, 8-Week Session 1 classes with permission from instructor, department chair, & advisor; Late Application Deadline for Fall 2025 Degree Conferral
21 Sun Last day to Withdraw (receive a "W" grade) from 5-Week Session A classes
28 Sun End of 5-Week Session A
29 Mon Start of 5-Week Session B
October
1 Wed Last day to Add or Drop 5-Week Session B classes without permission
5 Sun Last day to Withdraw (receive a "W" grade) from 8-Week Session 1 classes
6 Mon Last Day to Last Add 5-Week Session B classes with permission from instructor, department chair, & advisor
15 Wed Priority Application Deadline for Graduation for May 2026 Degree Recipients
17 Fri Last day to late add Fall Semester Internship and Course by Arrangement classes
19 Sun End of 8-Week Session 1
20 Mon Start of 8-Week Session 2
23 Thurs Last day to Add or Drop 8-Week Session 2 classes without permission
26 Sun Last day to Withdraw (receive a "W" grade) from 5-Week Session B classes
31 Fri Last Day to Late Add 8-Week Session 2 classes with permission from instructor, department chair, & advisor
November
2 Sun Last day to Withdraw (receive a "W" grade) from Regular Fall 15-Week Semester classes; End of 5-Week Session B
3 Mon Start of Spring 2026 Registration; Start of 5-Week Session C
5 Wed Last day to Add or Drop 5-Week Session C classes without permission
10 Mon Last Day to Late Add 5-Week Session C classes with permission from instructor, department chair, & advisor
26-28 Wed-Fri Thanksgiving Holiday; Wednesday through Friday-no classes; Thursday through Friday-offices closed
30 Sun Last day to Withdraw (receive a "W" grade) from 8-Week Session 2, 5-Week Session C classes
December
7 Sun End of 5-Week Session C
8-12 Mon-Fri Regular Finals Week
14 Sun End of Regular Fall Semester, 8-Week Session 2
23-31 Tue-Wed Christmas Holidays; no classes, offices closed
31 Wed Fall Term Degree Conferral

Spring 2026

Date Day Event
January
1 Thu New Year's Holiday Observance; offices closed; Application for Fall 2026 Degree Conferral Opens
12 Mon Start of Regular Spring 15-week Semester, 8-Week Session 1, 5-Week Session A
14 Wed Last day to Add or Drop 5-Week Session A classes without permission
15 Thurs Last day to Add or Drop 8-Week Session 1 classes without permission
18 Sun Last day to Add or Drop for Regular Spring 15-Week classes without permission
19 Mon Celebration of Martin Luther King Day; no classes, offices open
20 Tue Last Day to Late Add 5-Week Session A classes with permission from instructor, department chair, & advisor
23 Fri Last Day to Late Add Regular Spring 15-Week Semester, 8-Week Session 1 classses with permission from instructor, department chair, & advisor; Late Application Deadline for Spring 2026 Degree Conferral
February
8 Sun Last day to Withdraw (receive a "W" grade) from 5-Week Session A classes
15 Sun End of 5-Week Session A
16 Mon Start of 5-Week Session B; Priority Application Deadline for Graduation from August 2026 Degree Recipients
18 Wed Last day to Add or Drop 5-Week Session B classes without permission
22 Sun Last day to Withdraw (receive a "W" grade) from 8-Week Session 1 classes
23 Mon Last Day to Late Add 5-Week Session B classes with permission from instructor, department chair, & advisor
March
2 Mon Start of Summer Registration 2026
8 Sun End of 8-Week Session 1
9-13 Mon-Fri Spring Break; no Regular 15-Week or 8-Week classes, offices open
13 Fri Last day to late add Spring Semester Internship and Course by Arrangement; Priority Application Deadline for Graduation for December 2026 Degree Recipients
15 Sun Last day to Withdraw (receive a "W" grade) from 5-Week Session B classes
16 Mon Start of 8-Week Session 2
19 Thur Last day to Add or Drop 8-Week Session 2 classes without permisison
22 Sun End of 5-Week Session B
27 Fri Last Day to Late Add 8-Week Session 2 classes with permission from instructor, department chair, & advisor
29 Sun Last day to Withdraw (receive a "W" grade) from Regular Spring 15-Week Semester classes
30 Mon Start of Fall Registration; Start of 5-Week Session C
April
1 Wed Last day to Add or Drop 5-Week Session C classes without permission
3-5 Fri-Sun Good Friday & Easter; no classes, offices closed
6 Mon Easter Monday; no classes, offices closed
7 Tue Last Day to Late Add 5-Week Session C with permission from instructor, department chair, & advisor
26 Sun Last day to Withdraw (receive a "W" grade) from 5-Week Session C, 8-Week Session 2 classes
May
3 Sun End of 5-Week Session C
4-8 Mon-Fri Regular Finals Week
9 Sat Commencement Ceremony - Lisle Campus
10 Sun End of 8-Week Session 2, Regular Spring Semester
13 Wed Commencement Ceremony-Mesa Campus
31 Sun Spring Term Degree Conferral

Summer 2026

Date Day Event
May
11 Mon Start of 5-Week Session A
13 Wed Last day to Add or Drop 5-Week Session A classes without permission
18 Mon Last Day to Late Add 5-Week Session A classes with permission from instructor, department chair, & advisor
25 Mon Memorial Day; no classes, offices closed
June
7 Sun Last day to Withdraw (receive a "W" grade) from 5-Week Session A classes
14 Sun End of 5-Week Session A
15 Mon Start of Regular Summer 10-Week, 8-Week Summer Session, 5-Week Session B
17 Wed Last day to Add or Drop 5-Week Session B classes without permission
18 Thurs Last day to Add or Drop 8-Week Summer Session classes without permission
19 Frid Juneteenth Holiday; no classes, offices closed
21 Sun Last day to Add or Drop Regular Summer 10-Week classes without permission
22 Mon Last Day to Late Add 5-Week Session B classes with permission from instructor, department chair, & advisor
26 Fri Last Day to Late Add Regular Summer 10-Week, 8-Week Summer Session classes with permission from instructor, department chair, & advisor
July
3 Fri Independence Day; no classes, offices closed
12 Sun Last day to Withdraw (receive a "W" grade) from 5-Week Session B class
19 Sun End of 5-Week Session B
20 Mon Start of 5-Week Session C
22 Wed Last day to Add or Drop 5-Week Session C classes without permission
26 Sun Last day to Withdraw (receive a "W" grade) from 8-Week Summer Session classes
27 Mon Last Day to Late Add 5-Week Session C classes with permission from instructor, department chair, & advisor; Late Application Deadline for Summer 2026 Degree Conferral
August
2 Sun Last day to Withdraw (receive a "W" grade) from Regular Summer 10-Week classes
9 Sun End of 8-Week Summer Session
16 Sun Last day to Withdraw (receive a "W" grade) from 5-Week Session C classes
23 Sun End of Regular Summer 10-Week, 5-Week Session C
31 Mon Summer Term Degree Conferral