2025-2026 Academic Calendar (subject to change)
FALL SEMESTER 2025
| Arrival of new students | SAT AUG 16 |
| Registration and Add/Drop | TUE AUG 19 |
| Classes begin | WED AUG 20 |
| Last day to add and drop (no grade) courses | TUE AUG 26 |
| Drop with a grade of "W" begins (refer to the fee schedule) | TUE AUG 26 |
| Labor Day Holiday--No classes held | MON SEP 1 |
| Follows a Monday Schedule | TUE SEP 3 |
| Last day to make a grading change | WED SEP 17 |
| Mid-Term | WED OCT 8 |
| Progress Reports due at NOON | FRE OCT 10 |
| Autumn Recess | SAT OCT 11 - TUE OCT 14 |
| Classes Resume at 8:00 a.m. | WED OCT 15 |
| Spring 2026 Pre-registration begins | THU OCT 23 |
| Last Day to withdraw, request LOA or drop a class (with a grade of "W") | THU NOV 6 |
| Thanksgiving Recess | WED NOV 26 - SUN NOV 30 |
| Classes Resume at 8:00 a.m. | MON DEC 1 |
| Last day of classes | THU DEC 1 |
| Reading Days | FRI DEC 5, SAT DEC 6 |
| Final Examinations (excl. SAT) | MON DEC 8 - MON DEC 15 |
| Grades Due at NOON | WED DEC 17 |
SPRING SEMESTER 2026
| Registration and drop/add | TUE JAN 13 |
| Classes begin | WED JAN 14 |
| Holiday--Martin Luther King Day | MON JAN 19 |
| Follows a Monday Schedule | WED JAN 21 |
| Last Day to add and drop (no grade) courses | WED JAN 21 |
| Drop with a grade of "W" begins | THU JAN 22 |
| Last day to make a grading change | WED FEB 11 |
| Mid-Term | THU MAR 5 |
| Progress Reports due at NOON | MON MAR 9 |
| Spring Recess | MON MAR 16 - SUN MAR 22 |
| All Offices closed for spring recess | FRI MAR 20 |
| Classes resume at 8:00 a.m. | MON MAR 23 |
| Last day to withdraw, request LOA or drop a class (with a grade of "W") | WED APR 1 |
| Fall 2026 Pre-registration begins | THU APR 2 |
| Celebrating Student Achievement--No classes held | THU APR 16 |
| Last day of classes | FRI MAY 1 |
| Reading Days | SAT MAY 2, WED MAY 6 |
| Final Examinations | MON MAY 4, TUE MAY 3, THU MAY 7, FRI MAY 8, SAT MAY 9, MON MAY 11, TUE MAY 12 |
| Last Day of Spring 2026 | TUE MAY 12 |
| Commencement | SAT MAY 16 |
| Grades due for all students at NOON | MON MAY 18 |
SUMMER SEMESTER 2026
Classes will not meet Monday, May 25; Friday, June 19; or Friday, July 3.
| First five-week session | 5/26 - 6/26 | Final grades due 6/29 |
| Second five-week session | 6/29 - 7/31 | Final grades due 8/3 |
| First three-week session | 5/26 - 7/31 | Final grades due 6/15 |
| Second three-week session | 6/15 - 7/6* | Final grades due 7/8 |
| Third three-week session | 7/7 - 7/24** | Final grades due 7/27 |
| Full Summer session | 5/26 - 7/31 | Final grades due 8/3 |
*Second three-week courses end on Monday, July 6.
**Third three-week courses begin on Tuesday, July 7.
This calendar is subject to periodic review and change. Such changes will be distributed to the Meredith community and will be available in the Registrar's Office.