2025-2026 Academic Calendar (subject to change)
FALL SEMESTER 2025
Arrival of new students | SAT AUG 16 |
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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) | WED AUG 27 |
Labor Day Holiday - no classes | MON SEP 1 |
Follows a Monday Schedule | WED SEP 3 |
Last day to make a grading change | WED SEP 17 |
Mid-Term | WED OCT 8 |
Progress Reports due at NOON | FRI 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 |
Wellness Day - no classes | TUE NOV 4 |
Last Day to withdraw, request LOA or drop a class (with a grade of "W") | WED NOV 5 |
Follows a Tuesday Schedule | 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 4 |
Reading Days | FRI DEC 5, SAT DEC 6 |
Final Examinations | MON DEC 8 - MON DEC 15 |
Last Day of Fall 2025 | MON DEC 15 |
Grades Due at NOON | WED DEC 17 |
SPRING SEMESTER 2026
Registration and drop/add | FRI JAN 9 |
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Classes begin | MON JAN 12 |
Last Day to add and drop (no grade) courses | FRI JAN 16 |
Drop with a grade of "W" begins | SAT JAN 17 |
Holiday--Martin Luther King Day | MON JAN 19 |
Last day to make a grading change | MON FEB 9 |
Wellness Day - no classes | WED FEB 18 |
Mid-Term | TUE MAR 3 |
Progress Reports due at NOON | FRI MAR 6 |
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") | MON MAR 30 |
Fall 2026 Pre-registration begins | THU APR 2 |
Celebrating Student Achievement--No classes held | TUE APR 14 |
Last day of classes | WED APR 29 |
Reading Day | THU APR 30 |
Final Examinations (includes SAT) |
FRI MAY 1 - |
Last Day of Spring 2026 | THU MAY 7 |
Commencement | SAT MAY 9 |
Grades due for all students at NOON | MON MAY 11 |
SUMMER SEMESTER 2026
Classes will not meet Monday, May 25; Friday, June 19; or Friday, July 3.
First five-week session | 5/18 - 6/18 | Final grades due 6/22 |
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Second five-week session | 6/22 - 7/24 | Final grades due 7/27 |
First three-week session | 5/18 - 6/5 | Final grades due 6/8 |
Second three-week session | 6/8 - 6/26 | Final grades due 6/29 |
Third three-week session | 6/29 - 7/17 | Final grades due 7/20 |
Full Summer session | 5/18 - 7/24 | Final grades due 7/27 |
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.