Fall 2026
Please see below for Quarter Session important dates.
| Event | Date |
| Registration Begins | Mon, April 6 |
| Semester Begins | Wed, September 2 |
| Labor Day | Mon, September 7 (Classes meet as scheduled) |
| Last Day to Add/Drop | Thu, September 10 |
| Columbus Day/Indigenous Peoples Day | Mon, October 12 (Classes meet as scheduled) |
| Veterans Day | Wed, November 11 (Classes meet as scheduled) |
| November Recess | Wed - Sat November 25-28 (Classes starting at/after 4:30pm on Wed do not meet) |
| Last Day to Withdraw from a Semester Course | Wed, November 25 |
| Semester Classes End | Tues, December 22 |
| Snow Day if University is closed for a Last Class Meeting Day | Wed, December 23 |
Courses that are 100% synchronous - Face-to-Face and/or Remote - are required to Meet 15 times during the term (one night per week).
Courses that are Hybrid - Synchronous/Asynchronous (either Face-to-Face, Remote, Online) - begin Instruction the first day of the term, September 2, 2026 and conclude asynchronous instruction the last day of the term, December 22. 2026.
Parts of Term
| Online (CEO) / Hybrid (CEH) | Dates |
| First Class Meets | Wed, September 2 |
| November Recess | Wed - Sat, November 25-28 (Classes starting at/after 4:30pm on Wed do not meet) |
| Last Class Meets | Tue, December 22 |
| Monday (CEM) | Dates |
| If Hybrid, First Class Meets | Wed, September 2 |
| First Synchronous Class Meets Labor Day | Mon, September 7 (Classes meet as scheduled) |
| Columbus Day/Indigenous Peoples Day | Mon, October 12 (Classes meet as scheduled) |
| Last Synchronous Class Meets | Mon, December 14 |
| Tuesday (CET) | Dates |
| If Hybrid, First Class Meets | Wed, September 2 |
| First Synchronous Class Meets | Tue, September 8 |
| Last Synchronous Class Meets | Tue, December 15 |
| Wednesday (CEW) | Dates |
| If Hybrid, First Class Meets | Wed, September 2 |
| First Synchronous Class Meets | Wed, September 2 |
| Veterans Day | Wed, November 11 (Classes meet as scheduled) |
| November Recess | Wed - Sat, November 25-28 (Classes starting at/after 4:30pm on Wed do not meet) |
| Last Synchronous Class Meets | Wed, December 16 |
| Thursday (CER) | Dates |
| If Hybrid, First Class Meets | Wed, September 2 |
| First Synchronous Class Meets | Thu, September 3 |
| November Recess | Wed - Sat, November 25-28 (Classes starting at/after 4:30pm on Wed do not meet) |
| Last Class Meets | Thu, December 17 |
| Friday (CEF) | Dates |
| If Hybrid, First Class Meets | Wed, September 2 |
| First Synchronous Class Meets | Fri, September 4 |
| November Recess | Wed - Sat, November 25-28 (Classes starting at/after 4:30pm on Wed do not meet) |
| Last Class Meets | Fri, December 18 |
| Saturday (CES) | Dates |
| If Hybrid, First Class Meets | Wed, September 2 |
| First Synchronous Class Meets | Sat, September 5 |
| November Recess | Wed - Sat, November 25-28 (Classes starting at/after 4:30pm on Wed do not meet) |
| Last Synchronous Class Meets | Sat, December 19 |
Quarter Course Parts of Term
Quarter courses meet for 8 weeks. Online or Hybrid courses begin the first day of the quarter. 100% synchronous courses - Face-to-Face or Remote - meet on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
| Quarter 1 (CQ1) | |
| September 2 - October 23, 2026 | Dates |
| First Class Meets | Wed, September 2 |
| Last Day to Add/Drop | Fri, September 4 |
| Last Day to Withdraw | Wed, October 14 |
| Quarter 1 Ends | Fri, October 23 |
| Quarter 2 (CQ2) | |
| October 26 - December 18, 2026 | Dates |
| First Class Meets | Mon, October 26 |
| Last Day to Add/Drop | Wed, October 28 |
| November Recess | Wed - Sat, November 25-28 (Classes starting at/after 4:30pm on Wed do not meet) |
| Last Day to Withdraw | Wed, December 9 |
| Quarter 2 Ends | Fri, December 18 |