Academic Planning Calendar
Planning Calendar
Academic Planning Calendar
Important dates for 2025-2026
| Regular FALL Semesters | 2025-2026 |
| University Convocation | Tuesday, Aug. 26 |
| College Faculty Workshop | Wednesday, Aug. 27 |
| Fall Semester Begins (College) Fall Semester Term 1 Begins (Graduate & Professional Programs) |
Tuesday, Sept. 2 |
| Labor Day (No Classes) | Monday, Sept. 1 |
| Fall Semester Break: No classes (College) | Monday, Oct. 13 – Tuesday, Oct. 14 |
| Fall Semester Term 1 Ends (Graduate & Professional Programs) |
Sunday, Oct. 26 |
| Fall Semester Term 2 Begins (Graduate & Professional Programs) |
Monday, Oct. 27 |
| University Thanksgiving Holiday (Offices closed) | Wednesday afternoon, Nov. 26 – Sunday, Nov. 30 |
| Thanksgiving Break: No Classes (College) | Wednesday, Nov. 26 – Monday, Dec. 1 |
| Thanksgiving Break: No Classes (Graduate & Professional Programs) |
Wednesday, Nov. 26 – Monday, Dec. 1 |
| Fall Semester Last Day of Class (College) | Wednesday, Dec. 10 |
| Final Exams (College) | Friday, Dec. 12, Saturday, Dec. 13, Monday, Dec. 15, Tuesday, Dec. 16 |
| Fall Semester Term 2 Ends (Graduate & Professional Programs) |
Sunday, Dec. 21 |
| University Christmas Holiday (Offices Closed) |
Wednesday, Dec. 24 – Friday, Dec. 26 |
| University New Year Holiday (Offices closed) |
Wednesday, Dec. 31 – Thursday, Jan. 1 |
| Regular SPRING Semesters | 2025-2026 |
| Faculty Advance Day (College) | Friday, Jan. 2 |
| Spring Semester Begins (College) Spring Semester Term 1 Begins (Graduate & Professional Programs |
Monday, Jan. 5 |
| University Martin Luther King Jr., Holiday (Offices closed) |
Monday, Jan. 19 |
| Commencement (Graduate & Professional Programs) |
1/24/2026 |
| Spring Semester Term 1 Ends (Graduate & Professional Programs) |
Sunday, Mar. 1 |
| Spring Semester Term 2 Begins (Graduate & Professional Programs) |
Monday, Mar. 2 |
| Spring Break: No Classes (College) | Saturday, Feb. 28 – Sunday, Mar. 8 |
| Easter Break: No Classes (College) | Thursday, April 2 – Monday, Apr. 6 |
| Easter Break: No Classes (Graduate and Professional Programs) | Friday, April 2 – Monday, Apr. 6 |
| University Easter Holiday (Offices closed) |
Friday, April 3 – Monday, Apr. 6 |
| Spring Semester Term 2 Ends (Graduate & Professional Programs) |
Sunday, Apr. 26 |
| Spring Semester Last Day of Class (College) | Friday, Apr. 24 |
| Final Examinations (College) |
Monday, Apr. 27 Tuesday, Apr. 28, Wednesday, Apr. 29, Thursday, Apr. 30 |
| Winona Commencement (College) | Saturday, May 2 |
| Commencement (Graduate & Professional Programs) |
To be determined |
| SUMMER Term | 2025-2026 |
| Summer Semester Term 1 Begins (Graduate & Professional Programs) |
Monday, May 4 |
| Online Summer Session Begins (College) | Monday, May 11 |
| Summer Semester Term 1 Ends (Graduate & Professional Programs) |
Sunday, June 28 |
| Summer Semester Term 2 Begins (Graduate & Professional Programs) |
Monday, June 29 |
| Online Summer Session Ends (College) | Friday, July 10 |
| Summer Semester Term 2 Ends (Graduate & Professional Programs) |
Sunday, Aug. 23 |