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Key Registration Dates
Jan 7, 2026
Residences open, 9:00 a.m.
Jan 12, 2026
Spring term classes begin, 8:20 a.m.
Jan 19, 2026
Martin Luther King Jr. Day; classes do not meet.
Jan 23, 2026
Friday classes do not meet; Monday classes meet instead
Mar 6, 2026
Spring recess begins, 5:00 p.m.
Mar 6, 2026
Mid-semester date
Mar 23, 2026
Classes resume, 8:20 a.m.
Apr 24, 2026
Classes end, 5:30 p.m.; reading period begins
Apr 30, 2026
Final examinations begin, 7:00 p.m.
May 6, 2026
Examinations end, 5:30 p.m.
May 7, 2026
Residences close (for non-seniors), 3:00 p.m.
May 18, 2026
University Commencement