Winter Term 2026
| Winter Term Event | Date |
|---|---|
| Winter term on-line check-in | January 4-7, 2026 |
| Winter term classes begin | January 5, 2026 |
| First week of winter term schedule adjustment (add/drop). Permission to add courses is not necessary unless normally required. | January 5-11, 2026 |
| Deadline to complete check-in without a $50 late registration fee -- check-in must be completed by 11:59 p.m | January 7, 2026 |
| Deadline for winter term prospective graduates in residence to elect or change a major or minor | January 11, 2026 |
| Second week of winter term schedule adjustment (add/drop). All courses require instructor permission to add. | January 12-18, 2026 |
| Final day for delayed check-in (with $50 late fee). Any student not checked-in by the end of this day, but still listed with the enrollment pattern letter R (residence) for the winter term is liable for administrative withdrawal. | January 14, 2026 |
| Last day for undergraduate students to establish their official course load. Final day to drop a 3rd course without a grade notation of “W”. Any registered student not officially enrolled in at least two courses becomes liable for administrative withdrawal. | January 18, 2026 |
| Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Courses regularly held in the 8-, 9-, 10-, 11-, 12-, 2- periods moved to their X hours. 3A-period courses may either use their future regularly scheduled X hours or move to the following Friday at 5:30-7:20pm. 6A-period courses may either hold class as usual on Monday or move to their X hour (may extend to 8:20pm). Laboratory sections meet as scheduled (unless otherwise notified by the instructor). | January 19, 2026 |
| Final day for electing use of the Non-Recording Option (NRO) | January 20, 2026 |
| Course Timetable available for the spring term | February 6, 2026 |
| Spring term course election period | February 11-19, 2026 |
| Final day for dropping a fourth course without a grade notation of "W." (If dropping a fourth course after this date, one of four eligibilities for a fourth course is exhausted by such action.) | February 16, 2026 |
| Date for submission of degree applications by prospective winter and spring graduates | February 16, 2026 |
| Final day of spring term course election period | February 19, 2026 |
| Final day to withdraw from a course; any later request to withdraw from a course requires petition to a special committee. | February 24, 2026 |
| Spring term course change period | February 27-March 10, 2026 |
| Final day to alter grade limit filed under the Non-Recording Option (NRO) | March 3, 2026 |
| Last day in term for holding a major test or examination | March 3, 2026 |
| Last day to submit a petition to change enrollment pattern (D-Plan) for spring term. | March 3, 2026 |
| Deadline to file completed transfer term applications for spring term. | March 3, 2026 |
| Winter term classes end | March 10, 2026 |
| Final day, prior to the start of spring term classes, for making changes in spring term course elections | March 10, 2026 |
| Pre-Examination break | March 11-12, 2026 |
| Final examinations begin | March 13, 2026 |
| Scheduled final examinations end | March 16, 2026 |
| Final examinations end | March 17, 2026 |
| Unscheduled final examination day | March 17, 2026 |
| Final grades and official transcripts available | March 27, 2026 |
Winter term on-line check-in
January 4-7, 2026
Winter term classes begin
January 5, 2026
First week of winter term schedule adjustment (add/drop). Permission to add courses is not necessary unless normally required.
January 5-11, 2026
Deadline to complete check-in without a $50 late registration fee -- check-in must be completed by 11:59 p.m
January 7, 2026
Deadline for winter term prospective graduates in residence to elect or change a major or minor
January 11, 2026
Second week of winter term schedule adjustment (add/drop). All courses require instructor permission to add.
January 12-18, 2026
Final day for delayed check-in (with $50 late fee). Any student not checked-in by the end of this day, but still listed with the enrollment pattern letter R (residence) for the winter term is liable for administrative withdrawal.
January 14, 2026
Last day for undergraduate students to establish their official course load. Final day to drop a 3rd course without a grade notation of “W”. Any registered student not officially enrolled in at least two courses becomes liable for administrative withdrawal.
January 18, 2026
Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Courses regularly held in the 8-, 9-, 10-, 11-, 12-, 2- periods moved to their X hours. 3A-period courses may either use their future regularly scheduled X hours or move to the following Friday at 5:30-7:20pm. 6A-period courses may either hold class as usual on Monday or move to their X hour (may extend to 8:20pm). Laboratory sections meet as scheduled (unless otherwise notified by the instructor).
January 19, 2026
Final day for electing use of the Non-Recording Option (NRO)
January 20, 2026
Course Timetable available for the spring term
February 6, 2026
Spring term course election period
February 11-19, 2026
Final day for dropping a fourth course without a grade notation of "W." (If dropping a fourth course after this date, one of four eligibilities for a fourth course is exhausted by such action.)
February 16, 2026
Date for submission of degree applications by prospective winter and spring graduates
February 16, 2026
Final day of spring term course election period
February 19, 2026
Final day to withdraw from a course; any later request to withdraw from a course requires petition to a special committee.
February 24, 2026
Spring term course change period
February 27-March 10, 2026
Final day to alter grade limit filed under the Non-Recording Option (NRO)
March 3, 2026
Last day in term for holding a major test or examination
March 3, 2026
Last day to submit a petition to change enrollment pattern (D-Plan) for spring term.
March 3, 2026
Deadline to file completed transfer term applications for spring term.
March 3, 2026
Winter term classes end
March 10, 2026
Final day, prior to the start of spring term classes, for making changes in spring term course elections
March 10, 2026
Pre-Examination break
March 11-12, 2026
Final examinations begin
March 13, 2026
Scheduled final examinations end
March 16, 2026
Final examinations end
March 17, 2026
Unscheduled final examination day
March 17, 2026
Final grades and official transcripts available
March 27, 2026