Academic Calendar | Hamilton Holt (Undergraduate and Graduate)
Fall 2025
*Dates revised due to using two hurricane contingency Fall 2024-25.
| First Day of Class | Monday, August 25 |
| Schedule Changes (Add/Drop) | Monday, August 25 - Friday, August 29 |
| Independent Study Forms Due | Friday, August 29 |
| Labor Day Holiday (No Class) | Monday, September 1 |
| Last Day to Drop a Course without Transcript Notation | Monday, September 8 |
| Fall Break | Monday, October 13 & Tuesday, October 14 (undergraduate ONLY) |
| Spring 2026 Grad Online Registration Period Begins | Wednesday, October 29 |
| Spring 2026 Online Registration Period Begins | Thursday, October 30 |
| Last Day to Withdraw from a Course (‘W’ deadline) | Friday, November 7 |
| Thanksgiving Break (No Class) Grad and Undergrad | Wednesday, November 26 - Friday, November 28 |
| Final Exam Period | Monday, December 8 - Friday, December 12 |
| -Term Ends -One Time C/NC and Incomplete Grade Contracts Due | Friday, December 12 |
| Grades Due at Noon | Tuesday, December 16 |
| (Contingency Days) | Monday, December 15 - Friday December 19 |
Spring 2026
| Winter Intersession (CLA) | Monday, January 5 - Friday, January 9 |
| Independent Study Forms Due | Friday, January 9 |
| First Day of Class (includes Grad Counseling) | Wednesday, January 14 |
| Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday (No class) | Monday, January 19 |
| Schedule Changes (Add/Drop, includes Grad Counseling) | Wednesday, January 14 - Tuesday, January 20 |
| Last Day to Drop a Course without Transcript Notation | Tuesday, January 27 |
| Spring Break (No Class) | Monday, March 16 - Sunday, March 22 |
| Summer & Fall 2026 Online Registration Period Begins | Wednesday, March 25 |
| Last Day to Withdraw from a Course (‘W’ deadline) | Friday, March 27 |
| Final Exam Period | Wednesday, April 29 - Tuesday, May 5 |
| -Term Ends -One Time C/NC and Incomplete Grade Contracts Due | Tuesday, May 5 |
| Grades Due for Graduating UG & GR Students at Noon | Wednesday, May 6 |
| Commencement | Saturday, May 9 |
| Grades Due for All Other Students at Noon | Monday, May 11 |
Summer 2026
| First Day of Class (12-week, 1st 6-week session & Grad Counseling) | Monday, May 18 |
| Memorial Day (No Class) | Monday, May 25 |
| Last Day to Withdraw from a Course (1st 6-week) | Friday, June 12 |
| Juneteenth Holiday Observed (No class) | Friday, June 19 |
| Last Day of Class 1st 6-week session | Wednesday, July 1 |
| Independence Day (No Classes) | Saturday, July 4 (No class July 2 and 3) |
| Grades Due (1st 6-week session) | Monday, July 6 (at noon) |
| First Day of Class 2nd 6-week session | Monday, July 6 |
| Last Day of Class Grad Counseling | Friday, July 17 |
| Last Day to Withdraw from a Course (12-week) | Friday, July 17 |
| Last Day to Withdraw from a Course (2nd 6-week) | Friday, July 31 |
| Last Day of Class, 12-week | Monday, August 10 |
| Last Day of 2nd 6-week session | Friday, August 14 |
| Grades Due 12-week & 2nd 6-week | Monday, August 17 (at noon) |
| *One Time C/NC and Incomplete Grade Contracts due Last Day of Class, Each Summer Term |