University Calendar for 2025-2026

Summer 2025
Fall 2025
Spring 2026

For the Colleges of Arts and Sciences, Business, Engineering, and Nursing and Health Professions

Summer 2025

May 13 Tuesday	Instruction begins
May 13 - June 20	Dates for Summer I courses
May 13 - August 1	Dates for full summer courses
May 16 Friday	Deadline to add or drop a Summer I course without a grade of W¹
May 16 Friday	Deadline to add or drop a full summer course without a grade of W¹
May 26 Monday	Memorial Day - No classes, University closed
June 11 Wednesday	Deadline to withdraw from a Summer I course with a grade of W¹
June 11 Wednesday	Deadline to request S/U grading for a Summer I course²
June 19 Thursday	Juneteenth - No classes, University closed
June 23 Monday 12:00 pm	Deadline for faculty to report Summer I course grades
June 23 - August 1	Dates for Summer II courses
June 27 Friday	Deadline to add or drop a Summer II course without a grade of W¹
July 3 - July 4	Academic Break - No classes, University closed July 4
July 7 Monday	Classes resume
July 16 Wednesday	Deadline to withdraw from a full summer course with a grade of W¹
July 16 Wednesday	Deadline to request S/U grading for a full summer course²
July 23 Wednesday	Deadline to withdraw from a Summer II course with a grade of W¹
July 23 Wednesday	Deadline to request S/U grading for a Summer II course²
August 1 Friday	Semester ends³
August 4 Monday 12:00 pm	Deadline for faculty to report all grades

Fall 2025

August 20 Wednesday⁴	Instruction begins
August 20 - October 8	Dates for first half short courses
August 20 - December 12	Dates for full fall courses
August 27 Wednesday	Deadline to register for fall semester¹
August 27 Wednesday	Deadline to add or drop a first half short course without a grade of W¹
August 27 Wednesday	Deadline to add or drop a full fall course without a grade of W¹
August 27 Wednesday	Deadline to request to audit a course²
September 1 Monday	Labor Day - No classes, University closed
September 17 Wednesday	Deadline to request course intensification²
September 26 Friday	Deadline to withdraw from a first half short course with a grade of W¹
September 26 Friday	Deadline to request S/U grading for a first half short course²
September 26 Friday	Deadline to submit a Curriculum Change to facilitate registration²
October 1 Wednesday	Deadline to submit a Graduation Application for undergraduate degrees to be conferred in May or August¹
October 9 - October 10	Fall Break - No classes, University open
October 13 Monday 12:00 pm	Deadline for faculty to report first half short course grades
October 13 Monday 12:00 pm	Deadline for faculty to report midterm grades for all undergraduate students and athletes in full fall courses
October 13 - December 5	Dates for second half short courses
October 17 Friday	Deadline to add or drop a second half short course without a grade of W¹
TBA	Advance registration for Spring Semester¹
November 1 Saturday	Deadline to submit a Graduation Application for graduate degrees to be conferred in May¹
November 7 Friday	Deadline to withdraw from a full fall course with a grade of W¹
November 7 Friday	Deadline to request S/U grading for a full fall course²
November 19 Wednesday	Deadline to withdraw from a second half short course with a grade of W¹
November 19 Wednesday	Deadline to request S/U grading for a second half short course²
November 21 Friday	Last day for tests in courses of 3 credits or more
November 21 Friday	Deadline to request a final examination date change
November 22 - November 30	Thanksgiving Break - No classes, University closed November 26-28
December 1 Monday	Classes resume
December 5 Friday 12:00 pm	Deadline to officially withdraw from the University for the Fall Semester²
December 5 Friday 12:00 pm	Deadline to request a registration change
December 5 Friday	Instruction ends
December 6 Saturday	Reading day
December 8 Monday	Final examinations begin
December 8 Monday 12:00 pm	Deadline for faculty to report second half short course grades
December 12 Friday	Final examinations end Semester ends³
December 15 Monday 12:00 pm	Deadline for faculty to report all grades

Spring 2026

January 14 Wednesday⁴	Instruction begins
January 14 - March 4	Dates for first half short courses
January 14 - May 15	Dates for full spring courses
January 19 Monday	Observation of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Birthday
January 21 Wednesday	Deadline to register for spring semester¹
January 21 Wednesday	Deadline to add or drop a first half short course without a grade of W¹
January 21 Wednesday	Deadline to add or drop a full spring course without a grade of W¹
January 21 Wednesday	Deadline to request to audit a course²
February 1 Sunday	Deadline to submit a Graduation Application for undergraduate degrees to be conferred in December or graduate degrees to be conferred in August or December¹
February 11 Wednesday	Deadline to request course intensification²
February 20 Friday	Deadline to withdraw from a first half short course with a grade of W¹
February 20 Friday	Deadline to request S/U grading for a first half short course²
February 27 Friday	Deadline to submit a Curriculum Change to facilitate registration²
March 9 Monday 12:00 pm	Deadline for faculty to report first half short course grades
March 9 Monday 12:00 pm	Deadline for faculty to report midterm grades for all undergraduate students and athletes in full spring courses
March 7 - March 22	Spring Break - No classes, University open
March 23 Monday	Classes resume
March 23 - May 8	Dates for second half short courses
March 27 Friday	Deadline to add or drop a second half short course without a grade of W¹
April 3 Friday	Good Friday - No classes, University closed
April 17 Friday	Deadline to withdraw from a full spring course with a grade of W¹
April 17 Friday	Deadline to request S/U grading for a full spring course²
TBA	Advance registration for Summer and Fall Semesters¹
April 29 Wednesday	Deadline to withdraw from a second half short course with a grade of W¹
April 29 Wednesday	Deadline to request S/U grading for a second half short course²
April 30 Thursday	Academic Celebration - No classes, University open
May 1 Friday	Last day for tests in courses of 3 credits or more
May 1 Friday	Deadline to request a final examination date change
May 8 Friday 12:00 pm	Deadline to officially withdraw from the University for the Spring Semester²
May 8 Friday 12:00 pm	Deadline to request a registration change
May 8 Friday	Instruction ends
May 9 Saturday	Reading day
May 11 Monday	Final examinations begin
May 11 Monday 12:00 pm	Deadline for faculty to report second half short course grades
May 15 Friday	Final examinations end Semester ends³
May 16 Saturday	Commencement Ceremony
May 18 Monday 12:00 pm	Deadline for faculty to report all grades

¹ A form for this purpose is available online through DataVU
² A form for this purpose is available online at valpo.edu/registrar/forms
³ The university is open on weekdays between academic terms, except on university holidays as defined by the Office of Human Resources.
⁴ The first day of class in the fall and spring terms (a Wednesday) is treated as if it were a Monday.