University Calendar for 2026-2027

Summer 2026
Fall 2026
Spring 2027

Summer 2026

May 19 Tuesday	Instruction begins
May 19 - June 26	Dates for Summer I courses
May 19 - August 7	Dates for full summer courses
May 22 Friday	Deadline to add or drop a Summer I course without a grade of W¹
May 22 Friday	Deadline to add or drop a full summer course without a grade of W¹
May 25 Monday	Memorial Day - No classes, University closed
June 17 Wednesday	Deadline to withdraw from a Summer I course with a grade of W¹
June 17 Wednesday	Deadline to request S/U grading for a Summer I course²
June 19 Friday	Juneteenth - No classes, University closed
June 29 Monday, 12:00 PM	Deadline for faculty to report Summer I course grades
June 29 - August 7	Dates for Summer II courses
July 2 - July 3	Academic Break - No classes, University closed July 3
July 6 Monday	Deadline to add or drop a Summer II course without a grade of W¹
July 6 Monday	Classes resume
July 22 Wednesday	Deadline to withdraw from a full summer course with a grade of W¹
July 22 Wednesday	Deadline to request S/U grading for a full summer course²
July 29 Wednesday	Deadline to withdraw from a Summer II course with a grade of W¹
July 29 Wednesday	Deadline to request S/U grading for a Summer II course²
August 7 Friday	Semester ends³
August 10 Monday 12:00 PM	Deadline for faculty to report all grades

Fall 2026

August 26 Wednesday	Instruction begins
August 26 - October 14	Dates for first-half short courses
August 26 - December 18	Dates for full fall courses
September 2 Wednesday	Deadline to register for fall semester¹
September 2 Wednesday	Deadline to add or drop a first-half short course without a grade of W¹
September 2 Wednesday	Deadline to add or drop a full fall course without a grade of W¹
September 2 Wednesday	Deadline to request to audit a course²
September 7 Monday	Labor Day - No classes, University closed
September 23 Wednesday	Deadline to request course intensification²
October 1 Thursday	Deadline to submit a Graduation Application for undergraduate degrees to be conferred in May or August¹
October 2 Friday	Deadline to withdraw from a first-half short course with a grade of W¹
October 2 Friday	Deadline to request S/U grading for a first-half short course²
October 2 Friday	Deadline to submit a Curriculum Change to facilitate registration²
October 15 - October 16	Fall Break - No classes, University open
October 19 Monday, 12:00 PM	Deadline for faculty to report first-half short course grades
October 19 Monday, 12:00 PM	Deadline for faculty to report midterm grades for students in full fall courses
October 19 - December 11	Dates for second-half short courses
October 23 Friday	Deadline to add or drop a second-half short course without a grade of W¹
TBA	Advance registration for Spring and Summer Semesters¹
November 1 Sunday	Deadline to submit a Graduation Application for graduate degrees to be conferred in May¹
November 13 Friday	Deadline to withdraw from a full fall course with a grade of W¹
November 13 Friday	Deadline to request S/U grading for a full fall course²
November 21 - November 29	Thanksgiving Break - No classes, University closed November 25-27
November 30 Monday	Classes resume
December 2 Wednesday	Deadline to withdraw from a second-half short course with a grade of W¹
December 2 Wednesday	Deadline to request S/U grading for a second-half short course²
December 4 Friday	Last day for tests in courses of 3 credits or more
December 4 Friday	Deadline to request a final examination date change
December 11 Friday, 12:00 PM	Deadline to officially withdraw from the University for the Fall Semester¹
December 11 Friday, 12:00 PM	Deadline to request a registration change
December 11 Friday	Instruction ends
December 12 Saturday	Reading day
December 14 Monday	Final examinations begin
December 14 Monday, 12:00 PM	Deadline for faculty to report second-half short course grades
December 18 Friday	Final examinations end Semester ends³
December 21 Monday, 12:00 PM	Deadline for faculty to report all grades

Spring 2027

January 13 Wednesday	Instruction begins
January 13 - March 3	Dates for first-half short courses
January 13 - May 7	Dates for full spring courses
January 18 Monday	Observation of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Birthday
January 20 Wednesday	Deadline to register for spring semester¹
January 20 Wednesday	Deadline to add or drop a first-half short course without a grade of W¹
January 20 Wednesday	Deadline to add or drop a full spring course without a grade of W¹
January 20 Wednesday	Deadline to request to audit a course²
February 1 Monday	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 10 Wednesday	Deadline to request course intensification²
February 19 Friday	Deadline to withdraw from a first-half short course with a grade of W¹
February 19 Friday	Deadline to request S/U grading for a first-half short course²
February 26 Friday	Deadline to submit a Curriculum Change to facilitate registration²
March 6 - March 14	Spring Break - No classes, University open
March 8 Monday, 12:00 PM	Deadline for faculty to report first-half short course grades
March 15 - April 30	Dates for second-half short courses
March 15 Monday	Classes resume
March 15 Monday, 12:00 PM	Deadline for faculty to report midterm grades for students in full spring courses
March 19 Friday	Deadline to add or drop a second-half short course without a grade of W¹
March 26 Friday	Good Friday - No classes, University closed
April 9 Friday	Deadline to withdraw from a full spring course with a grade of W¹
April 9 Friday	Deadline to request S/U grading for a full spring course²
TBA	Advance registration for Fall Semester¹
April 15 Thursday	Academic Celebration - No classes, University open
April 21 Wednesday	Deadline to withdraw from a second-half short course with a grade of W¹
April 21 Wednesday	Deadline to request S/U grading for a second-half short course²
April 23 Friday	Last day for tests in courses of 3 credits or more
April 23 Friday	Deadline to request a final examination date change
April 30 Friday, 12:00 PM	Deadline to officially withdraw from the University for the Spring Semester¹
April 30 Friday, 12:00 PM	Deadline to request a registration change
April 30 Friday	Instruction ends
May 1 Saturday	Reading day
May 3 Monday	Final examinations begin
May 3 Monday, 12:00 PM	Deadline for faculty to report second-half short course grades
May 7 Friday	Final examinations end Semester ends³
May 8 Saturday	Commencement Ceremony
May 10 Monday, 3:00 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/academics/registrar/forms
³ The university is open on weekdays between academic terms, except on university holidays as defined by Human Resources.