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  2. Important Dates for Faculty and Staff

Important Dates for Faculty & Staff

August 20 - December 12, 2025

Full-term and Mini Semester (MS) dates


16 Week Term
(Full Term)
Aug 20 - Dec 12
First Eight Week
(MS 1)
Aug 20 - Oct 10
Second Eight Week
(MS 2)
Oct 13 - Dec 12
Short Course Term
(SC)
Aug 20 - Dec 12
Spring 2026 Schedule open for Editing May 01 May 01 May 01 May 01
Department Chairs Report August 11 August 11 August 11 August 11
Convocation Aug-13 - Aug-15 Aug-13 - Aug-15 Aug-13 - Aug-15 Aug-13 - Aug-15
Faculty Report August 18 August 18 August 18 2 days before start of class
Office Hours Due August 20 August 20 August 20 2 days before start of class
Syllabus Due  August 20 August 20 October 13 2 days before start of class
First Day of Classes August 20 August 20 October 13 Various (see Class Schedule)
Check-in meeting for Course and Program Assessment  August 27 August 27 NA NA
Last Day to add Class Without Instructor’s Signature August 21 August 21 October 14 2 days of the course start date
Attendance Reporting 1 August 22 August 22 October 15 3rd day after course start date
Last Day to add Class With Instructor’s Signature August 28 August 28 October 21 3rd day after course start date
Attendance Reporting 2 August 29 August 29 October 21 5th day after course start date
Fall Assessment In-Service/ Faculty Development Day August 29 August 29 August 29 August 29
Attendance Reporting 3 September 5 September 5 NA 7th day after course start date
Labor Day (Campus Closed) September 1 September 1 Does not apply to MS2 September 1
Deadline to Charge Books to Financial Aid September 5 September 5 September 5 September 5
CENSUS - Last Day to Unregister WITHOUT W (Drop online or with Advisor) (100% Refund) September 5 September 5 October 21 3rd day after course start date
Degree Exceptions Requested September 5 September 5 September 5 September 5
Grading Opens - Early Performance (8:00 am) September 29 September 8 November 3 Does not apply to SC
Grading Closes - Early Performance (5:00 pm) October 3 September 12 November 7 Does not apply to SC
Spring 2026 Schedule Due September 15 September 15 September 15 September 15
Curriculum changes submissions due to the Curriculum Committee September 9 September 9 September 9 September 9
Final Draft of course and program assessment plans September 22 September 22 September 22 September 22
HED Deadline for new programs/course submissions October 1 October 1 October 1 October 1
Spring 2026 Schedule Published October 15 October 15 October 15 October 15
Mandatory (Vector) Employee training starts October 15 October 15 October 15 October 15
Professional Development Day October 17 October 17 October 17 October 17
Check-in meeting for Program Review October 29 October 29 October 29 October 29
Spring 2026 Book due to Bookstore November 1 November 1 November 1 November 1
Graduation Application Deadline November 1 November 1 November 1 November 1
Spring 2026 Registration Begins November 1 November 1 November 1 November 1
Program reviews are due for programs that have a review due November 5 November 5 November 5 November 5
Fall Assessment Day November 14 November 14 November 14 November 14
Last Day to drop with a W (by 4:59 pm) (no refund) November 14 September 19 November 14 3rd day after course start date
Fall Break Nov 24 - Nov 30 Does not apply to MS1 Nov 24 - Nov 30 Nov 24 - Nov 30
Fall Break for Staff (Campus Closed) Nov 26 - Nov 28 Does not apply to MS1 Nov 26 - Nov 28 Nov 26 - Nov 28
Fall/Summer 2026 Schedule Opens for Editing December 1 December 1 December 1 December 1
Final Exams Dec 7 - Dec 12 Oct 8 - Oct 10 Dec 10 - Dec 12 Various (see Class Schedule)
Last Day of Classes December 12 October 10 December 12 Various (see Class Schedule)
Faculty Deadline to Submit Final Grades (5:00 pm) December 16 October 14 December 16 December 16
Final Grades Available December 17 October 15 December 17 December 17
Holiday Break (Campus Closed) Dec 20 - Jan 4 Dec 20 - Jan 4 Dec 20 - Jan 4 Dec 20 - Jan 4
 Institution Holidays for Students
Labor Day (Campus Closed) September 1, 2025
Fall Break  Nov 26 - Nov 28

February 16Important Dates for Faculty

January 21 - May 15, 2026

Full-term and Mini Semester (MS) dates


16-Week Term
(16WK)
First 8-Week
(MS1)

Second 8-Week
(MS2)

Short Course Term
(SC)
Fall/Summer 2026 schedule open for editing December 01 December 01 December 01 December 01
Department Chairs Report January 13 January 13 January 13 January 13
Martin Luther King, Jr Day (Campus Closed) January 19 January 19 January 19 January 19
Faculty Report January 20 January 20 January 20 2 days before start of class
Office Hours Due January 21 January 21 January 21 2 days before start of class
Syllabus Due  January 21 January 21 March 16 2 days before start of class
First Day of Classes January 21 January 21 March 16 Various (see Class Schedule)
Check-in meeting for Spring Course Assessment  January 28 January 28 NA NA
Last Day to add Class Without Instructor’s Signature January 22 January 22 March 17 2 days of the course start date
Attendance Reporting 1 January 23 January 23 March 18 3rd day after course start date
Last Day to add Class With Instructor’s Signature January 29 January 29 March 24 3rd day after course start date
Attendance Reporting 2 January 30 January 30 March 24 5th day after course start date
Course Assessment Outcomes due in Taskstream for Fall courses January 30 January 30 January 30 January 30
Attendance Reporting 3 February 06 February 06 NA 7th day after course start date
Deadline to Charge Books to Financial Aid February 06 February 06 February 06 February 06
CENSUS - Last Day to Unregister WITHOUT W (Drop online or with Advisor) (100% Refund) February 06 February 06 March 24 3rd day after course start date
Degree Exceptions Requested February 06 February 06 February 06 February 06
Fall/ Summer 2026 Closed for editing Coursedog February 15 February 15 February 15 February 15
Curriculum changes submissions due to the Curriculum Committee February 10 February 10 February 10 February 10
President's Day February 16 February 16 Does not apply to MS2 February 16
Check-in meeting for Program Assessment February 25 February 25 Does not apply to MS2 February 25
HED Deadline for new programs/course submissions March 01 March 01 March 01 March 01
Great Colleges to Work for Survey  Mar 01 - Mar 31 Mar 01 - Mar 31 Mar 01 - Mar 31 Mar 01 - Mar 31
Grading Opens - Early Performance (8:00 am) March 02 February 09 April 06 Does not apply to SC
Grading Closes - Early Performance (5:00 pm) March 06 February 13 April 10 Does not apply to SC
Student Engagement Survey (CCSSE or RNL) Mar 02 - Mar 13 Mar 02 - Mar 13 Mar 02 - Mar 13 Mar 02 - Mar 13
ETS (Proficiency Profile Test) March/April March/April March/April March/April
Fall/Summer Schedule Published March 15 March 15 March 15 March 15
Department Budgets Due March 15 March 15 March 15 March 15
Spring Break March 30 - April 05 Does not apply to MS1 March 30 - April 05 March 30 - April 05
Summer/Fall 2026 Books due to Bookstore April 01 April 01 April 01 April 01
Summer/Fall 2026 Registration Begins April 01 April 01 April 01 April 01
Graduation Application Deadline  April 01 April 01 April 01 April 01
Persistence & Completion Day April 10 April 10 April 10 April 10
Last Day to drop with a W (by 4:59 pm) (no refund) April 17 February 20 April 17 3rd day after course start date
Check-in meeting for Program Assessment April 29 April 29 April 29 April 29
Program Coordinators' NC-SARA review due to IR April 30 April 30 April 30 April 30
Department meetings and committee meetings minutes due April 30 April 30 April 30 April 30
Co-curricular Assessment due April 30 April 30 April 30 April 30
Spring Holiday for Staff (Campus Closed) April 03 April 03 April 03 April 03
Spring 2026 Schedule Open for Editing May 01 May 01 May 01 May 01
Final Allocation of Effort (AoE) due May May May May
Final Exams May 10 - May 15 May 11 - Mar 13 May 13 - May 15 Various (see Class Schedule)
Last Day of Classes May 15 march 13 May 15 Various (see Class Schedule)
Commencment May 15 Does not apply to MS1 May 15 May 15
Nursing Pinning Ceremony  May 16 May 16 May 16 May 16
Faculty Deadline to Submit Final Grades (5:00 pm) May 19 March 17 May 19 May 19
Final Grades Available May 20 March 18 May 20 May 20
Program Assessments are Due May 15 May 15 May 15 May 15
Course Assessments Outcomes due in Taskstream for Spring Courses June 01 June 01 June 01 June 01
Institutional Outcomes - Student Centric June 01 June 01 June 01 June 01
HLC Progress Report Due July 01 July 01 July 01 July 01
 Institution Holidays for Students
Martin Luther King, Jr Day (Campus Closed) January 19, 2026
Spring Holiday for Staff (Campus Closed) April 3, 2026
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