2025-2026 Academic Calendars

Fall Semester 2025

August
	13	Semester Payment Due Date
September
	1	Labor Day Holiday (offices open)
	2	Classes Begin*
	9	Last Day to Add a Class for Credit*
	16	Last Day to Drop a Class with Refund*
November
	10	Last Day to Withdraw from a Class with “W” (no refund)*
	17	Graduation Application Deadline for Spring 2026 posting date
	24-28	Thanksgiving Holiday (no classes, offices closed at 12:00 noon on November 25)
December
	1	Classes Resume, Offices Open
	9	Traditional Semester Closes
	10-11	Commencement Exercises (tentative)
	22	Offices Closed (December 22 - January 1)

August
	13	Semester Payment Due Date
September
	1	Labor Day Holiday (offices open)
	1	Classes Begin* - Session 1 and Session 3
	9	Last Day to Add a Class for Credit* - Session 1 and Session 3
	16	Last Day to Drop a Class with Refund* - Session 1 and Session 3
	30	Last Day to Withdraw from a Class with “W” (no refund)* - Session 1
October
	26	Session 1 Closes

October
	27	Classes Begin* - Session 2
	31	Last Day to Withdraw from a Class with “W” (no refund)* - Session 3
November
	3	Last Day to Add a Class for Credit* - Session 2
	10	Last Day to Drop a Class with Refund* - Session 2
	17	Graduation Application Deadline for the Spring 2026 posting date
	24	Last Day to Withdraw from a Class with “W” (no refund)* - Session 2
	25-28	Offices Closed (beginning at 12:00 noon on November 25)
	27-28	Thanksgiving Holiday (no classes)
	29	Classes Resume
December
	1	Offices Open
	10-11	Commencement Exercises (tentative)
	21	Session 2 and Session 3 Close
	22	Offices Closed (December 22 - January 1)

*For courses with alternate begin and end dates, please see InsideCBU for alternate add, drop and withdraw dates.

January
	2	Offices Open
	7	Semester Payment Due Date
	12	Classes Begin*
	19	Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday (no classes, offices closed)
	20	Last Day to Add a Class for Credit*
	26	Last Day to Drop a Class with Refund*
March
	9-13	Spring Break - no classes (tentative)
	16	Graduation Application Deadline for Summer 2026 posting date
	23	Last Day to Withdraw from a Class with “W” (no refund)*
April
	3	Good Friday Holiday (no classes, offices closed)
	4-6	Easter Observance (classes resume at 4:00 pm on April 6, offices closed)
	7	Offices Open
	25	Traditional Semester Closes
	27-29	Commencement Exercises (tentative)

January
	2	Offices Open
	7	Semester Payment Due Date
	12	Classes Begin* - Session 1 and Session 3
	19	Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday (no classes, offices closed)
	20	Last Day to Add a Class for Credit* - Session 1 and Session 3
	26	Last Day to Drop a Class with Refund* - Session 1 and Session 3
February
	9	Last Day to Withdraw from a Class with “W” (no refund)* - Session 1
March
	8	Session 1 Closes

March
	9	Classes Begin* - Session 2
	13	Last Day to Withdraw from a Class with “W” (no refund)* - Session 3
	16	Last Day to Add a Class for Credit* - Session 2
	16	Graduation Application Deadline for Summer 2026 posting date
	23	Last Day to Drop a Class with Refund* - Session 2
April
	3	Good Friday Holiday (no classes, offices closed)
	4-6	Easter Observance (classes resume at 4:00 pm on April 6, offices closed)
	7	Offices Open
	7	Last Day to Withdraw from a Class with “W” (no refund)* - Session 2
	27-29	Commencement Exercises (tentative)
May
	3	Session 2 and Session 3 Close

* For courses with alternate begin and end dates, please see InsideCBU for alternate add, drop and withdraw dates.

May
	4	Semester Payment Due Date
	11	Classes Begin*
	18	Last Day to Add a Class for Credit*
	25	Memorial Day Holiday (no classes, offices closed)
	26	Last Day to Drop a Class with Refund*
July
	3	Independence Day Holiday Observance (no classes, offices closed)
	15	Graduation Application Deadline for Fall 2026 posting date
	20	Last Day to Withdraw from a Class with “W” (no refund)*
August
	14	Traditional Semester Closes
	19-20	Commencement Exercises (tentative)

May
	4	Semester Payment Due Date
	11	Classes Begin* - Session 1 and Session 3
	18	Last Day to Add a Class for Credit* - Session 1 and Session 3
	25	Memorial Day Holiday (no classes, offices closed)
	26	Last Day to Drop a Class with Refund* - Session 1 and Session 3
June
	8	Last Day to Withdraw from a Class with “W” (no refund)* - Session 1
July
	3	Independence Day Holiday (no classes, offices closed)
	5	Session 1 Closes

July
	6	Classes Begin* - Session 2
	10	Last Day to Withdraw from a Class with “W” (no refund)* - Session 3
	13	Last Day to Add a Class for Credit* - Session 2
	15	Graduation Application Deadline for Fall 2026 posting date
	20	Last Day to Drop a Class with Refund* - Session 2
August
	3	Last Day to Withdraw from a Class with “W” (no refund)* - Session 2
	19-20	Commencement Exercises (tentative)
	30	Session 2 and Session 3 Close

*For courses with alternate begin and end dates, please see InsideCBU for alternate add, drop and withdraw dates.