Academic Calendar 2025-2026
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Fall 2025 Academic Calendar
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Holidays, Breaks, and Special Events
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Matriculation - August 21
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Faculty Continuous Improvement Day - August 21
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Convocation - August 22
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New Student Orientation - August 22-24
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Labor Day Holiday - September 1 (no classes, offices closed)
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Fall Break - October 16-17 (no classes, offices closed)
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Thanksgiving Break - November 26-28 (no classes, offices closed)
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Winter Break - December 22-January 2 (offices closed)
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Enrollment Dates
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Spring Enrollment Opens for Seniors and Juniors - October 27
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Spring Enrollment Opens for Sophomores and Freshmen - October 29
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Important Dates
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Main Campus
15-Week Term
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Online Fall A
7-Week Term
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Online Fall B
7-Week Term
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First Day of Classes
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August 25
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August 25
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October 13
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Fees for Late Registration
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August 26
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Last Day to Add a Course
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September 2
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August 29
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October 17
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Last Day to Drop a Course
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September 5
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August 29
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October 17
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Midterm Grade Reports Due
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October 14, 8:00 am
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Last Day to Apply to Graduate
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October 24
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Last Day to Withdraw
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October 31
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October 3
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November 21
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Last Day of Classes
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November 25
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October 12
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November 30
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Study Day
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December 1
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Final Exams
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December 2-5
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Grades Due
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December 9, 8:00 am
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October 15, 8:00 am
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December 9, 8:00 am
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Spring 2026 Academic Calendar
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Holidays, Breaks and Special Events
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New Year's Day Holiday - January 1-2 (offices closed)
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Faculty Continuous Improvement Day - January 14
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Martin Luther King Jr. Day - January 19 (no classes, offices closed)
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Spring Break - March 16-20 (no classes), (offices closed March 19-20)
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Spring Triad - April 2
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Enrollment Dates
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Summer and Fall Enrollment Opens for Seniors and Juniors - March 23
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Summer and Fall Enrollment Opens for Sophomores and Freshmen - March 25
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Important Dates
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Main Campus
15-Week Term
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Online Spring A
7-Week Term
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Online Spring A
7-Week Term
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First Day of Classes
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January 15
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January 19
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March 9
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Fees for Late Registration
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January 16
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Last Day to Add a Course
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January 23
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January 23
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March 13
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Last Day to Drop a Course
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January 28
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January 23
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March 13
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Midterm Grade Reports Due
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March 10, 8:00 am
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Last Day to Apply to Graduate
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March 13
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Last Day to Withdraw
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March 27
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February 27
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April 17
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Last Day of Classes
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April 24
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March 8
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April 26
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Study Day
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April 27
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Final Exams
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April 28 - May 1
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May 2
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Grades Due
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May 5, 8:00 am
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March 11, 8:00 am
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May 5, 8:00 am
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Summer 2026 Academic Calendar
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Holidays, Breaks and Special Events
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Memorial Day Holiday - May 25 (no classes, offices closed)
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June 12 (no classes, offices closed)
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Juneteenth - June 19 (no classes, offices closed)
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June 26 (no classes, offices closed)
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Independence Day Holiday - July 1-3 (no classes), (offices closed July 2-3)
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July 10, 17, 24, 31 (no classes, offices closed)
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August 7 (no classes, offices closed)
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Important Dates
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Main Campus
5-Week Term
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Main Campus
10-Week Term
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Online Summer A
7-Week Term
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Online Summer B
7-Week Term
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First Day of Classes
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May 4
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June 8
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May 4
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June 22
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Fees for Late Registration
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May 5
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June 9
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Last Day to Add a Course
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May 6
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June 15
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May 8
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June 26
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Last Day to Drop a Course
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May 6
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June 15
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May 8
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June 26
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Last Day to Apply to Graduate
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July 6
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Midterm Grade Reports Due
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July 14, 8:00 am
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Last Day to Withdraw
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July 23
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June 12
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July 31
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Last Day of Classes
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June 5
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August 6
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June 21
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August 9
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Final Exams
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August 10-12
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Grades Due
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June 9, 8:00 am
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August 17, 8:00 am
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June 24, 8:00 am
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August 17, 8:00 am
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Independent Study
The independent study period is the 5-Week Summer term in late April and May and offers Science & Arts students a unique chance to experience original, unconventional, and interdisciplinary projects. The term lasts five weeks, and students can earn five hours of upper division credit. Projects emphasize innovative educational approaches and individual creative learning, and many projects provide opportunities for intensive service-learning activities. Past projects have included tours of Europe, attending, and critiquing a series of Broadway plays in New York City, sponsoring Special Olympics competitions, writing and presenting poetry, building catapults from scratch to demonstrate principles of physics and engineering, camping in the Ozarks, following the trail of Lewis and Clark, constructing an elaborate kinetic sculpture, and producing documentary films. Topics and projects are limited only by the imaginations of students and faculty. Participation in Independent Study at USAO will almost assuredly produce insights beyond the classroom and memories for a lifetime. Grading for independent study projects is on a Pass/No-Pass basis. Independent Study cannot be used to fulfill major requirements.