Calendar/Deadlines
Printable 2026- 2027 Academic Calendar
3- Year Calendars (2025-26, 2026-27, 2027-28)
2026-27 Academic Calendar
June 2026
1 Summer 5 and 10-Week Classes Begin
3 Last Day to Drop or Add a 5- week Class
10 Last Day to Drop or Add a 10-Week Class
10 New Student Orientation Session #1
11 New Student Orientation Session #2
11 Upward Bound & Bridge classes begin
12 New Student Orientation Session #3
24 Last Day to Withdraw from a 5-week Class
July
3 Summer 5- Week Classes end
4 Independence Day
8 Upward Bound & Bridge Classes End
14 New Student Orientation Session #4
15 Last Day to Withdraw from a 10-Week Class
August
7 Summer 10-Week Classes End
11 Summer Semester Grades Due (Noon)
17-18 International Students Arrive
17-18 New Faculty Workshops
19-21 New International Student Orientation
19 Department Chairs Workshop
20-21 All Faculty Workshops
21 New Students Arrive
21 Welcome Weekend Begins
23 Returning Students Arrive
24 Fall Semester Classes Begin (Mon)
(Add/Drop Period: Aug. 24-Sept 4)
September
4 Last Day to Drop or Add a Course
7 Labor Day (no classes/college closed)
30 Academic Connections Day
October
2 – 4 Homecoming
14 Midterm
19-20 Fall Break (Mon.-Tues.)
20 Midterm Grade Due (Noon)
21 Classes Resume
21 Spring 2027 Advising Begins
23-24 Board of Trustees Meeting
31 Central College Scholar Day
November
2 Spring 2027 Registration Begins
6 Last Day to Withdraw from a Course
7 Central College Scholar Day
23-27 Thanksgiving Break (Mon. – Fri.)
30 Classes Resume
December
11 Last Day of Fall Semester Classes (Fri.)
14 College-Wide Study Day
15-17 Final Exams
18 Residence Halls close; College holiday shutdown begins at 4:30 p.m.
21 Fall Semester Final Grades Due (Mon. Noon)
January 2027
4 Normal College operations resume
14 Department Chair Workshop
15 All Faculty Workshop
16 New Student Welcome Day/Orientation
17 Returning Students Arrive
18 Spring Semester Classes Begin
(Add/Drop Period: Jan. 18-29)
18 Martin Luther King Day (alternate day of learning)
23 Central College Scholar Day
29 Last Day to Drop or Add a Course
30 Central College Scholar Day
February
March
3 Midterm
8-12 Spring Break (Mon.-Fri.)
9 Midterm Grades Due (Noon)
15 Classes Resume
15 Fall 2027 Advising Begins
22 Fall 2027 Registration Begins
26-29 Easter Break (Fri – Mon.)
30 Classes Resume (Tues.)
April
9 Last Day to Withdraw from a Course
13-15 New Student Registration & Orientation
22 CUI Day (Thurs., alternate day of learning)
23-24 Board of Trustees Meeting
May
6-8 Tulip Time
7 Last Day of Spring Semester Courses
7 Last day to add Summer 2027 independent course work
10 College-Wide Study Day
11-13 Final Exams
14 Senior Grades Due (Noon)
14 Residence Halls Closed
15 Commencement
18 Final Grades Due (Noon)
June
1 Summer 5 and 10 – Week Classes Begin
4 Last Day to Drop or Add a 5 – Week Class
9 Last Day to Drop or Add a 10 – Week Class
9-11 New Student Registration & Orientation
25 Last Day to Withdraw from a 5 -Week Class
July
2 Summer 5 – Week Classes end
13 New Student Registration & Orientation
14 Last Day to Withdraw from a 10 – Week Class
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