Common Calendar

Academic Calendars 2023-2027

AY 25-26 approved by the Academic Council in March 2024. Common Calendar items are in bold text. Additional important dates are included for reference in plain text.

2026-2027 dates are proposed, pending final approval in fall 2024.

Fall                             

2023-2024

2024-2025

2025-2026

2026-2027

First Day of faculty contract

Sunday
August 13

Sunday
August 11
Sunday
August 10
Sunday
August 9

First day of instruction; late registration begins

Monday

August 28

Monday

August 26

Monday
August 25
Monday
August 24

Labor Day (No classes, offices closed)

Monday

September 4

Monday

September 2

Monday
September 1
Monday
September 7

Last day to add/drop classes or change audit status

Friday 
September 8
Friday 
September 6
Friday
September 5
Friday
September 4

Last day for student- and faculty initiated withdrawals

Friday 
November 3
Friday 
November 1
Friday
October 31
Friday
October 30

Fall holiday (No classes, offices closed)

Thursday- Sunday November 23 -  26

Thursday- Sunday November 28 - December 1

Thursday-Sunday
November 27 - 30
Thursday-Sunday
November 26 - 29

Last day of instruction

Saturday
December 9 
Saturday
December 7
Saturday
December 6
Saturday
December 5

Final exams

Monday- Saturday December 11 - 16 Monday- Saturday December 9 - 14
Monday - Saturday
December 8 - 13
Monday - Saturday
December 7 - 12

 

 

Spring

2023-2024

2024-2025

2025-2026

2026-2027

First day of instruction; late registration begins

 Tuesday

January 16

Tuesday

January 13

Monday

January 12

Monday
January 11

Alaska Civil Rights Day (No classes, offices closed)

Monday

January 15

Monday

January 20

Monday

January 19

Monday
January 18

Last day to add/drop classes or change audit status

Friday
January 26
Friday
January 24
Friday
January 23
Friday
January 22

Spring Break (No classes)

Monday-Friday
March 11 - 15
Monday- Friday March 10 - 14
Monday- Friday March 9 - 13
Monday-Friday
March 8 - 12

University holiday (most offices closed for spring break)

Friday

March 15

Friday

March 14

Friday

March 13

Friday
March 12

Last day for student- and faculty initiated withdrawals

Friday
March 29
Friday
March 28
Friday
March 27
Friday
March 26

Last day of instruction

Monday 
April 29
Monday 
April 28
Monday 
April 27
Monday
April 26

Final exams

Tuesday-Saturday
April 30 - May 4
Tuesday-Saturday
April 29 - May 3

Tuesday-Saturday
April 28 - May 2

Tuesday-Saturday
April 27 - May 1

Last day of faculty contract

Saturday
May 11

Saturday
May 10

Saturday
May 9

Saturday
May 8