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Academic Calendar
Summer 2026
Summer 2026 | May 27 - August 8
| May 7 |
Payment Due or Payment Arrangements have been made with Student Accounts for Full Semester Courses |
| May 26 |
S1 and S2 Courses Begin |
| May 27 |
Last Day to Add S1 or S2 Course |
| May 27 |
Last Day to Completely Withdraw from All Courses for S1 and S2 and Receive 100% Refund (excluding non-refundable fees) |
| May 29 |
Dual Enrollment Payment Due by 4 p.m. |
| June 1 |
S3 (EMT Bootcamp) Courses Begin |
| June 1 |
Last Day to Completely Withdraw from All Courses for S3 (EMT Bootcamp) and Receive 100% Refund (excluding non-refundable fees) |
| June 1 |
100% Refund for the Dropped Course (while still enrolled in other courses) - No Refund After This Date |
| June 2 |
Last Day to Drop an S3 Course Without Receiving a 'W' on Transcript |
| June 5 |
Last Day to Completely Withdraw from All Courses for S1 or S3 and receive a 50% refund of tuition and refundable fees for courses that are past the Add Period and up to 20% of the term for said course |
| June 9 |
Last Day to Completely Withdraw from All S2 Courses and receive a 50% refund of tuition and refundable fees for courses that are past the Add Period and up to 20% of the term for said course |
| June 11 |
Second Payment Plan Payment Due by 4 p.m. |
| June 19 |
Juneteenth/WDTC Closed |
| June 26 | Last Day of S3 (EMT Bootcamp) Courses |
| July 3 | 4th of July Observance/WDTC Closed |
| July 8 | Last Day to Withdraw from an S1 Course with a 'W' |
| July 9 | Third Payment Plan Payment Due by 4 p.m. |
| July 21 | Last Day to Withdraw from an S2 Course with a 'W' |
| July 22 | Last Day of S1 Courses |
| Aug. 7 | Last Day of S2 Courses |
Fall 2026
Full Semester Fall 2026 | August 24 - December 18
| Aug. 6 |
Payment Due or Payment Arrangements have been made with Student Accounts for Full Semester Courses |
| Aug. 24 | Fall Courses Begin |
| Aug. 28 | Last Day to Add a Course |
| Aug. 28 | Last Day to Completely Withdraw from All Courses for the Fall Semester and Receive 100% Refund (excluding non-refundable fees) |
| Sept. 4 | Last Day to Drop a Fall Course Without Receiving a 'W' on Transcript and to Receive 100% Refund for the Dropped Course (while still enrolled in other courses) - No Refund After This Date |
| Sept. 7 | Labor Day/WDTC Closed |
| Sept. 8 | Dual Enrollment Payment Due by 4 p.m. |
| Sept. 10 | Second Payment Plan Payment Due by 4 p.m. |
| Sept. 16 | Last Day to Completely Withdraw from all Courses and receive a 50% refund of tuition and refundable fees for courses that are past the Add Period and up to 20% of the term for said course |
| Oct. 8 | Third Payment Plan Payment Due by 4 p.m. |
| Oct 12. | Native American Day/WDTC Closed |
| Oct. 13 | IE Day/WDTC Closed |
| Nov. 11 | Veteran's Day/WDTC Closed |
| Nov. 18 | Last Day to Completely Withdraw from All Courses |
| Nov. 26-27 | Thanksgiving Break/WDTC Closed |
| Dec. 18 | Last Day of Fall Courses |
F1 | August 24 - September 18
| Aug. 24 |
F1 Courses Begin |
| Aug. 25 | Last Day to Add an F1 Course |
| Aug. 26 | Last Day to Drop an F1 Course Without Receiving a 'W' on Transcript and to Receive 100% refund for the Dropped Course (while still enrolled in other courses) - No Refund After This Date |
| Aug. 28 | Last Day to Completely Withdraw from All Courses and Receive 100% Refund (excluding non-refundable fees) |
| Sept. 7 | Labor Day/WDTC Closed |
| Sept. 11 | Last Day to Withdraw from F1 Courses and Receive a 'W' |
| Sept. 18 | Last Day of F1 Courses |
F2 | August 24 - October 16
| Aug. 24 |
F2 Courses Begin |
| Aug. 26 | Last Day to Add an F2 Course |
| Aug. 28 | Last Day to Drop an F2 Course Without Receiving a 'W' on Transcript and to Receive 100% Refund for the Dropped Course (while still enrolled in other courses) - No Refund After This Date |
| Sept. 7 | Labor Day/WDTC Closed |
| Oct. 12 | Native American Day/WDTC Closed |
| Oct. 13 | IE Day/WDTC Closed |
| Oct. 16 | Last Day of F2 Courses |
F4 | August 24 - November 13
| Aug. 24 |
F4 Courses Begin |
| Aug. 28 | Last Day to Add an F4 Course |
| Aug. 28 | Last Day to Completely Withdraw from All Courses and Receive 100% Refund (excluding non-refundable fees) |
| Sept. 4 | Last Day to Drop an F4 Course Without Receiving a 'W' on Transcript and to Receive 100% Refund for the Dropped Course (while still enrolled in other courses) - No Refund After This Date |
| Sept. 7 | Labor Day/WDTC Closed |
| Oct. 12 | Native American Day/WDTC Closed |
| Oct. 13 | IE Day/WDTC Closed |
| Oct. 23 | Last Day to Withdraw from an F4 Course with a 'W' |
| Nov. 11 | Veteran's Day/WDTC Closed |
| Nov. 13 |
Last Day of F4 |
F5 | September 21 - December 18
| Sept. 21 |
F5 Courses Begin |
| Sept. 25 | Last Day to Add an F5 Course |
| Oct. 2 | Last Day to Drop an F5 Course Without Receiving a 'W' on Transcript and to Receive 100% Refund for the Dropped Course (while still enrolled in other courses) - No Refund After This Date |
| Oct. 12 | Native American Day/WDTC Closed |
| Oct. 13 | IE Day/WDTC Closed |
| Nov. 11 | Veteran's Day/WDTC Closed |
| Nov. 24 | Last Day to Completely Withdraw from All Courses and Receive 100% Refund (excluding non-refundable fees) |
| Nov. 26-27 | Thanksgiving Break/WDTC Closed |
| Dec. 18 | Last Day of Fall Courses |
F6 | October 19 - December 18
| Oct. 19 |
F6 Courses Begin |
| Oct. 20 | Last Day to Add an F6 Course |
| Oct. 21 | Last Day to Drop an F6 Course Without Receiving a 'W' on Transcript and to Receive 100% Refund for the Dropped Course (while still enrolled in other courses) - No Refund After This Date |
| Nov. 11 | Veteran's Day/WDTC Closed |
| Nov. 26-27 | Thanksgiving Break/WDTC Closed |
| Dec. 18 | Last Day of Fall Courses |
F7 | November 16 - December 18
| Nov. 16 |
F7 Courses Begin |
| Nov. 17 | Last Day to Add an F7 Course |
| Nov. 18 | Last Day to Drop an F7 Course Without Receiving a 'W' on Transcript and to Receive 100% Refund for the Dropped Course (while still enrolled in other courses) - No Refund After This Date |
| Nov. 26-27 | Thanksgiving Break/WDTC Closed |
| Dec. 18 | Last Day of Fall Courses |
F8 | August 24 - September 4
| Aug. 24 |
F8 Courses Begin |
| Aug. 25 | Last Day to Add an F8 Course |
| Aug. 26 | Last Day to Drop an F8 Course Without Receiving a 'W' on Transcript and to Receive 100% Refund for the Dropped Course (while still enrolled in other courses) - No Refund After This Date |
| Aug. 28 | Last Day to Completely Withdraw from All Courses and Receive 100% Refund (excluding non-refundable fees) |
| Sept. 4 | Last Day of F8 Courses |
T1 | August 24 - September 25
| Aug. 24 |
T1 Courses Begin |
| Aug. 25 | Last Day to Add a T1 Course |
| Aug. 26 | Last Day to Drop a T1 Course Without Receiving a 'W' on Transcript and to Receive 100% Refund for the Dropped Course (while still enrolled in other courses) - No Refund After This Date |
| Sept. 7 | Labor Day/WDTC Closed |
| Sept. 25 | Last Day of T1 Courses |
T2 | October 14 - November 16
| Oct. 14 |
T2 Courses Begin |
| Oct. 15 | Last Day to Add a T2 Course |
| Oct. 16 | Last Day to Drop a T2 Course Without Receiving a 'W' on Transcript and to Receive 100% Refund for the Dropped Course (while still enrolled in other courses) - No Refund After This Date |
| Nov. 11 | Veteran's Day/WDTC Closed |
| Nov. 16 | Last Day of T2 Courses |
