Summer 2025 – Spring 2026
The following list contains dates and information for the following academic calendars:
- Important Semester Dates (first day, last day, etc.)
- Registration Start Times
- Add/Drop Deadlines for Classes
- Final Exam Dates
Academic Calendars
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July 2025
- July
- Summer Second 5 Weeks: Last day to Add or register for Independent Study
- July 3
- Summer 8-Week: Last day to Withdraw or change Credit to Audit
- July 5
- Summer First 5 Weeks: Last day to change Pass/No Pass
- July 8
- Summer Second 5 Weeks: Last day to Drop for 100% refund, change Audit/Credit, or select Pass/No Pass
- July 10
- Summer Second 5 Weeks: Last day to change Pass/No Pass
- July 16
- Summer Full-Term: Last day to Withdraw or change Credit to Audit
- July 24
- Summer 2nd 5-Weeks: Last day to Withdraw or change Credit to Audit
- Summer 13-Week: Last day to Withdraw or change Credit to Audit
August 2025
- Aug 5
- Summer 13B: Last day to Withdraw from classes or change Credit to Audit
- Aug 8
- Fall Semester Payment Due
- Aug 15
- Summer 2025 Degree Award Date
- Commencement Ceremony for students who earned degrees in August 2025 was held on May 10th, 2025
- Summer 2025 Degree Award Date
- Aug 25
- Full-Term: First day of Classes
- A-Term: First day of Classes
September 2025
- Sept 1
- Labor Day
- Sept 2
- Full-Term: Last day to Add/Drop for 100% refund, register for Independent Study, change Audit/Credit, or select Pass/No Pass
- A-Term: Last day to Add/Drop for 100% refund, register for Independent Study, change Audit/Credit, or select Pass/No Pass
- 13-Week Term: First day of classes
- 13A Term: First day of classes
- Sept 4
- A-Term: Last day to change Pass/No Pass option
- Sept 5
- Full-Term: Last day to declare Honors option
- Sept 8
- 13-Week Term: Last day to Add/Drop for 100% refund, register for Independent Study, change Audit/Credit, select or Pass/No Pass
- 13A Term: Last day to Add/Drop for 100% refund, register for Independent Study, change Audit/Credit, or select Pass/No Pass
- Full-Term: Last day to withdraw from classes and receive a 75% refund
- A-Term: Last day to withdraw from classes and receive a 50% refund
- Sept 15
- 13-Week Term: Last day to withdraw from classes and receive a 50% refund
- 13A Term: Last day to withdraw from classes and receive a 50% refund
- Full-Term: Last day to withdraw from classes and receive a 50% refund, and last day to change Pass/No Pass
- Sept 22
- Full-Term: Last day to withdraw from classes and receive a 25% refund
October 2025
- Oct 3
- A-Term: Last day to Withdraw or change Credit to Audit
- 13A Term: Last day to Withdraw or change Credit to Audit
- Oct 15
- 13A Term: Last day of classes
- Oct 16
- 13B Term: First day of classes
- Oct 17
- A-Term: Last day of classes
- Oct 20
- B-Term: First day of classes
- Oct 21
- A-Term: Final grades are due to Registrar's Office for processing. Grades will post for student viewing by 10/24.
- 13A Term: Final grades are due to Registrar's Office for processing. Grades will post for student viewing by 10/24.
- Full-Term: Midterm grades are due to Registrar's Office for processing. Grades will post for student viewing by 10/24.
- Oct 22
- 7:00 AM – All graduate-level students may register for Spring 2026 classes
- 7:00 AM – Seniors (with 90+ completed credit hours) who have already applied for May 2026 graduation may register for Spring 2026 classes
- 13B Term: Last day to Add/Drop for 100% refund, register for Independent Study, change Audit/Credit, or select Pass/No Pass
- Oct 23
- 8:00 AM – Senior Honors students (with 90+ completed credit hours) may register for Spring 2026 classes
- Oct 24–27
- Fall Break
- Oct 28
- 7:00 AM – All Seniors (with 90+ completed credit hours), Second Degree students, Joint UMKC or SLU programs, and Post-Bac students may register for Spring 2026 classes
- B-Term: Last day to Add/Drop for 100% refund, register for Independent Study, change Audit/Credit, or select Pass/No Pass
- Oct 29
- 8:00 AM – Pre-Nursing & Nursing Intent students may register for Spring 2026 classes
- 13B Term: Last day to withdraw from classes and receive a 50% refund
- B-Term: Last day to change Pass/No Pass
- Oct 30
- 8:00 AM – Junior Honors students (with 60-89 completed credit hours) may register for Spring 2026 classes
November 2025
- Nov 3
- 7:00 AM – All Juniors (with 60-89 completed credit hours) may register for Spring 2026 classes
- B-Term: Last day to withdraw from classes and receive a 50% refund
- Nov 6
- 8:00 AM – Sophomore Honors students (with 30-59 completed credit hours) may register for Spring 2026 classes
- 13-Week Term: Last day to Withdraw or change Credit to Audit
- Nov 7
- Full-Term: Last day to Withdraw or change Credit to Audit
- Nov 10
- 7:00 AM – Sophomore students (with 30-59 completed credit hours) may register for Spring 2026 classes
- Nov 13
- 8:00 AM – Freshmen Honors students (with 0-29 completed credit hours) may register for Spring 2026 classes
- Nov 17
- 7:00 AM – All Freshmen students (with 0-29 completed credit hours) may register for Spring 2026 classes
- Nov 18
- 13B Term: Last day to Withdraw or change Credit to Audit
- Nov 24
- 8:00 AM – Non-Degree/Unclassified/KCASE students may register for Spring 2026 classes
- Nov 26–28
- Thanksgiving Break
December 2025
- Dec 1
- B-Term: Last day to Withdraw or change Credit to Audit
- Dec 5
- 13-Week Term: Last day of classes
- 13B Term: Last day of classes
- Dec 8–12
- Final Exam Week for full-term classes
- Dec 9
- 13-Week Term: Final grades are due to Registrar's Office for processing. Grades will post for student viewing by 12/12.
- 13B Term: Final grades are due to Registrar's Office for processing. Grades will post for student viewing by 12/12.
- Dec 12
- Full-Term: Last day of classes
- B-Term: Last day of classes
- Fall 2025 Degree Award Date
- Commencement Ceremony for students who earned degrees in December 2025 will be held on May 6th, 2026
- Dec 16
- Full-Term: Final grades are due to Registrar's Office for processing. Grades will post for student viewing by 12/19.
- B-Term: Final grades are due to Registrar's Office for processing. Grades will post for student viewing by 12/19.
January 2026
- Jan 12
- Full-Term: First day of classes
- A-Term: First day of classes
- 13-Week Term: First day of classes
- 13A Term: First day of classes
- Jan 19
- Martin Luther King Jr. Day
- Jan 20
- Full-Term: Last day to Add/Drop for 100% refund, register for Independent Study, change Audit/Credit, or select Pass/No Pass
- A-Term: Last day to Add/Drop for 100% refund, register for Independent Study, change Audit/Credit, or select Pass/No Pass
- 13-Week Term: Last day to Add/Drop for 100% refund, register for Independent Study, change Audit/Credit, or select Pass/No Pass
- 13A Term: Last day to Add/Drop for 100% refund, register for Independent Study, change Audit/Credit, or select Pass/No Pass
- Jan 21
- A-Term: Last day to change Pass/No Pass
- Jan 23
- Full-Term: Last day to declare Honors option
- Final day for students to be awarded degrees for December 2025. If the degree cannot be awarded by this date, the student's anticipated date of graduation will be moved forward one semester to May 2026.
February 2026
- Feb 2
- Full-Term: Last day to change Pass/No Pass
- Feb 13
- 13A Term: Last day to Withdraw or change Credit to Audit
- Feb 20
- A-Term: Last day to Withdraw or change Credit to Audit
- Feb 25
- 13A Term: Last day of classes
- Feb 26
- 13B Term: First day of classes
March 2026
- Mar 4
- Spring 13B: Last day to Add/Drop, Audit/Credit, or Pass/No Pass
- Mar 9–13
- Spring Break (No classes)
- Mar 16
- B-Term: First day of classes
- Mar 19
- 7:00 AM – All graduate-level students may register for Fall 2026 classes
- 8:00 AM – Seniors (with 90+ completed credit hours) who have already applied for Fall 2026 graduation may register for Fall 2026 classes
- Mar 20
- 8:00 AM – Senior Honors students (with 90+ completed credit hours) may register for Fall 2026 classes
- Mar 23
- 7:00 AM – All Seniors (with 90+ completed credit hours), Second Degree, Joint UMKC or SLU programs, and Post-Bac students may register for Fall 2026 classes
- Mar 24
- 8:00 AM – Pre-Nursing & Nursing Intent students may register for Fall 2026 classes
- Mar 25
- B-Term: Last day to change Pass/No Pass
- Mar 26
- 8:00 AM – Junior Honors students (with 60-89 completed credit hours) may register for Fall 2026 classes
- Mar 27
- 13-Week Term: Last day to Withdraw or change Credit to Audit
- Mar 30
- 7:00 AM – All Juniors (with 60-89 completed credit hours) may register for Fall 2026 classes
- Mar 31
- 13B -Term: Last day to Withdraw or change Credit to Audit
April 2026
- Apr 1
- Full-Term: Last day to Withdraw or change Credit to Audit
- Apr 2
- 8:00 AM – Sophomore Honors students (with 30-59 completed credit hours) may register for Fall 2026 classes
- Apr 3 - 6
- Easter Break (Resumes 4:30 PM Apr. 6)
- Apr 7
- 7:00 AM – Sophomore students (with 30-59 completed credit hours) may register for Fall 2026 classes
- Apr 9
- 8:00 AM – Freshmen Honors students (with 0-29 completed credit hours) may register for Fall 2026 classes
- Apr 13
- 7:00 AM – All Freshmen students (with 0-29 completed credit hours) may register for Fall 2026 classes
- Apr 17
- 13-Week-Term: Last Day of Classes
- Apr 20
- 8:00 AM – Non-Degree/Unclassified/KCASE students may register for Fall 2026 classes
- Apr 23
- B-Term: Last day to Withdraw or change Credit to Audit
- Apr 28
- Spring Full, Spring A, Spring B: Last Day of Classes
- Apr 29
- Study Day (B Session classes still meet)
- Apr 30 - May 6
- Final Exams
May 2026
- May 6
- Spring 2026 Degree Award Date
- May 9
- Spring 2026 Commencement
- Commencement Ceremony for students who earned degrees in December 2025, May 2026, and will earn in August 2026
- Spring 2026 Commencement