Academic Calendar
Use the links below to find the appropriate calendar by term:
Four-Year Academic Calendar
2023-27 Academic Calendar (pdf)
Academic Year 2026 – 27
2026 (Fall)
| AUGUST | Wednesday, 19 – Thursday, 20 | Faculty Retreat |
| Wednesday, 19 | Fall Registration reopens | |
| Friday, 21 | New students move-in | |
| Sunday, 23 | Residence Halls open for returning students | |
| Wednesday, 26 | First Day of Class | |
| SEPTEMBER | Tuesday, 1 | Last Day to Add or Drop a Course without a grade of ‘W’ |
| Monday, 7 | Labor Day (classes in session) | |
| Tuesday, 8 | Student Census | |
| Tuesday, 29 | Last Day to Withdraw or to Request Credit/No Credit (CR/NCR) Grading Option from a First Seven-Week Class | |
| OCTOBER | Thursday, 8 – Sunday 11 | Early Semester Break |
| Thursday, 15 | First Seven-Week Classes End Last Day to Withdraw from Ten-Week Classes | |
| Friday, 10 | EPIC EXPO DAY (Classes not in session) | |
| Friday, 10 – Sunday 12 | Homecoming and Reunion Weekend | |
| Monday, 19 | Second Seven-Week Courses Begin | |
| NOVEMBER | Monday, 2 | Academic Advising Period Begins |
| Friday, 13 | Last Day to Withdraw from Second Seven-Week Classes and Semester Classes (W grade on transcript) and to Request Credit/No Credit (CR/NCR) Grading Option Last Day of Academic Advising Period | |
| Monday, 16 | Spring 2027 Pre-Registration Period Opens for Seniors (88+ cred) | |
| Tuesday, 17 | Spring 2027 Pre-Registration Period Opens for All Students | |
| Friday, 20 | Spring 2027 Pre-Registration Period Closes | |
| Saturday, 21 – Sunday, 29 | Fall Break – Thanksgiving | |
| DECEMBER | Friday, 11 | Second Seven-Week and Semester Courses End |
| Sunday, 13 | Reading Day | |
| Monday, 14 | Final Exams ( schedule ) | |
| Tuesday, 15 | Reading Day | |
| Wednesday, 16 | Final Exams ( schedule ) | |
| Thursday, 17 | Final Exams ( schedule ) Incomplete Petitions due by 4 p.m. | |
| Friday, 18 | College Housing Closes by 5 p.m. | |
| Wednesday, 23 | All Fall Semester Grades Due by 9 a.m. |
2027 (Winter)
Winter All-College Closure: Monday, December 21, 2026 – Friday, January 1, 2027
| Winter Session 2027 (Online Optional Term) | ||
| JANUARY | Monday, 4 | First Day of Class Last Day to Add a Course Last Day to Drop a course with Tuition Refund (by 11:59 p.m.) |
| Friday, 15 | Last Day to withdraw from a course with a grade of W | |
| Friday, 24 | Last Day of Classes | |
| Wednesday, 27 | Winter Session Grades Due by 11:59 p.m. | |
2027 (Spring)
| JANUARY | Saturday, 23 | Residence Hall opens for all students |
| Monday, 25 | First Day of Class | |
| Friday, 29 | Last Day to Add or Drop a Course without a grade of ‘W’ | |
| FEBRUARY | Friday, 5 | Student Census |
| Friday, 26 | Last Day to Withdraw from First Seven-Week Courses | |
| MARCH | Saturday, 6 – Sunday, 14 | Spring Break |
| Friday, 19 | First Seven-Week Courses End Last Day to withdraw from Ten-Week Classes | |
| Monday, 22 | Second Seven-Week Courses Begin | |
| Monday, 29 | Academic Advising Period Begins | |
| APRIL | Friday, 9 | Last Day to Withdraw from Second Seven-Week Classes and Semester Classes (W grade on transcript) and to Request Credit/No Credit (CR/NCR) Grading Option Last Day of Academic Advising Period |
| Monday, 12 | Fall 2026 Pre-Registration Period Opens for Seniors (88+ cred) | |
| Tuesday, 13 | Fall 2026 Pre-Registration Period Opens for All Students | |
| Friday, 16 | Fall 2026 Pre-Registration Period Closes | |
| Wednesday, 21 | Spring Academic Fair Earlham Day (Classes not in Session) | |
| MAY | Friday, 7 | Last Day of Class |
| Sunday, 9 | Reading Day | |
| Monday, 10 | Final Exams | |
| Tuesday, 11 | Reading Day | |
| Wednesday, 12 | Final Exams | |
| Thursday, 13 | Final Exams Incomplete Petitions due by 4 p.m. | |
| Friday, 14 | College Housing Closes (except for graduating seniors) Graduating Seniors’ Failing Grades Due by Noon Baccalaureate Service | |
| Saturday, 15 | 180th Commencement | |
| Wednesday, 19 | Spring Semester Grades Due by 9 a.m. First Day of May Term Classes | |
| Monday, 31 | Memorial Day – No Classes | |
| JUNE | Wednesday, 9 | Last Day of May Term Classes |
| Monday, 14 | May Term Grades Due by 9 a.m. |
Final Exam Schedule (Fall 26)
The Final exam time is assigned based on the regularly scheduled class time. Exams are held at their scheduled time and in their regularly scheduled classrooms, unless otherwise arranged with the Registrar’s Office. The scheduled examination date is also the deadline for returning take-home final examinations for that class.
| Course Time | Final Exam | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 8:00 – 8:50 a.m. 8:30 – 9:50 a.m. | MWF, MTWRF MWF | Wednesday, December 16 | 8:00 – 10:00 a.m. |
| 9:00 – 9:50 a.m. | MWF, MTWRF | Monday, December 14 | 8:00 – 10:00 a.m. |
| 10:00 – 10:50 a.m. | MWF, MTWRF | Wednesday, December 16 | 10:30 – 12:30 p.m. |
| 11:00 – 11:50 a.m. 11:00 – 11:50 a.m. 11:00 – 12:20 p.m. | MWF MWF + TR (1 p.m.) MWF | Thursday, December 17 | 10:30 – 12:30 p.m. |
| 8:00 – 9:20 a.m. 8:10 – 9:50 a.m. | TR TR | Thursday, December 17 | 8:00 – 10:00 a.m. |
| 9:30 – 10:50 a.m. | TR | Monday, December 14 | 10:30 – 12:30 p.m. |
| 1:00 – 2:20 p.m. 1:00 – 3:50 p.m. 1:00 – 1:50 p.m. 1:30 – 2:20 p.m. | MW, MF, WF, MWF MW, MF, WF MWF MWF | Monday, December 14 | 1:30 – 3:30 p.m. |
| 2:30 – 3:50 p.m. | MW, MF, WF, MWF | Thursday, December 17 | 1:30 – 3:30 p.m. |
| 1:00 – 2:20 p.m. 1:00 – 3:50 p.m. | TR TR | Wednesday, December 16 | 1:30 – 3:30 p.m. |
| 2:30 – 3:50 p.m. 2:30 – 4:10 p.m. | TR TR | Monday, December 14 | 4:00 – 6:00 p.m. |
| 7:00 – 8:20 p.m. 7:00 – 8:40 p.m. 7:00 – 9:40 p.m. | TR TR T | Thursday, December 17 | 4:00 – 6:00 p.m. or 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. |
| 7:00 – 9:40 p.m. | R | Wednesday, December 16 | 4:00 – 6:00 p.m. or 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. |