Fall - Spring
Academic Calendar
Academic Calendar
Spring 2026
January
1-2 | COLLEGE CLOSED / No Classes
5 | COLLEGE RE-OPENS
13 | Registration Ends
14 | Classes Begin
15 | Late Registration Begins
19 | Holiday | Martin Luther King Jr. Day | CAMPUS CLOSED / No Classes
23 | Late Registration Ends
30 | Summer School Applications Available
February
13 | Fall 2026 Schedule revisions (1st draft) due from department heads
March
5-6 | Mid‐Semester Examinations
9-13 | Spring Break: College Open – No Classes
20 | Last Day to make up incompletes (I) and Missing Grades for Fall 2025
20 | Mid‐Semester grades due
23 | Last Day to withdraw from a course
23 | Advisement for Fall 2026 begins
27 | Deadline for May degree candidates to have incompletes and other deficiencies corrected
27 | Fall 2026 schedule revisions (2nd draft) due from department heads
April
3 | Holiday | Good Friday – COLLEGE CLOSED
6 | Registration for Fall 2026 begins
9 | Founders Day observed
17 | Research Day – No Classes
24 | Summer School Applications Due
29 | Last day of classes
30 | Reading Period begins
May
1 | Reading Period ends
4-8 | Final Examinations
8 | Semester ends
12 | Final grades due at 10 a.m.
16 | Baccalaureate
17 | Commencement
18 | Graduation Applications available for December 2026 and May 2027 degree candidates
Fall 2026
August
12-16 | New Student Orientation
18 | Registration Ends
19 | First Day of Classes
20 | Late Registration Begins
28 | Late Registration Ends
September
7 | Holiday | Labor Day – Campus Closed
8 | Spring 2027 Schedule revisions (1st Draft) due from Department Heads
18 | Summer School Transcripts Due
24-25 | Mid‐semester Examinations
October
5-6 | Fall Break – No Spelman Classes
9 | Last day to make‐up incompletes (I) for Spring 2026 and Missing Grades
9 | Mid‐Semester Grades Due
12 | Major/Minor verification form due from Department Heads for December 2026 degree candidates
12 | Advisement for Spring 2027 begins
12 | Last Day to withdraw from a course
16 | Graduation Application Deadline December 2026
November
2 | Registration for Spring 2027 begins
2 | Fall 2027 schedule (1st Draft) projections due from Department Heads
25 | No Spelman Classes
26-27 | Holiday | Thanksgiving – College Closed/No Classes
30 | Graduation Application Deadline for May 2028 Candidates
December
2 | Last day of classes
4 | Major/Minor Verification forms due from Department Heads for May 2027 degree candidates
3-4 | Reading Period
7-11 | Final examinations
11 | Semester ends
15 | All grades due in Registrar’s Office by 10 a.m.
TBA | COLLEGE CLOSED
Spring 2027
January
TBA | COLLEGE RE-OPENS
12 | Registration Ends
13 | Classes Begin
14 | Late Registration Begins
18 | Holiday | Martin Luther King Jr. Day – Campus Closed/No Classes
22 | Late Registration Ends
29 | Summer School Applications Available
February
12 | Fall 2027 Schedule revisions (1st Draft) due from Department Heads
March
4-5 | Mid‐Semester Examinations
8-12 | Spring Break: College Open – No Classes
19 | Last Day to make up incompletes “I” and Missing Grades for Fall 2026
19 | Mid‐Semester Grades due
22 | Last Day to Withdraw from a course
22 | Advisement for Fall 2028 begins
26 | Deadline for May Degree Candidates to have Incompletes and other deficiencies corrected
26 | Fall 2027 schedule revisions (2nd Draft) due from Department Heads
26 | Holiday | Good Friday – College Closed
April
5 | Registration for Fall 2028 begins
8 | Founders Day observed
16 | Research Day – No Classes
23 | Summer School Applications Due
28 | Last day of classes
29-30 | Reading Period
May
3-7 | Final Examinations
7 | Semester Ends
11 | Final Grades due 10 a.m.
15 | Baccalaureate Services
16 | Commencement Services
17 | Graduation Application available for December 2027 and May 2028 Degree Candidates
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