Common Calendar

Academic Calendars 2025-2029

2027-2028 Dates are approved. Common Calendar items are in bold text. Additional important dates are included for reference in plain text.

Highlighted text on the far right is yet to be approved.

Fall                             

2025-2026

2026-2027

2027-2028

2028-2029

First Day of faculty contract

Sunday
August 10

Sunday
August 9
Sunday
August 8
Sunday
August 13

First day of instruction; late registration begins

Monday

August 25

Monday

August 24

Monday
August 23
Monday
August 28

Labor Day (No classes, offices closed)

Monday

September 1

Monday

September 7

Monday
September 6
Monday
September 4

Last day to add/drop classes or change audit status

Friday 
September 5
Friday 
September 4
Friday
September 3
Friday
September 8

Last day for student- and faculty initiated withdrawals

Friday 
October 31
Friday 
October 30
Friday
October 29
Friday
November 3

Fall holiday (No classes, offices closed)

Thursday- Sunday November 27 -  November 30

Thursday- Sunday November 26 - 29

Thursday-Sunday
November 25 - 28
Thursday-Sunday
November 23-26

Last day of instruction

Saturday
December 6
Saturday
December 5
Saturday
December 4
Saturday
December 9

Final exams

Monday- Saturday December 8 - 13 Monday- Saturday December 7 - 12 Monday - Saturday
December 6- 11
Monday - Saturday
December 11- 16

 

 

Spring

2025-2026

2026-2027

2027-2028

2028-2029

First day of instruction; late registration begins

 Monday

January 12

Monday

January 11

Monday

January 10

Monday
January 16

Alaska Civil Rights Day (No classes, offices closed)

Monday

January 19

Monday

January 18

Monday

January 17

Monday
January 15

Last day to add/drop classes or change audit status

Friday
January 23
Friday
January 22
Friday
January 21
Friday
January 26

Spring Break (No classes)

Monday-Friday
March 9- 13
Monday- Friday March 8 - 12 Monday- Friday March 6 - 10 Monday-Friday
March 12 - 16

University holiday (most offices closed for spring break)

Friday

March 13

Friday

March 12

Friday

March 10

Friday
March 16

Last day for student- and faculty initiated withdrawals

Friday
March 27
Friday
March 26
Friday
March 24
Friday
March 30

Last day of instruction

Monday 
April 27
Monday 
April 26
Monday 
April 24
Monday
April 30

Final exams

Tuesday-Saturday
April 28- May 2
Tuesday-Saturday
April 27- May 1

Tuesday-Saturday
April 25 - April 29

Tuesday-Saturday
May 1 - May 5

Last day of faculty contract

Saturday
May 9

Saturday
May 8

Saturday
May 6

Saturday
May 12