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2025-2026 Catalog 
    
2025-2026 Catalog

2025-2026 Academic Calendar


 

Fall Semester 2025

       
August 18 Monday Classes begin
  20 Wednesday Last day to register/drop/add Term I class
  22 Friday Last day to register/drop/add full semester class if assistance needed in Academic Success Center
  24 Sunday Last day to register/drop/add full semester class online via OnePort
  25 Monday Withdrawal period with W grade begins
      Late-add with instructor permission begins
  29 Friday Census Day
      Last day to add classes for financial aid purposes
       
September 1 Monday  Labor Day—No classes. University closed    
       Deadline to apply for December 2025 graduation
          (There is a $100 late fee if application isn’t submitted by the deadline)
  12 Friday Last day to withdraw from Term I class
      Last day to change Term I class to Audit
  17 Wednesday Constitution Day. Classes in session
       
October 3 Friday Term I classes end
  6-7 Monday-Tuesday Fall Break—No classes
  8 Wednesday Full semester classes resume; Term II classes begin
  10 Friday Last day to register/drop/add Term II class
  13 Monday Advising begins for Spring registration
      Term I grades due
  17 Friday Last day to withdraw from full semester class
      Last day to change full semester class to Audit
       
November 1 Saturday Incomplete grade changes due from faculty for Spring and Summer classes
  3 Monday Registration begins for Spring
  5 Wednesday Last day to withdraw from Term II class
      Last day to change Term II class to Audit
  18 Tuesday Undergraduate Research Symposium—No day classes
  26-28 Wednesday-Friday Thanksgiving Break—No classes; university offices closed
       
December 1 Monday  Deadline to apply for May 2026 graduation
           (There is a $100 late fee if application isn’t submitted by the deadline)
  2 Tuesday Last day of class    
  3 Wednesday Reading Day
      Competencies due for December graduates
  4 Thursday Final exams begin
  10 Wednesday Final exams end
  12 Friday Final grades for all students due by noon
      Commencement at 4 p.m.
       

 

Spring Semester 2026

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January 12 Monday Classes begin
  14 Wednesday Last day to register/drop Term I class
  16 Friday Last day to register/drop full semester class if assistance needed in Academic Success Center
  19 Monday Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday—No classes; university offices closed
      Last day to register/drop full semester class online via OnePort
  20 Tuesday Late-add with instructor permission begins
      Withdrawal period with W grade begins
  26 Monday Census Day
      Last day to add classes for financial aid purposes
       
February 6 Friday Last day to withdraw from Term I class
      Last day to change Term I class to Audit
       
March 6 Friday Term I classes end
  9-13 Monday-Friday Spring Break—No classes
  16 Monday Full semester classes resume; Term II classes begin
      Advising begins for Summer and Fall registration
  18 Wednesday Last day to register/drop Term II class
      Term I grades due
  20 Friday Last day to withdraw from full semester class
      Last day to change full semester class to Audit
       
April 1 Wednesday Incomplete grade changes due from faculty for Fall classes
  6 Monday Registration begins for Summer and Fall
  10 Friday Last day to withdraw from Term II class
      Last day to change Term II class to Audit
  21 Tuesday Undergraduate Research Symposium—No day classes
  28 Tuesday Classes end
  29 Wednesday Reading Day
      Competencies due for May graduates
  30 Thursday Final exams begin
       
May 6 Wednesday Final exams end
  8 Friday Final grades for all students due by noon
  9 Saturday Commencement
       

Summer 2026

The academic calendar for Summer 2026, along with associated deadlines, is available at http://registrar.unca.edu/calendars-and-schedules.

Maymester (3 weeks)   May 11 through May 29
Term I (4 weeks)   June 1 through June 26
Term II (4 weeks)   June 29 through July 24
Term III (6 weeks)   June 1 through July 10
Term IV (8 weeks)   June 1 through July 24