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LSU HEALTH NEW ORLEANS
SCHOOL OF NURSING
2025-2026
ACADEMIC CALENDAR-NEW ORLEANS CAMPUS
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July 2025
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Friday
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4
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Independence Day Holiday
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Friday
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4
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Last Date for Defense of Theses, Dissertations and Scholarly Inquiry Projects for August 2025 Graduation
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Friday
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11
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PhD General Exams End
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Friday
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18
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Last day for students with degree conferral of August 2025 to complete end of course evaluations
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Friday
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18
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Last day for students with degree conferral of August 2025 to complete Financial Aid Exit Interview.
Service Blocks: Must clear all obligations to institution for graduation.
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Friday
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18
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Last Day to Withdraw from Course or Term
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Monday
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28
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Grades due 4pm for all graduating students
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August 2025
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Friday
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1
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Last Day of Summer 2025 Semester
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Monday
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4
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Grades are due at 4pm for non-graduating students
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Monday
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4
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Last day for non-graduating students to complete end of course evaluations
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Thursday
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7
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New Student Orientation for CARE Class of 2027 and Traditional Students (New Orleans Campus)
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Friday
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8
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New Student Orientation for CARE Class of 2027 and Traditional Students (New Orleans Campus)
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Wednesday
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13
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Fall 2025 Semester Classes Begin
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Thursday
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14
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Special Orientation for BSN candidates for December 2025 graduation
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Thursday
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14
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New Student Orientation for Graduate and RN to BSN
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Saturday
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16
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White Coat Ceremony for CARE Class of 2027 & Soph II Students entering clinical courses
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Saturday
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16
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Family Day
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Monday
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18
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CARE Class of 2026 (New Orleans Campus) Block IV Begins
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Wednesday
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27
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Last Day to Add Courses
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Wednesday
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27
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Last Day for Course or Term Withdrawals without a “W” on Transcript
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Wednesday
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27
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“I” Grades from Summer Semester Convert to “F”
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September 2025
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Monday
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1
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Labor Day Holiday
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October 2025
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Wednesday, October 8th to Wednesday, October 22nd
2 weeks
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8
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CARE Registration (NO & OCIS Shreveport) for Spring 2026 begins
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Wednesday
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22
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CARE Registration for Spring 2026 ends
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Friday
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10
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PhD General Exams Begin
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Thursday
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30
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Supplemental Financial Aid Deadline
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November 2025
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Friday
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7
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Last Day for Defense of Theses, Dissertations and Scholarly Inquiry Projects for December 2025 Graduation
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Friday
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7
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PhD General Exams End
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Wednesday November 12th to Wednesday, November 26th
2 weeks
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12
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Registration for Spring 2026 begins
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Friday
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21
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Last Day to Withdraw from a Course/Term
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Monday-Wednesday
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24-26
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SR II Final Exams
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Wednesday
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26
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Registration for Spring 2026 ends
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Thursday
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27
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Last day for students with degree conferral of December 2025 to complete Financial Aid Exit Interview.
Service Blocks: All obligations to institution must be cleared for graduation
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Thursday
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27
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Thanksgiving Holiday
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Friday
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28
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Thanksgiving Holiday
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Friday
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28
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Reading Day
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December 2025
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Monday
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1
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Grades are due at 4pm for all graduating students
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Monday
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1
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Last day for December 2025 graduating students to complete end of course evaluations
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Monday-Thursday
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1-4
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Undergraduate final exams begin
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Friday
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5
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Last Day of Fall 2025 Semester
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Monday
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8
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Grades due for non-graduating students
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Monday
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8
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Last day for non-graduating students to complete end of course evaluations
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Tuesday
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9
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Rehearsal for December 2025 Graduating Students
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Wednesday
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10
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Pre-Commencement Awards Ceremony for December 2025 Graduating Students
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Wednesday
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10
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CARE Class of 2027 Block II Begins
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Thursday
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11
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Commencement
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Monday
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15
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Faculty Development Day
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2026
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2026
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2026
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January 2026
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Thursday
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8
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New Student Orientation for Traditional Students (New Orleans Campus)
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Friday
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9
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New Student Orientation for Traditional Students (New Orleans Campus)
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Wednesday
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14
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Spring 2026 Semester Classes Begin
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Wednesday
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14
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CARE Class of 2026 (New Orleans) Block V Begins
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Thursday
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15
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New Student Orientation for Graduate and RNBSN Students
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Saturday
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17
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White Coat Ceremony for CARE Class of 2027 and SOPH II students entering clinical courses (8:30am)
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Saturday
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17
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Family Day 9:00 am- 1:00 pm
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Monday
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19
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Martin Luther King Holiday
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Wednesday
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28
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Last Day to Add Courses
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Wednesday
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28
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Last Day for Course or Term Withdrawals without a “W” on Transcript
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Wednesday
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28
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“I” Grades from Fall 2025 Semester Convert to “F”
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Wednesday 28th to Wednesday February 11th
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28
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CARE Registration for Summer & Fall 2026
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February 2026
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Wednesday
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11
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CARE Registration for Summer & Fall 2026 ends
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Tuesday
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17
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Mardi Gras Holiday
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March 2026
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Friday
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13
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PhD General Exams Begin
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Monday
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23
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CARE Class of 2027 (New Orleans) Block III Begins
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Wednesday, March 25th to Wednesday, April 8th
2 weeks
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25
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Registration for Summer and Fall 2026 begins
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Tuesday
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31
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Spring Break Begins at 7pm
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April 2026
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Thursday
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2
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Supplemental Financial Aid Deadline
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Friday
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3
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Good Friday-Easter
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Tuesday
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7
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Spring Break ends and Classes resume at 7am
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Wednesday
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8
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Registration for Summer and Fall 2026 semesters ends
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Friday
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10
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PhD General Exams End
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Friday
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10
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Last Day for Defense of Theses, Dissertations and Scholarly Inquiry Projects for May 2026 Commencement
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Tuesday-Thursday
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21-23
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SR II and CARE Class of 2026 final exams
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Friday
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24
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Last day for students with degree conferral of May 2026 to complete Financial Aid Exit Interview
Service Blocks: All obligations to institution must be cleared for graduation
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Friday
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24
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Last Day to Withdraw from Course or Term
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Friday
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24
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Reading Day - Undergraduate Students
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Friday
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24
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Last day for May 2026 graduating students to complete end of course evaluations
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Monday
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27
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Grades are due at 4pm for all graduating students
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Monday - Thursday
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April 27th-30th
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Undergraduate Student Final Exams
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May 2026
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Tuesday
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5
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Faculty Development
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Friday
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8
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Last Day of Spring 2026 Semester
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Monday
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11
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Grades are due at 4pm for non-graduating students
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Monday
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11
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Last day for non-graduating students to complete end of course evaluations
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Tuesday
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12
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Rehearsal for May 2026 Graduating Students
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Wednesday
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13
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Pre-Commencement Awards Ceremony for May 2026 Graduating Students
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Thursday
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14
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Commencement
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Wednesday - Thursday
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20 -21
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DNP Seminar. Full day on 22nd and ½ day on 23rd
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Wednesday
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20
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Summer Semester begins
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Monday
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25
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Memorial Day
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June 2026
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Wednesday
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3
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Last Day for Course or Term without a “W” on Transcript
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Wednesday
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3
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Last Day to Add Courses
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Wednesday
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3
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“I” Grades from Spring Semester Convert to “F”
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Friday
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12
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PhD General Exams Begin
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Thursday
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25
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Supplemental Financial Aid Deadline
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July 2026
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Friday
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3
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Independence Day Holiday
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Friday
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3
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Last Date for Defense of Theses, Dissertations and Scholarly Inquiry Projects for August 2026 Graduation
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Friday
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10
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PhD General Exams End
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Friday
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17
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Last day for students with degree conferral of August 2026 to complete end of course evaluations
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Friday
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17
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Last day for students with degree conferral of August 6to complete Financial Aid Exit Interview.
Service Blocks: Must clear all obligations to institution for graduation.
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Friday
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17
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Last Day to Withdraw from Course or Term
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Monday
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27
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Grades due 4pm for all graduating students
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Friday
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31
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Last Day of Summer 2026 Semester
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August 2026
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Monday
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3
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Last day for non-graduating students to complete end of course evaluations
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Monday
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3
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Grades are due at 4pm for non-graduating students
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