Academic Calendar

As approved by the Board of Trustees on June 26, 2025

Fall Semester 2025

Registration	Monday	August 25
Registration	Tuesday	August 26
Convocation	Wednesday	August 27
Run/Cancel	Thursday	August 28
Labor Day (no classes)	Monday	September 1
Instruction Begins	Tuesday	September 2
Last Day to Add/Drop	Monday	September 8
Indigenous Persons Day (no classes)	Monday	October 13
First Half-Semester Courses Ends	Thursday	October 23
Mid-Term Grades Due	Friday	October 24
Second Half-Semester Courses Start	Friday	October 24
Veterans’ Day (no classes)	Tuesday	November 11
Last Day to Withdraw	Friday	November 21
Thanksgiving Recess	Wednesday – Saturday	November 26 - 29
Semester Ends	Monday	December 22
Grades Due*	Monday	December 29

*Due to the time constraints of the schedule, it is imperative that faculty meet contractual obligations and submit final grades as scheduled.

Note: Schedule will be reexamined if the schedule of Erie County holidays is revised.

Nine (9) Instructional Days + One (1) Snow Day
Instruction Begins	Monday	December 29
New Year’s Day (no classes)	Thursday	January 1
Instruction Ends*	Friday	January 9

Registration	Monday	January 12
Registration	Tuesday	January 13
Convocation	Wednesday	January 14
Run/Cancel	Thursday	January 15
Martin Luther King Jr. Day (no classes)	Monday	January 19
Instruction Begins	Tuesday	January 20
Last Day to Add/Drop	Monday	January 26
Presidents’ Day Recess	Monday – Saturday	February 16 - 21
First Half-Semester Courses Ends	Thursday	March 19
Mid-Term Grades Due	Friday	March 20
Second Half-Semester Courses Start	Friday	March 20
College Day (no classes)	Friday	March 27
April Break	Friday – Saturday	April 3 - April 11
Last Day to Withdraw	Friday	April 24
Semester Ends**	Tuesday	May 19
Spring Commencement	Wednesday	May 20
Grades Due*	Friday	May 22

*Due to the time constraints of the schedule, it is imperative that faculty meet contractual obligations and submit final grades as scheduled.

**Tuesday, May 19 will run a Friday schedule.

Note: Schedule will be reexamined if the schedule of Erie County holidays is revised.

2026-2027 Academic Calendar

As approved by the Board of Trustees on June 26, 2025

Registration	Monday	August 31
Registration	Tuesday	September 1
Convocation	Wednesday	September 2
Run/Cancel	Thursday	September 3
Instruction Begins	Friday	September 4
Labor Day (no classes)	Monday	September 7
Last Day to Add/Drop	Thursday	September 10
First Half-Semester Courses Ends	Monday	October 26
Second Half-Semester Courses Start	Tuesday	October 27
Mid-Term Grades Due	Wednesday	October 28
Veterans’ Day (no classes)	Wednesday	November 11
Last Day to Withdraw	Monday	November 23
Thanksgiving Recess	Thursday – Saturday	November 26 - 28
*Schedule Adjustment	Tuesday	December 22
Semester Ends	Wednesday	December 23
**Grades Due	Wednesday	December 30

*Tuesday, December 22^nd runs a Thursday schedule

**Due to the time constraints of the schedule, it is imperative that faculty meet contractual obligations and submit final grades as scheduled.

Note: Schedule will be reexamined if the schedule of Erie County holidays is revised.

Nine (9) Instructional Days + One (1) Snow Day
Instruction Begins	Monday	December 28
Instruction Ends	Friday	January 8

Nine Days of instruction:
December 28, 29, 30, 31
January 2, 5, 6, 7, 8

*Snow Day: Saturday, January 9

Registration	Monday	January 11
Registration	Tuesday	January 12
Convocation	Wednesday	January 13
Run/Cancel	Thursday	January 14
Martin Luther King Jr. Day (no classes)	Monday	January 18
Instruction Begins	Tuesday	January 19
Last Day to Add/Drop	Monday	January 25
Presidents’ Day Recess	Monday – Saturday	February 15 - 20
First Half-Semester Courses Ends	Wednesday	March 17
Second Half-Semester Courses Start	Thursday	March 18
Mid-Term Grades Due	Friday	March 19
Near Easter Break	Monday – Saturday	March 22-27
College Day (no classes)	Friday	April 9
Last Day to Withdraw	Friday	April 23
Semester Ends	Monday	May 17
Spring Commencement	Wednesday	May 19
Grades Due	Friday	May 21

*Due to the time constraints of the schedule, it is imperative that faculty meet contractual obligations and submit final grades as scheduled.

Note: The schedule will be reexamined if the Erie County holiday schedule is revised.

Summer Session 1: May 24 – July 1
Instruction Begins	Monday	May 24
Last Day to Add/Drop	Tuesday	May 25
Memorial Day (no classes)	Monday	May 31
Last Day to Add/Drop	Wednesday	May 27
Juneteenth (Holiday Observed)	Friday	June 18
Juneteenth (Holiday)	Saturday	June 19
Last Day to Withdraw	Wednesday	June 23
Instruction Ends	Thursday	July 1
Summer Session 2: July 5 - August 11
Instruction Begins	Monday	July 5
Last Day to Add/Drop	Tuesday	July 6
Last Day to Withdraw	Tuesday	August 3
Instruction Ends	Wednesday	August 11