---
title: "Academic Calendar"
url: "/offices/registrar/academic-calendar"
type: page
date: 2026-05-12
updated: 2026-06-18
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# Academic Calendar

## Academic Calendar

### Summer 2026 Sessions

Academic CalendarDateDay of the WeekDescriptionMay 18MondaySummer 1 2026 Classes BeginMay 22FridayAdd/Drop Deadline for Summer 1 ClassesMay 25MondayMemorial Day Holiday - University ClosedJune 17WednesdayLast Day to Withdraw from Summer 1 (6-weeks session)June 19FridayJuneteenth Holiday - University ClosedJune 24WednesdayLast Day to Withdraw from Summer 1 (7-weeks session)June 28SundaySummer 1 2026 Last Day of Classes (6-weeks session)July 3FridayIndependence Day Observed - University ClosedJuly 5SundaySummer 1 2026 Last Day of Classes (7-weeks session)July 6MondaySummer 2 2026 Classes BeginJuly 10FridayAdd/Drop Deadline for Summer 2 ClassesAugust 3MondayLast Day to Withdraw from Summer 1 (14-weeks session)August 3MondayLast Day to Withdraw from Summer 2 (6-weeks session)August 10MondayLast Day to Withdraw from Summer 2 (7-weeks session)August 16SundaySummer 2 2026 Last Day of Classes (6-weeks session)August 12WednesdayIncomplete Grade Deadline for Students - Summer 1 (6-weeks session)August 17MondayIncomplete Grade Deadline for Faculty - Summer 1 (6-weeks session)August 19WednesdayIncomplete Grade Deadline for Students - Summer 1 (7-weeks session)August 23SundaySummer 1 2026 Last Day of Classes (14-weeks session)August 23SundaySummer 2 2026 Last Day of Classes (7-weeks session)August 24MondayIncomplete Grade Deadline for Faculty - Summer 1 (7-weeks session)September 30WednesdayIncomplete Grade Deadline for Student - Summer 2 (6-weeks session)October 5MondayIncomplete Grade Deadline for Faculty - Summer 2 (6-weeks session)October 7WednesdayIncomplete Grade Deadline for Student - Summer 2 (7-weeks session) & Incomplete Grade Deadline for Student - Summer 1 (14-weeks session)October 13TuesdayIncomplete Grade Deadline for Faculty - Summer 2 (7-weeks session) & Incomplete Grade Deadline for Faculty - Summer 2 (14-weeks session)[2025-2026 Academic Calendar ](https://content.manhattan.edu/registrar-files/2025_2026_%20Academic%20Calendar%20Final%20revised%2012112025.pdf)revised 12/11/2025

 

### Fall 2026 Semester\*

Academic Calendardateday of the weekDescriptionAugust 24MondayFall 2026 Classes beginAugust 28FridayLate Registration & Add/Drop deadlineSeptember 7MondayLabor DaySeptember 30WednesdayLast Day to Withdraw from course - 7 Week Session IOctober 11SundayLast Day of 7 Week Term I ClassesOctober 12MondayStart of 7 Week Term II ClassesOctober 12MondayFall BreakOctober 15ThursdayMid-Term Grades DueOctober 16FridayLate Registration & Add/Drop - 7 Week Session IINovember 3TuesdayWednesday Schedule for undergraduatesNovember 4WednesdayJasper Wellness DayNovember 9MondayWeb Registration Begins for Spring 2027November 13FridayLast Day to Withdraw from course - standard semesterNovember 18WednesdayLast Day to Withdraw from course - 7 Week Session IINovember 25-27Wednesday-FridayThanksgivingNovember 29SundayLast Day of 7 Week Session II ClassesDecember 7MondayLast Day of classes - standard semesterDecember 8TuesdayReading DayDecember 9-15Wednesday-TuesdayUndergraduate Finals Week - **Winter Recess begins after last exam for students**December 17ThursdayFall 2026 Online Grading closes at 11:59 p.m.### Spring 2027 Semester\*

Academic Calendardateday of the weekDescriptionJanuary 19TuesdaySpring 2027 Classes beginJanuary 25MondayLate Registration & Add/Drop deadlineJanuary 26TuesdayIncomplete Deadline for Students - Fall 2026February 1MondayIncomplete Deadline for Faculty - Fall 2026February 17WednesdayLast Day to Withdraw from course - 7 Week Session IMarch 11ThursdayMid-Term Grades DueMarch 14SundayLast Day of 7 Week Term I ClassesMarch 15MondayStart of 7 Week Term II ClassesMarch 19FridayLate Registration & Add/Drop - 7 Week Session IIMarch 22-29Monday-MondaySpring Break/Easter BreakMarch 30TuesdayMonday ScheduleApril 12MondayWeb Registration Begins for Fall 2027April 13TuesdayLast Day to Withdraw from course - standard semesterApril 15ThursdayLast Day to Withdraw from course - 7 Week Session IIMay 2SundayLast Day of 7 Week Session II ClassesMay 4TuesdayLast Day of classes - standard semesterMay 5WednesdayReading DayMay 6-12Thursday-WednesdayUndergraduate Finals WeekMay 14FridaySpring 2027 Online Grading closes at 11:59 p.m.May 15SaturdaySpring Honors/Graduate CommencementMay 16SundayCommencement*\*Subject to change. Updated 6/15/26.*

[FALL 2026 AND SPRING 2027 ACADEMIC CALENDAR](https://content.manhattan.edu/registrar-files/Fall%202026%20and%20Spring%202027%20Academic%20Calendar2.pdf)

 

View the academic calendars for the fall, spring, and inter-session semesters at Manhattan University.