2026-2027 University Calendar

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Fall Semester
SemesterDateTitle
Fall 2026August 1Fall Tuition Payment Due
Fall 2026August 17Add/Drop Period Begins
Fall 2026August 18-19New Students Arrive (1st time and transfer; according to campus housing)
Fall 2026August 19Faculty Return
Fall 2026August 20-252026 Fall Faculty Institute
Fall 2026August 20-25New Student Orientation (NSO)
Fall 2026August 20-21New Graduate Students Arrive / Move-in
Fall 2026August 21New Graduate Student Orientation
Fall 2026August 21-24Campus Housing for Continuing Students Opens
Fall 2026August 26Main Campus Classes Begin at 8:00 am
Fall 2026September 4Add/Drop Period Ends
Fall 2026September 7Holiday – Labor Day – No Classes; Offices Closed
Fall 2026September 8Begin Period to Withdraw from Classes with Record Showing Withdrew Passing (WP) or Withdrew Failing (WF)
Fall 2026September 25-27Family Weekend
Fall 2026September 27Opening Convocation
Fall 2026October 5Wellness Day – No Classes; Staff Reports as
Normal
Fall 2026October 12Registration for Spring 2027 Semester Begins
Fall 2026October 12-16Mid-Term Evaluations
Fall 2026October 19Mid-Term Grades Due 12 Noon
Fall 2026October 24Homecoming
Fall 2026October 28TCB 101 – Taking Care of Business Event
Fall 2026October 30End of Period to Withdraw from Classes with Record Showing Withdrew Passing (WP) or Withdrew Failing (WF)
Fall 2026November 2-20Period of Course/Instructor Evaluations
Fall 2026November 3Election Day – General Elections (Convocation Polling Center) – No Classes; Offices Open
Fall 2026November 7Fall Open House
Fall 2026November 13Registration for Spring 2027 Semester Ends at 5:00 pm
Fall 2026November 25Thanksgiving Break – No Classes; Offices Open
Fall 2026November 26-27Thanksgiving Break – No Classes; Offices Closed
Fall 2026November 29Thanksgiving Break Ends
Fall 2026December 1Spring Tuition Payment Due
Fall 2026December 3Last Day of Classes / Last Day to Withdraw from the University
Fall 2026December 4Reading Day
Fall 2026December 7-11Final Examinations
Fall 2026December 13Campus Housing Closes at 4pm for Winter
Break
Fall 2026December 15Last Set of Grades Due 12 Noon
Fall 2026December 21-January 4University Closed for Winter Break
Spring Semester
SemesterDateTitle
Spring 2027January 52nd Semester Begins – Faculty & Staff Return
Spring 2027January 5Add/Drop Period Begins
Spring 2027January 5Election Day – Special Election (Convocation Polling
Center) – No Classes; Offices Open
Spring 2027January 5-82027 Winter Faculty Institute
Spring 2027January 7New Undergraduate Students Arrive for
Orientation and Move-in (According to Schedule)
Spring 2027January 7-8New Undergraduate Students Orientation &
Registration (According to Schedule)
Spring 2027January 7-8Campus Housing Opens for Continuing Students
(According to Schedule)
Spring 2027January 11Classes Begin
Spring 2027January 15Add/Drop Period Ends
Spring 2027January 18Holiday – Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Birthday No Classes; Offices Closed
Spring 2027January 19Begin Period to Withdraw from Classes with Record Showing Withdrew Passing (WP) or Withdrew Failing (WF)
Spring 2027January 24Founders Day
Spring 2027February 15Wellness Day – No Classes; Staff Report as Normal
Spring 2027February 27Admitted Students Day
Spring 2027March 1-5Midterm Evaluations
Spring 2027March 6Spring Vacation Begins – No Classes; Campus
Housing Closes at 4:00 pm
Spring 2027March 8Midterm Grades Due at 12:00 noon
Spring 2027March 12Spring Break Holiday; Offices Closed
Spring 2027March 14Campus Housing Re-opens at 9:00 am
Spring 2027March 14Spring Vacation Ends
Spring 2027March 15Classes Resume
Spring 2027March 17-19National Conference on the Family
Spring 2027March 19End of Period to Withdraw from Classes with ConferralRecord Showing Withdrew Passing (WP) or Withdrew Failing (WP)
Spring 2027March 22Registration for 2027 Fall Semester Begins
Spring 2027March 23TCB 101 – Taking Care of Business Event
Spring 2027April 2High School Day
Spring 2027April 3Honors Day
Spring 2027April 9Annual Day of Giving
Spring 2027April 16Registration for Fall
Spring 2027April 23End of Classes – Last Day to Withdraw from the University
Spring 2027April 24Reading Day
Spring 2027April 26-30Final Examinations for ALL Students
Spring 2027May 1Summer Tuition Payment Due
Spring 2027May 2Campus Housing Closes at 4:00 pm
Spring 2027May 3Last Set of Grades Due at 12 noon for Candidates for May Graduation
Spring 2027May 6-9Reunion Weekend
Spring 2027May 7Commencement
Spring 2027May 10Last Set of Grades Due at 12 noon for Continuing Students
Spring 2027May 11-142027 Spring Faculty Institute
Spring 2027May 30-June 3Hampton University Ministers Conference
Spring 2027May 31Holiday – Memorial Day; Offices Closed
Spring 2027June 6-10Hampton Univeristy Ministers Conference
Spring 2027June 15Election Day – Primaries (Convocation Polling Center) – No Classes; Offices Open
Spring 2027June 18Holiday – Juneteenth; Offices Closed
Spring 2027June 25-27Hampton Jazz and Music Festival
Spring 2027June 4Holiday – Independence Day Observed; Offices Closed.
Spring 2027August 6Summer Degree Conferral
Summer Session / Pre College
SemesterDateTitle
Summer Session
Summer 2027May 14Pharmacy & Nursing 10-Week Session Registration
Summer 2027May 17Pharmacy & Nursing 10-Week Session Classes Start
Summer 2027May 21Pharmacy & Nursing End of Add/Drop for 10-Weeks
Session
Summer 2027May 21Main Campus 6-Week Session Registration
Summer 2027May 21Graduate Session – Counseling Registration
Summer 2027May 256-Weeks Session Classes Begin
Summer 2027May 258-Weeks Session – Graduate Session – Counseling Classes Begin
Summer 2027May 28End of Add/Drop – 6-Week & 8-Week Sessions
Summer 2027May 31Holiday – Memorial Day; No Classes
Summer 2027June 1Course Withdrawal Period Begins for 6-, 8-, and 10-Week Sessions
Summer 2027June 11Course Withdrawal Period Ends – 6-Week Sessions
Summer 2027June 15Election Day – Primaries (Convocation Polling Center) – No Classes; Offices Open
Summer 2027June 17Course Withdrawal Period Ends – 8-Week Sessions
Summer 2027June 18Holiday – Juneteenth; No Classes
Summer 2027June 25Course Withdrawal Period Ends – 10-Week Sessions
Summer 2027July 16-Weeks Session Final Exams
Summer 2027July 5Holiday – Independence Day Observed; Offices Closed
Summer 2027July 66-Weeks Session Final Grades Due at 12 noon
Summer 2027July 16Graduate Session – Counseling – Final Exams
Summer 2027July 19Graduate Session – Counseling – Final Grades Due at 12 noon
Summer 2027July 23Pharmacy & Nursing 10-Week Session Final Exam
Summer 2027July 23Summer Session Ends
Summer 2027July 25Pharmacy & Nursing 10-Week Session Grades Due at 12 noon
Summer Pre-College
Summer 2027June 11Pre-College Students Arrive
Summer 2027June 14Pre-College Add/Drop Period Begins
Summer 2027June 15Pre-College Classes Start
Summer 2027June 18Holiday – Juneteenth; No Classes
Summer 2027June 21Pre-College End of Add/Drop Period
Summer 2027June 25Pre-College Course Withdrawal Period Begins Course Withdrawal Period Ends – 10-Week Sessions
Summer 2027July 5Holiday – Independence Day Observed; Offices Closed
Summer 2027July 6Pre-College Course Withdrawal Period Ends
Summer 2027July 16Pre-College Final Exams
Summer 2027July 19Pre-College Final Grades Due at 12 noon
Winter Session
SemesterDateTitle
Winter 2026October 26Winter Session Registration Begins
Winter 2026November 27Winter Session Registration Ends
Winter 2026November 306-week Classes Start
Winter 2026November 30Add/Drop Period Starts
Winter 2026December 2Add/Drop Period Ends
Winter 2026December 3-15Period to Withdraw from Classes with Record Showing Withdrew Passing (WP) or Withdrew Failing (WF)
Winter 2026December 21Winter Break Starts – Classes in
Winter 2026January 96-week Classes End
Winter 2026January 9Grades Due at 12 noon
Fall / Winter Session
SemesterDateTitle
SESSION I
Fall 2026August 1Fall Tuition Payment Due
Fall 2026August 10Undergraduate Fall Session I, 8-week Classes Start
Fall 2026August 10-14Undergraduate Add/Drop Period 8-Weeks
Fall 2026August 17Begin Period to Withdraw from Classes with Record Showing WP/WF – Undergraduate
Fall 2026August 17Graduate Fall Session I, 8- & 16-Week Classes Start
Fall 2026August 17-21Graduate Add/Drop Period 8- & 16-Weeks – Graduate
Fall 2026August 24Begin Period to Withdraw from Classes with Record Showing WP/WF – Graduate
Fall 2026August 31Undergraduate Mid-term Evaluations Begin
Fall 2026September 5Undergraduate Mid-term
Evaluations End
Fall 2026September 7Holiday – Labor Day – Staff Off;
Classes in Session
Fall 2026September 8Mid-term Grades Due at 12 noon
Fall 2026September 25End of Period to Withdraw from
Classes with Record Showing WP/WF – Undergraduate
Fall 2026September 25-27Family Weekend
Fall 2026September 27Opening Convocation
Fall 2026September 28Undergraduate Final Exams Begin
Fall 2026October 2End of Period to Withdraw from Classes with Record Showing WP/WF – Graduate
Fall 2026October 3Undergraduate Final Examinations
End
Fall 2026October 3Undergraduate Fall Session I,
8-Week Classes End
Fall 2026October 10Graduate Fall Session I, 8-Week
Classes End
Fall 2026December 2Graduate Fall Session I, 16-Week
Classes End
SESSION II
Fall 2026October 12Undergraduate Fall Session II, 8-Week Classes Start
Fall 2026October 12-16Undergraduate Add/Drop Period 8-Weeks
Fall 2026October 19Graduate Fall Session II, 8-Week Classes Start
Fall 2026October 19-23Graduate Add/Drop Period 8-Weeks
Fall 2026October 19Begin Period to Withdraw from Classes with Record Showing WP/WF – Undergraduate
Fall 2026October 19Registration for Spring 2027 Semester Begins
Fall 2026October 26Begin Period to Withdraw from Classes with Record Showing WP/WF – Graduate
Fall 2026November 2Period of Course/Instructor
Evaluations
Fall 2026November 2-6Undergraduate Mid-term
Evaluations
Fall 2026November 25-27Thanksgiving Break – Offices Closed;
Fall 2026November 27Classes in Session
End of Period to Withdraw from
Classes with Record Showing
WP/WF – Undergraduate
Fall 2026November 29Thanksgiving Break Ends
Fall 2026November 30Undergraduate Final Exams Start,
8-Weeks
Fall 2026December 1Spring Tuition Payment Due
Fall 2026December 4End of Period to Withdraw from Classes with Record Showing WP/WF – Graduate
Fall 2026December 5Undergraduate Final Exams End, 8-Weeks
Fall 2026December 5Undergraduate Fall Session II, 8-Week Classes End
Fall 2026December 7-12Graduate Final Examinations
Fall 2026December 8Undergraduate Final Grades Due
Fall 2026December 12Graduate Fall Session II, 8-Week Classes End
WINTER SESSION
Winter 2026October 26Registration Begins
Winter 2026November 27Registration Ends
Winter 2026November 306-Week Classes Start
Winter 2026November 30Add/Drop Period Starts
Winter 2026December 2Add/Drop Period Ends
Winter 2026December 3-15Period to Withdraw from Classes with Record Showing WP/WF
Winter 2026December 21Winter Break Starts – Classes in Session
Winter 2026January 96-Week Classes End
Winter 2026January 12Grades Due at 12 noon
Spring Session
SemesterDateTitle
SESSION III
Spring 2027January 5Faculty/Staff Return
Spring 2027January 4Graduate Spring Session III, 16-Week Classes Start
Spring 2027January 4Undergraduate Spring Session III, 8-Week Classes Start
Spring 2027January 4-8Add/Drop Period – 8- & 16-Weeks
Spring 2027January 11Begin Period to Withdraw from Classes with Record Showing WP/WF, 8- & 16-
Weeks”
Spring 2027January 18Holiday – Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Birthday University Closed; Classes in Session
Spring 2027January 25–30Mid-Term Evaluations
Spring 2027February 2Mid-term Grades Due at 12 noon
Spring 2027February 19End of Period to Withdraw from Classes with Record Showing WP/WF – 8- weeks
Spring 2027February 22-27Final Exams – 8-Weeks
Spring 2027February 27Spring Session III – 8-Weeks Classes End
Spring 2027March 2Final Grades Due, 8-Weeks
Spring 2027April 24Graduate Spring Session III, 16-Week Classes End
SESSION IV
Spring 2027March 8Spring Session IV – 8-Week Classes Start
Spring 2027March 8-12Add/Drop Period – 8-Weeks
Spring 2027March 15Begin Period to Withdraw from Classes with Record Showing WP/WF, 8-Weeks
Spring 2027March 29Mid-term Evaluations Begin, 8-Weeks
Spring 2027April 3Honors Day
Spring 2027April 3Mid-term Evaluations End, 8-Weeks
Spring 2027April 6Mid-term Grades Due at
12 noon
Spring 2027April 9Annual Day of Giving
Spring 2027April 23End of Period to Withdraw from Classes with Record Showing WP/WF, 8-Weeks
Spring 2027April 26Final Exams – All Students
Spring 2027May 1Final Exams End – All Students
Spring 2027May 1Spring Session IV – 8-Weeks Classes End
Spring 2027May 3Last Set of Grades Due at
12 noon for Candidates for May
Graduation
Spring 2027May 4Final Grades Due at 12 noon,
8-Weeks Continuing Students
Spring 2027May 7Commencement
Summer Session
SemesterDateTitle
SESSION I
Summer 2027March 22Summer Tuition Payment Due
Summer 2027May 1Summer Session – 8-Weeks Classes Start
Summer 2027May 17Add/Drop Period – 8-Weeks
Summer 2027May 17-21Begin Period to Withdraw from Classes with Record Showing WP/WF – 8-Weeks
Summer 2027May 24Summer Session – 8- & 10-Weeks Graduate Classes Start
Summer 2027May 24Add/Drop Period – 8- & 10-Weeks Graduate
Summer 2027May 24-28Add/Drop Period – 8- &
10-Weeks Graduate
Summer 2027May 24 Summer Session – 1st 4-Weeks Classes Start
Summer 2027May 24-26Add/Drop Period – 1st 4-Weeks Begin Period to Withdraw from Classes with Record Showing
Summer 2027May 27WP/WF – 1st 4-Weeks Begin Period to Withdraw from Classes with Record Showing
Summer 2027May 31WP/WF – 8- & 10-Weeks Graduate
Summer 2027June 7-12Mid-term Evaluations – 8-Weeks
Summer 2027June 15Mid-term Grades Due at 12 noon
Summer 2027June 11End of Period to Withdraw from Classes with Record Showing WP/WF 1st 4-Weeks
Summer 2027June 19Summer Session Ends – 1 st 4-Weeks
Summer 2027June 21Summer Session Begins – 2nd 4-Weeks
Summer 2027June 21-23Add/Drop Period – 2 4-Weeks
Summer 2027June 24Begin Period to Withdraw from Classes with Record Showing WP/WF
2nd 4-Weeks
Summer 2027June 25End of Period to Withdraw from Classes with Record Showing WP/WF 8-Weeks
Summer 2027June 28Final Exams Begin – 8 Weeks
Summer 2027July 2End of Period to Withdraw from Classes with
Record Showing WP/WF – 8-Weeks Graduate
Summer 2027July 3Final Exams End – 8-Weeks
Summer 2027July 3Summer Session Ends – 8-Weeks
Summer 2027July 5-10Final Exams End – 8-Weeks Graduate
Summer 2027July 6Final Grades Due at 12 noon – Undergraduate
Summer 2027July 9End of Period to Withdraw from Classes with Record Showing WP/WF – 2nd 4-Weeks
Summer 2027July 10Summer Session Ends – 8-Weeks – Graduate
Summer 2027July 13Final Grades due – 8-Weeks – Graduate
Summer 2027July 16End of Period to Withdraw from Classes with Record Showing WP/WF – 10-Weeks Graduate
Summer 2027July 17Summer Session Ends – 2nd 4-Weeks
Summer 2027July 24Summer Session Ends – 10-Weeks
Summer 2027July 27Final Grades Due at 12 noon – 10-Weeks
Summer 2027August 6Summer Degree Conferral
DateTitle
August 20, 2026New Graduate Student Move-in
August 21, 2026New Graduate Student Orientation
October 7, 2026Virtual Information Session
November 14, 2026Graduate College Day
February 3, 2027Virtual Information Session
February 28, 2027Early Admission Deadline
May 5, 2027Graduate College Reception
May 7, 2027Commencement
July 1, 2027Admission Deadline

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