2025-2026 University Calendar

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SemesterDateTitle
Fall 2025Aug. 1, 2025Fall Tuition Payment Due
Fall 2025Aug. 11, 2025Fall Session I – HU Online – Classes Start (8 Weeks)
Fall 2025Aug. 18, 2025 - Aug. 19, 2025New Students Arrive (According to Assigned Residence Hall)
Fall 2025Aug. 18, 2025Add and Drop Period Begins
Fall 2025Aug. 19, 2025Fall Semester - HU Online Graduate Classes Start (8 & 16 Weeks)
Fall 2025Aug. 20, 2025Faculty Return
Fall 2025Aug. 20, 2025 - Aug. 26, 2025New Student Orientation
Fall 2025Aug. 21, 2025New Graduate Students Arrive/Move-In
Fall 2025Aug. 22, 2025New Graduate Student Orientation
Fall 2025Aug. 25, 2025Residence Halls Open for Continuing Students
Fall 2025Aug. 27, 2025Main Campus Classes begin at 8:00am
Fall 2025Sept. 1, 2025Labor Day—No Classes
Fall 2025Sept. 5, 2025End of Add and Drop Period
Fall 2025Sept. 8, 2025Begin the period to withdraw from classes with record showing withdrew passing or withdrew failing.
Fall 2025Sept. 26 - Sept. 28, 2025Family Weekend
Fall 2025Sept. 28, 2025Opening Convocation
Fall 2025Oct. 4, 2025Fall Session I – HU Online – Classes End (8 Weeks)
Fall 2025Oct. 6, 2025Wellness Day (no classes)
Fall 2025Oct. 11, 2025Fall Session I – HU Online Graduate – Classes End (8 weeks)
Fall 2025Oct. 13, 2025Fall Session II – HU Online – Classes Start (8 Weeks)
Fall 2025Oct. 13, 2025Registration for Spring Semester Begins
Fall 2025Oct. 13, 2025 - Oct. 17, 2025Mid-Term Evaluations
Fall 2025Oct. 20, 2025Mid-Term Grades Due 12 Noon
Fall 2025Oct. 20, 2025Fall Session II – HU Online Graduate – Classes Start (8 Weeks)
Fall 2025Oct. 25, 2025Homecoming
Fall 2025Oct. 28, 2025TCB 101 – Taking Care of Business Event
Fall 2025Oct. 31, 2025End of period to withdraw from classes with record showing withdrew passing or withdrew failing
Fall 2025Nov. 8, 2025Fall Open House
Fall 2025Nov. 14, 2025Registration for Spring Semester Ends 5:00pm
Fall 2025Nov. 26, 2025 - Nov. 28, 2025Thanksgiving Break Begins- University Closed
Fall 2025Nov. 30, 2025Thanksgiving Break Ends
Fall 2025Dec. 1, 2025Spring Tuition Payment Due
Fall 2025Dec. 3, 2025Fall Semester – HU Online Graduate Classes End (16 Weeks)
Fall 2025Dec. 4, 2025Last Day of Classes | Last day to withdraw from the University
Fall 2025Dec. 5, 2025Reading Day
Fall 2025Dec. 6, 2025Fall Session II – HU Online– Classes End (8 Weeks)
Fall 2025Dec. 8, 2025 - Dec. 12, 2025Final Examinations
Fall 2025Dec. 12, 2025Fall Session II – HU Online Graduate – Classes End (8 Weeks)
Fall 2025Dec. 13, 2025Residence Halls close at 4pm for Winter Break
Fall 2025Dec. 16, 2025Last Set of Grades Due 12 Noon
Fall 2025Dec. 19, 2025 – Jan. 2, 2026University Closed for Winter Break
Online Winter Semester 2025-2026Nov. 10, 2025Registration Begins
Online Winter Semester 2025-2026Nov. 28, 2025Registration Ends
Online Winter Semester 2025-2026Dec. 1, 2025Winter Session – HU Online - Classes Start (6 Weeks)
Online Winter Semester 2025-2026Dec. 1, 2025 - Dec. 2, 2025Add/Drop Period
Online Winter Semester 2025-2026Dec. 3, 2025 - Dec. 16, 2025Period to withdraw from classes with record showing withdrew passing or withdrew failing.
Online Winter Semester 2025-2026Jan. 10, 2026Winter Session- HU Online - Classes End
Online Winter Semester 2025-2026Jan. 13, 2026Grades Due 12 Noon
Spring 2026Jan. 5, 2026Second Semester Begins - Faculty & Staff Return
Spring 2026Jan. 5, 2026Spring Semester – HU Online Graduate Classes Start (16 Weeks)
Spring 2026Jan. 5, 2026Spring Session III – HU Online Classes Start (8 Weeks)
Spring 2026Jan. 6, 2026New Undergraduate Students Arrive-9am/Orientation and Registration | Residence Halls Open at 9am
Spring 2026Jan. 6, 2026 - Jan. 7, 2026Registration-Continuing Undergraduates and Graduate Students
Spring 2026Jan. 8, 2026Classes Begin
Spring 2026Jan. 8, 2026Add and Drop Period Begins
Spring 2026Jan. 16, 2026End of Add and Drop Period
Spring 2026Jan. 19, 2026Holiday – Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr’s Birthday—No Classes
Spring 2026Jan. 20, 2026Begin period to withdraw from classes with record showing withdrew passing or withdrew failing.
Spring 2026Jan. 25, 2026Founder’s Day
Spring 2026Feb. 16, 2026Wellness Day – No classes
Spring 2026Feb. 28, 2026Admitted Students Day
Spring 2026Feb. 28, 2026Spring Session III – HU Online - Classes End (8 Weeks)
Spring 2026Mar. 1, 2026Graduate College Admission Deadline
Spring 2026Mar. 2, 2026 - Mar. 6, 2026Midterm Evaluations
Spring 2026Mar. 6, 2026Midterm Evaluations End
Spring 2026Mar. 7, 2026Spring Vacation Begins-No Classes | Residence Hall Close at 4pm
Spring 2026Mar. 9, 2026Mid-Term Grades Due 12 Noon
Spring 2026Mar. 9, 2026Spring Session IV – HU Online – Classes Start (8 Weeks)
Spring 2026Mar. 13, 2026Spring Break Holiday – Main Campus/Employees
Spring 2026Mar. 14, 2026Residence Halls re-open at 9am
Spring 2026Mar. 15, 2026Spring Vacation Ends
Spring 2026Mar. 16, 2026Classes Resume
Spring 2026Mar. 18, 2026 - Mar. 20, 2026Black Family Conference
Spring 2026Mar. 20, 2026End of period to withdraw from classes with records showing withdrew passing or withdrew failing
Spring 2026Mar. 23, 2026 - Apr. 17, 2026Registration for Fall Semester
Spring 2026Mar. 24, 2026TCB 101 – Taking Care of Business Event
Spring 2026Apr. 3, 2026High School Day
Spring 2026Apr. 4, 2026Honors Day
Spring 2026Apr. 10, 2026Annual Day of Giving
Spring 2026Apr. 17, 2026Registration for Fall Semester Ends
Spring 2026Apr. 24, 2026End of Classes | Last Day to Withdraw from the University
Spring 2026Apr. 25, 2026Reading Day
Spring 2026Apr. 25, 2026Spring Semester – HU Online Graduate Classes End (16 Weeks)
Spring 2026Apr. 27, 2026 - May 1, 2026Final Examinations
Spring 2026May. 1, 2026Summer Tuition Due
Spring 2026May. 2, 2026Session IV – HU Online Classes End (8 Weeks)
Spring 2026May. 4, 2026Last Set of Grades Due (12 Noon) Candidates for May Graduation
Spring 2026May. 6, 2026Last Set of Grades Due (12 Noon) Continuing Students
Spring 2026May. 8, 2026Commencement
Summer 2026May. 15, 2026Registration – Ten Week Session- Pharmacy & Nursing
Summer 2026May. 18, 2026Classes Begin – Ten Week Session- Pharmacy & Nursing
Summer 2026May. 22, 2026End of Add/Drop – Ten Week Session- Pharmacy & Nursing
Summer 2026May. 22, 2026Registration - Six Week Session – Main Campus | Registration - HU Online & Graduate Session (Counseling)
Summer 2026May. 25, 2026Holiday – Memorial Day—No Classes
Summer 2026May. 26, 2026Classes Begin - Six Week Session | Classes Begin – Eight Week Sessions – HU Online & Graduate Session (Counseling)
Summer 2026May. 29, 2026End of the Add and Drop Period (Six Week & Eight Week Sessions)
Summer 2026May. 31, 2026 - June 4, 2026Hampton University Ministers Conference
Summer 2026Jun. 1, 2026Course Withdrawal Period Begins (Six Week, Eight Week & Ten-Week Sessions)
Summer 2026Jun. 12, 2026Pre-College Students Arrive | Course Withdrawal Period Ends (Six-Week Session)
Summer 2026Jun. 15, 2026Registration: Pre-College Students
Summer 2026Jun. 16, 2026Class Begin (Pre-College)
Summer 2026Jun. 18, 2026Course Withdrawal Period Ends (Eight Week Sessions)
Summer 2026Jun. 19, 2026Holiday – Juneteenth (No Classes) | End of the Add and Drop Period (Pre-College)
Summer 2026Jun. 22, 2026Course Withdrawal Period Begins (Pre-College)
Summer 2026Jun. 26, 2026Course Withdrawal Period Ends (Ten Week Sessions)
Summer 2026Jul. 2, 2026Final Exams – Six Week Session
Summer 2026Jul. 3, 2026Holiday - Independence Day – No Classes
Summer 2026Jul. 6, 2026Course Withdrawal Period Ends (Pre-College) Final Grades Due at Noon – Six Week Session
Summer 2026Jul. 17, 2026Final Examinations – Pre-College, HU Online & Graduate Session (Counseling)
Summer 2026Jul. 20, 2026Final Grades Due at 12 Noon – Pre-College, HU Online & Graduate Session (Counseling)
Summer 2026Jul. 24, 2026Final Examination – Ten Week Session- Pharmacy & Nursing
Summer 2026Jul. 24, 2026Summer Session Ends
Summer 2026Jul. 27, 2026Final Grades Due at 12 Noon – Ten Week Session – Pharmacy & Nursing
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