Academic Calendars

The academic calendar gives the key dates in the year such as the start and end of each term and public holidays when the campus will be closed.

Academic Year

March 6 Registration begins for undergraduate Summer 2026 classes
March 13 Registration begins for graduate Summer 2026 classes
May 25 Pentecost Holiday (campus closed)
June 4 Summer 8-week term and undergraduate Summer 4-week Session 1 new student orientation (NSO)
June 8 Summer 8-week term and undergraduate Summer 4-week Session 1 begins
June 12 Summer 8-week term and undergraduate Summer 4-week Session 1 drop deadline
June 24 Undergraduate Summer petition to graduate forms dues
June 26 Graduate Summer petition to graduate forms due
June 26 Summer Session 1 withdrawal deadline
July 2 Summer 4-week Session 2 new student orientation (NSO)
July 3 Undergraduate Summer 4-week Session 1 ends
July 6 Undergraduate Summer 4-week Session 2 begins
July 10 Summer 4-week Session 1 grades due from faculty
July 10 Summer 4-week Session 2 drop deadline
July 17 Summer 8-week term withdrawal deadline
July 24 Summer 4-week Session 2 withdrawal deadline
July 31 Summer 8-week term and undergraduate Summer 4-week Session 2 ends
Aug. 1 Swiss National Day Holiday (campus closed)
Aug. 7 Summer 8-week term and undergraduate Summer 4-week Session 2 grades due from faculty
Aug. 14 Summer graduation date*

March 6 Fall 2026 undergraduate registration begins
March 13 Fall 2026 graduate registration begins
Aug. 14 Fall 1 graduate petition to graduate due
Aug. 19-20 Fall semester/Fall 1 term new student orientation (NSO)
Aug. 24 Fall Semester and Fall 1 term begins
Aug. 28 Fall Semester and Fall 1 drop deadline
Sept. 10 Jeune Genevois Holiday (campus closed)
Oct. 2 Fall 1 withdrawal deadline
Oct. 7 Spring 2027 undergraduate registration begins
Oct. 9 Fall semester undergraduate and Fall 2 graduate petition to graduate due
Oct. 14 Spring 2027 graduate registration begins
Oct. 16 Fall 1 classes term ends
Oct. 16 Fall 1 graduation date*
Oct. 19–23 Fall Break
Oct. 22 Fall 2 term new student orientation (NSO)
Oct. 23 Fall 1 grades due from faculty
Oct. 26 Fall 2 term begins
Oct. 30 Fall 2 drop deadline
Nov. 13 Fall Semester withdrawal deadline
Dec. 4 Fall 2 withdrawal deadline
Dec. 18 Fall Semester and Fall 2 term ends
Dec. 18 Fall Semester and Fall 2 graduation date*
Dec. 21 Fall Semester and Fall 2 grades due from faculty
Dec. 23–Jan. 5, 2027 Winter Campus closure

Oct. 7, 2026 Spring 2027 undergraduate registration begins
Oct. 14, 2026 Spring 2027 graduate registration begins
Dec. 23, 2026–Jan. 5 Winter Campus closure
Jan. 13-14 Spring semester/Spring 1 term new student orientation (NSO)
Jan. 18 Spring Semester and Spring 1 term begins
Jan. 22 Spring Semester and Spring 1 drop deadline
Feb. 26 Spring 1 withdrawal deadline
March 2 Spring Semester undergraduate petition to graduate due
March 3 Summer/Fall 2027 undergraduate and graduate registration begins
March 5 Spring 1 and 2 graduate petition to graduate due
March 12 Spring 1 term ends
March 12 Spring 1 graduation date*
March 15–19 Spring Break
March 18 Spring 2 term new student orientation (NSO)
March 19 Spring 1 grades due from faculty
March 22 Spring 2 term begins
March 26 Spring 2 drop deadline
March 26 Easter Friday (campus closed)
March 29 Easter Monday (campus closed)
April 9 Spring Semester withdrawal deadline
April 30 Spring 2 withdrawal deadline
May 6 Ascension Holiday (campus closed)
May 14 Spring Semester and Spring 2 term ends
May 14 Commencement/Graduation Ceremony
May 17 Pentecost Holiday (campus closed)
May 21 Spring Semester and Spring 2 grades due from faculty
May 21 Spring graduate date*

* Graduation date is the official date of conferral that appears on the diploma, not the commencement ceremony date.