20 College Calendar
2026 Session Dates
| Session | Admission Application Deadline | Start Date | End Date | Last Date to Register | Attendance Due | Last Date to Drop with 100% Refund/Drop for Non-Attendance | Mid-term Grades Due | Last Date to Withdraw | Final Grades Due |
| Full Length Schedule 16 Week | 1/12/2026 | 1/19/2026 | 5/14/2026 | 1/25/2026 | 2/2/2026 | 2/3/2026 | 3/17/2026 | 4/10/2026 | 5/19/2026 |
| Short Term Schedules 12 Week | 1/12/2026 | 1/19/2026 | 4/17/2026 | 1/21/2026 | 1/26/2026 | 1/27/2026 | 3/3/2026 | 3/20/2026 | 4/21/2026 |
| Short Term Schedules 8 Week | 1/12/2026 | 1/19/2026 | 3/13/2026 | 1/21/2026 | 1/26/2026 | 1/27/2026 | 2/17/2026 | 2/27/2026 | 3/17/2026 |
| Late Start Schedules 12 Week | 2/9/2026 | 2/17/2026 | 5/14/2026 | 2/18/2026 | 2/23/2026 | 2/24/2026 | 4/7/2026 | 4/24/2026 | 5/19/2026 |
| Late Start Schedules 8 Week | 3/9/2026 | 3/16/2026 | 5/14/2026 | 3/18/2026 | 3/23/2026 | 3/24/2026 | 4/21/2026 | 5/1/2026 | 5/19/2026 |
January 2026
1 New Year’s Day – campus closed
12 Faculty return to campus
19 Martin Luther King Day – campus closed
19 Spring semester begins
February 2026
16 Presidents’ Day – campus closed
March 2026
3 Incomplete grades due from Fall Semester
9 Midterm exams begin
13 Summer registration begins for continuing students
14 Summer registration begins for continuing dual credit students
15 Summer/Fall textbook adoptions due at Cardinal Bookstore
16 Fall registration begins for continuing students
20 Fall registration begins for continuing dual credit students
23 Fall/Summer registration begins for former students
30 Fall/Summer registration begins for new students
30 Spring Break – classes not in session
April 2026
30-4 Spring Break – classes not in session
Fall textbook adoptions due at Cardinal Bookstore
May 2026
11 Final exams begin
14 Spring semester ends
15 Commencement
25 Memorial Day – campus closed
June 2026
8 Summer Session begins
10 Last day to add summer courses
15 Summer attendance rosters due
16 Last day to drop with 100% refund
July 2026
4 Independence Day – Campus closed
7 Summer mid-term grades due
17 Last day to withdraw from summer classes
31 Summer session 8-week classes end
Fall 2026 Session Dates
| Session | Admission Application Deadline | Start Date | End Date | Last Date to Register | Attendance Due | Last Date to Drop with 100% Refund/Drop for Non-Attendance | Mid-Term Grades Due | Last Date to Withdraw | Final Grades Due |
| Full Length Schedule 16 Week | 8/17/2026 | 8/24/2026 | 12/17/2026 | 8/30/2026 | 9/4/2026 | 9/8/2026 | 10/20/2026 | 11/6/2026 | 12/22/2026 |
| Short Term Schedules 12 Week | 8/17/2026 | 8/24/2026 | 11/13/2026 | 8/26/2026 | 8/31/2026 | 9/1/2026 | 10/6/2026 | 10/21/2026 | 11/17/2026 |
| Short Term Schedules 8 Week | 8/17/2026 | 8/24/2026 | 10/16/2026 | 8/26/2026 | 8/31/2026 | 9/1/2026 | 9/22/2026 | 10/2/2026 | 10/20/2026 |
| Late Start Schedules 12 Week | 9/14/2026 | 9/21/2026 | 12/17/2026 | 9/23/2026 | 9/28/2026 | 9/29/2026 | 11/3/2026 | 11/20/2026 | 12/22/2026 |
| Late Start Schedules 8 Week | 10/12/2026 | 10/19/2026 | 12/17/2026 | 10/21/2026 | 10/26/2026 | 10/27/2026 | 11/17/2026 | 11/27/2026 | 12/22/2026 |
August 2026
4 Summer session final grades due
14 Summer Session ends
17 Faculty return to campus
24 Fall semester begins
24 Cardinal Convocation – all classes are in session
September 2026
7 Labor Day – campus closed
17 Constitution Day – College is open and classes are in session
October 2026
2 Incomplete grades due for Spring Semester and Summer Session
12 Midterm exams begin
15 Spring Textbook Adoptions due at Cardinal Bookstore
November 2026
2 Spring registration begins for continuing students
6 Spring registration begins for continuing dual credit students
9 Spring registration begins for former students
16 Spring registration begins for new students
23-29 Thanksgiving Break – campus closed
December 2026
14 Final exams begin
17 Fall semester ends
23-31 Holiday Break – campus closed