Academic Calendar

Summer Session 2026

Summer Session I
May 31	Su	Last day to add Summer I Courses
June 1	M	Classes Begin
June 5	F	Last day to Drop Summer I Courses
June 15	M	Last day to Withdraw without Failure
June 19	F	Juneteenth; No in-person classes; College offices closed
June 26	F	Last day of classes
June 29	M	Final Grades due at 4:00 p.m.

Summer Session II
June 28	Su	Last day to add Summer II Courses
June 29	M	Classes Begin
July 3	F	Last day to Drop Summer II Courses
July 13	M	Last day to Withdraw without Failure
July 24	F	Last day of classes
July 27	M	Final Grades due at 4:00 p.m.
August 21	F	Summer Degree Conferral

Summer Session III
May 31	Su	Last day to add Summer III Courses
June 1	M	Classes Begin
June 5	F	Last day to Drop Summer III Courses
June 19	F	Juneteenth; No in-person classes; College offices closed
June 29	M	Last day to Withdraw without Failure
July 24	F	Last day of classes
July 27	M	Final Grades due at 4:00 p.m.
August 21	F	Summer Degree Conferral

Updated 4/16/2026

Date	Day	Event
August 17-20	M-Th	Early Immersion Kick-Off
August 20	Th	First-year move-In
August 20-22	Th-Sa	Orientation
August 21	F	Ursinus Day Academic Convocation
August 23	Su	Upper Classes check-In
August 24	M	Fall Semester begins
September 2	W	Last day to add courses
September 4	F	Last day to drop courses; Last day to select S/S-/U Grading
September 5	S	Withdraw Period Begins
September 7	M	Labor Day (no classes
October 8	Th	APEX Experiential Learning Day (regular classes do not meet)
October 9	F	Midterm Grades due at 4:30 p.m.
October 12-13	M-T	Fall Break
October 14	W	Classes Resume
October 27	T	Spring semester registration begins
November 17	T	Last day to withdraw without failure
November 25-29	W-Su	Thanksgiving Break
November 30	M	Classes Resume
December 8	T	Class Switch Day – Follow Thursday schedule; Last day of classes
December 9	W	Reading Day
December 10-12, 14-16	Th-Sa; M-W	Final Exams
December 17	Th	Residence Halls close at 5 p.m.
December 18	Th	Final Grades due at 12:30 p.m.
December 18	F	December Degree Conferral

Date	Day	Event
January 18	M	College closed for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day/ Residence halls open at noon
January 19	T	Spring Semester begins
January 27	W	Last day to add courses
January 29	F	Last day to drop courses; Last day to select S/S-/U Grading
January 30	Sa	Withdraw period begins
March 5	F	Midterm Grades due by 4:30 p.m.
March 8-12	M-F	APEX Experiential Learning Week (regular classes do not meet)
March 15-21	M-Su	Spring Break
March 22	M	Classes Resume
March 30	T	Fall semester registration begins
April 20	T	Last day to withdraw without failure
April 27	T	CoSA (regular classes do not meet)
May 11	T	Last day of classes
May 12	W	Reading Day
May 13-15	Th-Sa	Final Exams
May 17-19	M-W	Final Exams
May 19	W	Residence Halls close at 8:00 p.m. (except for graduates)
May 19-20	W (p.m.)- Th	Senior Programming
May 21	F	Commencement / May Degree Conferral
May 24	M	Final Grades due by 12:30 p.m.