View 2026-2027 Academic Calendar.
Move-In Dates
Select or modify your move-in appointment via the University Housing Portal after room selection begins in June 2025.
August 9-11, 2026
Move-in: First-year students participating in early arrival programs
August 12-14, 2026
Move-in: First-year students (encouraged to arrive by August 15)
August 9-11, 2026
Move-in: Returning students
August 17, 2026
Classes begin
September 7, 2026
Labor Day, no classes, university closed (residence halls remain open)
October 5-6, 2026
Fall Break, no classes, university open (residence halls remain open)
November 3, 2026
Election Day, no classes, university open (residence halls remain open)
November 25-27, 2026
Thanksgiving Recess (residence halls remain open)
December 10, 2026 at 5 p.m.
Residence halls close for undergraduates (except Clement Hall, Lakemoor Station, Laurel Hall, Stokely Hall, and Volunteer Hall)
December 11, 2026 at 8 p.m.
Residence halls close for graduating seniors (except Clement Hall, Lakemoor Station, Laurel Hall, Stokely Hall, and Volunteer Hall)
January 15, 2027 at 8 a.m.
Residence halls open for spring semester – move-in appointments are not required. Feel free to arrive according to your travel plans
January 18, 2027
Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday (residence halls remain open)
January 19, 2027
Classes begin
March 6, 2027 at 12 p.m.
Halls close for spring break (Clement Hall, Lakemoor Station, Laurel Hall, Stokely Hall, and Volunteer Hall remain open)
March 14, 2027 at 1 p.m.
Halls reopen from spring break
March 25-26, 2027
Spring Recess no classes (residence halls remain open)
May 14, 2027 at 5 p.m.
Residence halls close for non-graduating students
May 22, 2027 at 8 a.m.
Summer School Housing Check-In – residents contacted when room is ready for move-in