View 2025-2026 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 10-12
Move-in: First-year students participating in early arrival programs
August 13-15
Move-in: First-year students (encouraged to arrive by August 15)
August 10-17
Move-in: Returning students
August 18, 2025
Classes begin
September 1
Labor Day, no classes, university closed (residence halls remain open)
October 6-7
Fall break, no classes, university open (residence halls remain open)
November 26-28
Thanksgiving break (residence halls remain open)
December 11 at 5 p.m.
Residence halls close for undergraduates (except Clement, Lakemoor Station, Laurel, Stokely, Vol Condos, and Volunteer)
December 12 at 8 p.m.
Residence halls close for graduating seniors (except Clement, Lakemoor Station, Laurel, Stokely, Vol Condos, and Volunteer)
January 16, 2026 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 19, 2026
Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday (residence halls remain open)
January 20, 2026
Classes begin
March 7, 2026 at 12 p.m.
Halls close for spring break (Clement, Lakemoor Station, Laurel, Stokely, Vol Condos, and Volunteer remain open)
March 15, 2026 at 1 p.m.
Halls reopen from spring break
April 2, 2026
No class day (residence halls remain open)
April 3, 2026
Spring recess (residence halls remain open)
May 15, 2026 at 5 p.m.
Residence halls close for non-graduating students
May 19, 2026 at 12 p.m.
Residence halls close for graduating seniors
May 24, 2026 at 8 a.m.
Summer school housing check-in – residents contacted when room is ready for move-in