University Calendar 2025-2026

Fall Term 2025

Date Event
August 15, 2025Tuition due for Fall 2025
August 18, 2025Faculty return to campus
August 25, 2025All classes begin
August 26, 2025Late Registration Begins - $50 fee
August 29, 2025Last day to receive 100% refund. Last day to add a class
August 31, 2025Drop/Add Fee Begins; $20 fee per change
September 1, 2025Labor Day Holiday - No Class
September 3, 2025Corrected Class Rolls Due
September 5, 2025Last day to receive 75% refund
September 12, 2025Last day to receive 50% refund
September 19, 2025Last day to receive 25% refund
October 2, 2025Mid-term grading ends
October 6, 2025Financial aid refunds
October 9, 2025Mid-term grades due
October 13-14, 2025Fall Break - No Class
October 30, 2025Deadline to apply for May 2026 Graduation
November 20, 2025Last day to drop a course with a grade of W
November 26-29, 2025Thanksgiving Holiday - No class
December 4, 2025Last Day of Classes
December 5, 2025Reading Day
December 8-11, 2025Final Exams
December 15, 2025 Final Grades Due - noon

January Term 2026

DateEvent
January 2, 2026Tuition due for Jan term
January 5, 2026 Jan term begins, Last day to add a Jan term course, Last Day for 100% Refund
January 7, 2026Last Day to receive 80% refund
January 8, 2026Drop Period Fee begins $20, Last day to receive 30% refund
January 9, 2026Corrected class rolls due
January 16, 2026Last Day to drop a course and receive a grade of W
January 19, 2026Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday (No class)
January 30, 2026Last day of Jan term
February 3, 2026Jan term grades due, noon

Spring Term 2026

For the MFA Academic Calendar, please see the webpage at www.converse.edu/MFA

DateEvent
January 16, 2026 Tuition Due for Spring Term
February 4, 2026Spring term begins
February 5, 2026Late Registration Fee - $50
February 6, 2026Last Day to Receive 100% Refund, Last day to add course
February 10, 2026Last day to add course
February 11, 2026Drop Period Begins - $20 per course
February 12, 2026Corrected class rolls due to the Registrar's Office
February 16, 2026Last day to receive 75% refund
February 23, 2026Last day to receive 50% refund
March 2, 2026 Last day to receive 25% refund
March 16, 2026Financial aid refunds
March 20, 2026Mid-term grading ends
March 26, 2026Mid-term grades due by 5 PM
March 30 - April 3, 2026Spring Break
April 13, 2026 Deadline to apply for December/August 2026 graduation
April 23, 2026Last day to withdraw from a course with a grade of W
May 13, 2026Last Day of Classes
May 14, 2026Reading Day
May 15-20, 2026Final Exams; Senior Grades due by noon on the 19th
May 22, 2026Baccalaureate
May 23, 2026Graduation
May 27, 2026 Final grades due for non-graduates, 5 PM