Notre Dame Academic Calendar 2025‑2026: Important Dates

The Notre Dame Academic Calendar 2025‑2026 schedule contains every key date from application and enrollment deadlines, tuition payment due dates, and course add/drop windows to university holidays and final exam schedules.

The University of Notre Dame academic calendar helps you stay ahead of Notre Dame term dates, plan around the ND exam schedule, track priority registration deadlines, and never miss the last day to withdraw without a “W”, ensuring smooth academic and financial planning at Notre Dame.

Notre Dame operates on a traditional semester system enhanced by flexible intersessions and summer options:

• Fall & Spring Semesters each span approximately 15 weeks (14 instructional weeks plus one finals week), with built‑in Reading Days and mid‑term breaks.
• Intersession offers a 3‑week intensive session in January for accelerated or makeup coursework.
• Summer Terms are split into Session I and Session II (each roughly 6 weeks) and a Full Summer Session (12 weeks), each with its own add/drop and billing deadlines.

Whether you’re mapping out a 15‑week semester load, squeezing in a January Intersession course, or choosing the summer module that fits your needs, the Notre Dame Academic Calendar 2025‑2026 keeps every date and deadline at your fingertips, so you can focus on thriving in the Fighting Irish community.

Notre Dame Academic Calendar Fall 2025

1. Classes for the fall semester begin on Monday, August 25, 2025. It is the first day of classes.
2. Monday, September 1, 2025, is Labor Day; however, classes will still be in session on this date.
3. The last day for all class changes is Tuesday, September 2, 2025.
4. Notre Dame Fall Break 2025 occurs from Saturday, October 18, through Sunday, October 26, 2025.
5. Mid-term grades are due by 3:45 p.m. on Monday, October 20, 2025.
6. The last day to discontinue a course is Friday, October 31, 2025.
7. Registration for the Spring 2026 semester begins on Monday, November 17, 2025.
8. Notre Dame Thanksgiving Break is observed from Wednesday, November 26, through Sunday, November 30, 2025.
9. Course Instructor Feedback is conducted from Saturday, November 29, through Thursday, December 11, 2025.
10. The last day of classes for the fall semester is Wednesday, December 10, 2025.
11. Reading Days are observed on Thursday, December 11; Saturday, December 13; and Sunday, December 14, 2025.
12. The final examination period runs from Friday, December 12, through Thursday, December 18, 2025.
13. Undergraduate residence halls close at noon on Sunday, December 21, 2025.
14. Final grades are due by 3:45 p.m. on Monday, December 22, 2025.
15. The graduation date for January 2026 is Sunday, January 4, 2026; note that there is no commencement ceremony for this date.

Notre Dame Academic Calendar Spring 2026

1. Classes for the spring semester begin on Monday, January 12, 2026. It is the first day of classes.
2. The university is closed, and no classes are held on Monday, January 19, 2026, in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
3. The last day for all class changes is Tuesday, January 20, 2026.
4. Junior Parents Weekend takes place from Friday, February 20, through Sunday, February 22, 2026.
5. Notre Dame Spring Break 2026 is scheduled for Saturday, March 7 through Sunday, March 15, 2026.
6. Mid-term grades are due by 3:45 p.m. on Monday, March 9, 2026.
7. Registration for Summer 2026 begins on Wednesday, March 18, 2026.
8. The last day to discontinue a course is Friday, March 20, 2026.
9. The Easter holiday for students runs from Friday, April 3, through Monday, April 6, 2026.
10. Registration for Fall 2026 begins during the period Monday, April 13 through Friday, April 24, 2026.
11. Course Instructor Feedback begins on Tuesday, April 21, 2026.
12. The last day of classes for the spring semester is Wednesday, April 29, 2026.
13. Reading Days are scheduled for Thursday, April 30, through Sunday, May 3, 2026.
14. The final examination period runs from Monday, May 4, through Friday, May 8, 2026.
15. Undergraduate residence halls close at noon on Saturday, May 9, 2026.
16. Final grades are due by 3:45 p.m. on Monday, May 11, 2026.
17. Commencement Weekend is held from Friday, May 15, through Sunday, May 17, 2026.

For more on the Notre Dame Academic Calendar 2025-2026, visit the University of Notre Dame Calendar website.