Pitt Academic Calendar 2025‑2026: Important Dates

The Pitt Academic Calendar 2025‑2026 is your all‑in‑one reference for every key date from Pitt term dates and enrollment deadlines to tuition payment due dates, course add/drop windows, and final exam schedules.

The University of Pittsburgh’s academic year follows a traditional semester system with flexible intersession and summer options:

• Fall and Spring Semesters each span approximately 15 weeks (14 instructional weeks + one finals week), providing a structured rhythm for lectures, labs, and assessments.
• Winter Intersession offers an intensive 3‑week block in January for accelerated or makeup coursework.
• Summer Sessions are divided into Session I, Full Summer, and Session II modules (ranging from 5 to 12 weeks), each with its own add/drop deadlines, grading policies, and billing cut‑offs for accelerated study or degree progress.

Whether you’re mapping out a semester‑long course load, squeezing in a Winter Intersession intensive, or choosing the Summer Session module that best fits your goals, the Pitt Academic Calendar 2025‑2026 keeps every date and deadline at your fingertips so you can focus on thriving Blue and Gold.

Pitt Academic Calendar Fall 2025

1. International Student Welcome Week begins on Monday, August 11, 2025, and ends on Sunday, August 17, 2025.
2. Residence halls open on Sunday, August 17, 2025.
3. Welcome Week begins on Monday, August 18, 2025, and ends on Sunday, August 24, 2025.
4. New Graduate and Professional Student Orientation is held on Tuesday, August 19, 2025.
5. Staff Council meets on Wednesday, August 20, 2025.
6. The Pitt Faculty Resource Fair is held on Thursday, August 21, 2025.
7. New Teaching Assistant Orientation (Virtual) is held on Friday, August 22, 2025.
8. The Fall Term enrollment period ends for all students on Monday, August 25, 2025 (All Campuses).
9. Fall Term classes begin on Monday, August 25, 2025 (All Campuses).
10. Labor Day is observed, and the university is closed, on Monday, September 1, 2025 (All Campuses).
11. The Fall Term Add/Drop period ends on Friday, September 5, 2025 (All Campuses).
12. The Fall Term Extended Drop period for undergraduate students only begins on Saturday, September 6, 2025 (All Campuses – Guidelines apply).
13. Faculty Assembly meets on Wednesday, September 10, 2025.
14. The Fall Term Extended Drop period for undergraduate students only ends on Friday, September 12, 2025 (All Campuses).
15. Constitution Day is observed on Wednesday, September 17, 2025.
16. Staff Council meets on Wednesday, September 17, 2025.
17. Senate Council meets on Thursday, September 18, 2025.
18. Family Weekend begins on Friday, October 3, 2025, and ends on Sunday, October 5, 2025.
19. Faculty Assembly meets on Wednesday, October 8, 2025.
20. Pitt Fall Break 2025 for students begins on Friday, October 10, 2025, and ends on Sunday, October 12, 2025 (All Campuses).
21. Staff Council meets on Wednesday, October 15, 2025.
22. Senate Council meets on Thursday, October 16, 2025.
23. Homecoming begins on Thursday, October 23, 2025, and ends on Saturday, October 25, 2025.
24. The Fall Term deadline for students to submit monitored withdrawal forms to the Dean’s Office is Friday, October 24, 2025 (All Campuses).
25. Spring Term enrollment appointments for veteran students begin on Friday, October 24, 2025 (All Campuses).
26. The final exam conflict form submission deadline is Friday, October 24, 2025 (All Campuses – Final Exam Conflict policy applies).
27. Spring Term enrollment appointments for non-veteran students begin on Monday, October 27, 2025 (All Campuses).
28. Election Day is on Tuesday, November 4, 2025; flexible course engagement is encouraged as appropriate (All Campuses).
29. Faculty Assembly meets on Wednesday, November 5, 2025.
30. The last day for Spring Term enrollment appointments is Friday, November 7, 2025 (All Campuses).
31. The Spring Term open enrollment period begins on Saturday, November 8, 2025 (All Campuses).
32. Senate Council meets on Thursday, November 13, 2025.
33. Staff Council meets on Wednesday, November 19, 2025.
34. Pitt Thanksgiving Break 2025 for students (no classes) begins on Sunday, November 23, 2025, and ends on Sunday, November 30, 2025 (All Campuses). Thanksgiving Recess for faculty and staff (university closed) begins on Thursday, November 27, 2025, and ends on Friday, November 28, 2025 (All Campuses). Classes resume for all schools on Monday, December 1, 2025 (All Campuses).
35. Faculty Assembly meets on Wednesday, December 3, 2025.
36. The last day for undergraduate day classes in the Fall Term is Friday, December 5, 2025 (All Campuses).
37. Reading Day is on Saturday, December 6, 2025 (All Campuses).
38. CGS classes, Saturday-only classes, graduate classes, and evening classes meet; final exams are held during the last class meeting from Saturday, December 6, 2025, to Saturday, December 13, 2025.
39. The final examination period for undergraduate day classes begins on Monday, December 8, 2025, and ends on Friday, December 12, 2025.
40. Senate Council meets on Thursday, December 11, 2025.
41. The Fall Term ends, and the official date for degrees awarded in the Fall Term is Saturday, December 13, 2025 (All Campuses).
42. Winter Recess for students (no classes) begins on Sunday, December 14, 2025, and ends on Sunday, January 11, 2026 (All Campuses).
43. The December Commencement Convocation is held on Sunday, December 14, 2025.
44. Residence halls close on Sunday, December 14, 2025.
45. Fall Term grades must be approved by instructors by 11:59 p.m. on Tuesday, December 16, 2025.
46. Staff Council meets on Wednesday, December 17, 2025.
47. Winter Recess for faculty and staff begins on Wednesday, December 24, 2025; designated university offices are staffed as necessary, and the recess ends on Sunday, January 4, 2026 (All Campuses).
48. All university offices and buildings reopen on Monday, January 5, 2026 (All Campuses).

Pitt Academic Calendar Spring 2026

1. Residence halls reopen on Saturday, January 10, 2026.
2. The Spring Term enrollment period ends for all students on Monday, January 12, 2026 (All Campuses).
3. Spring Term classes begin on Monday, January 12, 2026 (All Campuses).
4. Dr. Martin Luther King’s Birthday Observance is held, and the university is closed, on Monday, January 19, 2026 (All Campuses).
5. Staff Council meets on Wednesday, January 21, 2026.
6. Faculty Assembly meets on Wednesday, January 21, 2026.
7. The Spring Term Add/Drop period ends on Friday, January 23, 2026 (All Campuses).
8. The Spring Term Extended Drop period for undergraduate students only begins on Saturday, January 24, 2026 (All Campuses – Guidelines apply).
9. Senate Council meets on Thursday, January 29, 2026.
10. The Spring Term Extended Drop period for undergraduate students only ends on Friday, January 30, 2026 (All Campuses).
11. Summer Term open enrollment for veteran students begins on Friday, February 13, 2026 (All Campuses).
12. Summer Term open enrollment for non-veteran students begins on Monday, February 16, 2026 (All Campuses).
13. Staff Council meets on Wednesday, February 18, 2026.
14. Faculty Assembly meets on Wednesday, February 18, 2026.
15. Senate Council meets on Thursday, February 26, 2026.
16. Pitt Spring Break 2026 for students (no classes) begins on Sunday, March 8, 2026; university offices remain open during Spring Recess except on Spring Holiday, and the recess ends on Sunday, March 15, 2026 (All Campuses).
17. The University’s Observance of Spring Holiday occurs, and the university is closed, on Friday, March 13, 2026 (All Campuses).
18. The final exam conflict form submission deadline is Monday, March 16, 2026 (All Campuses – Final Exam Conflict policy applies).
19. Staff Council meets on Wednesday, March 18, 2026.
20. Faculty Assembly meets on Wednesday, March 18, 2026.
21. Fall Term enrollment appointments for veteran students begin on Friday, March 20, 2026 (All Campuses).
22. The Spring Term deadline for students to submit monitored withdrawal forms to the Dean’s Office is Friday, March 20, 2026 (All Campuses).
23. Fall Term enrollment appointments for non-veteran students begin on Monday, March 23, 2026 (All Campuses).
24. Senate Council meets on Thursday, March 26, 2026.
25. Faculty Honors Convocation is held on Thursday, April 2, 2026.
26. The last day for Fall Term enrollment appointments is Friday, April 3, 2026 (All Campuses).
27. The Fall Term open enrollment period begins on Saturday, April 4, 2026 (All Campuses).
28. Staff Council meets on Wednesday, April 15, 2026.
29. Faculty Assembly meets on Wednesday, April 15, 2026.
30. Senate Council meets on Thursday, April 23, 2026.
31. The last day for undergraduate day classes in the Spring Term is Friday, April 24, 2026 (All Campuses).
32. Reading Day is on Saturday, April 25, 2026 (All Campuses).
33. CGS classes, Saturday-only classes, graduate classes, and evening classes meet; final exams are held during the last class meeting from Saturday, April 25, 2026, to Saturday, May 2, 2026.
34. The final examination period for undergraduate day classes begins on Monday, April 27, 2026, and ends on Friday, May 1, 2026.
35. The Senior Distinguished Awards Convocation is held on Friday, May 1, 2026.
36. The Spring Term ends, and the official date for degrees awarded in the Spring Term is Saturday, May 2, 2026.
37. The Annual Undergraduate Commencement Convocation is held on Sunday, May 3, 2026.
38. Residence halls close (except for graduating seniors) on Sunday, May 3, 2026.
39. Spring Term grades must be approved by instructors by 11:59 p.m. on Tuesday, May 5, 2026.

For more on the Pitt Academic Calendar 2025-2026, visit the University of Pittsburgh Calendar website.