UA Academic Calendar 2025‑2026: Important Dates & Deadlines

The UA Academic Calendar 2025‑2026 brings together every key date from application and enrollment deadlines, tuition payment due dates, and course add/drop windows to campus holidays and final exam schedules.

The UA academic calendar helps Crimson Tide students lock in UA term dates, plan around the UA exam schedule, track priority registration windows, and never miss the last day to withdraw without a “W,” ensuring smooth academic and financial planning at The University of Alabama.

At UA, the academic year unfolds in three main parts:

• Fall Semester (15 weeks total: 14 instructional weeks plus one finals week), with Reading Days and a Thanksgiving recess built in.
• Spring Semester (15 weeks total: 14 instructional weeks plus one finals week), including a Spring Break mid‑term.
• Summer Sessions are split into Session A and Session B (each approximately 6 weeks) and a Full Summer Session (about 12 weeks), each with its own registration, add/drop, and billing deadlines for maximum flexibility.

Whether you’re mapping out your 15‑week semester course load, squeezing in a 6‑week summer session module, or locking in classes during Priority Enrollment, the University of Alabama Academic Calendar 2025‑2026 keeps every date and every deadline at your fingertips so you can focus on thriving in Tuscaloosa.

UA Academic Calendar Fall 2025

1. The degree application becomes available on Monday, March 24, 2025, for graduate and undergraduate students through myBama.
2. Student account payment plans, including the 4x payment plan and medical school payment plan options, open on Tuesday, July 15, 2025.
3. The fall 2025 bill becomes available on Tuesday, July 15, 2025.
4. The student account payment 4x payment plan closes on Thursday, July 31, 2025.
5. The student account payment 3x payment plan option opens on Friday, August 1, 2025.
6. The fall 2025 bill is due at noon on Monday, August 11, 2025, requiring full payment or payment plan participation.
7. Financial aid disbursements for law students begin on Monday, August 11, 2025.
8. Late registration fees begin on Tuesday, August 12, 2025.
9. Financial aid disbursements for the fall full term begin on Thursday, August 14, 2025.
10. The fall 2025 late enrollment bill becomes available on Friday, August 15, 2025.
11. Financial aid disbursements for EMBA students begin on Monday, August 18, 2025.
12. Classes for the fall full term begin on Wednesday, August 20, 2025.
13. The last day to add a course or drop a course without a grade of “W” for the fall full term is Wednesday, August 27, 2025.
14. Registration for fall 2 begins on Thursday, August 28, 2025.
15. The medical school payment plan option closes on Saturday, August 30, 2025.
16. Labor Day is observed on Monday, September 1, 2025, and the university is closed.
17. The fall 2025 bill is due at noon on Friday, September 5, 2025, requiring full payment or payment plan participation.
18. The student account payment 3x payment plan requires a 67% down payment beginning Wednesday, September 10, 2025.
19. Financial aid disbursements for fall 2 begin on Tuesday, September 16, 2025.
20. Constitution Day is observed on Wednesday, September 17, 2025, with classes in session and university offices open.
21. The student account payment 3x payment plan option closes on Sunday, September 21, 2025.
22. Classes for fall 2 begin on Monday, September 22, 2025.
23. The degree application deadline is Friday, October 3, 2025, for graduate and undergraduate students to submit online through myBama.
24. The midterm grade entry deadline occurs at 11:59 p.m. on Wednesday, October 15, 2025.
25. The last day to drop a course with a grade of “W” for the fall full term is Wednesday, October 29, 2025, according to the UA academic calendar 2025-2026.
26. The mid-semester study break occurs from Thursday, October 30, 2025, to Friday, October 31, 2025, with classes dismissed but university offices open.
27. The last day for all examinations and extended assignments is Friday, November 21, 2025.
28. UA Thanksgiving week, with classes dismissed, is observed from Monday, November 24, 2025, to Friday, November 28, 2025. The University offices are closed from Thursday, November 27, 2025, to Friday, November 28, 2025.
29. Classes for the full term and fall 2 end on Friday, December 5, 2025.
30. The last day to withdraw from the fall full or fall 2 terms is Friday, December 5, 2025.
31. Final exams are held from Monday, December 8, 2025, to Friday, December 12, 2025.
32. Fall commencement is held on Saturday, December 13, 2025.
33. The final grade entry deadline occurs at 11:59 p.m. on Tuesday, December 16, 2025.
34. Classes are dismissed for the holiday break, and university offices are closed from Monday, December 22, 2025, to Thursday, January 1, 2026.
35. The transfer credit deadline for undergraduate degree candidates is Wednesday, January 14, 2026.
36. The degree completion and diploma address deadline is Friday, January 16, 2026.

UA Academic Calendar Spring 2026

1. Registration for spring 2026 begins on Monday, October 27, 2025.
2. The graduation application becomes available on Monday, October 27, 2025.
3. Registration for spring 2026 begins on Monday, October 27, 2025.
4. Classes for winter interim begin on Monday, December 15, 2025.
5. UA offices resume normal business hours on Friday, January 2, 2026.
6. Classes for winter interim end on Friday, January 2, 2026.
7. Classes for the spring full term begin on Wednesday, January 7, 2026.
8. The last day to add a course or drop a course without a grade of ‘W’ for the spring full term occurs on Wednesday, January 14, 2026.
9. Registration for spring 2 begins on Thursday, January 15, 2026.
10. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (UA closed) is observed on Monday, January 19, 2026.
11. Classes for spring 2 begin on Monday, February 9, 2026.
12. The graduation application deadline is on Friday, February 20, 2026.
13. The midterm grade entry deadline (11:59 p.m.) is on Wednesday, March 4, 2026, according to the UA Academic Calendar 2025-2026.
14. UA Spring Break 2026 (The University of Alabama closed) is from Friday, March 13, 2026, to Sunday, March 22, 2026.
15. Registration for summer and fall 2026 begins on Monday, March 23, 2026.
16. The last day to drop a course with a grade of ‘W’ for the spring full term is on Wednesday, March 25, 2026.
17. Honors week is observed from Monday, March 30, 2026, to Friday, April 3, 2026.
18. Honors Day (classes dismissed, UA offices open) occurs on Friday, April 3, 2026.
19. The last day for all examinations and extended assignments is Friday, April 17, 2026.
20. The last day to withdraw from the spring full or spring 2 terms is Friday, April 24, 2026.
21. Classes for the full term and spring 2 end on Friday, April 24, 2026.
22. Final exams are held from Monday, April 27, 2026, to Friday, May 1, 2026.
23. Spring commencement takes place from Friday, May 1, 2026, to Sunday, May 3, 2026.
24. The final grade entry deadline (11:59 p.m.) is on Tuesday, May 5, 2026.

For more on the UA Academic Calendar 2025-2026, visit the University of Alabama Calendar website.