UARK Academic Calendar 2026-2027: Important Dates

The UARK Academic Calendar 2026-2027 provides important dates and deadlines for students, faculty, and staff at the University of Arkansas, including semester start dates, registration periods, add/drop deadlines, examination schedules, holidays, academic breaks, and important university events.

The University of Arkansas follows a semester-based academic system with fall, spring, and summer terms. Students can use the UARK Academic Calendar to organize course registration, prepare for exams, plan vacations, and track important academic deadlines.

This includes information about the UARK Fall Semester 2026, UARK Spring Semester 2027, fall break dates, final exam periods, and upcoming academic milestones.

The UARK Fall 2026 semester includes important dates such as the first day of classes, registration deadlines, academic holidays, fall break, Thanksgiving break, and final examination schedules. Students planning their spring courses can also use the UARK Spring Semester 2027 schedule to stay updated on class timelines, spring break, withdrawal deadlines, and end-of-term dates.

UARK Academic Calendar Fall 2026

1. Registration for senior citizens for the August Intersession begins on Friday, July 31, 2026.
2. The 100% fee adjustment deadline for dropping August Intersession courses is Monday, August 3, 2026.
3. The Audit to Credit deadline for August Intersession courses is Monday, August 3, 2026.
4. August Intersession classes begin on Monday, August 3, 2026.
5. The registration and fee adjustment deadline for August Intersession courses is Monday, August 3, 2026.
6. The 75% fee adjustment deadline for dropping August Intersession courses is Tuesday, August 4, 2026.
7. The Credit to Audit deadline for August Intersession courses is Tuesday, August 4, 2026.
8. The deadline to drop August Intersession courses without a W notation is Tuesday, August 4, 2026.
9. The 50% fee adjustment deadline for withdrawing from August Intersession courses is Wednesday, August 5, 2026.
10. The 25% fee adjustment deadline for withdrawing from August Intersession courses is Thursday, August 6, 2026.
11. No fee adjustment is available for withdrawals from August Intersession courses beginning Friday, August 7, 2026.
12. The last day of August Intersession classes is Thursday, August 13, 2026.
13. The withdrawal deadline for August Intersession courses is Thursday, August 13, 2026.
14. August Intersession final exams take place on Friday, August 14, 2026.
15. Registration for senior citizens for the Fall Semester begins on Friday, August 14, 2026.
16. Fall Eight-Week One classes begin on Monday, August 17, 2026.
17. UARK Fall 2026 Semester classes start on Monday, August 17, 2026. It is the first day of classes.
18. The 100% fee adjustment deadline for dropping Eight-Week One courses is Wednesday, August 19, 2026.
19. The Audit to Credit deadline for Eight-Week One courses is Wednesday, August 19, 2026.
20. The registration and fee adjustment deadline for Eight-Week One courses is Wednesday, August 19, 2026.
21. The Credit to Audit deadline for Eight-Week One courses is Friday, August 21, 2026.
22. The deadline to drop Eight-Week One courses without a W notation is Friday, August 21, 2026.
23. The deadline for college-based fees is Friday, August 21, 2026.
24. The fee payment deadline is Friday, August 21, 2026.
25. The Audit to Credit deadline for full semester classes is Friday, August 21, 2026.
26. The registration deadline for full semester classes is Friday, August 21, 2026.
27. The residency reclassification deadline is Friday, August 21, 2026.
28. The 100% fee adjustment deadline for dropping full semester classes is Sunday, August 23, 2026.
29. The 75% fee adjustment deadline for withdrawing from Eight-Week One courses is Monday, August 24, 2026.
30. The 50% fee adjustment deadline for withdrawing from Eight-Week One courses is Thursday, August 27, 2026.
31. The Credit to Audit deadline for full semester classes is Friday, August 28, 2026.
32. The deadline to drop full semester classes without a W notation is Friday, August 28, 2026.
33. The 75% fee adjustment deadline for withdrawing from full semester classes is Sunday, August 30, 2026.
34. The 25% fee adjustment deadline for withdrawing from Eight-Week One courses is Tuesday, September 1, 2026.
35. No fee adjustment is available for withdrawals from Eight-Week One courses beginning Wednesday, September 2, 2026.
36. The 50% fee adjustment deadline for withdrawing from full semester classes is Monday, September 7, 2026.
37. Labor Day is observed on Monday, September 7, 2026.
38. The UASI registration deadline is Friday, September 11, 2026.
39. The 25% fee adjustment deadline for withdrawing from full semester classes is Monday, September 14, 2026.
40. No fee adjustment is available for withdrawals from full semester classes beginning Tuesday, September 15, 2026.
41. Early Progress and Interim Grades become available on Tuesday, September 29, 2026.
42. The application deadline for Fall Graduation is Thursday, October 1, 2026.
43. The withdrawal deadline for Eight-Week One courses is Monday, October 5, 2026.
44. The last day of Eight-Week One classes is Tuesday, October 6, 2026.
45. Fall Eight-Week Two classes begin on Wednesday, October 7, 2026.
46. The Audit to Credit deadline for Eight-Week Two courses is Friday, October 9, 2026.
47. The registration and fee adjustment deadline for Eight-Week Two courses is Friday, October 9, 2026.
48. The 100% fee adjustment deadline for dropping Eight-Week Two courses is Sunday, October 11, 2026.
49. The Credit to Audit deadline for Eight-Week Two courses is Tuesday, October 13, 2026.
50. The deadline to drop Eight-Week Two courses without a W notation is Tuesday, October 13, 2026.
51. The 75% fee adjustment deadline for withdrawing from Eight-Week Two courses is Wednesday, October 14, 2026.
52. UARK Fall Break 2026 takes place from Monday, October 19, 2026, through Tuesday, October 20, 2026.
53. The 50% fee adjustment deadline for withdrawing from Eight-Week Two courses is Wednesday, October 21, 2026.
54. Advance Registration takes place from Monday, October 26, 2026, through Friday, November 20, 2026.
55. The 25% fee adjustment deadline for withdrawing from Eight-Week Two courses is Monday, October 26, 2026.
56. No fee adjustment is available for withdrawals from Eight-Week Two courses beginning Tuesday, October 27, 2026.
57. UARK Thanksgiving Break 2026 begins on Wednesday, November 25, 2026, and ends on Friday, November 27, 2026.
58. The deadline to make up incomplete marks for the Fall Semester is Thursday, December 3, 2026.
59. The last day of classes for full semester classes is Thursday, December 3, 2026.
60. The withdrawal deadline for full semester classes is Thursday, December 3, 2026.
61. The last day of classes for Eight-Week Two courses is Thursday, December 3, 2026.
62. The withdrawal deadline for Eight-Week Two courses is Thursday, December 3, 2026.
63. The deadline for final copies of master’s theses and doctoral dissertations is Friday, December 4, 2026.
64. Reading Day is observed on Friday, December 4, 2026.
65. Final examinations take place from Monday, December 7, 2026, through Friday, December 11, 2026.
66. Fall Commencement takes place on Saturday, December 12, 2026.
67. Christmas Eve is observed on Thursday, December 24, 2026.
68. Christmas Day is observed on Friday, December 25, 2026.
69. The Winter Holiday is observed from Monday, December 28, 2026, through Thursday, December 31, 2026.

UARK Academic Calendar Spring 2027

1. New Year’s Day is observed on Friday, January 1, 2027.
2. The 100% fee adjustment deadline for dropping January Intersession courses is Monday, January 4, 2027.
3. The Audit to Credit deadline for January Intersession courses is Monday, January 4, 2027.
4. January Intersession classes begin on Monday, January 4, 2027.
5. The registration and fee adjustment deadline for January Intersession courses is Monday, January 4, 2027.
6. The 75% fee adjustment deadline for dropping January Intersession courses is Tuesday, January 5, 2027.
7. The Credit to Audit deadline for January Intersession courses is Tuesday, January 5, 2027.
8. The deadline to drop January Intersession courses without a W notation is Tuesday, January 5, 2027.
9. The 50% fee adjustment deadline for withdrawing from January Intersession courses is Wednesday, January 6, 2027.
10. The 25% fee adjustment deadline for withdrawing from January Intersession courses is Thursday, January 7, 2027.
11. Petitions for January Intersession courses must be submitted by Thursday, January 7, 2027.
12. No fee adjustment is available for withdrawals from January Intersession courses beginning Friday, January 8, 2027.
13. The last day of January Intersession classes is Thursday, January 14, 2027.
14. The withdrawal deadline for January Intersession courses is Thursday, January 14, 2027.
15. The Academic Standards Committee meets on Thursday, January 14, 2027.
16. January Intersession final exams take place on Friday, January 15, 2027.
17. Registration for senior citizens for the Spring Semester begins on Friday, January 15, 2027.
18. Martin Luther King Day Holiday is observed on Monday, January 18, 2027.
19. UARK Spring 2027 Semester classes start on Tuesday, January 19, 2027. Spring Eight-Week One classes begin.
20. The 100% fee adjustment deadline for dropping Eight-Week One courses is Thursday, January 21, 2027.
21. The Audit to Credit deadline for Eight-Week One courses is Thursday, January 21, 2027.
22. The registration and fee adjustment deadline for Eight-Week One courses is Thursday, January 21, 2027.
23. The Credit to Audit deadline for Eight-Week One courses is Monday, January 25, 2027.
24. The deadline to drop Eight-Week One courses without a W notation is Monday, January 25, 2027.
25. The 100% fee adjustment deadline for dropping full semester classes is Monday, January 25, 2027.
26. The deadline for college-based fees is Monday, January 25, 2027.
27. The fee payment deadline is Monday, January 25, 2027.
28. The Audit to Credit deadline for full semester classes is Monday, January 25, 2027.
29. The registration and fee adjustment deadline for full semester classes is Monday, January 25, 2027.
30. The residency reclassification deadline is Monday, January 25, 2027.
31. The 75% fee adjustment deadline for withdrawing from Eight-Week One courses is Tuesday, January 26, 2027.
32. The 50% fee adjustment deadline for withdrawing from Eight-Week One courses is Sunday, January 31, 2027.
33. The 75% fee adjustment deadline for dropping full semester classes is Monday, February 1, 2027.
34. The Credit to Audit deadline for full semester classes is Monday, February 1, 2027.
35. The deadline to drop full semester classes without a W notation is Monday, February 1, 2027.
36. The 25% fee adjustment deadline for withdrawing from Eight-Week One courses is Wednesday, February 3, 2027.
37. No fee adjustment is available for withdrawals from Eight-Week One courses beginning Thursday, February 4, 2027.
38. The 50% fee adjustment deadline for withdrawing from full semester classes is Monday, February 8, 2027.
39. The 25% fee adjustment deadline for withdrawing from full semester classes is Monday, February 15, 2027.
40. No fee adjustment is available for withdrawals from full semester classes beginning Tuesday, February 16, 2027.
41. The application deadline for Spring Graduation is Monday, March 1, 2027.
42. Early Progress and Interim Grades become available on Monday, March 1, 2027.
43. Academic Standards Committee petitions must be submitted on Friday, March 5, 2027.
44. The withdrawal deadline for Eight-Week One courses is Monday, March 8, 2027.
45. The last day of Eight-Week One classes is Tuesday, March 9, 2027.
46. Spring Eight-Week Two classes begin on Wednesday, March 10, 2027.
47. The Audit to Credit deadline for Eight-Week Two courses is Friday, March 12, 2027.
48. The registration and fee adjustment deadline for Eight-Week Two courses is Friday, March 12, 2027.
49. The Academic Standards Committee meets on Friday, March 12, 2027.
50. The 100% fee adjustment deadline for dropping Eight-Week Two courses is Sunday, March 14, 2027.
51. The deadline to drop Eight-Week Two courses without a W notation is Sunday, March 14, 2027.
52. The Credit to Audit deadline for Eight-Week Two courses is Tuesday, March 16, 2027.
53. The 75% fee adjustment deadline for withdrawing from Eight-Week Two courses is Wednesday, March 17, 2027.
54. UARK Spring Break 2027 takes place from Monday, March 22, 2027, through Friday, March 26, 2027.
55. Friday of Spring Break, in place of Presidents’ Day/Daisy Gatson Bates Day, is observed on Friday, March 26, 2027.
56. The 50% fee adjustment deadline for withdrawing from Eight-Week Two courses is Monday, March 29, 2027.
57. The 25% fee adjustment deadline for withdrawing from Eight-Week Two courses is Thursday, April 1, 2027.
58. No fee adjustment is available for withdrawals from Eight-Week Two courses beginning Friday, April 2, 2027.
59. Advance Registration takes place from Monday, April 5, 2027, through Friday, April 30, 2027.
60. Petitions must be submitted by Friday, April 30, 2027.
61. The last day of classes for Eight-Week Two courses is Thursday, May 6, 2027.
62. The withdrawal deadline for Eight-Week Two courses is Thursday, May 6, 2027.
63. The deadline to make up incomplete grades for the Spring Semester is Thursday, May 6, 2027.
64. The last day of classes for full semester classes is Thursday, May 6, 2027.
65. The withdrawal deadline for full semester classes is Thursday, May 6, 2027.
66. Reading Day is observed on Friday, May 7, 2027.
67. The master’s thesis and doctoral dissertation deadline for Spring is Friday, May 7, 2027.
68. The Academic Standards Committee meets on Friday, May 7, 2027.
69. Final examinations take place from Monday, May 10, 2027, through Friday, May 14, 2027.
70. Spring Commencement takes place on Saturday, May 15, 2027.

For more on the UARK Academic Calendar 2026-2027, visit the University of Arkansas Registrar website.