UH Manoa Academic Calendar 2025‑2026: Important Dates

The UH Manoa Academic Calendar 2025‑2026 is your go‑to roadmap for every key date and deadline from UH Manoa enrollment and registration windows, tuition payment due dates, and course add/drop periods to campus holidays and final exam schedules.

The University of Hawaii at Manoa academic calendar helps Rainbow Warriors lock in UH fall semester dates, navigate the UH spring exam schedule, track priority registration deadlines, and never miss the last day to withdraw without a “W”, ensuring seamless academic and financial planning at UH Manoa.

UH Manoa operates on a traditional semester system with flexible summer sessions:

• Fall Semester: A full 16‑week term (15 instructional weeks + one finals week), kicking off in late August and wrapping up in mid‑December, complete with a Reading Day before finals.
• Spring Semester: Mirrors Fall with 16 weeks of instruction plus finals, beginning in mid‑January after Martin Luther King Jr. Day and concluding in early May with a Spring Recess interlude.
• Summer Sessions: Flexible formats, Session A (6 weeks), Full Summer Session (12 weeks), and Session C (6 weeks), each with its own registration, add/drop, and fee‑payment deadlines, perfect for accelerating progress, catching up, or lightening your regular‑term load.

Keep the UH Manoa Academic Calendar 2025‑2026 front and center so you can focus on thriving both in the classroom and at Kennedy Theatre and across the Mānoa campus.

UH Manoa Academic Calendar Fall 2025

1. Class availability is posted, and registration assignments become viewable in STAR GPS on Tuesday, March 25, 2025.
2. Kūhiō Day holiday occurs on Wednesday, March 26, 2025 (non-instructional day).
3. Registration assignments for Continuing Classified students (currently enrolled, internal transfers, and returnees with 30+ credits) begin on Monday, April 14, 2025, and continue through Friday, April 17, 2025, and Tuesday, April 21, 2025.
4. Good Friday holiday occurs on Friday, April 18, 2025 (non-instructional day).
5. The application for graduation for Fall 2025 graduates opens on Tuesday, May 6, 2025.
6. Registration assignments for Incoming Classified Graduate, Law, and PCERT students begin on Monday, May 19, 2025.
7. Memorial Day holiday occurs on Monday, May 26, 2025 (non-instructional day).
8. Registration assignments for Incoming Classified students (newly accepted freshmen, external transfers, and internal transfers with 0-29.99 credits) begin on Thursday, July 16, 2025, and continue through Saturday, July 25, 2025.
9. Registration begins for all Unclassified students (non-degree seeking students) on Monday, August 11, 2025.
10. Statehood Day holiday occurs on Friday, August 15, 2025 (non-instructional day).
11. The payment receipt deadline is Wednesday, August 22, 2025.
12. The Fall Semester begins on Monday, August 25, 2025, with late registration beginning on the same day (with a single $30 system-wide late fee), and UH Employee faculty & staff registration also begins on this day.
13. Labor Day holiday occurs on Monday, September 1, 2025 (non-instructional day).
14. The deadline to register for a course, register to audit a course, change course grading mode and variable credit, drop a course for a 100% tuition refund, and submit Change of Major/Minor requests for Fall 2025 is Tuesday, September 2, 2025, by 11:59 p.m. (HST).
15. Online registration for the Fall 2025 commencement ceremony opens on Monday, September 15, 2025, and continues through Tuesday, December 1, 2025.
16. The deadline to drop a course without a “W” grade, drop a course for a 50% tuition refund, and submit UH Employee tuition waivers is Wednesday, September 16, 2025, by 11:59 p.m. (HST).
17. The restricted withdrawal period (with “W” grade) via STAR GPS occurs from Thursday, September 17, 2025, through Monday, November 3, 2025.
18. The commencement book name inclusion deadline for Fall 2025 graduates is Saturday, September 26, 2025.
19. The deadline for instructors to submit an “I” grade removal for Spring 2025 and Summer 2025, and the deadline to apply for Credit by Examination is Sunday, November 1, 2025.
20. The deadline to drop a course with a “W” grade is Monday, November 3, 2025, by 11:59 p.m. (HST).
21. Theses and Dissertations are due to the Graduate Division on Friday, November 7, 2025.
22. Veterans Day holiday occurs on Tuesday, November 11, 2025 (non-instructional day).
23. Thanksgiving holiday occurs on Thursday, November 27, 2025 (non-instructional day).
24. November 28, 2025, is a non-instructional day.
25. The last day of instruction is Thursday, December 11, 2025, which is also the deadline for Fall 2025 graduates to file their Application for Graduation.
26. The study period occurs from Friday, December 12, 2025, through Saturday, December 13, 2025.
27. The final examination period occurs from Monday, December 15, 2025, through Friday, December 19, 2025.
28. The Fall Semester ends, and the degree conferral date is Friday, December 19, 2025.
29. Commencement occurs on Saturday, December 20, 2025.
30. The faculty grade submission deadline is Tuesday, December 23, 2025, by 4:00 p.m. (HST).
31. Grades become available via STAR GPS on Wednesday, December 24, 2025.
32. Christmas Day holiday occurs on Thursday, December 25, 2025 (non-instructional day).

UH Manoa Academic Calendar Spring 2026

1. Class availability is posted, and registration assignments become viewable in STAR GPS on Tuesday, October 28, 2025.
2. Registration assignments for Continuing Classified students (currently enrolled, internal transfers, and returnees with 30+ credits) begin on Monday, November 17, 2025, and continue through Friday, November 21, 2025.
3. The application for graduation for Spring 2026 graduates opens on Monday, November 17, 2025, and continues through Friday, November 21, 2025.
4. November 28, 2025, is a non-instructional day.
5. Registration assignments for Incoming Classified students (newly accepted freshmen, external transfers, internal transfers, and returnees with 0-29.99 credits) begin on Monday, December 1, 2025, and continue through Friday, December 5, 2025.
6. Registration begins for all Unclassified students (non-degree seeking students) on Monday, December 8, 2025.
7. The payment receipt deadline is Friday, January 9, 2026.
8. The Spring Semester begins on Monday, January 12, 2026, with late registration beginning on the same day (with a single $30 system-wide late fee), and UH Employee, Faculty & Staff registration also begins on this day.
9. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day holiday occurs on Monday, January 19, 2026 (non-instructional day).
10. The deadline to register for a course, register to audit a course, change course grading mode and variable credits, drop a course for a 100% tuition refund, and submit Change of Major/Minor requests for Spring 2026 is Monday, January 20, 2026, by 11:59 p.m. (HST).
11. The deadline to drop a course without a “W” grade, drop a course for a 50% tuition refund, and submit UH Employee tuition waivers is Wednesday, February 4, 2026.
12. The commencement book name inclusion deadline for Spring 2026 graduates is Wednesday, February 4, 2026.
13. The restricted withdrawal period (with a “W” grade, 0% tuition refund) via STAR GPS occurs from Thursday, February 5, 2026, through Friday, March 27, 2026.
14. Online registration for the Spring 2026 commencement ceremony opens on Monday, March 1, 2026, and continues through Sunday, May 1, 2026.
15. President’s Day holiday occurs on Monday, February 16, 2026 (non-instructional day).
16. UH Manoa Spring Break 2026 is from Monday, March 16, 2026, through Friday, March 20, 2026. Kuhio Day holiday occurs on Friday, March 26, 2026 (non-instructional day).
17. The deadline to drop a course (with a “W” grade, 0% tuition refund) is Friday, March 27, 2026, by 11:59 p.m. (HST).
18. The deadline to submit an “I” grade removal for Fall 2025 and apply for Credit by Examination is Thursday, April 1, 2026.
19. Good Friday holiday occurs on Friday, April 3, 2026 (non-instructional day).
20. Theses and Dissertations are due to the Graduate Division on Friday, April 3, 2026.
21. The last day of instruction is Wednesday, May 6, 2026, which is also the deadline for Spring 2026 graduates to file their Application for Graduation.
22. The study period occurs from Thursday, May 7, 2026, through Friday, May 8, 2026.
23. The final examination period occurs from Monday, May 11, 2026, through Friday, May 15, 2026.
24. The Spring Semester ends, and the degree conferral date is Friday, May 15, 2026.
25. Commencement occurs on Saturday, May 16, 2026.
26. The faculty grade submission deadline is Tuesday, May 19, 2026, by 4:00 p.m. (HST).
27. Grades become available in STAR GPS on Wednesday, May 20, 2026.
28. The deadline for Summer 2026 graduates to file their Application for Graduation is Saturday, July 3, 2026.

To explore the UH Manoa Academic Calendar 2025-2026 and download the PDF, visit the University of Hawaiʻi Calendar website.