UML Academic Calendar 2026-2027: UMass Lowell Key Dates

UML academic calendar 2026-2027 provides the official schedule of course registration windows, instructional start dates, add/drop deadlines, university recesses, and final examinations for students and faculty at the University of Massachusetts Lowell.

Whether you are planning your degree roadmap across the Francis College of Engineering, Manning School of Business, Kennedy College of Sciences, or Zuckerberg College of Health Sciences, keeping track of official UMass Lowell dates ensures seamless academic progression and prevents unexpected registration holds.

UMass Lowell operates on a traditional semester-based academic calendar divided into two primary 15-week instructional terms: the UML academic calendar fall 2026 term (running early September through mid-December) and the UML academic calendar spring 2027 term (spanning mid-January through early May).

Full-time undergraduate students generally carry between 12 and 18 credit hours per semester to maintain continuous momentum toward completing the standard 120-credit bachelor’s degree requirement.

To support accelerated learning and working professionals, UMass Lowell also offers accelerated 8-week online modules (Start I and Start II) through Graduate, Online & Professional Studies (GPS), an intensive 3-week online Winter Intersession, and diverse 6-week, 8-week, 10-week, and 12-week sessions on the UML summer 2027 calendar.

This comprehensive guide outlines critical administrative deadlines and enrollment milestones across both undergraduate and graduate divisions.

You will find targeted dates for advance class schedule releases in the Student Information System (SiS), mandatory academic advising periods, priority enrollment appointments for umass lowell fall 2026 courses and UML spring 2027 registration, tuition refund cutoffs, and final deadlines to withdraw from a class with a “W” grade.

Staying ahead of these benchmarks allows you to coordinate prerequisite sequences, resolve advising flags, and protect your financial aid eligibility.

In addition to lecture schedules, this overview highlights official campus closures and student recesses—including Labor Day, Indigenous Peoples’ Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving recess, and the official Umass Lowell spring break 2027—alongside reading days, final examination periods, and commencement ceremonies for the Umass Lowell academic calendar 2027 cycle.

UML Academic Calendar Fall 2026

1. Residence halls open at 9:00 AM on Friday, August 28, 2026.
2. Convocation takes place on Monday, August 31, 2026.
3. UML Fall 2026 classes start on Tuesday, September 1, 2026. It is the first day of classes.
4. The drop-add period opens on Tuesday, September 1, 2026.
5. The university is closed on Monday, September 7, 2026, in observance of Labor Day.
6. The last day for undergraduate students to add a course without a permission number and the deadline for instructors to publish course and attendance requirements fall on Tuesday, September 8, 2026.
7. The deadline to add a course with a permission number, drop a course without record, change enrollment status between audit and credit or between pass/no-credit and letter grading, and the final cutoff for tuition refunds occur on Tuesday, September 15, 2026.
8. Class roster validation takes place on Tuesday, September 22, 2026.
9. The Winter 2027 schedule of classes becomes viewable in the Student Information System at 4:00 PM on Monday, October 5, 2026.
10. The university is closed on Monday, October 12, 2026, in observance of Indigenous Peoples’ Day.
11. Classes follow a Monday schedule and enrollment for Winter 2027 courses begins on Tuesday, October 13, 2026.
12. Mid-semester course evaluations are required, and faculty must submit final exam-related requests for the current term by Wednesday, October 14, 2026.
13. The Spring 2027 schedule of classes becomes viewable in the Student Information System at 4:00 PM on Friday, October 16, 2026.
14. Extended faculty advising hours begin, and prospective May or August graduating seniors may start filing Declaration of Intent to Graduate forms on Monday, October 19, 2026.
15. Enrollment for Spring 2027 courses begins by assigned appointment dates on Monday, October 26, 2026.
16. Extended faculty advising hours conclude and the deadline for prospective May or August graduating seniors to file Declaration of Intent to Graduate forms falls on Friday, November 6, 2026.
17. The university is closed on Wednesday, November 11, 2026, in observance of Veterans Day.
18. The deadline for students to withdraw from regular session courses with a grade of W is Thursday, November 12, 2026.
19. UML Thanksgiving Break 2026 takes place from Wednesday, November 25, 2026, through Saturday, November 28, 2026.
20. The policy prohibiting hour examinations during the final five academic days of the semester without dean exemption takes effect on Thursday, December 3, 2026.
21. The deadline for students to complete coursework for Spring 2026 and Summer 2026 incomplete grades is Friday, December 4, 2026.
22. The last day of fall semester classes is Thursday, December 10, 2026.
23. Reading Day takes place with no classes or exams held on Friday, December 11, 2026.
24. Fall semester examinations begin on Saturday, December 12, 2026.
25. Fall semester examinations end at 6:00 PM on Saturday, December 19, 2026.
26. Residence halls close at noon and Winter Recess begins on Sunday, December 20, 2026.
27. The make-up day for examinations postponed due to weather is Monday, December 21, 2026.
28. The university is closed on Friday, December 25, 2026, in observance of Christmas.
29. Winter classes begin, and final grades including Spring and Summer 2026 incompletes are due in the Student Information System by 4:00 PM on Monday, December 28, 2026.

UML Academic Calendar Spring 2027

1. Residence halls open at noon on Sunday, January 17, 2027.
2. The university is closed on Monday, January 18, 2027, in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
3. Spring classes begin on Tuesday, January 19, 2027
4. The drop-add period opens on Tuesday, January 19, 2027.
5. The last day for undergraduate students to add a course without a permission number and the deadline for instructors to publish course and attendance requirements fall on Monday, January 25, 2027.
6. The deadline to add a course with a permission number, drop a course without record, change enrollment status between audit and credit or between pass/no-credit and letter grading, and the final cutoff for tuition refunds occur on Monday, February 1, 2027.
7. Class roster validation takes place on Monday, February 8, 2027.
8. The university is closed on Monday, February 15, 2027, in observance of Presidents’ Day.
9. Classes follow a Monday schedule on Tuesday, February 16, 2027.
10. Mid-semester course evaluations are required, and faculty must submit final exam-related requests for the current term by Tuesday, March 2, 2027.
11. UML Spring Break 2027 is from Sunday, March 7, 2027, to Sunday, March 14, 2027. Classes resume following Spring Recess on Monday, March 15, 2027.
12. The Fall 2027 schedule of classes becomes viewable in the Student Information System at 4:00 PM on Friday, March 26, 2027.
13. Extended faculty advising hours begin, and prospective December 2027 graduating seniors may start filing Declaration of Intent to Graduate forms on Monday, March 29, 2027.
14. Enrollment for Fall 2027 courses begins by assigned appointment dates on Monday, April 5, 2027.
15. The deadline for students to withdraw from regular session courses with a grade of W is Tuesday, April 6, 2027.
16. Extended faculty advising hours conclude and the deadline for prospective December 2027 graduating seniors to file Declaration of Intent to Graduate forms falls on Friday, April 16, 2027.
17. The university is closed on Monday, April 19, 2027, in observance of Patriots’ Day.
18. Classes follow a Monday schedule on Wednesday, April 21, 2027.
19. The policy prohibiting hour examinations during the final five academic days of the semester without dean exemption takes effect on Thursday, April 22, 2027.
20. The deadline for students to complete coursework for Fall 2026 and Winter 2027 incomplete grades is Friday, April 23, 2027.
21. The last day of spring semester classes is Thursday, April 29, 2027.
22. Reading Day takes place with no classes or exams held on Friday, April 30, 2027.
23. Spring semester examinations begin on Saturday, May 1, 2027.
24. Spring semester examinations end at 6:00 PM on Saturday, May 8, 2027.
25. Residence halls close at noon on Sunday, May 9, 2027.
26. The make-up day for examinations postponed due to weather is Monday, May 10, 2027.
27. Final grades including Fall 2026 and Winter 2027 incompletes are due in the Student Information System by 4:00 PM on Tuesday, May 11, 2027.
28. The University Commencement ceremony for doctoral and master’s degree candidates takes place on Friday, May 14, 2027.
29. The University Commencement ceremony for bachelor’s degree candidates takes place on Saturday, May 15, 2027.

For more on the UML Academic Calendar 2026-2027, visit the UMass Lowell Office of the Registrar website.