UNC Academic Calendar 2025-2026: Important Dates & Deadlines

UNC Academic Calendar 2025-2026 schedule includes admission application deadlines, course registration periods, tuition payment due dates, campus holidays, Fall Break, Spring Break, and final exam schedules for the upcoming academic year.

UNC Chapel Hill operates on a robust semester system, primarily featuring two comprehensive semesters: Fall (running from late August to mid-December) and Spring (from mid-January to early May).

Each of these main semesters provides approximately 15-16 weeks of instruction, culminating in dedicated examination periods.

Additionally, the university offers dynamic Summer Sessions (including Summer Session I, Summer Session II, and a Maymester) for accelerated learning opportunities.

UNC Academic Calendar Fall 2025

1. UNC move-in day 2025 takes place from Wednesday, August 13, to Sunday, August 17, 2025.
2. New Student Convocation occurs on Sunday, August 17, 2025.
3. UNC Fall 2025 classes begin on Monday, August 18, 2025. It is the first day of classes.
4. The late registration deadline is Friday, August 22, 2025.
5. Labor Day holiday (no classes) on Monday, September 1, 2025.
6. Well-being day (no classes) on Monday, September 15, 2025.
7. Well-being day (no classes) on Tuesday, October 7, 2025, according to the UNC Academic Calendar 2025-2026.
8. University Day (classes cancelled during ceremony) on Sunday, October 12, 2025.
9. UNC Fall Break 2025 (no classes) on Thursday, October 16, 2025, and Friday, October 17, 2025.
10. UNC Thanksgiving break 2025 (no classes) begins on Wednesday, November 26, 2025, and ends on Friday, November 28, 2025.
11. Classes end on Wednesday, December 3, 2025.
12. Reading Day is on Thursday, December 4, 2025.
13. Final Exam Period includes Friday, December 5, 2025.
14. Final Exam Period includes Saturday, December 6, 2025.
15. Final Exam Period includes Monday, December 8, 2025.
16. Final Exam Period includes Tuesday, December 9, 2025.
17. Reading Day on Wednesday, December 10, 2025.
18. Final Exam Period includes Thursday, December 11, 2025.
19. Final Exam Period includes Friday, December 12, 2025.
20. Fall Commencement on Sunday, December 14, 2025.

UNC Academic Calendar Spring 2026

1. UNC Spring 2026 classes begin on Wednesday, January 7, 2026.
2. The late registration deadline is Wednesday, January 14, 2026.
3. Martin Luther King Jr. Day (no classes) on Monday, January 19, 2026.
4. Well-being day (no classes) on Monday, February 9, 2026.
5. UNC Spring Break 2026 begins (5:00 PM) on Friday, March 13, 2026. Classes resume (8:00 AM) on Monday, March 23, 2026.
6. Well-being day (no classes) on Thursday, April 2, 2026.
7. Spring Holiday (no classes) on Friday, April 3, 2026.
8. Classes end on Monday, April 27, 2026.
9. Reading Day on Tuesday, April 28, 2026.
10. Final Exam Period includes Wednesday, April 29, 2026.
11. Final Exam Period includes Thursday, April 30, 2026.
12. Reading Day on Friday, May 1, 2026.
13. Final Exam Period includes Saturday, May 2, 2026.
14. Final Exam Period includes Monday, May 4, 2026.
15. Final Exam Period includes Tuesday, May 5, 2026.
16. Reading Day on Wednesday, May 6, 2026.
17. Final Exam Period includes Thursday, May 7, 2026.
18. Spring Commencement on Saturday, May 9, 2026.

UNC Academic Calendar Summer Session I (SSI) & Maymester (MM) 2026

1. The Maymester late registration deadline is Tuesday, May 12, 2026.
2. SSI and MM classes begin on Wednesday, May 13, 2026.
3. The SSI late registration deadline is Thursday, May 14, 2026.
4. Memorial Day holiday (no classes) on Monday, May 25, 2026.
5. Maymester classes/exams end on Thursday, May 28, 2026.
6. Maymester classes/exams end on Friday, May 29, 2026.
7. SSI classes end on Tuesday, June 16, 2026.
8. SSI Reading Day on Wednesday, June 17, 2026.
9. SSI Final Exams on Thursday, June 18, 2026.
10. Juneteenth holiday (no classes) on Friday, June 19, 2026.
11. SSI Final Exams on Saturday, June 20, 2026.

UNC Academic Calendar Summer Session II (SSII) 2026

1. SSII classes begin on Monday, June 22, 2026.
2. The SSII late registration deadline is Tuesday, June 23, 2026.
3. Independence Day holiday (no classes) on Friday, July 3, 2026.
4. SSII classes end on Thursday, July 23, 2026.
5. SSII Reading Day on Friday, July 24, 2026.
6. SSII Final Exams on Monday, July 27, 2026.
7. SSII Final Exams on Tuesday, July 28, 2026.

For more on the UNC Academic Calendar 2025-2026, visit the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Academic Calendar website.