USF Academic Calendar 2025‑2026: Important Dates

The USF Academic Calendar 2025‑2026 schedule contains all the key dates from USF enrollment deadlines, tuition payment due dates, and course add/drop periods to campus holidays and final exam schedules.

The University of South Florida follows a traditional semester system enhanced by flexible summer offerings:

• Fall Semester and Spring Semester each span approximately 15 weeks (14 instructional weeks plus one finals week), so when you’re asking how long a semester is at USF, expect about three and a half months of classes and exams.
• Summer Sessions are split into two 6‑week mini‑terms and a 12‑week full session, each with its own add/drop and tuition‑payment deadlines—perfect for accelerated study, make‑up courses, or lightening your regular‑term load.

Whether you’re mapping out your 15‑week semester course load, selecting the right USF summer session, or budgeting for tuition payments, the USF Academic Calendar 2025‑2026 is your definitive guide to every date and deadline you need to thrive at USF.

USF Academic Calendar Fall 2025

1. Fall State Employee Registration will take place on Thursday, August 21, 2025, at 6:00 p.m.
2. The last day to register for Fall 2025 classes without a late registration fee penalty is Friday, August 22, 2025.
3. Fall 2025 classes will begin on Monday, August 25, 2025.
4. Fall drop/add ends, the tuition payment deadline occurs, and the last day to submit Fall residency reclassification applications is Friday, August 29, 2025.
5. The deadline for Fall senior citizen audit registration worksheets and the last day to change majors for the Fall 2025 term is also Friday, August 29, 2025.
6. Labor Day will be observed on Monday, September 1, 2025; there will be no classes, and USF offices will be closed.
7. Fall Senior Audit registration will be held on Tuesday, September 2, 2025.
8. Online graduation applications for the Spring 2026 term will open on Wednesday, October 1, 2025.
9. The deadline for on-time graduation application submission for the Fall 2025 term is Friday, October 3, 2025.
10. Fall midterm grading opens on Monday, October 6, 2025.
11. Fall midterm grading closes on Tuesday, October 21, 2025.
12. The last day to withdraw from Fall 2025 courses without refund and without academic penalty is Saturday, November 1, 2025.
13. Fall final grading opens and Spring registration for degree-seeking students begins on Monday, November 3, 2025.
14. Veterans Day will be observed on Tuesday, November 11, 2025; there will be no classes, and USF offices will be closed.
15. The Thanksgiving holiday will be observed on Thursday, November 27, 2025, and Friday, November 28, 2025; there will be no classes, and USF offices will be closed.
16. Test Free Week will occur from Monday, December 1, 2025, to Friday, December 5, 2025.
17. The last day of Fall 2025 classes is Friday, December 5, 2025.
18. Fall Final Exam Week will be held from Saturday, December 6, 2025, to Thursday, December 11, 2025.
19. The Fall 2025 term ends on Thursday, December 11, 2025.
20. The last day to apply to graduate for the Fall 2025 term is Thursday, December 11, 2025.
21. Fall Commencement will be held from Friday, December 12, 2025, to Sunday, December 14, 2025.
22. Fall final grading closes on Tuesday, December 16, 2025.
23. Fall grades become visible in Student Self-Service on Friday, December 19, 2025.
24. The Non-Degree and Senior Audit application deadline for Spring 2026 is Monday, December 22, 2025.
25. Christmas Day will be observed on Thursday, December 25, 2025; there will be no classes, and USF offices will be closed.

USF Academic Calendar Spring 2026

1. Wintersession classes will begin on Monday, December 15, 2025.
2. Wintersession drop/add ends on Thursday, December 18, 2025.
3. The last day to withdraw from Wintersession classes without refund and without academic penalty is Tuesday, December 30, 2025.
4. New Year’s Day will be observed on Thursday, January 1, 2026; there will be no classes, and USF offices will be closed.
5. Spring State Employee Registration will take place on Thursday, January 8, 2026, at 5:00 p.m.
6. The last day to register for Spring 2026 classes without a late registration fee penalty is Friday, January 9, 2026.
7. Wintersession classes end on Friday, January 9, 2026.
8. Spring 2026 classes will begin on Monday, January 12, 2026.
9. Spring drop/add ends, the tuition payment deadline occurs, and the last day to submit Spring residency reclassification applications is Friday, January 16, 2026.
10. Winter Intersession grades are due on Friday, January 16, 2026.
11. The deadline for Spring senior citizen audit registration worksheets and the last day to change majors for the Spring 2026 term is Friday, January 16, 2026.
12. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day will be observed on Monday, January 19, 2026; there will be no classes, and USF offices will be closed.
13. The first day to apply online to graduate in the Summer 2026 term is Sunday, February 1, 2026.
14. Spring midterm grading opens on Monday, February 16, 2026.
15. The deadline for on-time graduation application submission for the Spring 2026 term is Friday, February 20, 2026.
16. Spring midterm grading closes on Tuesday, March 3, 2026.
17. Spring final grading opens on Monday, March 9, 2026.
18. USF Spring Break 2026 will take place from Monday, March 16, 2026, to Sunday, March 22, 2026.
19. The last day to withdraw from Spring 2026 courses without refund and without academic penalty is Saturday, March 28, 2026.
20. Summer and Fall 2026 registration begins for degree-seeking students on Monday, March 30, 2026.
21. The Non-Degree and Senior Audit application deadline for Summer Sessions A & C and Non-Degree registration for Summer and Fall terms will be on Monday, April 27, 2026.
22. The last day of Spring 2026 classes, Test Free Week, and the last day to apply to graduate for the Spring 2026 term is Friday, May 1, 2026.
23. Final Exam Week for Spring 2026 will be held from Saturday, May 2, 2026, through Thursday, May 7, 2026.
24. The Spring 2026 term ends on Thursday, May 7, 2026.
25. Spring Commencement will be held from Thursday, May 7, 2026, through Sunday, May 10, 2026.
26. Spring final grading closes on Tuesday, May 12, 2026.
27. Spring grades become visible in Student Self-Service on Friday, May 15, 2026.
28. Spring grades will be visible on Student Self-Service (formerly OASIS) on Friday, May 15, 2026.

USF Academic Calendar Summer 2026

1. Maymester classes will begin on Monday, May 11, 2026.
2. The drop/add period for Maymester will end on Thursday, May 14, 2026.
3. Friday, May 15, 2026, is the last day to register for Summer Sessions A and C without incurring a late registration fee.
4. Summer Sessions A and C, along with the College of Nursing Alternative Calendar Courses, will begin on Monday, May 18, 2026.
5. The drop/add period for Summer Sessions A and C, including the College of Nursing Alternative Calendar Courses, will end on Friday, May 22, 2026.
6. Friday, May 22, 2026, is also the last day to submit Summer residency reclassification applications.
7. The deadline to submit senior citizen audit registration worksheets for Summer Sessions A and C is Friday, May 22, 2026.
8. Friday, May 22, 2026, is the final day to change a major for the Summer 2026 term.
9. Memorial Day will be observed on Monday, May 25, 2026; there will be no classes, and USF offices will be closed.
10. Midterm grading for Summer Session A will open on Tuesday, May 26, 2026.
11. Tuesday, May 26, 2026, is the last day to withdraw from Maymester courses without a refund and without academic penalty.
12. Final grading for Maymester courses will open on Friday, May 29, 2026.
13. Maymester classes will end on Friday, June 5, 2026.
14. Monday, June 8, 2026, is the application deadline for Non-Degree and Senior Audit students for Summer Session B.
15. Midterm grading for Summer Session A will close on Tuesday, June 9, 2026.
16. Grades for Maymester courses are due on Friday, June 12, 2026.
17. The last day to withdraw from Summer Session A without a refund and without academic penalty is Saturday, June 13, 2026.
18. Juneteenth will be observed on Friday, June 19, 2026; there will be no classes, and USF offices will be closed.
19. Midterm grading for Summer Session C will open on Monday, June 22, 2026.
20. Summer Session A classes will end on Friday, June 26, 2026.
21. Friday, June 26, 2026, is also the last day to register for Summer Session B without a late registration fee.
22. The deadline for on-time graduation application submission for Summer 2026 is Friday, June 26, 2026.
23. Summer Session B classes will begin on Monday, June 29, 2026.
24. Midterm grading for Summer Session C will close on Tuesday, June 30, 2026.
25. The first day to apply online to graduate in Fall 2026 is Wednesday, July 1, 2026.
26. Independence Day will be observed on Friday, July 3, 2026; there will be no classes, and USF offices will be closed.
27. The drop/add period for Summer Session B will end on Friday, July 3, 2026; this is also the last day to drop without incurring fee liability.
28. The deadline to submit senior citizen audit registration worksheets for Summer Session B is Friday, July 3, 2026.
29. The last day to withdraw from Summer Session C without a refund and without academic penalty is Saturday, July 4, 2026.
30. Final grading for Summer Sessions A and C will open on Monday, July 6, 2026.
31. Midterm grading for Summer Session B will open on Monday, July 13, 2026.
32. Summer Session D classes will begin on Monday, July 13, 2026.
33. The last day to withdraw from College of Nursing Alternative Calendar Courses without a refund is Tuesday, July 14, 2026.
34. The drop/add period for Summer Session D will end on Thursday, July 16, 2026; this is also the last day to drop without incurring fee liability.
35. Midterm grading for Summer Session B will close on Tuesday, July 21, 2026.
36. Summer Session C classes will end on Friday, July 24, 2026.
37. The last day to withdraw from Summer Session B without a refund and without academic penalty is Saturday, July 25, 2026.
38. Canvas will open for all remaining final Summer grade submissions on Monday, July 27, 2026.
39. The last day to withdraw from Summer Session D without a refund and without academic penalty is Tuesday, July 28, 2026.
40. Summer Sessions B and D will end on Friday, August 7, 2026.
41. Friday, August 7, 2026, is also the final day of the Summer 2026 term.
42. The last day to apply to graduate for the Summer 2026 term is Friday, August 7, 2026.
43. Summer Commencement will be held from Saturday, August 8, 2026, to Sunday, August 9, 2026.
44. Final grading for Summer Sessions A, B, C, and D will close on Monday, August 11, 2026.
45. Summer grades will be visible on Student Self-Service (formerly OASIS) on Friday, August 14, 2026.

For more on the USF Academic Calendar 2025-2026, visit the University of South Florida Calendar website.