The UTEP Academic Calendar 2025‑2026 is your definitive playbook for every essential date and deadline from UTEP enrollment and registration windows, tuition payment due dates, and course add/drop periods to campus holidays and final exam schedules.
The University of Texas at El Paso academic calendar allows Miners to lock in UTEP term dates, navigate the UTEP exam schedule, track UTEP registration deadlines, and avoid missing the last day to withdraw without a “W”, ensuring seamless academic and financial planning at UTEP.
UTEP operates on a traditional semester system with flexible summer offerings:
- Fall Semester: A 15‑week term (14 instructional weeks + one finals week), beginning in late August and concluding just before the holiday recess.
- Spring Semester: Mirrors Fall with 15 weeks of instruction plus finals, kicking off after Martin Luther King Jr. Day and wrapping up in early May with a mid‑semester Spring Break to recharge.
- Summer Sessions: Multiple formats Session I (6 weeks), Full Summer Session (12 weeks), and Session II (6 weeks), each with its own registration, add/drop, and fee‑payment deadlines for accelerated study, makeup courses, or lightening your regular‑term load.
Keep the UTEP Academic Calendar 2025‑2026 front and center so you can focus on thriving both in the classroom and across the Mining & Minerals campus.
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UTEP Academic Calendar Fall 2025
- Fall registration begins on Monday, March 24, 2025.
- The last day to clear students on suspension/probation and those with insufficient prerequisites is Friday, August 15, 2025.
- Drops for students with unsatisfactory academic standing, insufficient prerequisites, and prior grades of C in the course occur on Monday, August 18, 2025.
- Financial aid is disbursed on Monday, August 25, 2025.
- UTEP Fall 2025 classes begin on Monday, August 25, 2025.
- The late registration period, during which fees are incurred, runs from Monday, August 25, 2025, to Friday, August 29, 2025.
- The university observes Labor Day and is closed on Monday, September 1, 2025.
- Fall Census Day occurs on Wednesday, September 10, 2025; this is the last day to register for classes, and payments are due by 5:00 p.m.
- The 20th class day is Monday, September 22, 2025; students with payment deadline extensions will be dropped at 5:00 p.m. if arrangements are incomplete.
- The graduation application deadline for degree conferral is Friday, October 3, 2025.
- Freshman midterm grades are due on Wednesday, October 22, 2025.
- The fall drop/withdrawal deadline is Friday, October 31, 2025; student-initiated drops after this date may result in a W or F grade at the faculty’s discretion.
- The deadline to submit candidates’ names for the commencement program is Friday, November 14, 2025.
- The university is closed for Thanksgiving on Thursday, November 27, 2025, and Friday, November 28, 2025.
- The last day of fall classes is Thursday, December 4, 2025.
- Dead Day is observed on Friday, December 5, 2025.
- Fall final examinations take place from Monday, December 8, 2025, to Friday, December 12, 2025.
- Fall commencement ceremonies are held on Saturday, December 13, 2025, and Sunday, December 14, 2025.
- Final grades are due from faculty on Wednesday, December 17, 2025.
- Grades are posted to student records on Thursday, December 18, 2025, and students are notified of their grades and academic standing.
UTEP Academic Calendar Wintermester 2026
- Wintermester registration begins on Tuesday, October 28, 2025.
- Wintermester classes begin, the last day to register occurs, and Census Day takes place on Tuesday, January 6, 2026.
- The Wintermester drop/withdrawal deadline is Tuesday, January 13, 2026; student-initiated drops after this date are permitted but may result in a grade of W or F at the faculty member’s discretion.
- The last day of Wintermester classes is Saturday, January 17, 2026.
- Wintermester final examinations are held on Sunday, January 18, 2026.
For more on the UTEP Academic Calendar 2025-2026, visit the University of Texas at El Paso Calendar website.
