2026-2027 Academic Calendar
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Fall 2026
| Date |
Activity |
| August 14 |
Fall Senior Citizen registration |
| August 16 |
Last day of Fall registration |
| August 17 |
First day of Fall classes Full 16-weeks and First 8-weeks |
| August 28 |
Deadline to request a FERPA hold |
| September 7 |
Labor Day (No Classes/Offices Closed) |
| September 29 |
First 8-week Classes: Last day to drop/withdraw |
| September 30 |
Transcripts with Summer degrees available |
| October 6 - October 7 |
Final Exam Period for First 8-week classes |
| October 8 - October 11 |
Fall Break (No classes/Offices Open) |
| October 12 |
Second 8-week block classes begin |
| October 12 |
First 8-week final grades and 16-week class Mid-term grades due at noon |
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ASK Week |
| November |
Registration for Special Populations for Spring 2027 |
| November 2 |
Early Registration for current and readmitted students for Spring 2027 |
| November |
Spring 2027 regular registration begins |
| November 21- November 29 |
Thanksgiving Holiday (No Classes. Offices Closed Nov. 26-28.) |
| November 19 |
16-week Semester Classes: Last day to drop/withdraw |
| December 1 |
Second 8-week Classes: Last day to drop/withdraw |
| December 3 |
Last day of Fall 16-week semester and Second 8-week classes |
| December 7 - December 10 |
Final Exam Period for 16-weeks & second 8-week classes |
| December 14 |
Final grades for 16-week & second 8-week classes due at noon |
| December 15 |
Fall final grades available on the web for student viewing at 1:00 p.m. |
| December 18 |
Transcripts with Fall grades available |
| December 21 - January 1 |
Winter Break (No Classes/Offices Closed) |
| January 31 |
Transcripts with Fall degrees available |
Spring 2027
| Date |
Activity |
| January 4 |
Offices re-open |
| January 15 |
Spring Senior Citizen registration |
| January 18 |
Spring registration ends |
| January 18 |
Martin Luther King Jr. Day (No Classes/Offices Closed) |
| January 19 |
First day of Spring classes for 16-week & First 8-week |
| January 29 |
Deadline to request a FERPA hold |
| January 30 |
Transcripts with Fall degrees available |
| February 15 |
Presidents' Day (No Classes/Offices Closed) |
| March |
First 8-week Classes: Last day to drop/withdraw |
| March |
First 8-week block last day of classes/final exam period |
| March |
First 8-week final grades due at noon |
| March 24 |
16-week Mid-term grades due at noon |
| March 13- March 21 |
Spring Break (No Classes/Offices Open) |
| March 22 |
Second 8 week block classes begin |
| March |
ASK Week |
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Second 8-week course Mid-term grades due at noon |
| April - April |
Early Registration for special populations, current and readmitted students for Summer
2026 and Fall 2026 |
| April |
Summer 2027 and Fall 2028 regular registration begins |
| April |
16-week Semester Classes: Last day to drop/withdraw |
| April |
Second 8-week classes: Last day to drop/withdraw |
| May 6 |
Last day of Spring classes for 16-week & Second 8-weeks |
| May 8 - May 13 |
Final examination period for 16-week & Second 8-week classes |
| May 14 |
Commencement 2:00 pm West Plains Civic Center |
| May 17 |
Final grades for 16-week & Second 8-week classes due at noon |
| May 18 |
Spring final grades available on the web for student viewing at 1:00 p.m. |
| May 20 |
Transcripts with Spring grades available |
| To be determined |
Transcripts with Spring degrees available |
Summer 2027
| Date |
Activity |
| May 31 |
Memorial Day (Offices Closed) |
| June 4 |
Summer Senior Citizen registration for regular session |
| June 6 |
Summer regular registration ends |
| June 7 |
Summer 8-week and first 4-week sessions begin |
| June 18 |
Deadline to request a FERPA hold |
| June 18 |
Juneteenth National Independence Day (Offices Closed) |
| July 5 |
Independence Day observed (No classes/offices closed) |
| July 23 |
Summer Full 8-week Session Block: Last day to drop/withdraw |
| July 28 |
Last day of Summer classes |
| July 29 - July 30 |
Summer Final Exam Period |
| July 30 |
Last official day of the Summer session |
| August 2 |
Web closes at 12:00 to faculty entry of Summer final grades |
| August 3 |
Summer final grades available on the web for student viewing at 1:00 p.m. |
| August 5 |
Transcripts with Summer degrees available |