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Transylvania uses a modified calendar called a “4-4-1 system.” The academic year is divided into three parts: two regular terms (fall and winter) and a one-month term in May. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A regular term is 14 weeks long, and students normally take four courses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

During the four\u2011week May term<\/a>, students concentrate on one class and often get their first taste of international study. Many May term courses are team-taught and are highly interdisciplinary.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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2025-26 Academic Calendar<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Fall 2026<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
August 26<\/td>Wednesday<\/td>New students arrive on campus \u2013 Move In Day<\/td><\/tr>
August 29-30<\/td>Saturday-Sunday<\/td>Returning students arrive on campus<\/td><\/tr>
August 31<\/td>Monday<\/td>Classes begin<\/td><\/tr>
September 3<\/td>Thursday<\/td>Last day to add a first-half course<\/td><\/tr>
September 8<\/td>Friday<\/td>Last day to add a full-term course
Last day to change a grade option
Tuition Charges become final<\/td><\/tr>
September 7<\/td>Monday<\/td>Labor Day Holiday- No Classes\/Offices Closed<\/td><\/tr>
September 9<\/td>Wednesday<\/td>Last day to drop a first-half course<\/td><\/tr>
September 18<\/td>Friday<\/td>Last day to drop a full-term course<\/td><\/tr>
September 21<\/td>Monday<\/td>Last day to withdraw from a first-half course<\/td><\/tr>
October 9<\/td>Friday<\/td>Midterm Progress Reports Due<\/td><\/tr>
October 12\u201313<\/td>Monday \u2013 Tuesday<\/td>Fall Break<\/td><\/tr>
October 1\u201320<\/td><\/td>May Travel Course Registration<\/td><\/tr>
October 20<\/td>Tuesday<\/td>Second-half courses begin<\/td><\/tr>
October 22<\/td>Thursday<\/td>Last day to add a second-half course<\/td><\/tr>
October 23<\/td>Friday<\/td>Last day to withdraw from a full-term course<\/td><\/tr>
October 27<\/td>Tuesday<\/td>Last day to drop a second-half course<\/td><\/tr>
November 9<\/td>Monday<\/td>Last day to withdraw from a second-half course<\/td><\/tr>
November 3-10<\/td>Wednesday \u2013 Wednesday<\/td>Registration for Winter & May 2027 Terms<\/td><\/tr>
November 24<\/td>Tuesday<\/td>Residence halls close at 6:00 PM for Thanksgiving Break<\/td><\/tr>
November 25-27<\/td>Wednesday \u2013 Friday<\/td>Thanksgiving Holiday<\/td><\/tr>
November 29<\/td>Sunday<\/td>Residence halls open at 10:00 AM<\/td><\/tr>
December 4<\/td>Friday<\/td>Last day of regular classes<\/td><\/tr>
December 7<\/td>Monday<\/td>Reading Day<\/td><\/tr>
December 8-11<\/td>Tuesday \u2013 Friday<\/td>Final Exams<\/td><\/tr>
December 11<\/td> Friday<\/td>Residence halls close at 6:00 PM for Winter Break<\/td><\/tr>
December 15<\/td>Tuesday<\/td>Fall Term Grades Available (after 2pm)<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Winter 2027<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
January 10<\/td>Sunday<\/td>Residence halls re-open at 10:00 AM<\/td><\/tr>
January 11<\/td>Monday<\/td>Classes begin<\/td><\/tr>
January 14<\/td>Thursday<\/td>Last day to add a first-half course<\/td><\/tr>
January 15<\/td>Friday<\/td>Last day to add a full-term course
Last day to change a grade option
Tuition Charges become final<\/td><\/tr>
January 18<\/td>Monday<\/td>Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday \u2013 No Classes\/Offices Closed<\/td><\/tr>
January 19<\/td>Tuesday<\/td>Last day to drop a first-half course<\/td><\/tr>
January 29<\/td>Friday<\/td>Last day to drop a full-term course<\/td><\/tr>
February 19<\/td>Friday<\/td>Midterm Progress Reports Due<\/td><\/tr>
February 23<\/td>Tuesday<\/td>Second-half courses begin<\/td><\/tr>
February 25<\/td>Thursday<\/td>Last day to add a second-half course<\/td><\/tr>
March 1<\/td>Monday<\/td>Last day to drop a second-half course
Incomplete grades from Fall term due<\/td><\/tr>
March 5<\/td>Friday<\/td>Last day to withdraw from a full-term course<\/td><\/tr>
March 12<\/td>Friday<\/td>Residence halls close at 5:00 PM for Spring Break<\/td><\/tr>
March 15 \u2013 19<\/td>Monday \u2013 Friday<\/td>Spring Break<\/td><\/tr>
March 21<\/td>Sunday<\/td>Residence halls re-open at 12:00 PM<\/td><\/tr>
March 24<\/td>Wednesday<\/td>Last day to withdraw from a second-half course<\/td><\/tr>
March 29\u2013April 2<\/td>Monday \u2013 Friday<\/td>Registration for Fall term 2027<\/td><\/tr>
April 16<\/td>Friday<\/td>Last day of regular classes<\/td><\/tr>
April 19<\/td>Monday<\/td>Reading Day<\/td><\/tr>
April 20\u201323<\/td>Tuesday \u2013 Friday<\/td>Final Exams<\/td><\/tr>
April 23<\/td>Friday<\/td>Residence halls close at 6:00 PM for students not enrolled in May term<\/td><\/tr>
April 27<\/td>Tuesday<\/td>Winter Term Grades Available (after 2pm)<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

May 2027<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
April 28<\/td>Wednesday<\/td>Classes begin<\/td><\/tr>
April 29<\/td>Thursday<\/td>Last day to Add\/Drop a course
Last day to change a grade option<\/td><\/tr>
May 6<\/td>Thursday<\/td>Last day to withdraw from a course<\/td><\/tr>
May 25<\/td>Tuesday<\/td>Last day of classes \u2013 Final Exams
Residence halls close at 6:00 PM for non-graduates<\/td><\/tr>
May 29<\/td>Saturday<\/td>Commencement
Residence halls close at 5:00 PM for graduates<\/td><\/tr>
May 31<\/td>Monday<\/td>Memorial Day Holiday \u2013 Offices Closed<\/td><\/tr>
June 1<\/td>Tuesday<\/td>May Term Grades Available (after 2pm)<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Summer 2027<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
June 7<\/td>Monday<\/td>Classes begin<\/td><\/tr>
June 8<\/td>Tuesday<\/td>Last day to Add\/Drop a course
Last day to change a grade option<\/td><\/tr>
June 18<\/td>Friday<\/td>Last day to withdraw from a course<\/td><\/tr>
June 21<\/td>Monday<\/td>Juneteenth Observed – Offices Closed<\/td><\/tr>
July 2<\/td>Friday<\/td>Independence Day Holiday Observed \u2013 Offices Closed<\/td><\/tr>
July 13<\/td>Tuesday<\/td>Last day of classes \u2013 Final Exams<\/td><\/tr>
July 16<\/td>Friday<\/td>Summer Term Grades Available (after 2pm)<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Transylvania uses a modified calendar called a “4-4-1 system.” The academic year is divided into three parts: two regular terms and a one-month term in May.  A regular term is 14 weeks long, and students normally take four courses. During the four\u2011week May term, students concentrate on one class and often get their first taste of international study. Many May term courses are<\/p>\n

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