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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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2026-27 Academic Calendar<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Fall 2027<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
August 25<\/th>Wednesday<\/td>New students arrive on campus \u2013 Move In Day<\/td><\/tr>
August 28-29<\/th>Saturday – Sunday<\/td>Returning students arrive on campus<\/td><\/tr>
August 30<\/th>Monday<\/td>Classes begin<\/td><\/tr>
September 2<\/th>Thursday<\/td>Last day to add a first-half course<\/td><\/tr>
September 3<\/th>Friday<\/td>Last day to add a full-term course
Last day to change a grade option
Tuition Charges become final<\/td><\/tr>
September 6<\/th>Monday<\/td>Labor Day Holiday- No Classes\/Offices Closed<\/td><\/tr>
September 8<\/th>Wednesday<\/td>Last day to drop a first-half course<\/td><\/tr>
September 17<\/th>Friday<\/td>Last day to drop a full-term course<\/td><\/tr>
September 20<\/th>Monday<\/td>Last day to withdraw from a first-half course<\/td><\/tr>
September 24<\/th>Friday<\/td>May Travel Registration\/Application Due<\/td><\/tr>
October 8<\/th>Friday<\/td>Midterm Progress Reports Due<\/td><\/tr>
October 11-12<\/th>Monday \u2013 Tuesday<\/td>Fall Break<\/td><\/tr>
October 19<\/th>Tuesday<\/td>Second-half courses begin<\/td><\/tr>
October 21<\/th>Thursday<\/td>Last day to add a second-half course<\/td><\/tr>
October 22<\/th>Friday<\/td>Last day to withdraw from a full-term course<\/td><\/tr>
October 25<\/th>Monday<\/td>Last day to drop a second-half course<\/td><\/tr>
November 2<\/th>Tuesday<\/td>Last day to withdraw from a second-half course<\/td><\/tr>
November 3-10<\/th>Wednesday \u2013 Wednesday<\/td>Registration for Winter & May 2028 Terms<\/td><\/tr>
November 24-26<\/th>Wednesday \u2013 Friday<\/td>Thanksgiving Holiday<\/td><\/tr>
December 3<\/th>Friday<\/td>Last day of regular classes<\/td><\/tr>
December 6<\/th>Monday<\/td>Reading Day<\/td><\/tr>
December 7-10<\/th>Tuesday \u2013 Friday<\/td>Final Exams<\/td><\/tr>
December 10<\/th>Friday<\/td>Residence halls close at 6:00 PM for Winter Break<\/td><\/tr>
December 14<\/th>Tuesday<\/td>Fall Term Grades Available (after 2pm)<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Winter 2028<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
January 9<\/th>Sunday<\/td>Residence halls re-open at 10:00 AM<\/td><\/tr>
January 10<\/th>Monday<\/td>Classes begin<\/td><\/tr>
January 13<\/th>Thursday<\/td>Last day to add a first-half course<\/td><\/tr>
January 14<\/th>Friday<\/td>Last day to add a full-term course
Last day to change a grade option
Tuition Charges become final<\/td><\/tr>
January 17<\/th>Monday<\/td>Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday \u2013 No Classes\/Offices Closed<\/td><\/tr>
January 20<\/th>Thursday<\/td>Last day to drop a first-half course<\/td><\/tr>
January 28<\/th>Friday<\/td>Last day to drop a full-term course<\/td><\/tr>
February 18<\/th>Friday<\/td>Midterm Progress Reports Due<\/td><\/tr>
February 22<\/th>Tuesday<\/td>Second-half courses begin<\/td><\/tr>
February 24<\/th>Thursday<\/td>Last day to add a second-half course<\/td><\/tr>
March 1<\/th>Wednesday<\/td>Incomplete grades from Fall term due<\/td><\/tr>
March 2<\/th>Thursday<\/td>Last day to drop a second-half course <\/td><\/tr>
March 3<\/th>Friday<\/td>Last day to withdraw from a full-term course<\/td><\/tr>
March 10<\/th>Friday<\/td>Residence halls close at 5:00 PM for Spring Break<\/td><\/tr>
March 13-17<\/th>Monday \u2013 Friday<\/td>Spring Break<\/td><\/tr>
March 19<\/th>Sunday<\/td>Residence halls re-open at 12:00 PM<\/td><\/tr>
March 22<\/th>Wednesday<\/td>Last day to withdraw from a second-half course<\/td><\/tr>
March 20-24<\/th>Monday \u2013 Friday<\/td>Registration for Fall term 2028<\/td><\/tr>
April 14<\/th>Friday<\/td>Last day of regular classes<\/td><\/tr>
April 17<\/th>Monday<\/td>Reading Day<\/td><\/tr>
April 18-21<\/th>Tuesday \u2013 Friday<\/td>Final Exams<\/td><\/tr>
April 21<\/th>Friday<\/td>Residence halls close at 6:00 PM for students not enrolled in May term<\/td><\/tr>
April 25<\/th>Tuesday<\/td>Winter Term Grades Available (after 2pm)<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

May 2028<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
April 26<\/th>Wednesday<\/td>Classes begin<\/td><\/tr>
April 27<\/th>Thursday<\/td>Last day to Add\/Drop a course
Last day to change a grade option<\/td><\/tr>
May 11<\/th>Thursday<\/td>Last day to withdraw from a course<\/td><\/tr>
May 23<\/th>Tuesday<\/td>Last day of classes \u2013 Final Exams
Residence halls close at 6:00 PM for non-graduates<\/td><\/tr>
May 27<\/th>Saturday<\/td>Commencement
Residence halls close at 5:00 PM for graduates<\/td><\/tr>
May 29<\/th>Monday<\/td>Memorial Day Holiday \u2013 Offices Closed<\/td><\/tr>
May 30<\/th>Tuesday<\/td>May Term Grades Available (after 2pm)<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Summer 2028<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
June 8<\/th>Thursday<\/td>Classes begin<\/td><\/tr>
June 9<\/th>Friday<\/td>Last day to Add\/Drop a course
Last day to change a grade option<\/td><\/tr>
June 20<\/th>Tuesday<\/td>Last day to withdraw from a course<\/td><\/tr>
June 19<\/th>Monday<\/td>Juneteenth Holiday \u2013 Offices Closed<\/td><\/tr>
July 4<\/th>Tuesday<\/td>Independence Day Holiday \u2013 Offices Closed<\/td><\/tr>
July 14<\/th>Friday<\/td>Last day of classes \u2013 Final Exams<\/td><\/tr>
July 18<\/th>Tuesday<\/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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