We have provided you with SCAD Academic Calendar for 2026-2027 academic session, this is to help you to know the various activities that will take place in the school.
The arrangement of terms and sessions is the sole foundation for a regular academic calendar. For each academic career at the academic institution, you must specify at least one academic calendar. Consequently, the number of academic calendars can equal the number of academic careers. Within each term of an academic career, you must provide the deadlines for dropping, withdrawing, and canceling for each session. It is possible to establish separate milestone dates for each academic career, as each academic career within a university has its own academic calendar.
In order to be associated with a traditional academic calendar, a student must be enrolled in a term during their academic career, linking them to the appropriate academic calendar. The student’s academic curriculum is consequently determined by the dates on the academic calendar corresponding to that academic career and term combination. Academic calendars are necessary to activate the term. To define traditional academic calendars based on the term and session structure, you should utilize the Academic Calendar component.
SCAD Academic Calendar
Table of Interests
Winter 2026 – Summer 2027
WINTER 2026
Quarter Start
Winter quarter begins (Atlanta, Savannah, SCADnow): Jan 5, 2026
Drop/add period (Atlanta, Savannah, SCADnow): Jan 5–9, 2026
Student arrival & check-in (Lacoste): Jan 9, 2026
Winter quarter begins (Lacoste): Jan 12, 2026
Drop/add period (Lacoste): Jan 12–13, 2026
Holidays
Martin Luther King Jr. Day: Jan 19, 2026
MLK Jr. makeup day: Jan 23, 2026
Advising & Registration
Advising for Spring/Summer 2026 begins: Jan 20, 2026
Midterm week begins: Feb 2, 2026
Spring/Summer registration begins: Feb 2, 2026
SCADnow registration begins: Feb 2, 2026
Graduate registration: Feb 5, 2026
Senior registration: Feb 9, 2026
Junior registration: Feb 12, 2026
Sophomore registration: Feb 16, 2026
First-year registration: Feb 19, 2026
Quarter End
Winter quarter ends (Lacoste): Mar 6, 2026
Winter quarter ends (ATL/SAV/SCADnow): Mar 12, 2026
SPRING 2026
Quarter Start
Spring quarter begins (ATL/SAV/SCADnow): Mar 23, 2026
Drop/add (ATL/SAV/SCADnow): Mar 23–27, 2026
Student arrival & check-in (Lacoste): Mar 27, 2026
Spring quarter begins (Lacoste): Mar 30, 2026
Drop/add (Lacoste): Mar 30–31, 2026
Advising & Registration
Advising for Fall 2026 begins: Apr 6, 2026
Midterm week: Apr 20, 2026
Fall 2026 registration begins: Apr 20, 2026
SCADnow registration begins: Apr 20, 2026
Graduate registration: Apr 23, 2026
Senior registration: Apr 27, 2026
Junior registration: Apr 30, 2026
Sophomore registration: May 4, 2026
First-year registration: May 7, 2026
Quarter End
Spring quarter ends (Lacoste): May 22, 2026
Spring quarter ends (ATL/SAV/SCADnow): May 28, 2026
Commencement
May 29–31, 2026 (ATL/SAV/SCADnow)
SUMMER 2026
Quarter Start
Summer quarter begins (ATL/SAV/SCADnow): Jun 15, 2026
Drop/add (ATL/SAV/SCADnow): Jun 15–22, 2026
Holidays & Events
Juneteenth: Jun 19, 2026
Student arrival & check-in (Lacoste): Jun 19, 2026
Summer quarter begins (Lacoste): Jun 22, 2026
Drop/add (Lacoste): Jun 22–23, 2026
Independence Day observed: Jul 3, 2026
Independence Day: Jul 4, 2026
Midterm & Sessions
Midterm week: Jul 13, 2026
Bastille Day (Lacoste): Jul 14, 2026
First five-week session ends: Jul 16, 2026
Bastille make-up day: Jul 17, 2026
Second five-week session begins: Jul 20, 2026
Drop/add second five-week session: Jul 20–24, 2026
Quarter End
Summer quarter ends (Lacoste): Aug 14, 2026
Summer quarter ends (ATL/SAV/SCADnow): Aug 20, 2026
FALL 2026
Quarter Start
Fall quarter begins (ATL/SAV/SCADnow): Sept 14, 2026
Drop/add (ATL/SAV/SCADnow): Sept 14–18, 2026
Student arrival & check-in (Lacoste): Sept 18, 2026
Fall quarter begins (Lacoste): Sept 21, 2026
Drop/add (Lacoste): Sept 21–22, 2026
Advising & Registration
Advising for Winter 2027 begins: Sept 28, 2026
Midterm week: Oct 12, 2026
Winter 2027 registration begins: Oct 12, 2026
SCADnow registration begins: Oct 12, 2026
Graduate registration: Oct 15, 2026
Senior registration: Oct 19, 2026
Junior registration: Oct 22, 2026
Sophomore registration: Oct 26, 2026
First-year registration: Oct 29, 2026
Quarter End
Fall quarter ends (Lacoste): Nov 13, 2026
Fall quarter ends (ATL/SAV/SCADnow): Nov 19, 2026
WINTER 2027
Quarter Start
Winter quarter begins (ATL/SAV/SCADnow): Jan 4, 2027
Drop/add (ATL/SAV/SCADnow): Jan 4–8, 2027
Student arrival & check-in (Lacoste): Jan 8, 2027
Winter quarter begins (Lacoste): Jan 11, 2027
Drop/add (Lacoste): Jan 11–12, 2027
Holidays
Martin Luther King Jr. Day: Jan 18, 2027
MLK makeup day: Jan 22, 2027
Advising & Registration
Advising for Spring/Summer 2027 begins: Jan 19, 2027
Midterm week: Feb 1, 2027
Spring/Summer registration begins: Feb 1, 2027
SCADnow registration begins: Feb 1, 2027
Graduate registration: Feb 4, 2027
Senior registration: Feb 8, 2027
Junior registration: Feb 11, 2027
Sophomore registration: Feb 15, 2027
First-year registration: Feb 18, 2027
Quarter End
Winter quarter ends (Lacoste): Mar 5, 2027
Winter quarter ends (ATL/SAV/SCADnow): Mar 11, 2027
SPRING 2027
Quarter Start
Spring quarter begins (ATL/SAV/SCADnow): Mar 22, 2027
Drop/add (ATL/SAV/SCADnow): Mar 22–26, 2027
Student arrival (Lacoste): Mar 26, 2027
Spring quarter begins (Lacoste): Mar 29, 2027
Drop/add (Lacoste): Mar 29–30, 2027
Advising & Registration
Advising for Fall 2027 begins: Apr 5, 2027
Midterm week: Apr 19, 2027
Fall 2027 registration begins: Apr 19, 2027
SCADnow registration begins: Apr 19, 2027
Graduate registration: Apr 22, 2027
Senior registration: Apr 26, 2027
Junior registration: Apr 29, 2027
Sophomore registration: May 3, 2027
First-year registration: May 6, 2027
Quarter End
Spring quarter ends (Lacoste): May 21, 2027
Spring quarter ends (ATL/SAV/SCADnow): May 27, 2027
Commencement
May 28–30, 2027
SUMMER 2027
Quarter Start
Summer quarter begins (ATL/SAV/SCADnow): Jun 14, 2027
Drop/add (ATL/SAV/SCADnow): Jun 14–21, 2027
Student arrival (Lacoste): Jun 18, 2027
Holidays
Juneteenth observed: Jun 18, 2027
Juneteenth: Jun 19, 2027
Lacoste
Summer quarter begins: Jun 21, 2027
Drop/add: Jun 21–22, 2027
Independence Day
Observed: Jul 5, 2027
Makeup day: Jul 9, 2027
Midterm & Sessions
Midterm week: Jul 12, 2027
Bastille Day: Jul 14, 2027
First five-week session ends: Jul 15, 2027
Bastille makeup day: Jul 16, 2027
Second five-week session begins: Jul 19, 2027
Drop/add second session: Jul 19–23, 2027
Quarter End
Summer quarter ends (Lacoste): Aug 13, 2027
Summer quarter ends (ATL/SAV/SCADnow): Aug 19, 2027