Ball State Academic Calendar 2026-2027
We have provided you with Ball State 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.
Ball State Academic Calendar 2026-2027
Table of Interests
Fall 2026
August 24 | University classes for the Fall Semester begin
September 7 | Labor Day – no classes
October 12-13 | Fall break – no classes
October 12-13 | Fall break – no classes
November 25–29 | No classes, University administrative offices close at noon Wednesday.
November 25–29 | No classes, University administrative offices close at noon Wednesday.
November 25–29 | No classes, University administrative offices close at noon Wednesday.
November 25–29 | No classes, University administrative offices close at noon Wednesday.
November 25–29 | No classes, University administrative offices close at noon Wednesday.
December 7 | Last meeting day for regular classes
December 8-11 | Final Examination Period
December 8-11 | Final Examination Period
December 8-11 | Final Examination Period
December 8-11 | Final Examination Period
December 11 | Fall Semester Ends
December 12, 2026–January 10, 2027 | Semester Break
December 12 | December Commencement
December 12, 2026–January 10, 2027 | Semester Break
December 12, 2026–January 10, 2027 | Semester Break
December 12, 2026–January 10, 2027 | Semester Break
December 12, 2026–January 10, 2027 | Semester Break
December 12, 2026–January 10, 2027 | Semester Break
December 12, 2026–January 10, 2027 | Semester Break
December 12, 2026–January 10, 2027 | Semester Break
December 12, 2026–January 10, 2027 | Semester Break
December 12, 2026–January 10, 2027 | Semester Break
December 12, 2026–January 10, 2027 | Semester Break
December 12, 2026–January 10, 2027 | Semester Break
December 12, 2026–January 10, 2027 | Semester Break
December 12, 2026–January 10, 2027 | Semester Break
December 12, 2026–January 10, 2027 | Semester Break
December 12, 2026–January 10, 2027 | Semester Break
December 12, 2026–January 10, 2027 | Semester Break
December 12, 2026–January 10, 2027 | Semester Break
December 12, 2026–January 10, 2027 | Semester Break
December 12, 2026–January 10, 2027 | Semester Break
December 12, 2026–January 10, 2027 | Semester Break
December 12, 2026–January 10, 2027 | Semester Break
December 12, 2026–January 10, 2027 | Semester Break
December 12, 2026–January 10, 2027 | Semester Break
December 12, 2026–January 10, 2027 | Semester Break
December 12, 2026–January 10, 2027 | Semester Break
December 12, 2026–January 10, 2027 | Semester Break
December 12, 2026–January 10, 2027 | Semester Break
December 12, 2026–January 10, 2027 | Semester Break
Spring 2026
January 5 | University classes for Spring Semester begin.
January 19 | Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Celebration – no classes, University administrative offices closed.
March 1–8 | Spring Break, University administrative offices open March 2-March 6
March 1–8 | Spring Break, University administrative offices open March 2-March 6
March 1–8 | Spring Break, University administrative offices open March 2-March 6
March 1–8 | Spring Break, University administrative offices open March 2-March 6
March 1–8 | Spring Break, University administrative offices open March 2-March 6
March 1–8 | Spring Break, University administrative offices open March 2-March 6
March 1–8 | Spring Break, University administrative offices open March 2-March 6
March 1–8 | Spring Break, University administrative offices open March 2-March 6
March 9 | Classes Resume
April 25 | Final Examination day for Saturday classes
April 27 | Last meeting day for regular classes
April 28–May 1 | Final Examination Period
April 28–May 1 | Final Examination Period
April 28–May 1 | Final Examination Period
April 28–May 1 | Final Examination Period
May 1 | Spring Semester Ends
Spring 2027
January 11 | University classes for Spring Semester begin.
January 18 | Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Celebration – no classes, University administrative offices closed.
February 27–March 7 | Spring Break, University administrative offices open March 1-March 5
February 27–March 7 | Spring Break, University administrative offices open March 1-March 5
February 27–March 7 | Spring Break, University administrative offices open March 1-March 5
February 27–March 7 | Spring Break, University administrative offices open March 1-March 5
February 27–March 7 | Spring Break, University administrative offices open March 1-March 5
February 27–March 7 | Spring Break, University administrative offices open March 1-March 5
February 27–March 7 | Spring Break, University administrative offices open March 1-March 5
February 27–March 7 | Spring Break, University administrative offices open March 1-March 5
February 27–March 7 | Spring Break, University administrative offices open March 1-March 5
April 26 | Last meeting day for regular classes
April 27–April 30 | Final Examination Period
April 27–April 30 | Final Examination Period
April 27–April 30 | Final Examination Period
April 27–April 30 | Final Examination Period
April 30 | Spring Semester Ends
Summer 2026
May 11 | University classes begin for Part of Term 21 (first half term)
May 11 | University classes begin for Part of Term 1 (full summer term)
May 25 | Memorial Day – no classes
June 12 | Part of Term 21 (first half term) ends
June 15 | University classes being for Part of Term 22 (second half term)
June 19 | Juneteenth – no classes. University administrative offices closed
July 3 | Independence Day observance – no classes. University administrative offices closed.
July 17 | Part of Term 1 ends (full semester term)
July 17 | Part of Term 22 (second half term)
Summer 2027
May 17 | University classes begin for Part of Term 1 (full summer term)
May 17 | University classes begin for Part of Term (first half term)
May 31 | Memorial Day – no classes
June 18 | Juneteenth – no classes. University administrative offices closed
June 21 | University classes begin for Part of Term (second half term)
July 5 | Independence Day observance – no classes. University administrative offices closed.
July 23 | Part of Term 1 ends (full semester term)
July 23 | Part of Term ends (second half term)
