Duke Academic Calendar 2026-2027
Are you looking for Duke Academic Calendar 2026-2027? I am glad to let you know that the academic calendar is now out and you can do well to check below for the information as regards your school activities.
The academic calendar lists the dates of important academic occasions that take place each academic year and is used by students, teachers, staff, families, and outside organizations as a planning tool and information source. The academic schedule is released once a year, however, it is always subject to change.
Below is the Academic Calendar for: Trinity College of Arts & Sciences, The Pratt School of Engineering, The Nicholas School of the Environment, The Graduate School, The Sanford School of Public Policy, and The School of Nursing.
Summer 2025
Table of Interests
| Date | Day | Event |
|---|---|---|
| February 17 | Monday | Registration begins for all summer sessions |
| May 14 | Wednesday | Summer Term 1 classes begin |
| May 16 | Friday | Drop/Add for Term 1 ends (11:59 PM) |
| May 26 | Monday | Memorial Day holiday. No classes are held |
| June 11 | Wednesday | Last day to withdraw with W from Term 1 classes (undergraduates only) |
| June 19 | Thursday | Juneteenth holiday. No classes are held |
| June 23 | Monday | Term 1 classes end |
| June 24 | Tuesday | Reading period (until 7:00 PM); Term 1 final examinations begin (7:00 PM) |
| June 26 | Thursday | Term 1 final examinations end |
| June 30 | Monday | Summer Term 2 classes begin |
| July 2 | Wednesday | Drop/Add for Term 2 ends (11:59 PM) |
| July 4 | Friday | Independence Day holiday. No classes are held |
| July 28 | Monday | Last day to withdraw with W from Term 2 classes (undergraduates only) |
| August 8 | Friday | Term 2 classes end |
| August 9 | Saturday | Reading period (until 7:00 PM); Term 2 final examinations begin (7:00 PM) |
| August 11 | Monday | Term 2 final examinations end (10:00 PM) |
Fall 2025
| Date | Day | Event |
|---|---|---|
| August 16 | Saturday | New undergraduate student move-in day |
| August 17 – August 22 | Sunday – Friday | New undergraduate student orientation |
| August 19 | Tuesday | New graduate student orientation begins |
| August 24 | Sunday | First-Year Convocation |
| August 25 | Monday | Fall semester classes begin (8:30 AM); Drop/Add continues |
| September 1 | Monday | Labor Day. No classes are held |
| September 5 | Friday | Drop/Add ends (11:59 PM) |
| September 25 – 28 | Thursday – Sunday | Founders’ Weekend. Classes are held Thursday and Friday |
| October 10 | Friday | Last day to report midsemester grades |
| October 10 | Friday | Fall break begins (7:00 PM) |
| October 15 | Wednesday | Classes resume (8:30 AM) |
| October 20 | Monday | Shopping carts open for Spring 2026 |
| October 29 | Wednesday | Registration begins for Spring 2026 |
| November 7 | Friday | Last day to withdraw with W from Fall 2025 classes (undergraduates only) |
| November 10 | Monday | Registration ends for Spring 2026 |
| November 11 | Tuesday | Drop/Add begins for Spring 2026 |
| November 25 | Tuesday | Thanksgiving recess begins (10:30 PM); Graduate classes end |
| November 26 – December 9 | Wednesday – Tuesday | Graduate reading period |
| December 1 | Monday | Undergraduate classes resume (8:30 AM) |
| December 5 | Friday | Undergraduate classes end |
| December 6 – December 9 | Saturday – Tuesday | Undergraduate reading period |
| December 10 | Wednesday | Final examinations begin (9:00 AM) |
| December 15 | Monday | Final examinations end (10:00 PM) |
Spring 2026
| Date | Day | Event |
|---|---|---|
| January 7 | Wednesday | Spring semester begins (8:30 AM). A Monday class schedule is followed (more info). Drop/Add continues |
| January 19 | Monday | Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday. No classes are held |
| January 21 | Wednesday | Drop/Add ends (11:59 PM) |
| February 9 | Monday | Shopping Carts open for Summer 2026 |
| February 16 | Monday | Registration begins for Summer 2026 |
| February 20 | Friday | Last day to report midsemester grades |
| March 6 | Friday | Spring recess begins (7:00 PM) |
| March 16 | Monday | Classes resume (8:30 AM) |
| March 23 | Monday | Shopping Carts open for Fall 2026 |
| March 25 | Wednesday | Last day to withdraw with W from Spring 2026 classes (undergraduates only) |
| April 1 | Wednesday | Registration begins for Fall 2026; Summer registration continues |
| April 4 | Saturday | Optional make-up day (for inclement weather) |
| April 9 | Thursday | Registration ends for Fall 2026; Summer registration continues |
| April 10 | Friday | Drop/Add begins for Fall 2026 |
| April 11 | Saturday | Optional make-up day (for inclement weather) |
| April 15 | Wednesday | Graduate classes end |
| April 16 – 26 | Thursday – Sunday | Graduate reading period |
| April 22 | Wednesday | Undergraduate classes end |
| April 23 – 26 | Thursday – Sunday | Undergraduate reading period |
| April 27 | Monday | Final examinations begin |
| May 2 | Saturday | Final examinations end (10:00 PM) |
| May 8 | Friday | Commencement begins |
| May 10 | Sunday | Graduation exercises; Conferring of degrees |
Summer 2026
| Date | Day | Event |
|---|---|---|
| February 16 | Monday | Registration begins for all summer sessions |
| May 13 | Wednesday | Summer Term 1 classes begin |
| May 15 | Friday | Drop/Add for Term 1 ends (11:59 PM) |
| May 25 | Monday | Memorial Day holiday. No classes are held |
| June 10 | Wednesday | Last day to withdraw with W from Term 1 classes (undergraduates only) |
| June 19 | Friday | Juneteenth holiday. No classes are held |
| June 22 | Monday | Term 1 classes end |
| June 23 | Tuesday | Reading period (until 7:00 PM); Term 1 final examinations begin (7:00 PM) |
| June 25 | Thursday | Term 1 final examinations end |
| June 29 | Monday | Summer Term 2 classes begin |
| July 1 | Wednesday | Drop/Add for Term 2 ends (11:59 PM) |
| July 3 | Friday | Independence Day holiday. No classes are held |
| July 27 | Monday | Last day to withdraw with W from Term 2 classes (undergraduates only) |
| August 7 | Friday | Term 2 classes end |
| August 8 | Saturday | Reading period (until 7:00 PM); Term 2 final examinations begin (7:00 PM) |
| August 10 | Monday | Term 2 final examinations end (10:00 PM) |
University Schedule Committee
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