PSU Academic Calendar for 2026-2027

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An academic calendar is a well-organized schedule that covers all the important events and milestones throughout an academic year.

It includes things like exam dates, the much-anticipated spring break or reading week, and the last day of the semester. Academic calendars can be presented in two ways: you can look at the details for each semester, or you can view the whole academic year in one calendar.

Important Dates – Winter 2026

Schedule of Classes

• October 27, 2025 – Schedule of Classes available online

Priority Registration

• November 3, 2025 – Group A

• November 5, 2025 – Group V

• November 10, 2025 – Group B

• November 10, 2025 – New & Continuing Graduates

• November 12, 2025 – Group C

• November 12, 2025 – Continuing Seniors

• November 17, 2025 – New & Continuing Postbacs

• November 19, 2025 – Continuing Juniors

• November 21, 2025 – Continuing Sophomores

• November 24, 2025 – Continuing Freshmen

• November 24, 2025 – Group D

• December 15, 2025 – All Non-Degree Students

Newly Admitted Freshmen & Transfers:

• Register at Orientation

Special Priority Groups:

• Group A – DRC with Select Accommodations

• Group V – Veterans

• Group B – Athletes, University Studies Mentors, COE Grant-Funded

• Group C – TRiO, Multicultural Retention, Honors, Portland Teachers Program, LSAMP, Portland Scholars

• Group D – OCNE

Academic Calendar – Winter/Spring 2026

• January 5, 2026 – Classes begin

• January 7, 2026 – Orthodox Christmas

• January 11, 2026 – Last day to drop with 100% refund / Last day to add courses online

• January 14, 2026 – Last day to pay account balance in full or enroll in payment plan (1st installment)

• January 16, 2026 – Last day to add with instructor approval

• January 18, 2026 – Last day to adjust enrollment for financial aid purposes / Last day to drop with 70% refund / Last day to drop without a “W” / Last day to waive student health insurance

• January 19, 2026 – Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (University Closed)

• January 25, 2026 – Last day to withdraw with 40% refund

• February 1, 2026 – Last day to withdraw with 20% refund

• February 6, 2026 – Last day to pay 2nd payment plan installment

• February 15, 2026 – Maha Shivaratri

• February 17, 2026 – Beginning of Ramadan

• February 18, 2026 – Ash Wednesday / Beginning of Lent

• February 22, 2026 – Last day to change grading option / Last day to withdraw from a course

• February 23, 2026 – Online grading opens for faculty / Beginning of Lent – Orthodox

• March 2, 2026 – Purim begins

• March 3, 2026 – Purim ends

• March 4, 2026 – Holi

• March 6, 2026 – Last day to pay 3rd payment plan installment

• March 15, 2026 – Classes end

• March 16, 2026 – Final Exams begin

• March 18, 2026 – End of Ramadan

• March 20, 2026 – Eid al-Fitr (End of Ramadan)

• March 21, 2026 – Date of Degree Conferral

• March 24, 2026 – Deadline for submitting final grades (Online grading closes at 5:00 pm)

• March 25, 2026 – Grades available online

• April 2, 2026 – End of Lent

• April 11, 2026 – End of Lent – Orthodox

Important Dates – Spring 2026

Schedule of Classes

• February 2, 2026 – Schedule of Classes available online

Priority Registration

• February 9, 2026 – Group A

• February 11, 2026 – Group V

• February 16, 2026 – Group B

• February 16, 2026 – New & Continuing Graduates

• February 18, 2026 – Group C

• February 18, 2026 – Continuing Seniors

• February 23, 2026 – New & Continuing Postbacs

• February 25, 2026 – Continuing Juniors

• March 2, 2026 – Continuing Sophomores

• March 4, 2026 – Continuing Freshmen

• March 4, 2026 – Group D

• March 9, 2026 – All Non-Degree Students

Special Priority Groups:

• Group A – DRC with Select Accommodations

• Group V – Veterans

• Group B – Athletes, University Studies Mentors, COE Grant-Funded

• Group C – TRiO, Multicultural Retention, Honors, Portland Teachers Program, LSAMP, Portland Scholars

• Group D – OCNE

Academic Calendar – Spring/Summer 2026

• March 26, 2026 – Ram Navami

• March 30, 2026 – Classes begin / Cesar Chavez – Dolores Huerta Day (University Open)

• April 1, 2026 – Passover begins

• April 3, 2026 – Good Friday

• April 5, 2026 – Last day to add courses online / Easter / Last day to drop with 100% refund

• April 6, 2026 – Last day to pay account balance in full or enroll in the payment plan (1st installment)

• April 9, 2026 – Passover ends

• April 10, 2026 – Last day to add with instructor approval / Orthodox Good Friday

• April 12, 2026 – Last day to waive student health insurance / Last day to drop without a “W” / Last day to drop with 70% refund / Last day to adjust enrollment for financial aid purposes

• April 13, 2026 – Orthodox Easter

• April 15, 2026 – Lailat al Qadr

• April 19, 2026 – Last day to withdraw with 40% refund

• April 26, 2026 – Last day to withdraw with 20% refund

• May 6, 2026 – Last day to pay 2nd payment plan installment

• May 17, 2026 – Last day to change grading option / Last day to withdraw from a course

• May 18, 2026 – Online grading opens for faculty

• May 21, 2026 – Shavuot begins

• May 23, 2026 – Shavuot ends

• May 25, 2026 – Memorial Day (University Closed)

• May 26, 2026 – Eid al-Adha begins

• May 27, 2026 – Eid al-Adha ends

• June 6, 2026 – Last day to pay 3rd payment plan installment

• June 7, 2026 – Classes end

• June 8, 2026 – Final Exams begin

• June 13, 2026 – Date of Degree Conferral

• June 16, 2026 – Deadline for submitting final grades (Online grading closes at 5:00 pm)

• June 17, 2026 – Grades available online

• June 19, 2026 – Juneteenth (University Closed)

Priority Registration – Newly Admitted Freshmen & Transfers:

• Newly admitted undergraduate students register at Orientation

Important Dates – Summer 2026

Schedule of Classes

• April 20, 2026 – Schedule of Classes available online

Priority Registration

• April 27, 2026 – Group A

• April 29, 2026 – Group V

• May 4, 2026 – Registration begins for all students

Special Priority Groups:

• April 27, 2026 – Group A: DRC with Select Accommodations

• April 29, 2026 – Group V: Veterans

• May 4, 2026 – Summer registration opens for all students

Summer Session

• June 16, 2026 – Muharram (Al Hijri New Year) begins

• June 22, 2026 – Summer session begins / Online grading opens for faculty

Summer Term Add, Drop, Withdraw & Grade Option Change Periods

Notes:

• 1st Week, 2nd Week, etc. refers to Mon-Sun, regardless of the day your course begins.

• Partial-week courses are rounded up. 1-4 day courses = 1 week; 1.5 week course = 2 weeks, etc.

• Grade option changes are not available online during the summer term; must go through the Office of the Registrar.

Holidays & Key Dates

• July 3, 2026 – Independence Day (University Closed)

• July 5, 2026 – Last day to waive student health insurance / Last day to adjust enrollment for financial aid purposes

• July 6, 2026 – Last day to pay account balance in full or enroll in the payment plan (1st installment)

• July 15, 2026 – Muharram ends

• July 19, 2026 – 4-Week Session ends

• July 21, 2026 – 1-4 Week Courses: Online grading closes at 5:00 pm

• July 22, 2026 – 1-4 Week Courses: Students may view grades online

• August 6, 2026 – Last day to pay 2nd payment plan installment

• August 15, 2026 – Assumption

• August 16, 2026 – 8-Week Session ends

• August 18, 2026 – 5-8 Week Courses: Deadline for submitting final grades (Online grading closes at 5:00 pm)

• August 19, 2026 – 5-8 Week Courses: Students may view grades online

• August 25, 2026 – Mawlid al-Nabi begins

• August 26, 2026 – Mawlid al-Nabi ends

• August 29, 2026 – Date of Degree Conferral

• August 30, 2026 – 10-Week Session ends

• September 1, 2026 – 9-10 Week Courses: Deadline for submitting final grades (Online grading closes at 5:00 pm)

• September 2, 2026 – 9-10 Week Courses: Students may view grades online

• September 4, 2026 – Janmashtami

• September 6, 2026 – Last day to pay 3rd payment plan installment

• September 7, 2026 – Labor Day (University Closed)

• September 20, 2026 – Final Summer Session ends

• September 22, 2026 – 11-13 Week Courses: Deadline for submitting final grades (Online grading closes at 5:00 pm)

• September 23, 2026 – 11-13 Week Courses: Students may view grades online

Important Dates – Fall 2026 Holidays & Observances

• Rosh Hashanah Begins: 09/11/2026

• Rosh Hashanah Ends: 09/13/2026

• Yom Kippur Begins: 09/20/2026

• Yom Kippur Ends: 09/21/2026

• Sukkot Begins: 09/25/2026

• Shemini Atzeret Begins: 10/02/2026

• Sukkot Ends: 10/02/2026

• Simchat Torah Begins: 10/03/2026

• Simchat Torah Ends: 10/04/2026

• Shemini Atzeret Ends: 10/04/2026

• Navaratri/Dassehra Begins: 10/11/2026

• All Saints Day: 11/01/2026

• Diwali: 11/08/2026

• Navaratri/Dassehra Ends: 11/21/2026

• Hanukkah Begins: 12/04/2026

• Hanukkah Ends: 12/12/2026

• Christmas Day: 12/25/2026

Important Dates –Winter 2027 Holidays & Observances

• Orthodox Christmas: 01/07/2027

• Beginning of Ramadan: 02/07/2027

• Beginning of Lent: 02/10/2027

• Ash Wednesday: 02/10/2027

• Laylat al Qadr: 03/05/2027

• Maha Shivaratri: 03/05/2027

• End of Ramadan: 03/08/2027

• Eid al-Fitr (End of Ramadan): 03/09/2027

• Beginning of Lent – Orthodox: 03/15/2027

• Purim Begins: 03/22/2027

• Holi: 03/22/2027

• Purim Ends: 03/23/2027

Important Dates – Summer 2027 Holidays & Observances

• Good Friday: 03/26/2027

• Easter: 03/28/2027

• Ram Navami: 04/15/2027

• Passover Begins: 04/21/2027

• Passover Ends: 04/29/2027

• Orthodox Good Friday: 04/30/2027

• Orthodox Easter: 05/02/2027

• Eid al-Adha Begins: 05/16/2027

• Eid al-Adha Ends: 05/17/2027

• Shavuot Begins: 06/10/2027

• Shavuot Ends: 06/12/2027

Important Dates – Summer 2027 Holidays & Observances

• Muharram (Al Hijri New Year) Begins: 06/06/2027

• Muharram (Al Hijri New Year) Ends: 07/04/2027

• Assumption: 08/15/2027

• Janmashtami: 08/25/2027