RIT Academic Calendar 2026-2027

We have provided you with RIT 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.

RIT Academic Calendar

FALL 2025 (Term ID: 2251)
August 25, 2025 (Monday)Day, evening, and online classes begin
First day of Add/Drop period †
August 30Saturday classes begin
September 1 (Monday)Labor Day – University Closed
September 2 (Tuesday)Last day of Add/Drop period †
September 3 (Wednesday)First day to drop from classes with a grade of “W”
September 1421-Day Enrollment Reporting (Census Date)
October 13-14Fall Break – No Classes
November 7 (Friday)Last day to drop from classes with a grade of “W”
November 26No classes – University closes at 2 p.m.
November 27-28Thanksgiving Holiday – University closed
December 8 (Monday)Last day, evening, and online classes
Last day to apply online for Fall (2251) graduation
December 9 (Tuesday)Reading Day
Dec. 10,11,12,15,16,17Final exams
December 19 (Friday)Final grades due
Dec. 20 – Jan. 11Break between Fall Semester and Spring Semester
Dec. 25 – Jan. 2RIT Designated Employee Holidays
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SPRING 2026 (Term ID: 2255)
January 12, 2026 (Monday)Day, evening, and online classes begin
First day of Add/Drop period †
January 17Saturday classes begin
January 19 (Monday)Martin Luther King Jr. Day – No classes
January 20 (Tuesday)Last day of Add/Drop period †
January 21 (Wednesday)First day to drop from classes with a grade of “W”
February 121-Day Enrollment Reporting (Census Date)
March 8-15Spring Break – No Classes
April 1 (Wednesday)Last day to apply for graduation and have name in Commencement Book
April 3 (Friday)Last day to drop from classes with a grade of “W”
April 27 (Monday)Last day, evening, and online classes
Last day to apply online for Spring (2255) graduation
April 28 (Tuesday)Reading Day
Apr. 29,30, May 1,4,5,6Final exams
May 8 (Friday)Final grades due
May 8-9Convocation and Commencement ceremonies
May 10-12Break between Spring Semester and Summer Term
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SUMMER 2026 (Term ID: 2258)
May 13, 2026 (Wednesday)Day, evening, and online classes begin
First day of Add/Drop period †
May 16Saturday classes begin
May 20 (Wednesday)Last day of Add/Drop period †
May 21 (Thursday)First day to drop from classes with a grade of “W”
May 25 (Monday)Memorial Day – University closed
June 19 (Friday)Juneteenth – University closed
July 3 (Friday)Independence Day observed – University closed
July 22 (Wednesday)Last day to drop from classes with a grade of “W”
August 5 (Wednesday)Last day, evening, and online classes
Last day to apply online for Summer (2258) graduation
August 6Reading Day
August 7,10,11Final exams
August 13 (Thursday)Final grades due
August 14-23Break between Summer Term and Fall Semester
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SUMMER 2026: Short Session 1
May 13, 2026 (Wednesday)Day, evening, and online classes begin
First day of Add/Drop period
May 18 (Monday)Last day of Add/Drop period
May 19 (Tuesday)First day to drop from classes with a grade of “W”
May 25 (Monday)Memorial Day – University closed
June 18 (Thursday)Last day to drop from classes with a grade of “W”
June 19 (Friday)Juneteenth – University closed
June 24 (Wednesday)Last day, evening, and online classes
June 25-26Final exams
June 29 (Monday)Final grades due
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SUMMER 2026: Short Session 2
June 29, 2026 (Monday)Day, evening, and online classes begin
First day of Add/Drop period
July 3 (Friday)Independence Day observed – University closed
July 6 (Monday)Last day to Add/Drop classes
July 7 (Tuesday)First day to drop from classes with a grade of “W”
July 29 (Wednesday)Last day to drop from classes with a grade of “W”
August 5 (Wednesday)Last day, evening, and online classes
August 6Reading Day
August 7,10,11Final exams
August 13 (Thursday)Final grades due
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† The Add/Drop period is the first seven class days of the Fall, Spring, and full Summer terms, excluding Sundays and holidays.

Last updated: 11/21/2025

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