We have provided you with UChicago 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.
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UChicago Academic Calendar 2026–2027
Autumn 2025
| Date | Event/Deadline |
|---|
| Monday, September 29 | Autumn Quarter Begins |
| Monday, November 24 – Friday, November 28 | Thanksgiving Break |
| Saturday, December 6 – Monday, December 8 | College Reading Period |
| Tuesday, December 9 – Friday, December 12 | College Final Exams |
| Saturday, December 13 | Autumn Quarter Ends |
2025–2026 Academic Year
Summer 2025
| Date | Event/Deadline |
|---|
| Monday, June 16 | Summer Quarter Begins |
| Thursday, June 19 | Juneteenth |
| Friday, July 4 | Independence Day |
| Saturday, August 23 | Summer Quarter Ends |
| Monday, August 25 | September Term Begins |
| Monday, September 1 | Labor Day |
| Friday, September 12 | September Term Ends |
Autumn 2025
| Date | Event/Deadline |
|---|
| Monday, September 29 | Autumn Quarter Begins |
| Monday, November 24 – Friday, November 28 | Thanksgiving Break |
| Saturday, December 6 – Monday, December 8 | College Reading Period |
| Tuesday, December 9 – Friday, December 12 | College Final Exams |
| Saturday, December 13 | Autumn Quarter Ends |
Winter 2026
| Date | Event/Deadline |
|---|
| Monday, January 5 | Winter Quarter Begins |
| Monday, January 19 | Martin Luther King, Jr. Day |
| Saturday, March 7 – Monday, March 9 | College Reading Period |
| Tuesday, March 10 – Friday, March 13 | College Final Exams |
| Saturday, March 14 | Winter Quarter Ends |
Spring 2026
| Date | Event/Deadline |
|---|
| Monday, March 23 | Spring Quarter Begins |
| Saturday, May 23 – Monday, May 25 | College Reading Period |
| Monday, May 25 | Memorial Day |
| Tuesday, May 26 – Friday, May 29 | College Final Exams |
| Monday, June 1 – Friday, June 5 | College Senior Week |
| Saturday, June 6 | Convocation |
| Saturday, June 6 | Spring Quarter Ends |
2026–2027 Academic Year
Summer 2026
| Date | Event/Deadline |
|---|
| Monday, June 15 | Summer Quarter Begins |
| Friday, June 19 | Juneteenth |
| Friday, July 3 | Independence Day |
| Saturday, August 22 | Summer Quarter Ends |
| Monday, August 24 | September Term Begins |
| Monday, September 7 | Labor Day |
| Friday, September 11 | September Term Ends |
Autumn 2026
| Date | Event/Deadline |
|---|
| Monday, September 28 | Autumn Quarter Begins |
| Monday, November 23 – Friday, November 27 | Thanksgiving Break |
| Saturday, December 5 – Monday, December 7 | College Reading Period |
| Tuesday, December 8 – Friday, December 11 | College Final Exams |
| Saturday, December 12 | Autumn Quarter Ends |
Winter 2027
| Date | Event/Deadline |
|---|
| Monday, January 4 | Winter Quarter Begins |
| Monday, January 18 | Martin Luther King, Jr. Day |
| Saturday, March 6 – Monday, March 8 | College Reading Period |
| Tuesday, March 9 – Friday, March 12 | College Final Exams |
| Saturday, March 13 | Winter Quarter Ends |
Spring 2027
| Date | Event/Deadline |
|---|
| Monday, March 22 | Spring Quarter Begins |
| Saturday, May 22 – Monday, May 24 | College Reading Period |
| Tuesday, May 25 – Friday, May 28 | College Final Exams |
| Monday, May 31 | Memorial Day |
| Monday, May 31 – Friday, June 4 | College Senior Week |
| Saturday, June 5 | Convocation |
| Saturday, June 5 | Spring Quarter Ends |
2027–2028 Academic Year
Summer 2027
| Date | Event/Deadline |
|---|
| Monday, June 14 | Summer Quarter Begins |
| Friday, June 18 | Juneteenth |
| Monday, July 5 | Independence Day |
| Saturday, August 14 | Summer Quarter Ends |
| Monday, August 16 | September Term Begins |
| Monday, September 6 | Labor Day |
| Friday, September 10 | September Term Ends |
Autumn 2027
| Date | Event/Deadline |
|---|
| Monday, September 27 | Autumn Quarter Begins |
| Monday, November 22 – Friday, November 26 | Thanksgiving Break |
| Saturday, December 4 – Monday, December 6 | College Reading Period |
| Tuesday, December 7 – Friday, December 10 | College Final Exams |
| Saturday, December 11 | Autumn Quarter Ends |
Winter 2028
| Date | Event/Deadline |
|---|
| Monday, January 3 | Winter Quarter Begins |
| Monday, January 17 | Martin Luther King, Jr. Day |
| Saturday, March 4 – Monday, March 6 | College Reading Period |
| Tuesday, March 7 – Friday, March 10 | College Final Exams |
| Saturday, March 11 | Winter Quarter Ends |
Spring 2028
| Date | Event/Deadline |
|---|
| Monday, March 20 | Spring Quarter Begins |
| Saturday, May 20 – Monday, May 22 | College Reading Period |
| Tuesday, May 23 – Friday, May 26 | College Final Exams |
| Monday, May 29 | Memorial Day |
| Monday, May 29 – Friday, June 2 | College Senior Week |
| Saturday, June 3 | Convocation |
| Saturday, June 3 | Spring Quarter Ends |
2028–2029 Academic Year
Summer 2028
| Date | Event/Deadline |
|---|
| Monday, June 12 | Summer Quarter Begins |
| Monday, June 19 | Juneteenth |
| Tuesday, July 4 | Independence Day |
| Saturday, August 19 | Summer Quarter Ends |
| Monday, August 21 | September Term Begins |
| Monday, September 4 | Labor Day |
| Friday, September 15 | September Term Ends |
Autumn 2028
| Date | Event/Deadline |
|---|
| Monday, September 25 | Autumn Quarter Begins |
| Monday, November 20 – Friday, November 24 | Thanksgiving Break |
| Saturday, December 2 – Monday, December 4 | College Reading Period |
| Tuesday, December 5 – Friday, December 8 | College Final Exams |
| Saturday, December 9 | Autumn Quarter Ends |
Winter 2029
| Date | Event/Deadline |
|---|
| Wednesday, January 3 | Winter Quarter Begins |
| Monday, January 15 | Martin Luther King, Jr. Day |
| Saturday, March 3 – Monday, March 5 | College Reading Period |
| Tuesday, March 6 – Friday, March 9 | College Final Exams |
| Saturday, March 10 | Winter Quarter Ends |
Spring 2029
| Date | Event/Deadline |
|---|
| Monday, March 19 | Spring Quarter Begins |
| Saturday, May 19 – Monday, May 21 | College Reading Period |
| Tuesday, May 22 – Friday, May 25 | College Final Exams |
| Monday, May 28 | Memorial Day |
| Monday, May 28 – Friday, June 1 | College Senior Week |
| Saturday, June 2 | Convocation |
| Saturday, June 2 | Spring Quarter Ends |
2029–2030 Academic Year
Summer 2029
| Date | Event/Deadline |
|---|
| Monday, June 11 | Summer Quarter Begins |
| Tuesday, June 19 | Juneteenth |
| Wednesday, July 4 | Independence Day |
| Saturday, August 18 | Summer Quarter Ends |
| Monday, August 20 | September Term Begins |
| Monday, September 3 | Labor Day |
| Friday, September 14 | September Term Ends |
Autumn 2029
| Date | Event/Deadline |
|---|
| Monday, September 24 | Autumn Quarter Begins |
| Monday, November 19 – Friday, November 23 | Thanksgiving Break |
| Saturday, December 1 – Monday, December 3 | College Reading Period |
| Tuesday, December 4 – Friday, December 7 | College Final Exams |
| Saturday, December 8 | Autumn Quarter Ends |
Winter 2030
| Date | Event/Deadline |
|---|
| Monday, January 7 | Winter Quarter Begins |
| Monday, January 21 | Martin Luther King, Jr. Day |
| Saturday, March 9 – Monday, March 11 | College Reading Period |
| Tuesday, March 12 – Friday, March 15 | College Final Exams |
| Saturday, March 16 | Winter Quarter Ends |
Spring 2030
| Date | Event/Deadline |
|---|
| Monday, March 25 | Spring Quarter Begins |
| Saturday, May 25 – Monday, May 27 | College Reading Period |
| Monday, May 27 | Memorial Day |
| Tuesday, May 28 – Friday, May 31 | College Final Exams |
| Monday, June 3 – Friday, June 7 | College Senior Week |
| Saturday, June 8 | Convocation |
| Saturday, June 8 | Spring Quarter Ends |