UIC Academic Calendar 2026-2027 has been displayed on this page to help you know the various activities conducted by the school. Academic calendars serve as tools for defining the significant dates that shape much of the institution’s daily operations.
Each academic calendar includes deadlines for cancellation, withdrawal, and dropping classes, along with other significant dates that vary depending on the type of calendar.
It is important to consider how the dates on academic calendars impact all business operations, such as class registration, tuition reimbursements, and statistical reporting, when creating them. Many of Campus Solutions’ apps use dates from the academic calendar for various business operations
UIC Academic Calendar 2026-2027
Table of Interests
2025-2026
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| Fall Semester 2025 | |
| August 25, M | Instruction begins. |
| September 1, M | Labor Day holiday. No classes. |
| October 17, F | Eight-week Part of Term A ends. |
| October 20, M | Eight-week Part of Term B begins. |
| November 26, W | Student Wellness Day. No Classes.a |
| November 27–28, Th–F | Thanksgiving holiday. No classes. |
| December 5, F | Instruction ends. |
| December 8–12, M–F | Final examinations. |
| December 17, W | Instructor grading deadline for 16-week courses (5 p.m.) |
| December 22, M | Grades available via my.UIC.edu |
| Spring Semester 2026 | |
| January 12, M | Instruction begins. |
| January 19, M | Martin Luther King Jr. Day. No classes. |
| March 6, F | Eight-week Part of Term A ends. |
| March 9, M | Eight-week Part of Term B begins. |
| March 23-27, M-F | Spring vacation. No classes. |
| May 1, F | Instruction ends. |
| May 4-8, M-F | Final examinations. |
| May 13, W | Instructor grading deadline for 16-week courses (5 p.m.) |
| May 18, M | Grades available via my.UIC.edu |
| Summer Sessions 2026 | |
| Summer Session 1 (4-week session) | |
| May 18, M | Instruction begins. |
| May 25, M | Memorial Day holiday. No classes. |
| June 11, Th | Instruction ends for Summer Session 1. |
| June 12, F | Final examinations for Summer Session 1. |
| Summer Session 2 (8-week session) | |
| June 15, M | Instruction begins. |
| June 19, F | Juneteenth holiday. No classes. |
| July 3, F | Independence Day holiday. No classes. |
| August 5, W | Instruction ends for Summer Session 2. |
| August 6-7, Th-F | Final examinations for Summer Session 2. |
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Exceptions for School of Law students; College of Medicine students completing clinical clerkships; College of Pharmacy students completing clinical instruction courses and other students taking those courses. Students should check their syllabus for exceptions.
2026-2027
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| Fall Semester 2026 | |
| August 24, M | Instruction begins. |
| September 7, M | Labor Day holiday. No classes. |
| October 16, F | Eight-week Part of Term A ends. |
| October 19, M | Eight-week Part of Term B begins. |
| November 25, W | Student Wellness Day. No Classes.a |
| November 26–27, Th–F | Thanksgiving holiday. No classes. |
| December 4, F | Instruction ends. |
| December 7–11, M–F | Final examinations. |
| December 16, W | Instructor grading deadline for 16-week courses (5 p.m.) |
| December 21, M | Grades available via my.UIC.edu |
| Spring Semester 2027 | |
| January 11, M | Instruction begins. |
| January 18, M | Martin Luther King Jr. Day. No classes. |
| March 5, F | Eight-week Part of Term A ends. |
| March 8, M | Eight-week Part of Term B begins. |
| March 22-26, M-F | Spring vacation. No classes. |
| April 30, F | Instruction ends. |
| May 3-7, M-F | Final examinations. |
| May 12, W | Instructor grading deadline for 16-week courses (5 p.m.) |
| May 17, M | Grades available via my.UIC.edu |
| Summer Sessions 2027 | |
| Summer Session 1 (4-week session) | |
| May 17, M | Instruction begins. |
| May 31, M | Memorial Day holiday. No classes. |
| June 10, Th | Instruction ends for Summer Session 1. |
| June 11, F | Final examinations for Summer Session 1. |
| Summer Session 2 (8-week session) | |
| June 14, M | Instruction begins. |
| June 18, F | Juneteenth holiday. No classes. |
| July 5, M | Independence Day holiday. No classes. |
| August 4, W | Instruction ends for Summer Session 2. |
| August 5-6, Th-F | Final examinations for Summer Session 2. |
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Exceptions for School of Law students; College of Medicine students completing clinical clerkships; College of Pharmacy students completing clinical instruction courses and other students taking those courses. Students should check their syllabus for exceptions.
2027-2028
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| Fall Semester 2027 | |
| August 23, M | Instruction begins. |
| September 6, M | Labor Day holiday. No classes. |
| October 15, F | Eight-week Part of Term A ends. |
| October 18, M | Eight-week Part of Term B begins. |
| November 24, W | Student Wellness Day. No Classes.a |
| November 25–26, Th–F | Thanksgiving holiday. No classes. |
| December 3, F | Instruction ends. |
| December 6–10, M–F | Final examinations. |
| December 15, W | Instructor grading deadline for 16-week courses (5 p.m.) |
| December 20, M | Grades available via my.UIC.edu |
| Spring Semester 2028 | |
| January 10, M | Instruction begins. |
| January 17, M | Martin Luther King Jr. Day. No classes. |
| March 3, F | Eight-week Part of Term A ends. |
| March 6, M | Eight-week Part of Term B begins. |
| March 20-24, M-F | Spring vacation. No classes. |
| April 28, F | Instruction ends. |
| May 1-5, M-F | Final examinations. |
| May 10, W | Instructor grading deadline for 16-week courses (5 p.m.) |
| May 15, M | Grades available via my.UIC.edu |
| Summer Sessions 2028 | |
| Summer Session 1 (4-week session) | |
| May 15, M | Instruction begins. |
| May 29, M | Memorial Day holiday. No classes. |
| June 8, Th | Instruction ends for Summer Session 1. |
| June 9, F | Final examinations for Summer Session 1. |
| Summer Session 2 (8-week session) | |
| June 12, M | Instruction begins. |
| June 19, M | Juneteenth holiday. No classes. |
| July 4, T | Independence Day holiday. No classes. |
| August 2, W | Instruction ends for Summer Session 2. |
| August 3-4, Th-F | Final examinations for Summer Session 2. |
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Exceptions for School of Law students; College of Medicine students completing clinical clerkships; College of Pharmacy students completing clinical instruction courses and other students taking those courses. Students should check their syllabus for exceptions.
2028-2029
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| Fall Semester 2028 | |
| August 21, M | Instruction begins. |
| September 4, M | Labor Day holiday. No classes. |
| October 13, F | Eight-week Part of Term A ends. |
| October 16, M | Eight-week Part of Term B begins. |
| November 22, W | Student Wellness Day. No Classes.a |
| November 23–24, Th–F | Thanksgiving holiday. No classes. |
| December 1, F | Instruction ends. |
| December 4–8, M–F | Final examinations. |
| December 13, W | Instructor grading deadline for 16-week courses (5 p.m.) |
| December 18, M | Grades available via my.UIC.edu |
| Spring Semester 2029 | |
| January 8, M | Instruction begins. |
| January 15, M | Martin Luther King Jr. Day. No classes. |
| March 2, F | Eight-week Part of Term A ends. |
| March 5, M | Eight-week Part of Term B begins. |
| March 19-23 M-F | Spring vacation. No classes. |
| April 27, F | Instruction ends. |
| April 30-May 4, M-F | Final examinations. |
| May 9, W | Instructor grading deadline for 16-week courses (5 p.m.) |
| May 14, M | Grades available via my.UIC.edu |
| Summer Sessions 2029 | |
| Summer Session 1 (4-week session) | |
| May 14, M | Instruction begins. |
| May 28, M | Memorial Day holiday. No classes. |
| June 7, Th | Instruction ends for Summer Session 1. |
| June 8, F | Final examinations for Summer Session 1. |
| Summer Session 2 (8-week session) | |
| June 11, M | Instruction begins. |
| June 19, T | Juneteenth holiday. No classes. |
| July 4, W | Independence Day holiday. No classes. |
| August 1, W | Instruction ends for Summer Session 2. |
| August 2-3, Th-F | Final examinations for Summer Session 2. |
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Exceptions for School of Law students; College of Medicine students completing clinical clerkships; College of Pharmacy students completing clinical instruction courses and other students taking those courses. Students should check their syllabus for exceptions.
2029-2030
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| Fall Semester 2029 | |
| August 20, M | Instruction begins. |
| September 3, M | Labor Day holiday. No classes. |
| October 12, F | Eight-week Part of Term A ends. |
| October 15, M | Eight-week Part of Term B begins. |
| November 21, W | Student Wellness Day. No Classes.a |
| November 22–23, Th–F | Thanksgiving holiday. No classes. |
| November 30, F | Instruction ends. |
| December 3–7, M–F | Final examinations. |
| December 12, W | Instructor grading deadline for 16-week courses (5 p.m.) |
| December 17, M | Grades available via my.UIC.edu |
| Spring Semester 2030 | |
| January 14, M | Instruction begins. |
| January 21, M | Martin Luther King Jr. Day. No classes. |
| March 8, F | Eight-week Part of Term A ends. |
| March 11, M | Eight-week Part of Term B begins. |
| March 25-29 M-F | Spring vacation. No classes. |
| May 3, F | Instruction ends. |
| May 6-10, M-F | Final examinations. |
| May 15, W | Instructor grading deadline for 16-week courses (5 p.m.) |
| May 20, M | Grades available via my.UIC.edu |
| Summer Sessions 2030 | |
| Summer Session 1 (4-week session) | |
| May 20, M | Instruction begins. |
| May 27, M | Memorial Day holiday. No classes. |
| June 13, Th | Instruction ends for Summer Session 1. |
| June 14, F | Final examinations for Summer Session 1. |
| Summer Session 2 (8-week session) | |
| June 17, M | Instruction begins. |
| June 19, W | Juneteenth holiday. No classes. |
| July 4, Th | Independence Day holiday. No classes. |
| August 7, W | Instruction ends for Summer Session 2. |
| August 8-9, Th-F | Final examinations for Summer Session 2. |
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Exceptions for School of Law students; College of Medicine students completing clinical clerkships; College of Pharmacy students completing clinical instruction courses and other students taking those courses. Students should check their syllabus for exceptions.