Fall Semester Calendar

Dates and Deadlines

Dates are tentative and subject to change.

Schedule Adjustment

Schedule adjustment for returning students may be done through the myShip  Experience portal. For more information, visit myShip Experience.

This site may be reached from off-campus using any web browser. Students may drop or add any courses which are not restricted or closed.

To schedule courses which are restricted or closed, students must contact the appropriate department office for an override. This may be done during the Schedule Adjustment period.

Schedule Adjustment and New Students

Entering freshmen will not be permitted to schedule adjust. If you have special circumstances, contact your Dean's Office when you arrive on campus at the beginning of the semester.

Parts of Term – Fall 2026 Semester 

Withdrawal From University

To withdraw completely from the University, you must notify your academic dean's office. The deadline to withdraw without academic penalty (with grades of "W") is Monday, November 2, 2026, for Part of Term 1. If you stop attending class but do not withdraw, you will remain registered for the course and will receive a grade of “F” for the course. You will not receive refunds or adjustments to your account if you do not officially notify the University of your withdrawal. It is important to notify your dean's office in a timely way.

Graduate and Undergraduate Non-Degree students must visit the Graduate Withdrawal page to withdraw from their last class.

Refund Schedule

The refund policy mandated by the Board of Governors of the State System of Higher Education. That policy is available through Student Accounts.

Note: In some cases a student may owe a balance to the University after Title IV aid is returned. Information concerning the detailed application of the refund policy can be obtained by contacting the Student Accounts Office at 477-1211. 

Refund polices are subject to change by the State System of Higher Education.

First Day Attendance

The first day attendance policy allows faculty to remove you from a course if you do not attend the first class session and do not provide notice to the faculty or the department secretary.  This also applies to the first class after you add a course during schedule adjustment.

If you are dropped from a course for not attending the first class, you may only reschedule it if it is still open during schedule adjustment.

Even if you do not attend the first class, you are still responsible for dropping the course during schedule adjustment.  Otherwise, you may remain scheduled for the course and receive a grade of "F" for nonattendance. You may also be charged for the course.

Final Exam Schedule: 

Check Registrar's Office webpage for official times and room assignments after the updated final exam schedule is posted. 

In case of inclement weather, the following schedule may be followed:

1. If a final exam scheduled for 5:15 p.m. or later is canceled, it will be rescheduled for Friday night.
2. If finals are delayed in the morning, a compressed schedule will be followed: 8:00 finals will begin at 10:00, 10:30 finals will begin at 12:00, 1:00 finals will begin at 2:00, and 3:30 finals will begin at 4:00. If a student has two finals back-to-back they will be allowed time to arrive for the second final.
3. If finals are canceled in the afternoon, those finals will begin during the empty time slot on Friday.
4. If an entire day is canceled, finals will be made up on the following Monday.

Students who have a conflict or more than two finals in one day should work with the faculty teaching the courses no later than the week before finals to resolve the problem.