Auburn University Calendar 2026–2027
Auburn University reserves the right to make adjustments to this calendar.
Undergraduate Calendar 2026–2027
2026 Summer Semester — Full Term
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| May 18 | Classes Begin |
| May 19 | Last Day to Add Course |
| May 20 - Jun 1 | Drop Course Penalty Days—Dropping a course during these days will result in a $100 Drop Fee per course dropped. |
| May 25 | Memorial Day — No Classes |
| Jun 1 | 10th Class Day—Last day to request a meal plan change. Last day to drop from course with no grade assignment. |
| Jun 19 | Juneteenth Holiday — No Classes |
| Jun 22 | Early Alert/Mid-Term Grade Deadline |
| Jun 22 | Mid-Semester — 24th Class Day |
| Jun 23-24 | NO CLASS - Study/Reading day for Mini-Semester I on these days |
| Jun 25 - Jun 26 | NO CLASS - Finals for Mini-Semester I on these days |
| Jul 3 | Independence Day — No Classes |
| Jul 28 | Last Day to Withdraw—Last day to withdraw from course with no grade penalty. "W" assigned. Students who need to submit forms to lift holds on their accounts must submit the forms several business days ahead of the deadline to allow for processing. |
| Jul 31 | Classes End |
| Aug 3-4 | Study/Reading Days |
| Aug 5-7 | Final Exam Period |
| Aug 8 | Commencement |
2026 Summer Mini-Semester I
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| May 18 | Classes Begin |
| May 19 | Last Day to Add Course |
| May 20-22 | Drop Course Penalty Days—Dropping a course during these days will result in a $100 Drop Fee per course dropped. |
| May 22 | 5th Class Day—Last day to drop from course with no grade assignment. Last day for potential tuition refund for dropped classes. |
| May 25 | Memorial Day — No Classes |
| Jun 3 | Early Alert/Mid-Term Grade Deadline |
| Jun 3 | Mid-Semester — 12th Class Day |
| Jun 16 | Last Day to Withdraw—Last day to withdraw from course with no grade penalty. "W" assigned. Students who need to submit forms to lift holds on their accounts must submit the forms several business days ahead of the deadline to allow for processing. |
| Jun 19 | Juneteenth Holiday — No Classes |
| Jun 22 | Classes End |
| Jun 23-24 | NO CLASS - Study/Reading Days for Mini-Semester 1 |
| Jun 25-26 | Final Exam Period |
2026 Summer Mini-Semester II
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| Jun 29 | Classes Begin |
| Jun 30 | Last Day to Add Course |
| Jul 1-6 | Drop Course Penalty Days—Dropping a course during these days will result in a $100 Drop Fee per course dropped. |
| Jul 3 | Independence Day — No Classes |
| Jul 6 | 5th Class Day—Last day to drop from course with no grade assignment. Last day for potential tuition refund for dropped classes. |
| Jul 15 | Early Alert/Mid-Term Grade Deadline |
| Jul 15 | Mid-Semester — 12th Class Day |
| Jul 28 | Last Day to Withdraw—Last day to withdraw from course with no grade penalty. "W" assigned. Students who need to submit forms to lift holds on their accounts must submit the forms several business days ahead of the deadline to allow for processing. |
| Jul 31 | Classes End |
| Aug 3-4 | No Class - Study/Reading Days for Mini-Semester II |
| Aug 5-7 | Final Exam Period |
| Aug 8 | Commencement |
2026 Fall Semester
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| Aug 17 | Classes Begin |
| Aug 17–Sep 4 | Resignation Fee—Dropping all courses during this period will result in a $100 resignation fee. |
| Aug 21 | Last Day to Add Course |
| Aug 22–Sep 4 | Drop Course Penalty Days—Dropping a course during these days will result in a $100 Drop Fee per course dropped. |
| Aug 28 | 10th Class Day—Last day to request a meal plan change. |
| Sep 4 | 15th Class Day—Last day to drop from course with no grade assignment. Last day for potential tuition refund for dropped classes. |
| Sep 7 | Labor Day — No Classes |
| Oct 6 | Early Alert/Mid-Term Grade Deadline |
| Oct 6 | Mid-Semester — 36th Class Day |
| Oct 8-9 | Fall Break |
| Oct 15 | 41st Class Day—Student deadline for request to move finals to Associate Deans |
| Nov 16 | Last day to submit Master's thesis in PDF for format check to thesis@auburn.edu |
| Nov 20 | Last Day to Withdraw—Last day to withdraw from course with no grade penalty. "W" assigned. Students who need to submit forms to lift holds on their accounts must submit the forms several business days ahead of the deadline to allow for processing. |
| Nov 23–27 | Thanksgiving Holiday — No Classes |
| Dec 4 | Classes End |
| Dec 5–6 | No Class - Study/Reading Days |
| Dec 7-11 | Final Exam Period |
| Dec 12 | Commencement |
2027 Spring Semester
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| Jan 6 | Classes Begin |
| Jan 6-27 | Resignation Fee—Dropping all courses during this period will result in a $100 resignation fee. |
| Jan 12 | Last Day to Add Course |
| Jan 13-27 | Drop Course Penalty Days—Dropping a course during these days will result in a $100 Drop Fee per course dropped. |
| Jan 18 | Martin Luther King, Jr. Day — No Classes |
| Jan 20 | 10th Class Day—Last day to request a meal plan change. |
| Jan 27 | 15th Class Day—Last day to drop from course with no grade assignment. Last day for potential tuition refund for dropped classes. |
| Feb 25 | Early Alert/Mid-Term Grade Deadline |
| Feb 25 | Mid-Semester — 36th Class Day |
| Mar 4 | 41st Class Day—Student deadline for request to move finals to Associate Deans |
| Mar 8-12 | Spring Break |
| Apr 16 | Last Day to Withdraw—Last day to withdraw from course with no grade penalty. "W" assigned. Students who need to submit forms to lift holds on their accounts must submit the forms several business days ahead of the deadline to allow for processing. |
| Apr 23 | Classes End |
| Apr 24-25 | No Class - Study/Reading Days |
| Apr 26-30 | Final Exam Period |
| May 1-4 | Commencements |
2027 Summer Semester — Full Term
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| May 17 | Classes Begin |
| May 18 | Last Day to Add Course |
| May 19–28 | Drop Course Penalty Days—Dropping a course during these days will result in a $100 Drop Fee per course dropped. |
| May 28 | 10th Class Day—Last day to request a meal plan change. Last day to drop from course with no grade assignment. Last day for potential tuition refund for dropped classes. |
| May 31 | Memorial Day — No Classes |
| Jun 18 | Juneteenth Holiday — No Classes |
| Jun 21 | Early Alert/Mid-Term Grade Deadline |
| Jun 21 | Mid-Semester — 24th Class Day |
| Jun 22-23 | NO CLASS - Study/Reading Days for Mini-Semester I on these days |
| Jun 24-25 | NO CLASS - Finals for Mini-Semester I on these days |
| Jul 5 | Independence Day — No Classes |
| Jul 27 | Last Day to Withdraw—Last day to withdraw from course with no grade penalty. "W" assigned. Students who need to submit forms to lift holds on their accounts must submit the forms several business days ahead of the deadline to allow for processing. |
| Jul 30 | Classes End |
| Aug 2-3 | No Class - Study/Reading Days |
| Aug 4-6 | Final Exam Period |
| Aug 7 | Commencement |
2027 Summer Mini-Semester I
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| May 17 | Classes Begin |
| May 18 | Last Day to Add Course |
| May 19-21 | Drop Course Penalty Days—Dropping a course during these days will result in a $100 Drop Fee per course dropped. |
| May 21 | 5th Class Day—Last day to drop from course with no grade assignment. Last day for potential tuition refund for dropped classes. |
| May 31 | Memorial Day — No Classes |
| Jun 2 | Early Alert/Mid-Term Grade Deadline |
| Jun 2 | Mid-Semester — 12th Class Day |
| Jun 15 | Last Day to Withdraw—Last day to withdraw from course with no grade penalty. "W" assigned. Students who need to submit forms to lift holds on their accounts must submit the forms several business days ahead of the deadline to allow for processing. |
| Jun 18 | Juneteenth Holiday — No Classes |
| Jun 21 | Classes End |
| Jun 22-23 | NO CLASS - Study/Reading Days |
| Jun 24-25 | Final Exam Period |
2027 Summer Mini-Semester II
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| Jun 28 | Classes Begin |
| Jun 29 | Last Day to Add Course |
| Jun 30-Jul 2 | Drop Course Penalty Days—Dropping a course during these days will result in a $100 Drop Fee per course dropped. |
| Jul 2 | 5th Class Day—Last day to drop from course with no grade assignment. Last day for potential tuition refund for dropped classes. |
| Jul 5 | Independence Day — No Classes |
| Jul 14 | Early Alert/Mid-Term Grade Deadline |
| Jul 14 | Mid-Semester — 12th Class Day |
| Jul 27 | Last Day to Withdraw—Last day to withdraw from course with no grade penalty. "W" assigned. Students who need to submit forms to lift holds on their accounts must submit the forms several business days ahead of the deadline to allow for processing. |
| Jul 30 | Classes End |
| Aug 2-3 | NO CLASS- Study/Reading Days |
| Aug 4-6 | Final Exam Period |
| Aug 7 | Commencement |
Graduate Calendar 2026–2027
Auburn University reserves the right to make adjustments to this calendar.
Summer 2026: Full, Mini-Semesters I & II
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| May 18 | Classes Begin for Full and Mini-Semester I |
| May 19 | Last Day to Add Course for Full and Mini-Semester I |
| May 20-22 | Drop Course Penalty Days for Mini-Semester I. Dropping a course during these days will result in a $100 Drop Fee per course dropped. |
| May 20– Jun 1 | Drop Course Penalty Days for Full Semester. Dropping a course during these days will result in a $100 Drop Fee per course dropped. |
| May 22 | 5th Class Day for Mini-Semester I—Last day to drop from course with no grade assignment. Last day for potential tuition refund for dropped classes. |
| May 25 | Memorial Day — No Classes |
| Jun 1 | 10th Class Day for Full Summer—Last day to drop from course with no grade assignment. Last day for potential tuition refund for dropped classes. |
| Jun 3 | Mid Semester 12th Class Day for Mini-Semester I |
| Jun 3 | Early Alert/Mid Term Grade Deadline for Mini-Semester I |
| Jun 16 | Last Day to Withdraw for Mini-Semester I—Last day to withdraw from course with no grade penalty. "W" assigned. |
| Jun 19 | Juneteenth Holiday — No Classes |
| Jun 22 | Classes End for Mini-Semester I |
| Jun 22 | Mid-Semester for Full Semester — 24th Class Day |
| Jun 23-24 | No Class - Study/Reading Days for Mini-Semester I |
| Jun 25-26 | Final Exam Period for Mini-Semester I |
| Jun 29 | Classes Begin for Mini-Semester II |
| Jun 30 | Last Day to Add Course for Mini-Semester II |
| Jul 1-6 | Drop Course Penalty Days for Mini-Semester II—Dropping a course during these days will result in a $100 Drop Fee per course dropped. |
| Jul 3 | Independence Day — No Classes |
| Jul 6 | 5th Class Day for Mini-Semester II—Last day to drop from course with no grade assignment. Last day for potential tuition refund for dropped classes. |
| Jul 14 | Last Day to submit Master's thesis in PDF format for format check to thesis@auburn.edu |
| Jul 14 | Last Day to submit Dissertation First Submission Approval Form and dissertation in PDF format for format check to doctoral@auburn.edu |
| Jul 15 | Early Alert/Mid-Term Grade Deadline for Mini-Semester II |
| Jul 15 | Mid-Semester – 12th Class Day for Mini-Semester II |
| Jul 28 | Last Day to Withdraw for Full and Mini-Semester II—Last day to withdraw from course with no grade penalty. "W" assigned. |
| Jul 29 | Last Day for Master’s Thesis students to submit Thesis Master’s Final Examination Form, ETD Final Approval Form and electronic thesis in PDF format to the AUETD system. |
| Jul 29 | Last day for Master's Non-Thesis/EDS students to submit Comprehensive Examination Form. |
| Jul 29 | Last Day for Doctoral Final Defense and submission of Report on the Final Examination Form |
| Jul 31 | Classes End for Full and Mini-Semester II |
| Aug 3-4 | No Class- Study/Reading Days for Full and Mini-Semester II |
| Aug 4 | Last Day for doctoral student submission of the ETD Final Approval Form and electronic dissertation in PDF format to the AUETD system and to submit the Survey of Earned Doctorates (SED Survey). |
| Aug 5-7 | Final Exam Period for Full and Mini-Semester II |
| Aug 8 | Commencement |
| Aug 9 | Last day for students to request graduation applications for Fall 2025. |
Fall 2026
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| Aug 17 | Classes Begin |
| Aug 17–Sep 4 | Resignation Fee—Dropping all courses during this period will result in a $100 resignation fee. |
| Aug 21 | Last Day to Add Course |
| Aug 22–Sep 4 | Drop Course Penalty Days—Dropping a course during these days will result in a $100 Drop Fee per course dropped. |
| Aug 28 | 10th Class Day – Last day to request a meal plan change. |
| Sep 4 | 15th Class Day. Last day to drop from course with no grade assignment. Last day for potential tuition refund for dropped classes. |
| Sep 7 | Labor Day — No Classes |
| Oct 6 | Early Alert/Mid-Term Grade Deadline |
| Oct 6 | Mid-Semester and 36th Class Day |
| Oct 8-9 | Fall Break — No Classes |
| Oct 15 | 41st Class Day – Student deadline for request to move finals to Associate Deans |
| Nov 16 | Last day to submit master’s thesis in PDF format for format check to thesis@auburn.edu. |
| Nov 16 | Last day to submit Dissertation First Submission Approval Form and dissertation in PDF format for format check to doctoral@auburn.edu. |
| Nov 20 | Last Day to Withdraw—Last day to withdraw from course with no grade penalty. "W" assigned. |
| Nov 23-27 | Thanksgiving Holiday — No Classes |
| Nov 30 | Last Day for master’s thesis students to submit Thesis Master’s Final Examination Form. |
| Nov 30 | Last day for Master's Non-Thesis/EDS students to submit Comprehensive Examination Form |
| Nov 30 | Last Day for Doctoral Final Defense and submission of Report on the Final Examination Form |
| Dec 4 | Classes End |
| Dec 5-6 | Study/Reading Days |
| Dec 7 | Last Day for Master's Accessibility check deadline and last to submit ETS Final Approval form and Electronic Thesis in PDF to the AUETD system. |
| Dec 7 | Last day for completion of Doctoral ETD Approval Form, electronic dissertation to AUETD system for approval, and complete the Survey of Earned Doctorates (SED). |
| Dec 7-11 | Final Exam Period |
| Dec 12 | Degree conferral and last day for students to request graduation applications for Spring 2027 |
Spring 2027
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| Jan 6 | Classes Begin |
| Jan 6-27 | Resignation Fee—Dropping all courses during this period will result in a $100 resignation fee. |
| Jan 12 | Last Day to Add Course |
| Jan 13-27 | Drop Course Penalty Days. Dropping a course during these days will result in a $100 Drop Fee per course dropped. |
| Jan 18 | Martin Luther King, Jr. Day — No Classes |
| Jan 20 | 10th Class Day—Last day to request a meal plan change. |
| Jan 27 | 15th Class Day—Last day to drop from course with no grade assignment. Last day for potential tuition refund for dropped classes. |
| Feb 25 | Early Alert/Mid-Term Grade Deadline |
| Feb 25 | Mid-Semester — 36th Class Day |
| Mar 4 | 41st Class Day – Student deadline for request to move finals to Associate Deans |
| Mar 8-12 | Spring Break |
| Apr 7 | Last Day to submit master’s thesis in PDF format for format check to thesis@auburn.edu. |
| Apr 7 | Last Day to submit Dissertation First Submission Approval Form and dissertation in PDF format for format check to doctoral@auburn.edu. |
| Apr 16 | Last Day to Withdraw. Last day to withdraw from course with no grade penalty. "W" assigned. |
| Apr 21 | Last Day for master’s thesis students to submit Thesis Master’s Final Examination Form. |
| Apr 21 | Last day for Master's Non-Thesis/EDS students to submit Comprehensive Examination Form. |
| Apr 21 | Last Day for Doctoral Final Defense and submission of Report on the Final Examination Form. |
| Apr 23 | Classes End |
| Apr 24-25 | Study/Reading Days |
| Apr 28 | Last Day for Master's Thesis students to submit Thesis Master's Final Examination Form, ETD Final Approval form, and Electronic Thesis in PDF to the AUETD system. |
| Apr 28 | Last Day for Submission of Doctoral Accessibility check, ETD Approval Form, Submission of Electronic Dissertation to the AUETD system for approval, and the Survey of Earned Doctorates (SED). |
| Apr 26-30 | Final Exam Period |
| May 1-4 | Degree conferral and last day for students to request graduation applications for Summer 27 |
Summer 2027: Full, Mini-Semesters I & II
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| May 17 | Classes Begin for Full and Mini-Semester I |
| May 18 | Last Day to Add Course for Full and Mini-Semester I |
| May 19-21 | Drop Course Penalty Days for Mini-Semester I. Dropping a course during these days will result in a $100 Drop Fee per course dropped. |
| May 21 | 5th Class Day for Mini-Semester I—Last day to drop from course with no grade assignment. Last day for potential tuition refund for dropped classes. |
| May 19–28 | Drop Course Penalty Days for Full Semester. Dropping a course during these days will result in a $100 Drop Fee per course dropped. |
| May 28 | 10th Class Day for Full Summer—Last day to drop from course with no grade assignment. Last day for potential tuition refund for dropped classes. |
| May 31 | Memorial Day — No Classes |
| Jun 2 | Early Alert/Mid Term Grade Deadline for Mini-Semester I |
| Jun 2 | Mid Semester 12th Class day for Mini-Semester I |
| Jun 15 | Last Day to Withdraw for Mini-Semester I—Last day to withdraw from course with no grade penalty. "W" assigned. |
| Jun 18 | Juneteenth Holiday — No Classes |
| Jun 21 | Early Alert/Mid Term Grade Deadline for Full Term |
| Jun 21 | Mid-Semester for Full Semester — 24th Class Day |
| Jun 21 | Classes End for Mini-Semester I |
| Jun 22-23 | No Class for Full Semester |
| Jun 22-23 | No Class - Study/Reading Day for Mini-Semester I |
| Jun 24-25 | Final Exam Period for Mini-Semester I |
| Jun 28 | Classes Begin for Mini-Semester II |
| Jun 29 | Last Day to Add Course for Mini-Semester II |
| Jul 1 | Last day to submit Dissertation First Submission Approval Form with University Reader info and dissertation in PDF for format check. |
| Jun 30-Jul 2 | Drop Course Penalty Days for Mini-Semester II—Dropping a course during these days will result in a $100 Drop Fee per course dropped. |
| Jul 2 | 5th Class Day for Mini-Semester II—Last day to drop from course with no grade assignment. Last day for potential tuition refund for dropped classes. |
| Jul 5 | Independence Day — No Classes |
| Jul 14 | Early Alert/Mid Term Grade Deadline for Mini-Semester II |
| Jul 14 | Mid Semester 12th Class day for Mini Semester II |
| Jul 22 | Last Day to submit Master's thesis in PDF format for format check to thesis@auburn.edu |
| Jul 22 | Last Day to submit Dissertation First Submission Approval Form and dissertation in PDF format for format check to doctoral@auburn.edu |
| Jul 27 | Last Day to Withdraw for Full and Mini-Semester II—Last day to withdraw from course with no grade penalty. "W" assigned. |
| Jul 29 | Last Day for master’s thesis students to submit Thesis Master’s Final Examination Form. |
| Jul 29 | Last day to submit Non-Thesis Oral Examination Form. |
| Jul 29 | Last Day for Doctoral Final Defense and submission of Report on the Final Examination Form. |
| Jul 30 | Classes End for Full and Mini-Semester II |
| Jul 31 | Last Day for Master's Thesis students to submit Thesis Master's Final Examination form, ETD Final Approval form, and Electronic Thesis in PDF to the AUETD system. |
| Jul 31 | Last Day for Submission of Doctoral Accessibility check, ETD Approval Form, Submission of Electronic Dissertation to the AUETD system for approval, and Survey of Earned Doctorates (SED). |
| Aug 2-3 | No Class - Study/Reading Day for Full and Mini-Semester II |
| Aug 4-6 | Final Exam Period for Full and Mini-Semester II |
| Aug 7-9 | Degree conferral and last day for students to request graduation applications for Fall 2027. |
Online Calendar 2026–2027
Auburn University reserves the right to make adjustments to this calendar.
Summer 2026
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| May 18 | Classes Begin |
| May 19 | Last Day to Add Course |
| May 26 | Last day to drop course with no grade assigned. Last day for potential tuition refund for dropped classes. |
| Jun 22 | Last Day to Withdraw—Last day to withdraw from course with no grade penalty. “W” assigned. |
| Jul 8 | Classes and Final Exams End |
Fall 2026 Term A
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| Aug 17 | Classes Begin |
| Aug 18 | Last Day to Add Course |
| Aug 25 | Last day to drop course with no grade assigned. Last day for potential tuition refund for dropped classes. |
| Sep 22 | Last Day to Withdraw—Last day to withdraw from course with no grade penalty. “W” assigned. |
| Oct 9 | Classes and Final Exams End |
Fall 2026 Term B
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| Oct 19 | Classes Begin |
| Oct 20 | Last Day to Add Course |
| Oct 27 | Last day to drop course with no grade assigned. Last day for potential tuition refund for dropped classes. |
| Nov 20 | Last Day to Withdraw—Last day to withdraw from course with no grade penalty. “W” assigned. |
| Dec 11 | Classes and Final Exams End |
| Dec 12 | Commencement |
Spring 2027 Term A
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| Jan 6 | Classes Begin |
| Jan 7 | Last Day to Add Course |
| Jan 14 | Last day to drop course with no grade assigned. Last day for potential tuition refund for dropped classes. |
| Feb 10 | Last Day to Withdraw—Last day to withdraw from course with no grade penalty. “W” assigned. |
| Feb 26 | Classes and Final Exams End |
Spring 2027 Term B
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| Mar 3 | Classes Begin |
| Mar 4 | Last Day to Add Course |
| Mar 11 | Last day to drop course with no grade assigned. Last day for potential tuition refund for dropped classes. |
| Apr 7 | Last Day to Withdraw—Last day to withdraw from course with no grade penalty. “W” assigned. |
| Apr 23 | Classes and Final Exams End |
| May 1 | Commencement |
Summer 2027
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| May 17 | Classes Begin |
| May 18 | Last Day to Add Course |
| May 25 | Last day to drop course with no grade assigned. Last day for potential tuition refund for dropped classes. |
| Jun 21 | Last Day to Withdraw—Last day to withdraw from course with no grade penalty. “W” assigned. |
| Jul 7 | Classes and Final Exams End |