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2025 - 2026 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2025 - 2026 Undergraduate Catalog

Academic Calendar 2025-2026


 

2025 Fall Semester 

  AUGUST 21-26 Orientation Period (Thursday-Tuesday)
  AUGUST 26 Beginning of Add/Drop Period (Tuesday)
  AUGUST 27 Beginning of Undergraduate Classes (Wednesday)
  AUGUST 27 Opening Convocation (Wednesday)
  SEPTEMBER 1 Labor Day (Monday; offices closed, no classes)
  SEPTEMBER 8 Last Day for Add/Drop (Monday)
  OCTOBER 3-5 Family Weekend (Friday - Sunday)
  OCTOBER 9-12 Fall Break (Thursday-Sunday)
  OCTOBER 16-19 Homecoming (Thursday-Sunday)
  NOVEMBER 4 Election Day (Tuesday; offices closed, no classes)
  NOVEMBER 24-25 Remote Instruction Days (Monday-Tuesday; classes meet remotely; offices closed)
  NOVEMBER 26-NOVEMBER 30 Thanksgiving Holiday (Wednesday-Sunday)
  DECEMBER 5 End of Undergraduate Classes (Friday)
  DECEMBER 6-7 Reading Period (Saturday-Sunday)
  DECEMBER 8-12 Examinations (Monday-Friday) 
  DECEMBER 13-14 Reading Period (Saturday-Sunday)
  DECEMBER 15-16 Examinations (Monday-Tuesday) 

2026 Spring Semester

  JANUARY 16-20 Orientation Period (Friday-Tuesday)
  JANUARY 20 Beginning of Add/Drop Period (Tuesday)
  JANUARY 21 Beginning of Undergraduate Classes (Wednesday)
  JANUARY 31 Last Day for Add/Drop (Friday)
  FEBRUARY 7 Charter Day (Friday)
  MARCH 7-15 Spring Break (Saturday-Sunday)
  MAY 1 End of Undergraduate Classes (Friday)
  MAY 2-3 Reading Period (Saturday-Sunday)
  MAY 4-8 Examinations (Monday-Friday)
  MAY 9-10 Reading Period (Saturday-Sunday)
  MAY 11-12 Examinations (Monday-Tuesday)
  MAY 14-16 Commencement Activities (Thursday-Saturday)

2026 Summer Sessions

  MAY 26 Beginning of Session I and Session III (Tuesday)
  JUNE 26 End of Session I (Friday)
  JUNE 29 Beginning of Session II (Monday)
  JULY 31 End of Session II and Session III (Friday)

***For Advising and Registration dates and course and examination schedules, visit www.wm.edu/registrar.