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Academic Calendar

*Please note: Austin College’s spring recess is in alignment with Sherman ISD.

Academic Year 2026-2027
Final Exam Schedule

Fall Term 2026

Opening Convocation	August 24
Classes begin at 8 a.m.	August 25
Last day to add a course	September 1
Census (12^th Class Day)	September 9
January Term Registration reopens (returning students)	September 14–15
January Term Registration (new students)	September 21-25
Fall break begins at 8:00 a.m.	October 9
Classes resume at 8:00 a.m.	October 12
Last day to change a grading system	October 15
Last day to drop a course with no grade	October 15
Advising Weeks Schedule of courses available only by preceding Friday	October 26–November 6
Last day to drop a course with a W	November 6
Spring Term priority registration	November 9–12
Thanksgiving break begins at 8:00 a.m.	November 23
Classes resume at 8:00 a.m.	November 30
Classes end	December 4
Final Examinations begin	December 7
Reading Day	December 9
Final Examinations and Fall Term end at 5:00 p.m.	December 11
Fall Term Grades and previous term Incomplete Grades due at 12:00 p.m. (Faculty)	December 17

JanTerm 2027

Classes begin at 8:00 a.m.	January 4
Last day to add a course	January 5
Last day to change a grading system	January 14
Last day to drop a course with no grade	January 14
Last day for a student to drop a course with a W	January 20
January Term ends at 5:00 p.m.	January 26
January Term Grades due at 12:00 p.m. (Faculty)	February 8

Spring Term 2027

Classes begin at 8:00 a.m.	February 2
Last day to add a course	February 9
Census (12^th Class Day)	February 17
Spring Recess begins at 8:00 a.m.	March 15
Classes resume at 8:00 a.m.	March 22
Austin College Student Scholarship Conference Classes canceled after 1:30 p.m. and resume the following weekday at 8:00 a.m.	March 26
Last day to drop a course with no grade	March 30
Last day to change a grading system	March 30
Advising Weeks	April 5–16
Declaration Day	April 20
Last day to drop a course with a W	April 19
Fall and Summer Terms registration	April 19–21
January Term Registration	April 27–29
Classes end	May 12
Reading Day	May 13
Final Examinations begin	May 14
Final Examinations and Spring Term end at 5:00 p.m.	May 19
Senior Grades due by 12:00 p.m. (Faculty)	May 21
Commencement	May 22
Spring Term Grades and previous term Incomplete Grades due at 12:00 p.m. (Faculty)	May 25

May Term 2027

Term begins	May 24
Term ends	June 16
May term grades due at 12 p.m. (Faculty)	June 23

Summer Term 2027

(Graduate and off-campus courses may follow a different schedule)
Session I
Session I classes begin	June 7
Last day to add a course (Session I)	June 10
Census (Session I)	June 15
Last day to drop a course with no grade (Session I)	June 17
Last day to change a grading system (Session I)	June 17
Last day to drop a course with a W (Session I)	June 29
Session I classes end	July 2
Session I grades due at 12:00 p.m. (Faculty)	July 8
Session II
Session II classes begin	July 6
Last day to add a course (Session II)	July 9
Census (Session II)	July 13
Last day to drop a course with no grade (Session II)	July 16
Last day to change a grading system (Session II)	July 16
Last day to drop a course with a W (Session II)	July 28
Session II classes end	August 2
Session II grades due at 12:00 p.m. (Faculty)	August 9
Full Session
Full Session classes begin	June 7
Last day to add a course (Full Session)	June 10
Census (Full Session)	June 15
Independence Day holiday observed (classes do not meet)	July 5
Last day to drop a course with no grade (Full Session)	July 7
Last day to change the grading system (Full Session)	July 7
Last day to drop a course with a W (Full Session)	July 22
Full Session classes end	August 2
Full Session grades due at 12:00 p.m. (Faculty)	August 9
General Summer Term
Summer Term begins	June 7
Last day to register for a directed/independent study or CSOC	July 26
Last day to drop a directed/independent study or CSOC	August 18
Summer term ends	August 18
All remaining undergraduate Summer term grades due at 12:00 p.m. (Faculty)	August 20

Final Exam Schedule

Schedules for Fall 2026, Spring 2027, and Summer 2027 are available below.

Courses held in the evening meet during the regular class time during finals week. Final examinations are held in the regularly scheduled classroom. Students who have testing accommodations from the Center for Student Success and Access Services should contact their professor at least one week in advance of the exam to make testing arrangements.

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Fall 2026

Class Period	Examination Date	Examination Time
M-W-F 8:00-8:50 a.m. M-W-F 8:00-9:20 a.m. M-W 8:00-9:20 a.m.	Friday, December 11, 2026	9:00 - 11:00 a.m.
M-W-F 9:00-9:50 a.m.	Thursday, December 10, 2026	9:00 - 11:00 a.m.
M-W-F 10:00-10:50 a.m.	Tuesday, December 8, 2026	12:00 - 2:00 p.m.
M-W-F 11:00-11:50 a.m. M-W-F 11:00 a.m. – 12:20 p.m. M-W 11:00 a.m. – 12:20 p.m.	Thursday, December 10, 2026	12:00 - 2:00 p.m.
M-T-W-TH-F 12:30-1:20 p.m.	Friday, December 11, 2026	12:00 - 2:00 p.m.
M-W-F 1:30-2:20 p.m. M-W-F 1:30-2:50 p.m. M-W 1:30-2:50 p.m.	Monday, December 7, 2026	12:00 - 2:00 p.m.
M-W-F 3:00-3:50 p.m. M-W-F 3:00-4:20 p.m. M-W 3:00-4:20 p.m.	Tuesday, December 8, 2026	3:00 - 5:00 p.m.
T-TH 8:00-9:20 a.m. T-TH 8:30-9:50 a.m.	Monday, December 7, 2026	9:00 - 11:00 a.m.
T-TH 9:30-10:50 a.m.	Tuesday, December 8, 2026	9:00 - 11:00 a.m.
T-TH 1:30-2:50 p.m.	Thursday, December 10, 2026	3:00 - 5:00 p.m.
T-TH 3:00-4:20 p.m.	Monday, December 7, 2026	3:00 - 5:00 p.m.

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Spring 2027

Class Period	Examination Date	Examination Time
M-W-F 8:00-8:50 a.m. M-W-F 8:00-9:20 a.m.	Wednesday, May 19, 2027	9:00 - 11:00 a.m.
M-W-F 9:00-9:50 a.m.	Monday, May 17, 2027	9:00 - 11:00 a.m.
M-W-F 10:00-10:50 a.m.	Friday, May 14, 2027	12:00 - 2:00 p.m.
M-W-F 11:00-11:50 a.m. M-W-F 11:00 a.m. – 12:20 p.m. M-W 11:00 a.m. – 12:20 p.m.	Monday, May 17, 2027	12:00 - 2:00 p.m.
M-T-W-TH-F 12:30-1:20 p.m.	Wednesday, May 19, 2027	12:00 - 2:00 p.m.
M-W-F 1:30-2:20 p.m. M-W-F 1:30-2:50 p.m. M-W 1:30-2:50 p.m.	Wednesday, May 19, 2027	3:00 - 5:00 p.m.
M-W-F 3:00-3:50 p.m. M-W-F 3:00-4:20 p.m. M-W 3:00-4:20 p.m.	Monday, May 17, 2027	3:00 - 5:00 p.m.
T-TH 8:00-9:20 a.m. T-TH 8:30-9:50 a.m.	Tuesday, May 18, 2027	9:00 - 11:00 a.m.
T-TH 9:30-10:50 a.m.	Friday, May 14, 2027	9:00 - 11:00 a.m.
T-TH 1:30-2:50 p.m.	Tuesday, May 18, 2027	12:00 - 2:00 p.m.
T-TH 3:00-4:20 p.m.	Tuesday, May 18, 2027	3:00 - 5:00 p.m.

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Summer 2027

Students should check with their professors for information regarding final examinations.

Students who have testing accommodations from the Center for Student Success and Access Services should contact their professor at least one week in advance of the exam to make testing arrangements.