| Deadline for missing grades from Fall term to be submitted for consideration for the Fall Dean's List | January 9 (Friday) |
| Classes begin | January 12 (Monday) |
| Drop/Add begins | January 12 (Monday) |
| MLK Day (classes suspended) | January 19 (Monday) |
| Deadline to drop or add courses without a grade (5:00 pm) | January 20 (Tuesday) |
| Last day to change course status from audit to graded or graded to audit | January 20 (Tuesday) |
| Last day for faculty to notify Registrar’s Office of waitlisted students to be added to classes | January 20 (Tuesday) |
| Spring Independent Study and Honors forms due to the Registrar’s Office | January 20 (Tuesday) |
| Spring Internship documentation due to the Lucy Rose Center | January 20 (Tuesday) |
| Deadline for missing grades from Fall to be submitted for consideration for the Fall Dean's List | February 2 (Monday) |
| Census date | February 2 (Monday) |
| Summer/Fall 2026/Spring 2027 Departmental Schedules due to Registrar's Office | February 2 (Monday) |
| Last day to withdraw from a first-half term course with grade of “W” | February 4 (Wednesday) |
| Last day to change course status from pass/no credit to graded or graded to pass/no credit | February 16 (Monday) |
| Spring Major/Minor Fair | February 24 (Tuesday) |
| Deadline for submission of Fall Directed Studies grades | March 2 (Monday) |
| Summer/Fall 2026/Spring 2027 schedule available on the web (tentative) | March 2 (Monday) |
| Deadline for faculty to submit grades for Fall 2025 incompletes; unsubmitted grades convert to "F" | March 2 (Monday) |
| First-half term courses end | March 6 (Friday) |
| Spring Break | March 6-15 (Friday at 5:15-Monday at 8 am) |
| Classes resume after Spring Break | March 16 (Monday) |
| Second-half term courses begin | March 16 (Monday) |
| Mid-term deficiency grades due to the Registrar's Office by noon | March 16 (Monday) |
| Advising for Fall 2026 begins | March 16 (Monday) |
Last day to add second-half term course or drop one with no grade
| March 20 (Friday) |
| Last day to withdraw from a full-term or a second-half term course with a "W" | March 27 (Friday) |
| Summer/Fall 2026 Preliminary registration begins; continues for two weeks | March 30 (Monday) |
| Good Friday (classes suspended) | April 3 (Friday) |
| Celebration of Academic Excellence (classes suspended) | April 7 (Tuesday) |
| $50 Late-Registration fee for Fall 2026 goes into effect | April 13 (Friday) |
| Last day of classes | April 27 (Monday) |
| Reading Day | April 28 (Tuesday) |
| Financial aid filing deadline for Summer School courses at Salem | April 29 (Wednesday) |
| Final Examinations - Exams end at 12:00 pm on May 4, 2026 | April 29-May 4 (Wednesday-Monday) |
| Final grades due for May Degree Candidates (by 4:00 pm) | May 5 (Tuesday) |
| Commencement | May 9 (Saturday) |
| Final grades due for non-graduating students (5:00 pm) | May 11 (Monday) |
