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August 2026

Date	Day	Event
Aug 14	Fri	Last day of Summer Session I and III Classes-Exams should be given in class during the final meeting day
Aug 22	Sat	August 2026 Degree Conferral Date. Final clearance will occur during the first two weeks of September 2026. Diplomas/E-Diplomas to be sent out in late September 2026.
Aug 24	Mon	Degree Application for December 2026 opens in SIS
Aug 27	Thu	Fall 2026 Classes Begin

September 2026

Date	Day	Event
Sep 7	Mon	Labor Day-no classes. Staff Holiday
Sep 10	Thu	Follow a Monday Class Schedule today
Sep 11	Fri	Last day for undergraduate and graduate students to add courses, change sections, or to put courses on audit for Fall 2026
Sep 11	Fri	Final deadline for completion of I grade expectations related to Spring 2026 courses
Sep 11	Fri	Last day for undergraduate and graduate students to drop a course in Fall 2026 without being issued a W grade
Sep 11	Fri	Nomination of Master's Thesis committee forms due to the Office of Graduate Education for December 2026 degree applicants
Sep 29	Tue	ISE Master's Information Session

October 2026

Date	Day	Event
Oct 9	Fri	Last day to file an online Degree Application via SIS for December 2026 graduation
Oct 10	Sat	Late Degree Application (paper) for December 2026 graduation, if you did not apply in SIS, will begin being accepted
Oct 12	Mon	Columbus Day/Indigenous Peoples Day-no classes
Oct 16	Fri	Follow a Monday Class Schedule today
Oct 19 - Oct 30		Consultation weeks. Advisement for Spring 2027 registration. Students should consult with their HUB or faculty advisors
Oct 23	Fri	Doctoral dissertations for December 2026 degree applicants, are due to their advisors
Oct 23	Fri	Last day to file a late Degree Application (paper) for December 2026 graduation
Oct 30	Fri	Deadline for Master's thesis and Engineering projects, for December 2026 degree applicants, to be turned in to advisors

November 2026

Date	Day	Event
Nov 2 - Nov 20		Pre-registration for the Spring 2027 term opens for currently enrolled students
Nov 6	Fri	Last day for undergraduate and graduate students to drop a course with a W grade for Fall 2026
Nov 9	Mon	Master's thesis due to the Office of Graduate Education for December 2026 degree applicants. Last day for Doctoral candidates who applied for December 2026 graduation, to defend their thesis.
Nov 13	Fri	Last day for undergraduate students to add or remove Pass/No credit designations for Fall 2026
Nov 23 - Nov 27		Thanksgiving Break-no classes.
Nov 23	Mon	Deadline for Doctoral dissertations to be submitted to the Office of Graduate Education for December 2026 degree applicants.

December 2026

Date	Day	Event
Dec 11	Fri	Last day of Fall 2026 classes
Dec 12 - Dec 15		Reading/Study days. Instructors can schedule no exams nor require any student work expectations on these days.
Dec 16 - Dec 22		Final Exams
Dec 23 - Jan 8		Winter Break-no classes
Dec 31	Thu	December 2026 Degree Conferral Date. Final clearance will occur during the first two weeks of January 2027. Diplomas/E-Diplomas to be sent out in late January 2027

January 2027

Date	Day	Event
Jan 1	Fri	Degree application for May 2027 candidates opens in SIS
Jan 11	Mon	Spring 2027 classes begin
Jan 18	Mon	Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr Day. No Classes.
Jan 25	Mon	Nomination of Master's Thesis committee forms due to the Office of Graduate Education for May 2027 degree applicants
Jan 26	Tue	Last day for undergraduate and graduate students to add courses, change sections, or to put courses on audit for Spring 2027
Jan 26	Tue	Last day for undergraduate and graduate students to drop a course in Spring 2027 without being issued a W grade
Jan 26	Tue	Final deadline for completion of I grade expectations related to Summer 2026 courses

February 2027

Date	Day	Event
Feb 15	Mon	President's Day. No classes
Feb 16	Tue	Classes resume. Follow a Monday class schedule today.
Feb 22	Mon	Doctoral dissertations for May 2027 degree applicants, are due to their advisors. Deadline for Master's thesis and Engineering projects, for May 2027 degree applicants, to be turned in to advisors
Feb 28	Sun	Last day to file an online Degree Application via SIS for May 2027 graduation

March 2027

Date	Day	Event
Mar 1 - Mar 5		Spring Break. No Classes.
Mar 1	Mon	Late Degree Application (paper) for May 2027 graduation, if you did not apply in SIS, will begin being accepted
Mar 8	Mon	Classes Resume.
Mar 8 - Mar 19		Consultation weeks. Advisement for Summer/Fall 2027 registration. Students should consult with their HUB or faculty advisors
Mar 15	Mon	Last day to file a late Degree Application (paper) for May 2027 graduation
Mar 15	Mon	Registration begins for Summer 2027, including those participating in The RPI Experience
Mar 19	Fri	Last day for undergraduate and graduate students to drop a course with a W grade for Spring 2027
Mar 19	Fri	Master's thesis due to the Office of Graduate Education for May 2027 degree applicants. Last day for Doctoral candidates who applied for May 2027 graduation, to defend their thesis.
Mar 22 - Apr 9		Pre-registration for the Fall 2027 term opens for currently enrolled students
Mar 22 - Mar 26		Grand Marshal Week-Student Government Elections (no classes on Wednesday, March 24th)
Mar 26	Fri	Last day for undergraduate students to add or remove Pass/No credit designations for Spring 2027

April 2027

Date	Day	Event
Apr 2	Fri	Deadline for Doctoral dissertations to be submitted to the Office of Graduate Education for May 2027 degree applicants.
Apr 28	Wed	Last day of Spring 2027 classes. Deadline for completion of I grade expectations related to Fall 2026 courses.
Apr 29 - May 2		Reading/Study days. Instructors can schedule no exams nor require any student work expectations on these days.

May 2027

Date	Day	Event
May 3 - May 7		Spring 2027 Final Examinations
May 15	Sat	Commencement Ceremony 2027
May 17	Mon	Summer 2027 Session I and II classes begin

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