Academic Calendar (2025-2026)

Fall Semester
Spring Semester
Summer Semester

FALL SEMESTER
Date	Campus Event
August 18-22	JumpStart- Program Orientation Sessions
August 25	Fall Classes Begin
August 27	Last Day to Add First 8-Week (Accelerated) Courses
August 29	Last Day to Drop First 8-Week (Accelerated) Courses
	Last Day to Complete Fall Semester Test-outs
	Last Day to Add Fall classes*
September 1	Labor Day- No Classes/Campus Closed
September 2	Last Day to Drop 16-Week Courses (No Grade)**
	Fall Semester Tuition and Fees Due
October 3	Last Day to Withdraw from First 8-Week (Accelerated) Courses (“W” Grade)***
October 13	Native American Day- No Classes/Campus Closed
October 17	First 8-Week (Accelerated) Courses End
October 20	Second 8-Week (Accelerated) Courses Begin
October 22	Last Day to Add Second 8-Week (Accelerated) Courses
October 23	Registration for Spring and Summer 2026 Begins
October 24	Last Day to Drop Second 8-Week (Accelerated) Courses
October 31	Institutional Effectiveness Day- No Classes/Campus Closed
November 1	Last Day to Apply for December Diploma/Degree Completion
November 11	Veteran’s Day- No Classes/Campus Closed
November 14	Last Day to Withdraw from August Start Courses (“W” Grade)***
November 26	Last Day to Withdraw from Second 8-Week Courses (“W” Grade)***
November 27-28	Thanksgiving Break- No Classes/Campus Closed
December 12	End of Fall Semester
	December Graduation Ceremony, 5:00 pm (Sioux Falls Convention Center)
December 15-January 9	Winter Break- No Classes/Campus Open
December 24-January 1	Christmas Holiday- No Classes/Campus Closed

SPRING SEMESTER
January 1	New Year’s Holiday- No Classes/Campus Closed
January 9	JumpStart Day- Program Orientation Sessions
January 12	Spring Classes Begin
January 14	Last Day to Add First 8-Week (Accelerated) Courses
January 16	Last Day to Drop First 8-Week (Accelerated) Courses
	Last Day to Complete Spring Semester Test-outs
	Last Day to Add Spring Classes*
January 19	Martin Luther King, Jr. Day- No Classes/Campus Closed
January 20	Last Day to Drop 16-Week Courses (No Grade)***
	Spring Semester Tuition and Fees Due
February 16	President’s Day- No Classes/Campus Open
February 20	Last Day to Withdraw from First 8-Week (Accelerated) Courses (“W” Grade)***
February 27	Institutional Eff Institutional Effectiveness Day- No Classes/Campus Closed
March 2	Registration for Fall 2026 Classes Begin
March 6	First 8-Week (Accelerated) Courses End
March 9-13	Spring Break- No Classes/Campus Open
March 14	Last Day to Apply for Spring/Summer Diploma/Degree Completion
March 16	Second 8-Week (Accelerated) Courses Begin
March 18	Last day to Add Second 8-Week (Accelerated) Courses
	Last Day to Drop Second 8-Week Course
March 20	Last Day to Drop Second 8-Week Courses (No Grade)**
April 10	Last Day to Withdraw from January Start Courses (“W” Grade)***
April 3	Easter Holiday (Good Friday) No Classes/Campus Closed
April 6	Easter Holiday (Easter Monday) No Classes/Campus Open
April 24	Last Day to Withdraw from Second 8-Week Courses (“W” Grade)***
May 8	End of Spring Semester
	Spring/Summer Graduation Ceremony, 5:00pm (Sioux Falls Arena)

SUMMER SEMESTER
Date	Event
May 18	Summer Classes Begin
May 20	Last Day to Add Summer Classes*
May 22	Last Day to Drop Summer Classes (No Grade)**
May 25	Memorial Day- No Classes/Campus Closed
May 26	Summer Semester Tuition and Fees Due
June 19	Juneteenth- No Classes/Campus Open
July 3	4th of July Holiday- No Classes/Campus Closed
July 10	Last Day to Withdraw from Summer Courses (“W” Grade)***
July 25	End of Summer Semester

Add*	Students may add a course to their schedule during the first week of the Fall and Spring semesters.
Drop**	See refund schedule for drop dates.
Withdraw***	Students may withdraw from a course and receive a grade of “W” until the last four weeks of the semester (last two weeks for courses running 8 weeks), without affecting their grade point average.