Academic Calendar (2026-2027)

FALL SEMESTER
Date	Event
August 17-21	JumpStart- Program Orientation Sessions
August 24	Fall Classes Begin
August 26	Last Day to Add First 8-Week (Accelerated) Courses
August 27	Last Day to Drop First 8-Week (Accelerated) Courses
August 28	Last Day to Complete Fall Semester Test-outs
	Last Day to Drop 16-Week Courses (No Grade)**
	Last Day to Add Fall classes*
September 1	Fall Semester Tuition and Fees Due
September 7	Labor Day- No Classes/Campus Closed
October 2	Last Day to Withdraw from First 8-Week (Accelerated) Courses (“W” Grade)***
October 12	Native American Day- No Classes/Campus Closed
October 16	First 8-Week (Accelerated) Courses End
October 19	Second 8-Week (Accelerated) Courses Begin
October 21	Last Day to Add Second 8-Week (Accelerated) Courses
October 22	Registration for Spring and Summer 2027 Begins
October 23	Last Day to Drop Second 8-Week (Accelerated) Courses
October 30	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 13	Last Day to Withdraw from August Start Courses (“W” Grade)***
November 25	Last Day to Withdraw from Second 8-Week Courses (“W” Grade)***
November 26-27	Thanksgiving Break- No Classes/Campus Closed
December 11	End of Fall Semester
	December Graduation Ceremony, 5:00 pm (Sioux Falls Convention Center)
December 14-January 8	Winter Break- No Classes/Campus Open
December 24-January 1	Christmas Holiday break- No Classes/Campus Closed

SPRING SEMESTER
Date	Event
January 1	New Year’s Holiday- No Classes/Campus Closed
January 8	JumpStart Day- Program Orientation Sessions
January 11	Spring Classes Begin
January 13	Last Day to Add First 8-Week (Accelerated) Courses
January 14	Last Day to Drop First 8-Week (Accelerated) Courses
January 15	Last Day to Complete Spring Semester Test-outs
	Last Day to Add Spring Classes*
January 18	Martin Luther King, Jr. Day- No Classes/Campus Closed
	Last Day to Drop 16-Week Courses (No Grade)***
January 19	Spring Semester Tuition and Fees Due
February 15	President’s Day- No Classes/Campus Open
February 19	Last Day to Withdraw from First 8-Week (Accelerated) Courses (“W” Grade)***
February 26	Institutional Effectiveness Day- No Classes/Campus Closed
March 1	Registration for Fall 2027 Classes Begin
March 5	First 8-Week (Accelerated) Courses End
March 8-12	Spring Break- No Classes/Campus Open
March 15	Last Day to Apply for Spring/Summer 2027 Diploma/Degree Completion
	Second 8-Week (Accelerated) Courses Begin
March 17	Last day to Add Second 8-Week (Accelerated) Courses
March 18	Last Day to Drop Second 8-Week Courses (No Grade)**
March 26	Easter Holiday (Good Friday) No Classes/Campus Closed
March 29	Easter Holiday (Easter Monday) No Classes/Campus Open
April 9	Last Day to Withdraw from January Start Courses (“W” Grade)***
April 23	Last Day to Withdraw from Second 8-Week Courses (“W” Grade)***
May 7	End of Spring Semester
	Spring/Summer Graduation Ceremony, 5:00pm (Sioux Falls Arena)

SUMMER SEMESTER
Date	Event
May 17	Summer Classes Begin
May 19	Last Day to Add Summer Classes*
May 21	Last Day to Drop Summer Classes (No Grade)**
May 25	Memorial Day- No Classes/Campus Closed
	Summer Semester Tuition and Fees Due
June 18	Juneteenth- No Classes/Campus Open
July 5	4th of July Holiday- No Classes/Campus Closed
July 9	Last Day to Withdraw from Summer Courses (“W” Grade)***
July 23	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.