2025-2026 College Calendar

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2025 Fall Semester

August 6-8   Faculty Non-Duty Days*
August 11   College-wide Professional Development/Faculty Duty Day
August 12   Registration for Fall Semester—Advising Centers Open*
August 13-19   Late Registration and Schedule Change Period Full Term and 1st Mini Term
August 15   Classes Begin (Full Term & 1st Mini Term)
August 25   Registration Opens for Minimester
September 1   COLLEGE CLOSED for LABOR DAY
September 22   Classes begin for Minimester/Late Registration and Schedule Change Period for Minimester
October 6   Classes End for 1st Mini Term/Last Day to Drop for 1st Mini Term/Mid-Term for Full Term 
October 7   Final Examinations for 1st Mini Term 
October 8   Grades Due 1st Mini Term/Registration for 2nd Mini Term 
October 9   Classes Begin for 2nd Mini Term 
October 10-13   Late Registration and Schedule Change Period for 2nd Mini Term 
October 20   Spring 2026 Priority Online Registration (Opens at 8:00 am for students with 30 or more semester hours )
October 27   Spring 2026 Online Registration (Opens at 8:00 am for all students) 
November 11   COLLEGE CLOSED for VETERANS DAY
November 24-25   Statewide Faculty Professional Development - Classes Will Not Meet 
November 26   Local Professional Development - Classes Will Not Meet 
November 27-28   College Closed for Thanksgiving 
December 4   Classes End Full and 2nd Mini Term, Minimester/Last Day to Drop Classes for Full Term, 2nd Mini Term, and Minimester
December 5-11   Final Examinations for Full Term, 2nd Mini Term, Minimester
December 12   Grades Due/Faculty Duty Day
December 16   Graduation—held on Hamilton Campus (10:00 a.m.) & Fayette Campus (2:00 p.m.)
December 17   Graduation—held on Sumiton Campus (2:00 p.m.)
December 18   Faculty Duty Days
December 19   Faculty Non-Duty Day
December 22-January 1   COLLEGE CLOSED for CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR’S BREAK

2026 Spring Semester

January 2   Faculty Duty Days – Advising Centers Open*
January 5   Registration for Spring Semester- Advising Centers Open*
January 6-12   Late Registration and Schedule Change Period/Full Term and 1st Mini Term
January 8   Classes Begin (Full Term & 1st Mini Term)
January 19   COLLEGE CLOSED for MARTIN LUTHER KING DAY
January 20   Registration Opens for Minimester
February 16   Classes begin for Minimester/Late Registration and Schedule Change Period for Minimester
February 25   Classes End 1st Mini Term /Last Day to Drop for 1st Mini Term/Mid-term for Full Term
February 26   Final Examinations for 1st Mini Term
February 27   Grades Due 1st Mini Term 
February 27-March 2   Registration for 2nd Mini Term 
March 3   Classes Begin for 2nd Mini Term
March 4-5   Late Registration and Schedule Change Period for 2nd Mini Term
March 23-27   SPRING BREAK/Faculty Non-Duty Days*
March 23-27   4 Day Work Week
March 30   Summer and Fall 2026 Priority Online Registration (Opens at 8:00 am for students with 30 or more semester hours
April 6   Summer and Fall 2026 Online Registration (Opens at 8:00 am for all students)
April 27   Classes End Full Term, 2nd Mini Term, Minimester/Last Day to Drop Classes for Full Term, 2nd Mini Term, and Minimester
April 28-May 4   Final Examinations for Full Term and 2nd Mini Term, and Minimester
May 5   Grades Due/College Professional Development
May 6   Graduation – held on Jasper Campus (2:00 p.m.)/Faculty Duty Day
May 7   Graduation – held on Fayette Campus (10:00 a.m.) & Hamilton Campus (2:00 p.m.)
May 8   Faculty Duty Day
May 11-15   Faculty Non-Duty Days*

2026 Summer Semester

May 18   Registration for Summer Semester—Advising Centers Open*
May 19-22   Late Registration and Schedule Change Period for Full Term and 1st Mini Term
May 20   Classes Begin for Full Term and 1st Mini Term
May 25   COLLEGE CLOSED for MEMORIAL DAY
June 19   COLLEGE CLOSED FOR JUNETEENTH
June 22   Classes End 1st Mini Term/Last Day to Drop Classes for 1st Mini Term
June 23   Final Exams for 1st Mini Term 

June 24

 

   

Grades Due 1st Mini Term 

Registration for 2nd Mini Term

June 25   Classes Begin for 2nd Mini Term/Late Registration and Schedule Change Period for 2nd Mini Term
July 3   COLLEGE CLOSED for INDEPENDENCE DAY
July 28   Classes End Full Term and 2nd Mini Term/Last Day to Drop Classes for Full Term and 2nd Mini Term
July 29-31   Final Exams for Full Term and 2nd Mini Term
August 3   Grades Due/Faculty Duty Day
August 4   Faculty Duty Day
August 5-7   Faculty Non-Duty Days

Registration Dates

August 12, 2025  2025 Fall Registration - Advising Centers Open
August 25, 2025  2025 Fall Minimester Registraton
October 8, 2025  2025 2nd Fall Mini Term Registration
October 20, 2025  Priority Online Registration - 2026 Spring Full Term & 1st Spring Mini Term 
October 27, 2025  Online Registration - 2026 Spring Full Term & 1st Spring Mini Term
January 5, 2026  2026 Spring Registration - Advising Centers Open
January 20, 2026  2026 Spring Minimester Registration
February 27- March 2, 2026  2026 2nd Spring Mini Term Registration
March 30, 2026  Priority Online Registration - 2026 Summer & Fall Full Term & 1st Summer Mini Term
April 6, 2026  Online Registration - 2026 Summer & Fall Full Term & 1st Summer Mini Term
May 18, 2026  2026 Summer Full Term & 1st Summer Mini Term Registration
June 24, 2026  2026 Summer 2nd Mini Term Registration

School Holidays (College Closed)

September 1, 2025  Labor Day - State Holiday
November 11, 2025  Veterans Day - State Holiday
November 27-28, 2025  Thanksgiving - State Holidays
December 22, 2025-January 1, 2026  Christmas Holidays and Local Holidays
January 19, 2026  Martin Luther King Day - State Holiday
May 25, 2026  Memorial Day - State Holiday
June 19, 2026  Juneteenth - State Holiday
July 3, 2026  Independence Day - State Holiday