Select one of the options below:
The dates below are applicable only to credit courses offered by CSU Online.
| Registration opens
(see each course for registration end date) |
October 27, 2025 |
| Graduate application deadline | Varies – check each degree webpage |
| Recommended Undergraduate application date | November 1, 2025 |
| University Holiday – Offices Closed | January 1, 2026 |
| University Holiday – Offices Closed | January 19, 2026 |
| First day of term
(courses begin before and after this date; Continuous Registration late fee assessed; Spring Employee Study Privilege Form submission deadline) |
January 20, 2026 |
| First 8-week session | January 20-March 15, 2026 |
| Drop deadline
(varies by course) |
See the Drop and Withdrawal Policy |
| Registration deadline
(admitted students must be registered by this date) |
January 25, 2026 |
| Census
(last day to register for Continuous Registration to remain active in a graduate program; last day to submit S/U grading and Audit grading option) |
February 4, 2026 |
| Spring Recess
(Some offices may be closed) |
March 14-22, 2026 |
| Second 8-week session | March 23-May 8, 2026
*Check your class schedule in RAMweb to see if the course starts during Spring Break |
| Semester Withdrawal deadline deadline | May 8, 2026 |
| Final exams week
(check course syllabus for verification) |
May 11-17, 2026 |
| Graduation/Commencement | TBD |
| Grades posted (refer to syllabus for verification) | May 20, 2026 |
| Registration opens
(see each course for registration end date) |
March 24, 2026 |
| Graduate application deadline | Varies – check each degree webpage |
| Recommended Undergraduate application date: | March 1, 2026 |
| First day of the term
(some courses begin before and after this date; Summer Employee Study Privilege Form submission deadline) |
May 18, 2026 |
| University Holiday – Offices Closed | May 25, 2026 |
| University Holiday – Offices Closed | June 19, 2026 |
| Census | June 24, 2026 |
| University Holiday – Offices Closed | July 3, 2026 |
| Drop deadline
(varies by course) |
See the Drop and Withdrawal Policy |
| Grades posted
(refer to syllabus for verification) |
August 12, 2026 |
| Registration opens
(see each course for registration end date) |
April 20, 2026 |
| Graduate application deadline | Varies – check each degree webpage |
| Recommended Undergraduate application date: | June 1, 2026 |
| First day of term
(some courses begin before and after this date) |
August 24, 2026 |
| Continuous Registration late fee assessed | August 24, 2026 |
| First 8-week session | August 24 - October 18, 2026 |
| Drop deadline
(varies by course) |
See the Drop and Withdrawal Policy |
| Registration deadline | August 30, 2026 |
| University Holiday – Offices Closed | September 7, 2026 |
| Census | September 9, 2026 |
| Fall Break
(offices closed some of the week, not all courses observe this break, check your syllabus) |
November 21-29, 2026 |
| Second 8-week session | October 19 - December 20, 2026 |
| Semester Withdrawal deadline | December 11, 2026 |
| Final Exams Week
(check course syllabus for verification) |
December 14-18, 2026 |
| Grades posted (refer to syllabus for verification; based on course dates) | December 23, 2026 |