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The Academic Calendar is set by the South Dakota Board of Regents.
2026 Summer Term
May 11-22, Monday-Friday – May interim
May 25, Monday – Memorial Day holiday
May 26-July 31, Tuesday-Friday – 10-week academic summer session
June 12, Friday**** – Last day to submit a graduation application for summer 2026
June 19, Friday – Juneteenth holiday
July 3, Friday – Independence Day holiday
Aug. 3-7, Monday-Friday – August interim
Note: Third working day after the course end date: Grades due by midnight.
**** Aug. 7 – Official graduation date noted on transcript.
2026 Fall Term
Aug. 24, Monday – Start date/instruction begins
Sept. 7, Monday – Labor Day holiday
Sept. 3, Thursday – Last day to drop or add and adjust final fees
Sept. 4, Friday – Fall tuition and fees payment due; “W” grade begins
Sept. 11, Friday* – Last day to submit a graduation application for fall 2026
Oct. 12, Monday – Native American Day holiday
Oct. 16, Friday – First half fall term ends
Oct. 21, Wednesday – Midterm grades due by midnight
Nov. 6, Friday – Last day to drop a course
Nov. 11, Wednesday – Veterans’ Day holiday
Nov. 25-29, Wednesday-Sunday – Thanksgiving recess
Dec. 9, Wednesday – No classes; final exam preparation
Dec. 10-16, Thursday-Wednesday – Final exams
Dec. 21, Monday – Grades due by midnight
*Dec. 16 – official graduation date noted on transcript
Note: There is no fall 2026 commencement ceremony
2027 Spring Term
Jan. 11, Monday – Start date/instruction begins
Jan. 18, Monday – Martin Luther King Day holiday
Jan. 20, Wednesday – Last day to drop or add and adjust final fees
Jan. 21, Thursday – Spring tuition and fees payment due; “W” grade begins
Jan. 29, Friday** – Last day to submit a graduation application for spring 2027
Feb. 15, Monday – Presidents’ Day holiday
March 8, Monday – First half spring term ends
March 11, Thursday – Midterm grades due by midnight
March 15-19, Monday-Friday – Spring break
March 26-28, Friday-Sunday*** – Easter recess
April 6, Tuesday – Last day to drop a course
May 3-7, Monday-Friday – Final exams
May 8, Saturday – Commencement
May 12, Wednesday – Grades due by midnight
** May 7 – official graduation date noted on transcript
*** The governor has authorized administrative leave on the Monday following Easter in prior years and classes were canceled. Although March 29 is currently scheduled as a class day, please note this and plan events and class sessions accordingly.
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