Academic Calendar

Michigan State University has five academic calendars - one for each professional school: College of Law, College of Human Medicine, College of Osteopathic Medicine, and College of Veterinary Medicine and one for remaining careers.

Below highlights important dates for students enrolled in full session courses. Professional schools' individual academic calendars can be found linked in the right-hand navigation.

Please note: important dates and deadlines, including end of tuition refund dates, for all sections can be found by clicking on the section number in Class Search.

Every effort is made to keep the academic calendars as accurate as possible; however, the important dates and deadlines are subject to change at any time.

Subscribe to the Academic Calendar: copy the following link and paste it into any calendar app that accepts iCal feeds (Outlook, Google Calendar, Apple Calendar, etc.). http://reg.msu.edu/ROInfo/Calendar/Subscription.aspx. For further assistance, see Academic Calendar - iCal Subscription Instructions.


Academic Calendar

EventFall 2026
Full Session		Spring 2027
Full Session		Summer 2027
Full Session		Summer 2027
Session One		Summer 2027
Session Two
Classes BeginMonday, 8/31Tuesday, 1/19Monday, 5/17Monday, 5/17Wednesday, 7/7
Quarter of SemesterThursday, 9/24Thursday, 2/11Wednesday, 6/9Thursday, 5/27Monday, 7/19
Middle of SemesterMonday, 10/19Monday, 3/15Tuesday, 7/6Wednesday, 6/9Thursday, 7/29
Classes EndSunday, 12/13Sunday, 5/2Friday, 8/20Friday, 7/2Friday, 8/20
Final ExamsMonday, 12/14 - Friday, 12/18Monday, 5/3 - Friday, 5/7Last Day of ClassLast Day of ClassLast Day of Class
CommencementsFriday, 12/18 - Sunday, 12/20Friday, 5/7 - Sunday, 5/9   
Holidays/Breaks 2026-2027 
Holiday - University ClosedMonday, 9/7/26
Fall BreakMonday, 10/26/26 - Tuesday, 10/27/26
Holiday - University ClosedThursday, 11/26/26 - Friday, 11/27/26
Holiday - University ClosedThursday, 12/24/26 - Sunday, 1/3/27
Holiday - University ClosedMonday, 1/18/27
Spring BreakSaturday, 3/6/27 - Sunday, 3/14/27
Holiday - University ClosedMonday, 5/31/27
Holiday - University Open, Classes Not HeldFriday, 6/18/27
Holiday - University ClosedMonday, 7/5/27

Other Important Dates

Enrollment by Appointment Begins

3/16/2026
Enrollment by appointment for fall 2026.

Open Enrollment Begins

3/30/2026
Open enrollment begins for fall 2026.

Tuition Billing Statements Available

8/8/2026
Initial tuition billing statements for Fall 2026 are available electronically.

Graduation Application Opens - Spring 2027

8/31/2026
Graduation application opens for Spring semester 2027

Late Enrollment Fee ($100) Begins

8/31/2026
Students who initially enroll on or after the class starting date will be charged a late enrollment fee of $100 - fee waived for newly admitted and readmitted students.

Classes Begin

8/31/2026
Classes begin for Fall semester 2026.

Minimum Tuition and Fee Payment Due

9/1/2026
Initial minimum tuition and fee payment due for Fall 2026

Open Add Period Ends

9/4/2026
Online open add period for Fall full-term classes ends at 11:59 pm.

Holiday - University Closed

9/7/2026
Holiday - University Closed

Quarter of Semester

9/24/2026
Quarter of Fall semester 2026.

Apply to Graduate Deadline - Commencement Program

10/16/2026
Last day for students to complete the Fall 2026 graduation application and have their name included in the commencement program. *Please note: this is not the final deadline to apply to graduate for Fall 2026

Middle of Semester

10/19/2026
Middle of Fall semester 2026.

Fall Break

10/26/2026 - 10/27/2026
Fall Break - Classes not in session, university open

Enrollment by Appointment Begins

10/28/2026
Enrollment by appointment begins for Spring 2027.

Open Enrollment Begins

11/12/2026
Open enrollment begins for Spring 2027.

Enrollment Begins

11/16/2026
Enrollment begins for Summer 2027.

Holiday - University Closed

11/26/2026 - 11/27/2026
Holiday - University Closed

Classes End

12/13/2026
Classes end for Fall semester 2026.

Final Exams

12/14/2026 - 12/18/2026
Final Exams for Fall semester 2026.

Commencements

12/18/2026 - 12/20/2026
Commencements for Fall semester 2026.

Apply to Graduate Deadline

12/18/2026
Last day for AgTech, Undergraduate, and Graduate students to apply to graduate Fall Semester 2026.

Degree Conferral

12/18/2026
The date recorded on a student’s transcript signifying when the degree was officially recognized for Fall 2026.

Grades Due

12/22/2026
Full-term grades for Fall Semester 2026 due by 4 p.m.

Holiday - University Closed

12/24/2026 - 1/3/2027
Holiday - University Closed

Tuition Billing Statements Available

1/9/2027
Initial tuition billing statements for Spring 2027 are available electronically.

Holiday - University Closed

1/18/2027
Holiday - University Closed

Late Enrollment Fee ($100) Begins

1/19/2027
Students who initially enroll on or after the class starting date will be charged a late enrollment fee of $100 - fee waived for newly admitted and readmitted students.

Classes Begin

1/19/2027
Classes begin for Spring semester 2027.

Open Add Period Ends

1/25/2027
Online open add period for Spring full-term classes ends at 11:59 pm.

Minimum Tuition and Fee Payment Due

2/1/2027
Initial minimum tuition and fee payment due for Spring 2027

Quarter of Semester

2/11/2027
Quarter of Spring semester 2027.

Spring Break

3/6/2027 - 3/14/2027
Spring Break

Middle of Semester

3/15/2027
Middle of Spring semester 2027.

Enrollment by Appointment Begins

3/15/2027
Enrollment by appointment begins for Fall 2027.

Enrollment by Appointment Begins

3/15/2027
Enrollment by Appointment for Fall 2027

Open Enrollment Begins

3/29/2027
Open Enrollment Begins for Fall 2027

Open Enrollment Begins

3/29/2027
Open enrollment begins for Fall 2027.

Classes End

5/2/2027
Classes end for Spring semester 2027.

Final Exams

5/3/2027 - 5/7/2027
Final Exams for Spring semester 2027.

Commencements

5/7/2027 - 5/9/2027
Commencements for Spring semester 2027.

Degree Conferral

5/7/2027
The date recorded on a student’s transcript signifying when the degree was officially recognized for Spring 2027.

Apply to Graduate Deadline

5/7/2027
Last day for AgTech, Undergraduate, and Graduate students to apply to graduate Spring Semester 2027.

Tuition Billing Statements Available

5/8/2027
Initial tuition billing statements for Summer 2027 are available electronically.

Classes Begin

5/17/2027
Classes begin for Full Summer Session 2027.

Classes Begin

5/17/2027
Classes begin for First Summer Session 2027.

Open Add Period Ends

5/19/2027
Online open add period for full-term Summer session one classes ends at 11:59 pm.

Open Add Period Ends

5/21/2027
Online open add period for full regular academic Summer semester classes ends at 11:59 pm.

Quarter of Semester

5/27/2027
Quarter of First Summer Session 2027.

Holiday - University Closed

5/31/2027
Holiday - University Closed

Minimum Tuition and Fee Payment Due

6/1/2027
Initial minimum tuition and fee payment due for Summer 2027

Quarter of Semester

6/9/2027
Quarter of Full Summer Session 2027.

Middle of Semester

6/9/2027
Middle of First Summer Session 2027.

Holiday - University Open, Classes Not Held

6/18/2027
Holiday - University Open, Classes Not Held

Classes End

7/2/2027
Classes end for First Summer Session 2027.

Holiday - University Closed

7/5/2027
Holiday - University Closed

Middle of Semester

7/6/2027
Middle of Full Summer Session 2027.

Classes Begin

7/7/2027
Classes begin for Second Summer Session 2027.

Grades Due

7/7/2027
All grades for first Summer session 2027 due by 4 p.m.

Open Add Period Ends

7/9/2027
Online open add period for full-term Summer session two classes ends at 11:59 pm.

Quarter of Semester

7/19/2027
Quarter of Second Summer Session 2027.

Middle of Semester

7/29/2027
Middle of Second Summer Session 2027.

Degree Conferral

8/14/2027
The date recorded on a student’s transcript signifying when the degree was officially recognized for Summer 2027.

Apply to Graduate Deadline

8/20/2027
Last day for AgTech, Undergraduate, and Graduate students to apply to graduate Summer Semester 2027.

Classes End

8/20/2027
Classes end for Second Summer Session 2027.

Classes End

8/20/2027
Classes end for Full Summer Session 2027.