College Calendar

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College Calendar

Academics

The 2026-2027 academic school year

View this past year’s college calendar

Current and Upcoming Semesters

Fall Semester 2026

August 17, 2026: Faculty Professional Development
August 18, 2026: Convocation
August 20-21, 2026: New Student Orientation
August 24, 2026: Fall 16-Week Term Classes Start
August 25, 2026: Fall Sub Term 1 Drop/Add Ends
August 26, 2026: Fall Sub Term 1 Officially Enrolled
August 27-Oct. 9, 2026: Pre-Assessment Testing [NOCTI & ASE]
August 28, 2026: Fall 16-Week Term Drop/Add Ends
August 31, 2026: Fall 16-Week Term Officially Enrolled
September 7, 2026: Holiday-College Closed
September 23, 2026: Fall Sub Term 1 Mid Term Grades Due
October 2, 2026: Fall Sub Term 1 Withdraw Deadline
October 12, 2026: Faculty Development-No Classes
October 13-17, 2026: Homecoming Week
October 16, 2026: Fall Sub Term 1 Classes End
October 17, 2026: Homecoming
October 17, 2026: Fall Open House
October 19, 2026: Fall Sub Term 2 Classes Start
October 20, 2026: Fall Sub Term 2 Drop/Add Ends
October 20, 2026: Fall Sub Term 1 Grades Due
October 21, 2026: Fall Sub Term 2 Officially Enrolled
October 23, 2026: Mid-Term Grades Due
November 17, 2026: Sophomore Registration for Spring 2027
November 18, 2026: Freshman Registration for Spring 2027
November 19, 2026: Pre-Major Registration for Spring 2027
November 20, 2026: Fall Sub Term 2 Mid-Term Grades Due
November 23 – Dec. 11, 2026: Student Academic Opinion Survey (SAOS)
November 26 – Nov. 30, 2026: Fall Break—No Classes
December 2, 2026: Fall 16-Week Term Withdraw Deadline
December 4, 2026: Fall Sub Term 2 Withdraw Deadline
December 18, 2026: Fall 16-Week Term Classes End, Fall Sub Term 2 Classes End
December 21, 2026: Fall 16-Week Term Classes Grades Due, Fall Sub Term 2 Grades Due
December 22, 2026: Course Assessments due to PAAIR Office

Spring Semester 2027

January 15, 2027: Spring Orientation
January 19, 2027: Spring 16-Week Term Classes Start, Spring Term 1 Classes Start
January 20, 2027: Spring Sub Term 1 Drop/Add Ends
January 21, 2027: Spring Sub Term 1 Officially Enrolled
January 25, 2027: Spring 16-Week Term Drop/Add Ends
January 26, 2027: Spring 16-Week Term Officially Enrolled
February 12, 2027: Lydia Hamilton Smith Day
February 15, 2027: Faculty Development—No Classes
February 17, 2027: Spring Sub Term 1 Mid-Term Grade Due
February 18, 2027: Transportation Center Career Fair
February 26, 2027: Spring Sub Term 1 Withdraw Deadline
March 3, 2027: Construction-Focused Career Fair
March 4, 2027: Manufacturing-Focused Career Fair
March 12, 2027: Spring Sub Term 1 Classes End, Spring 16-Week Term Mid-Term Grades Due
March 15, 2027: Spring Sub Term 1 Grades Due
March 15-19, 2027: Spring Break-No Classes
March 22, 2027: Spring Sub Term 2 Classes Start
March 22 – May 14, 2027: Post-Assessment Testing [ASE & NOCTI]
March 23, 2027: Spring Sub Term 2 Drop/Add Ends
March 24, 2027: Spring Sub Term 2 Officially Enrolled
March 29, 2027: Faculty Development—No Classes
March 30 – April 2, 2027: Thaddeus Stevens Birthday Week
April 10, 2027: Spring Open House
April 13, 2027: Currently Enrolled Pre-Major/Freshman
Registration for Fall 2027
April 13, 2027: Currently Enrolled Pre-Major/Freshman
Registration for Summer 2027
April 19, 2027: Spring Sub Term 2 Mid-Term Grade Due
April 27, 2027: Sports Banquet
April 29, 2027: Awards Banquet
April 30, 2027: Spring 16 Week Term Withdraw Deadline, Spring Sub Term 2 Withdraw Deadline
May 3 – May 14, 2027: Student Academic Opinion Survey (SAOS)
May 19, 2027: Spring 16 Week Term Classes End, Spring Sub Term 2 Classes End
May 22, 2027: Commencement
May 26, 2027: Course Assessments due to PAAIR Office

Summer Semester 2027

June 19, 2027: Holiday-College Closed
June 21, 2027: Summer Term Classes/Bridge Program Begins
June 24, 2027: Summer Term Officially Enrolled Census Date
July 5, 2027: Holiday-College Closed
July 23, 2027: Summer Term Withdraw Deadline
July 30, 2027: Summer Term classes end
August 2, 2027: Summer Term grades Due: 12:00 p.m.

Fall Semester 2027

August 16, 2027: Faculty Professional Development
August 17, 2027: Convocation
August 19-20, 2027: New Student Orientation
August 23, 2027: Fall 16-Week Term Classes Start, Fall Sub Term 1 Classes Start
August 26-Oct. 8, 2027: Pre-Assessment Testing [NOCTI & ASE]
August 24, 2027: Fall Sub Term 1 Drop/Add Ends
August 25, 2027: Fall Sub Term 1 Officially Enrolled
August 27, 2027: Fall 16-Week Term Drop/Add Ends
August 30, 2027: Fall 16-Week Term Officially Enrolled
September 6, 2027: Holiday-College Closed
September 22, 2027: Fall Sub Term 1 Mid-Term Grades Due
October 1, 2027: Fall Sub Term 1 Withdrawal Deadline
October 11, 2027: Faculty Development-No Classes
October 12-16, 2027: Homecoming Week
October 15, 2027: Fall Sub Term 1 Classes End
October 16, 2027: Homecoming
October 16, 2027: Fall Open House
October 18, 2027: Fall Sub Term 2 Classes Start
October 19, 2027: Fall Sub Term 1 Grades Due, Fall Sub Term 2 Drop/Add Ends
October 20, 2027: Fall Sub Term 2 Officially Enrolled
October 22, 2027: Fall 16-Week Term Mid-Term Grades Due
November 16, 2027: Sophomore Registration for Spring 2028
November 17, 2027: Freshman Registration for Spring 2028
November 18, 2027: Pre-Major Registration for Spring 2028
November 19, 2027: Fall Sub Term 2 Mid-Term Grades Due
November 23 – Dec. 11, 2026: Student Academic Opinion Survey (SAOS)
November 25 – Nov. 29, 2027: Fall Break—No Classes
December 3, 2027: Fall 16-Week Term Withdrawal Deadline, Fall Sub Term 2 Withdrawal Deadline
December 17, 2027: Fall 16-Week Term Classes End, Fall Sub Term 2 Classes End
December 20, 2027: Fall 16-Week Term Grades Due, Fall Sub Term 2 Grades Due
December 22, 2027: Course Assessments due to PAAIR Office

Spring Semester 2028

January 14, 2028: Spring Orientation
January 18, 2028: Spring 16-Week Term Classes Start, Spring Sub Term 1 Classes Start
January 19, 2028: Spring Sub Term 1 Drop/Add Ends
January 20, 2028: Spring Sub Term 1 Officially Enrolled
January 24, 2028: Spring 16-Week Term Drop/Add Ends
January 25, 2028: Spring 16-Week Term Officially Enrolled
February 14, 2028: Lydia Hamilton Smith Day
February 16, 2028: Spring Sub Term 1 Mid-Term Grades Due
February 17, 2028: Transportation Center Career Fair
February 21, 2028: Faculty Development—No Classes
February 25, 2028: Spring Sub Term 1 Withdrawal Deadline
March 1, 2028: Construction-Focused Career Fair
March 2, 2028: Manufacturing-Focused Career Fair
March 10, 2028: Spring 16-Week Term Mid-Term Grades Due
March 13, 2028: Spring Sub Term 1 Grades Due
March 13-17, 2028: Spring Break—No Classes
March 20 – May 12, 2028: Post-Assessment Testing [ASE & NOCTI]
March 20, 2028: Spring Sub Term 2 Classes Start
March 21, 2028: Spring Sub Term 2 Drop/Add Ends
March 22, 2028: Spring Sub Term 2 Officially Enrolled
March 27 – April 1, 2028: Thaddeus Stevens Birthday Week
April 8, 2028: Spring Open House
April 11, 2028: Currently Enrolled PreMajor/Freshman Registration for Fall 2028
April 17, 2028: Faculty Development—No Classes
April 18, 2028: Spring Sub Term 2 Mid-Term Grades Due
April 25, 2028: Sports Banquet
April 27, 2028: Awards Banquet
April 28, 2028: Spring 16-Week Term Withdrawal Deadline, Spring Sub Term 2 Withdrawal Deadline
May 1 – 12, 2028: Student Academic Opinion Survey (SAOS)
May 20, 2028: Commencement
May 22, 2028: Spring 16-Week Term Grades Due, Spring Sub Term 2 Grades Due
May 24, 2028: Course Assessments due to PAAIR Office

Recent/Past Semesters

Summer Semester 2026

June 19, 2026: Holiday-College Closed
June 22, 2026: Summer Term Classes/Bridge Program Begins
June 25, 2026: Summer Term Officially Enrolled Census Date
July 3, 2026: Holiday-College Closed
July 24, 2026: Summer Term Withdraw Deadline
July 31, 2026: Summer Term classes end
August 3, 2026: Summer Term grades Due: 12:00 p.m.

Spring Semester 2026

January 9, 2026: Spring Orientation
January 12, 2026: Spring 16-Week Term Classes Start
January 12, 2026: Spring Sub Term 1 Classes Start
January 13, 2026: Spring Sub Term 1 Drop/Add Ends
January 14, 2026: Spring Sub Term 1 Officially Enrolled
January 16, 2026: Spring 16-Week Term Drop/Add Ends
January 19, 2026: Holiday-No Classes
January 20, 2026: Spring 16-Week Term Officially Enrolled
February 12, 2026: Transportation Center Career Fair
February 16, 2026: Faculty Development—No Classes
February 20, 2026: Spring Sub Term 1 Withdraw Deadline
February 25, 2026: Construction-Focused Career Fair
February 26, 2026: Manufacturing-Focused Career Fair
March 6, 2026: Spring Sub Term 1 Classes End
March 9, 2026: Staff Professional Development
March 9-13, 2026: Spring Break-No Classes
March 16-May 13, 2026: Post-Assessment Testing [ASE & NOCTI]
March 16, 2026: Spring Sub Term 1 Grades Due
March 16, 2026: Spring Sub Term 2 Classes Start
March 17, 2026: Spring Sub Term 2 Drop/Add Ends
March 17, 2026: Midterm Grades Due for 16-week classes
March 18, 2026: Spring Sub Term 2 Officially Enrolled
April 6, 2026: Faculty Development—No Classes
April 7, 2026: Currently Enrolled Pre-Major/First-Year Students, Registration for Fall 2026
April 7, 2026: Currently Enrolled Pre-Major/First-Year Students, Registration for Summer 2026
April 11, 2026: Spring Open House
April 21, 2026: Sports Banquet
April 23, 2026: Awards Banquet
April 24, 2026: Spring 16-Week Term Withdraw Deadline
April 24, 2026: Spring Sub Term 2 Withdraw Deadline
April 27 – May 8, 2026: Student Academic Opinion Survey (SAOS)
May 13, 2026: Spring 16-Week Term Classes End
May 13, 2026: Spring Sub Term 2 Classes End
May 16, 2026: Commencement
May 18, 2026: Spring 16-Week Term Grades Due
May 18, 2026: Spring Sub Term 2 Grades Due
May 22, 2026: Course Assessments due to PAAIR Office

Fall Semester 2025

August 12-14, 2025: New Student Orientation
August 14-15, 2025: Faculty Professional Development
August 18, 2025: Fall 16-Week Term Classes Start
Fall Sub Term 1 Classes Start
August 19, 2025: Fall Sub Term 1 Drop/Add Ends
August 21-Oct. 3, 2025: Pre-Assessment Testing [NOCTI & ASE]
August 20, 2025: Fall Sub Term 1 Officially Enrolled
August 22, 2025: Fall 16-Week Drop/Add Ends
August 25, 2025: Fall 16-Week Term Officially Enrolled
September 1, 2025: Holiday-College Closed
September 17, 2025: Fall Sub Term 1 Mid-Term Grades Due
Fall Sub Term 1 Grades Due
September 26, 2025: Fall Sub Term 1 Withdraw Deadline
October 3, 2025: Review/Approval of Spring Schedule
October 10, 2025: Fall Sub Term 1 Classes End
October 13, 2025: Faculty Professional Development-No Classes
October 14, 2025: Fall Sub Term 2 Classes Start
October 14-18, 2025: Homecoming week
October 15, 2025: Fall Sub Term 2 Drop/Add Ends
October 16, 2025: Fall Sub Term 2 Officially Enrolled
October 17, 2025: Fall 16-Week Term Mid-Term Grades Due
Fall 16-Week Term Grades Due
October 18, 2025: Fall Open House
November 11, 2025: Sophomore Registration for Spring 2026
November 12, 2025: Freshman Registration for Spring 2026
November 13, 2025: Pre-Major Registration for Spring 2026
November 14, 2025: Fall Sub Term 2 Mid-Term Grades Due
Fall Sub Term 2 Grades Due
November 17 – Dec 5, 2025: Student Academic Opinion Survey (SAOS)
November 26, 2025: Fall 16-Week Withdraw Deadline
Fall Sub Term 2 Withdraw Deadline
November 27- Dec 1, 2025: Fall Break—No Classes
December 12, 2025: Fall 16-Week Term Classes End
Fall Sub Term 2 Classes End
December 19, 2025: Course Assessments due to PAAIR Office

Summer Semester 2025

June 16, 2025: Summer Term Classes/Bridge Program Begins
June 19, 2025: Holiday-College Closed
June 19, 2025: Summer Term Officially Enrolled Census Date
July 4, 2025: Holiday-College Closed
July 18, 2025: Summer Term last day to withdraw
July 25, 2025: Summer Term classes end
July 28, 2025: Summer Term grades due—noon via College Portal

Contact the Admissions Office

Admissions

717-299-7701

admissions@stevenscollege.edu

Hartzell Building, Room 110 750 E King St, Lancaster PA

Financial Aid

717-391-3510

financialaid@stevenscollege.edu

Hartzell Building, Room 105 750 E King St, Lancaster PA