The calendar below provides dates for key business processes of the Office of the University Registrar. Dates are subject to change.
View other calendars/timelines on our site:
| Date | Day | Event |
|---|---|---|
| Aug. 24, 2026 | Monday | Fall semester begins |
| Aug. 24 | Monday | Annual Notification of FERPA Rights sent to all students |
| Aug. 28 | Friday | Waitlists purged; instructor consent added to classes (11:59 PM) (UGRD) |
| Sept. 3 | Thursday | National Student Clearinghouse (NSC) DegreeVerify and Graduates Only submission (summer) |
| Sept. 4 | Friday | Drop/Add ends (11:59 PM) |
| Sept. 4 | Friday | Final exam block schedule requests for subsequent semester due to OUR (end of 2nd week of classes) |
| Sept. 7 | Monday | Labor Day holiday. No classes, OUR closed |
| Sept. 8 | Tuesday | Notification to DARN and Registrar Roundtable regarding classes with no instructor or instructors without DukeHub access |
| Sept. 8 | Tuesday | Student Verification of Data hold applied to student records in DukeHub; students notified |
| Sept. 9 | Wednesday | Instructors emailed to confirm final exam information in DukeHub for current semester |
| Sept. 11 | Friday | NSC First-of-Term submission (fall) |
| Sept. 18 | Friday | Census Date (Friday of 4th week) |
| Sept. 23 | Wednesday | Immunization compliance deadline; notifications of non-compliance sent to students, faculty, and schools |
| Sept. 25 | Friday | Student deadline for submitting incomplete work from spring/summer terms (UGRD) |
| Sept. 28 | Monday | Midterm grade rosters created. Midterm grading instructions emailed to instructors (UGRD) |
| Oct. 2 | Friday | Faculty deadline for submitting final grades for spring/summer I/X grades (UGRD) |
| Oct. 2-12 | Fri-Mon | Midterm Grade Submission dashboard updated daily (UGRD) |
| Oct. 9 | Friday | Last day to report midterm grades (UGRD) |
| Oct. 12-14 | Mon-Wed | Fall break. No classes |
| Oct. 12 (estimated) | Monday | Fall graduation timeline shared with school and graduation contacts |
| Oct. 19 | Monday | Spring shopping carts open |
| Oct. 19 | Monday | Registration email sent to students |
| Oct. 19-Nov. 9 | Mon-Mon | Academic plan change form closed; plan changes paused during registration period (UGRD) |
| Oct. 28-Nov. 9 | Wed-Mon | Spring registration period |
| Nov. 6 | Friday | Last day to withdraw with a W grade and to elect S/U grading basis (UGRD) |
| Nov. 10 | Tuesday | Spring Drop/Add period begins |
| Nov. 13 | Friday | Deadline for submissions of Petition to Change Final Examination for fall final exam period (UGRD) |
| Nov. 17 | Tuesday | Final grading instructions sent to instructors |
| Nov. 24 | Tuesday | Graduate classes end |
| Nov. 25-27 | Wed-Fri | Thanksgiving break. No classes, OUR closed Thursday and Friday |
| Dec. 4 | Friday | Undergraduate classes end |
| Dec. 9-14 | Wed-Mon | Final Exam period |
| Dec. 9-16 | Wed-Wed | Final Grade Submission dashboard refreshed daily |
| Dec. 15 | Tuesday | Final grading deadline for graduating students |
| Dec. 16 | Wednesday | Final grading deadline for continuing students |
| Dec. 24-25 | Thu-Fri | Christmas holiday. OUR closed |
| Dec. 30 | Wednesday | Official degree conferral date for fall graduates |
| Dec. 31-Jan. 1, 2027 | Thu-Fri | New Year's holiday. OUR closed |
| Jan. 4 | Monday | Deadline to flag degree candidates as Approved in DukeHub. Deadline to finalize degree names and degrees addresses in DukeHub |
| Jan. 5 | Tuesday | School letters containing statistics for degrees awarded due at noon |
| Jan. 7 | Thursday | Fall 2026 Degree Posting |
| Jan. 8 | Friday | NSC DegreeVerify and Graduates Only submission (fall) |
| Date | Day | Event |
|---|---|---|
| May 12, 2026 | Tuesday | National Student Clearinghouse (NSC) DegreeVerify and Graduates Only submission (spring) |
| May 13 | Wednesday | Summer Term 1 classes begin |
| May 15 | Friday | Drop/Add for Term 1 ends (11:59 PM); waitlists purged (UGRD) |
| May 15 | Friday | NSC First-of-Term submission (summer) |
| May 18 | Monday | Notification to departments of placeholder instructors or instructors with no DukeHub access |
| June 1 | Monday | Shopping Carts open for first-year fall registration |
| June 10 | Wednesday | Last day to withdraw with a W grade and to elect S/U grading basis (UGRD) |
| June 15 | Monday | Final grading instructions sent to instructors |
| June 19 | Friday | Juneteenth holiday. No classes, OUR closed |
| June 22 | Monday | Term 1 classes end |
| June 23-25 | Tue-Thu | Term 1 Final Exam period |
| June 23-26 | Tue-Fri | Final Grade Submission dashboard refreshed daily |
| June 27 | Saturday | Final grading deadline |
| June 29 | Monday | Summer Term 2 classes begin |
| July 1 | Wednesday | Drop/Add for Term 2 ends (11:59 PM); waitlists purged (UGRD) |
| July 3 | Friday | Independence Day holiday. No classes, OUR closed |
| July 6 | Monday | Notification to departments of placeholder instructors or instructors with no DukeHub access |
| July 27 | Monday | Last day to withdraw with a W grade and to elect S/U grading basis (UGRD) |
| July 29 | Wednesday | First-year fall registration opens |
| Aug. 1 | Saturday | Final grading instructions sent to instructors |
| Aug. 7 | Monday | Term 2 classes end |
| Aug. 8-10 | Sat-Mon | Term 2 Final Exam period |
| Aug. 10-14 | Mon-Fri | Final Grade Submission dashboard refreshed daily |
| Aug. 11 | Tuesday | Final grading deadline for graduating students |
| Aug. 12 | Wednesday | Final grading deadline for continuing students |
| Sept. 1 | Tuesday | Official degree conferral date for summer graduates; Summer 2026 degree posting |
| Sept. 3 | Thursday | NSC DegreeVerify and Graduates Only submission (summer) |
| Date | Day | Event |
|---|---|---|
| Jan. 7, 2026 | Wednesday | Spring semester begins. Monday class schedule is followed |
| Jan. 8 | Thursday | National Student Clearinghouse (NSC) DegreeVerify and Graduates Only submission (fall) |
| Jan. 14 | Wednesday | Waitlists purged; instructor consent added to classes (11:59 PM) (UGRD) |
| Jan. 19 | Monday | Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday. No classes, OUR closed |
| Jan. 21 | Wednesday | Drop/Add ends (11:59 PM) |
| Jan. 21 | Wednesday | Final exam block schedule requests for subsequent semester due to OUR (end of 2nd week of classes) |
| Jan. 22 | Thursday | Notification to DARN and Registrar Roundtable regarding classes with no instructor or instructors without DukeHub access |
| Jan. 23 | Friday | NSC First-of-Term submission (spring) |
| Jan. 26 | Monday | Student Verification of Data hold applied to student records in DukeHub; students notified |
| Jan. 26 | Monday | Instructors emailed to confirm final exam information in DukeHub for current semester |
| Jan. 30 | Friday | Census Date (Friday of 4th week) |
| Feb. 9 | Monday | Midterm grade rosters created. Midterm grading instructions emailed to instructors (UGRD) |
| Feb. 9 | Monday | Shopping Carts open for summer. Students must request summer enrollment in DukeHub |
| Feb. 12 | Thursday | Spring graduation timeline shared with schools and graduation contacts |
| Feb. 13 | Friday | Student deadline to submit incomplete work from fall terms (UGRD) |
| Feb. 16 | Monday | Summer registration opens |
| Feb. 19-23 | Thu-Mon | Midterm Grade Submission dashboard updated daily (UGRD) |
| Feb. 20 | Friday | Faculty deadline to submit final grades for fall I/X grades (UGRD) |
| Feb. 20 | Friday | Last day to report midterm grades (UGRD) |
| March 9-13 | Mon-Fri | Spring break. No classes |
| March 23 | Monday | Fall shopping carts open |
| March 23 | Monday | Registration email sent to students |
| March 23-April 10 | Mon-Fri | Academic plan change form closed; plan changes paused during registration period (UGRD) |
| March 25 | Wednesday | Last day to withdraw with a W grade and to elect S/U grading basis (UGRD) |
| April 1 | Wednesday | Deadline for submissions of Petition to Change Final Examination for spring final exam period (UGRD) |
| April 1-9 | Wed-Thu | Fall registration period |
| April 7 | Tuesday | Final grading instructions sent to instructors |
| April 10 | Friday | Fall Drop/Add period begins |
| April 15 | Wednesday | Graduate classes end |
| April 22 | Wednesday | Undergraduate classes end |
| April 27-May 2 | Mon-Sat | Final Exam period |
| April 27-May 6 | Mon-Wed | Final Grade Submission dashboard refreshed daily |
| May 3 | Sunday | Final grading deadline for graduating students |
| May 4 | Monday | Final grading deadline for continuing students |
| May 5 | Tuesday | Deadline to flag degree candidates as Approved in DukeHub. Deadline to finalize degree names and degree addresses in DukeHub |
| May 6 | Wednesday | School letters containing statistics for degrees awarded due at noon |
| May 10 | Sunday | Official degree conferral date for spring graduates |
| May 11 | Monday | Spring 2026 degree posting |
| May 14 | Thursday | NSC DegreeVerify and Graduates Only submission (spring) |