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2025-2026 Shepherd University Catalog 
    
2025-2026 Shepherd University Catalog

Academic Calendar 2025-2026


2025-2026 Academic Year

 

First Semester Fall 2025

  8/21/25  Thu       Faculty Report for Fall Semester

                                 Faculty Meetings

                                 Add/Drop and Late Registration (Late Fee Applies) via RAIL begins at 4:00 pm

  8/22/25  Fri         New Student Welcome and Convocation for All New Students

  8/25/25  Mon     Full Semester and Session A Classes Begin

  8/25/25 Mon     Add/Drop and Late Registration (Late Fee Applies), via RAIL or at Ikenberry Hall, 9:00 am-4:00 pm - Consult Advisor

  8/29/25  Fri         Last Day to Add/Drop or Late Register via RAIL or at Ikenberry Hall, 9:00 am-4:00 pm - Consult Advisor

    9/1/25  Mon     Labor Day - Holiday

    9/8/25  Mon     Last Day for Instructor-Approved Late Adds via RAIL; Last Day to Change a Course from Credit to Pass/Fail Status

  9/15/25  Mon     Last Day to Change a Course from Credit to Audit Status   

  9/19/25  Fri         Last Day to Withdraw from Session A class - See Advisor by Noon

  10/6/25  Mon     First Day of Mid‑term Exams 

10/10/25  Fri         Last Day of Mid-Term Exams

                                 Last Day to Apply for May or August 2026 Graduation (Registrar’s Office)

                                 Session A classes end

10/13/25  Mon     Mid-term Grades (including Session A Final Grades) Due - 9:00 am

                                 Session B classes begin

10/14/25  Tues      Mid-term Grades Available on RAIL (tentative)

10/16/25  Thu       Fall Break (or make-up day for inclement weather, as needed)

10/17/25   Fri         Fall Break (or make-up day for inclement weather, as needed)

10/29/25  Wed      First Day of Academic Advisement for Continuing Students for Spring 2026

11/10/25  Mon     First Day of Spring 2026 RAIL Registration for Continuing Students, 9:00 am-4:00 pm

11/12/25  Wed      Last Day of Academic Advisement for Continuing Students for Spring 2026

11/14/25  Fri         Last Day to Withdraw from Session B class, from full semester class; or from entire full semester

                                 - See Advisor by Noon

11/23/25  Sun       First Day of Thanksgiving Recess

11/30/25  Sun       Last Day of Thanksgiving Recess

  12/5/25  Fri         Classes end for Session B and Full Semester

  12/8/25  Mon     First Day of Final Exams

12/12/25  Fri         Last Day of Final Exams

12/15/25  Mon     First Semester Grades (including Session B Final Grades) Due 9:00 am - End of First Semester

12/16/25  Tues      Final Grades Available on RAIL (tentative)

                                                                                               

 

Second Semester Spring 2026

    1/9/26  Fri        New Student Welcome and Convocation for All New Students

                                 Faculty Report for Spring Semester

                                Add/Drop and Late Registration (Late Fee Applies) via RAIL begins at 4:00 pm

  1/12/26  Mon     Full Semester and Session A Classes Begin

  1/12/26   Mon     Add/Drop and Late Registration (Late Fee Applies), via RAIL or at Ikenberry Hall, 9:00 am-4:00 pm - Consult Advisor

  1/16/26  Fri         Last Day to Add/Drop or Late Register via RAIL or at Ikenberry Hall, 9:00 am-4:00 pm - Consult Advisor  

  1/19/26  Mon     Martin Luther King, Jr. Day - Holiday

  1/23/26  Fri         Last Day for Instructor-Approved Late Adds via RAIL

  1/26/26  Mon     Last Day to Change a Course from Credit to Pass/Fail Status

    2/2/26  Mon     Last Day to Change a Course from Credit to Audit Status

    2/6/26  Fri         Last Day to Withdraw from Session A class - See Advisor by Noon

  2/23/26  Mon     First Day of Mid‑term Exams

  2/27/26  Fri         Last Day of Mid-term Exams

                                 Session A classes end

                                 Last Day to Apply for December 2026 Graduation (Registrar’s Office)

    3/2/26  Mon     Mid‑term Grades Due - 9:00 am

                                 Session B classes begin

    3/3/26  Tues      Mid-term Grades Available on RAIL (tentative)

  3/15/26 Sun        First Day of Spring Break                                 

  3/22/26  Sun       Last Day of Spring Break                                

  3/23/26  Mon     First Day of Summer 2026 RAIL Registration for Continuing Students, 9:00 am-4:00 pm.

  3/25/26 Wed      First Day of Academic Advisement for Continuing Students for Summer and Fall 2026

    4/6/26  Mon     First Day of Fall 2026 RAIL Registration for Continuing Students, 9:00 am-4:00 pm.

    4/8/26  Wed      Last Day of Academic Advisement for Continuing Students for Summer and Fall 2026

  4/10/26  Fri         Last Day to Withdraw from Session B class, from full semester class; or from entire full semester

                                 - See Advisor by Noon

  4/24/26 Fri         McMurran Scholars Convocation

                                 Classes end for Session B and Full Semester

  4/27/26 Mon     First Day of Final Exams

    5/1/26  Fri         Last Day of Final Exams

    5/4/26  Mon     Second Semester Grades Due 9:00 am–End of Second Semester

    5/5/26  Tues      Final Grades Available on RAIL (tentative)                                                                                 

    5/9/26  Sat        Commencement

  5/25/26 Mon     Memorial Day - Holiday

  5/26/26 Tues      Summer 2026 (Including Session A) begins