Fall Semester 2025
| August 19 - 21 |
Tuesday-Thursday |
International Student Orientation |
| August 21 |
Thursday |
College Houses open for First Year Students, 8:30 a.m |
| August 21 |
Thursday |
Convocation |
| August 21-24 |
Thursday-Sunday |
New Student Orientation |
| August 23-24 |
Saturday-Sunday |
College Houses & Theme Houses open for Upper Class Students |
| August 25 |
Monday |
Fall semester classes begin, 8 a.m. |
| August 31 |
Sunday |
Degree conferral date for summer graduates |
| September 1 |
Monday |
Labor Day
(classes in session; administrative offices closed for federal holiday) |
| September 19-21 |
Friday-Sunday |
True Blue Weekend |
| October 10 |
Friday |
Fall break begins, 4:30 p.m. |
| October 15 |
Wednesday |
Fall break ends, 8 a.m. |
| November 21 |
Friday |
Thanksgiving recess begins, 4:30 p.m. |
| December 1 |
Monday |
Thanksgiving recess ends, 8 a.m. |
| December 5 |
Friday |
Fall semester classes end, 4:30 p.m. |
| December 6-9 |
Saturday-Tuesday |
Reading days |
| December 9 |
Tuesday |
Midyear Completion Recognition & Reception |
| December 10 |
Wednesday |
Final examinations begin |
| December 14 |
Sunday |
Final examinations end; Winter recess begins |
| December 15 |
Monday |
College Houses & Theme Houses close; 11 a.m. |
Spring Semester 2026
| January 11 |
Sunday |
College Houses & Theme Houses open, 8:30 a.m. |
| January 13 |
Monday |
Spring semester classes begin, 8 a.m. |
| January 20 |
Monday |
Martin Luther King Jr. Day
(administrative offices closed for federal holiday) |
| January 31 |
Saturday |
Degree conferral date for fall and winter graduates |
| March 13 |
Friday |
Spring recess begins, 4:30 p.m. |
| March 23 |
Monday |
Spring recess ends, 8 a.m. |
| April 23 |
Thursday |
Spring semester classes end, 6:05 p.m. |
| April 24-27 |
Friday-Monday |
Reading days |
| April 28 |
Tuesday |
Final examinations begin |
| May 2 |
Saturday |
Final examinations end |
| May 3 |
Sunday |
College Houses & Theme Houses close, 11 a.m. |
| May 9 |
Saturday |
Commencement |
Fall Semester 2026
| August 18-20 |
Tuesday-Thursday |
International Student Orientation |
| August 20 |
Thursday |
College Houses open for First Year Students, 8:30 a.m. |
| August 20 |
Thursday |
Convocation, 10 a.m. |
| August 20-23 |
Thursday-Sunday |
New Student Orientation |
| August 22-23 |
Saturday-Sunday |
College Houses & Theme Houses open for Upper Class Students |
| August 24 |
Monday |
Fall semester classes begin, 8 a.m. |
| August 31 |
Monday |
Degree conferral date for summer graduates |
| September 2 |
Monday |
Labor Day
(classes in session; administrative offices closed for federal holiday) |
| October 9 |
Friday |
Fall break begins, 4:30 p.m. |
| October 14 |
Wednesday |
Fall break ends, 8 a.m. |
| October 23-25 |
Friday-Sunday |
True Blue Weekend |
| November 20 |
Friday |
Thanksgiving recess begins, 4:30 p.m. |
| November 30 |
Monday |
Thanksgiving recess ends, 8 a.m. |
| December 4 |
Friday |
Fall semester classes end, 4:30 p.m. |
| December 5-8 |
Saturday-Tuesday |
Reading days |
| December 8 |
Tuesday |
Midyear Completion Recognition & Reception |
| December 9 |
Wednesday |
Final examinations begin |
| December 13 |
Sunday |
Final examinations end; Winter recess begins |
| December 14 |
Monday |
College Houses & Theme Houses close; 11 a.m. |
Spring Semester 2027
| January 10 |
Sunday |
College Houses & Theme Houses open, 8:30 a.m. |
| January 12 |
Tuesday |
Spring semester classes begin, 8 a.m. |
| January 18 |
Monday |
Martin Luther King Day
(administrative offices closed for federal holiday) |
| January 31 |
Sunday |
Degree conferral date for fall and winter graduates |
| March 12 |
Friday |
Spring recess begins, 4:30 p.m. |
| March 22 |
Monday |
Spring recess ends, 8 a.m. |
| April 22 |
Thursday |
Spring semester classes end, 6:05 p.m. |
| April 23-26 |
Friday-Monday |
Reading days |
| April 27 |
Tuesday |
Final examinations begin |
| May 1 |
Saturday |
Final examinations end |
| May 2 |
Sunday |
College Houses & Theme Houses close, 11 a.m. |
| May 8 |
Saturday |
Commencement |
Summer Session I 2026 (5 Weeks, June 1-June 30, 2026)
| Friday, May 15, 2026 |
Registration Deadline |
| Sunday, May 31, 2026 |
Housing opens for Session I, noon |
| Monday, June 1, 2026 |
Session I classes begin |
| Tuesday, June 2, 2026 |
Session I deadline for course changes or withdrawing without record by 4:30 p.m. |
| Friday, June 26, 2026 |
Session I deadline to withdraw with record |
| Friday, June 26, 2026 |
Session I grading option (P/NP) deadline |
| Tuesday, June 30, 2026 |
Session I classes end |
| Wednesday, July 1, 2026 |
Students in residence must vacate their rooms by 4:00 p.m. |
| Tuesday, July 7, 2026 |
Summer Session I final grades due, 10:00 a.m. |
Summer Session II 2026 (5 Weeks, July 6-August 4, 2026)
| Friday, June 19, 2026 |
Registration Deadline |
| Sunday, July 5, 2026 |
Housing opens for Session II, noon |
| Monday, July 6, 2026 |
Session II classes begin |
| Tuesday, July 7, 2026 |
Session II deadline for course changes or withdrawing without record by 4:30 p.m. |
| Friday, July 31, 2026 |
Session II grading option (P/NP) deadline |
| Friday, July 31, 2026 |
Session II deadline to withdraw with record |
| Tuesday, August 4, 2026 |
Session II classes end |
| Wednesday, August 5, 2026 |
Students in residence must vacate their rooms by 4:00 p.m. |
| Monday, August 10, 2026 |
Summer Session II final grades due, 10:00 a.m. |
| Tuesday, September 8, 2026 |
Summer 2026 EFC grades due, 10:00 a.m. |
The College notes that a number of religious holidays occur during the semester.
Please consult the College web-based calendar for these dates: http://www.fandm.edu/calendar.
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