2026 FALL SEMESTER ACADEMIC CALENDAR | |
Date (2026) | Event |
8/20/2026 | FALL SEMESTER BEGINS |
8/20/2026-8/26/2026 | Add/Drop period – may be done in Self-Service if eligible for web-registration, with an SSC advisor for new students, via email for non-degree students, or in-person at the Registrar's Office |
8/26/2026 | Last day to Add and Drop all Full-Semester classes including Internships, Independent Studies, Contract Courses, Applied Music Lessons, Music Ensembles, and Theatre 270/271/272 // Web registration in Self-Service closes at 11:59pm. In-person registration closes at 5:00pm // Last day for 100% tuition refund for complete withdrawal from the University // Last day to change from full-time to part-time status with full tuition refund |
9/4/2026 | Last day to change from Letter Grade to Pass/Fail (see P/F Policy in the Catalog) |
9/7/2026 | Labor Day holiday: no classes, University closed |
9/30/2026 | Last day for 50% tuition refund |
10/5/2026 | Mid-term grades due from instructors |
10/11/2026 - 10/13/2026 | Fall break: no classes (University closed on Monday, October 12) |
10/16/2026 | Spring 2027 registration time tickets and schedule of courses viewable in Self-Service |
10/30/2026 | Last day to withdraw from fall courses ("W" grades) |
11/2/2026 - 11/16/2026 | Registration times open for Spring 2027 as follows: // Nov 2 - Advance Registration Policy Graduate & Post-baccalaureate Students, followed by all other Graduate and Post-baccalaureate students, followed by Advance Registration Policy Seniors. (exception: accel nursing 1-year program students register with nursing dept) // Nov 3 - Seniors // Nov 4 - Advance Registration Policy Juniors followed by Advance Registration Policy Sophomores // Nov 5 - Juniors // Nov 6 - Intermission Day // Nov 9 - Advance Registration Policy First-Year Students // Nov 10 - Intermission Day // Nov 11 - Sophomores // Nov 12 - Intermission Day // Nov 13 - First-Year Students // Nov 16 - Non-degree Student Registration Opens |
11/16/2026 | ScholarWorks submission deadline for Graduate Dissertations, Theses, and Capstones for Fall 2026 graduation candidates |
11/23/2026 | Metroversity registration opens for Spring 2027 (students from other Metroversity schools may register at Bellarmine) |
11/25/2026 - 11/29/2026 | Thanksgiving holidays—no classes, University closed |
12/1/2026 | Graduation Application deadline for all students anticipating Fall 2027 degree completion |
12/3/2026 | Study Day - no classes |
12/4/2026 - 12/10/2026 | Final Exam Week |
12/10/2026 | FALL SEMESTER ENDS |
12/14/2026 | Final grades due from instructors by noon // Grade changes for Spring and Summer 2026 Incompletes due from instructors by noon |
12/15/2026 | Grade reports available in Self-Service |
12/16/2026 | Fall 2026 degrees posted to transcripts (Note: degree conferral date on students' official transcripts will read December 10, 2026, which is the last day of the fall semester). Diplomas available beginning January 11. |
2026 FALL 7-Week Sessions | |
Date (2026) | Event |
8/20/2026 | 7-WEEK 1 SESSION (7w1) BEGINS |
8/24/2026 | Last day to Add and Drop 7-week 1 (7w1) courses // Last day for 100% tuition refund for complete withdrawal from 7-week 1 (7w1) courses |
9/6/2026 | Last day for 50% tuition refund for complete withdrawal from 7-week 1 (7w1) courses |
9/14/2026 | Last day to withdraw from 7-week 1 (7w1) courses ("W" grades) |
10/8/2026 | 7-WEEK 1 SESSION 1 (7w1) ENDS |
10/22/2026 | 7-WEEK 2 SESSION 2 (7w2) BEGINS |
10/26/2026 | Last day to Add and Drop 7-week 2 (7w2) courses // Last day for 100% tuition refund for complete withdrawal from 7-week 2 (7w2) courses |
11/8/2026 | Last day for 50% tuition refund for complete withdrawal from 7-week 2 (7w2) courses |
11/19/2026 | Last day to withdraw from 7-week 2 (7w2) courses ("W" grades) |
12/10/2026 | 7-WEEK 2 SESSION 1 (7w2) ENDS |
2026 FALL Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing Program (ABSN) Sessions | |
Date (2026) | Event |
8/20/2026 | ABSN1 SESSION BEGINS // Last day to Add and Drop ABSN1 courses |
8/24/2026 | Last day for 100% tuition refund for complete withdrawal from ABSN1 courses |
9/6/2026 | Last day for 50% tuition refund for complete withdrawal from ABSN1 courses |
9/7/2026 | Labor Day holiday: no classes, University closed |
9/25/2026 | Last day to withdraw from ABSN1 courses ("W" grades) |
10/9/2026 | ABSN1 SESSION ENDS |
10/11 - 10/13 | Fall break: no classes (University closed on Monday, October 12) |
10/14/2026 | ABSN2 SESSION BEGINS // Last day to Add and Drop ABSN2 courses |
10/16/2026 | Last day for 100% tuition refund for complete withdrawal from ABSN2 courses |
10/31/2026 | Last day for 50% tuition refund for complete withdrawal from ABSN2 courses |
11/19/2026 | Last day to withdraw from ABSN2 courses ("W" grades) |
11/25 - 11/29 | Thanksgiving holidays—no classes, University closed |
12/9/2026 | ABSN2 SESSION ENDS |
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