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2026 FALL SEMESTER ACADEMIC CALENDAR
15-week Full-Semester

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
(7w1 and 7w2) Calendar

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
(ABSN1 and ABSN2) Calendar

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