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Fall 2026

DateDescription
Aug. 18Navigator Prep Student Arrival and Check-In
Aug. 19New Student Arrival and Check-In
Aug. 19-23New Student Orientation
Aug. 20Convocation
Aug. 21-22Continuing and Re-enrolling Student Arrival and Check-In
Aug. 24First Day of Classes
Sept. 1End of Drop/Add Period
Sept. 7Labor Day - No Classes
Sept. 10Departure of Study Abroad Program Students and Faculty
Sept. 14Foundations Program First Day of Classes
Sept. 21End of Drop/Add Period for Foundations Program
Oct. 9-11Family Weekend
Oct. 12Indigenous Peoples Day - No Classes
Oct. 16Deadline for Entering Mid-Term Grades (8 p.m.) in MyBeacon Portal
Nov. 9-13Spring Term 2027 Registration
Nov. 21Students Depart for Thanksgiving Break
Nov. 28-29Students Return
Nov. 30Classes Resume
Dec. 4Return of Study Abroad Program Students and Faculty
Dec. 10-11Final Assessments (Dec. 10 for T/Th Classes; Dec. 11 for M/W/F Classes)
Dec. 11Final Day of Classes
Dec. 11Final Day of Classes for Foundations Program
Dec. 11Fall Commencement Ceremony, 5 p.m.
Dec. 12Students Depart for Winter Break
Dec. 14Deadline for Entering Foundations Program Final Grades (8 p.m.) in MyBeacon Portal
Dec. 14Deadline for Entering Grades (8 p.m.) in MyBeacon Portal

Spring 2027

DateDescription
Jan. 4College Reopens
Jan. 15New Student Arrival and Check-in
Jan. 15-17New Student Orientation
Jan. 16-17Continuing and Re-Enrolling Students Arrival and Check-In
Jan. 18Martin Luther King Jr. Day - No Classes
Jan. 19First Day of Classes
Jan. 25Foundations Program First Day of Classes
Jan. 26End of Drop/Add Period
Feb. 1End of Drop/Add Period for Foundations Program
Feb. 15Presidents Day - No Classes
March 1-5Summer Term 2027 Registration
March 12Deadline for entering mid-term grades (8 p.m.) in MyBeacon Portal
March 20Students Depart for Spring Break
March 27-28Students Return from Spring Break
March 29Classes Resume
April 5-9Fall Term 2027 Registration
April 22Classes cancelled after 3 p.m.
April 23Leesburg Bikefest - No Classes
April 23Final Day of Classes for Foundations Program
April 26Deadline for Entering Foundations Program Final Grades (8 p.m.) in MyBeacon Portal
May 6-7Final Assessments (May 7 for T/Th Classes; May 8 for M/W/F Classes)
May 7Final Day of Classes
May 8Spring Commencement Ceremony, 11 a.m., Brownwood Hotel & Spa
May 10Deadline for Entering Final Grades (8 p.m.) in MyBeacon Portal

Summer 2027

DateDescription
May 10First Day of Classes
May 28Final Day of Classes
May 29Students Depart
June 10-10Student Trip to Vietnam, Cambodia and Thailand

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