Fall Semester 2026
Academic & Planning Calendar
| New Student Orientation begins | Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2026 |
| First-year schedule changes begins | Friday, Aug. 21, 2026 |
| Convocation | Sunday, Aug. 23, 2026 |
| CLASSES BEGIN | Monday, Aug. 24, 2026 |
| Last day to clear holds/enroll without dean's permission | Friday, Aug. 28, 2026 |
| Last day to drop/add (two-week period) | Friday, Sept. 4, 2026 |
| Labor Day (classes in session) | Monday, Sept. 7, 2026 |
| Applications for January master's graduates due | Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2026 |
| Family Weekend | Friday, Sept. 18, 2026 - Sunday, Sept. 20, 2026 |
| Last day for four-week withdrawal | Friday, Sept. 18, 2026 |
| Fall Break | Monday, Oct. 12, 2026 - Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2026 |
| Homecoming | Friday, Oct. 16, 2026 - Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026 |
| Mid-semester grades due by noon EST | Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2026 |
| Board of Trustees meeting, on campus | Wednesday, Oct. 21 - Friday, Oct. 23, 2026 |
| Registration for Spring 2027 begins | Monday, Nov. 2, 2026 |
| Last day for 10-week withdrawal | Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026 |
| Thanksgiving recess begins at 5 p.m. | Friday, Nov. 20, 2026 |
| Thanksgiving recess ends at 8 a.m. | Monday, Nov. 30, 2026 |
| CLASSES END | Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2026 |
| Last day to submit master's thesis to Graduate Studies for format approval | Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2026 |
| Reading period begins | Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2026 |
| Final examinations begin | Thursday, Dec. 10, 2026 |
| Final examinations/reading period end | Thursday, Dec. 17, 2026 |
| Completed master's thesis submitted via myBucknell | Thursday, Dec. 17, 2026 |
| Grades due by noon EST | Monday, Dec. 21, 2026 |
| Grades available in Banner Self-Service by noon EST | Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2026 |
| January graduation (no ceremony) | Thursday, Jan. 14, 2027 |