MAT 2026–27 Academic Year
| MAT FALL SEMESTER 2026 (SUMMER & FALL) | |
| July 2 | MAT tuition payment for Fall Semester is due. |
| August 1 | Residence halls open for MAT students. |
| August 2 | 100% MAT refund period ends. |
| August 3 | MAT Student Orientation. |
| August 3 | MAT FALL SEMESTER BEGINS (SUMMER INSTITUTE) |
| August 10 | 75% MAT refund period ends. |
| August 17 | 40% MAT refund period ends. |
| August 28 | MAT Summer Institute Ends |
| September 7 | HOLIDAY: Labor Day. No BFA, MFA, MAT or Salt classes. Administrative offices closed. |
| October 12 | HOLIDAY: Indigenous Peoples' Day. No BFA, MFA, MAT or Salt classes. Administrative offices closed. |
| November 6 | MAT tuition payment for Spring 2027 is due. |
| November 11 | Veterans Day. All classes run as scheduled. Administrative offices open. |
| November 23–27 | THANKSGIVING BREAK: No BFA, MFA, MAT, and Salt classes. Residence halls remain open. No meal services. |
| December 4 | MAT FALL SEMESTER ENDS |
| MAT SPRING SEMESTER 2027 | |
| December 6 | 100% MAT refund period ends. |
| December 7 | MAT SPRING SEMESTER BEGINS |
| December 7 | Readiness Reviews for Student Teaching. |
| December 14 | 75% MAT refund period ends. |
| December 19 | HOLIDAY BREAK: Residence halls close at 12:00pm for MAT students housed for summer/fall term. |
| January 4 | Classes resume. |
| January 11 | 40% MAT refund period ends. |
| January 18 | HOLIDAY: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day: All BFA, MFA, MAT and Salt classes cancelled. Administrative offices closed. |
| TBD | February Break. (Contingent on individual school calendars.) |
| TBD | April Vacation. (Contingent on individual school calendars.) |
| April 30 | MAT SPRING SEMESTER ENDS |
| May 7 | BFA, MFA and MAT Commencement at 10:00am. |
| May 8 | Residence halls close at 3:00PM for students participating in Commencement. |
[updated 10.16.25]
Projected Academic Calendar 2027 – 2030
| 2027 - 2028 | |
| Fall Term 2027 | 08/02/2027 – 12/10/2027 |
| Spring Term 2028 | 12/13/2027 – 05/05/2028 |
| 2028 – 2029 | |
| Fall Term 2028 | 07/31/2028 – 12/08/2028 |
| Spring Term 2029 | 12/11/2028 – 05/04/2029 |
| 2029 - 2030 | |
| Fall Term 2029 | 07/30/2029 – 12/07/2029 |
| Spring Term 2030 | 12/10/2029 – 05/03/2030 |
Note: These dates are estimations, intended for projection purposes. Dates are subject to change, per discretion of the Dean's Office. [Updated 01.22.2025]