Next Year

Lewis & Clark College 10-year Calendar (.pdf)

Current Year Academic Calendar 2025- 2026

Summer 2026 Calendar

NEXT ACADEMIC YEAR

Fall 2026

First Day of Classes	August 31
Labor Day (no classes)	September 7
Last day to add a course 1	September 11
Last day to drop a course 1	September 11
Last day to change to CR/NC grading option	September 11
Last day to file overload or underload	September 11
Last day to withdraw from a half-semester course	October 9
Fall break (no classes)	October 8 -11
Registration advising for the following semester	October 12 - 30
Graduation application due for spring 2027 graduation 4	October 15
Last day to request Leave of Absence for following semester	November 1
Last day to receive tuition refund in the case of a full semester withdrawal	TBD
Registration for the following semester 3	November 2-12
Last day to withdraw from a course 2	November 6
Thanksgiving break	November 25-27
Last day of classes	December 10
Reading days	December 11-12
Final examinations	December 14-17
Vacation period begins	December 18
Final grades available on WebAdvisor/Self-Service	no later than January 6
Official degree date for fall graduates	December 31

 Spring 2027

Martin Luther King Jr Day	January 18
First Day of Classes	January 19
Last day to add a course 1	January 29
Last day to drop a course 1	January 29
Last day to change to CR/NC grading option	January 29
Last day to file overload or underload	January 29
Last day to withdraw from a half-semester course	February 26
Graduation application due for summer 2027 graduation 4	March 1
Registration advising for the following semester	March 8-April 2
Spring break	March 20-28
Last day to receive tuition refund in the case of a full semester withdrawal	TBD
Last day to request Leave of Absence for following semester	April 1
Graduation application due for fall 2027 graduation 4	April 1
Last day to withdraw from a course 2	April 2
Registration for the following semester 3	April 6-15
Festival of Scholars	April 9
Last day of classes	April 29
Reading days	April 30-May 1
Final examinations	May 3-6
Vacation period begins	May 7
Commencement for academic year (all semesters)	May 8
Official degree date for spring graduates	May 8
Final grades available on WebAdvisor/Self-Service	no later than May 19

Incomplete grades

Last day to make up work for incomplete grades

As specified on the incomplete grade assignment form. In any case, no later than the Friday of the 4th week of the following semester (fall or spring), unless the instructor of record has filed an extension form with the Office of the Registrar.

1 For the policy of enrollment changes and charge adjustment, see Changes in Registration and Enrollment Status and Costs.
Instructor’s consent is required to add a course. Instructor’s approval is not required to drop a course and the course will not appear on transcript.

2 Grade indicated on transcript will be “W.” Withdrawing from courses after the deadline is not allowed. For the policy of enrollment changes and charge adjustment, see Changes in Registration and Enrollment Status and Costs.

3 Information on course offerings can be found at go.lclark.edu/college/registrar.

4 Information on degree application dates can be found in the Catalog and on our Graduation Application webpage.