Academic Calendar
The Academic Calendars contain important deadlines and holidays. The 10 University of Hawaiʻi campuses begin each semester on the same date and observe the same holidays. If taking classes at more than one UH campus, students should check the academic calendar for that campus. Deadlines may vary from campus to campus.
Calendars
Full Term: Dates listed are for semester-long courses. UH West Oʻahu full-term is 15-week, while all other UH campuses full-term is 16-week. Access the full current academic calendar here.
Part of Term: Dates listed are for courses that are shorter periods of time generally with begin and end dates falling within a semester. Some online programs include either 5-week or 8-week courses. Access the current parts of term calendars as well as future POT calendars to find key dates and information for each part of term below:
5-Week POT Calendar
| FALL 2025 | Part of Term 1 (5 Weeks) |
Part of Term 2 (5 Weeks) |
Part of Term 3 (5 Weeks) |
|---|---|---|---|
| First day of instruction | August 25 | September 29 | November 3 |
| Last day to add | August 26 | September 30 | November 4 |
| Last day for 100% refund | August 26 | September 30 | November 4 |
| Holiday: Labor Day | September 1 | ||
| Holiday: Veterans Day | November 11 | ||
| Last day to drop a course without a "W" | September 1 | October 6 | November 10 |
| Last day for 50% refund | September 1 | October 6 | November 10 |
| Last day to withdraw | September 12 | October 17 | November 21 |
| Holiday: Thanksgiving | November 27 | ||
| Holiday: Non-Instructional Day | November 28 | ||
| Last day of instruction | September 26 | October 31 | December 7 |
| Last day of Part of Term (POT) | September 26 | October 31 | December 7 |
| Last day for faculty to submit grades | September 28 11:59 PM | November 2 11:59 PM | December 7 11:59 PM |
| SPRING 2026 | Part of Term 1 (5 Weeks) |
Part of Term 2 (5 Weeks) |
Part of Term 3 (5 Weeks) |
|---|---|---|---|
| First day of instruction | January 12 | February 17 | March 30 |
| Holiday: President's Day | February 16 | ||
| Last day to Add/Drop with 100% refund | January 13 | February 18 | March 31 |
| Holiday: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day | January 19 | ||
| Holiday: Good Friday | April 3 | ||
| Last day to Add/Drop with 50% refund | January 20 | February 23 | April 6 |
| Last day to Withdraw (with a W) | January 30 | March 11 | April 7 |
| Non-Instructional Day: Spring Recess | March 16 - March 20 | ||
| Holiday: Kuhio Day | March 26 | ||
| Last day of instruction | February 13 | March 27 | May 1 |
| Last day for Faculty to Submit Grades | February 15 11:59 PM | March 29 11:59 PM | May 3 11:59 PM |
| SUMMER I 2026 | Part of Term (5 Weeks) |
|---|---|
| First day of instruction | May 26 |
| Last day to Add/Drop with 100% refund | May 27 |
| Last day to Add/Drop with 50% refund | June 1 |
| Holiday: King Kamehameha I Day | June 11 |
| Last day to Withdraw (with a W) | June 15 |
| Last day of instruction | June 26 |
| Last day for faculty to submit grades | July 28 11:59 PM |
| SUMMER II 2026 | Part of Term (5 Weeks) |
|---|---|
| First day of instruction | July 6 |
| Last day to Add/Drop with 100% refund | July 7 |
| Last day to Add/Drop with 50% refund | July 13 |
| Last day to withdraw (with a W) | July 24 |
| Last day of instruction | August 7 |
| Last day for faculty to submit grades | August 9 11:59 PM |
| FALL 2026 | Part of Term 1 (5 Weeks) |
Part of Term 2 (5 Weeks) |
Part of Term 3 (5 Weeks) |
|---|---|---|---|
| First day of instruction | August 24 | September 28 | November 2 |
| Holiday: Election Day | November 3 | ||
| Last day to Add/Drop with 100% refund | August 25 | September 29 | November 3 |
| Last day to Add/Drop with 50% refund | August 31 | October 5 | November 9 |
| Holiday: Labor Day | September 7 | ||
| Holiday: Veterans Day | November 11 | ||
| Last day to Withdraw (with a W) | September 11 | October 16 | November 20 |
| Holiday: Thanksgiving | November 26 | ||
| Non-Instructional Day | November 27 | ||
| Last day of instruction | September 25 | October 30 | December 5 |
| Last day for faculty to submit grades | September 27 11:59 PM | November 1 11:59 PM | December 6 11:59 PM |
8-Week POT Calendar
| FALL 2025 | Part of Term 1 (8 Weeks) |
Part of Term 2 (8 Weeks) |
|---|---|---|
| First day of instruction | August 25 | October 20 |
| Last day to add | August 26 | October 21 |
| Last day for 100% refund | August 26 | October 21 |
| Holiday: Labor Day | September 1 | |
| Last day to drop a course without a "W" | September 3 | October 29 |
| Last day for 50% refund | September 3 | October 29 |
| Holiday: Veterans Day | November 11 | |
| Last day to withdraw | September 26 | November 20 |
| Holiday: Thanksgiving | November 27 | |
| Holiday: Non-Instructional Day | November 28 | |
| Last day of instruction | October 17 | December 12 |
| Last day of Part of Term (POT) | October 17 | December 12 |
| Last day for faculty to submit grades | October 19 11:59 PM | December 14 11:59 PM |
| SPRING 2026 | Part of Term 1 (8 Weeks) |
Part of Term 2 (8 Weeks) |
|---|---|---|
| First day of instruction | January 12 | March 9 |
| Last day to Add/Drop with 100% refund | January 13 | March 10 |
| Holiday: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day | January 19 | |
| Last day to Add/Drop with 50% refund | January 21 | March 23 |
| Last day to Withdraw (with a W) | February 12 | April 13 |
| Holiday: President's Day | February 16 | |
| Non-Instructional Day: Spring Recess | March 16 - March 20 | |
| Holiday: Kuhio Day | March 26 | |
| Holiday: Good Friday | April 3 | |
| Last day of instruction | March 6 | May 8 |
| Last day for Faculty to Submit Grades | March 6 11:59 PM | May 10 11:59 PM |
| SUMMER I 2026 | Part of Term (8 Weeks) |
|---|---|
| First day of instruction | May 26 |
| Last day to Add/Drop with 100% refund | May 27 |
| Last day to Add/Drop with 50% refund | June 3 |
| Holiday: King Kamehameha I Day | June 11 |
| Last day to Withdraw (with a W) | June 22 |
| Holiday: Fourth of July | July 3 |
| Last day of instruction | July 10 |
| Last day for faculty to submit grades | July 12 11:59 PM |
| SUMMER II 2026 | Part of Term (8 Weeks) |
|---|---|
| First day of instruction | June 22 |
| Last day to Add/Drop with 100% refund | June 23 |
| Last day to Add/Drop with 50% refund | July 2 |
| Holiday: Fourth of July | July 3 |
| Last day to Withdraw (with a W) | July 24 |
| Last day of instruction | August 14 |
| Last day for faculty to submit grades | August 16 11:59 PM |
| FALL 2026 | Part of Term 1 (8 Weeks) |
Part of Term 2 (8 Weeks) |
|---|---|---|
| First day of instruction | August 24 | October 19 |
| Last day to Add/Drop with 100% refund | August 25 | October 20 |
| Last day to Add/Drop with 50% refund | September 2 | October 28 |
| Holiday: Labor Day | September 7 | |
| Holiday: Election Day | November 3 | |
| Holiday: Veterans Day | November 11 | |
| Holiday: Thanksgiving | November 26 | |
| Non-Instructional Day | November 27 | |
| Last day to Withdraw (with a W) | September 24 | November 19 |
| Last day of instruction | October 16 | December 11 |
| Last day for faculty to submit grades | October 18 11:59 PM | December 13 11:59 PM |