IMPORTANT: Rutgers students taking NJIT courses must adhere to Rutgers' Add/Drop Period below. Students are required to review the NJIT Spring 2026 Academic Calendar and consult with NJIT professors prior to the date of conflict, if any. See more information for NJIT exchange registration.
| All dates are subject to change. Classes will be held on holidays, except where noted below. For closures or scheduling adjustments due to weather or other emergencies, please visit Rutgers University-Newark for announcements. |
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| RU Here Winter 2026 Campaign Begins | Monday | December 1, 2025 | |
| ALL UNIVERSITY OFFICES CLOSED | Thursday - Thursday | Dec 25, 2025 - Jan 1, 2026 | |
| Spring Reg Ind Set Date | Friday | January 2, 2026 | |
| Fall grades due and TGR Process to update credits and GPA | Monday | January 5, 2026 | |
| RU Here Winter 2026 Campaign Ends | Friday | January 2, 2026 | |
| RU Here Spring 2026 Campaign Begins for Law School | Monday | January 5, 2026 | |
| RU Here Spring 2026 Campaign Begins | Graduate | Wednesday | January 7, 2026 |
| Undergraduate | Wednesday | January 14, 2026 | |
| Winter Session de-registration for non-confirmation of RU Here | Monday | January 5, 2026 | |
| Spring 2026 course to be dropped for Fall 2025 pre-requisite course with a grade below "C" (Limited to a few undergraduate courses) at 5:00pm | Thursday | January 15, 2026 | |
| Winter Session Ends | Friday | January 16, 2026 | |
| Martin Luther King, Jr. Day—All University Offices Closed—No Classes | Monday | January 19, 2026 | |
| Diploma Conferral Date for January Graduates | Monday | January 19, 2026 | |
| Spring Semester Begins (for Undergraduates and Graduates excluding schools below) RBS and Law School Graduate Students: Rutgers Business School - Graduate Programs Academic Calendars Rutgers Law School - Academic Calendar |
Tuesday | January 20, 2026 | |
| Summer Session online Schedule of Classes available | Tuesday | January 20, 2026 | |
| Winter grades due and TGR Process to update credits and GPA | Friday | January 23, 2026 | |
| Last Day to ADD a class | Thursday | January 29, 2026 | |
| Last Day to DROP a class without a "W" grade | Thursday | January 29, 2026 | |
| Last day to WITHDRAW FROM ALL CLASSES and receive 100% refund |
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February 2, 2026 | |
| De-registration for non-confirmation of RU Here | Thursday | February 5, 2026 | |
| First NSC (National Student Clearinghouse) enrollment file sent | Wednesday | February 18, 2026 | |
| Registration for Summer Session Classes Begins | Monday | February 9, 2026 | |
| Last day to WITHDRAW from all classes and receive 80% refund | Monday | February 16, 2026 | |
| Phase III Reporting | Friday | February 20, 2026 | |
| Last day to WITHDRAW from all classes and receive 60% refund | Monday | March 2, 2026 | |
| Fall 2026 term segments will be created for Spring 2026 enrolled students | Saturday | March 7, 2026 | |
| Fall 2026 online Schedule of Classes will be available | Monday | March 9, 2026 | |
| Spring Break - University Offices Open - No Classes | Saturday - Sunday | March 14 - 22, 2026 | |
| Residency reclassification submission deadline for Spring 2026 - Residency Policy | Friday | March 20, 2026 | |
| Last day to WITHDRAW from an individual class with a W grade | Monday | March 23, 2026 | |
| Last day to WITHDRAW from all classes and receive 40% refund | Wednesday | March 25, 2026 | |
| *Fall registration for Special Populations begins at 6:00am | Thursday | April 9, 2026 | |
| Fall registrations begins at 6:00am based on 105.0 earned degree credits and above | Monday | April 13, 2026 | |
| Fall registrations begins at 6:00am based on 90.0 earned degree credits and above | Tuesday | April 14, 2026 | |
| Fall registrations begins at 6:00am based on 75.0 earned degree credits and above | Wednesday | April 15, 2026 | |
| Fall registrations begins at 6:00am based on 60.0 earned degree credits and above | Thursday | April 16, 2026 | |
| Registration for All Eligible Students begins at 6:00am | Friday | April 17, 2026 | |
| Fall 2025 "TZ" and "NG" Grades Automatically Converted to "F" | Friday | May 1, 2026 | |
| Regular Classes End (for Undergraduates and Graduates excluding schools below) RBS and Law School Graduate Students: Rutgers Business School - Graduate Programs Academic Calendars Rutgers Law School - Academic Calendar |
Monday | May 4, 2026 | |
| Reading Days | Tuesday & Wednesday | May 5 - May 6, 2026 | |
| Last day to fully WITHDRAW from the university | Wednesday | May 6, 2026 | |
| Final Exam Period | Thursday - Wednesday | May 7 - 13, 2026 | |
| Spring Roster Grading Period | Thursday - Friday | May 7-15, 2026 | |
| Grades may be viewed at https://sis.rutgers.edu/tags/ as they are submitted | |||
| Degree Conferral Date for May Graduates | Sunday | May 17, 2026 | |
| Last Day to Register for First Term Summer Session classes | Thursday | May 28, 2026 | |
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| Memorial Day - All University Offices Closed - No Classes | Monday | May 25, 2026 | |
| Summer Session Begins | Tuesday | May 26, 2026 | |
| Deadline for completing Incomplete grades from Spring 2025 before being converted to "F" grade | Undergraduates | Saturday | May 2, 2026 |
| Residency reclassification submission deadline for Summer 2026 - Residency Policy | Wednesday | July 15, 2026 | |
| Summer Session Ends | Wednesday | August 12, 2026 | |
| Degree Conferral Date for August Graduates | Monday | August 31, 2026 | |
| Degree Conferral Date for October Graduates | Thursday | October 1, 2026 | |
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*For information on special populations please click here and scroll down until you see the section |
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