The following calendar is for the ground and hybrid programs. Online students should check with their online course instructors to confirm holidays and breaks.
| 8/28/2026 | New Student Orientation (ground) |
| 8/31/2026 | New Student Orientation (online) |
| 08/31/2026-12/20/2026 | Fall Semester (16 Weeks) |
| 08/31/2026-09/27/2026 | 4 Week Term A Classes Begin |
| 08/31/2026-10/25/2026 | 8 Week Term A Classes Begin |
| 9/7/2026 | Labor Day (no classes) |
| 9/8/2026 | Return |
| 09/28/2026-10/25/2026 | 4 Week Term B Classes Begin |
| 10/26/2026 | New Student Orientation (online) |
| 10/26/2026-11/22/2026 | 4 Week Term C Classes Begin |
| 10/26/2026-12/20/2026 | 8 Week Term C Classes Begin |
| 11/11/2026 | Veterans Day (no classes) |
| 11/12/2026 | Return |
| 11/23/2026-12/20/2026 | 4 Week D Term Classes Begin |
| 11/23/2026-11/30/2026 | Undergraduate Fall Break* |
| 12/1/2026 | Return |
| 12/14/2026-12/17/2026 | Final Exams for 16 Week Classes |
| 12/21/2026- 01/10/2027 | Holiday (no classes) |
| 1/1/2027 | New Year’s Day |
| 1/7/2027 | Residence Halls Open |
| 1/8/2027 | New Student Orientation |
| 01/11/2027-05/02/2027 | Spring/Winter Semester (16 Weeks) |
| 01/11/2027-02/07/2027 | 4 Week Term A Classes Begin |
| 01/11/2027-03/07/2027 | 8 Week Term A Classes Begin |
| 1/18/2027 | Martin Luther King Jr. Day (no classes) |
| 1/19/2027 | Return |
| 02/08/2027-03/07/2027 | 4 Week Term B Classes Begin |
| 2/15/2027 | President's Day (no classes) |
| 2/16/2027 | Return |
| 3/5/2027 | New Student Orientation (online) |
| 03/08/2027-3/14/2027 | Undergraduate Spring Break* |
| 03/08/2027-04/04/2027 | 4 Week Term C Classes Begin |
| 03/08/2027-05/02/2027 | 8 Week Term C Classes Begin |
| 3/15/2027 | Return from Undergraduate Spring Break |
| 03/26/2027-03/29/2027 | Easter Break (no classes) |
| 3/30/2027 | Return from Easter Break |
| 04/05/2027-05/02/2027 | 4 Week Term D Classes Begin |
| 04/23/2027-04/28/2027 | Final Exams for 16 Week Classes |
| 4/30/2027 | Commencement |
| 5/3/2027-05/09/2027 | No KU Classes |
| 5/7/2027 | New Student Orientation |
| 05/10/2027-08/29/2027 | Summer Semester (16 Weeks) |
| 05/10/2027-06/06/2027 | 4 Week Term A Classes Begin |
| 05/10/2027-7/04/2027 | 8 Week Term A Classes Begin |
| 5/31/2027 | Memorial Day (no classes) |
| 6/1/2027 | Return |
| 06/07/2027-07/04/2027 | 4 Week Term B Classes Begin |
| 7/2/2027 | New Student Orientation (online) |
| 07/05/2027-08/01/2027 | 4 Week Term C Classes Begin |
| 07/05/2027-08/29/2026 | 8 Week Term C Classes Begin |
| 7/5/2027 | Independence Day observed (no classes) |
| 7/6/2027 | Return |
| 08/02/2027-08/29/2027 | 4 Week Term D Classes Begin |
