EventSpring 2026Summer 2026Fall 2026Spring 2027
Term DatesJanuary 12, 2026 - May 20, 2026May 25, 2026 - August 8, 2026August 17, 2026 - December 16, 2026January 19, 2027 - May 26, 2027
Application OpensAugust 1, 2025February 2, 2026February 2, 2026July 31, 2026
Schedule of Classes AvailableOctober 6, 2025March 2, 2026April TBD, 2026October TBD, 2026
Last Day International Students (Outside U.S.) Can ApplyJanuary 2, 2026May 8, 2026July 15, 2026January 2, 2027
Last Day International Students (Inside U.S.) Can ApplyJanuary 2, 2026May 16, 2026August 14, 2026January 2, 2027
Last day International Students Outside the US Can Apply for 2nd 8-week ClassesN/AN/ASeptember 14, 2025N/A
Term BeginsJanuary 12, 2026May 26, 2026August 14, 2026January 19, 2027
Residency Reclassification
  • Documents/Proofs to be Considered Must be Issued On or Before: January 11, 2025  
  • Deadline to Request Residency Reclassification:  January 30, 2026
  • Documents/Proofs to be Considered Must be Issued On or Before: May 24, 2025
  • Deadline to Request Residency Reclassification:  June 26, 2026
  • Documents/Proofs to be Considered Must be Issued On or Before: August 16, 2025
  • Deadline to Request Residency Reclassification:  September 4, 2026
  • Documents/Proofs to be Considered Must be Issued On or Before: January 18, 2026
  • Deadline to Request Residency Reclassification:  January 30, 2027

Major Holidays / Breaks

(campus closed, no classes)

  • January 19, 2026: Martin Luther King Jr Day
  • February 13, 2026: Lincoln's Birthday
  • February 16, 2026: Presidents' Day
  • February 17, 2026: Faculty Contractual Day
  • March 16-22, 2026: Spring Break
  • March 31, 2026: Cesar Chavez Day
  • May 25, 2026: Memorial Day observance
  • June 18-19: Juneteenth Day observance
  • September 7, 2026: Labor Day
  • November 10, 2026: Faculty Contractual Day
  • November 11, 2026: Veterans Day Holiday
  • November 26, November 29, 2026: Thanksgiving Holiday
  • January 18, 2027: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
  • February 12, 2027: Presidents' Day
  • February 15, 2027: Lincoln's Birthday
  • February 16, 2027: Faculty Contractual Day
  • March 22-28, 2027: Spring Break
  • March 31, 2027: Cesar Chavez Day
Second 8-week Session BeginsMarch 23, 2026N/AOctober 19, 2026March 29, 2027
Term EndsMay 20, 2026August 8, 2026December 16, 2026May 26, 2027
Last Day for Faculty Grade SubmissionJune TBD, 2026August TBD, 2026January TBD 2026June TBD, 2027
Degrees/Certificates/OSA MailedAugust 2026 End of September 2026End of February 2026August 2027
 Spring 2026Summer 2026Fall 2026Spring 2027
Registration Appointments Posted in MySiteOctober 1, 2025March 18, 2026April 20, 2026October TBD, 2026
Registration Begins (by appointment)October 13, 2025April 1, 2026May 4, 2026October 20, 2026
Registration Appointment Priority 
PriorityOctober 13 - 14, 2026April 1 - 2, 2026May 4 - 5, 2026October 20 - 21, 2026
Freshman AdvantageOctober 15 - 16, 2026N/AMay 6 - 7, 2026October 22 - 23, 2026
ContinuingOctober 17 - 29, 2026April 3 - 14, 2026May 8 - 20, 2026October 26 - November 5, 2026
New/ReturningOctober 30 -November 6, 2026April 15 - 21, 2026May 27  - June 2, 2026November 6 - 16, 2026
Emeritus/Level 3November 7 - 14, 2026April 22 - 27, 2026June 8 - 11, 2026November 17 - 23, 2026
High SchoolNovember 17 - 18, 2026April 28 - 29, 2026June15 - 16, 2026November 24 - 25, 2026
Open EnrollmentNovember 19, 2025April 30, 2025June 17, 2025November 26, 2025
Expected Graduation TermApplication Deadline
FallNovember 1 extended to December 1
SpringMarch 15, 2025
SummerJuly 1, 2025
Commencement ceremonies - Saddleback CollegeMay 21, 2025