Spring 2026 Semester Calendar
Jan. 5 - May 14
Note: For classes that are less than the whole semester in length that begin after the first week of the semester, online registration continues every day through the first day of class.
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Spring online registration begins. See wichita.edu/registration Students must make payment arrangements at the time of enrollment. Bills will not be mailed. Account information is available online beginning mid-December |
Nov. 10, 2025 (Monday) |
| OFFICES CLOSED - Holiday Shutdown | Dec. 22, 2025 (Monday) - Jan. 4, 2026 (Sunday) |
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Spring presession classes |
Jan. 5-16, 2026 |
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Last day for 100% refund for presession classes |
Jan. 5, 2026 (Monday) |
| Registration for Kansas resident auditors aged 60+ for presession only. See wichita.edu/auditing | Jan. 6, 2026 (Tuesday) |
| Last day to officially withdraw from presession classes with a "W" | Jan. 13, 2026 (Tuesday) |
| Excess financial aid deposited to students' bank accounts if you have entered your account information into your Student Account Suite | Beginning Jan. 14, 2026 (Wednesday) |
| Checks for excess financial aid mailed if you did not submit a Direct Deposit form. Does WSU have your correct address? | Jan. 15, 2026 (Thursday) |
| OFFICES CLOSED - Martin Luther King holiday | Jan. 19, 2026 (Monday) |
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Weekday and evening full-semester classes begin First day of late registration |
Jan. 20, 2026 (Tuesday) |
| Registration for Kansas resident auditors aged 60+ for full-semester classes only. See wichita.edu/auditing | Jan. 22, 2026 (Thursday) |
| First day of Saturday / Sunday full-semester classes | Jan. 24-25, 2026 (Saturday and Sunday) |
| Last day to add full-semester classes or change sections of the same course | Jan. 26, 2026 (Monday) |
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Last day for registered students to make payment arrangements before late fees are placed on those accounts without payment arrangements Last day to drop a full-semester class and NOT have it appear on your record Last day to change your enrollment in a full-semester class from "credit" to "audit" Last day to drop and receive a 100% tuition refund for full-semester classes. No additional partial refunds provided
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Feb. 2, 2026 (Monday) |
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20th day of classes - official Regents' reporting date Graduate students: Last day to file an "Application for Degree" for spring 2026 online |
Feb. 16, 2026 (Monday) |
| Summer and fall schedule of classes available online at wichita.edu/schedule (tentative) | March 2, 2026 (Monday) |
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Mid-semester point First 8-week courses end |
March 11, 2026 (Wednesday) |
| NO CLASSES - Spring Break (Offices open March 16-22) |
March 16-22, 2026 Begins 2 p.m. on March 14 (Saturday) |
| Last day to officially withdraw from a full-semester class with a "W" | April 3, 2026 (Friday) |
| Summer and fall registration begins (tentative) | April 6, 2026 (Monday) |
| Graduate students: If graduating this spring, last day to submit Request to Schedule Oral Defense | April 17, 2026 (Friday) |
| Graduate students: Last day to hold oral defense if graduating at end of spring | May 1, 2026 (Friday) |
| Last day of classes | May 7, 2026 (Thursday) |
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STUDY DAY Graduate students: If graduating at the end of this spring:
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May 8, 2026 (Friday) |
| Final examinations - see schedule online at wichita.edu/finalexams | May 9-14, 2026 |
| Graduate School Spring Commencement - See details at wichita.edu/commencement | May 15, 2026 (Friday) |
| Undergraduate School Spring Commencement - See details at wichita.edu/commencement | May 16, 2026 (Saturday) |
| Spring grades available through Self Service | May 22, 2026 (Friday) |
| Spring diplomas available - see details at wichita.edu/diplomas | July 1, 2026 (Wednesday) |
| OFFICES CLOSED - Independence Day holiday | July 3, 2026 (Friday) |
| Last day for students who graduated in the spring to order a transcript of their academic record and have the fee waived | Sept. 15, 2026 (Tuesday) |
Courses that are not full-term (presession, 8-week, etc.) have different but proportionately equivalent deadlines for adds, drops, refunds and withdrawals. For detailed dates, visit wichita.edu/onestop and search for "Important Semester Dates."