Our accelerated online graduate programs offer courses in 7-week sessions, allowing you to progress quickly through the program. Each academic year includes a total of six sessions: two in the Fall, two in the Spring, and two in the Summer.

Please note: The calendar below is specific to our accelerated online graduate programs. Occasionally, other programs may also offer 7-week courses that do not follow this schedule. If you are enrolled in a different program and are taking a 7-week course, check your schedule in MaineStreet (login required) and connect with the faculty member teaching the course.

2024-2025 Academic Year

Find registration dates and other important deadlines below.

Summer 2025 7-Week Session Dates

Important milestonesDate
Session beginsMay 19, 2025
Deadline to drop a class without penaltyMay 25, 2025
Memorial Day (no classes)May 26, 2025
Deadline to drop for a grade of ‘W’June 13, 2025
Juneteenth (no classes)June 19, 2025
Last day of the sessionJuly 3, 2025
Grade Submission deadlineJuly 13, 2025
These dates and deadlines apply only to 7-Week Session courses in accelerated online graduate programs. For full-semester course dates and deadlines, view the full Academic Calendar.
Important milestonesDate
Session beginsJuly 7, 2025
Deadline to drop a class without penaltyJuly 13, 2025
Deadline to drop for a grade of ‘W’August 4, 2025
Deadline to apply for August completionAugust 22, 2025
Last day of the sessionAugust 22, 2025
Grade Submission deadlineSeptember 2, 2025
These dates and deadlines apply only to 7-Week Session courses in accelerated online graduate programs. For full-semester course dates and deadlines, view the full Academic Calendar.

2025-2026 Academic Year

Fall 2025 7-Week Session Dates

Important milestonesDate
Labor DayMonday, September 1, 2025
Session beginsTuesday, September 2, 2025
Deadline to drop without penaltySeptember 8, 2025
Deadline to drop for a grade of ‘W’September 26, 2025
Fall Break (no classes)October 13 – 14, 2025
Classes resumeOctober 15, 2025
Last day of the sessionOctober 17, 2025
Grade Submission deadlineOctober 27, 2025
These dates and deadlines apply only to 7-Week Session courses in accelerated online graduate programs. For full-semester course dates and deadlines, view the full Academic Calendar.
Important milestonesDate
Session beginsOctober 27, 2025
Deadline to drop without penaltyNovember 2, 2025
Priority Registration for Spring 2026November 3 – 14, 2025
Veterans Day (no classes)November 11, 2025
Open Registration for Spring 2026 beginsNovember 24, 2025
Thanksgiving Break (no classes)November 26 – 30, 2025
Classes resumeDecember 1, 2025
Deadline to drop for a grade of ‘W’December 1, 2025
Deadline to apply for December completionDecember 19, 2025
Last day of the sessionDecember 19, 2025
Winter Break beginsDecember 20, 2025
Grade Submission deadlineDecember 29, 2025
These dates and deadlines apply only to 7-Week Session courses in accelerated online graduate programs. For full-semester course dates and deadlines, view the full Academic Calendar.

Spring 2026 7-Week Session Dates

Important milestonesDate
Martin Luther King Jr. Day (no classes)Monday, January 19, 2026
Session beginsTuesday, January 20, 2026
Deadline to drop without penaltyJanuary 26, 2026
Presidents’ Day (no classes)February 16, 2026
Deadline to drop for a grade of ‘W’February 17, 2026
Deadline to apply for Commencement Ceremony participationMarch 1, 2026
Priority Registration for Summer 2026March 2 – 3, 2026
Open Registration for Summer 2026March 4, 2026
Last day of the sessionMarch 6, 2026
Grade Submission deadlineMarch 16, 2026
These dates and deadlines apply only to 7-Week Session courses in accelerated online graduate programs. For full-semester course dates and deadlines, view the full Academic Calendar.
Important milestonesDate
Session beginsMarch 23, 2026
Deadline to drop without penaltyMarch 29, 2026
Priority Registration for Fall 2026April 6 – 17, 2026
Deadline to drop for a grade of ‘W’April 20, 2026
Open Registration for Fall 2026 beginsApril 27, 2026
Last day of the sessionMay 8, 2026
Deadline to apply for May completionMay 8, 2026
CommencementMay 9, 2026
Grade Submission deadlineMay 18, 2026
These dates and deadlines apply only to 7-Week Session courses in accelerated online graduate programs. For full-semester course dates and deadlines, view the full Academic Calendar.

Summer 2026 7-Week Session Dates

Important milestonesDate
Session beginsMay 18, 2026
Deadline to drop a class without penaltyMay 24, 2026
Memorial Day (no classes)May 25, 2026
Deadline to drop for a grade of ‘W’June 15, 2026
Juneteenth (no classes)June 19, 2026
Last day of the sessionJuly 2, 2026
Grade Submission deadlineJuly 12, 2026
These dates and deadlines apply only to 7-Week Session courses in accelerated online graduate programs. For full-semester course dates and deadlines, view the full Academic Calendar.
Important milestonesDate
Independence Day Observance (no classes)July 3, 2026
Session beginsJuly 6, 2026
Deadline to drop a class without penaltyJuly 12, 2026
Deadline to drop for a grade of ‘W’August 3, 2026
Deadline to apply for August completionAugust 21, 2026
Last day of the sessionAugust 21, 2026
Grade Submission deadlineAugust 31, 2026
These dates and deadlines apply only to 7-Week Session courses in accelerated online graduate programs. For full-semester course dates and deadlines, view the full Academic Calendar.