2026 Spring Semester
| Date | Event | |
|---|---|---|
| January 17 | Residence halls open at 9 a.m. | |
| January 18 | Meal plan starts at dinner. | |
| January 19 | Martin Luther King Jr (MLK) Day Holiday. No classes are held on MLK Day. Courses that meet once a week on Mondays may, at the discretion of the instructor, be rescheduled for Monday, May 4th. | |
| January 20 | Classes begin. | |
| February 2 | Drop/add ends. Last day to delete a course from or add one to permanent registration. Last day to uncover a shadow grade for a CR course from the previous semester. | |
| February 23 | All outstanding incompletes from Fall semester must be complete and graded. | |
| March 6 | Final examination schedule available online. | |
| March 6 | Spring Break begins after last class. | |
| March 16 | Spring classes resume at 8:30 a.m. | |
| March 25 | Schedule of courses and seminars for next semester available online. | |
| March 27 | Last day to declare CR/NC grading option. Last day to withdraw from a course and receive the grade "W." | |
| April 1 | Note: All accounts must show a $0 or positive balance to enroll and select a room for the fall semester. | |
| March 30–April 10 | Advising period. | |
| April 13-15 | Pre-enrollment for fall semester. | |
| April 15 | Pre-enrollment ends at 4 p.m. | |
| May 1 | Classes and seminars end, as originally scheduled. | |
| May 4 | Courses that meet once a week on Mondays in the afternoon or evening that were canceled for MLK Jr. Day may, at the discretion of the instructor, be rescheduled for Monday, May 4th. Rescheduled classes will be held at their usual time in their usual location. | |
| May 11 | Faculty Deadline for Grades Due for Trico seniors, Monday noon. Note this is before many of our finals have met. | |
| May 7-14 | Course Final & Honors written examinations. If you must make travel arrangements before the examination schedule is published, do not expect to leave until after finals. | |
| May 15 | Meal plan ends at dinner for all but seniors. | |
| May 15 | Residence halls close to all but seniors at 5:00 p.m. (Non-seniors are expected to leave the College within 24 hours after their last examination.) | |
| May 17–19 | Honors orals | |
| May 19 | Faculty Deadline for Senior Grades Due, Tuesday noon. | |
| May 23 | Baccalaureate | |
| May 24 | Commencement | |
| May 25 | Residence halls close to seniors at 9 a.m. | |
| May 28 | Faculty Deadline for All Spring Grades Due. See May 16 for grade deadline for Seniors. | |
| May 29-31 | Alumni Weekend |
