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Desk calendar showing 2022 dates

University Park Important Dates 2025-26 academic year

Important Housing-related dates for the 2025-26 academic year. Individual events will also be posted on the Important Dates page. 

This list does not include dates for the Current Students LiveOn Housing Process

This list includes the dates and times that University Housing opens/closes for break periods; the University is not able to offer early arrival or late departures, so please plan travel arrangements accordingly.  

Semester

Date Information
Summer II 2025 Monday, June 9 Room Assignments Posted
Summer II 2025 Saturday, June 28 EARLY Arrival for Summer Session II (additional fees apply)
Summer II 2025 Sunday, June 29 Official Arrival for Summer Session II
Summer II 2025 Wednesday, July 2 Summer Session II classes begin
Summer II 2025 Friday, July 4 Independence Day Holiday: no classes, University Housing remains open
Summer II 2025 Friday, Aug. 15 Final Exams
Summer II 2025 Saturday, Aug. 16 Summer Session Ends: University Housing CLOSES at noon ET Saturday, Aug. 16 
 
Fall 2025 Tuesday, July 15 Room Assignments Posted
Fall 2025 Aug. 18-20 EARLY Arrival for Fall Semester (additional fees apply)
Fall 2025 Aug. 21-24 Official Arrival for Fall Semester
Fall 2025 Monday, Aug. 25 Fall Semester classes begin
Fall 2025 Monday, Sept. 1 Labor Day: no classes, University Housing remains open
Fall 2025 Sunday, Oct. 19 Housing Fair Date and time TBD Alumni Hall, HUB-Robeson
Fall 2025 Sunday, Nov. 23 Fall Break: University Housing CLOSES at noon ET Sunday, Nov. 23
All students, except those with a Break Access/Holiday Housing HFS Contract, must leave the residence halls (belongings can remain)
Fall 2025 Nov. 24-28 Fall Break: no classes, University Housing CLOSED
Fall 2025 Saturday, Nov. 29 Fall Break: University Housing OPENS at 10 a.m. ET Saturday, Nov. 29
Fall 2025 Dec. 15-19 Final Exams
Fall 2025 Friday, Dec. 19 Deadline to change 2025 fall Campus Meal Plan in eLiving is noon ET Friday, Dec. 19
Fall 2025 Sunday, Dec. 21 Fall Semester Ends: University Housing CLOSES at 4 p.m. ET Sunday, Dec. 21 
All students, except those with a Break Access/Holiday Housing HFS Contract, must leave the residence halls (belongings can remain)

 

Spring 2026 Saturday, Jan.10 Spring Semester Begins: University housing OPENS at 8 a.m. ET Saturday, Jan. 10
NO EARLY ARRIVALS permitted
Spring 2026 Monday, Jan. 12 Spring semester classes begin
Spring 2026 Monday, Jan. 19 Martin Luther King Jr. Day: no classes, University Housing remains open
Spring 2026 TBD Housing Fair Date and time TBD. Alumni Hall, HUB-Robeson
Spring 2026 Saturday, March 7 Spring Break: University housing CLOSES noon ET Saturday, March 7
All students, except those with a Break Access/Holiday Housing HFS Contract, must leave the residence halls (belongings can remain)
Spring 2026 March 9-13 Spring Break: no classes, University Housing closed
Spring 2026 Saturday, March 14 Spring Break: University housing OPENS at 10 a.m. ET Saturday, March 14
NO EARLY ARRIVALS permitted
Spring 2026 May 4-8 Final Exams
Spring 2026 Friday, May 8 Deadline to change 2026 spring Campus Meal Plan in eLiving is noon ET Friday, May 8
Spring 2026 Saturday, May 9 Spring Semester Ends: University Housing CLOSES at 4 p.m. ET Saturday, May 9 for all students living in East Halls, Hiester and Shulze Halls in Pollock
Spring 2026 Sunday, May 10 Spring Semester Ends: University Housing CLOSES at 4 p.m. ET Sunday, May 10 for ALL housing areas