Academic Calendar | Columbia College Chicago Academic Calendar

Academic Calendar | Columbia College Chicago Academic Calendar
Academics
Academic Calendar
Academic Calendar
This page provides an overview of Columbia College Chicago's academic calendar for the current and upcoming terms. For the full academic calendar, including sub-session information, please visit
our semester dates and deadlines
.
2025-2026
2026-2027
Fall Semester 2025
Registration deadlines vary by sub-session. See
www.colum.edu/columbiacentral
for details.
Check the "Meeting Dates" column of your schedule in MyColumbia to verify the dates your classes will start.
Labor Day holiday (no classes)
Monday, September 1
15-week semester begins
Tuesday, September 2
Add deadline, 15-week semester
Monday, September 8
Drop deadline, 15-week semester
Monday, September 15
Withdrawal deadline, 15-week semester
Friday, November 7
Spring Semester registration begins
Monday, November 10
Pass/Fail election deadline, 15-week semester
Friday, November 21
Thanksgiving break (no classes)
Wednesday, November 26 – Sunday, November 30
Semester ends
Saturday, December 13
Spring Semester 2026
Registration deadlines vary by sub-session. See
www.colum.edu/columbiacentral
for details.
Check the "Meeting Dates" column of your schedule in MyColumbia to verify the dates your classes will start.
January session begins
Monday, January 5
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day holiday (no classes)
Monday, January 19
15-week semester begins
Monday, January 26
Add deadline, 15-week semester
Monday, February 2
Drop deadline, 15-week semester
Monday, February 9
Spring break
Monday, March 23 – Sunday, March 29
Withdrawal deadline, 15-week semester
Friday, April 10
Fall Semester registration begins
Monday, April 13
Pass/Fail election deadline, 15-week semester
Friday, April 24
Semester ends
Friday, May 15
Commencement weekend (no classes)
Saturday, May 16 and Sunday, May 17
Summer Semester 2026
Registration deadlines vary by sub-session. See
www.colum.edu/columbiacentral
for details.
Check the "Meeting Dates" column of your schedule in MyColumbia to verify the dates your classes will start.
Memorial Day holiday (no classes)
Monday, May 25
Summer semester begins
Tuesday, May 26
Juneteenth holiday (no classes)
Friday, June 19
Independence Day holiday observed (no classes)
Friday, July 3
Semester ends
Saturday, August 15
Fall Semester 2026
Registration deadlines vary by sub-session. See
www.colum.edu/columbiacentral
for details.
Check the "Meeting Dates" column of your schedule in MyColumbia to verify the dates your classes will start.
Labor Day holiday (no classes)
Monday, September 7
15-week semester begins
Tuesday, September 8
Add deadline, 15-week semester
Monday, September 14
Drop deadline, 15-week semester
Monday, September 21
Election Day (no classes)
Tuesday, November 3
Withdrawal deadline, 15-week semester
Friday, November 13
Spring Semester registration begins
Monday, November 16
Pass/Fail election deadline, 15-week semester
Monday, November 30
Thanksgiving break (no classes)
Wednesday, November 25 – Sunday, November 29
Semester ends
Saturday, December 19
Spring Semester 2027
Registration deadlines vary by sub-session. See
www.colum.edu/columbiacentral
for details.
Check the "Meeting Dates" column of your schedule in MyColumbia to verify the dates your classes will start.
January session begins
Monday, January 4
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day holiday (no classes)
Monday, January 18
15-week semester begins
Monday, January 25
Add deadline, 15-week semester
Monday, February 1
Drop deadline, 15-week semester
Monday, February 8
Spring break (no classes)
Monday, March 22 – Saturday, March 28
Withdrawal deadline, 15-week semester
Friday, April 9
Fall Semester registration begins
Monday, April 12
Pass/Fail election deadline, 15-week semester
Friday, April 23
Semester ends
Friday, May 14
Commencement Weekend (no classes)
Saturday, May 15 - Sunday, May 16
Summer Semester 2027
Registration deadlines vary by sub-session. See
www.colum.edu/columbiacentral
for details.
Check the "Meeting Dates" column of your schedule in MyColumbia to verify the dates your classes will start.
Memorial Day holiday (no classes)
Monday, May 31
Summer semester begins
Tuesday, June 1
Juneteenth holiday (no classes)
Thursday, June 18
Independence Day holiday (no classes)
Monday, July 5
Semester ends
Saturday, August 21
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