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Academic Calendar 2026-2027
FALL SEMESTER 2026
| Wednesday, September 2 – Friday, September 4 | Audience Engagement Intensive, and New Student Orientation |
| Monday, September 7 | Labor Day (buildings closed) |
| Tuesday, September 8 | First Day of Fall Semester |
| Tuesday, September 8 – Monday, September 14 | Add-Drop Period |
| Monday, October 12 & Tuesday, October 13 | Fall Break (no regularly scheduled classes or lessons) |
| Monday, October 12 | Indigenous Peoples’ Day (building closed) |
| Wednesday, November 11 – Tuesday, November 24 | Registration Period for Spring 2027 |
| Friday, November 20 | Last Day to Withdraw from a Class |
| Wednesday, November 25 –Sunday, November 29 | Thanksgiving Recess (no regularly scheduled classes or lessons, buildings closed Thursday & Friday) |
| Monday, December 14 | Last Day of Fall Classes (studio instruction continues) |
| Tuesday, December 15 – Monday, December 21 | Examination and Jury Period |
| Monday, December 21 | Last Day of Fall Studio Instruction |
| Tuesday, December 22 | End of Fall Semester – buildings close at 2 pm |
| Tuesday, December 22, 2pm – Sunday, January 3, 2027 | Winter Break (buildings closed) |
SPRING SEMESTER 2027
| Wednesday, January 13 | New Student Orientation |
| Thursday, January 14 – Friday, January 15 | Curation Intensive |
| Monday, January 18 | Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (buildings closed, no regularly scheduled classes or lessons) |
| Tuesday, January 19 | First Day of Spring Semester |
| Tuesday, January 19 – Monday, January 25 | Add-Drop Period |
| Monday, March 8 – Friday, March 12 | Spring Recess (buildings open, no regularly scheduled classes or lessons) |
| Monday, April 5 | Last Day to Withdraw from a Class |
| Monday, April 12 – Monday, April 19 | Registration Period for Fall 2027 |
| Monday, April 26 | Last Day of Spring Classes (studio instruction continues) |
| Tuesday, April 27 – Monday, May 3 | Examination and Jury Period |
| Monday, May 3 | Last Day of Spring Studio Instruction |
| Monday, May 10– Friday, May 14 | Commencement and Performance Week |
| Wednesday, May 12 | Grad Night (graduating students only) |
| Monday, May 17 | Commencement |
| Monday, May 31 | Memorial Day (buildings closed) |
Master of Music in Music Education—Online Academic Calendar 2026-2027
FALL COHORT
1 Year Schedule:
Begins August 2025 – Ends August 2026 (Commencement)
2-Year Schedule:
Begins August 2025 – Ends August 2027 (Commencement)
SPRING COHORT
1 Year Schedule:
Begins January 2026 – Ends December 2026 (Commencement)
2-Year Schedule:
Begins January 2026 – Ends December 2027 (Commencement)
| Module 1 | August 31, 2026 – October 18, 2026 |
| Module 2 | October 26, 2026 – December 13, 2026 |
| Module 3 | January 4, 2027 – February 21, 2027 |
| Module 4 | March 1, 2027 – April 18, 2027 |
| Module 5 | April 26, 2027 – June 13, 2027 |
| Module 6 | June 21, 2027 – August 8, 2027 |