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CMU Academic Calendar 2025-2026

CMU Academic Calendar 2025-2026

The CMU Academic Calendar is used by students, instructors, staff, departments, and external organizations as a planning tool and information source at Carnegie Mellon University. The calendar lists registration dates, class start dates, deadlines for adding or dropping students, exam dates, and more.

CMU Academic Calendar 2025-2026;

CMU Academic Calendar Fall 2025

Carnegie Mellon Fall 2025 First-Year Orientation begins on Sunday 17 August -Friday 22 August 2025
Carnegie Mellon Fall 2025 First Day of Classes begins on Monday 25 August 2025
Carnegie Mellon Fall 2025 Mini-1 add, audit, & tuition adjustment. drop deadline (1)is Friday 29 August 2025
Labor Day University Closed on Monday 1 September 2025
Carnegie Mellon Fall 2025 Semester add, audit, & tuition adjust. drop deadline (1)is 8 September 2025
- Carnegie Mellon Fall 2025 Mini-1 drop deadline Withdrawal grade assigned after this date(2)is Wednesday 17 September 2025
Carnegie Mellon Fall 2025 Mini-1 pass/no pass & withdrawal deadline (3)Mini-1 FCEs open Monday 29 September 2025
Carnegie Mellon Fall 2025 Semester drop deadline Withdrawal grade assigned after this date(2)is Monday 6 October 2025
Carnegie Mellon Fall 2025 Last Day of Mini-1 Classes Mini-1 voucher deadline(4) begins Friday 10 October 2025
Carnegie Mellon Fall 2025 Mini-1 Exams Mini-1 FCEs close starts Saturday 11 October 2025
Carnegie Mellon Fall Break No Classes start Monday 13-Friday 17 October 2025
Carnegie Mellon Fall 2025 First Day of Mini-2 Classes Mid-Semester & Mini-1 grades due at 4 pm on Monday 20 and Wednesday 22 October 2025
Carnegie Mellon Fall 2025 Mini-2 add, audit, & tuition adjustment. drop deadline (1)is Friday 24 October 2025
Election Day at Carnegie Mellon is on Tuesday 4 November 2025
Carnegie Mellon Fall 2025 Homecoming Tartan Community Day is on September 2025
Carnegie Mellon Fall 2025 Homecoming Veterans Day is on September 2025
Thanksgiving Break No Classes at Carnegie Mellon is Wednesday 26 November 2025
Thanksgiving Break University Closed from Thursday 27 to 28 November 2025
Carnegie Mellon Fall 2025 Mini-2 pass/no pass & withdrawal deadline (3)Semester & Mini-2 FCEs open Monday 24 November 2025
Carnegie Mellon Fall 2025 Last Day of Classes Semester & Mini-2 voucher deadline (4)Hanukkah is Friday 5 December 2025
Carnegie Mellon Fall 2025 Final Exams start 8-9, 11-12 December 2025
Carnegie Mellon Fall 2025 Reading Day is on 10 and 13 December 2025
Carnegie Mellon Fall 2025 Final Exams are on December 2025
Carnegie Mellon Fall 2025 Make-Up Final Exams Semester & Mini-2 FCEs close Monday 15 December 2025/CMU Academic Calendar 2025-2026
Carnegie Mellon Fall 2024 Fall Grades are Due at 4 pm on Wednesday 17 December 2025
Christmas Eve is on December 2024
Carnegie Mellon University Closed Christmas Day on 24-25 December 2025
Carnegie Mellon University Closed Kwanzaa begins December 2025
Carnegie Mellon University Closed from December 2025

CMU Academic Calendar Spring 2026

New Year’s Eve is on December 2026
Carnegie Mellon University Closed New Year’s Day on January 2026
Carnegie Mellon University Closed New Year’s (observed) January 2026
MLK Jr Day University Closed at Carnegie Mellon on January 2026
Carnegie Mellon Spring 2026 First Day of Classes begins Monday 12 January 2026
Carnegie Mellon Spring 2026 Mini-3 add, audit, &tuition adjustment. drop deadline (1)Friday 16 January 2026
Carnegie Mellon Spring 2026 Semester adds audit, & tuition adjustment. drop deadline (1)Monday 26 January 2026
Carnegie Mellon Spring 2026 Mini-3 drop deadline Withdrawal grade assigned after this date(2) Wednesday 4 February 2026
Carnegie Mellon Spring 2026 Mini-3 pass/no pass &withdrawal deadline (3)Mini-3 FCEs open Monday 16 February 2026
Carnegie Mellon Spring 2026 Semester drop deadline Withdrawal grade assigned after this date(2)Monday 23 February 2026
Carnegie Mellon Spring 2026 Last Day of Mini-3 Classes Mini-3 voucher deadline(4) Thursday 27 February 2026
Carnegie Mellon Spring 2026 Mini-3 Exams Mini-3 FCEs close Saturday 28 March 2026
Carnegie Mellon Spring Break No Classes is Monday 2 March- 6 March 2026
Carnegie Mellon Spring 2026 First Day of Mini-4 Classes Mid-Semester &Mini-3 grades due at 4 pm on March 2026
Carnegie Mellon Spring 2026 Mini-4 add, audit, & tuition adjustment. drop deadline (1)Friday 13 March 2026
Carnegie Mellon Summer Registration Opens Tuesday 10 March 2026
Carnegie Mellon Spring 2026 Semester pass/no pass & withdrawal deadline is on 30 March 2026
Carnegie Mellon Spring 2026 Mini-4 drop deadline Withdrawal grade assigned after this date(2)Wednesday 1 April 2026
Eid al-Fitr begins on April 2026
Carnegie Mellon Spring Carnival No Classes begin 9- 11 April 2026
Carnegie Mellon Fall 2026 Registration open for doctoral students & seniors Mini-4 pass/no pass & withdrawal deadline (3)Semester & Mini-4 FCEs open Monday 13 April 2026
Carnegie Mellon Fall 2026 Registration open for masters students on Tuesday 14 April 2026
Carnegie Mellon Fall 2026 Registration open for juniors on Wednesday 15 April 2026
Carnegie Mellon Fall 2026 Registration open for sophomores is on Thursday 16 April 2026
Carnegie Mellon Fall 2026 Registration opens for first years on Friday 17 April 2026
Carnegie Mellon Passover begins on April 2026
Carnegie Mellon Spring 2026 Last Day of Classes Semester & Mini-4 voucher deadline (4)Friday 24 April 2026
Carnegie Mellon Spring 2026 Final Exams start 27 to 38 and 30 April and 1st May 2026
Carnegie Mellon Spring 2026 Reading Day begins 29 April and 2-3 May 2026
Carnegie Mellon Spring 2026 Final Exams Semester & Mini-4 FCEs close 6 May 2026
Carnegie Mellon Spring 2026 Make Up Final Exams is on Monday 4 May 2026
Carnegie Mellon Spring 2026 Graduating Students’ Grades are Due at 4 pm on Wednesday 6 May 2026

CMU Academic Calendar Summer 2026

Carnegie Mellon Summer 2026 Commencement is Sunday 10 May 2026
Carnegie Mellon Summer 2026 First Day of Summer Session All, One & Mini-5 is on Monday 11 May 2026
Carnegie Mellon Spring Grades are Due at 4 pm on Tuesday 12 May 2026
Carnegie Mellon Summer One & Mini-5 add audit, & tuition adjust. drop deadline (1)Friday 15 May 2026
Carnegie Mellon Summer All add, audit, & tuition adjustment. drop deadline (1)Friday 22 May 2026
Memorial Day University Closed at Carnegie Mellon on Monday 25 May 2026
Carnegie Mellon Summer One & Mini-5 drop deadline Withdrawal grade assigned after this date(2)Tuesday 26 May 2026
Carnegie Mellon Summer One & Mini-5 pass/no pass & withdrawal deadline (3)June 2026
Carnegie Mellon Summer One & Mini-5 FCEs open June 2026
Carnegie Mellon Summer All drop deadline Withdrawal grade assigned after this date(2)Tuesday 16 June 2026
Juneteenth University Closed at Carnegie Mellon on Friday 19 June 2026
Carnegie Mellon Summer One & Mini-5 voucher deadline (4)Last Day of Summer One & Mini-5 Classes is on Wednesday 17 June 2026
Carnegie Mellon Summer One & Mini-5 Final Exams Summer One & Mini-5 FCESs close Thursday 18 June 2026
Carnegie Mellon Summer Break begins June 2026
Carnegie Mellon’s First Day of the Summer Two & Mini-6 Class is on Monday 22 June 2026
Independence Day University Closed Friday 3 July 2026
Carnegie Mellon Summer Two & Mini-6 add audit & tuition adjustment. drop deadline July 2026
Carnegie Mellon Summer All pass/no pass & withdrawal deadline Thursday 2 July 2026
Carnegie Mellon Summer Two & Mini-6 drop deadline Withdrawal grade assigned after this date(2)Monday 6 July 2026
Carnegie Mellon Summer Two & Mini-6 pass/no pass & withdrawal deadline (3)Monday 20 July 2026
Carnegie Mellon Summer All, Two & Mini6 FCEs open Monday 27 July 2026
Carnegie Mellon Summer All, Two & Mini6 voucher deadline (4) The Last Day of Summer Classes is on Thursday 30 July 2026
Carnegie Mellon Summer All, Two & Mini-6 Final Exams Summer All, Two & Mini6 FCEs Close Friday 31 July 2026
Carnegie Mellon Summer All, Two & Mini-6 Grades Due on Tuesday 4 August 2026