2025-2026 Graduate Calendar
Expand the accordion below to see dates for the 2025-2026 academic year at SMU Cox. To download the calendar as a PDF, click here.
|
FALL TERM 2025 |
|
|
Module 0 – Fall 2025 |
|
|
August 17, Sunday |
First Day of Module 0 Classes |
|
August 17, Sunday |
Last Day to add or drop a class for Fall Module 0 without tuition billing while remaining enrolled for the term. |
|
August 21, Thursday |
Last Day to drop Fall Module 0 course with grade of W (no refund) |
|
August 22, Friday |
Graduate Cox Financial Aid 60% Date for Module A classes. |
|
August 24, Sunday |
Last Day of instruction |
|
August 24, Sunday |
Last Day of class (includes exams) |
|
Full Term & Module A – Fall 2025 |
|
|
August 22, Friday |
Last Day to withdraw from the term / University (all classes) with a full refund. |
|
August 22 – August 23, Friday-Saturday |
EMBA Class Weekend |
|
August 25, Monday |
First Day of Full-Term length and Module A Classes |
|
August 28, Thursday |
EMBA Last Day to add or drop a class for Fall Full Term length classes without tuition billing while remaining enrolled for the term. |
|
August 29, Friday |
Last Day to add or drop a class for Fall Full Term length classes without tuition billing while remaining enrolled for the term. |
|
August 29, Friday |
Last Day to add or drop a class for Fall Module A classes without tuition billing while remaining enrolled for the term. |
|
September 1, Monday |
University Holiday - No Classes Held Campus closed in observance of Labor Day |
|
September 5, Friday |
Makeup classes for Labor Day Holiday (September 1) |
|
September 5, Friday |
EMBA Last Day to drop a course without academic record (tuition charges apply), withdraw from university without academic record (withdrawal refund schedule applies). |
|
September 5 – September 6, Friday-Saturday |
EMBA Class Weekend |
|
September 8, Monday |
Last Day to drop a class for Fall Full Term length classes without academic record (tuition charges apply), withdraw from university without academic record (withdrawal refund schedule applies). |
|
September 8, Monday |
Last Day to drop a class for Fall Module A classes without academic record (tuition charges apply), withdraw from university without academic record (withdrawal refund schedule applies). |
|
September 19 - September 20, |
EMBA Class Weekend |
|
September 23, Tuesday |
Graduate Cox Financial Aid 60% Date for Module A classes. |
|
October 3 – October 4, |
EMBA Class Weekend |
|
October 3, Friday |
Last Day to drop Fall Module A course with grade of W (no refund) |
|
October 6 - October 11 Monday – Saturday |
Week 7 of Module A (includes final exams) |
|
October 5 - 12, Sunday – Sunday |
EMBA Virtual Final Exams | No On-Campus Component |
|
October 13 – October 18, Monday – Saturday |
Graduate Cox Fall Break |
|
October 15, Wednesday |
Final Grades for Fall Module A due by 8:00 a.m. (Non-EMBA courses) |
|
October 15, Wednesday |
EMBA Final Grades for Fall Module A due by 8:00 a.m. |
|
Module B - Fall 2025 |
|
|
October 20, Monday |
First Day of Fall Module B |
|
October 24, Friday |
Last Day to add or drop a course for Fall Module B courses without tuition billing while remaining enrolled for the term. |
|
October 24-October 25, |
EMBA Class Weekend |
|
October 31, Friday |
Graduate Cox Financial Aid 60% Date for Fall Full Term length classes. |
|
October 31, Friday |
Last Day to drop a class for Module B without academic record (tuition charges apply). |
|
October 31, Friday |
Last Day to withdraw from university without academic record (withdrawal refund schedule applies). |
|
November 3, Monday |
EMBA Financial Aid 60% Date. |
|
November 7-November 8, |
EMBA Class Weekend |
|
November 21-November 22, Friday-Saturday |
EMBA Class Weekend |
|
November 22, Saturday |
Graduate Cox Financial Aid 60% Date for Module B classes. |
|
November 24-November 25 Monday – Tuesday |
Reading Days – No Classes Held |
|
November 26, Wednesday |
No Classes Held |
|
November 27-November 29 Thursday – Saturday |
University Holiday - No Classes Held Campus Closed in observance of Thanksgiving |
|
December 1, Monday |
Classes Resume |
|
December 5, Friday |
Last Day to drop Full Term length classes with grade of W (tuition charges apply.) |
|
December 5, Friday |
Last Day to drop Fall Module B classes with grade of W (tuition charges apply.) |
|
December 5, Friday |
Last Day to withdraw from the University (tuition charges apply.) |
|
December 5 - December 6, |
EMBA Class Weekend |
|
December 7-December 14, |
EMBA Virtual Final Exams | No On-Campus Component |
|
December 8-December 13 Monday-Saturday |
Week 7 of Fall Module B / Week 14 for Fall Full Term length courses (includes final exams) |
|
December 12, Friday |
EMBA Last Day to drop a course or withdraw from the University (tuition charges apply.) |
|
December 17, Wednesday |
Final Grades for Fall Full Term and Module B courses due by 8:00 a.m. |
|
December 17, Wednesday |
EMBA Final Grades due by 8:00 a.m. |
|
December 20, Saturday |
All-University Commencement & Cox Graduation Reception |
|
December 22, 2025 – January 8, 2026 |
Cox School of Business Winter Break |
SPRING TERM 2026 |
|
|
|
January 9, Friday |
Last Day to withdraw from the term / University (all classes) with a full refund. |
|
|
Full Term & Module A – Spring 2026 |
|
|
|
January 9 – January 10, Friday-Saturday |
EMBA Class Weekend |
|
|
January 12, Monday |
First Day of Full Term length and Module A Classes |
|
|
January 15, Thursday |
EMBA Last Day to add or drop a class without tuition billing while remaining enrolled for the term. |
|
|
January 16, Friday |
Last Day to add or drop a Spring Full-Term length without tuition billing while remaining enrolled for the term. |
|
|
January 16, Friday |
Last Day to add or drop a class for Spring Module A without tuition billing while remaining enrolled for the term. |
|
|
January 16, Friday |
Makeup classes for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (January 19) |
|
|
January 19, Monday |
University Holiday – No Classes Held Campus Closed in observance of Martin Luther King Jr’s Birthday |
|
|
January 23, Friday |
EMBA Last Day to drop a course without academic record (tuition charges apply), withdraw from university without academic record (withdrawal refund schedule applies). |
|
|
January 23 – January 24, Friday-Saturday |
EMBA Class Weekend |
|
|
January 26, Monday |
Last Day to drop a Spring Full-Term length class without academic record (tuition charges apply) / withdraw from university without academic record (withdrawal refund schedule applies). |
|
|
January 26, Monday |
Last Day to drop a Spring Module A class without academic record (tuition charges apply) / withdraw from university without academic record (withdrawal refund schedule applies). |
|
|
February 6 – February 7, |
EMBA Class Weekend |
|
|
February 10, Tuesday |
Graduate Cox Financial Aid 60% Date for Module A classes. |
|
|
February 20 - February 21, |
EMBA Class Weekend |
|
|
February 20, Friday |
EMBA Last day to drop Spring Module A course with a grade of W (no refund) |
|
|
February 20, Friday |
Last Day to drop Spring Module A course with a grade of W (no refund) |
|
|
February 23 – February 28, Monday – Saturday |
Week 7 of Module A (includes final exams) |
|
|
February 22 – March 1, Sunday-Sunday |
EMBA Virtual Final Exams | No On-Campus Component |
|
|
March 2 – March 7, Monday – Saturday |
Graduate Cox Spring Break |
|
|
March 4, Wednesday |
Final Grades for Spring Module A due by 8:00 a.m. (Non-EMBA courses) |
|
|
March 4, Wednesday |
EMBA Final Grades for Spring Module A due by 8:00 a.m. |
|
|
Module B – Spring 2026 |
||
| March 9, Monday |
First Day of Spring Module B |
|
| March 13, Friday |
Last Day to add a course or drop a course for Spring Module B without tuition billing while remaining enrolled for the term |
|
|
March 13 – March 14, Friday-Saturday |
EMBA Class Weekend |
|
|
March 18, Wednesday |
EMBA Financial Aid 60% Date. |
|
|
March 19, Thursday |
Graduate Cox Financial Aid 60% Date for Full Term length classes. |
|
|
March 20, Friday |
Last Day to drop a Spring Module B class without academic record (tuition charges apply) / Last Day to withdraw from the University (tuition charges apply). |
|
| March 27 - 28, Friday - Satruday |
EMBA Class Weekend |
|
|
April 3, Friday |
University Holiday – No Classes Held Campus Closed in observance of Good Friday |
|
|
April 4, Saturday |
No Classes Held |
|
|
April 7, Tuesday |
Graduate Cox Financial Aid 60% Date for Module B classes. |
|
|
April (date TBA) |
Make-up classes for Friday, April 3 |
|
|
April (date TBA) |
Make-up classes for Saturday, April 4 |
|
|
April 10 - April 11, |
EMBA Class Weekend |
|
|
April 17, Friday |
Last Day to drop a Spring Full Term length class with grade of W (tuition charges apply) |
|
|
April 17, Friday |
Last Day to drop a Spring Module B class with grade of W (tuition charges apply) |
|
|
April 17, Friday |
Last Day to withdraw from the University (tuition charges apply). |
|
|
April 24, Friday |
EMBA Last Day to drop a class with grade of W (tuition charges apply) |
|
|
April 24, Friday |
EMBA Last Day to withdraw from the University (tuition charges apply). |
|
|
April 24 - April 25, |
EMBA Class Weekend |
|
|
April 20 – April 25, Monday – Saturday |
Week 7 of Spring Module B / Week 14 for Fall Full Term length courses (includes final exams) |
|
| April 26 - May 3, Sunday - Sunday |
EMBA Virtual Final Exams | No On-Campus Component |
|
|
April 27 –May 2, Monday-Saturday |
Graduate Cox Term Break – No Classes Held |
|
|
April 29, Wednesday |
Final Grades for Spring Full-Term and Module B courses due by 8:00 a.m. |
|
|
May 6, Wednesday |
EMBA Final Grades due by 8:00 a.m. |
|
|
May 15 – May 16 |
Commencement Weekend |
|
|
SUMMER TERM 2026 |
|
|
May 1, Friday |
Last Day to withdraw from the term / University (all classes) with a full refund. |
|
Full Term & Module A – Summer 2026 |
|
|
May 4, Monday |
First Day of Summer Full Term length and Module A |
|
May 6, Wednesday |
Last Day to add or drop for Summer Full Term length classes without tuition billing while remaining enrolled for the term |
|
May 6, Wednesday |
Last Day to add or drop a class for Summer Module A without tuition billing while remaining enrolled for the term |
|
May 22, Friday |
EMBA Last Day to add or drop a class without tuition billing while remaining enrolled for the term. |
| May 22 - May 23, Friday – Saturday |
EMBA Class Weekend |
|
May 25, Monday |
University Holiday – No Classes Held Campus Closed in observance of Memorial Day |
|
May 29 - May 30, |
EMBA Class Weekend |
|
May 29, Friday |
Make-up classes for Monday, May 25 |
|
June 2, Tuesday |
Graduate Cox Financial Aid 60% Date for Module A classes. |
|
June 12 – June 13, |
EMBA Class Weekend |
|
June 12, Friday |
Last Day to drop Summer Module A course with a grade of W (no refund) |
|
June 12, Friday |
Last Day to drop Summer Full Term length course with a grade of W (no refund) |
| June 15 - 20, Monday - Saturday |
Week 7 of Module A (includes final exams) |
| June 22 - 27, Monday - Saturday |
Graduate Cox Summer Break |
| June 24, Wednesday |
Final Grades for Summer Module A due by 8:00 a.m. (Non-EMBA courses) |
|
June 26 – June 27, Friday-Saturday |
EMBA Class Weekend |
|
June 28, Sunday |
EMBA Financial Aid 60% Date. |
|
Module B – Summer 2026 |
|
| June 29, Monday |
First Day of Summer Module B |
|
July 1, Wednesday |
Last Day to add or drop a class for Summer Module B without tuition billing while remaining enrolled for the term |
|
July 2, Thursday |
EMBA Last Day to drop a class with grade of W (tuition charges apply) |
|
July 2, Thursday |
EMBA Last Day to withdraw from the University (tuition charges apply). |
|
July 3, Friday |
University Holiday - No Classes Held Campus Closed in observance of Independence Day |
|
July 4, Saturday |
No Classes Held |
|
July 6, Monday |
Graduate Cox Financial Aid 60% Date for Full Term length classes. |
|
July 10 – July 11, Friday - Saturday |
EMBA Class Weekend |
| July 12 - 19, Sunday - Sunday |
EMBA Virtual Final Exams | No On-Campus Component |
|
July 15, Wednesday |
EMBA Final Grades due by 8:00 a.m. |
|
July 28, Tuesday |
Graduate Cox Financial Aid 60% Date for Module B classes. |
|
August 7, Friday |
Last Day to drop a Summer Module B course with a grade of W (no refund) |
|
August 7, Friday |
Last Day to drop a Summer Full Term length course with a grade of W (no refund) |
|
August 7, Friday |
Last Day to withdraw from the University |
|
August 10 – August 15, Monday – Saturday |
Week 7 of Summer Module B / Week 14 for Fall Full Term length classes (includes final exams) |
|
August 19, Wednesday |
Final Grades for Summer Full-Term and Module B courses due by 8:00 a.m. |
|
August 15, Friday |
Graduate Cox Degree Conferral |
FALL 2026 – Dates are TENTATIVE
|
August 24, Monday |
First Day of Fall Module A |
|
August 29 – August 30, Friday-Saturday |
EMBA Fall First Class Weekend |
This calendar was created at the beginning of the previous academic year. It may be missing information as Fall dates firm up.
To see the most accurate Fall 2026 dates, visit the 2026-2027 Graduate Calendar here.