Summer 2026
| May 11 |
Classes begin |
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May 25 |
Memorial Day Holiday (no classes) |
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July 3 |
Format check deadline for thesis/dissertation |
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July 3 |
Independence Day Holiday (no classes) |
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July 15 |
Defense deadline |
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July 21 |
Last day to apply for August graduation |
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July 24 |
Final submission deadline |
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July 30 |
Last day of classes (for full summer session) |
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August 15 |
Summer graduation (No commencement ceremony) |
Fall 2026
| August 17 |
Faculty reporting date |
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August 18 |
Classes begin |
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August 24 |
Last day to change/drop a course without a grade of “W” being recorded (Part of Term 30) |
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August 25 |
First day “W” grade assigned Registration now requires an AS-199 form and immediate payment of fee |
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September 7 |
Labor Day Holiday (no classes) |
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September 25 |
Last day to apply for December graduation |
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TBA |
Format check deadline for thesis/dissertation |
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October 15-16 |
Fall break (no classes) |
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October 12 |
Midpoint in semester |
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November 3 |
General Election Day (no classes) |
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TBA |
Defense Deadline |
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November 4 |
Last day to drop a course or withdraw without a grade of “WF” being recorded (Part of Term 30) |
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TBA |
Final submission deadline for thesis/dissertation |
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November 22-29 |
Thanksgiving Recess (no classes) |
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December 4 |
Last day of classes |
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December 5 |
Reading Day |
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December 7-14 |
Final Examinations |
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December 14 |
Commencement Exercises in Columbia |
You may also find a listing of other University of South Carolina calendars on the Registrars website.