2025-26 Academic Calendar

Fall 2025

August
1	Friday	Registration closed for continuing students
7-8	Mon-Tues	Pre-registration for first-year students
22	Friday	Registration re-opens for first-year students (8:15am - 11:59pm)
25	Monday	Fall semester begins/registration opens for all students
September
1	Monday	Labor Day Holiday (no classes in session)
8	Monday	Last day to add a class (full and half credit; including senior thesis)
8	Monday	Last day to add/drop for a tuition or financial aid adjustment
October
1	Wednesday	Suggested date for faculty to submit advisory notifications
13-14	Mon-Tue	Fall Break (no classes in session)
16	Thursday	Last day to drop a class with no recorded grade & without being charged semester overload fees
16	Thursday	Major and minor declaration forms due for Juniors; forms due to Registrar’s Office
17	Friday	Fall 2025 degree conferral
27	Monday	Spring 2026 Course Schedule available on portal
November
4-6	Tue-Thurs	Advising Days (classes session)
11-14	Tue-Fri	Pre-Registration for Spring 2026 semester
14	Friday	Last day to opt for Credit/No Credit grading option; forms due to Registrar’s Office
15	Saturday	Study Abroad Fall & Full Year Approved Programs Deadline Study Abroad Fall & Spring Non-Approved Programs Deadline Study Abroad Pitzer in Costa Rica Summer Health Program Deadline
26-28	Wed-Fri	Thanksgiving break (no classes in session)
December
5	Friday	Last day of classes
5	Friday	Last day to withdraw from a class (grade recorded as ‘W’)
8-12	Mon-Fri	Final Examinations
18	Thursday	All grades due to Registrar’s Office by noon
January
5	Monday	Grades visible on the student portal

All dates are subject to change.

Spring 2026

January
19	Monday	Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday (no classes in session)
20	Tuesday	Spring Semester classes begin
February
2	Monday	Last day to add a class
2	Monday	Last day to add or drop for a tuition or financial aid adjustment
6	Friday	Winter 2026 degree conferral
26	Thursday	Suggested date for faculty to submit Academic Advisory notifications
March
1	Sunday	Study Abroad application deadline: Pitzer in Vietnam Summer Program, Pitzer in Brazil Summer Program, Exchange: Summer Study in Japan with Kwansei Gakuin University
12	Thursday	Last day to drop with no recorded grade
16-20	Mon-Fri	Spring Break
26	Thursday	Major Declaration forms due for juniors to Registrar’s Office
27	Friday	César Chavez Day (no classes in session)
April
6	Monday	Fall 2025 course schedule available on the portal
7-9	Tue-Thurs	Advising Days (classes in session)
17	Friday	Last day to opt for Credit/No Credit grading option; forms due to Registrar’s Office
21-23	Tue-Thurs	Pre-Registration for Fall 2026
23	Thursday	Independent Study Forms due for SUMMER 2026
23	Thursday	Independent Study Forms due for FALL 2026
29	Wednesday	Last day for Seniors to withdraw from a class (grade recorded as ‘W’)
May
1	Friday	Study Abroad Spring Approved Programs Deadline
6	Wednesday	Last day of classes
6	Wednesday	Last day for non-seniors to withdraw from a class (grade recorded as ‘W’)
7-8	Thurs-Fri	Senior Finals; Reading Days for all other students
8	Friday	Grades for graduating Seniors must be submitted by noon
11-15	Mon-Fri	Final Examinations
16	Saturday	Commencement
21	Thursday	Grades for non-graduating students must be submitted by noon
26	Tuesday	Grades visible to all students on the student portal

All dates are subject to change.