2026-2027

All future academic calendars are subject to change due to factors beyond campus control.

Academic Year: August 17, 2026 to May 28, 2027
Fall Semester: August 17, 2026 to December 18, 2026
Spring Semester: January 25, 2027 to May 28, 2027

Printable Academic Year Calendar 2026/27 [pdf]

Event Fall 2026 Spring 2027
First Day of Instruction August 19, 2026 January 27, 2027
Enrollment Census Date* September 16, 2026 February 23, 2027
Last Day of Instruction December 7, 2026 May 17, 2027
Culminating Activities
& Final Examinations** 
December 9-11, 14-15 May 13-15, 24-25
Make-Up Day December 16, 2026 May 26, 2027
Commencement*** December 16 - 17 May 26 - 28

**The days of instruction and culminating activities and final examinations, including the make-up day, apply to Regular Session classes. Students enrolled in Special Session and SJSU Online classes follow alternate calendars and normally hold culminating activities/final examinations on the last date of classes. 

***Commencement dates are tentative and subject to change.

Holidays / No Classes

Event Type Date
Independence Day (observed) Campus Closed July 3, 2026
Labor Day Campus Closed September 7, 2026
Veteran's Day Campus Closed November 11, 2026
Non-Instructional Day No Classes November 25, 2026
Thanksgiving Holiday Campus Closed November 26, 2026
- November 27, 2026
Fall 2026 Study/Conf. Day No Classes or Exams December 8, 2026
Winter Break Campus Closed December 25, 2026
- January 2, 2027
New Year's Day  Campus Closed January 1, 2027
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Campus Closed January 18, 2027
Cesar Chavez Day Campus Closed March 31, 2027
Spring Recess  No Classes March 29, 2027
- April 2, 2027
Spring 2027 Study/Conf. Day  No Classes or Exams May 18, 2027
Memorial Day Campus Closed May 31, 2027
Juneteenth (observed) Campus Closed June 18, 2027

Important Calendars & Resources