2026 Spring Academic Calendar

Undergraduate

** Classes offered in coordination with the Department of Digital Learning.

Graduate School and Graduate School of Management

 Health Science Professional 

Dental School

Law School

Last day at noon to submit appeal for dismissed fall 2025 students who wish to enroll in spring 2026:
                                                     01/02/2026
Last day at noon to submit appeal for J-session students who appealed dismissal and wish to enroll in spring 2026:     
                                                    01/20/2026
Last day at noon to submit appeal for dismissed spring 2026 students who wish to enroll in summer 2026:
                                                    05/21/2026

Last day at noon to submit appeal for dismissed spring 2026 student who wish to enroll in fall 2026:
                                                   06/05/2026

 

For fall 2025 students who appealed dismissal and wish to enroll in spring 2026:
                                              01/08/2026

For J-session students who appealed dismissal and wish to enroll in spring 2026: 
                                              01/21/2026

For spring 2026 students who appealed dismissal and wish to enroll in summer 2026:                                      05/21/2026

For spring 2026 students who appealed dismissal and wish to enroll in fall 2026: 
                                               06/05/2026                                     

                                                 03/02/2026

 Undergraduate

 Graduate School and Graduate School of Management

 Health Science Professional

 Dental School 

 Law School 

                          03/16/2026 through 03/27/2026

  Commencement-related activities and the full schedule will be released
                                                       in early-2026

Martin Luther King Jr. Day: 01/19/2026

Spring Break:  03/08/2026 - 03/14/2026

Easter Break
Undergraduate, Health Science Professional, Dental:  04/02/2026 - 04/06/2026
Graduate: 04/02/2026 - 04/05/2026
Law: 04/03/2026 

Dental School D1 through D3 Students:  05/18/2026 - 05/23/2026

                                                       TBD

Undergraduate, Graduate, Health Sciences (excluding Physical Therapy)

       Saturday, May 09 or Sunday, May 10

       the full schedule will be released in early-2026

Dental, Law, Physical Therapy
        Saturday, May 16

(Registration for and the taking of the comprehensive exams, and the submission of the results, are arranged between the student and his/her program or department)

                                                04/15/2026

Digital diploma email notification released to the diploma email account provided by the graduate during the graduation application process within a week of the conferral date.

Paper diplomas are shipped by Parchment directly to a graduate’s diploma mailing address within 30 days of receipt of digital diploma notification email.

Announcement of Public Defense of Dissertation Forms Deadline:
03/16/2026

Defense Deadline:
03/30/2026

Approved Submission to the Grad School through ProQuest with Required Forms Deadline:
04/27/2026

For spring term 2026
Students register by appointment: 11/10/2025 - 11/28/2025
Appointment times are displayed to students in CheckMarq in October. Registration is open to all students after the last day of the appointment period.

For fall term 2026
Students register by appointment: 3/30/2026 - 4/15/2026
Appointment times are displayed to students in CheckMarq in March.  Registration is open to all students after the last day of the appointment period. 

 Midterm 
Undergraduate           
                                           Session 1 
                              03/02/2026 through 03/07/2026

Final Exams
Undergraduate

Graduate School and Graduate School of Management

 Health Science Professional

 Dental School

 Law School

 

Midterm grades are available to students as they are entered by faculty.  Final grades are available to students approximately one hour after the faculty deadline

Midterm Grades
Undergraduate 

                                                Session 1
                                        03/10/2026 @ noon
Final Grades 
Undergraduate

Graduate School and Graduate School of Management 

Health Science Professional  

 Dental School

 Law School

                                                 03/02/2026

Graduate School Financial Aid Application deadline (merit-based aid) for the Academic Year 2025-2026
                                               02/12/2026                                        

Summer 2026:

Undergraduate, Graduate School, and Graduate School of Management 

      02/24/2026

last day for students to appeal a final grade assigned in all fall 2025 sessions                                                           02/14/2026

Deadline for undergraduate students to apply to graduate in spring 2026.  

                                               01/15/2026

Deadline for graduate and professional students to apply to graduate in spring 2026.

                                               02/02/2026

Students with extenuating circumstances for missing the deadline can appeal to their college or school office to request permission to apply late.

Commencement Ceremony Deadlines

Last day to apply to graduate in spring, summer or fall 2026 and have name appear in the commencement program.
                                                04/10/2026                                          

Last day to apply to graduate in spring, summer or fall 2026 and participate in the Spring 2026 Commencement ceremony (name will not appear in program).
                                                04/24/2026

  Dental School          Friday, May 16
  Law School              Saturday, May 16

Fall 2025 Classes
last day for students to submit completed coursework/exams to faculty
                                                  02/14/2026

last day for faculty to submit grade changes (Incomplete to final grade) to college offices
                                                 02/27/2026

last day for colleges to approve submitted grade changes (Incomplete to final grade)
                                                 03/02/2026
Spring 2026 Classes

last day for students to submit completed coursework/exams to faculty   
                                                  10/02/2026

last day for faculty to submit grade changes (Incomplete to final grade) to college offices
                                                 10/14/2026

last day for colleges to approve submitted grade changes (Incomplete to final grade)
                                                  10/16/2026

College of Nursing  04/27/2026 for fall 2026
Other Colleges  Monday before classes start in a session

                                            TBD

                                               01/21/2026

Graduation  
 Must be received in the Office of the Registrar one week prior to diploma date

Registration Appointments

Last day external transcripts must arrive in the Office of the Registrar for transfer credits to affect fall registration appointments
                                             01/30/2026

                                            03/06/2026

                           Monday before classes begin in a session.

                                                 04/15/2026
GSM project outline for August graduates
                                                 04/09/2026

Students are encouraged to monitor their @marquette.edu email address for notification of degree and certificate postings. 

06/05/2026

Colleges and Schools to submit Trustees' List to the Office of the Registrar for J Session and January 29 through April 30 graduates
                   At noon the last business day of the month for all sessions.
                           Diploma date is last business day of the month.

Colleges and Schools to submit Trustees' List to the Office of the Registrar for end of spring term 2026 graduates                                 

                                         05/15 @ 12 noon

The waitlist deadline represents the final date the waitlist process will run for a given session.  Students are removed from waitlists the day after the deadline.

Undergraduate 

 Graduate School and Graduate School of Management 

 Health Science Professional  

 

 Undergraduate 

 Graduate School and Graduate School of Management

 Health Science Professional

Dental School

Law School

 

Undergraduate 

Graduate School and Graduate School of Management 

 Health Science Professional 

 Dental School 

 Law School 

 

                                           02/03/2026

See the University Holiday Calendar for a listing of dates when Marquette University offices are closed.