Santa Fe Academic Calendar 2026–27

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Dates and times subject to change. All times listed are Mountain Time (MT).

For the latest schedule, read the weekly Ephemera, access your @sjc.edu mailbox, check your voicemail notices, and check this page. ​​​​​​

2026 Summer Term

June 2026

Date Event
Monday Jun 1
  • January Freshman second term begins with tutorials and seminars, as scheduled
  • JF Registration: Office of the Registrar during class intervals
  • DEADLINE: Completion of Financial Aid/Loan file for the Summer 2026 term
     
Friday, Jun 5
  • All Undergraduate and GI spring 2026 grades due
  • Spring 2026 GI comment sheets due (tutorials, preceptorials, second GIEC/GIMEC seminars and GILA low-residency seminars)
Friday, Jun 12
  • 10 a.m., GI Summer Faculty Meeting
Saturday, Jun 13
  • Housing opens for GI students
  • 3 p.m., in person GI Convocation
  • 5 p.m., New GI students' orientation and Meno seminar
Monday, Jun 15
  • 9 a.m.– 4 p.m. REGISTRATION: All GI summer term students
  • GI classes begin for all Liberal Arts students and all Eastern Classics students and meet as scheduled
Friday, Jun 19
  • DEADLINE: GI transfer applications are due for students requesting transfer to Annapolis for Fall 2026
  • Administrative offices closed for Juneteenth holiday
Monday, Jun 29– Friday, Jul 3
  • Summer Classics
Tuesday, Jun 30
  • In person GILA first and second semester student conferences begin

July 2026

Date Event
Wednesday Jul 1
  • 5 p.m., DEADLINE: Master's Essays due to the GI Office
  • 5 p.m., DEADLINE: Master's Essays proposals for Fall 2026
Friday, Jul 3
  • Administrative offices closed for 4th of July holiday
Monday, Jul 6
  • DEADLINE: GIEC/GIMEC and GILA deposits due for fall 2026 term
Monday, Jul 13
  • Low-residency GILA conferences begin for first and second semester students
  • Submission date of missing work from spring 2026 that led to incomplete grade unless earlier date was stipulated by tutor
Monday, Jul 20
  • January Freshman annual essays due by noon, or as otherwise announced by seminar tutors (12 p.m.)
  • GIEC/GIMEC and GILA seminar orals begin
Wednesday, Jul 22– Friday Jul 24
  • January Freshman seminar oral examinations begin
Friday, Jul 31
  • Satisfactory grades check for Graduate Institute degree candidates

Fall Semester 2026

August 2026

Date Event
Friday, Aug 1
  • Satisfactory grades check for Graduate Institute degree candidates
  • ONLINE REGISTRATION Opens for all Continuing Students and runs through check-in August 26
Monday Aug 3
  • 1 p.m., GI final faculty meeting: awarding of degrees
  • DEADLINE: Completion of Financial Aid/loan file for Fall 2026 term
  • DEADLINE: Student Accounts for Fall 2026 must be paid in full or payment plan arranged with the Finance Office
  • Failure to meet these deadlines triggers withdrawal from financial aid funding and enrollment rosters for Fall 2026.
Monday, Aug 3–Thursday, Aug 6
  • Library Call-In Week
  • January Freshmen Don Rags scheduled during class intervals
Thursday, Aug 6
  • GIEC/GIMEC and online GILA students’ sessions end after seminar
  • January Freshmen second term ends after seminar
  • January Freshmen late summer vacation begins
Friday, Aug 7
  • 10 a.m., GI Commencement
  • 12 p.m., GI Graduates’ dinner
  • 5 p.m., All library materials due
  • GILA writing period concludes end of day
Saturday, Aug 8
  • Food service ends with breakfast
  • 12 p.m., Housing closes
Wednesday, Aug 12
  • Student leaders return to campus for fall training retreat
Thursday, Aug 13
  • Outdoor Program participant move in day
Saturday, Aug 15
  • Bridge Peer Mentors Move-In and Mentor Training
Sunday, Aug 16
  • Bridge Peer Mentoring Training
Monday, Aug 17
  • Food service begins with breakfast
  • Summer 2026 grades due (JF and GI)
  • Bridge Scholar Move-In and Pritzker Bridge Program begins
Tuesday, Aug 18–Friday, August 21
  • Pritzker Bridge Program
Friday, Aug 21
  • 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., New Undergraduate Student Check-In & Move-In (Students not participating in the OP or Bridge Program): Check in with residential life and admissions to get access to your room and pick up your welcome packet. Check-in will take place on the Evans Science Lab (ESL) Placita.
Wednesday, Aug 26
  • 10 a.m., Housing opens for new graduate students and returning undergraduate and graduate students
  • New graduate student orientation begins (time TBD)
  • Tutors’ Meetings (as scheduled by the Dean’s Office)
Friday, Aug 21–Saturday, Aug 29
  • New Student Orientation
Wednesday, Aug 26–Friday, August 28
  • GI Orientation
Thursday, Aug 27
  • 11 a.m.: Convocation for new students and first-term Graduate Institute (GI) students
  • 1:30 p.m.: Faculty Meeting
  • 7:30 p.m.: First meeting of ALL undergraduate seminars
  • Students may not attend classes if student account balance is not paid in full or if financial aid file is incomplete.
Friday, Aug 28
  • Free Day—no classes
  • 8:45 a.m., Community in Focus Day
  • 9 a.m.–5 p.m., Tutors’ Meetings (as scheduled by Dean’s Office)
  • 12:30 p.m., Welcome Back Community BBQ
  • 7 p.m., Dean’s Opening Lecture
Saturday, Aug 29
  • 9 a.m.– 11 p.m., Optional Orientation Activities and Excursions Continue (see orientation and welcome back schedule for events)
Sunday, Aug 30
  • 10 a.m.– 12:45 p.m., Final Optional Orientation Sessions: Student Activities Center Expo Day (see orientation and welcome back schedule for events)
Monday, Aug 31
  • Undergraduate and Graduate Institute tutorials begin
  • Administrative offices closed for Labor Day holiday (classes meet as scheduled) Meem Library and Student Activity Center will be open
Monday, Aug 31–Sunday, Sep 6
  • Welcome Week Begins

September 2026

Date Event
Thursday, Sep 3
  • Last day to change meal plan (Freshmen excluded—19 meal plan required)
Monday Sep 7
  • Administrative Offices closed for Labor Day holiday
Wednesday, Sep 9
  • 3:15–4 p.m., Sophomore Class Meeting with the Dean and Assistant Dean, Junior Common Room
  • 4:15–5 p.m., Junior Class Meeting with the Dean and Assistant Dean, Junior Common Room
  • 5:15–6 p.m., Senior Class Meeting with the Dean and Assistant Dean, Junior Common Room
Saturday, Sep 12
  • 12 p.m., Algebra Test (review session/lunch followed by exam) Required of all sophomores who have not yet passed; freshmen are obligated to attempt the test once by the end of freshman year
Wednesday, Sep 16
  • ONLINE DEADLINE: Spring 2027 New Graduate Institute Liberal Arts (GILA) student financial aid applications (FAFSA application)
  • 3:15 p.m., Faculty Meeting

October 2026

Date Event
Thursday, Oct 1
  • FAFSA/CSS Profile applications become available for the 2027—28 academic year
Friday, Oct 2–Saturday Oct 3
  • Johnnie Family and Friends Weekend
Monday, Oct 5–Friday, October 16
  • In-person GILA Conferences
  • In-person and online GIEC/GIMEC Conferences
Wednesday, Oct 7
  • 1:30–3:30 p.m., All-College Seminar Undergraduate tutorials cancelled. Graduate Institute Eastern Classics and Middle Eastern Classics (GIEC/GIMEC) tutorial students consult with tutors beforehand.
Friday, Oct 9–Sunday, Oct 10
  • Convening Weekend for online graduate students
Friday, Oct 9–Sunday, Oct 11
  • Santa Fe Homecoming
Saturday, Oct 10
  • 12 p.m., Algebra Test (review session/lunch followed by exam) Required of all sophomores who have not yet passed. Freshmen are obliged to attempt the test once by the end of Freshman year.
Tuesday, Oct 13
  • 5 p.m. Deadline: Master's Essay final submission due for Fall 2026 due to GI office
Wednesday, Oct 14
  • 3:15 p.m., Faculty Meeting
Friday, Oct 16–Monday, Oct 19
  • Long Weekend Undergraduate tutorials do not meet October 16 and 19. All seminars and GI classes meet as usual on Monday, October 19.
Sunday, Oct 18
  • Deadline: GILA and GIEC/GIMEC student deposits due for Spring 2027 term
Monday, Oct 26
  • Preceptorials begin for juniors, seniors, and in-person GILA students
  • 5 p.m. Deadline: Master's Essay proposals for Spring 2027
Monday, Oct 26–Friday, Nov 6
  • In-person GILA seminar orals
Tuesday, Oct 27
  • GIEC/GIMEC students begin second preceptorials
Wednesday, Oct 28
  • Junior and senior seminar oral period begins
Thursday, Oct 29–Saturday, Oct 31
  • BVG Meeting on Santa Fe campus

November 2026

Date Event
Monday, Nov 2
  • 12 p.m., Freshman seminar essays due
  • DEADLINE: Graduate Institute transfer applications are due for students requesting transfer for Annapolis for Spring 2027
Monday, Nov 2–Friday Nov 13
  • Online GILA Conferences
Wednesday, Nov 4
  • Freshman seminar oral examinations begin
Monday, Nov 9
  • 12 p.m., Sophomore seminar essays due
  • GI fall grades due (in-person GILA seminars and first GIEC/GIMEC preceptorials)
Wednesday, Nov 11
  • 3:15 p.m., Faculty Meeting
  • 3:15 p.m., Algebra Test, Required of all sophomores who have not yet passed. Freshmen are obliged to attempt the test once by the end of their freshman year.
Monday, Nov 16
  • GIEC/GIMEC seminar papers are due
Monday, Nov 16–Saturday, Nov 21
  • Online GILA Seminar Orals (will continue after Thanksgiving Break)
Wednesday, Nov 18
  • DEADLINE: Registration forms due for Spring 2027
Wednesday, Nov 18–Friday, Nov 20
  • Freshman Don Rags begin (among interstices of FF classes)
Monday, Nov 23
  • GI fall comment sheets due (in-person GILA seminars and first GIEC/GIMEC preceptorials)
Monday, Nov 23–Tuesday, Nov 24
  • Freshman Don Rag Days, all undergraduate classes in session unless the tutor is sitting in FR Don Rags
Wednesday, Nov 25–Sunday, Nov 29
  • Thanksgiving Break, no classes, on-campus residences and dining services remain open
Monday, Nov 30
  • All classes resume (undergraduate and GI)
Monday, Nov 30–Wednesday, Dec 2
  • Freshman Don Rags continue among interstices of classes
Monday, Nov 30–Friday, Dec 11
  • Online GILA Seminar Orals resume
  • GIEC/GIMEC Seminar Orals

December 2026

Date Event
Tuesday, Dec 1
  • DEADLINE: Completion of Financial Aid/Loan File for Spring 2027 term
  • DEADLINE: Student Account for Spring 2027 must be paid in full or payment plan arranged with the Finance Office
  • Failure to meet these deadlines triggers withdrawal from financial aid funding and enrollment rosters for Spring 2027
Saturday, Dec 5
  • 12 p.m., Algebra Test (review session/lunch followed by exam) Required of all sophomores who have not yet passed. Freshmen are obliged to attempt the test once by the end of freshman year.
Sunday, Dec 6
  • DEADLINE: 11:59 p.m., Global Pathways applications are due (see OPPD for details), all undergraduates eligible except January Freshman
Monday, Dec 7
  • 5 p.m., DEADLINE, Global Pathways applications due at OPPD
Wednesday, Dec 9
  • 3:15 p.m., Algebra Test, Required of all sophomores who have not yet passed. Freshmen are obliged to attempt the test once by the end of their freshman year.
Thursday, Dec 10–Friday, Dec 11
  • Sophomore and junior Don Rags may be scheduled during class intervals
Monday, Dec 14–Thursday, Dec 17
  • Sophomore and junior Don Rag period, all undergraduate tutorials (FF, SO, JR, SR) are in session, unless the tutor indicates otherwise, seminars meet as regularly scheduled
  • Library Call-In Week
Thursday, Dec 17
  • Last day of term, classes end with seminar or preceptorial as scheduled or arranged by tutor
  • Last day of GI classes, all GI classes meet as scheduled
Friday, Dec 18
  • Food service ends with breakfast
  • 12 p.m., Housing closes
  • 12 p.m., All library materials due
Friday, Dec 18–Sunday, Jan 18, 2027
  • Winter Break

Spring Semester 2027

January 2027

Date Event
Friday, Jan 1
  • Submission date of missing Incomplete/Grade January Freshmen (JF) work from SU 2026, unless earlier date was stipulated by tutor
  • Online Spring Registration opens for New Students (JF and readmits)
Monday, Jan 4–Friday, Jan 15
  • Winter Classics seminars
Friday, Jan 8
  • All Undergraduate and GI Fall 2026 grades due (including preceptorials)
Monday, Jan 11
  • GI comment sheets due (tutorials, preceptorials, GIEC/GIMEC and Online GILA seminars)
Friday, Jan 15
  • New Undergraduate Student Orientation begins
  • All housing opens (new and returning students)
  • Food service begins with breakfast
Saturday, Jan 16
  • New Undergraduate Student Orientation continues
Sunday, Jan 17
  • New Undergraduate Student Orientation continues
  • New Graduate Student Orientation and Meno seminars
  • 4 p.m., Convocation
Monday, Jan 18
  • New Student Orientation concludes
  • 9 a.m., Undergraduate and Graduate Institute classes meet as scheduled
    Except Seniors and January Freshmen
  • 7:30 p.m., January Freshman session begins with seminar
    No JF tutorials
Monday, Jan 18–Friday, Feb 12
  • Senior Writing Period
    Senior seminar classes per special schedule
Monday, Jan 18–Sunday, Jan 24
  • Welcome Week
Wednesday, Jan 20
  • 3:15 p.m., Faculty Meeting
Monday, Jan 25
  • Last day to change meal plan
    (Freshmen excluded–19 meal plan required)

February 2027

Date Event
Relocating to Annapolis?
Transfer application form, $600 advance deposit, FAFSA, and CSS (if applicable) must be submitted by March 1, 2027. Information online and mySJC
Saturday, Feb 6
  • 2:30 p.m., Algebra Test
    Fall and January Freshmen are obliged to attempt the test once by the end of Freshman year
Wednesday, Feb 10
  • 3:15 p.m., Faculty Meeting
Friday, Feb 12
  • FREE FRIDAY– tutorials canceled
Saturday, Feb 13
  • 7—9 p.m., Dean’s and President’s Essay Reception for Seniors
  • 9 p.m., Senior and Master's essays due (Master’s Essays to GI Office by 5 p.m.)
Monday, Feb 15
  • All Senior tutorials and seminars resume
  • GI Conferences begin for first and second semester GILA students
Monday, Feb 22
  • In-person GILA conferences; in-person and online GIEC/GIMEC conferences begin for first and second semester students (continue through March 5)

March 2027

Date Event
Monday, Mar 1
  • DEADLINE: Undergraduate Intercampus Transfer forms and $600 deposit due to the Office of the Registrar
    No exceptions. The March 1 Financial Aid date is also an all-important deadline in this process.
  • DEADLINE: Graduate Institute transfer applications are due for students requesting transfer to Annapolis for Summer 2027
  • ONLINE Undergraduate Financial Aid Applications Priority Filing Due Date for 2027–28 academic year
    FAFSA application: studentaid.gov/fafsa
    PROFILE/CSS application: cssprofile.collegeboard.org
  • ONLINE Graduate Institute Financial Aid Applications Priority Filing Due Date for SUMMER 2027 Session
    FAFSA application: studentaid.gov/fafsa
    PROFILE/CSS application: cssprofile.collegeboard.org
  • Senior essay oral examinations begin in Ault-Evers Room, Meem Library
  • In-person GILA seminar oral examinations begin
Wednesday, Mar 3
  • 1:30–3:30 p.m., Faculty Seminar Day
  • Special events as scheduled. Undergraduate tutorials canceled. All GI classes meet as scheduled.
Sunday, Mar 7
  • 11:59 p.m., DEADLINE: General Pathways application due (see OPPD for details), all undergraduate eligible except January Freshman
Monday, Mar 8
  • 5 p.m., DEADLINE: General Pathways applications due at OPPD Office
    All undergraduate eligible except January Freshman
Monday, Mar 8–Friday, Mar 12
  • January Freshman Don Rags scheduled during class intervals
Wednesday, Mar 10
  • 3:15 p.m., Faculty Meeting
Saturday, Mar 13
  • Food service ends after brunch
  • 12 p.m., All housing closes
Saturday, Mar 13–Sunday, Mar 28
  • SPRING BREAK for all students
Wednesday, Mar 17
  • ONLINE DEADLINE: Summer 2027 new GILA student financial aid applications
    FAFSA application: studentaid.gov/fafsa
Monday, Mar 22
  • Submission date for missing work that led to incomplete grade for FA 2027, unless tutor stipulated an earlier date
  • 5 p.m., DEADLINE: Master's Essay proposals for Summer 2027
Saturday, Mar 27
  • All housing opens
  • Food service begins with brunch
Monday, Mar 29
  • All tutorials and seminars resume
  • In-person GILA preceptorials begin and continue through Thursday, May 20
  • GIEC/GIMEC students begin fourth preceptorials
  • Grade-changing DEADLINE for Fall 2027 grades
  • In-person GILA Seminar orals begin (through April 2)

April 2027

Date Event
Thursday, Apr 1
  • DEADLINE: Undergraduate Advance Deposits for Fall 2027 for continuing students
    Deposit holds a place in Fall class roster and (if applicable) allows participation in housing lottery
  • DEADLINE: Undergraduate 2027–28 Housing Plans Forms & Housing Agreement due. Required to participate in housing lottery.
  • All student accounts for Spring 2027 must be paid in full
Tuesday, Mar 30–Monday, Apr 5
  • Sophomore tutorials canceled for essay writing period, classes resume at 1:30 p.m., Monday, Apr 5
Saturday, Apr 3
  • DEADLINE: GILA and GIEC/GIMEC advance deposits due for Summer 2027 term
Sunday, Apr 4
  • 11:59 p.m., DEADLINE: Professional Pathways claims due (see OPPD for details), all undergraduate eligible except January Freshman
Monday, Apr 5
  • 12 p.m., Sophomore Enabling Essays due unless otherwise announced by seminar tutors
  • Online GILA Conferences (through April 16)
Wednesday, Apr 7–Wednesday, Apr 28
  • Sophomore seminar orals begin
Friday, Apr 9–Sunday, Apr 11
  • Graduate Student Convening Weekend
Monday, Apr 12
  • DEADLINE: GI Spring term comment sheets due (In-person GILA seminars and GIEC/GIMEC preceptorials)
Wednesday, Apr 14
  • 3:15 p.m., Algebra Test
    Required of all Sophomores who have not yet passed. Freshmen are obliged to attempt the test once by the end of the Freshman year.
Thursday, Apr 15–Monday, Apr 19
  • Freshman and Junior Writing Period
  • No Freshmen or Junior tutorials through the morning of April 19.
  • JF classes meet as scheduled
Monday, Apr 19
  • 12 p.m., Freshmen, Junior, and January Freshmen essays due
  • GIEC/GIMEC Seminar essays due and Seminar Orals begin
  • Online GILA seminar Orals (through April 30)
Wednesday, Apr 21
  • 3:15 p.m., Faculty Meeting
Wednesday, Apr 21–Friday, Apr 30
  • January Freshmen seminar orals
Wednesday, Apr 21–Monday, May 3
  • Freshman and Junior seminar orals
Monday, Apr 26–Thursday, Apr 29
  • Returning student housing lottery
Thursday, Apr 29–Friday, Apr 30
  • Sophomore Enabling Don Rag Days
  • All tutors may hold classes if not scheduled for a don rag. Please review schedule.
Board of Visitors & Governors Meetings

June 11–13 2026 | Annapolis

October 29–31, 2026 | Annapolis

February 25–27, 2027 | Santa Fe