Some dates are tentative and subject to change. Please visit manoa.hawaii.edu/registrar/academic-calendar/ for up to date information.
Colleges/Schools may have other dates specific to their programs. Please check with the the academic department or program for these deadlines.
2026 Fall Semester
Visit manoa.hawaii.edu/graduate for deadline information as graduate admission deadlines vary by program. Graduate Division begins processing applications around August 1 for the following fall semester.
| August 21 (F) |
Holiday: Statehood Day (non-instructional day) |
| August 24 (M) |
First day of instruction |
| September 1 (Tu) |
**Spring admission application priority deadline for undergraduate students; final deadline for second bachelor’s degree students and international undergraduate students
*Last day to register/add courses/change grading option |
| September 7 (M) |
Holiday: Labor Day (non-instructional day) |
| September 15 (Tu) |
*Last day to drop courses (without a “W” grade) |
| October 1 (Th) |
**Spring admission application final deadline for undergraduate students |
| November 1 (Su) |
Last day for instructors to submit “I” removal grades for spring and summer to the Office of the Registrar
Last day to apply for credit by examination for fall semester |
| November 2 (M) |
*Final deadline to drop courses (with a “W” grade) |
| November 3 (Tu) |
Holiday observed: Election Day (non-instructional day) |
| November 6 (F) |
Theses and dissertations due in Graduate Division |
| November 11 (W) |
Holiday observed: Veterans’ Day (non-instructional day) |
| November 25 (W) |
Last day for examinations before finals |
| November 26 (Th) |
Holiday: Thanksgiving Day (non-instructional day) |
| November 27 (F) |
Non-Instructional Day |
| December 10 (Th) |
Last day of instruction |
| December 11-12 (F-Sa) |
Study days |
| December 14-18 (M-F) |
Final examinations |
| December 18 (F) |
Semester ends; Degree conferral date |
| December 19 (Sa) |
Commencement |
| December 25 (F) |
Holiday: Christmas Day (non-instructional day) |
2027 Spring Semester
*Orientation/academic advising/registration for continuing, new, and unclassified students
Visit manoa.hawaii.edu/graduate for deadline information as graduate admission deadlines vary by program. Graduate Division begins processing applications around April 1 for the following spring semester.
| January 1 (F) |
Holiday: New Year’s Day (non-instructional day) |
| January 5 (Tu) |
**Fall admission application priority deadline for undergraduate students; final deadline for second bachelor’s degree students and international undergraduate students |
| January 11 (M) |
First day of instruction |
| January 18 (M) |
Holiday: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (non-instructional day) |
| January 19 (Tu) |
*Last day to register/add courses/change grade option |
| February 3 (W) |
*Last day to drop courses (without a “W” grade) |
| February 15 (M) |
Holiday: Presidents’ Day (non-instructional day) |
| March 15-19 (M-F) |
Spring Recess |
| March 26 (F) |
Holiday: Kūhiō Day (non-instructional day)
Holiday: Good Friday (non-instructional day) |
| March 29 (M) |
*Final deadline to drop courses (with a “W” grade) |
| April 1 (Th) |
Last day for instructors to submit “I” removal grades for fall to the Office of the Registrar
Last day to apply for credit by examination for spring semester
**Fall admission application final deadline for undergraduate students |
| April 2 (F) |
Theses and dissertations due in Graduate Division |
| April 21 (W) |
Last day for examinations before finals |
| May 5 (W) |
Last day of instruction |
| May 6-7 (Th-F) |
Study days |
| May 10-14 (M-F) |
Final examinations |
| May 14 (F) |
Semester ends; Degree conferral date |
| May 15 (Sa) |
Commencement |
2027 Summer Session
Visit manoa.hawaii.edu/graduate for deadline information as graduate admission deadlines vary by program. Graduate Division begins processing applications around August 1 for the following summer semester.
| May 24 (M) |
First day of instruction (first session) |
| May 31 (M) |
Holiday: Memorial Day (non-instructional day) |
| June 11 (F) |
Holiday: Kamehameha Day (non-instructional day) |
| July 2 (F) |
First session ends
Theses and dissertations due in Graduate Division |
| July 5 (M) |
Holiday: Independence Day (non-instructional day) |
| July 6 (T) |
First day of instruction (second session) |
| August 13 (F) |
Second session ends
Fall admission application deadline for post-baccalaureate unclassified students |
| August 20 (F) |
Holiday: Statehood Day (non-instructional day) |
Key
* Refer to the Office of the Registrar.
Italics = Important academic dates for graduate students.
Bold = Observed state holidays (non-instructional days)
** Some programs have earlier deadlines. Check with your department or school.
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