Academic CalendarFall Semester 2026August 24Full-Term and First-Half Classes BeginSeptember 7Labor Day, No ClassesOctober 17Mid-Point/First-Half Classes EndOctober 19Last-Half Classes BeginOctober 21Mid-Term/First-Half Grading DeadlineNovember 26-27Thanksgiving Recess, No ClassesDecember 5Last Day of ClassesDecember 7-12Finals WeekDecember 12Last Day of the SemesterDecember 16Final Grading DeadlineSpring Semester 2027December 14Intersession Classes BeginJanuary 11Full-Term and First-Half Classes BeginJanuary 16Intersession Classes EndJanuary 18Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, No ClassesJanuary 20Intersession Grading DeadlineMarch 6Mid-Point/First-Half Classes EndMarch 8-12Spring Recess, No ClassesMarch 15Last-Half Classes BeginMay 1Last Day of ClassesMay 3-8Finals WeekMay 8Last Day of the Semester/CommencementMay 12Final Grading DeadlineSummer Semester 2027June 7Full-Term and First-Half Classes BeginJune 18Juneteenth Observance, No ClassesJuly 3Mid-Point/First-Half Classes EndJuly 5Independence Day Observance, No ClassesJuly 6Last-Half Classes BeginJuly 7First-Half Grading DeadlineJuly 31Last Day of the SemesterAugust 4Final Grading DeadlineHave questions? Contact UsFinancial Aid Office: 217-206-6724 | finaid@uis.edu Health Services: 217-206-6676 | uishealthservice@uis.edu Records and Registration: 217-206-6174 | registrar@uis.edu University Bursar: 217-206-6727 | bursarhelp@uillinois.eduContentsPrevious pageFollow the Tuition TrailNext page