Academic Calendar
Winter 2026
Calendar Event | Date |
|---|---|
Spring Class Registration | March 9, 2026 |
Priority Registration Opens for Winter Term Classes (Certificate Students) | November 19, 2025 |
Winter Term Open House | December 6, 2025 |
Registration Opens for Winter Term Classes (All Students) | December 8, 2025 |
Open Critiques | Friday, December 19, 2025 |
Holiday Break | Monday, December 22, 2025 through Thursday, January 1, 2026 |
Last Day to Withdraw before 1st Day of Class (100% Tuition Refund) | December 28, 2025 |
Ability to Withdraw from Class (75% Tuition Refund) | December 29, 2025 through January 6, 2026 |
First Friday & Open House | January 3, 2026 |
Winter Classes Start | January 13, 2026 |
Ability to Withdraw from Class (50% Tuition Refund) | January 7 through January 19, 2026 |
MLK Day - Staff Holiday | January 19, 2026 |
Open Critiques | January 30, 2026 |
First Friday | February 6, 2026 |
President's Day - Staff Holiday | February 16, 2026 |
Third Thursday | February 19, 2026 |
Third Thursday | March 19, 2026 |
Last Day of Winter Classes | March 22, 2026 |
Winter Term Make-Up Week | March 23 through March 29, 2026 |
Open Critique | March 27, 2026 |
Spring 2026
Calendar Event | Date |
|---|---|
Spring Term Registration Opens (All Students) | March 9, 2026 |
Last Day to Withdraw before 1st Day of Class
(100% Tuition Refund) | March 22, 2026 |
Ability to Withdraw
(75% Tuition Refund) | March 23 through March 31, 2026 |
VIP & First Friday | April 3, 2026 |
First Day of Spring Term Classes | April 6, 2026 |
Ability to Withdraw
(50% Refund) | April 1 through April 13, 2026 |
Open Critiques | April 24, 2026 |
VIP & First Friday | July 3, 2026 |
Third Thursday | May 21, 2026 |
Memorial Day - Staff Holiday | May 25, 2026 |
Open Critiques | May 29, 2026 |
VIP & First Friday | June 6, 2026 |
End of Spring Term Classes | June 15, 2026 |
Spring Term Make-Up Week | June 16 through June 21, 2026 |
Date | Calendar Event |
|---|---|
Labor Day - Staff Holiday | September 7, 2026 |
VIP & First Friday | September 4, 2026 |
VIP & First Friday | August 7, 2026 |
VIP & First Friday | July 3, 2026 |
Teen Workshop Ends & Teen Exhibition Opens | July 31, 2026 |
Teen Workshop Starts | July 6, 2026 |