January 2026 University Catalog

Academic Calendars

2025 Holiday Schedule

Capella will observe the following holiday schedule in 2025. The office switchboard will be closed on the following dates:

New Year’s Day Wednesday, January 1, 2025

Martin Luther King Jr. Day Monday, January 20, 2025

Memorial Day Monday, May 26, 2025

Juneteenth
Thursday, June 19, 2025

Independence Day
Friday, July 4, 2025

Labor Day
Monday, September 1, 2025

Thanksgiving Day
Thursday, November 27, 2025

Day after Thanksgiving
Friday, November 28, 2025

Christmas Day
Thursday, December 25, 2025

 

2026 Holiday Schedule

Capella will observe the following holiday schedule in 2026. The office switchboard will be closed on the following dates:

New Year’s Day Thursday, January 1, 2026

Martin Luther King Jr. Day Monday, January 19, 2026

Memorial Day Monday, May 25, 2026

Juneteenth
 Friday, June 19, 2026

Independence Day
 Friday, July 3, 2026

Labor Day
 Monday, September 7, 2026

Thanksgiving Day
 Thursday, November 26, 2026

Day after Thanksgiving
 Friday, November 27, 2026

Christmas Day 
Friday, December 25, 2026

 

Academic Calendar Winter and Spring 2026

Winter Quarter 2026

Registration Dates

January

February

Mid-February

March

Registration begins
(1:00 am CST)

 10-28-25

 10-28-25

10-28-25

10-28-25

Registration ends
(11:59 pm CST)

01-14-26

02-11-26

02-18-26

03-11-26

 


Course Dates

January

February

Mid-February

March

Access to courses
(by 5:00 pm CST)

 01-09-26

02-06-26

02-13-26

03-06-26

Courses begin
(8:00 am CST)

01-12-26

02-09-26

02-16-26

03-09-26

Last day to drop with 100% refund
(by 11:59 pm CST)

01-16-26

02-13-26

02-20-26

03-13-26

Last day to drop with 75% refund
(by 11:59 pm CST)

 01-23-26

02-20-26

02-27-26

03-20-26

Last day to drop without a grade
(by 11:59 pm CST)

01-23-26

02-20-26

02-27-26

03-20-26

Last day to drop with a "W" grade
(by 11:59 pm CST)

10-Week Courses

03-02-26

03-30-26

 

04-27-26

5-Week Courses

02-05-26

 

03-12-26

 

Courses end
(by 11:59 pm CST)

10-Week Courses

03-20-26

04-17-26

 

05-15-26

5-Week Courses

 02-13-26

 

03-20-26

 

 


Grading

January

February

Mid-February

March

Online Grading opens

10-Week Courses

 03-21-26

04-18-26

 

05-16-26

5-Week Courses

02-14-26

 

03-21-26

 

Online Grading ends

10-Week Courses

03-29-26

 04-26-26

 

05-24-26

 5-Week Courses  02-22-26    03-29-26  

 

Spring Quarter 2026

Registration Dates

April

May

Mid-May

June

Registration begins
(1:00 am CST)

 02-03-26

02-03-26

02-03-26

02-03-26

Registration ends
(11:59 pm CST)

04-15-26

05-13-26

05-20-26

06-10-26

 

Course Dates

April

May

Mid-May

June

Access to courses
(by 5:00 pm CST)

04-10-26 

05-08-26

05-15-26

06-05-26

Courses begin
(8:00 am CST)

04-13-26

05-11-26

05-18-26

06-08-26

Last day to drop with 100% refund
(by 11:59 pm CST)

 04-17-26

05-15-26

05-22-26

06-12-26

Last day to drop with 75% refund
(by 11:59 pm CST)

04-24-26

05-22-26

05-29-26

06-19-26

Last day to drop without a grade
(by 11:59 pm CST)

 04-24-26

05-22-26

05-29-26

06-19-26

Last day to drop with a "W" grade
(by 11:59 pm CST)

10-Week Courses

 06-01-26

06-29-26

 

07-27-26

5-Week Courses

05-07-26

 

06-11-26

 

Courses end
(by 11:59 pm CST)

10-Week Courses

06-19-26

07-17-26

 

08-14-26

5-Week Courses

05-15-26

 

06-19-26

 



Grading

April

May

Mid-May

June

Online Grading opens

10-Week Courses

 06-20-26

07-18-26

 

08-15-26

5-Week Courses

05-16-26

 

06-20-26

 

Online Grading closes

10-Week Courses

06-28-26

07-26-26

 

08-23-26

5-Week Courses

05-24-26

 

06-28-26

 

 

 

 

 

Academic Calendar Summer and Fall 2025

Summer Quarter 2025

Registration Dates

July

August 

Mid-August

September

Registration begins
(1:00 am CST)

04-29-25 

04-29-25

04-29-25

04-29-25

Registration ends
(11:59 pm CST)

07-09-25 

08-06-25

08-13-25

09-10-25

 


Course Dates

July

August

Mid-August

September

Access to courses
(by 5:00 pm CST)

 07-04-25

08-01-25

08-08-25

09-05-25

Courses begin
(8:00 am CST)

07-07-25

08-04-25

08-11-25

09-08-25

Last day to drop with 100% refund
(by 11:59 pm CST)

07-11-25

08-08-25

08-15-25

09-12-25

Last day to drop with 75% refund
(by 11:59 pm CST)

07-18-25

08-15-25

08-22-25

09-19-25

Last day to drop without a grade
(by 11:59 pm CST)

07-18-25

08-15-25

08-22-25

09-19-25

Last day to drop with a "W" grade
(by 11:59 pm CST)

10-Week Courses

08-25-25

09-22-25

 

10-27-25

5-Week Courses

07-31-25

 

09-04-25

 

Courses end
(by 11:59 pm CST)

10-Week Courses

09-12-25

10-10-25

 

11-14-25

5-Week Courses

08-08-25

 

09-12-25

 

 


Grading

July

August

Mid-August

September

Online Grading opens

10-Week Courses

09-13-25

10-11-25

 

11-15-25

5-Week Courses

08-09-25

 

09-13-25

 

Online Grading ends

10-Week Courses

09-21-25

10-19-25

 

11-23-25

5-Week Courses

08-17-25

 

09-21-25

 

 

Fall Quarter 2025

Registration Dates

October

November

Mid-November

December

Registration begins
(1:00 am CST)

07-29-25

07-29-25

07-39-25

07-29-25

Registration ends
(11:59 pm CST)

10-08-25

11-05-25

11-12-25

12-03-25

 

 

Course Dates

October

November

Mid-November

December

Access to courses
(by 5:00 pm CST)

10-03-25

10-31-25

11-07-25

11-28-25

Courses begin
(8:00 am CST)

10-06-25

11-03-25

11-10-25

12-01-25

Last day to drop with 100% refund
(by 11:59 pm CST)

10-10-25

11-07-25

11-14-25

12-05-25

Last day to drop with 75% refund
(by 11:59 pm CST)

10-17-25

11-14-25

11-21-25

12-12-25

Last day to drop without a grade
(by 11:59 pm CST)

10-17-25

11-14-25

11-21-25

12-12-25

Last day to drop with a "W" grade
(by 11:59 pm CST)

10-Week Courses

11-24-25

12-22-25

 

01-19-26

5-Week Courses

10-30-25

 

12-04-25

 

Courses end
(by 11:59 pm CST)

10-Week Courses

12-12-25

01-09-26

 

02-06-26

5-Week Courses

11-07-25

 

12-12-25

 



Grading

October

November

Mid-November

December

Online Grading opens

10-Week Courses

12-13-25

01-10-26

 

02-07-26

5-Week Courses

11-08-25

 

12-13-25

 

Online Grading closes

10-Week Courses

12-21-25

01-18-26

 

02-15-26

5-Week Courses

11-16-25

 

12-21-25

 

 

 

 

 

FlexPath Academic Calendar

First courses in FlexPath begin once each month (see charts below). All other FlexPath courses do not have set start dates, so students may register and start a course on any day of the week. Please refer to the following guide to determine dates and deadlines for those courses.

Last Day to Drop Without a Transcript Record of the Course: 12 calendar days from the start of that course (including the date of registration).

Last Date to Drop With a “W”: 61 calendar days from the start of that course (including the date of registration).

Course End Date (last date to submit assessment(s)): 84 calendar days from the start of that course (including the date of registration). If the student has a passing grade, the student may end their course at any time prior to this date by pushing the course completion button in the courseroom.

Competency Scores Posted Date (when a student hasn’t used the course completion button to end the course): 89 calendar days from the start of that course (count includes the date of registration).

FlexPath Academic Calendar Winter and Spring 2026

 

January
2026

February
2026

March
2026

April
2026

May
2026

June
2026

Monthly Start Dates
and Deadlines

Jan 12

Feb 9

Mar 9

April 13

May 11

June 8

Courses Begin 
(8:00 am Central Time)

01-12-26

02-09-26

03-09-26

04-13-26

05-11-26

06-08-26

Last Day to Drop Without a
Transcript Record of the Course 
(by 11:59 pm Central Time)

01-23-26

02-20-26

03-20-26

04-24-26

05-22-26

06-19-26

Last Day to Drop With a “W” 
(by 11:59 pm Central Time)

03-13-26

04-10-26

05-08-26

06-12-26

07-10-26

08-07-26

Course End Date
(last date to submit assessment(s))
(by 5:00 pm Central Time)

04-05-26

05-03-26

05-31-26

07-05-26

08-02-26

08-30-26

Competency Scores Posted Date
(when a student hasn’t used the course
completion button to end the course)

04-10-26

05-08-26

06-05-26

07-10-26

08-07-26

09-04-26


FlexPath Academic Calendar Summer and Fall 2025

 

July
2025

August
2025

September 2025

October
2025

November 2025

December 2025

Monthly Start Dates and Deadlines

Jul 07

Aug 04

Sept 08

Oct 06

Nov 03

Dec 01

Courses Begin (8:00 am Central Time)

07-07-25

08-04-25

09-08-25

10-06-25

11-03-25

12-01-25

Last Day to Drop Without a Transcript Record of the Course
(by 11:59 pm Central Time)

07-18-25

08-15-25

09-19-25

10-17-25

11-14-25

12-12-25

Last Day to Drop With a “W” (by 11:59 pm Central Time)

09-05-25

10-03-25

11-07-25

12-05-25

01-02-26

01-30-26

Course End Date (last date to submit assessment(s))
(by 5:00 pm Central Time)

09-28-25

10-26-25

11-30-25

12-28-25

01-25-26

02-22-26

Competency Scores Posted Date (when a student hasn’t used the course
completion button to end the course)

10-03-25

10-31-25

12-05-25

01-02-26

01-30-26

02-27-26