Academic Calendar

Summer 2025

DATE INFORMATION
Summer 1 2025
May 28 (W) Last day to register for online courses
May 28 (W) Summer I begins and Online classes begin
May 29 (TH) Last day for 100% refund
June 19 (Th) Juneteenth - College Celebration - College open
June 23 (M) Last day to drop and receive a "W"
July 1 (T) Last day to receive an
July 3 (Th) Last day of classes for Summer 1; Face-to face summer classes end
July 4 (F) July 4th Holiday (no classes scheduled for Fridays)
July 7 (M) Summer I Face-to-Face Class Graded Due by 4:30 pm - Online courses continue
Summer 1 Extended and Online 2025
May 28 (W) Summer I Extended begins
May 29 (Th) Last day for 100% refund
June 19 (Th) Juneteenth - College Celebration (college open)
June 23 (M) Last day to drop and receive a "W"
July 4 (F) July 4th Holiday (no classes scheduled for Fridays)
July 7 (M) Last day to receive an "EW"
July 16 & 17 (W & Th)) Online Proctored Exams
July 22 (T) Summer 1 Extended and Online ends (Final grades due by 4:30 pm)
Summer II 2025
July 7 (M) Summer II begins
July 8 (T) Last day for 100% refund
July 24 (TH) Last day to drop and receive a "W"
August 1 (F) Last day to receive an "EW"
August 4 (M) Summer II ends; Final grades due by 4:30 pm

Fall 2025

Date Information
August 18 (M) Reporting day for Faculty/Staff: Awards/In-Service (offices closed)
August 19 (T) Registration (8:00 am - 6:00 pm)
August 20 (W) Orientation for all new and returning students (Helena-West Helena); Nursing Orientation in Helena (All students admitted to the ADN Program.); Nursing Orientation in DeWitt (All students admitted to the PN Program.)
August 21 (TH) Orientation for all new and returning students (DeWitt and Stuttgart)
August 22 (F) Last day for Course Registration
August 25 (M) Classes begin (Fast Track 2 begins October 20)
September 1 (M) Labor Day Holiday (no classes, offices closed)
September 2 (T) Last day for 100% refund
September 10 (W) Last day to complete application file for current semester/Last day for 50% refund
October 15-16 (W & TH) Online Midterm Proctored Exams & Fast Track 1 Final Exams
October 17 (F) Midterm Advisory Grades Due (4:00 pm)
October 20 (M) Fast Track 2 Begins
October 24 (F) Faculty/Staff In-Service (offices closed)
November 3 (M) Last day to drop and receive a “W”
November 10 (M) Spring registration begins
November 24-26 (M-W) Fall Break (no classes, offices open)
November 27-28 (TH & F) Thanksgiving Holiday (no classes, offices closed)
December 1 (M) Offices open, classes resume (8:00 am)
December 5 (M) Priority Registration Day
December 10 & 11 (W & TH) Online Proctored Final Exams
December 11 (TH) Last day to receive an instructor
December 11 (TH) Last day for classes
December 12 (F) Study Day (Faculty will be available in their offices from 8:30 am to noon)
December 15-18 (M-TH) Final Exams
December 19 (F) Final grades due (12:00 noon)
December 22 (M) December Graduation (no commencement)
December 23 (T) Offices closed from 4:30 pm until 8:00 am on 1/5/26 (M)

Spring 2026

Date Information
January 5 (M) Offices open
January 7 (W) Reporting Day for Faculty; Faculty/Staff In-Service (offices closed)
January 8 (TH) Registration (8:00 am - 6:00 pm)
January 9 (F) Last Day for Course Registration
January 12 (M) Classes begin (Fast Track 2 begins March 11)
January 19 (M) Martin Luther King Holiday (no classes, offices closed)
January 20 (T) Last day for 100% refund
January 28 (W) Last day to complete application file for current semester/Last day for 50% refund
February 20 (F) Faculty/Staff In-Service (offices closed)
March 3 & 4 (T & W) Online Midterm Proctored Exams & Fast Track 1 Final Exam
March 10 (T) Midterm advisory grades due (4:00 pm)
March 11 (W) Fast Track 2 begins
March 23-27 (M-F) Spring Break
March 27 (F) Spring Break Friday (no classes, offices closed)
March 30 (M) Classes resume (8:00 am)
April 6 (M) Last day to drop and receive a “W”
April 6 (M) Summer & Fall registration begins
April 29 - 30 (W & TH) Online Proctored Final Exams
April 30 (TH) Last day to receive an instructor “W”
April 30 (TH) Last day for classes
May 1 (F) Study Day (Faculty will be available in their offices from 8:30 am to noon)
May 1 (F) Priority Registration Day
May 4 - 7 (M-TH) Final Exams
May 8 (F) Final grades due (12:00 noon)
May 14 (TH) Graduation Arkansas County at Grand Prairie Center (7:00 pm)
May 15 (F) Graduation Phillips County at the Hendrix Fine Arts Center in Lily Peter Auditorium (7:00 pm)
May 25 (M) Memorial Day Holiday (offices closed)