Academic Calendar

Fall 2026

Date Information
August 17 (M) Reporting day for Faculty/Staff: Awards/In-Service (offices closed)
August 18 (T) Registration (8:00 am - 6:00 pm)
August 19 (W) Orientation for all new and returning students (Helena-West Helena); Nursing Orientation in Helena (All students admitted to the ADN and PN Program.)
August 20 (TH) Orientation for all new and returning students (DeWitt and Stuttgart); Nursing Orientation in Helena (All students admitted to the ADN & PN Program)
August 21 (F) Last day for Course Registration
August 24 (M) Classes begin (Fast Track 2 begins October 19)
August 31 (M) Last day for 100% Refund Deadline
September 7 (M) Labor Day Holiday (no classes; offices closed)
September 9 (W) PCCUA Admission Application File Deadline: students with incomplete admission files may be dropped from classes; 50% Refund Deadline
September 10 (TH) Roster Verification/Census Date
October 14 & 15 (W & TH) Online Midterm Proctored Exams & Fast Track 1 Final Exams
October 16 (F) Midterm Advisory Grades Due (4:00 pm)
October 19 (M) Fast Track 2 Begins
October 23 (F) Faculty/Staff In-Service (offices closed)
November 9 (M) Spring registration begins
November 16 (M) Last day to drop and receive a "W"
November 23-25 (M-W) Fall Break (no classes, offices open)
November 26-27 (TH & F) Thanksgiving Holiday (no classes, offices closed)
November 30 (M) Offices open, classes resume (8:00 am)
December 4 (M) Priority Registration Day
December 9 (W) Last day to receive an instructor "W"
December 9 (W) Last day for classes
December 11 (F) Study Day (Faculty available by appointment)
December 14-17 (M-TH) Final Exams
December 18 (F) Final grades due (12:00 noon)
December 21 (M) December Graduation (no commencement)
December 22 (T) Offices closed from 4:30 pm until 8:00 am on 1/4/27 (M)
Date Information
January 4 (M) Offices open
January 6 (W) Reporting Day for Faculty; Faculty/Staff In-Service (offices closed)
January 7 (TH) Registration (8:00 am - 6:00 pm)
January 8 (F) Last Day for Course Registration
January 11 (M) Classes begin (Fast Track 2 begins March 8)
January 18 (M) Martin Luther King Holiday (no classes, offices closed)
January 19 (T) Last day for 100% Refund Deadline
January 27 (W) PCCUA Admission Application File Deadline: students with incomplete admission files may be dropped from classes; 50% Refund Deadline
January 28 (TH) Roster Verification/Census Date
February 19 (F) Faculty/Staff In-Service (offices closed)
March 3 & 4 (W & TH) Online Midterm Proctored Exams & Fast Track 1 Final Exam
March 5 (F) Midterm advisory grades due (4:00 pm)
March 8 (M) Fast Track 2 begins
March 22-26 (M-F) Spring Break
March 26 (F) Spring Break Friday (no classes, offices closed)
March 29 (M) Classes resume (8:00 am)
April 5 (M) Last day to drop and receive a “W”
April 5 (M) Summer & Fall registration begins
April 23 (F) Priority Registration Day
April 29 (TH) Last day to receive an instructor “W”
April 29 (TH) Last day for classes
April 30 (F) Study Day (Faculty available by appointment)
May 3 - 6 (M-TH) Final Exams
May 7 (F) Final grades due (12:00 noon)
May 13 (TH) Graduation Arkansas County at Grand Prairie Center (7:00 pm)
May 14 (F) Graduation Phillips County at the Hendrix Fine Arts Center in Lily Peter Auditorium (7:00 pm)
May 31 (M) Memorial Day Holiday (offices closed)
DATE INFORMATION
June 2 (W) Last day to register for online courses
June 2 (W) Summer I begins and Online classes begin
June 3 (TH) Last day for 100% refund
June 9 (W) PCCUA Admission Application File Deadline: students with incomplete admission files may be dropped from classes; 50% Refund Deadline
June 14 (M) Roster Verification/Census Date
June 28 (M) Last day to drop and receive a "W"
July 5 (M) July 4 Holiday Observed (Offices Closed)
July 7 (W) Last day to receive an instructor "W"
July 7 (W) Last Day of Classes and Final Exam for Summer I
July 8 (TH) Summer I Final Grades Due (4:00 pm)
Date Information
June 2 (W) Last Day for Course Registration
June 3 (TH) Last day for 100% Refund Deadline
June 9 (W) PCCUA Admission Application File Deadline: students with incomplete admission files may be dropped from classes; 50% Refund Deadline
June 14 (M) Roster Verification/Census Date
June 28 (M) Last day to drop and receive a “W”
July 5 (M) July 4th Holiday Observed (Offices Closed)
July 6 (T) Last day to receive an instructor “W”
July 19 (M) Last Day of Classes for Summer I Extended and Online
July 19 – 21 (M – W) Summer I Extended and Online Proctored Final Exams
July 22 (TH) Summer I Extended and Online Final Grades Due (12:00 noon)
Date Information
July 12 (M) Summer II begins
July 13 (T) Last day for 100% Refund Deadline
July 19 (M) PCCUA Admission Application File Deadline: students with incomplete admission files may be dropped from classes; 50% Refund Deadline
July 20 (T) Roster Verification/Census Date
August 2 (M) Last day to drop and receive a “W”
August 11 (W) Last day to receive an instructor “W”
August 11 (W) Last Day of Classes and Final Exam for Summer II
August 12 (TH) Summer II Final Grades Due (12:00 noon)
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