Fall 2026 Academic Calendar
| Event | Session 1 (Regular 1) 16 Weeks |
Session 8W1 (August) 8 Weeks |
Session 12W (September) 12 Weeks |
Session M03 (October) 8 Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuition Due + Enrollment Deadline | August 14 | August 14 | September 11 | October 9 |
| First Day of Class | August 17 | August 17 | September 21 | October 14 |
| Last day to add either on campus or in student self-service or via waitlist and without signature | August 19 | August 17 | September 22 | October 14 |
| Last day to add with signature/permission | August 23 | August 20 | September 25 | October 17 |
| Last day to drop and receive a 100% refund (last day to use Self-service) | August 23 | August 20 | September 25 | October 17 |
| Last day to drop without receiving a "W" grade | August 23 | August 20 | September 25 | October 17 |
| Begin Use of Online Withdraw Form - Only way to withdraw | August 24 | August 21 | September 26 | October 18 |
| Labor Day Holiday | September 7 | September 7 | September 7 | September 7 |
| Last day to withdraw and receive a 50% refund | September 14 | August 31 | October 12 | October 28 |
| Spring Registration Begins | October 1 | October 1 | October 1 | October 1 |
| Fall Break | October 12-13 | October 12-13 | October 12-13 | October 12-13 |
| Graduation Deadline | November 1 | November 1 | November 1 | November 1 |
| Last day to change from Credit to Audit | October 11 | September 13 | November 1 | November 10 |
| Last day to withdraw without the instructor's signature and receive a grade of "W" | October 11 | September 13 | November 1 | November 10 |
| Mid-Term | October 11 | September 13 | November 1 | November 10 |
| Thanksgiving Break (No classes) | November 25 | November 25 | November 25 | November 25 |
| Thanksgiving Holiday | November 26-27 | November 26-27 | November 26-27 | November 26-27 |
| Last day for students to withdraw at the discretion of the instructor and receive "W" grade | December 4 | October 2 | December 4 | December 4 |
| End of Class Work | December 4 | October 2 | December 4 | December 4 |
| Final Exam Week | December 7-13 | October 5-11 | December 7-13 | December 7-13 |
You may email a request for drop during the 100% timeframe. Please send class information and your student ID# via your student email account to jf-records-office@kctcs.edu. Request email must be received by 11:59 p.m. on the deadline date. The Online Withdraw Form can be found within Student Self-Service, Academic Records.
