Summer 2026
| May | |
| May 11 | Full Summer Classes Begin |
| Minimester A Classes Begin | |
| First Summer Classes Begin | |
| May 12 | Minimester A Drop/Add Ends |
| May 14 | First Summer Drop/Add Ends |
| May 18 | Full Summer Drop/Add Ends |
| May 22 | Minimester A Last Day to Withdraw |
| May 25 | Memorial Day – No Classes Held – Citadel Staff Holiday |
| June | |
| Jun 5 | First Summer Last Day to Withdraw |
| Jun 7 | Minimester A Classes End |
| Jun 8 | Minimester B Classes Begin |
| Jun 9 | Minimester B Drop/Add Ends |
| Jun 10 | Minimester A Grades Due 10AM |
| Jun 18 | Minimester B Last Day to Withdraw |
| Jun 28 | First Summer Classes End |
| Jun 29 | Second Summer Classes Begin |
| July | |
| Jul 1 | First Summer Grades Due 10AM |
| Jul 2 | Second Summer Drop/Add Ends |
| Jul 3 | Full Summer Last Day to Withdraw |
| Jul 4 | Independence Day |
| Jul 5 | Minimester B Classes End |
| Jul 8 | Minimester B Grades Due 10AM |
| Jul 7 | CSI Classes begin (July 7 – July 30) |
| Jul 23 | Second Summer Last Day to Withdraw |
| Jul 30 | CSI Classes End |
| August | |
| Aug 5 | CSI Grades Due 10AM |
| Aug 16 | Full Summer Classes End |
| 2nd Summer Classes End | |
| Aug 19 | Full Summer Grades Due 10AM |
| 2nd Summer Grades Due 10AM |
Fall 2026
| August | |
| Aug 15 | Class of 2030 Reports |
| Aug 23 | SCCC Upperclassmen Report |
| Aug 24 | Fall First 8-Week Classes Begin |
| Aug 26 | CofC Joint Program Classes Begin |
| SCCC Classes Begin | |
| CGC/CTP Full Semester Classes Begin | |
| Aug 27 | Fall First 8-Week Classes Add/Drop Ends |
| CofC Joint Program Add/Drop Ends | |
| Aug 28 | Fall First 8-Week Classes Last Day to Request Audit |
| September | |
| Sept 1 | Full-Semester Courses Add/Drop Ends |
| Sept 7 | Labor Day, Note: Classes Held for ALL Students |
| Sept 9 | SCCC/Day Last Day to Request Audit or Pass/Fail |
| Sept 11 | Awards Review 3:45pm (Gold Star & President’s List) |
| Sept 16 | Fall First 8-week Undergraduate Classes Midterms (Oct 16 – 22) |
| Sept 24 | Fall First 8-week Classes Midterm Grades Due 10:00AM |
| Sept 30 | Fall First 8-week Classes Withdrawal Ends |
| October | |
| Oct 7 | SCCC/Day Deadline for Removal of Incomplete Grades |
| Oct 9 | SCCC/Day Classes at or after 1pm are asynchronous for Parents’ Weekend begins |
| Oct 14 | Undergraduate Full-Semester Classes Midterm Period Begins (Oct 14-20) |
| Oct 18 | Fall First 8-week Classes Final Exams & Last Day of Class |
| Oct 19 | Fall Second 8-week Classes Begin |
| Spring & Summer 2026 Registration Advising Period (Oct 19-Nov 5) | |
| Oct 21 | Leadership Day |
| SCCC/Day No Classes Held | |
| CGC/CTP Classes Held | |
| Oct 22 | Fall First 8-week Classes Final Grades Due 10:00am |
| Fall Second 8-week Classes Add/Drop Ends | |
| ROTC FTX Weekend (Oct 22-25) Note Students begin leaving after last academic duty on Oct 22 | |
| Oct 23 | Undergraduate Full-Semester Classes Midterm Grades Due 10:00am |
| CGC Joint Program Withdraw Ends | |
| Fall Second 8-Weeks Classes Last Day to Request Audit | |
| Oct 29 | CGC Spring & Summer Registration Opens for Current Graduate Students at 8AM |
| Priority Registration for Spring & Summer opens at 8PM | |
| November | |
| Nov 1 | Graduation Applications Due for Fall, Spring & Summer 2026 |
| Nov 2 | Senior 1A/1B Spring & Summer Registration opens at 8PM |
| Nov 3 | All classes are Asynchronous for Election Day |
| Junior 2A/2B Spring & Summer Registration opens at 8PM | |
| Nov 4 | Sophomore 3A/3B Spring & Summer Registration opens at 8PM |
| Nov 5 | Freshman 4A/4B Spring & Summer Registration opens at 8PM |
| Nov 6 | Full-Semester Classes Withdrawal Ends |
| Nov 9 | All New Students Spring & Summer Registration opens at 8PM |
| Nov 13 | Homecoming (Nov 13-15) |
| Nov 11 | Fall Second 8-week Undergraduate Classes Midterms (Nov 11 – 17) |
| Nov 19 | Fall Second 8-week Classes Midterm Grades Due 10:00am |
| Nov 20 | Fall Furlough Begins After Last Class (Nov 20-Nov 29) |
| Nov 26 | Thanksgiving |
| Citadel Staff Holiday | |
| Nov 27 | Citadel Staff Holiday |
| Nov 29 | SCCC Returns |
| Nov 30 | SCCC/Day Classes Resume |
| CofC Joint Program Classes End | |
| Fall Second 8 -week Classes Withdraw Ends | |
| December | |
| Dec 9 | Last day of SCCC/Day Classes |
| Last day of CGC/CTP Full Semester Classes | |
| CGC/CTP Deadline for Removal of Spring/Summer Incomplete Grades | |
| Dec 10 | SCCC/Day Final Exams Begin (Exams Dec 10-16) |
| CGC/CTP Full Semester Classes Final Exams Begin | |
| Dec 13 | Fall Second 8-week Classes Final Exams & Last Day of Class |
| Dec 16 | SCCC/Day Exams End |
| Winter Furlough Begins after Last Exam (Dec 16-Jan 10) | |
| CGC/CTP Full Semester Classes Exams End | |
| Dec 18 | Fall Second 8-week Classes Final Grades Due 10:00am |
| Full Semester Classes Grades Due 10:00am | |
| Dec 22 | Citadel Staff Holiday Begins (Offices Closed) |
Spring 2027
| January | |
| Jan 10 | SCCC Return |
| Jan 11 | First 8-week Classes Begin |
| Jan 12 | SCCC/Day Advising |
| CGC Joint Program Classes Begin | |
| Jan 13 | SCCC/Day Classes Begin |
| CGC/CTP Full Semester Classes Begin | |
| Jan 14 | Spring First 8-week Classes Add/Drop Ends |
| Jan 15 | Spring First 8-Week Classes Last Day to Request Audit |
| Jan 18 | Martin Luther King Jr. Day – No Classes Held – Citadel Staff Holiday |
| Jan 20 | SCCC/Day Add/Drop Ends |
| CGC/CTP Full Semester Classes Add/Drop Ends | |
| CGC Joint Program Add/Drop Ends | |
| Jan 27 | SCCC/Day Last Day to Request Audit or Pass/Fail |
| Jan 29 | Awards Review 3:45 (Gold Star & President’s List) |
| February | |
| Feb 3 | Spring First 8-week Classes Midterms (Feb 3 – 9) |
| Feb 11 | Spring First 8-week Undergraduate Classses Midterm Grades Due 10:00am |
| Feb 17 | Spring First 8-week Classes Withdraw Ends |
| Feb 18 | ROTC FTX Weekend (Feb 18-21) Note Students begin leaving after last academic duty on Feb 18 |
| Feb 24 | SCCC/Day Deadline for Removal of Fall Incomplete Grades |
| Full Semester Classes Undergraduate Midterm Period Begins (Feb 24- Mar 2) | |
| March | |
| Mar 4 | Full Semester Classes Undergraduate Midterm Grades Due 10AM |
| Mar 5 | Spring Furlough After Last Scheduled Class (Mar 5-13) |
| Mar 7 | Spring First 8-week Classes Last Day of Class |
| Mar 8 | Spring Second 8-week Classes Begin |
| Mar 11 | Spring Second 8-week Classes Add/Drop Ends |
| Spring First 8-week Classes Grades Due 10AM | |
| Mar 24 | CGC Joint Program Withdraw Ends |
| Mar 30 | Registration Advising Period Begins (Mar 30-Apr 16) |
| SCCC/Day Withdraw Ends | |
| CGC/CTP Full Semester Classes Withdraw Ends | |
| April | |
| Apr 6 | Second 8-week Undergraduate Classes Midterms |
| Apr 8 | Second 8-week Undergraduate Classes Midterms Grades Due at 10AM |
| Apr 8 | CGC Fall Registration Opens for Current Graduate Students at 8AM |
| Priority Fall Registration opens at 8PM | |
| Apr 10 | Academic Excellence Day Activities – AM |
| Apr 12 | Senior (1A/1B) Fall Registration opens at 8PM |
| Apr 13 | Junior (2A/2B) Fall Registration opens at 8PM |
| Apr 14 | Sophomore (3A/3B) Fall Registration opens at 8PM |
| Second 8-week Classes Withdraw Ends | |
| Apr 15 | Freshman (4A/4B) Fall Registration opens at 8PM |
| Apr 19 | All New Students Fall Registration opens at 8PM |
| Apr 28 | Last day of SCCC/Day Classes |
| Last day of CGC Classes | |
| CGC and College Transfer Program Deadline to remove Incomplete Grades | |
| Apr 29 | Full Semester Classes Exams Begin (Apr 29 – May 5) |
| May | |
| May 2 | Second 8-week Classes Final Exams and Last Day of Class |
| May 5 | SCCC/Day Exams End |
| May 6 | SCCC/Day/CTP Graduating Seniors and CGC Graduating Students Grades Due 10:00AM |
| Second 8-Week Classes Final Grades due at 10AM | |
| May 6 | SCCC/Day Awards Convocation TBA |
| SCCC/Day Baccalaureate TBA | |
| SCCC/Day and CGC/CTP All Remaining Grades Due 10:00AM | |
| May 7 | SCCC/Day Commissioning Ceremonies & Long Gray Line Parade TBA |
| May 8 | SCCC/Day Commencement (9am) |
| CGC Commencement (3:30pm) | |
| SCCC/Day Summer Furlough Begins |