2025-2026

All future academic calendars are subject to change due to factors beyond campus control.

Academic Year: August 18, 2025 to May 23, 2026
Fall Semester: August 18, 2025 to December 19, 2025
Spring Semester: January 20, 2026 to May 22, 2026

Printable Academic Year Calendar 2025/26 [pdf]

Event Fall 2025 Spring 2026
First Day of Instruction August 20, 2025 January 23, 2026
Enrollment Census Date* September 17, 2025 February 18, 2026
Last Day of Instruction December 8, 2025 May 11, 2026
Culminating Activities
& Final Examinations**
December 10-12, 15-16 May 13-15, 18-19
Make-Up Day December 17, 2025 May 20, 2026
Commencement*** December 17-18 May 20 - 22

**The days of instruction and culminating activities and final examinations, including the make-up day, apply to Regular Session classes. Students enrolled in Special Session and SJSU Online classes follow alternate calendars and normally hold culminating activities/final examinations on the last date of classes. 

***Commencement dates are tentative and subject to change.

Holidays / No Classes

Event Type Date
Independence Day Campus Closed July 4, 2025
Labor Day Campus Closed September 1, 2025
Veterans Day Campus Closed November 11, 2025
Non-Instructional Day No Classes November 26, 2025
Thanksgiving Holiday Campus Closed November 27, 2025
- November 28, 2025
Fall 2025 Study/Conf. Day No Classes or Exams December 9, 2025
Winter Break Campus Closed December 25, 2025
- January 2, 2026
New Year's Day  Campus Closed January 1, 2026
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Campus Closed January 19, 2026
Cesar Chavez Day Campus Closed March 31, 2026
Spring Recess  No Classes March 30, 2026
- April 3, 2026
Spring 2026 Study/Conf. Day  No Classes or Exams May 12, 2026
Memorial Day Campus Closed May 25, 2026
Juneteenth Campus Closed June 19, 2026

Important Calendars & Resources