University of Rhode Island Academic Calendar 2025-2026: Key Dates and Deadlines

The University of Rhode Island (URI) has released its official academic calendar for the 2025-2026 academic year, providing students, faculty, and staff with a comprehensive schedule of important dates including term start and end dates, holidays, exam periods, and critical deadlines for course registration and grading.

Fall 2025 Semester

The Fall 2025 semester begins on September 3, 2025, with classes starting that day. Key dates include:

• September 2: Advising Day (last day to drop with a 100% refund)
• September 3-9: e-Campus Open Add Period
• September 10-16: e-Campus Permission Number Late Add Period
• September 16: Last day to add Pass/Fail option
• September 25: Courses dropped on or after this date will receive a “W” (Withdrawal) on the transcript
• October 13: Columbus Day/Indigenous Peoples’ Day – no classes, offices closed
• October 15: Last day to drop courses in e-Campus (late drop form required after this date)
• October 22: Mid-semester; last day to change from Pass/Fail option
• October 26: Freshmen mid-term grades and surveys due in e-Campus by 12:00 PM
• November 4: Election Day – classes meet, offices open
• November 11: Veteran’s Day – no classes, offices closed
• November 26-30: Thanksgiving Recess – no classes
• December 9: Last day of classes
• December 10: Reading day
• December 11-12, 15-17: Final examinations
• December 13: December Graduation Ceremony at 10:00 AM
• December 18: Final exams make-up day (used only for official snow delay or cancellation)
• December 29: Final grades due in e-Campus by 12:00 PM
• December 31: Official December degree conferral date

Winter J-Term 2026

The Winter J-Term is a short, intensive session running in January 2026:

• October 7, 2025: Winter J-Term pre-registration begins
• January 2: Classes begin; last day to add a class or drop with 100% refund
• January 3: Last day to drop a class (50% refund)
• January 16: Last day of classes
• January 20: Final grades due in e-Campus prior to the first day of Spring classes

Spring 2026 Semester

The Spring 2026 semester begins on January 21, 2026:

• January 19: Martin Luther King Jr. Day – no classes, offices closed
• January 20: Advising Day (last day to drop with a 100% refund); Winter J-Term final grades due in e-Campus
• January 21: Classes begin
• January 21-27: e-Campus Open Add Period

Additional Information

According to URI’s academic calendar documentation, each fall semester runs for approximately 16 weeks including a dedicated finals week, while the spring semester spans about 15 weeks of instruction plus exams. The Winter J-Term offers a 2-week intensive session for accelerated courses, and summer sessions are typically structured as two 6-week sessions and one 12-week full session, each with its own add/drop and billing deadlines.

Students are encouraged to consult the official URI academic calendar for the most complete and up-to-date information regarding tuition payment deadlines, application cutoffs, and other enrollment-related dates throughout the 2025-2026 academic year.