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2025-2026 Rivier University Academic Catalog

Academic Calendar

 ACADEMIC CALENDAR 2025-2026

FALL SEMESTER 2025                                 September 2 - December 12
Mon-Fri August 18 - 29 Family Nurse Practitioner On Campus Intensives
Monday September 1 Labor Day - No classes
Tuesday September 2 Academic Convocation
Tuesday September 2 Term 1 (7-week classes) and 14-week classes Professional Studies/Online/Graduate/Doctoral classes begin
Wednesday September 3 Classes begin for 14-Week Day      
Monday September 8 End of Add/Drop period for Term 1 (7-week classes) and 14-week Professional Studies/Online/Graduate/Doctoral classes at 5 p.m.      
Tuesday September 9 End of Add/Drop period for 14-week Day classes at 5 p.m.
Monday September 29 Final date to withdraw “W” from Term 1 (7-week classes)
Monday September 29 Final day to complete “I” from Summer ‘24 
Monday October 13 Columbus Day - No meeting for 14 week Day classes. Term I (7-week classes) and 14-week Professional Studies/Online/Graduate/Doctoral classes meet
Tues-Mon October 14-20 Final Class meeting/Final Exams for Term 1 (7-week classes)
Friday   October 17 MIDTERM GRADES DUE for all 14-week undergraduate classes
Wednesday October 22 Term 2 (7-week classes) begin
Friday October 24 Final Grades for Term 1 (7-week classes) due by 12 p.m.
Tuesday October 28 Add/Drop period for Term 2 (7-week classes) ends at 5 p.m.
Tuesday November 11 Final date to withdraw “W” from 14 week classes
Tuesday November 18 Final date to complete “I” from Term 1 (7-week classes)
Tuesday November 18 Final date to withdraw “W” from Term 2 (7- week classes)
Wednesday November 26 Thanksgiving Vacation Begins-Wed. noon; vacation for all classes
Monday December 1 Intent to Graduate for January commencement due
Monday December 1 Classes Resume
Monday December 8 14-week classes end
Mon-Fri  December 8-12 Final Class meeting/Final Exams for Term 2 (7-week classes)
Tues-Fri    December 9-12 Final Exams for 14-week Day/Professional Studies/Online/Graduate/Doctorate 
Saturday December 13 Make up day for final exams
Tuesday December 16  Final grades for all classes due by 12 p.m.
SPRING SEMESTER 2026     JANUARY 20 - MAY 1
Mon-Fri January 5 - 16     Family Nurse Practitioner On Campus Intensives
Monday January 19 Martin Luther King Day - all 7-week classes will meet.  No meeting for 14-week classes.
Tuesday  January 20 All 14-week classes begin
Monday January 26 Add/Drop period for all classes ends at 5 p.m.
Friday January 30 Intent to Graduate for May commencement due
Monday February 16 Final date to withdraw “W” from Term 1 (7-week classes)
Monday February 16 Final day to complete “I” from Fall ‘24
Mon-Fri  March 2 - 6    Final Class meeting/Final Exams for Term 1 (7-week classes)
Saturday March 7 Make up day for Term 1 (7-week classes)
Mon-Fri     March 9 - 13    Spring Vacation for 14-week classes only
Tuesday March 10 MIDTERM GRADES DUE for 14-week undergraduate classes
Friday March 13 Final Grades due for Term 1 (7-week classes) by 12 p.m.
Friday  March 20 Term 2 (7-week classes) begin
Thursday   March 26 Add/Drop period for Term 2 (7-week classes) ends at 5 p.m.
Thursday April 2 Easter recess begins: No meeting for 14-week Day/Professional Studies/Online/Graduate/Doctorate classes. Term 2 (7-week classes) will meet
Friday April 3 Good Friday - no classes
Sunday April 5 Easter Sunday
Monday April 6 Classes resume
Monday April 6 Final date to withdraw “W” from 14-week classes
Thursday April 16 Final date to withdraw “W” from Term 2 (7-week classes)
Thursday April 16 Final day to complete “I” from Term 1 (7-week classes)
Monday May 4 14-week Day classes end
Mon-Fri  May 4 - 8 Final Class meeting/Final Exams for Term 2 (7-week classes) 
Tues-Fri   May 5 - 8 Final Exams for 14-week Day/Prof. Studies/Online/Graduate/Doctorate classes
Saturday  May 9     Make up day for final exams
Tuesday May 12 Final grades for all classes due by 12 p.m.
Sunday May 17 Commencement

 

SUMMER SEMESTER      May 11 - August 20
Term 1 (7-week format)     May 11- June 25
Monday May 11 Classes begin
Friday May 15 Add/Drop period for Term 1 (7-week classes) ends at 5 p.m.
Monday May 25 Memorial Day - no classes held
Friday   June 5 Make up day for Monday (5/25) classes
Friday   June 12   Final date to withdraw “W” from Term 1 (7-week classes)
Friday   June 12  Final date to complete “I” from Spring ‘25
Friday June 19  Juneteenth - offices closed, online and clinicals will meet
Mon-Thurs    June 22-25 Final Class meeting/Final Exams for Term 1 (7-week classes)
Tuesday  June 30 Final grades due by 12 p.m.
     
Term 2 (7-week format)   June 26 - August 20
Friday June 26 Classes begin
Thursday July 2 Add/Drop period for Term 2 (7-week classes)  ends at 5 p.m.
Friday July 3 Independence Day observed - no classes held
Friday July 10 Make up day for Friday (7/3) classes
Thursday July 30   Final date to complete “I” from Summer-Term 1
Thursday July 30  Final date to withdraw “W” from any Term 2 classes
Friday July 31 Intent to Graduate for September commencement due
Fri-Thurs August 14-20 Final Class meeting/Final Exams for Term 2 (7-week classes) 
Tuesday   August 25   Final grades due by 12 p.m.
     
Summer Long format        May 11- August 20
Monday    May 11 Classes begin
Friday May 15 Add/Drop period for Summer Long classes ends at 5 p.m.
Monday May 25  Memorial Day - no classes held
Friday June 5 Make up day for Monday (5/25) classes
Friday June 12 Final date to complete “I” from Spring ‘25
Friday  June 19   Juneteenth - offices closed, online and clinicals will meet
Friday   July 3  Independence Day observed - no classes held
Friday July 10 Make up day for Friday (7/3) classes
Friday   July 17 Final date to withdraw “W” from any Summer Long classes
Friday July 31 Intent to Graduate for September commencement due
Fri- Thurs Aug 14-20 Final Class meeting/Final Exams for Summer Long classes
Tuesday August 25 Final grades due by 12 p.m.