Part of Term
Parts of Term are set and maintained by the Office of the Registrar in alignment with the official academic calendar published by the Office of the Provost. Parts of term are used to manage the concurrent shorter sessions and modules that run within the academic year at a different cadence or length in time than the traditional full semester. Calculating parts of term is done in consultation with compliance and regulatory requirements and with a thorough review of programmatic needs.
Part of term is a defined segment within an academic term that has its own start date, end date, deadlines, and meeting schedule. Institutions use parts of term to offer courses of different lengths within the same semester.
Parts of term for credit programs include: Full Term (1), Fast Forward (FF1, FF2, FF3 and FF4), Graduate Business (FA1, FA2, FA3, SP1, SP2, SP3), and Multimodality (GS1, GS2, G3, GS1, GS2, GS3).
Each part of term may have its own:
- Registration deadlines
- Add/drop dates
- Withdrawal deadlines
- Grading deadlines
- Final exam periods
- Refund and Financial Assistance time lines
Full Term (1)
Follows the official academic calendar and runs the entire length of the semester. Programs include traditional Undergraduate courses, Graduate Engineering, Graduate Nursing, Graduate Arts and Science (exceptions fall within multimodality programs), MSF Graduate Business program
- Summer sessions run three part of terms for 4-week and 8-week sessions (Part of term 1, 2, 3)
Summer 2026
| Part of Term |
Part of Term Description |
Program Using Part of Term |
Start Date |
End Date |
| 1 |
Full Term (or Sum Ses I) |
UG/GE/GN/GS except NA, MPA and HRD |
6/1/2026 0:00 |
6/29/2026 |
| 2 |
Summer Session II |
UG/GE/GN/GS except NA, MPA and HRD |
7/1/2026 0:00 |
7/29/2026 |
| 3 |
Summer Session III |
UG/GE/GN/GS except NA, MPA and HRD |
6/1/2026 0:00 |
7/29/2026 |
Fall 2026
| Part of Term |
Part of Term Description |
Program Using Part of Term |
Start Date |
End Date |
| 1 |
Full Term (or Sum Ses I) |
UG/GE/MSF/GN except NA/GS except MPA and HRD and MSF |
8/24/2026 0:00 |
12/18/2026 |
Spring 2027
| Part of Term |
Part of Term Description |
Program Using Part of Term |
Start Date |
End Date |
| 1 |
Full Term (or Sum Ses I) |
UG/GE/MSF/GN except NA/GS except MPA and HRD and MSF |
1/11/2027 0:00 |
5/7/2027 |
Fast Forward (FF1, FF2, FF3 and FF4)
Follows the official CPS for credit academic calendar. Programs include CPS for credit and half-term accelerated undergraduate courses. The Fast Forward sessions run:
- 7-week courses for the first and second half of each term
Fall 2026
| Part of Term |
Part of Term Description |
Program Using Part of Term |
Start Date |
End Date |
| FF1 |
Fast Forward I |
CPS for-credit, UG and Grad weekend workshops, and any half-term undergrad courses |
8/24/2026 0:00 |
10/11/2026 |
| FF2 |
Fast Forward II |
CPS for-credit, UG and Grad weekend workshops, and any half-term undergrad courses |
10/19/2026 0:00 |
12/13/2026 |
Spring 2027
| Part of Term |
Part of Term Description |
Program Using Part of Term |
Start Date |
End Date |
| FF3 |
Fast Forward III |
CPS for-credit, UG and Grad weekend workshops, and any half-term undergrad courses |
1/11/2027 0:00 |
2/28/2027 |
| FF4 |
Fast Forward IV |
CPS for-credit, UG and Grad weekend workshops, and any half-term undergrad courses |
3/8/2027 0:00 |
5/2/2027 |
Graduate Business (FA1, FA2, FA3, SP1,SP2,SP3)
Follows official academic schedule that governs how a business school structures its graduate‑level programs including MBA, MSCM, MAC, MBT. The Graduate Business sessions run
- 7-week courses for the first and second half of each term
- 15 week courses the full length of the term with one scheduled break
Fall 2026
| Part of Term |
Part of Term Description |
Program Using Part of Term |
Start Date |
End Date |
| FA1 |
Grad Business Fall Session I |
MBA, MSCM, MAC, MBT |
8/24/2026 0:00 |
10/19/2026 |
| FA2 |
Grad Business Fall Session 2 |
MBA, MSCM, MAC, MBT |
10/20/2026 |
12/13/2026 |
| FA3 |
Grad Business Fall Session 3 |
MBA, MSCM, MAC, MBT |
8/24/2026 0:00 |
12/18/2026 |
Spring 2027
| Part of Term |
Part of Term Description |
Program Using Part of Term |
Start Date |
End Date |
| SP1 |
Grad Business Spring Session |
MBA, MSCM, MAC, MBT |
1/11/2027 0:00 |
3/8/2027 |
| SP2 |
Grad Business Spring Session 2 |
MBA, MSCM, MAC, MBT |
3/9/2027 0:00 |
5/3/2027 |
| SP3 |
Grad Business Spring Session 3 |
MBA, MSCM, MAC, MBT |
1/11/2027 0:00 |
5/9/2026 |
Multimodality (GS1, GS2, G3,GS1,GS2, GS3)
Follows official academic schedule that governs multimodal Graduate Courses that may offer sections in different modalities including in-person and online. Multimodal sessions run
- 8-week courses for the first and second half of each term
- 16 week courses the full length of the term
Summer 2026
| Part of Term |
Part of Term Description |
Program Using Part of Term |
Start Date |
End Date |
| GS1 |
Multimodality Session I |
HRD, MPA,Grad EGR and the Psych courses created for HRD students |
5/18/2026 0:00 |
7/5/2026 |
| GS2 |
Multimodality Session II |
HRD, MPA,Grad EGR and the Psych courses created for HRD students |
7/6/2026 0:00 |
8/23/2026 |
| GS3 |
Multimodality Session III |
HRD, MPA,Grad EGR and the Psych courses created for HRD students |
5/18/2026 0:00 |
8/23/2026 |
Fall 2026
| Part of Term |
Part of Term Description |
Program Using Part of Term |
Start Date |
End Date |
| GS1 |
Multimodality |
HRD, MPA, MSBA and the Psych courses created for HRD students, Grad EGR |
8/24/2026 0:00 |
10/18/2026 |
| GS2 |
Multimodality |
HRD, MPA, MSBA and the Psych courses created for HRD students, Grad EGR |
10/19/2026 0:00 |
12/13/2026 |
| GS3 |
Multimodality |
HRD, MPA, MSBA and the Psych courses created for HRD students, Grad EGR |
8/24/2026 0:00 |
12/13/2026 |
Spring 2027
| Part of Term |
Part of Term Description |
Program Using Part of Term |
Start Date |
End Date |
| GS1 |
Multimodal Graduate I |
HRD, MPA, MSBA and the Psych courses created for HRD students |
1/11/2027 0:00 |
3/7/2027 |
| GS2 |
Multimodal Graduate II |
HRD, MPA, MSBA and the Psych courses created for HRD students |
3/8/2027 0:00 |
5/2/2027 |
| GS3 |
Multimodal Graduate Full Term |
HRD, MPA, MSBA and the Psych courses created for HRD students |
1/11/2027 0:00 |
5/2/2027 |