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Summer 2026 Planning Calendar

 

7.5-Week Session || 5-Week Session

 

Class Cancellation

Students may be dropped from all enrolled classes if Registration Fees are not paid by deadline (excludes Financial Aid and certain other student groups). Please visit Student Accounts Office for more information.

 

Summer 2026: 7.5-Week Session

Date Day Event
April 13 Monday Class Schedule available for Summer 2026 available in Schedule Builder and Class Search
April 27 Monday
  • Student Center opens for registration appointments.
  • Students can enroll in 18 units and waitlist for 16 units.
May 1 Friday End of Registration appointments for continuing students
May 2 Saturday
  • Open Enrollment begins (12:00 a.m.)
  • Enrollment limit increases to 22 units. Waitlist remains at 16 units.
June 18 Thursday
  • Waitlist process runs for the last time at noon.
  • Open Enrollment Ends
June 22 Monday

Summer 2026 Classes Begin

  • Students only allowed to enroll with a permission number
June 26 Friday

Deadlines:

  • Last day to add or swap classes via Student Center with a permission number. (11:59 p.m.)
  • Last day to drop classes via Student Center. (11:59 p.m.)
  • Last day to submit approved Petition to Audit Course to the Office of the Registrar. (5:00 p.m.)
June 29 Monday Late Enrollment Appeal period begins
July 1 Wednesday Last day to submit Late Enrollment Appeal (5:00 p.m.)
July 3 Friday Academic Holiday - 4th of July
July 31 Friday

Deadlines: 

  • Twenty Percent of instruction remaining.
  • Last day to withdraw from course(s) for serious and compelling reason (5:00 pm).
  • Last day to change CR/NC grading option via Student Center (11:59 p.m.).
  • Last day to notify instructors of a final examination overload (three or more final exams scheduled on the same day) and request an alternate final exam time.
    • *Rescheduling is at the instructor's discretion and is not guaranteed. 
August 12 Wednesday Deadlines:
  • Last day of instruction.
  • Last day to withdraw from course(s) for reasons beyond your control (5:00 p.m.). More information about withdrawals.
  • End of Finals Week 
    * Final exams during the last class meeting
August 14 Friday

Deadline:

Last day to submit paperwork for Cal Poly coursework (substitutions, concentration declarations, ICS statements, etc.) and other transcripts (from other colleges) in order to affect the Academic Progress level for Spring 2027 registration (received in the Office of the Registrar by 5:00 p.m.)

August 14 Friday Degree Posting Process Begins. The actual degree conferral date is 8/12/26.

Dates are subject to change. Please check for updates.


 

7.5-Week Session || 5-Week Session 

Summer 2026: 5-Week Session

Date Day Event
April 13 Monday Class Schedule available for Summer 2026 Quarter available in Schedule Builder and Class Search
April 27 Monday
  • Student Center opens for registration appointments
  • Students can enroll in 18 units and waitlist for 16 units.
May 1 Friday End of Registration appointments for continuing students
May 2 Saturday
  • Open Enrollment begins (12:00 a.m.)
  • Enrollment limit increases to 22 units. Waitlist remains at 16 units.
June 18 Thursday
  • Waitlist process runs for the last time in the morning.
  • Open Enrollment ends
June 22 Monday
  • Summer 2025 Classes Begin
  • Students only allowed to enroll only with a permission number
June 26 Friday

Deadlines:

  • Last day to add or swap classes with a permission number. (11:59 p.m.)
  • Last day to drop classes via Student Center. (11:59 p.m.)
  • Last day to submit approved Petition to Audit Course to the Office of the Registrar. (5:00 p.m.)
June 29 Monday Late Enrollment Appeal period begins
June 30 Tuesday Last day to submit Late Enrollment Appeal (5:00 p.m.)
July 3 Friday Academic Holiday - 4th of July
July 17 Friday

Deadlines:

  • Twenty Percent of instruction remaining
  • Last day to withdraw from course(s) for serious and compelling reason (5:00 pm).
  • Last day to change CR/NC grading option via Student Center (11:59 p.m.).
  • Last day to notify instructors of a final examination overload (three or more final exams scheduled on the same day) and request an alternate final exam time.
    • *Rescheduling is at the instructor's discretion and is not guaranteed. 
July 24 Friday

Deadlines:

  • Last day of instruction.
  • Last day to withdraw from course(s) for reasons beyond your control (5:00 p.m.). More information about withdrawals.
  • End of Finals Week
    * Final exams during the last class meeting
August 12 Wednesday

Deadlines: 

Last day to submit paperwork for Cal Poly coursework (substitutions, concentration declarations, ICS statements, etc.) and other college transcripts in order to affect Academic Progress level for Spring 2027 registration (received in the Office of the Registrar by 5:00 p.m.)

August 14 Friday Degree Posting Process Begins. The actual degree conferral date is 8/12/26.

Dates are subject to change. Please check for updates.

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