The Critical Dates Calendar is controlled by the Superintendent of the U.S. Coast Guard Academy. Dates are subject to change.
Event | 2025-2026 | 2026-2027 | 2027-2028 | 2028-2029 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Intersessional Period Begins | 9 June | 8 June | 7 June | 11 June |
4th Class Swearing-In Day | 30 June | 29 June | 28 June | 2 July |
Intersessional Period Ends | 8 August | 7 August | 6 August | 3 August |
Summer Training Program Ends | 16 August | 15 August | 14 August | 19 August |
Cadet Admin Processing (CAP) | 18-22 August | 17-21 August | 16-20 August | 21-25 August |
Convocation | 21 August | 20 August | 19 August | 24 August |
Class Start-Fall Semester | 25 August | 24 August | 23 August | 28 August |
Labor Day | 1 September | 7 September | 6 September | 4 September |
Family Weekend | 19-21 September | 18-20 September | 17-19 September | TBD |
Columbus Day | 13 October | 12 October | 11 October | 9 October |
Homecoming | 18 October | 17 October | 16 October | TBD |
Wetmore Ethics Forum | 5 November | 4 November | 5 November | 08 November |
Veterans’ Day | 11 November | 11 November | 11 November | 11 November |
Thanksgiving Leave | 22-30 November | 21-29 November | 20-28 November | 18-26 November |
Last Class Day-Fall Semester | 11 December | 9 December | 8 December | 13 December |
Study/Conference Day-Fall Semester | 12 December | 10 December | 9 December | 14 December |
Exam Period-Fall Semester | 13-19 December | 11-17 December | 10-16 December | 15-21 December |
Winter Leave | 20 Dec - 4 Jan | 18 Dec - 3 Jan | 17 Dec - 2 Jan | 22 Dec - 07 Jan |
Final Grades Due-Fall Semester | 23 December | 22 December | 21 December | 26 December |
Mid-Year Admin Processing | 5-9 January | 4-8 January | 3-7 January | 8-12 January |
Class Start-Spring Semester | 12 January | 11 January | 10 January | 16 January |
Martin L. King, Jr. Day | 19 January | 18 January | 17 January | 15 January |
Presidents’ Day | 16 February | 15 February | 14 February | 19 February |
Spring Leave | 7-15 March | 6-14 March | 4-12 March | 10-18 March |
Last Class Day-Spring Semester | 29 April | 28 April | 26 April | 2 May |
Undergraduate Research Symposium Day | 30 April | 29 April | 27 April | 3 May |
Study/Conference Day-Spring Semester | 1 May | 30 April | 28 April | 4 May |
Exam Period-Spring Semester | 2-8 May | 1-7 May | 29 April - 5 May | 5-11 May |
Summer Training Program Begins | 9 May | 8 May | 7 May | 12 May |
Final Grades Due-Spring Semester | 12 May | 11 May | 9 May | 15 May |
Commencement | 20 May | 19 May | 17 May | 23 May |
Summer Academic Terms | 11 May to 24 July | 10 May - 23 July | 8 May - 21 July | 14 May - 27 July |
Summer Term Grades Due | 28 July | 27 July | 25 July | 31 July |