Winter 2025-2026 Academic Calendar

The winter session is open to all undergraduate students to enroll in only 1 class.  All classes are delivered completely online.

4 week session (approximately 12/19/2025 – 1/16/2026)

October 6

  • Winter class schedule available in Course Explorer

October 20

  • Priority registration Time Tickets (earliest registration times) for Winter 2025-2026 available on Student Self-Service

November 3

  • Priority registration begins for Winter 2025-2026 in conjunction with Spring 2026 registration

December 3

  • Winter tuition charges available to view on student account

December 18

  • 11:59 PM CST deadline to ADD a Winter class via Student Self-Service. ABSOLUTELY no late add of winter class is allowed per campus policy.
  • 11:59 PM CST deadline to DROP a Winter class for 100% tuition refund via Student Self-Service

December 19

  • First day of instruction for Winter classes

December 23

  • 11:59 PM CST deadline to DROP a Winter class for 80% tuition refund and no ‘W’ grade via Student Self-Service

December 25

  • Holiday (no Winter classes)

December 29

  • 11:59 PM CST deadline to DROP a Winter class for 60% tuition refund and no ‘W’ grade via Student Self-Service

January 1

  • Holiday (no Winter classes)

January 3

January 4

  • Deadline to drop a Winter class for 40% tuition refund.  Request must be submitted to your college office and will result in a ‘W’ grade.
  • Deadline to elect credit/no credit or change credit/no credit to regular grade basis
  • Deadline to elect grade replacement

January 12

  • Final grade entry enabled for Instructors in Faculty Self-Service

January 16

  • Last day of instruction and final examinations

January 23 at 2:00 PM

  • Faculty deadline for reporting grades.  Students can view final grades the following day via Student Self-Service.

January 28

  • Full payment due for Winter tuition charges.  Visit Pay My Bill for more information regarding payment options and due dates.

Office of the Registrar
901 West Illinois Street
Urbana, IL 61801
Email: registrar@illinois.edu