CANVAS: Important Dates for 2025-2026 Academic Year

Date Event
July 24, 2025 Fall 2025 course shells available for Faculty to begin preparing.
September 1, 2025 Faculty encouraged to publish their Fall 2025 courses.
September 2, 2025 Students may begin to access published Fall 2025 courses.
September 5, 2025 Attend Getting Started with Canvas (Learning Event).
September 8, 2025 Fall 2025 Semester Begins.
September 9, 2025 Attend Getting Started with Canvas (Learning Event).
September 11, 2025 Attend Quick Tips and Tricks for Returning Users (Learning Event).
September 16, 2025 Attend Making Canvas Less Ugly with Visual Design Tools (Learning Event). 
December 14, 2025 Fall 2025 Semester Ends.
December 19, 2025 Students no longer able to modify content in Fall 2025 courses.
December 22, 2025 Fall 2025 Grades due.
January 11, 2026 Fall 2025 Courses will become read-only, but remain available for reference and copying / templating.
Mid-December, 2025 Spring 2026 shells available for Faculty to begin preparing.
January 13, 2026 Faculty encouraged to publish their Spring 2026 courses.
January 14, 2026 Students may begin to access published Spring 2026 courses.
January 26, 2026 Spring 2026 Semester Begins.
May 10, 2026 Spring 2026 Semester Ends.
May 17, 2026 Students no longer able to modify content in Spring 2026 courses.
May 22, 2026 Spring 2026 Grades due.
June 8, 2026 Spring 2026 Courses will become read-only, but remain available for reference and copying / templating.
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