Academic Calendar and Other Academic Deadlines
The table below provides academic dates and deadlines including: 1) the Academic Calendar;
2) the schedule for the first two weeks after faculty return on contract in the fall
semester; 3) bookstore faculty adoption portal deadlines; 4) syllabi deadlines for
colleges/campuses; 5) course fee changes; and 6) curriculum and catalog policy deadlines.
In addition, it provides links to pages with deadlines and additional information
for: 1) Program Student Learning Outcomes Assessment and 2) Program Review.
| Date | Event |
| Academic Calendar | |
| AY2026-2027 Academic Calendar (Fall 2026, Spring 2027, *Summer 2027) *Summer 2027 will be updated when UA HR publishes the faculty contract start and end dates. |
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| First Two Weeks Back | |
| August 9, 2026 | Faculty Contract Begins |
| August 10, 2026 | New Faculty Orientation [NFO], (9:00-5:00) |
| August 11, 2026 | Faculty Services - Q&A session for faculty with comprehensive files due in the fall
(9:00-12:00) Blackboard Ultra Course Conversion Sessions (9:00-5:00) |
| August 12, 2026 | Academic Dispute Resolution Training (9:00-12:00) All Campus Curriculum Convocation (2:00-4:00) |
| August 13, 2026 | All College Meetings (8:00-5:00) |
| August 14, 2026 | All Community Campus Meetings (8:00-5:00) |
| August 17, 2026 | Fall Teaching Academy [FTA], (9:00-1:00) |
| August 18, 2026 | Cross-Campus Department/Division Meetings (8:00-5:00) |
| August 19, 2026 | New Faculty Orientation - Q & A (9:00-10:30) Faculty Senate Retreat (12:00-3:00) Promotion & Tenure Celebration (4:00-6:00) Adjunct Orientation & Academy (5:30-8:30) |
| August 20, 2026 | Meeting Free Day |
| August 21, 2026 | Faculty & Staff Convocation (9:00-11:00) |
| August 22, 2026 | Anchorage Campus Kickoff (2:00-5:00) |
| August 24, 2026 | Instruction Begins |
| Bookstore Faculty Deadlines | |
| September 9, 2026 | Spring 2027 faculty adoption portal opens |
| September 25, 2026 | Spring 2027 faculty adoption portal closes |
| December 16, 2026 | Summer 2027 faculty adoption portal opens |
| January 15, 2027 | Summer 2027 faculty adoption portal closes |
| February 10, 2027 | Fall 2027 faculty adoption portal opens |
| February 26, 2027 | Fall 2027 faculty adoption portal closes |
| Syllabi Uploaded to SharePoint by College/Campus | |
| October 1, 2026 | Fall 2026 Syllabi |
| March 1, 2027 | Spring 2027 Syllabi |
| Course Fee Changes (New, Changed, Deleted) Due to OAA | |
| February 15, 2027 | Fall 2027, Spring 2028, Summer 2028 Course Fee Changes |
| Curriculum and Catalog Policy - UAB/GAB and Faculty Senate Deadlines | |
| November 1, 2026 | Course and program actions for the AY2027-2028 Academic Catalog due to UAB and GAB. After this deadline deans will hold course and program changes in their queue, to move forward in Fall 2027. |
| December 4, 2026 | Course and program actions for the AY2027-2028 Academic Catalog on the agenda for the Faculty Senate. Course changes with Banner implications will be implemented in Spring 2028. |
| April 2, 2027 | Academic Policy Actions for the AY2027-2028 Academic Catalog on the Faculty Senate Agenda. |
| Program Student Learning Outcomes Assessment | |
| See the Program Student Learning Outcomes website for information about which programs are scheduled to submit a biennial report and what that process looks like. | |
| Program Review | |
| See the Program Review website for information about which programs are scheduled for a program review and for information about the process. | |