Stanton University
Admission and Application Periods
Winter 2026
October 20, 2025 – December 17, 2025
Spring 2026
January 19, 2026 – March 27, 2026
Summer 2026
April 20, 2026 – June 26, 2026
Fall 2026
July 20, 2026 – September 25, 2026
Academic Calendar
Fall Quarter, 2025*
| Continuing students CPT filing deadline | 9/29 |
| Registration deadline for new students | 10/3 |
| Instruction begins, first day of classes for all students | 10/6 |
| Last day to add classes or register late | 10/10 |
| Last day to drop classes without “W” grade being recorded | 11/14 |
| Continuing student registration period for Winter quarter, 2026 | 11/3 – 12/5 |
| Withdrawal after this date permitted only by petition and for serious and compelling reasons or an emergency clearly beyond student’s control | 11/21 |
| Veterans Day – Academic Holiday (University Closed) | 11/11 |
| Thanksgiving – Academic Holiday (University Closed) | 11/27 – 11/28 |
| Final examinations | 12/8 – 12/13 |
| All grades due to Office of Admission & Records | 12/26 |
| Fall Quarter Break | 12/15/2025 – 1/2/2026 |
| Continuing students CPT filing deadline | 12/29 |
| Winter Holiday – University Closed | 12/24, 12/25, 12/26 12/31, & 1/1/2026 |
| Instruction begins, first day of classes for all students (Winter 2026) | 1/5/2026 |
* The schedule is tentative and subject to changes.
Winter Quarter, 2026*
| Continuing students CPT filing deadline | 1/2/2026 |
| Registration deadline for new students | 1/2/2026 |
| Instruction begins, first day of classes for all students | 1/5/2026 |
| Last day to add classes or register late | 1/9 |
| Martin Luther King Day – Academic Holiday (University Closed) | 1/19 |
| Last day to drop classes without “W” grade being recorded | 1/23 |
| Continuing student registration period for Spring Quarter, 2026 | 2/2 – 3/6 |
| Withdrawal after this date permitted only by petition and for serious and compelling reasons or an emergency clearly beyond student’s control | 2/13 |
| Final examinations | 3/9 – 3/14 |
| All grades due to Office of Admission & Records | 3/27 |
| Winter Quarter Break | 3/16 – 4/3 |
* The schedule is tentative and subject to changes.
Spring Quarter, 2026*
| Continuing students CPT filing deadline | 3/30 |
| Registration deadline for new students | 4/3 |
| Instruction begins, first day of classes for all students | 4/6 |
| Last day to add classes or register late | 4/10 |
| Last day to drop classes without “W” grade being recorded | 4/17 |
| Continuing student registration period for Summer Quarter, 2026 | 5/4 – 6/5 |
| Withdrawal after this date permitted only by petition and for serious and compelling reasons or an emergency clearly beyond student’s control | 5/15 |
| Memorial Day – Academic Holiday (University Closed) | 5/15 |
| Final examinations | 6/8 – 6/13 |
| Juneteenth Holiday Observed (University Closed) | 6/19 |
| Commencement 2026 | 6/26 |
| All grades due to Office of Admission & Records | 6/26 |
| Spring Quarter Break | 6/15 – 7/3 |
* The schedule is tentative and subject to changes.
Summer Quarter, 2026*
| Continuing students CPT filing deadline | 6/29 |
| Registration deadline for new students | 6/26 |
| Independence Day – Academic Holiday (University Closed) | 7/3 |
| Instruction begins, first day of classes for all students | 7/6 |
| Last day to add classes or register late | 7/10 |
| Last day to drop classes without “W” grade being recorded | 7/31 |
| Continuing student registration period for Fall Quarter, 2026 | 5/4 – 6/5 |
| Withdrawal after this date permitted only by petition and for serious and compelling reasons or an emergency clearly beyond student’s control | 8/14 |
| Labor Day – Academic Holiday (University Closed) | 9/7 |
| Final examinations | 9/14 – 9/19 |
| All grades due to Office of Admission & Records | 10/2 |
| Summer Quarter Break | 9/21 – 10/2 |
* The schedule is tentative and subject to changes.