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This schedule is tentative and dates are subject to change.
Spring 2026 key dates
- Full spring term: Jan. 14 to May 8
- First billing statement: Dec. 5
- Early registration:
- Payment plans: Available Dec. 5 — You must have a $0 prior balance to be eligible.
- Short-term loans: Available Jan. 5 — You must have a $0 prior balance and a payment plan to be eligible.
- Advances sent to BankMobile: Jan. 15, 21 and 23
- Payment on current amounts due:
- Full spring payment: due Jan. 12 — Your amount due will include all enrolled parts-of-term.
- Spring I payment: due Jan. 12 — Your amount due will include the spring II part-of-term, if enrolled.
- Spring II payment: due March 5
Important: If you're enrolled in more than one spring part-of-term, your amount due must be paid by the due date of the earliest part-of-term for which you're enrolled. For example, if you're enrolled in spring I and spring II classes, the payment for both parts-of-term is due Jan. 12.
Detailed dates and deadlines
- Oct. 29
- Early registration begins.
- Dec. 5
- First billing statements for spring parts-of-terms are emailed to your mySFA email account.
- Payment plans: If you have a $0 prior balance, you may enroll in the spring 2026 payment plan using option 1 or 2 to pay your amount due in four installments:
- Payment option 1: Your financial aid will be applied first to installments.
- Payment option 2: Your financial aid will be applied equally among all four installments.
- Dec. 11
- Past-due balances due to avoid being dropped from all of your registered spring courses.
- Jan. 5
- Financial aid is posted to student accounts.
- Short-term loans begin. You must have a $0 past due balance and be enrolled in a payment plan.
- Barnes and Noble charges against credit balances begin.
- Jan. 7
- Spring 2026 Four-Installment Payment Plan enrollees: First installment is due if you enrolled in payment options 1 or 2.
- Jan. 12
- Amount due will include other enrolled spring parts-of-term. This must be paid through one of the following options:
- make payment in full
- make installment through payment plan, if you enrolled in this option
- or apply for a short-term loan.
- Amount due will include other enrolled spring parts-of-term. This must be paid through one of the following options:
- Jan. 13
- Noon drop for nonpayment from all spring classes.
- Deadline to withdraw with 100% refund for full spring and spring I courses. View the withdrawal refund schedule for more information.
- Jan. 14
- Full spring and spring I semesters begin.
- Jan. 15
- BankMobile disbursements: Advances begin on credit balances up to $1,000.
- Jan. 20
- Spring I: 5 p.m. deadline to drop with 100% refund. You must remain enrolled (you cannot drop to zero hours) to be eligible for a refund on a dropped course.
- Jan. 22
- Deadline to withdraw with a partial refund for spring I courses. View the withdrawal refund schedule for more information.
- Jan. 23
- BankMobile disbursements: Advances end on credit balances.
- Barnes and Noble charges against credit balances end.
- Spring I: Late add fee begins. You'll be charged $50 per credit hour and may add classes only upon approval from the course instructor, department chair and academic dean.
- Jan. 28
- BankMobile disbursements: Refunds start.
- Jan. 30
- Form 1098T tuition statement becomes available for fall 2025 students.
- Full spring: 5 p.m. deadline to drop a course with 100% refund. You must remain enrolled (you cannot drop to zero hours) to be eligible for a refund on a dropped course.
- Short-term loans end for full spring.
- Spring 2026 Three-Installment Payment Plan enrollees: First installment is due if you enrolled in payment option 3.
- Feb. 2
- Manual drop for nonpayment of current amounts due at noon for spring classes. To register, add or change classes, you must pay current amounts due through one of the following options:
- make payment in full
- make installment through payment plan, if you enrolled in this option
- or apply for a short-term loan.
- Full Spring: Late add fee begins. You'll be charged $50 per credit hour and may add classes only upon approval from the course instructor, department chair and academic dean.
- Reinstatement Fee begins. You'll be charged $50 per credit hour if you're re-registering for a course from which you were previously dropped.
- Manual drop for nonpayment of current amounts due at noon for spring classes. To register, add or change classes, you must pay current amounts due through one of the following options:
- Feb. 5
- Second installment is due if you're enrolled in one of the following payment plans:
- Spring 2026 Four-Installment Payment Plan option 1
- Spring 2026 Four-Installment Payment Plan option 2
- Refunds begin weekly.
- Second installment is due if you're enrolled in one of the following payment plans:
- Feb. 11
- Last day to apply for an exemption or waiver (except the Hazlewood Exemption).
- Late adds and reinstatements end.
- Deadline to withdraw with a partial refund for full spring courses. View the withdrawal refund schedule for more information.
- March 4
- Last day of spring I.
- March 5
- Installment payment is due if you're enrolled in one of the following payment plans:
- Spring 2026 Four-Installment Payment Plan option 1
- Spring 2026 Four-Installment Payment Plan option 2
- Spring 2026 Three-Installment Payment Plan option 3
- Spring 2026 Two-Installment Payment Plan option 4
- Spring II: Amount due will include other enrolled spring parts-of-term. This must be paid through one of the following options:
- make payment in full
- make installment through payment plan, if you enrolled in this option
- or apply for a short-term loan.
- Installment payment is due if you're enrolled in one of the following payment plans:
- March 6
- Noon drop for nonpayment for all spring II classes.
- Deadline to withdraw with 100% refund for spring II courses. View the withdrawal refund schedule for more information.
- March 9 to 13
- Student Business Services is closed for spring break.
- March 16
- Spring II begins.
- March 17
- Registration holds placed on student accounts with past due balances.
- March 19
- Spring II: 5 p.m. deadline to drop with 100% refund. You must remain enrolled (you cannot drop to zero hours) to be eligible for a refund on a dropped course.
- March 23
- Deadline to withdraw with a partial refund for spring II courses. View the withdrawal refund schedule for more information.
- March 24
- Spring II: Manual drop for nonpayment of current amounts due at noon for all spring II classes. To register, add or change classes, you must pay current amounts due through one of the following options:
- make payment in full
- make installment through payment plan, if you enrolled in this option
- or apply for a short-term loan.
- Spring II: Reinstatement fee begins. You'll be charged $50 per credit hour if you're re-registering for a course from which you were previously dropped.
- Spring II: Late add fee begins. You'll be charged $50 per credit hour and may add classes only upon approval from the course instructor, department chair and academic dean.
- Spring II: Manual drop for nonpayment of current amounts due at noon for all spring II classes. To register, add or change classes, you must pay current amounts due through one of the following options:
- April 9
- Final installment payment is due if you're enrolled in one of the following payment plans:
- Spring 2026 Four-Installment Payment Plan option 1
- Spring 2026 Four-Installment Payment Plan option 2
- Spring 2026 Three-Installment Payment Plan option 3
- Spring 2026 Two-Installment Payment Plan option 4
- Full payment of short-term loan is due.
- Full payment of repayment plan is due. $25 late payment fee is charged on any balances for repayment plan.
- Final installment payment is due if you're enrolled in one of the following payment plans:
- May 8
- Last day of full spring and spring II.
Refunds upon withdrawal
A student officially withdrawing from the university is eligible for a refund of tuition and certain fees according to the following schedules:
Full spring
| Withdrawal Date | Refund Amount |
|---|---|
| On or before 5 p.m. Jan. 13 | 100% |
| On or before 5 p.m. Jan. 21 | 80% |
| On or before 5 p.m. Jan. 28 | 70% |
| On or before 5 p.m. Feb. 4 | 50% |
| On or before 5 p.m. Feb. 11 | 25% |
| After Feb. 11 | 0% |
Dropped course refund schedule
A student dropping one or more classes but taking more than zero hours is eligible for a 100% refund of tuition and certain fees according to the following schedules:
- Full spring: On or before 5 p.m. Jan. 30
- Spring I: On or before 5 p.m. Jan. 20
- Spring II: On or before 5 p.m. March 19
Dropping to zero hours is considered a withdrawal and the withdrawal refund schedule is applicable.
Refund dates for withdrawal or dropped courses may be modified at any time without prior notice in order to comply with state and federal guidelines.