Summer 2026 Dates and Deadlines

This schedule is tentative and dates are subject to change.

Summer 2026 key dates

• Course registration: March 25 to July 9
• First billing statement: April 17
• Payment plans: Available April 17 — You must have a $0 prior balance to be eligible.
• Short-term loans: Available May 1 — You must have a $0 prior balance to be eligible.
• Payment on current amounts due:
  • Full summer payment: due May 7 — Your amount due will include all enrolled parts-of-term.
  • Maymester payment: due May 7 — Your amount due will include all enrolled parts-of-term.
  • Summer I payment: due May 28 — Your amount due will include all enrolled parts-of-term, if enrolled.
  • Summer II payment: due July 3

Important: If you're enrolled in more than one summer 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 Maymester and summer I classes, the payment for both parts-of-term is due May 8.

Detailed dates and deadlines

• March 25
  • Early registration begins.
• April 17
  • First billing statements for summer parts-of-terms are emailed to your mySFA email account.
  • Payment plans: If you have a $0 prior balance, you may enroll in the following payment plans. First payment is due before financial aid is posted to student accounts.
    • Payment option 1: Early Summer 2026 Payment Plan with four equal monthly installments.
    • Payment option 2: Summer 2026 Payment Plan with four installments.
• April 30
  • Past-due balances due to avoid being dropped from summer courses.
  • Early Summer 2026 Payment Plan (with four equal monthly installments) enrollees: First installment is due if you enrolled in this option. A $25 late installment fee is charged if installment is not paid by this deadline.
• May 1
  • Any past due balance amounting to $200 or more will result in your being dropped from all of your registered courses at noon.
  • Short-term loans begin. You must have a $0 prior balance. Visit the Student Business Services website for more information.
• May 7
  • Payment due date — Amount due will include other enrolled summer 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.
  • Summer 2026 Payment Plan (four installments) enrollees: First installment is due if you enrolled in this option. A $25 late installment fee is charged if installment is not paid by this deadline.
• May 8
  • Noon drop for nonpayment for all summer classes.
  • Deadline to withdraw with 100% refund for Maymester and full summer courses. View the withdrawal refund schedule for more information.
• May 11
  • Maymester and full summer semesters begin.
• May 12
  • Maymester: 5 p.m. deadline to drop with 100% refund. You must remain enrolled in at least one course to be eligible for a 100% refund on a dropped course.
• May 13
  • Manual drop for nonpayment of current amounts due at noon for Maymester courses.
  • Maymester: 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.
  • Maymester: 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.
• May 22
  • Financial aid is posted to student accounts.
• May 28
  • Payment due date for summer I — Amount due will include summer II if enrolled. 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.
  • Full Summer: 5 p.m. deadline to drop with 100% refund. You must remain enrolled in at least one course to be eligible for a 100% refund on a dropped course.
  • Summer 2026 Three-Installment Payment Plan enrollees:
    • Last day to enroll in this plan.
    • First installment is due if you enrolled in this option. A $25 late installment fee is charged if installment is not paid by this deadline.
  • Second installment payment due if you're enrolled in one of the following payment plans. A $25 late installment fee is charged if installment is not paid by this deadline.
    • Payment option 1: Early Summer 2026 Payment Plan with four equal monthly installments.
    • Payment option 2: Summer 2026 Payment Plan with four installments.
• May 29
  • Noon drop for nonpayment for summer I courses.
  • Deadline to withdraw with 100% refund for summer I courses. View the withdrawal refund schedule for more information.
  • Full summer: 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.
• June 4
  • First refund sent to BankMobile disbursements.
• June 5
  • Manual drop for nonpayment of current amounts due at noon for all summer 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.
  • Summer 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.
  • Reinstatement Fee begins for full summer and summer I. You'll be charged $50 per credit hour if you're re-registering for a course from which you were previously dropped.
• June 23
  • Financial aid second disbursement is posted to student accounts.
• June 25
  • Installment payment is due if you're enrolled in one of the following payment plans. A $25 late installment fee is charged if installment is not paid by this deadline.
    • Payment option 1: Early Summer 2026 Payment Plan with four equal monthly installments.
    • Payment option 2: Summer 2026 Payment Plan with four installments.
    • Payment option 3: Summer 2026 Payment Plan with three installments.
    • Payment option 4: Summer 2026 Payment Plan with two installments.
• July 1
  • Last day of summer I.
• July 3
  • Payment due date — Amount due 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.
• July 6
  •  
    • Noon drop for nonpayment for all summer II courses.
    • Deadline to withdraw with 100% refund for summer II courses. View the withdrawal refund schedule for more information.
• July 7
  • Summer II begins.
• July 9
  • Summer II: 5 p.m. deadline to drop with 100% refund. You must remain enrolled in at least one course to be eligible for a 100% refund on a dropped course.
• July 10
  • Manual drop for nonpayment of current amounts due at noon for all summer 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.
  • 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.
• July 22
  • Last day to apply for an exemption or waiver.
  • Late adds and reinstatements end.
• July 23
  • Final installment payment is due if you're enrolled in one of the following payment plans. A $25 late installment fee is charged if installment is not paid by this deadline.
    • Payment option 1: Early Summer 2026 Payment Plan with four equal monthly installments.
    • Payment option 2: Summer 2026 Payment Plan with four installments.
    • Payment option 3: Summer 2026 Payment Plan with three installments.
    • Payment option 4: Summer 2026 Payment Plan with two installments.
• Aug. 5
  • Last day of full summer and summer 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:

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 summer: On or before 5 p.m. May 27
• Maymester: On or before 5 p.m. May 12
• Summer I: On or before 5 p.m. June 2
• Summer II: On or before 5 p.m. July 8

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.