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Nebraska Wesleyan University
Registrar's Office, Smith-Curtis 206
5000 St. Paul Ave.
Lincoln, NE 68504
(402) 465-2243
registrar [at] nebrwesleyan.edu (registrar[at]nebrwesleyan[dot]edu)

Summer 2026

1st 5-week Session (Monday, May 18 - Saturday, June 20)

Registration Add/Drop Deadline	Fri, May 22 (4:30 p.m.)
Pass/Fail Declaration Deadline	Fri, May 29 (4:30) p.m.)
Withdrawal Deadline	Fri, Jun 5 (4:30 p.m.)

2nd 5-week Session (Monday, June 29 - Saturday, Aug 1)

Registration Add/Drop Deadline	Fri, Jul 3(4:30 p.m.)
Pass/Fail Declaration Deadline	Fri, Jul 10 (4:30 p.m.)
Withdrawal Deadline	Fri, Jul 17 (4:30 p.m.)

8-week Session (Monday, June 9 - Saturday, Aug 1)

Registration Add/Drop Deadline	Fri, Jun 12 (4:30 p.m.)
Pass/Fail Declaration Deadline	Fri, Jun 19 (4:30 p.m.)
Withdrawal Deadline	Fri, Jul 3 (4:30 p.m.)

Course with Other Scheduled Dates (Tuesday, May 12 - Friday, August 14)

Deadlines

See schedule on Registrar's Office website.

Summer-long Arranged Courses (Tuesday, May 12 - Friday, August 14)

Registration Add/Drop Deadline	Fri, May 29 (4:30 p.m.)
Withdrawal Deadline	Fri, Jul 10 (4:30 p.m.)

Holidays - No Classes

Memorial Day Break	Mon, May 25
Juneteenth Break	Fri., Jun 19
Independence Day Break	Fri, Jul 3

Fall 2026

Full Semester (August 24 - December 18, 2026)

Registration Add/Drop Deadline	Fri, Aug 28 (4:30 p.m.)
Visions and Ventures: No classes (traditional UG)	Wed, Sep 23
Pass/Fail Declaration Deadline	Fri, Oct 2 (4:30 p.m.)
Withdrawal Deadline	Fri, Nov 6 (4:30 p.m.)
Culmination Week	Mon-Fri, Dec 7-11
Final Exams	Mon-Fri, Dec 14-18

Session A (Monday, August 25 - Thursday, October 16)

Registration Add/Drop Deadline	Fri, Aug 28(4:30 p.m.)
Pass/Fail Declaration Deadline	Fri, Sep 11 (4:30 p.m.)
Withdrawal Deadline	Fri, Sep 25(4:30 p.m.)

Session B (Wednesday, October 22 - Friday, December 19)

Registration Add/Drop Deadline	Tues, Oct 27 (4:30 p.m.)
Pass/Fail Declaration Deadline	Wed, Nov 11 (4:30 p.m.)
Withdrawal Deadline	Mon, Nov 23 (4:30 p.m.)

Holidays - No Classes

Labor Day Break	Mon, Sep 7
Fall Break	Fri, Oct 16 - Tue, Oct 20
Thanksgiving Break (W-F)	Wed, Nov 25 - Sun, Nov 29

Winter 2027

Winter Term (December 14, 2026 - January 15, 2027)

Registration Add/Drop Deadline	Tues, Dec 14 (4:30 p.m.)
Pass/Fail Declaration Deadline	Mon, Dec 21 (4:30 p.m.)
Withdrawal Deadline	Fri, Jan 1 (4:30 p.m.)

Holidays - No Classes

University Closed

Dec 24-Jan 1

Spring 2027

Full Semester (January 11 - May 8, 2027)

Registration Add/Drop Deadline	Fri, Jan 14 (4:30 p.m.)
Pass/Fail Declaration Deadline	Fri, Feb 19 (4:30 p.m.)
Withdrawal Deadline	Fri, Apr 2 (4:30 p.m.)
Culmination Week	Mon, Apr 26 - Fri, Apr 30
Student Symposium: Celebrating Research and Creative Endeavor	Wed, Apr 29
Final Exams	Mon, May 3 - Fri, May 7
Commencement	Sat, May 8

Session A (Monday, January 11 - Friday, March 5)

Registration Add/Drop Deadline	Fri, Jan 15 (4:30 p.m.)
Pass/Fail Declaration Deadline	Fri, Jan 29(4:30 p.m.)
Withdrawal Deadline	Fri, Feb 12 (4:30 p.m.)

Session B (Monday, March 15 - Friday, May 7)

Registration Add/Drop Deadline	Fri, Mar 19 (4:30 p.m.)
Pass/Fail Declaration Deadline	Fri, Apr 2(4:30 p.m.)
Withdrawal Deadline	Fri, Apr 16 (4:30 p.m.)

Holidays - No Classes

Martin Luther King, Jr Day Break	Mon, Jan 18
Spring Break	Mon, Mar 8- Sun, Mar 14
Easter Break	Fri, Mar 26 - Mon, Mar 29

Summer 2027

1st 5-week Session (Monday, May 17 - Saturday, June 19)

Registration Add/Drop Deadline	Fri, May 21 (4:30 p.m.)
Pass/Fail Declaration Deadline	Fri, May 28 (4:30 p.m.)
Withdrawal Deadline	Fri, Jun 4 (4:30 p.m.)

2nd 5-week Session (Monday, June 28 - Saturday, July 31)

Registration Add/Drop Deadline	Fri, Jul 2 (4:30 p.m.)
Pass/Fail Declaration Deadline	Fri, Jul 9 (4:30 p.m.)
Withdrawal Deadline	Fri, Jul 16 (4:30 p.m.)

8-week Session (Monday, June 7 - Saturday, July 31)

Registration Add/Drop Deadline	Fri, Jun 11 (4:30 p.m.)
Pass/Fail Declaration Deadline	Fri, Jun 18 (4:30 p.m.)
Withdrawal Deadline	Fri, Jul 2 (4:30 p.m.)

Course with Other Scheduled Dates (Tuesday, May 11 - Friday, August 13)

Deadlines

See schedule on Registrar's Office website.

Summer-long Arranged Courses (Tuesday, May 11 - Friday, August 13)

Registration Add/Drop Deadline	Fri, May 28 (4:30 p.m.)
Withdrawal Deadline	Fri, Jul 9 (4:30 p.m.)

Holidays - No Classes

Memorial Day Break	Mon, May 31
Juneteenth Break	Fri, June 18
Independence Day Break	Fri, July 3