- Oct 1All dayDeadline for 2026 graduates to have social class changed before Spring 2026 registration
- Oct 3–5Family WeekendFamily Weekend features events and special programs designed to showcase life at William & Mary.
- Oct 6–26Midterm grading period
- Oct 9–12Fall Break
- Oct 13All dayClasses resume from Fall BreakClasses resume from Fall Break
- Oct 17All dayDeadline to declare a major/minor for guaranteed processing before Spring 2026 registration
- Oct 20–31Advising period
- Oct 27All dayLast day for social class juniors and seniors to elect pass/fail
- Oct 27All dayLast day to withdraw from a full-term course
- Nov 4All dayElection Day (offices closed, no classes)Offices closed. No undergraduate classes scheduled.
- Nov 24–25Remote instruction days (courses in session remotely, offices closed)
- Nov 26–30Thanksgiving Break (offices closed, no classes)
- Dec 1All dayClasses resume from Thanksgiving Break
- Dec 5All dayLast day of classes
- Dec 6–7Reading period 1
- Dec 8–12Final exam period
- Dec 13–14Reading period 2
- Dec 15–16Final exam period
- Jan 59:00 AMFinal fall grades due
- Jan 16All dayWinter degree conferral (no ceremony)
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