Student Employment Calendar 2026-2027
Important note on international student dates: The dates below assume students are using summer as their vacation term (allowing them to be full time during that particular term). If they chose a different academic term to take off then they would need to be part time during the summer term and could be full time during one of the other terms. If you have any questions about a student’s particular situation, please email International Student Scholar Services at isss@du.edu.
2025-2026 Academic Year
| Summer Session 2026 | |
| F-1/J-1 students can work full-time on-campus (SCOL only) | May 15 – August 14 |
| F-1/J-1 students can work full-time on-campus (UCOL only) | June 6 – September 7 |
| F-1/J-1 students can work full-time on-campus (programs other than SCOL and UCOL) | June 12 – September 7 |
| Classes begin | June 13 |
| Juneteenth, university closed | June 19 |
| Federal Work-Study Hire Form Available | July 1 |
| Start date for using 2025-2026 work-study awards | July 14 |
| Independence Day, university closed | July 3 |
| Classes end | August 21 |
| Fall Quarter 2026 | |
| Deadline to accept Federal Work-Study funds via MyDU in your Financial Aid package | September 1 |
| Labor Day, university closed | September 7 |
| Classes begin | September 8 |
| FAFSA Form Available | October 1 |
| Last day of classes | November 16 |
| Thanksgiving, university closed | November 27 – November 28 |
| Winter Break, F-1/J-1 students can work full-time on campus (programs other than SCOL and UCOL) | November 21 – January 3 |
| F-1/J-1 students can work full-time on-campus (UCOL only) | November 17 – January 3 |
| F-1/J-1 students can work full-time on-campus (SCOL only) | December 17 – January 3 |
| Winter Holiday, university closed | December 25 – December 31 |
| New Year’s Day | January 1 |
| Winter Quarter 2027 | |
| Classes begin | January 4 |
| FAFSA Priority Deadline for Early Decision I & II, Early Action, Regular Decision, and New Graduate & Law Students | January 15, subject to change, please go to https://www.du.edu/admission-aid/financial-aid for more info |
| Martin Luther King, Jr., Day, university closed | January 18 |
| Last day of classes | March 15 |
| Spring Break, F-1/J-1 students can work full-time on campus (programs other than SCOL and UCOL) | March 20 – March 28 |
| F-1/J-1 students can work full-time on-campus (UCOL only) | March 14 – March 29 |
| Spring Quarter 2027 | |
| Classes begin | March 29 |
| FAFSA Priority Deadline for returning Undergrads, Graduates, & Law Students | April 15 |
| Last day of work-study employment for the 2025-26 academic year (SCOL students only) | May 14 |
| F-1/J-1 students can start working full-time on-campus (SCOL only) | May 14 |
| Memorial Day, university closed | May 31 |
| Last day of classes | June 5 |
| Last day to use Federal Work-Study for the 2025-26 academic year (all students except SCOL) | June 11 |
| Summer Session 2027 | |
| Classes begin | June 14 |
| Juneteenth, university closed | June 18 |
| Independence Day, university closed | July 5 |
| Classes end | August 20 |
| F-1/J-1 students can work full-time on-campus (SCOL only) | May 14 – August 14* (estimate pending release of academic calendar) |
| F-1/J-1 students can start working full-time on-campus (UCOL only) | June 6 – September 7* (estimate pending release of academic calendar) |
| F-1/J-1 students can start working full-time on-campus (programs other than SCOL and UCOL) | June 11 – September 10 |
