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Fall Term 2025

April

April 7 (Monday) Priority registration for Fall term 2025 begins.
April 9 (Wednesday) Open registration for Fall term 2025 begins.

August

Aug. 9 (Saturday) Student Services offices open on Saturday from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm.
Aug. 16 (Saturday) Student Services offices open on Saturday from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm.
Aug. 23 (Saturday) Student Services offices open on Saturday from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm.
Aug. 25 (Monday) Classes begin: 16 weeks.
Aug. 25 (Monday) Classes begin: 8-week mini-term.
Aug. 28 (Thursday) 8-week mini-term. Last day to drop with refund; change courses without financial penalty; register, add a course or change sections without instructor and/or department approval; change from audit status to credit status or from credit status to audit status.
Aug. 29 (Friday) 16-week classes. Last day to drop with refund; change courses without financial penalty; register, add a course or change sections without instructor and/or department approval; change from audit status to credit status or from credit status to audit status.
Aug. 29 (Friday) Weekend (Friday) classes begin Friday at 5 pm.

September

Aug 30 - Sep. 1 (Saturday - Monday) Holiday - Labor Day
Sep. 6 (Saturday) Weekend (Saturday and Sunday) classes begin.
Sep. 8 (Monday) Classes begin: 14-week mini-term.
Sep. 9 (Tuesday) Weekend classes. Last day to drop with refund; change courses without financial penalty; register, add a course or change sections without instructor and/or department approval; change from audit status to credit status or from credit status to audit status.
Sep. 12 (Friday) 14-week classes. Last day to drop with refund; change courses without financial penalty; register, add a course or change sections without instructor and/or department approval; change from audit status to credit status or from credit status to audit status.
Sep. 22 (Monday) 12-week mini-term begins.
Sep. 25 (Thursday) 12-week classes. Last day to drop with refund; change courses without financial penalty; register, add a course or change sections without instructor and/or department approval; change from audit status to credit status or from credit status to audit status.
Sep. 26 (Friday) 8-week classes. Last day to withdraw from courses with a “W” grade; register for Institutional Credit-by-Exam (iCBE).

October

Oct. 20 (Monday) Classes begin: 8-week second mini-term.
October 20 (Monday) Priority registration for Spring term 2026 begins.
Oct. 21 (Tuesday) 14-week classes. Last day to withdraw from courses with a “W” grade; register for Institutional Credit-by-Exam (iCBE).
Oct. 22 (Wednesday) Open registration for Spring term 2026 begins.
Oct. 23 (Thursday) 8-week second mini-term. Last day to drop with refund; change courses without financial penalty; register, add a course or change sections without instructor and/or department approval; change from audit status to credit status or from credit status to audit status.
Oct. 29 (Wednesday) Weekend classes. Last day to withdraw from courses with a “W” grade; register for Institutional Credit-by-Exam (iCBE).
Oct. 29 (Wednesday) 16-week classes. Last day to withdraw from courses with a “W” grade; register for Institutional Credit-by-Exam (iCBE).

November

Nov. 7 (Friday) 12-week mini-term. Last day to withdraw from courses with a “W” grade; register for Institutional Credit-by-Exam (iCBE).
Nov. 11 (Tuesday) Holiday - Veterans Day
Nov. 20 (Thursday) 8-week second mini-term. Last day to withdraw from courses with a “W” grade; register for Institutional Credit-by-Exam (iCBE).
Nov. 27 - Nov 30 (Thursday-Sunday) Holiday - Thanksgiving

December

Dec. 12 (Friday) Last day of classes and final exams.
Dec. 15 (Monday) Final course grades available.
Dec. 22, 2025 - Jan 4, 2026 (Monday-Sunday)

Winter Recess. The College will be closed for winter recess.

Student Services Offices will be open on:
Friday, January 2, 2026, from 8:00 am to 4:30 pm
and
Saturday, January 3, 2026, from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm

Spring Term 2026

October 2025

October 20 (Monday) Priority registration for Spring term 2026 begins.
October 22 (Wednesday) Open registration for Spring term 2026 begins.

December 2025

Dec. 22 - Jan 4, 2026 Winter Recess. The College will be closed for winter recess.

January 2026

Jan. 5 (Monday) Classes begin: 16 weeks.
Jan. 5 (Monday) Classes begin: 8-week miniterm.
Jan. 8 (Thursday) 8-week miniterm. Last day to drop with refund; change courses without financial penalty; register, add a course or change sections without instructor and/or department approval; change from audit status to credit status or from credit status to audit status.
Jan. 9 (Friday) Weekend classes begin on Friday at 5 pm.
Jan. 9 (Friday) 16-week classes. Last day to drop with refund; change courses without financial penalty; register, add a course or change sections without instructor and/or department approval; change from audit status to credit status or from credit status to audit status.
Jan. 10 (Saturday) Student Services offices open on Saturday from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm.
Jan. 14 (Wednesday) Weekend classes. Last day to drop with refund; change courses without financial penalty; register, add a course or change sections without instructor and/or department approval; change from audit status to credit status or from credit status to audit status.
Jan. 17 - 19 (Saturday-Monday) Holiday - Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Jan. 20 (Tuesday) Classes begin: 14-week miniterm.
Jan. 26 (Monday) 14-week miniterm. Last day to drop with refund; change courses without financial penalty; register, add a course or change sections without instructor and/or department approval; change from audit status to credit status or from credit status to audit status.

February 2026

Feb. 2 (Monday) 12-week miniterm begins.
Feb. 5 (Thursday) 12-week miniterm. Last day to drop with refund; change courses without financial penalty; register, add a course or change sections without instructor and/or department approval; change from audit status to credit status or from credit status to audit status.
Feb. 6 (Friday) 8-week classes. Last day to withdraw from courses with a "W" grade; register for institutional credit-by-exam.
Feb. 14 - 16 (Saturday-Monday) Holiday – Presidents’ Day

March 2026

Mar. 2 (Monday) 8–week second miniterm begins.
Mar. 5 (Thursday) Employee Retreat
No Classes. The college will be open.
Mar. 6 (Friday) 8-week second miniterm. Last day to drop with refund; change courses without financial penalty; register, add a course or change sections without instructor and/or department approval; change from audit status to credit status or from credit status to audit status.
Mar. 9 (Monday) Priority registration for Summer term 2026 begins.
Mar. 11 (Wednesday) Open registration for Summer term 2026 begins.
Mar. 13 (Friday) 16-week classes. Last day to withdraw from courses with a "W" grade; register for institutional credit-by-exam.
Mar. 13 (Friday) Weekend classes. Last day to withdraw from courses with a "W" grade; register for institutional credit-by-exam.
Mar. 16 (Monday) Last day to apply for graduation and have your name appear in the commencement program.
Mar. 19 (Thursday) 14-week miniterm. Last day to withdraw from courses with a "W" grade; register for institutional credit-by-exam.
Mar. 23 – 29 (Monday – Sunday) Spring Break - College Closed
Mar. 31 (Tuesday) 12-week miniterm. Last day to withdraw from courses with a "W" grade; register for institutional credit-by-exam.

April 2026

Apr. 3 - 5 (Friday - Sunday) Spring Recess
Apr. 6 (Monday) Priority registration for Fall 2026 begins.
Apr. 8 (Wednesday) Open registration for Fall 2026 begins.
Apr. 13 (Monday) 8-week second miniterm. Last day to withdraw from courses with a "W" grade; register for institutional credit-by-exam.

May 2026

May 1 (Friday) Last day of classes and final exams.
May 2 (Saturday) Commencement Ceremony
May 4 (Monday) Final course grades available.

Miami Dade College reserves the right to change the academic calendar or to make other changes deemed necessary, giving advance notice of change when possible.