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UAMS College of Nursing Academic Calendar: Summer 2026

revised 7/13/2026

General Academic Calendar Information
April 1- June 1, 2026Regular Summer Registration: BSN, MNSc, & DNP
April 1 – May 11, 2026Summer Registration: Nurse Anesthesia Year 1
April 1 – May 17, 2026Summer Registration: Nurse Anesthesia Year 2 & 3
May 11, 2026Summer Classes Begin (NAP Year 1)
May 17, 2026Summer Classes Begin (NAP Year 2 & 3)
May 11, 2026Last Day to Pay: Summer Semester (NAP Year 1)
May 17, 2026Last Day to Pay: Summer Semester (NAP Year 2 & 3)
May 26, 2026Last Day to Pay: Summer Semester (Accelerated BSN, Fast Track BSN, MNSc, & DNP)
May 26, 2026Summer Classes Begin (Accelerated BSN, Fast Track BSN, MNSc, & DNP)
June 1-July 8, 2026Fall 2026 Registration: BSN Juniors Only
May 15, 2026Last Day to Drop a Course with a 100% refund (NAP Year 1) Last Day to Drop a Course without a “W”(NAP Year 1)
May 21, 2026Last Day to Drop a Course with a 100% refund (NAP Year 2 & 3) Last Day to Drop a Course without a “W”(NAP Year 2 & 3)
June 1, 2026Last Day to Drop a Course with a 100% refund (Accelerated BSN, Fast Track BSN, MNSc, & DNP) Last Day to Drop a Course without a “W”(Accelerated BSN, Fast Track BSN, MNSc, & DNP)
May 22, 2026Last Day to Drop a Course with a 50% refund (NAP Year 1)
May 29, 2026Last Day to Drop a Course with a 50% refund (NAP Year 2 & 3)
June 8, 2026Last Day to Drop a Course with a 50% refund (Accelerated BSN, Fast Track BSN, MNSc, & DNP)
June 22-26, 2026BSN Juniors mandatory orientation
June 12, 2026Summer Semester Unsats Due : (NAP Year 1)
June 19, 2026Summer Semester Unsats Due : (NAP Year 2 & 3)
June 26, 2026Summer Semester Unsats Due : MNSc, & DNP (Accelerated BSN, Fast Track BSN, MNSc, & DNP)
July 1, 2026Last Day to Pay: Fall Semester BSN Juniors Only
June 19, 2026Last Day to Drop a Course with a “W”: (NAP Year 1)
June 26, 2026Last Day to Drop a Course with a “W”: (NAP Year 2 & 3)
July 3, 2026Last Day to Drop a Course with a “W”: (Accelerated BSN, Fast Track BSN, MNSc, & DNP)
July 1, 2026Fall Classes Begin: BSN Juniors Only
July 2 – 16, 2025Fast Track Older Adult End-of-Course Evaluations
July 8, 2026Last Day to Drop a Course with a 100% refund: BSN Juniors Last Day to Drop a Course without a “W”: BSN Juniors
July 15, 2026Last Day to Drop a Course with a 50% refund: BSN Juniors
July 16 – July 30, 2025Fast Track Care & Management, Capstone II and ATI Seminar End-of-Course Evaluations
July 15, 2026Fall Semester Unsats Due: BSN Juniors Only
July 23- August 6, 2025Summer Rotation End-of-Course Evaluations (ABSN, BSN, MNSc, DNP, and NAP)
August 7, 2026Summer Semester Ends: MNSc, DNP, and NAP Year 1&3
August 7, 2026Summer Grades Due: MNSc, DNP, and NAP Year 1&3
August 7, 2026Fall Session 1 Ends: BSN Juniors
August 7, 2026Summer Grades Due: BSN Juniors
August 8, 2026Summer Semester Ends: NAP Year 2
August 8, 2026Summer Grades Due: NAP Year 2
UAMS Holidays
May 25, 2026Memorial Day
July 4, 2026Independence Day