Academic Calendar
The UH West Oʻahu academic calendar includes information on registration and tuition deadlines, holiday, and final examination schedules. If you take classes at more than one UH campus, be sure to check the academic calendar for that campus. Deadlines may vary at different campuses.
Classes offered during accelerated terms (less than 15 weeks for fall/spring) (more/less than 5 weeks for summer) follow different dates of instruction, as well as add/drop and refund deadlines. These dates can be found by clicking the CRN link for the class on the online schedule of classes.
Summer 2025
Session II
Session II duration July 7 through August 14, 2025
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| Mar 24 | STAR GPS Preview open (shopping cart) and Class Availability |
| Apr 7 | Registration for continuing and new students Graduation Application available for summer 2025 |
| May 27-28 | Late Registration All first-time registration that occurs during this period is subject to a non-refundable $50 late registration fee. |
| June 13 | Last day to submit a graduation application for summer 2025 |
| July 4 | HOLIDAY: Independence Day |
| July 7 | First day of instruction |
| July 8 | Last day to add or register and change grading option Last day to drop (summer session II classes) with 100% refund, no “W” grade |
| July 14 | Last day to drop (summer session II classes) with 50% refund, no “W” grade |
| July 29 | Last day to withdraw with no refund and a “W” grade |
| Aug 14 | Last day of instruction |
| Aug 19 | Deadline for instructors to submit summer session II 2025 grades |
| Aug 20 | Summer session II 2025 grades available on STAR by noon |
Fall 2025
Semester duration August 25 through December 12, 2025
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| Mar 24 | STAR GPS Preview open (shopping cart) and Class Availability |
| Mar 26 | HOLIDAY: Prince Jonah Kūhiō Kalanianaʻole Day |
| Apr 7 | Registration for continuing classified Seniors (earned 90 credits or more) Graduation Application available for fall 2025 |
| Apr 8 | Registration for continuing classified Juniors (earned 60 – 89.99 credits) |
| Apr 9 | Registration for continuing classified Sophomores (earned 30 – 59.99 credits) |
| Apr 10 | Registration for incoming classified UH-Internal Transfer and Returning Seniors (earned 90 or more credits) Registration begins at 8:00am |
| Apr 10 | Registration for incoming classified UH-Internal Transfer and Returning Juniors (earned 60 – 89.99 credits) Registration begins at 12:00pm |
| Apr 10 | Registration for incoming classified UH-Internal Transfer and Returning Sophomores (earned 30 -59.99 credits) Registration begins at 4:00pm |
| Apr 11 | Registration for continuing classified Freshmen (earned 0 -29.99 credits) |
| Apr 14 | Registration for all new classified (degree-seeking) External Transfer students and all new incoming classified (degree-seeking) Freshmen Degree seeking freshmen are required to attend a Kīkaha Registration Session and upon attendance, a PIN will be provided to register for classes. |
| Apr 18 | HOLIDAY: Good Friday |
| Apr 28 | Select classes restricted by major, concentration and/or campus (DE) available to eligible classified students |
| May 26 | HOLIDAY: Memorial Day |
| Aug 11 | Registration for “traditional” Running Start/Early Admit students |
| Aug 15 | HOLIDAY: Statehood Day |
| Aug 18 | Registration for unclassified students (non-degree) auditors and guests through the Senior Citizen’s Visitor Program |
| Aug 22 | UH System payment deadline |
| Aug 23 | Last day to waitlist for a class |
| Aug 24 | Waitlists purged |
| Aug 25 | First day of instruction Registration for students using the Faculty/Staff Tuition Waiver |
| Aug 25 – Sep 2 | Late Registration All first-time registration that occurs during this period is subject to a non-refundable $30 late registration fee |
| Sep 1 | HOLIDAY: Labor Day |
| Sep 2 | Last day to add or register and change grading option Last day to drop (semester long classes) with 100% refund, no “W” grade |
| Sep 16 | Last day to drop (semester long classes) with 50% refund, no “W” grade |
| Sep 26 | Last day to submit a graduation application for fall 2025 |
| Oct 27 | Last day for instructors to submit a grade change for incomplete grades given in spring/summer 2025 |
| Nov 3 | Last day to withdraw (semester long classes) with no refund and a “W” grade Last day to submit a Leave of Absence (LOA) for fall 2025 |
| Nov 11 | HOLIDAY: Veterans’ Day |
| Nov 27 | HOLIDAY: Thanksgiving Day |
| Nov 28 | Non-instructional Day |
| Dec 5 | Last day of instruction |
| Dec 6 – 12 | Final Examination Period |
| Dec (TBD) | Mid-Year Commencement Ceremony |
| Dec 16 | Deadline for instructors to submit fall 2025 grades |
| Dec 17 | Fall 2025 grades available on STAR by noon |
Spring 2026
Semester duration January 12 through May 8, 2026
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| Oct 27 | STAR GPS Preview open (shopping cart) and Class Availability |
| Nov 10 | Registration for continuing classified Seniors (earned 90 credits or more) Graduation Application available for Spring 2026 |
| Nov 11 | Registration for continuing classified Juniors (earned 60 – 89.99 credits) |
| Nov 12 | Registration for continuing classified Sophomores (earned 30 – 59.99 credits) |
| Nov 13 | Registration for incoming classified UH-Internal Transfer and Returning students (earned 30 or more credits) |
| Nov 14 | Registration for continuing classified Freshmen (earned 0 – 29.99 credits) |
| Nov 17 | Registration for all new classified (degree-seeking) External Transfer and all new incoming Freshmen Degree seeking freshmen are required to attend a Kīkaha Registration Session and upon attendance, a PIN will be provided to register for classes. |
| Nov 24 (8:00am) | Select classes restricted by major, concentration and/or campus (DE) available to eligible classified students |
| Dec 29 | Registration for “traditional” Running Start/Early Admit students |
| Jan 5 | Registration for unclassified students (non-degree), auditors and guests through the Senior Citizen’s Visitor Program |
| Jan 9 | UH System payment deadline |
| Jan 10 | Last day to waitlist for classes |
| Jan 11 | Waitlists purged |
| Jan 12 | First day of instruction Registration for students using the Faculty/Staff Tuition Waiver |
| Jan 12 – 20 | Late registration All first-time registration that occurs during this period is subject to a non-refundable $30 late registration fee |
| Jan 19 | HOLIDAY: Martin Luther King Jr. Day |
| Jan 20 | Last day to add or register and change grading option Last day to drop (semester long classes) with 100% refund, no “W” grade |
| Feb 4 | Last day to drop (semester long classes) with 50% refund, no “W” grade |
| Feb 13 | Last day to submit a graduation application for spring 2026 |
| Feb 16 | HOLIDAY: Presidents’ Day |
| Mar 16 – 20 | Spring Break |
| Mar 26 | HOLIDAY: Kuhio Day |
| Mar 27 | Last day to withdraw (semester long classes) with no refund and a “W” grade Last day to submit a Leave of Absence (LOA) for spring 2026 |
| Mar 30 | Last day for instructors to submit a grade change for incomplete grades given during fall 2025 |
| Apr 3 | HOLIDAY: Good Friday |
| May 1 | Last day of instruction |
| May 2 – 8 | Final Examinations |
| May (TBD) | Annual Commencement Ceremony |
| May 12 | Deadline for instructors to submit spring 2026 grades |
| May 13 | Spring 2026 grades available on STAR by noon |