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.
Spring 2026
Semester duration January 12 through May 8, 2026
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| Oct 13 | 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 incoming new freshmen are required to complete the New Freshmen Orientation on November 12, 2025, 5-7pm. 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 |
| Jan 5 | Registration for unclassified students (non-degree), “traditional” Running Start/Early Admit students, 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 9 (9:00am) | Annual Commencement Ceremony |
| May 12 | Deadline for instructors to submit spring 2026 grades |
| May 13 | Spring 2026 grades available on STAR by noon |
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 2026
Session I
Session I duration May 26 through July 2, 2026
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| Mar 23 | STAR GPS Preview open (shopping cart) and Class Availability |
| Apr 6 | Registration for continuing and new students Graduation Application available for summer 2026 |
| May 25 | HOLIDAY: Memorial Day |
| May 26 | First day of instruction |
| May 26-27 | Late Registration All first-time registration that occurs during this period is subject to a non-refundable $50 late registration fee. |
| May 27 | Last day to add or register and change grading option Last day to drop (summer session I classes) with 100% refund, no “W” grade |
| June 1 | Last day to drop (summer session I classes) with 50% refund, no “W” grade |
| June 11 | HOLIDAY: Kamehameha Day |
| June 12 | Last day to submit graduation application for summer 2026 |
| June 16 | Last day to withdraw (summer session I classes) with no refund and a “W” grade |
| July 2 | Last day of instruction |
| July 7 | Deadline for instructors to submit summer session I 2026 grades |
| July 8 | Summer session I 2026 grades available on STAR by noon |
Session II
Session II duration July 6 through August 14, 2026
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| Mar 23 | STAR GPS Preview open (shopping cart) and Class Availability |
| Apr 6 | Registration for continuing and new students Graduation Application available for summer 2026 |
| May 25 | HOLIDAY: Memorial Day |
| May 26-27 | Late Registration All first-time registration that occurs during this period is subject to a non-refundable $50 late registration fee. |
| June 12 | Last day to submit a graduation application for summer 2026 |
| July 3 | HOLIDAY: Independence Day |
| July 6 | First day of instruction |
| July 7 | 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 13 | Last day to drop (summer session II classes) with 50% refund, no “W” grade |
| July 29 | Last day to withdraw (summer session II classes) with no refund and a “W” grade |
| Aug 14 | Last day of instruction |
| Aug 18 | Deadline for instructors to submit summer session II 2026 grades |
| Aug 19 | Summer session II 2026 grades available on STAR by noon |
Fall 2026
Semester duration August 24 through December 11, 2026
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| Apr 13 | STAR GPS Preview open (shopping cart) and Course Availability |
| Apr 27 | Registration for continuing classified Seniors (earned 90 credits or more) Graduation Application available for fall 2026 |
| Apr 29 | Registration for continuing classified Juniors (earned 60 – 89.99 credits) |
| Apr 30 | Registration for continuing classified Sophomores (earned 30 – 59.99 credits) |
| Apr 30 | Registration for incoming classified UH-Internal Transfer and Returning Seniors (earned 90 or more credits) Registration begins at 8:00am |
| Apr 30 | Registration for incoming classified UH-Internal Transfer and Returning Juniors (earned 60 – 89.99 credits) Registration begins at 12:00pm |
| Apr 30 | Registration for incoming classified UH-Internal Transfer and Returning Sophomores (earned 30 -59.99 credits) Registration begins at 4:00pm |
| May 1 | Registration for continuing classified Freshmen (earned 0 -29.99 credits) |
| May 4 | Registration for incoming new classified (degree-seeking) External Transfer and all new incoming Freshmen Degree-seeking freshmen are required to complete the online ʻIke modules and attend orientation before registering for classes. |
| May 18 | Select classes restricted by major, concentration and/or campus (DE) available to eligible classified students |
| May 25 | HOLIDAY: Memorial Day |
| Aug 10 | Registration for “traditional” Running Start/Early Admit students |
| Aug 17 | Registration for unclassified students (non-degree) auditors and guests through the Senior Citizen’s Visitor Program |
| Aug 20 | UH System payment deadline |
| Aug 21 | HOLIDAY: Statehood Day |
| Aug 22 | Last day to waitlist for a class |
| Aug 23 | Waitlists purged |
| Aug 24 | First day of instruction Registration for students using the Faculty/Staff Tuition Waiver |
| Aug 24 – Sep 1 | Late Registration All first-time registration that occurs during this period is subject to a non-refundable $30 late registration fee |
| Sep 1 | Last day to add or register and change grading option Last day to drop (semester long classes) with 100% refund, no “W” grade |
| Sep 7 | HOLIDAY: Labor Day |
| Sep 15 | Last day to drop (semester long classes) with 50% refund, no “W” grade |
| Sep 25 | Last day to submit a graduation application for fall 2026 |
| Oct 26 | Last day for instructors to submit a grade change for incomplete grades given in spring/summer 2026 |
| Nov 2 | 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 2026 |
| Nov 4 | HOLIDAY: Election Day |
| Nov 11 | HOLIDAY: Veterans’ Day |
| Nov 26 | HOLIDAY: Thanksgiving Day |
| Nov 27 | Non-instructional Day |
| Dec 4 | Last day of instruction |
| Dec 5 – 11 | Final Examination Period |
| Dec (TBD) | Mid-Year Commencement Ceremony |
| Dec 15 | Deadline for instructors to submit fall 2026 grades |
| Dec 16 | Fall 2026 grades available in STAR by noon |
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.