Academic Calendar
2026 - 2027
The academic calendar reflects major term dates and activities scheduled throughout the academic year for the Fine Arts Certificate program. Term start and end dates, drop/add periods, and more vary for all terms.
2026 - 2027 Academic Calendar
| Fall 2026 | |
| Orientation | 8/20/2026 |
| Classes Start - Monday classes | 8/24/2026 |
| Labor Day Holiday (no classes) | 9/7/2026 |
| Drop/Add Ends | 9/8/2026 |
| Welcome Class Brunch | 9/10/2026 |
| Indigenous Peoples Day (no classes) | 10/12/2026 |
| Last Day to Withdraw from a Class | 10/20/2026 |
| Registration for Spring Classes Starts | 11/2/2026 |
| Thanksgiving Holiday (no classes) | 11/26 & 11/27/2026 |
| Final Crits Scheduled as per Final Class Day | 12/1 – 12/11/2026 |
| Last Day of Fall Classes | 12/11/2026 |
| Winter Break Begins for All Students | 12/12/2026 |
| Spring 2027 | |
| Classes Start - Monday classes | 1/11/2027 |
| Martin Luther King Holiday (no classes) | 1/18/2027 |
| Drop/Add Ends | 1/25/2027 |
| Last Day to Remove Fall Incompletes | 2/19/2027 |
| Last Day to Withdraw from a Class | 3/5/2027 |
| Spring Break (no classes) | 3/6 - 3/14/2027 |
| Classes Resume | 3/15/2027 |
| Last Day of Spring Classes | 5/3/2027 |
| Final Reviews | 5/4 & 5/5/2027 |
| ASE Women’s Committee Preview Opening | 5/20/2027 |
| ASE Public Opening | 5/21/2027 |
| Last Day to Remove Spring 2027 Incompletes | 6/14/2027 |
| Annual Student Exhibition Closes | 6/20/2027 |
PAFA is licensed through the Pennsylvania State Board of Private Licensed Schools. Program structure and details are subject to standard academic and accreditation review and may be updated accordingly.
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