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Important Academic Dates and Registration Deadlines

Wondering when you can register for courses? Want to know the last day to apply for admission? The Academic Calendar has all of the information you need regarding important dates and deadlines. The 8-week sessions are available for those in the associate, bachelor’s, or master’s degree programs. The 12-week sessions are available for those in the doctoral degree programs. Both schedules are shown below.

8-week Sessions

The Trident Fastrac enables students to speed up their journey to graduation by completing courses in an 8-week format. Take control of your degree path with increased flexibility and graduate sooner by completing courses in 8-weeks. Students completing associate, bachelor or master degree programs are eligible for the 8-week format. Due to the rigor of the doctoral programs, Ph.D. and Ed.D. courses are not available in the 8-week format.

Associate / Bachelor / Master Students

Event Date
Registration begins: Monday, November 17, 2025
START OF SESSION: Monday, January 19, 2026
Registration deadline (last day to add or drop a course): Monday, January 26, 2026
END OF SESSION: Sunday, March 15, 2026

Refund Policy
Please see the Trident University Catalog for Trident's refund policy and other important policies and procedures.

Associate / Bachelor / Master Students

Event Date
Registration begins: Monday, December 15, 2025
START OF SESSION: Monday, February 16, 2026
Registration deadline (last day to add or drop a course): Monday, February 23, 2026
END OF SESSION: Sunday, April 12, 2026

Refund Policy
Please see the Trident University Catalog for Trident's refund policy and other important policies and procedures.

Associate / Bachelor / Master Students

Event Date
Registration begins: Monday, January 19, 2026
START OF SESSION: Monday, March 16, 2026
Registration deadline (last day to add or drop a course): Monday, March 23, 2026
END OF SESSION: Sunday, May 10, 2026

Refund Policy
Please see the Trident University Catalog for Trident's refund policy and other important policies and procedures.

Associate / Bachelor / Master Students

Event Date
Registration begins: Monday, February 16, 2026
START OF SESSION: Monday, April 13, 2026
Registration deadline (last day to add or drop a course): Monday, April 20, 2026
END OF SESSION: Sunday, June 7, 2026

Refund Policy
Please see the Trident University Catalog for Trident's refund policy and other important policies and procedures.

Associate / Bachelor / Master Students

Event Date
Registration begins: Monday, March 16, 2026
START OF SESSION: Monday, May 11, 2026
Registration deadline (last day to add or drop a course): Monday, May 18, 2026
END OF SESSION: Sunday, July 5, 2026

Refund Policy
Please see the Trident University Catalog for Trident's refund policy and other important policies and procedures.

Associate / Bachelor / Master Students

Event Date
Registration begins: Monday, April 13, 2026
START OF SESSION: Monday, June 8, 2026
Registration deadline (last day to add or drop a course): Monday, June 15, 2026
END OF SESSION: Sunday, August 2, 2026

Refund Policy
Please see the Trident University Catalog for Trident's refund policy and other important policies and procedures.

Associate / Bachelor / Master Students

Event Date
Registration begins: Monday, May 11, 2026
START OF SESSION: Monday, July 6, 2026
Registration deadline (last day to add or drop a course): Monday, July 13, 2026
END OF SESSION: Sunday, August 30, 2026

Refund Policy
Please see the Trident University Catalog for Trident's refund policy and other important policies and procedures.

Associate / Bachelor / Master Students

Event Date
Registration begins: Monday, June 8, 2026
START OF SESSION: Monday, August 3, 2026
Registration deadline (last day to add or drop a course): Monday, August 10, 2026
END OF SESSION: Sunday, September 27, 2026

Refund Policy
Please see the Trident University Catalog for Trident's refund policy and other important policies and procedures.

Associate / Bachelor / Master Students

Event Date
Registration begins: Monday, August 3, 2026
START OF SESSION: Monday, September 28, 2026
Registration deadline (last day to add or drop a course): Monday, October 5, 2026
END OF SESSION: Sunday, November 22, 2026

Refund Policy
Please see the Trident University Catalog for Trident's refund policy and other important policies and procedures.

Associate / Bachelor / Master Students

Event Date
Registration begins: Monday, August 31, 2026
START OF SESSION: Monday, October 26, 2026
Registration deadline (last day to add or drop a course): Monday, November 2, 2026
END OF SESSION: Sunday, December 30, 2026

Refund Policy
Please see the Trident University Catalog for Trident's refund policy and other important policies and procedures.

12-week Sessions

The 12-week sessions are available to doctoral students.

Doctoral Students

Event Date
Registration begins: Monday, October 20, 2025
START OF SESSION: Monday, January 12, 2026
Registration deadline (last day to add or drop a course): Friday, January 23, 2026
END OF SESSION Sunday, April 5, 2026

Refund Policy
Please see the Trident University Catalog for Trident's refund policy and other important policies and procedures.

Doctoral Students

Event Date
Registration begins: Monday, January 19, 2026
START OF SESSION: Monday, April 13, 2026
Registration deadline (last day to add or drop a course): Friday, April 24, 2026
END OF SESSION Sunday, July 5, 2026

Refund Policy
Please see the Trident University Catalog for Trident's refund policy and other important policies and procedures.

Doctoral Students

Event Date
Registration begins: Monday, April 20, 2026
START OF SESSION: Monday, July 13, 2026
Registration deadline (last day to add or drop a course): Friday, July 24, 2026
END OF SESSION Sunday, October 4, 2026

Refund Policy
Please see the Trident University Catalog for Trident's refund policy and other important policies and procedures.

Doctoral Students

Event Date
Registration begins: Monday, July 20, 2026
START OF SESSION: Monday, October 12, 2026
Registration deadline (last day to add or drop a course): Friday, October 23, 2026
END OF SESSION Sunday, January 10, 2027

Refund Policy
Please see the Trident University Catalog for Trident's refund policy and other important policies and procedures.

Doctoral Students

Event Date
Registration begins: Monday, October 19, 2026
START OF SESSION: Monday, January 11, 2027
Registration deadline (last day to add or drop a course): Friday, January 22, 2027
END OF SESSION Sunday, April 4, 2027

Refund Policy
Please see the Trident University Catalog for Trident's refund policy and other important policies and procedures.

Doctoral Students

Event Date
Registration begins: Monday, January 18, 2027
START OF SESSION: Monday, April 12, 2027
Registration deadline (last day to add or drop a course): Friday, April 23, 2027
END OF SESSION Sunday, July 4, 2027

Refund Policy
Please see the Trident University Catalog for Trident's refund policy and other important policies and procedures.