CGA Yearly Calendar of Events

2025-2026

11 AUGUST	Faculty Academic Year Starts
16 AUGUST	Summer Training Program Ends
18-22 AUGUST	Cadet Administrative Processing (CAP)
20 AUGUST	Faculty In-Service Day
21 AUGUST	Convocation
25 AUGUST	Classes Start – Fall Semester
01 SEPTEMBER	Labor Day
12-14 SEPTEMBER	Family Weekend (Formerly Parents’ Weekend) – Learn More
18-21 SEPTEMBER	Homecoming
13 OCTOBER	Columbus Day
17-18 OCTOBER	Gold Star Families Weekend
05 NOVEMBER	Wetmore Ethics Forum
11 NOVEMBER	Veteran’s Day
15 NOVEMBER	Secretaries’ Cup
22-30 NOVEMBER	Thanksgiving Leave
11 DECEMBER	Last Class Day – Fall Semester
12 DECEMBER	Study/Conference Day – Fall Semester
13-19 DECEMBER	Exam Period – Fall Semester
20 DECEMBER – 04 JANUARY	Winter Leave
05-09 JANUARY	Mid-Year Administrative Processing (MAP)
07 JANUARY	Faculty In-Service Day
12 JANUARY	Classes Start – Spring Semester
19 JANUARY	Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr
16 FEBRUARY	Washington’s Birthday
05 MARCH	Billet Night
07-15 MARCH	Spring Leave
07-09 APRIL	Spring Board of Trustees
16 APRIL	Dining In
17 APRIL	Professional Development Day – TBD (No Classes)
24 APRIL	Hall of Heroes – Learn More
29 APRIL	Denim Day
29 APRIL	Last Class Day – Spring Semester
30 APRIL	Undergraduate Research Symposium Day
01 MAY	Study/Conference Day – Spring Semester
02-08 MAY	Exam Period – Spring Semester
09 MAY	Summer Training Program Begins
11-15 MAY	Ensign Transition Course
11 MAY –24 JULY	Summer Academic Term
20 MAY	Commencement – Learn More
25 MAY	Memorial Day
08 JUNE	Intersessional Period Begins
14 JUNE	Summer Phase Change
19 JUNE	Juneteenth National Independence Day
29 JUNE	Day One – 4/C Swearing in Day – Learn More
03 JULY	Independence Day
06-24 JULY	AIM – Learn More
13-31 JULY	CGA Scholars Orientation Program – Learn More
07 AUGUST	Intercessional Period Ends

2026-2027

10 AUGUST	Faculty Academic Year Starts
15 AUGUST	Summer Training Program Ends
17-21 AUGUST	Cadet Administrative Processing (CAP)
19 AUGUST	Faculty In-Service Day
20 AUGUST	Convocation
24 AUGUST	Classes Start – Fall Semester
07 SEPTEMBER	Labor Day
25-27 SEPTEMBER	Family Weekend (Formerly Parents’ Weekend) – Learn More
01-04 OCTOBER	Homecoming – Learn More
12 OCTOBER	Columbus Day
TBD	Gold Star Families Weekend
27-29 Oct	Board of Trustees – Fall Meeting
04 NOVEMBER	Wetmore Ethics Forum
11 NOVEMBER	Veteran’s Day
14 NOVEMBER	Secretaries’ Cup
21-29 NOVEMBER	Thanksgiving Leave
10 DECEMBER	Last Class Day – Fall Semester
11 DECEMBER	Study/Conference Day – Fall Semester
12-18 DECEMBER	Exam Period – Fall Semester
13 DECEMBER – 03 JANUARY	Winter Leave
04-08 JANUARY	Mid-Year Administrative Processing (MAP)
06 JANUARY	Faculty In-Service Day
11 JANUARY	Classes Start – Spring Semester
18 JANUARY	Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
15 FEBRUARY	Washington’s Birthday/Presidents’ Day
04 MARCH	Billet Night
06-14 MARCH	Spring Leave
06-08 APRIL	Spring Board of Trustees
15 APRIL	Dining In
TBD	Professional Development Day – TBD (No Classes)
23 APRIL	Hall of Heroes – Learn More
28 APRIL	Denim Day
28 APRIL	Last Class Day – Spring Semester
29 APRIL	Undergraduate Research Symposium Day
30 APRIL	Study/Conference Day – Spring Semester
01-07 MAY	Exam Period – Spring Semester
08 MAY	Summer Training Program Begins
10-14 MAY	Ensign Transition Course
10 MAY – 23 JULY	Summer Academic Term
19 MAY	Commencement – Learn More
31 MAY	Memorial Day
07 JUNE	Intersessional Period Begins
13 JUNE	Summer Phase Change
18 JUNE	Juneteenth National Independence Day
28 JUNE	Day One – 4/C Swearing in Day – Learn More
05 JULY	Independence Day
12-30 JULY	Academy Introduction Mission (AIM) – Learn More
19 JULY – 06 AUGUST	CGA Scholars Orientation Program – Learn More
06 AUGUST	Intercessional Period Ends

2027-2028

9 AUGUST	Faculty Academic Year Starts
14 AUGUST	Summer Training Program Ends
16-20 AUGUST	Cadet Administrative Processing (CAP)
18 AUGUST	Faculty In-Service Day
19 AUGUST	Convocation
23 AUGUST	Classes Start – Fall Semester
06 SEPTEMBER	Labor Day
TBD	Family Weekend (Formerly Parents’ Weekend) – Learn More
11 OCTOBER	Columbus Day
TBD	Homecoming
26-30 OCTOBER	Fall Board of Trustees
03 NOVEMBER	Wetmore Ethics Forum
11 NOVEMBER	Veteran’s Day
13 NOVEMBER	Secretaries’ Cup
20-28 NOVEMBER	Thanksgiving Leave
08 DECEMBER	Last Class Day – Fall Semester
09 DECEMBER	Study/Conference Day – Fall Semester
10-16 DECEMBER	Exam Period – Fall Semester
17 DECEMBER – 02 JANUARY	Winter Leave
03-07 JANUARY	Mid-Year Administrative Processing (MAP)
05 JANUARY	Faculty In-Service Day
10 JANUARY	Classes Start – Spring Semester
17 JANUARY	Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
02-03 FEBRUARY	Winter Board of Trustees
21 FEBRUARY	Washington’s Birthday/Presidents’ Day
02 MARCH	Billet Night
04-12 MARCH	Spring Leave
04-06 APRIL	Spring Board of Trustees
13 APRIL	Dining In
21 APRIL	Hall of Heroes – Learn More
24 APRIL	National Day of Holocaust Remembrance
26 APRIL	Denim Day
26 APRIL	Last Class Day – Spring Semester
27 APRIL	Undergraduate Research Symposium Day
28 APRIL	Study/Conference Day – Spring Semester
29 APRIL – 05 MAY	Exam Period – Spring Semester
06 MAY	Summer Training Program Begins
08-12 MAY	Ensign Transition Course
08 MAY – 21 JULY	Summer Academic Term
17 MAY	Commencement – Learn More
29 MAY	Memorial Day
11 JUNE	Summer Phase Change
12 JUNE	Intersessional Period Begins
19 JUNE	Juneteenth National Independence Day
03 JULY	Day One – 4/C Swearing in Day – Learn More
04 JULY	Independence Day
12-30 JULY	AIM – Learn More
17 JULY – 04 AUGUST	CGA Scholars Orientation Program – Learn More
04 AUGUST	Intercessional Period Ends

All out-year dates are for planning purposes and are subject to change.