The McCausland College of Arts and Sciences Planning Calendar contains dates and deadlines for this academic year. Additions and revisions will be distributed as necessary. Please contact the Dean's Office with any questions.
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| Date | Description | Category |
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| March 05, 2027 | College Department/School Chairs & Directors Retreat: 8:00am-4:00pm | College Meetings: Chair/Director |
| August 12, 2026 | Faculty & Staff Wellness Walk | College Meetings: Engagement |
| August 15, 2026 | Student Move-In | Academic Calendar |
| August 17, 2026 | Faculty Reporting Date | Academic Calendar |
| August 18, 2026 | Classes Begin | Academic Calendar |
| August 19, 2026 | Undergraduate Directors Orientation | College Meetings: Undergraduate Directors |
| August 19, 2026 | Employer Tabling: Semester Kickoff | College Meetings: Undergraduate Studies |
| August 24, 2026 | Sabbatical Leave : Call for Sabbatical Leave Requests for Academic Year 2027-2028 sabbaticals sent to Chairs and Directors from McCausland CAS-HRFA | Academic Administration: HR and Faculty Affairs Deadlines |
| August 24, 2026 | Faculty Development Programs: Welcome to the College | |
| August 25, 2026 | Meeting of MCAS Department/School Chairs, Directors and Dean: 2:00-3:00 pm, virtual | College Meetings: Chair/Director |
| August 25, 2026 | Faculty & Staff Wellness Walk | College Meetings: Engagement |
| August 26, 2026 | Career Readiness: Employer Tabling - Math/STAT/Data Careers | College Meetings: Undergraduate Studies |
| August 26, 2026 | Arts & Sciences Students Welcome Back Bash (Horseshoe, 3:00-5:00 pm) | College Meetings: Undergraduate Studies |
| August 27, 2026 | Dean's Council Meeting | College Meetings: Dean's Council |
| August 28, 2026 | Faculty Development Program: Rise and Write Series | Dean's Initiatives/Awards |
| August 31, 2026 | Fall Syllabi (F1 & full term) due | Curriculum Planning |
| September 02, 2026 | Faculty Searches : Job Ads for FY27 Faculty Searches on Unit Website | Academic Administration: HR and Faculty Affairs Deadlines |
| September 02, 2026 | Faculty Searches: Job Ads for FY27 Faculty Searches to McCausland CAS-HRFA Office via People Admin | Academic Administration: HR and Faculty Affairs Deadlines |
| September 02, 2026 | Employer Tabling: Healthcare and Service Careers | College Meetings: Undergraduate Studies |
| September 04, 2026 | Meeting of MCAS Graduate Directors: 11 am-12 pm | College Meetings: Graduate Directors |
| September 04, 2026 | Faculty Development Program: Rise and Write Series | Dean's Initiatives/Awards |
| September 07, 2026 | Faculty Searches: Search Committee Training for Chairs/Directors/Committee Members hosted by McCausland CAS-HRFA | Academic Administration: HR and Faculty Affairs Deadlines |
| September 07, 2026 | Labor Day Holiday | Academic Calendar |
| September 07, 2026 | Labor Day | University Holiday Schedule |
| September 08, 2026 | Meeting of MCAS Department/School Chairs, Directors and Dean: 2:00-4:00 pm, in person | College Meetings: Chair/Director |
| September 09, 2026 | Fall 2026 Online Course Review Processes (Virtual Session) | College Meetings: Distributed Learning |
| September 09, 2026 | Faculty & Staff Wellness Walk | College Meetings: Engagement |
| September 11, 2026 | Faculty Travel Support for Conferences, Seminars & Workshops submission deadline (Round 1) | Dean's Initiatives/Awards |
| September 11, 2026 | Faculty Development Program: Rise and Write Series | Dean's Initiatives/Awards |
| September 15, 2026 | Professional-Track 3 and 5 year Reappointments: Call for Multi-Year Professional-track Faculty Reappointment Requests sent to units from McCausland CAS-HRFA | Academic Administration: HR and Faculty Affairs Deadlines |
| September 16, 2026 | Employer Tabling: Wildcard Wednesday | College Meetings: Undergraduate Studies |
| September 18, 2026 | Fall 2026 Provost's Retreat | College Meetings: Provost and University Meetings |
| September 18, 2026 | Family Weekend: Under the Stars | College Meetings: Undergraduate Studies |
| September 18, 2026 | Faculty Development Program: Rise and Write Series | Dean's Initiatives/Awards |
| September 18, 2026 | Professional Track Faculty Development Program: Future You will Thank You | Dean's Initiatives/Awards |
| September 21, 2026 | Online Teaching Expectations (Virtual Session) | College Meetings: Distributed Learning |
| September 22, 2026 | Faculty & Staff Wellness Walk | College Meetings: Engagement |
| September 23, 2026 | College Wide True Colors Workshop, 2:00-3:30pm, Russell House 203 | College Meetings: Engagement |
| September 23, 2026 | Employer Tabling - Legal Careers | College Meetings: Undergraduate Studies |
| September 25, 2026 | Faculty Development Program: Rise and Write Series | Dean's Initiatives/Awards |
| September 25, 2026 | Tenure Track Faculty Development Program: Foundations first, goals in gear | |
| September 26, 2026 | Fall Open House 1 | College Meetings: Undergraduate Studies |
| September 28, 2026 | Sabbatical Leave: Sabbatical Requests for Academic Year 2027-2028 sabbatical leaves due to McCausland CAS-HRFA Office | Academic Administration: HR and Faculty Affairs Deadlines |
| September 28, 2026 | Spring 2027 Faculty Workload and Course Schedule Review due | Curriculum Planning |
| September 28, 2026 | Small Equipment Grants submission deadline | Dean's Initiatives/Awards |
| September 30, 2026 | Undergraduate Directors & Coordinators Meeting | College Meetings: Undergraduate Directors |
| September 30, 2026 | Employer Tabling - Legal Careers | College Meetings: Undergraduate Studies |
| October 02, 2026 | Faculty Development Program: Rise and Write Series | Dean's Initiatives/Awards |
| October 06, 2026 | College Faculty Meeting: 1:15 pm, Russell House Theatre | CFM Faculty Meetings |
| October 07, 2026 | Dean's Council Meeting | College Meetings: Dean's Council |
| October 07, 2026 | Employer Tabling - Creative Careers | College Meetings: Undergraduate Studies |
| October 08, 2026 | Faculty Development Program: Rise and Write Series | Dean's Initiatives/Awards |
| October 09, 2026 | Meeting of MCAS Graduate Directors: 11:00 am - 12:00 pm, virtual | College Meetings: Graduate Directors |
| October 09, 2026 | Faculty Research and Creative Scholarship Grants submission deadline | Dean's Initiatives/Awards |
| October 09, 2026 | Faculty Development Program: Rise and Write Series | Dean's Initiatives/Awards |
| October 10, 2026 | Fall Open House 2 | College Meetings: Undergraduate Studies |
| October 12, 2026 | Midpoint in Semester | Academic Calendar |
| October 12, 2026 | Digital Accessibility (Virtual Session) | College Meetings: Distributed Learning |
| October 13, 2026 | Meeting of MCAS Department/School Chairs, Directors and Dean: 2:00-3:00 pm, virtual | College Meetings: Chair/Director |
| October 14, 2026 | Faculty & Staff Wellness Walk | College Meetings: Engagement |
| October 14, 2026 | Graduate Assistantship FY26 Review and FY27 Allocations due | Curriculum Planning |
| October 15, 2026 | Fall break begins (continued through 10/16/2026) | Academic Calendar |
| October 19, 2026 | Professional-Track 3 and 5 Year Reappointments: Unit requests for Professional-Track Faculty 3 and 5 Year Reappointments and required materials due to McCausland CAS-HR | Academic Administration: HR and Faculty Affairs Deadlines |
| October 19, 2026 | Spring 2027 TFAC Hiring requests due | Curriculum Planning |
| October 21, 2026 | Fall Flu Clinic (10:00 am - 1:00 pm) | College Meetings: Undergraduate Studies |
| October 22, 2026 | Faculty Development Program: Rise and Write Series | Dean's Initiatives/Awards |
| October 23, 2026 | College Department/School Chairs & Directors Retreat: 8:00am-1:00pm | College Meetings: Chair/Director |
| October 23, 2026 | Professional Track Faculty Development Program: Can everyone access your course? | Dean's Initiatives/Awards |
| October 23, 2026 | Faculty Development Program: Rise and Write Series | Dean's Initiatives/Awards |
| October 23, 2026 | Tenure Track Faculty Development Program: Expect the Unexpected | |
| October 28, 2026 | Undergraduate Directors & Coordinators Meeting | College Meetings: Undergraduate Directors |
| October 28, 2026 | Employer Tabling - Psychology & Helping Careers | College Meetings: Undergraduate Studies |
| October 29, 2026 | Faculty Development Program: Rise and Write Series | Dean's Initiatives/Awards |
| October 30, 2026 | Fall Syllabi (F2) due | Curriculum Planning |
| October 30, 2026 | Faculty Development Program: Rise and Write Series | Dean's Initiatives/Awards |
| November 01, 2026 | Requests for next Fall semester Course Buyouts to be submitted | Budget & Finance |
| November 03, 2026 | General Election Day (no classes) | Academic Calendar |
| November 04, 2026 | Employer Tabling - Criminology & Criminal Justice Careers | College Meetings: Undergraduate Studies |
| November 05, 2026 | McCausland ConnectED Symposium, 9:00 am - 4:00 pm, USC Conference Center | College Meetings: Engagement |
| November 06, 2026 | Meeting of MCAS Graduate Directors: 11 am-12 pm | College Meetings: Graduate Directors |
| November 06, 2026 | McCausland Faculty Fellowship Nominations due | Dean's Initiatives/Awards |
| November 06, 2026 | Faculty Development Program: Rise and Write Series | Dean's Initiatives/Awards |
| November 10, 2026 | Meeting of MCAS Department/School Chairs, Directors and Dean: 2:00-4:00 pm, in person | College Meetings: Chair/Director |
| November 11, 2026 | Faculty & Staff Wellness Walk | College Meetings: Engagement |
| November 11, 2026 | Employer Tabling: Wildcard Wednesday | College Meetings: Undergraduate Studies |
| November 13, 2026 | Faculty Development Program: Rise and Write Series | Dean's Initiatives/Awards |
| November 13, 2026 | Professional Track Faculty Development Program: Better together | Dean's Initiatives/Awards |
| November 14, 2026 | Faculty Development Program: Rise and Write Series | Dean's Initiatives/Awards |
| November 16, 2026 | Professional-Track 3 and 5 Year Reappointments: McCausland CAS-HRFA notifies units of decisions on reappointment requests - with non-reappointment letters being sent out on this date as well by McCausland CAS-HRFA | Academic Administration: HR and Faculty Affairs Deadlines |
| November 16, 2026 | Requests for a salary savings transfer for previous spring semester should be submitted using the CAS Dean’s Office Salary Savings Calculator to determine the amount of the transfer request by faculty member and should be submitted to CASBGT@mailbox.sc.edu | Budget & Finance |
| November 16, 2026 | Course Design & Accessibility: Prep Your Spring Courses (Virtual Session) | College Meetings: Distributed Learning |
| November 18, 2026 | Undergraduate Directors & Coordinators Meeting | College Meetings: Undergraduate Directors |
| November 18, 2026 | Employer Tabling - Science & Environmental Careers | College Meetings: Undergraduate Studies |
| November 19, 2026 | College Faculty Meeting: 4:00 pm, Russell House Theatre | CFM Faculty Meetings |
| November 20, 2026 | Sabbatical Leave: Sabbatical Decisions for Academic Year 2027-2028 sent to Chairs/Directors from McCausland CAS-HRFA Office | Academic Administration: HR and Faculty Affairs Deadlines |
| November 20, 2026 | Tenure Track Faculty Development Program: Managing metoring relationships | |
| November 20, 2026 | Faculty Development Program: Rise and Write Series | Dean's Initiatives/Awards |
| November 22, 2026 | Thanksgiving Recess begins (no classes through 11/29/2026) | Academic Calendar |
| November 25, 2026 | Sabbatical Leave: Sabbatical Decision Letters for Academic Year 2027-2028 sent to Faculty from McCausland CAS-HRFA Office | Academic Administration: HR and Faculty Affairs Deadlines |
| November 26, 2026 | Thanksgiving Day | University Holiday Schedule |
| November 27, 2026 | Day After Thanksgiving | University Holiday Schedule |
| December 01, 2026 | (Group 3) Program Assessment Reports due to OIRAA | Program Assessment |
| December 02, 2026 | Dean's Council Meeting | College Meetings: Dean's Council |
| December 04, 2026 | Last Day of Classes | Academic Calendar |
| December 04, 2026 | Faculty Development Program: Rise and Write Series | Dean's Initiatives/Awards |
| December 05, 2026 | Reading Day | Academic Calendar |
| December 07, 2026 | Final Examinations begin (continued through 12/14/2026) | Academic Calendar |
| December 08, 2026 | Meeting of MCAS Department/School Chairs, Directors and Dean: 2:00-3:00 pm, virtual | College Meetings: Chair/Director |
| December 09, 2026 | Faculty & Staff Wellness Walk | College Meetings: Engagement |
| December 11, 2026 | Meeting of MCAS Graduate Directors: 11:00 am - 12:00 pm, virtual | College Meetings: Graduate Directors |
| December 14, 2026 | Commencement Exercises in Columbia | Academic Calendar |
| December 15, 2026 | Employee Performance Management System (EPMS): EPMS for Staff due to McCausland CAS-HRFA Office from Units | Academic Administration: HR and Faculty Affairs Deadlines |
| December 24, 2026 | Christmas Eve | University Holiday Schedule |
| December 25, 2026 | Christmas Day | University Holiday Schedule |
| December 28, 2026 | Day After Christmas | University Holiday Schedule |
| December 29, 2026 | December Holiday | University Holiday Schedule |
| December 30, 2026 | December Holiday | University Holiday Schedule |
| December 31, 2026 | December Holiday | University Holiday Schedule |
| January 01, 2027 | New Year's Day | University Holiday Schedule |
| January 08, 2027 | Faculty Travel Support for Conferences, Seminars & Workshops submission deadline (Round 2) | Dean's Initiatives/Awards |
| January 11, 2027 | Classes Begin | Academic Calendar |
| January 12, 2027 | Meeting of MCAS Department/School Chairs, Directors and Dean: 2:00-4:00 pm, in person | College Meetings: Chair/Director |
| January 13, 2027 | Faculty & Staff Wellness Walk | College Meetings: Engagement |
| January 18, 2027 | Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Service Day (no classes) | Academic Calendar |
| January 19, 2027 | Faculty & Staff Wellness Walk | College Meetings: Engagement |
| January 26, 2027 | Dean's Council Meeting | College Meetings: Dean's Council |
| January 27, 2027 | Undergraduate Directors & Coordinators Meeting | College Meetings: Undergraduate Directors |
| January 29, 2027 | Spring Syllabi (S1 & full term) due | Curriculum Planning |
| February 01, 2027 | Review of previous July-December IDC Recovery Calculators for all units | Budget & Finance |
| February 04, 2027 | College Faculty Meeting: 9:00 am, in-person, location TBA | CFM Faculty Meetings |
| February 09, 2027 | Professional-Track 1-Year Reappointments: Call for One-Year Professional-track Faculty Reappointment Spreadsheets sent to units from McCausland CAS-HRFA | Academic Administration: HR and Faculty Affairs Deadlines |
| February 09, 2027 | Meeting of MCAS Department/School Chairs, Directors and Dean: 2:00-3:00 pm, virtual | College Meetings: Chair/Director |
| February 10, 2027 | Faculty & Staff Wellness Walk | College Meetings: Engagement |
| February 24, 2027 | Undergraduate Directors & Coordinators Meeting | College Meetings: Undergraduate Directors |
| March 01, 2027 | Bridge Humanities Teaching Fellowship Program submission deadline | Dean's Initiatives/Awards |
| March 02, 2027 | Administrative Appointments: Call for Administrative Appointment/Reappointment Requests sent to units from McCausland CAS-HRFA (HRFA also provides updated list of current admin appts to the respective units with the call.) | Academic Administration: HR and Faculty Affairs Deadlines |
| March 03, 2027 | Professional-Track 1-Year Reappointments: Unit returns spreadsheet to McCausland CAS-HRFA for Professional-Track Faculty One-Year Reappointments | Academic Administration: HR and Faculty Affairs Deadlines |
| March 04, 2027 | Midpoint in Semester | Academic Calendar |
| March 07, 2027 | Spring Break Begins (continued through 3/14/2027) | Academic Calendar |
| March 10, 2027 | Faculty & Staff Wellness Walk | College Meetings: Engagement |
| March 12, 2027 | Faculty Travel Support for Conferences, Seminars & Workshops submission deadline (Round 3) | Dean's Initiatives/Awards |
| March 16, 2027 | Meeting of MCAS Department/School Chairs, Directors and Dean: 2:00-4:00 pm, in person | College Meetings: Chair/Director |
| March 23, 2027 | Professional-Track Reappointments: McCausland CAS-HRFA notifies units of decisions on One-Year Reappointments and a reminder of Multi-Year Reappointments via one master spreadsheet for their unit | Academic Administration: HR and Faculty Affairs Deadlines |
| March 24, 2027 | Dean's Council Meeting | College Meetings: Dean's Council |
| March 25, 2027 | Administrative Appointments: Requests for Administrative Appointments/Reappointments due to McCausland CAS-HRFA Office from Units | Academic Administration: HR and Faculty Affairs Deadlines |
| March 29, 2027 | Professional-Track Reappointments: Letters to be sent to Faculty before this date | Academic Administration: HR and Faculty Affairs Deadlines |
| March 31, 2027 | Undergraduate Directors & Coordinators Meeting | College Meetings: Undergraduate Directors |
| March 31, 2027 | Spring Syllabi (S2) due | Curriculum Planning |
| April 12, 2027 | Administrative Appointments: McCausland CAS-HRFA notifies units of approvals | Academic Administration: HR and Faculty Affairs Deadlines |
| April 13, 2027 | Meeting of MCAS Department/School Chairs, Directors and Dean: 2:00-3:00 pm, virtual | College Meetings: Chair/Director |
| April 14, 2027 | College Faculty Meeting: 12:00 pm, in-person, location TBA | CFM Faculty Meetings |
| April 14, 2027 | Dean's Council Meeting | College Meetings: Dean's Council |
| April 14, 2027 | Faculty & Staff Wellness Walk | College Meetings: Engagement |
| April 15, 2027 | Awards Day | Academic Calendar |
| April 20, 2027 | Professional-Track Reappointments: All letters due to the Division of Human Resources for reappointments | Academic Administration: HR and Faculty Affairs Deadlines |
| April 20, 2027 | Faculty & Staff Wellness Walk | College Meetings: Engagement |
| April 26, 2027 | Last Day of Classes | Academic Calendar |
| April 27, 2027 | Reading Day | Academic Calendar |
| April 28, 2027 | Final Examinations begin (continued through 5/5/2027) | Academic Calendar |
| April 28, 2027 | Undergraduate Directors & Coordinators Meeting | College Meetings: Undergraduate Directors |
| April 30, 2027 | (Group 4) Program Assessment Reports due to OIRAA | Program Assessment |
| May 03, 2027 | FY28 Faculty Workload and Course Schedule review due | Curriculum Planning |
| May 03, 2027 | NCFDD Program Fellowships application submission deadline | |
| May 06, 2027 | Commencement Exercises in Columbia begin (continued through 5/8/2027) | Academic Calendar |
| May 11, 2027 | Meeting of MCAS Department/School Chairs, Directors and Dean: 2:00-4:00 pm, in person | College Meetings: Chair/Director |
| May 12, 2027 | Faculty & Staff Wellness Walk | College Meetings: Engagement |
| June 09, 2027 | Faculty & Staff Wellness Walk | College Meetings: Engagement |
| June 15, 2027 | Requests for a salary savings transfer for previous fall semester should be submitted using the CAS Dean’s Office Salary Savings Calculator to determine the amount of the transfer request by faculty member and should be submitted to CASBGT@mailbox.sc.edu | Budget & Finance |
| July 01, 2027 | Requests for next Fall semester Course Buyouts to be submitted | Budget & Finance |
| July 30, 2027 | Review of previous January-June IDC Recovery Calculators for all units | Budget & Finance |