Calendar


1/2026 – 6/2027

This calendar contains major, but not all, deadlines and events.

JANUARY

January 31, 2026
SUBMISSION DEADLINE:
HEADS Data Survey 2025-2026
for Degree-Granting and Non-Degree-Granting Dance Units/Institutions

FEBRUARY

No major events.

MARCH

No major events.

APRIL

April 27, 2026
Third-Party Comment Opens
(institutions scheduled for comprehensive review
at the Commission meetings of 2026)

MAY

No major events.

JUNE

June 1, 2026
Third-Party Comment Closes
(institutions scheduled for comprehensive review
at the Commission meetings of 2026)

June 1, 2026
Annual reporting documents emailed:
Accreditation Audit 2026-2027
Affirmation Statement 2026-2027

JULY

July 1, 2026
SUBMISSION DEADLINE:
Accreditation Audit 2026-2027
Affirmation Statement 2026-2027

July 1, 2026
NASD Invoices emailed for 2026-2027
(Payment due upon receipt; invoices may be paid online.)
Accredited Institutional Membership Dues
Library Subscription Fees

AUGUST

August 1, 2026
NASD Invoices emailed for 2026-2027
(Payment due upon receipt; invoices may be paid online.)
Application Fees

August 15, 2026
SUBMISSION DEADLINE:
-Optional Responses
-Responses, Progress Reports
-New Curricula
-Substantive Change
(for consideration at the September Commission meetings)

SEPTEMBER

September 1, 2026
Annual reporting document emailed:
Supplemental Annual Report 2025-2026

September 14-17, 2026
NASD Commission Meetings
(Crowne Plaza Cleveland – Cleveland, OH)

September 14 and 16, 2026
NASD Board of Directors Meetings
(Crowne Plaza Cleveland – Cleveland, OH)

September 17-19, 2026
NASD Annual Meeting
(Crowne Plaza Cleveland – Cleveland, OH)

OCTOBER

October 15, 2026
SUBMISSION DEADLINE:
-Supplemental Annual Report 2025-2026

NOVEMBER

November 1, 2026
HEADS Data Survey 2026-2027 Launch Date
for Degree- Granting and Non-Degree-Granting Dance Units/Institutions

November 25-27, 2026
Holiday Closing of the NASD National Office

DECEMBER

December 23, 2026-January 4, 2027
Holiday Closing of the NASD National Office

JANUARY

January 31, 2027
SUBMISSION DEADLINE:
HEADS Data Survey 2026-2027
for Degree-Granting and Non-Degree-Granting Dance Units/Institutions

FEBRUARY

No major events.

MARCH

No major events.

APRIL

April, 2027
Third-Party Comment Opens
(institutions scheduled for comprehensive review
at the Commission meetings of 2027)

MAY

No major events.

JUNE

June, 2027
Third-Party Comment Closes
(institutions scheduled for comprehensive review
at the Commission meetings of 2027)

June 1, 2027
Annual reporting documents emailed:
Accreditation Audit 2027-2028
Affirmation Statement 2027-2028