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 Theatre Units
FEBRUARY
February 1, 2026
SUBMISSION DEADLINE:
-Responses, Progress Reports
-New Curricula
-Substantive Change
(for consideration at the March Commission meetings)
February 15, 2026
SUBMISSION DEADLINE:
-Optional Responses
(for consideration at the March Commission meeting)
MARCH
March 21-25, 2026
NAST Commission Meetings
(Crowne Plaza Cleveland – Cleveland, OH)
March 21, 22, and 25, 2026
NAST Board of Directors Meetings
(Crowne Plaza Cleveland – Cleveland, OH)
March 25-28, 2026
NAST Annual Meeting
(Crowne Plaza Cleveland – Cleveland, OH)
APRIL
No major events.
MAY
No major events.
JUNE
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
NAST 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
NAST Invoices emailed for 2026-2027
(Payment due upon receipt; invoices may be paid online.)
–Application Fees
SEPTEMBER
September 1, 2026
Annual reporting document emailed:
–Supplemental Annual Report 2025-2026
OCTOBER
October 30, 2026
Third-Party Comment Opens
(institutions scheduled for comprehensive review
at the Commission meetings of 2027)
October 15, 2026
SUBMISSION DEADLINE:
-Supplemental Annual Report 2025-2026
NOVEMBER
November 1, 2025
HEADS Data Survey 2026-2027 Launch Date
for Degree- Granting and Non-Degree-Granting Theatre Units/Institutions
November 25-27, 2026
Holiday Closing of the NAST National Office
DECEMBER
December 4, 2026
Third-Party Comment Closes
(institutions scheduled for comprehensive review
at the Commission meetings of 2026)
December 28, 2026-January 4, 2027
Holiday Closing of the NAST National Office
JANUARY
January 31, 2027
SUBMISSION DEADLINE:
HEADS Data Survey 2026-2027
for Degree-Granting and Non-Degree-Granting Theatre Units
FEBRUARY
February 1, 2027
SUBMISSION DEADLINE:
-Responses, Progress Reports
-New Curricula
-Substantive Change
(for consideration at the March Commission meetings)
February 15, 2027
SUBMISSION DEADLINE:
-Optional Responses
(for consideration at the March Commission meeting)
MARCH
March, 2027
NAST Commission Meetings
March, 2027
NAST Annual Meeting
March, 2027
NAST Board of Directors Meetings
APRIL
No major events.
MAY
No major events.
JUNE
June 1, 2027
Annual reporting documents emailed:
–Accreditation Audit 2027-2028
–Affirmation Statement 2027-2028