Undergraduate Day School Academic Calendar

2024-2025 Academic Calendar (PDF) 

Fall 2024

Sept 2 Monday Labor Day; 
Residence halls open for first-year students
  3 Tuesday Development Day for Faculty
Residence halls open for all students
  4 Wednesday President's address; Department meetings
  5 Thursday

CLASSES BEGIN AT 8 a.m.; 
New student advising

  12 Thursday Final day to add a course in College Scheduler
  17 Tuesday CTL Professional Development Program
  19 Thursday Final day to drop a course in College Scheduler; 
Final day to add a course with permission of instructor (Red Card)
Oct 14 Monday Indigenous Peoples' Day / Columbus Day - NO CLASSES
  15 Tuesday CTL Professional Development Program
  18 Friday Deficiency grades due
  21- Nov 8   Advising period
Nov 11 Monday Veterans Day Observed - NO CLASSES
  12-18   Registration for Spring classes 
  15 Friday Final day for withdrawal from courses; 
Final day to request an S/U grade
  19 Tuesday CTL Professional Development Program;
  26 Tuesday Thanksgiving recess begins at 4:45 p.m.
Dec 1 Sunday Thanksgiving recess ends
  11 Wednesday FINAL DAY OF CLASSES;
Final day for making up incomplete grades from previous semester
  12 Thursday Reading Day - NO CLASSES
  13, 16-19   Final examinations
  20 Friday Snow day for Final Examinations;
Commencement - 4 p.m.
  21 Saturday Snow Day for Commencement - 2 p.m.

Spring 2025

Jan 14 Tuesday Faculty Development Day; Department meetings; 
Residence halls open for all students
  15 Wednesday CLASSES BEGIN AT 8 a.m.
  20 Monday Martin Luther King Day - NO CLASSES
  21 Tuesday CTL Professional Development Program
  23 Thursday Final day to add a course in College Scheduler
  29 Wednesday Final day to drop a course in College Scheduler;
Final day to add a course with permission of instructor (Red Card)
Feb 17 Monday U.S. Presidents' Day - NO CLASSES
  18 Tuesday CTL Professional Development Program
Mar 7 Friday Spring vacation begins 4:45 p.m.;
Residence halls close at 7 p.m.
  16 Sunday Spring vacation ends;
Residence halls reopen at 9 a.m.
  17 Monday Deficiency grades due
  17-April 4   Advising period
  18 Tuesday CTL Professional Development Program
April 7-11   Registration for Fall classes
  11 Friday Final day for withdrawal from courses;
Final day to request an S/U grade
  15 Tuesday CTL Professional Development Program
  17 Thursday Undergraduate Research Conference; 
Convocation (NO DAY CLASSES)
  21 Monday Patriots' Day - NO CLASSES
May 8 Thursday FINAL DAY OF CLASSES;
Final day for making up incomplete grades from previous semester
  9 Friday Reading Day - NO CLASSES
  12-16   Final Examinations
  15 Thursday Graduate Commencement, 6:30 p.m.
  16 Friday Residence halls close
  17 Saturday Undergraduate Commencement 10 a.m.;
Residence halls close for Graduating Seniors
  20 Tuesday Development Day for Faculty

2025-2026 Academic Calendar (PDF) 

Fall 2025

Sept 1 Monday Labor Day; 
Residence halls open for first-year students
  2 Tuesday Development Day for Faculty
Residence halls open for all students
  3 Wednesday President's address; Department meetings
  4 Thursday

CLASSES BEGIN AT 8 a.m.; 
New student advising

  11 Thursday Final day to add a course in College Scheduler
  16 Tuesday CTL Professional Development Program
  18 Thursday Final day to drop a course in College Scheduler; 
Final day to add a course with permission of instructor (Red Card)
Oct 13 Monday Indigenous Peoples' Day / Columbus Day - NO CLASSES
  20 Monday Deficiency grades due
  18 Friday  
Oct 20- Nov 7   Advising period
  21 Tuesday CTL Professional Development Program
Nov 10-17   Registration for Spring classes 
  11 Tuesday Veterans Day Observed - NO CLASSES
  14 Friday Final day for withdrawal from courses; 
Final day to request an S/U grade
  18 Tuesday CTL Professional Development Program
  25 Tuesday Thanksgiving recess begins at 4:45 p.m.
  30 Sunday Thanksgiving Recess ends
Dec 10 Wednesday FINAL DAY OF CLASSES;
Final day for making up incomplete grades from previous semester
  11 Thursday Reading Day - NO CLASSES
  12, 15-18   Final examinations
  19 Friday Snow day for Final examinations

Spring 2026

Jan 15 Thursday Faculty Development Day; Department meetings; 
Residence halls open for all students
  19 Monday Martin Luther King Day - NO CLASSES
  20 Tuesday CLASSES BEGIN AT 8 a.m.
CTL Professional Development Program
  27 Tuesday Final day to add a course in College Scheduler
Feb 3 Tuesday Final day to drop a course in College Scheduler;
Final day to add a course with permission of instructor (Red Card)
  16 Monday U.S. Presidents' Day - NO CLASSES
  17 Tuesday CTL Professional Development Program
Mar 6 Friday Spring vacation begins 4:45 p.m.;
Residence halls close at 7 p.m.
  15 Sunday Spring vacation ends;
Residence halls reopen at 9 a.m.
  16 Monday Deficiency grades due
Mar 16-April 3   Advising period
  17 Tuesday CTL Professional Development Program
April 6-10   Registration for Fall classes
  10 Friday Final day for withdrawal from courses;
Final day to request an S/U grade
  16 Thursday Undergraduate Research Conference; 
Convocation (NO DAY CLASSES)
  20 Monday Patriots' Day - NO CLASSES
  21 Tuesday CTL Professional Development Program
May 7 Thursday FINAL DAY OF CLASSES;
Final day for making up incomplete grades from previous semester
  8 Friday Reading Day - NO CLASSES
  11-15   Final Examinations
  15 Friday Residence halls close
  16 Saturday Commencement
Residence halls close for Graduating Seniors
  19 Tuesday Development Day for Faculty