The University’s Academic Calendar is subject to change. In the event that changes are made, the latest, most up-to-date version will be posted on this page.
- For links to each division’s academic calendar pages, please see Divisional Academic Calendars.
- For additional university calendar years, please see the Extended University Academic Calendar.
- For previous academic year calendars, please see Calendar Archives.
| 2026-2027 | University Standard | Advanced Academic Programs (AAP) | School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) | Krieger School of Arts and Sciences | Carey Business School | School of Education | Whiting School of Engineering | Engineering for Professionals (EP) | School of Medicine: MD Programs | School of Medicine: Graduate & PhD Programs | School of Nursing | Peabody Institute | Bloomberg School of Public Health | |
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| Summer 2026 | Medical Student Specific Dates | Graduate Student Specific Dates | ||||||||||||
| Classes | May 18-Aug 12, 2026 | May 18-Aug 10, 2026 | Jun 1-Jul 24, 2026 | May 26-July 20, 2026 | May 26-Aug 17, 2026 | May 20-Aug 12, 2026 | May 26-Aug 14, 2026 | May 18-Aug 28, 2026 | May 18-Aug 10, 2026 | June 16-July 31, 2026 Aug 3-Aug 7, 2026 Final Exams | Summer Institute begins May 26; Summer Session June 29-Aug 24, 2026 | |||
| University Holidays | May 25, Jun 19, Jul 3, 2026 | |||||||||||||
| End of Summer Semester | Aug 28, 2026 | |||||||||||||
| Degree Conferral | Aug 28, 2026 | |||||||||||||
| Fall 2026 | ||||||||||||||
| First Day of Classes (Semester/8-Week) | Aug 31, 2026 | Aug 10, 2026 | ||||||||||||
| 8-week Fall Term 1 | Aug 31-Oct 26, 2026 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |||||||||
| University Holiday | Sep 7, 2026 | |||||||||||||
| Fall Break | Division Specific | Oct 22-23, 2026 | Oct 22-23, 2026 | Oct 13, 2026 | Oct 22-23, 2026 | |||||||||
| 8-week Fall Term 2 | Oct 27-Dec 23, 2026 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |||||||||
| Spring ’27 Registration Opens | Nov 16, 2026 | Oct 26, 2026 | Nov 16, 2026 | Nov 16, 2026 | Nov 16, 2026 | Nov 17, 2026 | Nov 16, 2026 | Oct 22, 2026 | Nov 9, 2026 | Nov 16, 2026 | Nov 16, 2026 | |||
| Fall Recess | Division Specific | Nov 23-27, 2026 | Nov 23-27, 2026 | Nov 23-27, 2026 | Nov 26-27, 2026 | Nov 23-27, 2026 | Nov 23-27, 2026 | Nov 23-27, 2026 | Nov 21-29, 2026 (First and Second Year); Nov 26-29, 2026 (Third and Fourth year) | Nov 21-29, 2026 | Nov 23-27, 2026 | Nov 26-27, 2026 | ||
| University Holiday | Nov 26-27, 2026 | |||||||||||||
| Intersession ’27 Registration Opens | Division Specific | Nov 16, 2026 | Dec 8, 2026 | Apr 14, 2026 | Dec 8, 2026 | Nov 9, 2026 | Oct 5, 2026 | |||||||
| Last Day of Classes (Semester) | Dec 11, 2026 | Dec 21, 2026 | Dec 7, 2026 Dec 19, 2026 (MAGP) Dec 23, 2026 (MAGR & MASE Online) | Dec 21, 2026 (online) Dec 23, 2026 (on-site) | Dec 21, 2026 | Dec 15, 2026 | Dec 18, 2026 | Dec 18, 2026 | Nov 30, 2026 (except PhD, Nurse Anesthesia, & MSN-Entry 4-Semester Pathway); Dec 14, 2026: PhD, Nurse Anesthesia,& MSN-Entry 4-Semester Pathway | Dec 14, 2026 | Dec 23, 2026 | |||
| Reading Days | Dec 14, 2026 | Dec 8, 2026 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Dec 15, 2026 | N/A | ||||||
| Exam Days | Dec 15-23, 2026 | N/A | Dec 9-19, 2026 | Dec 15-23, 2026 | N/A | N/A | Dec 1 – Dec 7, 2026: (all courses except PhD, Nurse Anesthesia, & MSN-Entry 4- Semester Pathway); Dec 15 – Dec 21, 2026 PhD, Nurse Anesthesia, & MSN-Entry 4 -Semester Pathway | Dec 16-19, 2026 | ||||||
| End of Semester/End of 8-Week Fall Term 2*** | Dec 23, 2026 | |||||||||||||
| Degree Conferral | Dec 31, 2026 | |||||||||||||
| Intersession 2027 | ||||||||||||||
| Classes | Jan 4-22, 2027 | N/A | Jan 11-22, 2027 | Jan 4-22, 2027 | N/A | N/A | Jan 4-22, 2027 | N/A | Jan 4-22, 2027 | |||||
| University Holiday | Jan 18, 2027 | |||||||||||||
| Spring 2027 | ||||||||||||||
| First Day of Classes (Semester/8-Week) | Jan 25, 2027 | *Please refer to linked calendar for specific dates. | *Please refer to linked calendar for specific dates. | |||||||||||
| 8-week Spring Term 1 | Jan 25-Mar 19, 2027 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |||||
| Summer ’27 Registration Opens | Division Specific | Mar 15, 2027 | Mar 11, 2027 | Mar 8, 2027 | March 30. 2027 | Mar 16, 2027 | Mar 8, 2027 | TBD | April 12, 2027 | TBD | ||||
| Spring Break | Mar 22-26, 2027 | Mar 22-26, 2027 | Mar 22-26, 2027 | |||||||||||
| 8-week Spring Term 2 | Mar 29-May 23, 2027 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |||||
| Fall ’27 Registration Opens | Apr 12, 2027 | TBD | ||||||||||||
| Last Day of Classes (Semester) | Apr 30, 2027 | May 14, 2027 | Apr 30, 2027 | May 15, 2027 | May 11, 2027 | May 21, 2027* | May 21, 2027 | April 26, 2027: (except PhD, Nurse Anesthesia, & MSN-Entry 4-Semester Pathway); May 7, 2027: PhD, Nurse Anesthesia, & MSN-Entry 4-Semester Pathway | May 15, 2027 | May 21, 2027 | ||||
| Reading Days | May 3-May 7, 2027 | May 3-May 4, 2027 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||||
| Exam Days | May 10-May 18, 2027 | May 5-May 15, 2027 | May 17-May 21, 2027 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | April 27-May 3, 2027: (except PhD, Nurse Anesthesia, & MSN-Entry 4-Semester Pathway); May 10-May 14, 2027: PhD & Nurse Anesthesia & MSN-Entry 4-Semester Pathway | May 17-21, 2027 | N/A | ||||
| End of Semester/End of 8-Week Spring Term 2 | May 23, 2027 | May 21, 2027 (onsite) May 23, 2027 (onine) | ||||||||||||
| Degree Conferral | May 27, 2027 | |||||||||||||
| University-Wide Commencement | May 27, 2027 Commencement website | |||||||||||||
| *Standard dates apply unless alternate dates are specified. **Length of courses may vary; check course schedule. N/A: Not applicable to this schedule. ***End of Term is the end of all academic activity within the academic term. | Medical Student Specific Dates | Graduate Student Specific Dates |
2027-2028
| 2027-2028 | University Standard | Select a School Advanced International Studies Arts & Sciences Business Education Engineering** Medicine: MD Programs Medicine: Graduate & PhD** Nursing Peabody Public Health | Advanced International Studies | Arts & Sciences | Business | Education | Engineering** | Medicine: MD Programs | Medicine: Graduate & PhD Programs** | Nursing | Peabody | Public Health |
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| Summer 2027 | ||||||||||||
| Classes | May 24-Aug 18, 2027 | Jun 1 – Jul 16 | Jun 1 – Aug 23 | May 24 – Aug 13 | Jun 1 – Aug 27 | |||||||
| Holidays | May 31, Jun 18 (observed), Jul 5 (observed) | |||||||||||
| End of Summer Semester | Aug 27, 2027 | |||||||||||
| Degree Conferral | Aug 27, 2027 | N/A | ||||||||||
| Fall 2027 | ||||||||||||
| First Day of Classes (Semester/8-week) | Aug 30, 2027 | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||||||||
| 8-week Fall Term 1 | Aug 30-Oct 25, 2027 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |||||||
| Holiday | Sep 6, 2027 | |||||||||||
| Fall Break | Division Specific | Oct 21-22 | Oct 21-22 | |||||||||
| 8-week Fall Term 2 | Oct 27-Dec 23, 2027 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |||||||
| Fall Recess | Nov 22-26, 2027 | Nov 25-26 | Nov 25-26 | Nov 24-26 | ||||||||
| Last Day of Classes (Semester) | Dec 10, 2027 | N/A | Dec 20 | N/A | Dec 23 | Dec 10 | Dec 13 | N/A | ||||
| Reading Days | Dec 13, 2027 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |||
| Exam Days | Dec 14-22, 2027 | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | |||
| End of Semester/End of 8-Week Fall Term 2 | Dec 23, 2027 | |||||||||||
| Degree Conferral | Dec 31, 2027 | N/A | ||||||||||
| Intersession 2028 | ||||||||||||
| Classes | Jan 3-21, 2028 | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||||||||
| Holiday | Jan 17, 2028 | N/A | ||||||||||
| Spring 2028 | ||||||||||||
| First Day of Classes (Semester/8-week) | Jan 24, 2028 | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||||||||
| 8-week Spring Term 1 | Jan 24-Mar 17, 2028 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |||||||
| Spring Break | Mar 20-24, 2028 | |||||||||||
| 8-week Spring Term 2 | Mar 27-May 21, 2028 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |||||||
| Last Day of Classes (Semester) | Apr 28, 2028 | N/A | May 13 | N/A | May 19 | N/A | ||||||
| Reading Days | May 1-5, 2028 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |||
| Exam Days | May 8-16, 2028 | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | |||
| End of Semester/End of 8-Week Spring Term 2 | May 21, 2028 | |||||||||||
| Degree Conferral | May 25, 2028 | |||||||||||
| *Standard dates apply unless alternate dates are specified. **Length of courses may vary; check course schedule. N/A: Not applicable to this schedule. |
2028-2029
| 2028-2029 | University Standard | Select a School Advanced International Studies Arts & Sciences Business Education Engineering** Medicine: MD Programs Medicine: Graduate & PhD** Nursing Peabody Public Health | Advanced International Studies | Arts & Sciences | Business | Education | Engineering** | Medicine: MD Programs | Medicine: Graduate & PhD Programs** | Nursing | Peabody | Public Health |
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| Summer 2028 | ||||||||||||
| Classes | May 22-Aug 25, 2028 | Jun 1 – Jul 16 | Jun 1 – Aug 23 | May 24 – Aug 13 | Jun 1 – Aug 27 | |||||||
| Holidays | May 29, Jun 19, Jul 4 | |||||||||||
| End of Summer Semester | Aug 25, 2028 | |||||||||||
| Degree Conferral | Aug 25, 2028 | N/A | ||||||||||
| Fall 2028 | ||||||||||||
| First Day of Classes (Semester/8-week) | Aug 28, 2028 | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||||||||
| 8-week Fall Term 1 | Aug 28-Oct 23, 2028 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |||||||
| Holiday | Sep 6, 2028 | |||||||||||
| Fall Break | Division Specific | Oct 19-20, 2028 | Oct 21-22 | |||||||||
| 8-week Fall Term 2 | Oct 25-Dec 22, 2028 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |||||||
| Fall Recess | Nov 20-24, 2028 | Nov 25-26 | Nov 25-26 | Nov 24-26 | ||||||||
| Last Day of Classes (Semester) | Dec 8, 2028 | N/A | Dec 20 | N/A | Dec 23 | Dec 10 | Dec 13 | N/A | ||||
| Reading Days | Dec 11-12, 2028 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |||
| Exam Days | Dec 13-21, 2028 | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | |||
| End of Semester/End of 8-Week Fall Term 2 | Dec 23, 2028 | |||||||||||
| Degree Conferral | Dec 29, 2028 | N/A | ||||||||||
| Intersession 2029 | ||||||||||||
| Classes | Jan 2-19, 2029 | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||||||||
| Holiday | Jan 15, 2029 | N/A | ||||||||||
| Spring 2029 | ||||||||||||
| First Day of Classes (Semester/8-week) | Jan 22, 2029 | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||||||||
| 8-week Spring Term 1 | Jan 22-Mar 16, 2029 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |||||||
| Spring Break | Mar 19-23, 2029 | |||||||||||
| 8-week Spring Term 2 | Mar 26-May 20, 2029 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |||||||
| Last Day of Classes (Semester) | Apr 27, 2029 | N/A | May 13 | N/A | May 19 | N/A | ||||||
| Reading Days | April 30-May 4, 2029 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |||
| Exam Days | May 7-15, 2029 | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | |||
| End of Semester/End of 8-Week Spring Term 2 | May 20, 2029 | |||||||||||
| Degree Conferral | May 24, 2029 | |||||||||||
| *Standard dates apply unless alternate dates are specified. **Length of courses may vary; check course schedule. N/A: Not applicable to this schedule. |
Notes
- The Religious Holy Days calendar can be found on the Religious & Spiritual Life website. Please find information regarding Religious Accommodations here.
- The unified Academic Calendar was created in consultation with school leadership and registrars.
