University-Wide Academic Calendar Archives
2025-2026
| 2025-2026 | 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 2025 | Medical Student Specific Dates | Graduate Student Specific Dates | ||||||||||||
| Classes | May 19 – Aug 13, 2025 | May 19-Aug 15, 2025 | Jun 2 – Jul 16, 2025 | May 27-Aug 17, 2025 | May 27-Aug 18, 2025 | May 21-Aug 14, 2025 | May 27-Aug 15, 2025 | May 19-Aug 22, 2025 | May 19-Aug 11, 2025 | May 27-August 8, 2025 | Summer Institute begins May 27; Summer Session June 30-Aug 22, 2025 | |||
| University Holidays | May 26, Jun 19, Jul 4, 2025 | |||||||||||||
| End of Summer Semester | Aug 22, 2025 | |||||||||||||
| Degree Conferral | Aug 22, 2025 | |||||||||||||
| Fall 2025 | ||||||||||||||
| First Day of Classes (Semester/8-Week) | Aug 25, 2025 | Aug 1, 2025 | ||||||||||||
| 8-week Fall Term 1 | Aug 25 – Oct 20, 2025 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |||||||||
| University Holiday | Sep 1, 2025 | |||||||||||||
| Fall Break | Division Specific | Oct 16-17, 2025 | Oct 16-17, 2025 | Oct 14, 2025 | Oct 17, 2025 | |||||||||
| 8-week Fall Term 2 | Oct 22 – Dec 19, 2025 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |||||||||
| Spring ’26 Registration Opens | Nov 10, 2025 | Oct 27, 2025 | Nov 10, 2025 | Nov 7, 2025 | Nov 10, 2025 | Nov 11, 2025 | Nov 7, 2025 | Oct 23, 2025 | Nov 10, 2025 | Nov 10, 2025 | Nov 10, 2025 | |||
| Fall Recess | Division Specific | Nov 24-28, 2025 | Nov 26-28, 2025 | Nov 24-28, 2025 | Nov 24-28, 2025 (First and Second Year); Nov 27-28, 2025 (Third and Fourth year) | Nov 24-28, 2025 | Nov 24-28, 2025 | Nov 26-28, 2025 | ||||||
| University Holiday | Nov 27 – 28, 2025 | |||||||||||||
| Intersession ’26 Registration Opens | Division Specific | Nov 10, 2025 | Dec 2, 2025 | Apr 7, 2025 | Dec 2, 2025 | Oct 6, 2025 | ||||||||
| Last Day of Classes (Semester) | Dec 5, 2025 | Dec 15, 2025 | Dec 1, 2025 MAGP Dec 20, 2025 | Dec 19, 2025 | Dec 15, 2025 | Dec 9, 2025 | Dec 19, 2025 | Dec 19, 2025 | Nov 17: MSN & DNP; Dec 8, 2025: PhD & Nurse Anesthesia | Dec 8, 2025 | Dec 19, 2025 (8-week Session II) | |||
| Reading Days | Dec 8-9, 2025 | Dec 2, 2025 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Nov 18-Nov 21, 2025 | Dec 9, 2025 | N/A | |||||
| Exam Days | Dec 10-18, 2025 | N/A | Dec 3-13, 2025 | Dec 15-19, 2025 | N/A | N/A | Dec 1-Dec 5, 2025: MSN & DNP; Dec 9-15, 2025 PhD & Nurse Anesthesia | Dec 10-13, 2025 | ||||||
| End of Semester/End of 8-Week Fall Term 2*** | Dec 23, 2025 | |||||||||||||
| Degree Conferral | Dec 31, 2025 | |||||||||||||
| Intersession 2026 | ||||||||||||||
| Classes | Jan 2-16, 2026 | N/A | Jan 5-16, 2026 | Jan 2-16, 2026 | N/A | N/A | Jan 2-16, 2026 | Jan 5-16, 2026 | ||||||
| University Holiday | Jan 19, 2026 | |||||||||||||
| Spring 2026 | ||||||||||||||
| First Day of Classes (Semester/8-Week) | Jan 20, 2026 | |||||||||||||
| 8-week Spring Term 1 | Jan 20-Mar 16, 2026 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |||||
| Summer ’26 Registration Opens | Mar 3, 2026 | Mar 16, 2026 | Mar 16, 2026 | Mar 23, 2026 | Mar 3, 2026 | Mar 26, 2026 | April 13, 2026 | Apr 13, 2026 | Feb 2, 2026 Summer Institutes | Apr 20, 2026 Summer | |||||
| Spring Break | Mar 16-20, 2026 | Mar 17-20, 2026 | Mar 17-20, 2026 | |||||||||||
| 8-week Spring Term 2 | Mar 23-May 17, 2026 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |||||
| Fall ’26 Registration Opens | Apr 13, 2026 | June 8, 2026 | ||||||||||||
| Last Day of Classes (Semester) | Apr 27, 2026 | May 11, 2026 | Apr 27, 2026 | May 17, 2026 | May 11, 2026 | May 5, 2026 | May 22, 2026 | May 15, 2026 | April 20, 2026: MSN & DNP; May 4, 2026: PhD & Nurse Anesthesia^^ | May 11, 2026 | May 15, 2026 | |||
| Reading Days | Apr 28-May 1, 2026 | April 28, 2026 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||||
| Exam Days | May 4-May 12, 2026 | April 29-May 9,2026 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | April 21-27, 2026: MSN & DNP; May 5-May 11, 2026: PhD & Nurse Anesthesia^^ | May 12-15, 2026 | N/A | ||||
| End of Semester/End of 8-Week Spring Term 2 | May 17, 2026 | |||||||||||||
| Degree Conferral | May 21, 2026 | |||||||||||||
| University-Wide Commencement | May 21, 2026 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 | ^^Last day of classes and final exam week have been updated for Spring 2026 for PhD and Nurse Anesthesia programs only. |
2024-2025
| 2024-2025 | 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 2024 | ||||||||||||
| Classes | May 20 – Aug 14, 2024 | Jun 3 – Jul 26, 2024 | May 28 -Aug 19, 2024 | May 28 – Aug 19, 2024 | May 20 – Aug 9 | Summer Institute begins May 28, 2024 Summer Session July 1 – Aug 23, 2024 | ||||||
| Holidays | May 27, Jun 19, Jul 4, 2024 | |||||||||||
| End of Summer Semester | Aug 23, 2024 | |||||||||||
| Degree Conferral | Aug 23, 2024 | N/A | ||||||||||
| Fall 2024 | ||||||||||||
| First Day of Classes (Semester/8-Week) | Aug 26, 2024 | N/A | N/A | |||||||||
| Last Day of Classes (Semester) | Dec 6, 2024 | Dec 2, 2024 | Dec 20, 2024 | Dec 16, 2024 | N/A | Dec 20 | Dec 6 | Dec 9 | N/A | |||
| Reading Days | Dec 9-10, 2024 | Dec 3, 2024 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |||
| Exam Days | Dec 11-19, 2024 | Dec 4-14, 2024 | TBD | N/A | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | |||
| 8-week Fall Term 1 | Aug 26 – Oct 21, 2024 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |||||||
| 8-week Fall Term 2 | Oct 23 – Dec 20, 2024 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |||||||
| Holiday | Sep 2, 2024 | |||||||||||
| Fall Break | Division Specific | Oct 17-18, 2024 | Oct 17-18, 2024 | |||||||||
| Fall Recess | Nov 25-29, 2024 | Nov 27-29, 2024 | Nov 27-29 | Nov 27-29 | ||||||||
| End of Semester/End of 8-Week Fall Term 2 | Dec 20, 2024 | |||||||||||
| Degree Conferral | Dec 31, 2024 | N/A | ||||||||||
| Intersession 2025 | ||||||||||||
| Classes | Jan 2-17, 2025 | N/A | N/A | |||||||||
| Holiday | Jan 20, 2025 | N/A | ||||||||||
| Spring 2025 | ||||||||||||
| First Day of Classes (Semester/8-Week) | Jan 21, 2025 (Tuesday) | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||||||||
| Last Day of Classes (Semester) | Apr 28, 2025 | N/A | May 12, 2025 | N/A | May 16 | May 2 | N/A | |||||
| Reading Days | Apr 29-May 2, 2025 | Apr 29, 2025 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |||
| Exam Days | May 5-13, 2025 | Apr 30-May 10, 2025 | May 12-16, 2025 | N/A | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | |||
| 8-week Spring Term 1 | Jan 21 – Mar 17, 2025 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |||||||
| 8-week Spring Term 2 | March 24 – May 18, 2025 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |||||||
| Spring Break | March 17-21, 2025 | March 18-21, 2025 | Mar 18-21 | Mar 18-21 | ||||||||
| End of Semester/End of 8-Week Spring Term 2 | May 18, 2025 | |||||||||||
| Degree Conferral | May 22, 2025 | |||||||||||
| University-Wide Commencement | May 22, 2025 | |||||||||||
| *Standard dates apply unless alternate dates are specified. **Length of courses may vary; check course schedule. N/A: Not applicable to this schedule. |
2023-2024
| 2023-2024 | 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 2023 | ||||||||||||||
| Classes | May 22-Aug 16, 2023 | May 22-Aug 14, 2023 | May 30-July 30, 2023 | May 22-July 25, 2023 | May 30-Aug 22, 2023 | May 30-Aug 22, 2023 | May 22 – Aug 11, 2023 | May 30-Aug 25, 2023 | ||||||
| Holidays | May 29, Jun 19, Jul 4, 2023 | |||||||||||||
| End of Summer Semester | Aug 25, 2023 | |||||||||||||
| Degree Conferral | Aug 25, 2023 | N/A | ||||||||||||
| Fall 2023 | ||||||||||||||
| First Day of Classes (Semester/8-Week) | Aug 28, 2023 | N/A | N/A | |||||||||||
| Last Day of Classes (Semester) | Dec 8, 2023 | Dec 18, 2023 | Dec 4, 2023 | Dec 22, 2023 | Dec 16, 2023 | Dec 12, 2023 | N/A | Dec 22, 2023 | Nov 27, 2023 | Dec 11, 2023 | N/A | |||
| Reading Days | Dec 11-12, 2023 | Dec 5-8, 2023 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Dec 12, 2023 | N/A | |||||
| Exam Days | Dec 13-21, 2023 | Dec 6-16, 2023 | Dec 18-22, 2023 | TBD | TBD | TBD | Nov 28-Dec 4, 2023 | Dec 13-16, 2023 | TBD | |||||
| 8-week Fall Term 1 | Aug 28-Oct 24, 2023 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |||||||||
| 8-week Fall Term 2 | Oct 25-Dec 22, 2023 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |||||||||
| Holiday | Sep 4, 2023 | |||||||||||||
| Fall Break | Division Specific | Oct 19° | Oct 19° | Oct 19-20, 2023 | Oct 19° | Oct 19-20, 2023 | Oct 20, 2023 | |||||||
| Fall Recess | Nov 20-24, 2023 | Nov 22-24, 2023 | Varies | Nov 22-24, 2023 | ||||||||||
| End of Semester/End of 8-Week Fall Term 2 | Dec 22, 2023 | |||||||||||||
| Degree Conferral | Dec 29, 2023 | |||||||||||||
| Intersession 2024 | ||||||||||||||
| Classes | Jan 2-19, 2024 | Jan 2-21, 2024 | N/A | N/A | N/A | |||||||||
| Holidays | Jan 1, Jan 15, 2024 | N/A | ||||||||||||
| Spring 2024 | ||||||||||||||
| First Day of Classes (Semester/8-Week) | Jan 22, 2024 | N/A | N/A | |||||||||||
| Last Day of Classes (Semester) | Apr 26, 2024 | May 13, 2024 | N/A | May 11, 2024 | May 7, 2024 | N/A | May 17, 2024 | Apr 19, 2024 | May 11, 2024 | N/A | ||||
| Reading Days | Apr 29-May 3, 2024 | April 29-May3, 2024 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |||||
| Exam Days | May 6-14, 2024 | May 1-11, 2024 | May 13-17, 2024 | TBD | TBD | TBD | Apr 23-29, 2024 | May 13-17, 2024 | TBD | |||||
| 8-week Spring Term 1 | Jan 22-Mar 15, 2024 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |||||||||
| 8-week Spring Term 2 | Mar 25-May 19, 2024 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |||||||||
| Spring Break | Mar 18-22, 2024 | |||||||||||||
| End of Semester/End of 8-Week Spring Term 2 | May 19, 2024 | |||||||||||||
| Degree Conferral | May 23, 2024 | |||||||||||||
| University-Wide Commencement | May 23, 2024 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. °No Classes Held – Special Event |
2022-2023
| 2022-2023 | University Standard |
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| Summer 2022 | |
| Classes | May 23 – Aug 17, 2022 |
| Holidays | May 30, Jun 20, Jul 4, 2022 |
| End of Summer Semester | Aug 26, 2022 |
| Degree Conferral | Aug 26, 2022 |
| Fall 2022 | |
| First Day of Classes (Semester/8-Week) | Aug 29, 2022 |
| Last Day of Classes (Semester) | Dec 9, 2022 |
| Reading Days | Dec 12-13, 2022 |
| Exam Days | Dec 14-22, 2022 |
| 8-week Fall Term 1 | Aug 29 – Oct 24, 2022 |
| 8-week Fall Term 2 | Oct 26 – Dec 23, 2022 |
| Holiday | Sep 5, 2022 |
| Fall Break | Division Specific |
| Fall Recess | Nov 19-27, 2022 |
| End of Semester/End of 8-Week Fall Term 2 | Dec 23, 2022 |
| Degree Conferral | Dec 30, 2022 |
| Intersession 2023 | |
| Classes | Jan 3-20, 2023 |
| Holiday | Jan 16, 2023 |
| Spring 2023 | |
| First Day of Classes (Semester/8-Week) | Jan 23, 2023 |
| Last Day of Classes (Semester) | Apr 28, 2023 |
| Reading Days | May 1-May 5, 2023 |
| Exam Days | May 8-16, 2023 |
| 8-week Spring Term 1 | Jan 23 – Mar 17, 2023 |
| 8-week Spring Term 2 | Mar 27 – May 19, 2023 |
| Spring Break | Mar 18-26, 2023 |
| End of Semester/End of 8-Week Spring Term 2 | May 19, 2023 |
| Degree Conferral | May 25, 2023 |
- Modification to Spring 2023 made on 10/14/2022. Dates updated for Reading Days and Final Exams.
2021-2022
| 2021-2022 | University Standard |
|---|---|
| Summer 2021 | |
| Classes | May 24 – Aug 17, 2021 |
| Holidays | May 31, Jun 18, Jul 5, 2021 |
| End of Summer Semester | Aug 27, 2021 |
| Degree Conferral | Aug 27, 2021 |
| Fall 2021 | |
| First Day of Classes (Semester/8-Week) | Aug 30, 2021 |
| Last Day of Classes (Semester) | Dec 6, 2021 |
| Reading Days | Dec 7-10, 2021 |
| Exam Days | Dec 13-21, 2021 |
| 8-week Fall Term 1 | Aug 30 – Oct 25, 2021 |
| 8-week Fall Term 2 | Oct 27 – Dec 23, 2021 |
| Holiday | Sep 6, 2021 |
| Fall Break | Division Specific |
| Fall Recess | Nov 22-26, 2021 |
| End of Semester/End of 8-Week Fall Term 2 | Dec 23, 2021 |
| Degree Conferral | Dec 31, 2021 |
| Intersession 2022 | |
| Classes | Jan 4-21, 2022 |
| Holiday | Jan 17, 2022 |
| Spring 2022 | |
| First Day of Classes (Semester/8-Week) | Jan 24, 2022 |
| Last Day of Classes (Semester) | Apr 29, 2022 |
| Reading Days | May 2-May 6, 2022 |
| Exam Days | May 9-17, 2022 |
| 8-week Spring Term 1 | Jan 24 – Mar 18, 2022 |
| 8-week Spring Term 2 | Mar 28 – May 20, 2022 |
| Spring Break | Mar 21-25, 2022 |
| End of Semester/End of 8-Week Spring Term 2 | May 20, 2022 |
| Degree Conferral | May 26, 2022 |