| Wednesday, Jan. 12 - Monday, Jan. 31 |
Registration period for graduate and undergraduate students. |
| Friday, Jan. 14 |
New students arrive on campus; residence halls open for new students only. |
| Sunday, Jan. 16 |
Residence halls open for returning students. |
| Monday, Jan. 17 |
Martin Luther King Jr. Day: No university exercises, staff holiday. |
| Tuesday, Jan. 18 |
First day of instruction. |
| Monday, Jan. 31 |
Last day to add classes. All work for fall term 2010 undergraduate incompletes due to instructors. Last day for seniors graduating in May to declare or drop a major or minor. |
| Monday, Feb. 7 |
Last day for undergraduates to elect a pass/fail option for the current term and to request a P grade for the preceding term. Grades replacing fall 2010 undergraduate incompletes due. |
| Tuesday, Feb. 15 |
Last day to drop or change grading option of Module I courses to audit (instructor’s and chair’s permission required). |
| Monday, Feb. 21 - Friday, Feb. 25 |
Midterm Recess: No university exercises. |
| Tuesday, March 8 |
Last day for undergraduates to drop courses without a "W" transcript notation (instructor's permission required). |
| Friday, March 11 |
Undergraduate midterm grades due. |
| Monday, March 28 |
Spring Module I grades due. |
| Tuesday, March 29 |
Last day to add Module II courses. |
| Friday, April 1 |
Grades replacing graduate incompletes from fall term 2010 due. |
| Monday, April 4 - Monday, April 11 |
Registration period for fall term 2011. |
| Tuesday, April 5 |
Last day for undergraduates to drop courses with a "W" transcript notation (instructor's permission required). Last day for graduate students to drop courses or change grading basis to audit (instructor's and chair's permission required). |
| Monday, April 18 - Tuesday, April 26 |
Passover and spring recess: No university exercises. |
| Monday, April 18 |
Patriots Day: Staff holiday. |
| Wednesday, April 27 |
Brandeis Monday: Monday class schedule in effect. |
| Wednesday, May 4 |
Last day of instruction. Last day to voluntarily withdraw from the term (written notification required). |
| Thursday, May 5 |
Study day. |
| Friday, May 6 - Friday, May 13 |
Final examination period. |
| Monday, May 9 |
Senior grades for all courses without final exams due by 10 a.m. Senior and all graduate degree recipient grades for all courses with final exams due by 10 a.m. on the third day after the examination, and in no case later than Sunday, May 15, at 3 p.m. |
| Wednesday, May 11 |
Grades for courses without final exams due for all graduate degree candidates. |
| Saturday, May 14, at noon |
Residence halls close for undergraduates. |
| Monday, May 16 |
Last day for graduating seniors to convert current term pass/fail enrollments to a "P." |
| Tuesday, May 17 |
Department degree meetings. |
| Thursday, May 19 |
Faculty meeting. |
| Sunday, May 22 |
Commencement. |
| Monday, May 23, at noon |
Residence halls close for all students. |
| Tuesday, May 24 |
All other spring term grades due. |
| Monday, May 30 |
Memorial Day: Staff holiday. |