Office of the University Registrar

Spring 2015 Academic Calendar

Date Detail
Thursday, Jan. 8 - Monday, Jan. 26 Registration period for graduate and undergraduate students.
Thursday, Jan. 8 New students arrive on campus; residence halls open for new students only.
Sunday, Jan. 11 Residence halls open for returning students.
Monday, Jan. 12 First day of instruction.
Monday, Jan. 19 Martin Luther King Jr. Day: No university exercises, staff holiday.
Monday, Jan. 26 Last day to add semester and Module I classes. All work for fall term 2014 undergraduate incompletes due to instructors. Last day for seniors graduating in May to declare or drop a major or minor.
Monday, Feb. 2 Grades replacing fall 2014 undergraduate incompletes due.
Thursday, Feb. 5 Last day for undergraduates to elect a pass/fail option for the current term and to request a "P" grade for the preceding term (at 5 p.m.)
Friday, Feb. 13 Last day to drop or change grading option of Module I courses to audit (instructor’s and chair’s permission required).
Monday, Feb. 16 Presidents Day: Staff holiday.
Monday, Feb. 16 - Friday, Feb. 20 Midterm recess: No university exercises.
Monday, March 2 Last day for undergraduates to drop courses without a "W" transcript notation (instructor's permission required).
Friday, March 13 Undergraduate midterm grades due.
Monday, March 16 Spring Module I grades due.
Tuesday, March 24 Last day to add Module II courses.
Monday, March 30 Last day for undergraduates to drop courses with a "W" transcript notation (instructor's permission required).
Monday, March 30 Last day for graduate students to drop semester courses or change grading basis to audit (instructor's and chair's permission required).
Friday, April 3 Grades replacing graduate incompletes from fall term 2014 due.
Friday, April 3 - Friday, April 10 Passover and spring recess: No university exercises.
Monday, April 13 Early registration for fall term 2015 business courses for undergraduate business majors and minors only.
Tuesday, April 14 Last day to drop or change grading option of Module II courses to audit (instructor's and chair's permission required).
Tuesday, April 14 Early registration for fall term 2015 Module I and II courses for International Business School students only.
Wednesday, April 15 - Monday, April 20 Registration period for fall term 2015.
Monday, April 20 Patriots Day: Classes in session, staff holiday.
Tuesday, April 28

Brandeis Friday: Friday class schedule in effect. Last day of instruction. Last day to voluntarily withdraw from the term (written notification required).

Wednesday, April 29 Study day.
Thursday, April 30 - Thursday, May 7 Final examination period.
Monday, May 4 Grades for May degree recipients for all courses without final exams due by 10 a.m. For all courses with final exams, such grades are due by 10 a.m. on the third day after the examination, and in no case later than Sunday, May 10, at 3 p.m.
Friday, May 8, at noon Residence halls close for undergraduates.
Monday, May 11 Last day for graduating seniors to convert current term pass/fail enrollments to a "P."
Tuesday, May 12 Department degree meetings.
Thursday, May 14 Faculty meeting.
Sunday, May 17 Commencement.
Monday, May 18, at noon Residence halls close for all students.
Tuesday, May 19 All other spring term grades due.
Monday, May 25 Memorial Day: Staff holiday.