| Tuesday, Aug. 16 - Thursday, Sept. 15 | 
Registration period for graduate and undergraduate students. | 
| Sunday, Aug. 28 | 
Residence halls open for new undergraduate students. (Note: Changed to Monday, Aug. 29, due to weather conditions.) | 
| Monday, Aug. 29 | 
Residence halls open for new undergraduate students. | 
| Tuesday, Aug. 30 | 
Residence halls open for returning students. | 
| Thursday, Sept. 1 | 
First day of instruction. | 
| Monday, Sept. 5 | 
Labor Day: No university exercises, staff holiday. | 
| Thursday, Sept. 15 | 
Last day to add classes. All work for spring term 2011 undergraduate incompletes due to instructors. Last day for seniors graduating in December to declare or drop a major or minor. | 
| Thursday, Sept. 22 | 
Grades replacing spring 2011 graduate incompletes due in the university registrar's office. | 
| Thursday, Sept. 22 | 
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 spring 2011 undergraduate incompletes due in the university registrar's office. | 
| Wednesday, Sept. 28 | 
Last day to drop or change grading option of Module I courses to audit (instructor’s and chair’s permission required). | 
| Thursday, Sept. 29 - Friday, Sept. 30 | 
Rosh Hashana: No university exercises. | 
| Monday, Oct. 10 | 
Columbus Day: Classes in session, staff holiday. | 
| Tuesday, Oct. 11 | 
Brandeis Thursday: Thursday class schedule in effect. | 
| Thursday, Oct. 13 | 
Sukkot: No university exercises | 
| Monday, Oct. 17 | 
Brandeis Thursday: Thursday class schedule in effect. | 
| Tuesday, Oct. 18 | 
Last day for undergraduates to drop courses without a "W" transcript notation (instructor's permission required). | 
| Thursday, Oct. 20 | 
Shmini Atzeret: No university exercises. | 
| Monday, Oct. 24 | 
Undergraduate midterm grades due. | 
| Tuesday, Nov. 1 - Monday, Nov. 7 | 
Registration period for spring term 2012. | 
| Tuesday, Nov. 1 | 
Fall Module I grades due. | 
| Tuesday, Nov. 8 | 
Last day to add Module II classes. | 
| Wednesday, Nov. 16 | 
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 option of classes to audit (instructor's and chair's permission required). | 
| Wednesday, Nov. 23 - Friday, Nov. 25 | 
Thanksgiving holiday: No university exercises, staff holiday Thursday and Friday. | 
| Monday, Dec. 12 | 
Last day of instruction. Last day to voluntarily withdraw from the term (written notification required). | 
| Tuesday, Dec. 13 | 
Study day. | 
| Wednesday, Dec. 14 - Wednesday, Dec. 21 | 
Final examination period. | 
| Thursday, Dec. 22, at noon | 
Residence halls close. | 
| Friday, Dec. 23 | 
Fall term grades due. | 
| Friday, Dec. 30 | 
Last day for graduating seniors to convert current term pass/fail enrollments to a "P." |