Office of the University Registrar

Fall 2015 Academic Calendar

Date Detail
Wednesday, Aug. 19 - Thursday, Sept. 10 Registration period for graduate and undergraduate students.
Sunday Aug. 23 Residence halls open for new undergraduate students.
Tuesday, Aug. 25 Residence halls open for returning students.
Thursday, Aug. 27 First day of instruction.
Monday, Sept. 7 Labor Day: No university exercises, staff holiday.
Thursday, Sept. 10 Last day to add classes. All work for spring term 2015 undergraduate and graduate incompletes due to instructors. Last day for seniors graduating in December to declare or drop a major or minor.
Thursday, Sept. 10 Brandeis Monday: Monday class schedule in effect.
Monday, Sept. 14 - Tuesday, Sept. 15 Rosh Hashana: No university exercises. Staff holiday Monday.
Wednesday, Sept. 16 First day for undergraduates to elect a pass/fail option for a class taken in the current term.
Thursday, Sept. 17 Grades replacing spring 2015 undergraduate and graduate incompletes due in the university registrar's office.
Tuesday, 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 (at 5 p.m.)
Wednesday, Sept. 23 Yom Kippur: No university exercises, staff holiday.
Monday, Sept. 28 Sukkot: No university exercises.
Tuesday, Sept. 29 Brandeis Monday: Monday class schedule in effect.
Thursday, Oct. 1 Last day to drop or change grading option of Module I courses to audit (instructor’s and chair’s permission required).
Monday, Oct. 5 Shmini Atzeret: No university exercises.
Friday, Oct. 9 Last day for undergraduates to apply for midyear graduation. Last day for undergraduates to submit a Reduced Rate Senior application.
Monday, Oct. 12 Columbus Day: Classes in session, staff holiday.
Thursday, Oct. 15 Last day for undergraduates to drop courses without a "W" transcript notation (instructor's permission required).
Thursday, Oct. 22 All work for summer 2015 incompletes due to instructors.
Friday, Oct. 23 Undergraduate midterm grades due.
Monday, Oct. 26 Early registration for spring term 2016 business courses for undergraduate business majors and minors only.
Tuesday, Oct. 27 Early registration for spring term 2016 Module I and II courses for International Business School students only.
Wednesday, Oct. 28 - Monday, Nov. 2 Registration period for spring term 2016.
Thursday, Oct. 29 Grades replacing summer 2015 incompletes due in the university registrar's office.
Friday, Oct. 30 Fall Module I grades due.
Tuesday, Nov. 10 Last day to add Module II classes.
Wednesday, Nov. 11 Veterans Day: Classes in session.
Thursday, Nov. 12 Last day for undergraduates to drop courses with a "W" transcript notation (instructor's permission required).
Thursday, Nov. 12 Last day for graduate students to drop semester courses or change grading option of semester classes to audit (instructor's and chair's permission required).
Monday, Nov. 23 Last day to drop or change grading option of Module II courses to audit (instructor's and chair's permission required).
Wednesday, Nov. 25 - Friday, Nov. 27 Thanksgiving holiday: No university exercises, staff holiday Thursday and Friday.
Wednesday, Dec. 9 Last day of instruction. Last day to voluntarily withdraw from the term (written notification required).
Thursday, Dec. 10 Study day.
Friday, Dec. 11 - Friday, Dec. 18 Final examination period.
Saturday, Dec. 19, at noon Residence halls close.
Wednesday, Dec. 23 Fall term grades due.
Tuesday, Dec. 29 Last day for graduating seniors to convert current term pass/fail enrollments to a "P."