| Wednesday, July 18 - Friday, Sept. 14 |
Registration period for graduate and undergraduate students. From Aug. 3-19, registration in Sage will only be open between noon and 11:59 p.m. EDT to accommodate financial aid processing. |
| Friday Aug. 24 |
Grades for summer 2018 courses for August degree recipients due. |
| Sunday Aug. 26 |
Residence halls open for new undergraduate students. |
| Tuesday, Aug. 28 |
Residence halls open for returning students. |
| Wednesday, Aug. 29 |
First day of instruction. |
| Monday, Sept. 3 |
Labor Day: No university exercises, staff holiday. |
| Thursday, Sept. 6 |
Brandeis Monday: Monday class schedule in effect. |
| Monday, Sept. 10 - Tuesday, Sept. 11 |
Rosh Hashana: No university exercises. Staff holiday Monday. |
| Friday, Sept. 14 |
Last day to add classes. All work for summer term 2018 undergraduate and graduate incompletes due to instructors. Last day for seniors graduating in December to declare or drop a major or minor. |
| Wednesday, Sept. 19 |
Yom Kippur: No university exercises. Staff holiday. |
| Thursday, Sept. 20 |
First day for undergraduates to elect a pass/fail option for a class taken in the current term. |
| Friday, Sept. 21 |
Grades replacing summer 2018 undergraduate and graduate incompletes due in the university registrar's office. |
| Monday, Sept. 24 |
Sukkot: No university exercises. |
| Tuesday, Sept. 25 |
Brandeis Monday: Monday class schedule in effect. |
| Thursday, Sept. 27 |
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.) |
| Monday, Oct. 1 |
Shmini Atzeret: No university exercises. |
| Wednesday, Oct. 3 |
Last day to drop or change grading option of Module I courses to audit (instructor’s permission required). |
| Friday, Oct. 5 |
Last day for undergraduates to apply for midyear graduation. Last day for undergraduates to submit a Reduced Rate Senior application. |
| Monday, Oct. 8 |
Indigenous Peoples Day: Classes in session, staff holiday. |
| Wednesday, Oct. 17 |
Last day for undergraduates to drop courses without a "W" transcript notation (instructor's permission required). |
| Friday, Oct. 19 |
Undergraduate midterm grades due. |
| Tuesday, Oct. 30 |
Early registration for spring term 2019 Module I and II courses for International Business School students only. |
| Wednesday, Oct. 31 – Monday, Nov. 5 |
Registration period for spring term 2019. |
| Friday, Nov. 2 |
Fall Module I grades due. |
| Thursday, Nov. 8 |
Last day to add Module II classes. |
| Monday, Nov. 12 |
Veterans Day (observed): Classes in session. |
| Wednesday, Nov. 14 |
Last day for undergraduates to drop courses with a "W" transcript notation (instructor's permission required). |
| Wednesday, Nov. 14 |
Last day for graduate students to drop semester courses or change grading option of semester courses to audit (instructor's permission required). |
| Wednesday, Nov. 21 - Friday, Nov. 23 |
Thanksgiving holiday: No university exercises, staff holiday Thursday and Friday. |
| Tuesday, Nov. 27 |
Last day to drop or change grading option of Module II courses to audit (instructor's permission required). |
| Tuesday, Dec. 11 |
Last day of instruction. Last day to voluntarily withdraw from the term (written notification required). |
| Wednesday, Dec. 12 |
Study day. |
| Thursday, Dec. 13 - Thursday, Dec. 20 |
Final examination period. |
| Friday, Dec. 21, at noon |
Residence halls close. |
| Thursday, Dec. 27 |
Fall term grades due. |
| Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2019 |
Last day for graduating seniors to convert current term pass/fail enrollments to a "P." |
| Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2019 |
All work for fall term 2018 incompletes due to instructors. |