Fall 2021 Academic Calendar
| Date | Detail |
|---|---|
| Monday, July 19 - Monday, Sept. 13 | Registration period for graduate and undergraduate students. |
| Tuesday Aug. 24 | Grades for summer 2021 courses for August degree recipients due. |
| Thursday, Aug. 26 | First day of instruction. |
| Monday, Sept. 6 | Labor Day: No university exercises, staff holiday. |
| Tuesday, Sept. 7 - Wednesday, Sept. 8 | *Rosh Hashanah: No university exercises. Staff holiday Tuesday. |
| Monday, Sept. 13 | Last day to add classes. All work for summer term 2021 undergraduate and graduate incompletes due to instructors. Last day for seniors graduating in December to declare or drop a major or minor. |
| Wednesday, Sept. 15 | First day for undergraduates to elect a pass/fail option for a class taken in the current term. |
| Thursday, Sept. 16 | *Yom Kippur: No university exercises. Staff holiday. |
| Tuesday, Sept. 21 | **Sukkot: No university exercises. |
| Thursday, Sept. 23 | Grades replacing summer 2021 undergraduate and graduate incompletes due in the university registrar's office. |
| Monday, Sept. 27 | Brandeis Tuesday: Tuesday class schedule in effect. |
| Tuesday, Sept. 28 | **Shmini Atzeret: No university exercises. |
| Thursday, Sept. 30 | Last day to drop Module I courses. |
| Thursday, Sept. 30 | Last day for graduate students to change grading option of Module I courses to audit (instructor’s permission required). |
| Monday, Oct. 11 | Indigenous Peoples Day: Classes in session, staff holiday. |
| Friday, Oct. 15 | 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. 18 | Last day for undergraduates to apply for midyear graduation. Last day for undergraduates to submit a Reduced Rate Senior application. |
| Friday, Oct. 29 | Fall Module I grades due. |
| Friday, Nov. 5 | Last day to add Module II classes. |
| Thursday, Nov. 11 | Veterans Day: Classes in session. |
| Friday, Nov. 12 | Last day to drop semester courses. |
| Friday, Nov. 12 | Last day for graduate students to change grading option of semester courses to audit (instructor's permission required). |
| Friday, Nov. 19 | Last day to drop Module II courses. |
| Friday, Nov. 19 | Last day for graduate students to change grading option of Module II courses to audit (instructor's permission required). |
| Wednesday, Nov. 24 - Friday, Nov. 26 | Thanksgiving holiday: No university exercises, staff holiday Thursday and Friday. |
| Wednesday, Dec. 1 - Monday, Dec. 6 | Early registration for Spring 2022 classes. |
| Wednesday, Dec. 8 | Last day of instruction. Last day to voluntarily withdraw from the term (written notification required). |
| Thursday, Dec. 9 | Study day. |
| Friday, Dec. 10 - Friday, Dec. 17 | Final examination period. |
| Thursday, Dec. 23 | Fall term grades due. |
| Friday, Jan. 7, 2022 | Last day for graduating seniors to convert current term pass/fail enrollments to a "P." |
| Monday, Jan. 31, 2022 | All work for fall term 2021 incompletes due to instructors. |
*This Jewish holiday begins at sundown of the previous evening listed, and ends at nightfall of the last day listed on the academic calendar.
**This Jewish holiday begins at sundown of the previous evening listed, and ends at nightfall the day after the day listed on the academic calendar.