Spring 2017 Academic Calendar
| Date | Detail |
|---|---|
| Monday, Jan. 9 - Monday, Jan. 30 | Registration period for graduate and undergraduate students. |
| Friday, Jan. 13 | New students arrive on campus; residence halls open for new students only. |
| Sunday, Jan. 15 | Residence halls open for returning students. |
| Monday, Jan. 16 | Martin Luther King Jr. Day: No university exercises, staff holiday. |
| Tuesday, Jan. 17 | First day of instruction. |
| Monday, Jan. 30 | Last day to add semester and Module I classes. All work for fall term 2016 undergraduate incompletes due to instructors. Last day for seniors graduating in May to declare or drop a major or minor. |
| Thursday, Feb. 2 |
First day for undergraduates to elect pass/fail option for a class taken in the current term. |
| Monday, Feb. 6 | Grades replacing fall 2016 undergraduate incompletes due. |
| Friday, Feb. 10 | 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, Feb. 13 | Last day to drop or change grading option of Module I courses to audit (instructor’s permission required). |
| Monday, Feb. 20 | Presidents Day: Staff holiday. |
| Monday, Feb. 20 - Friday, Feb. 24 | Midterm recess: No university exercises. |
| Monday, March 6 | Last day for undergraduates to drop courses without a "W" transcript notation (instructor's permission required). |
| Friday, March 10 | Undergraduate midterm grades due. |
| Wednesday, March 22 | Spring Module I grades due. |
| Monday, March 27 | Last day to add Module II courses. |
| Monday, March 27 | All work for fall term 2016 graduate incompletes due to instructors. |
| Monday, March 27 | Early registration for fall term 2017 business courses for undergraduate business majors and minors only. |
| Tuesday, March 28 | Early registration for fall term 2017 Module I and II courses for International Business School students only. |
| Wednesday, March 29 - Monday, April 3 | Registration period for fall term 2017. |
| Monday, April 3 | Last day for undergraduates to drop courses with a "W" transcript notation (instructor's permission required). |
| Monday, April 3 | Last day for graduate students to drop semester courses or change grading basis to audit (instructor's permission required). |
| Monday, April 3 | Grades replacing graduate incompletes from fall term 2016 due. |
| Monday, April 10 - Tuesday, April 18 | Passover and spring recess: No university exercises. |
| Monday, April 17 | Patriots Day: Staff holiday |
| Wednesday, April 19 | Last day to drop or change grading option of Module II courses to audit (instructor's permission required). |
| Wednesday, April 19 |
Brandeis Monday: Monday class schedule in effect. |
| Wednesday, May 3 |
Last day of instruction. Last day to voluntarily withdraw from the term (written notification required). |
| Thursday, May 4 | Study day. |
| Friday, May 5 - Friday, May 12 | Final examination period. |
| Monday, May 8 | 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 14, at 3 p.m. |
| Saturday, May 13, at noon | Residence halls close for undergraduates. |
| Monday, May 15 | Last day for graduating seniors to convert current term pass/fail enrollments to a "P." |
| Tuesday, May 16 | Department degree meetings. |
| Thursday, May 18 | Faculty meeting. |
| Sunday, May 21 | Commencement. |
| Monday, May 22, at noon | Residence halls close for all students. |
| Tuesday, May 23 | All other spring term grades due. |
| Monday, May 29 | Memorial Day: Staff holiday. |
| Monday, June 19 | All work for spring term 2017 incompletes due to instructors. |