Spring 2018 Academic Calendar
| Date | Detail |
|---|---|
| Wednesday, Nov. 29 - Wednesday, Jan. 3 | Registration open for graduate and undergraduate students daily from noon to 11:59 p.m. EST. |
| Thursday, Jan. 4 - Wednesday, Jan. 24 | Registration period for graduate and undergraduate students. |
| Sunday, Jan. 7 | New students arrive on campus; residence halls open for new students only. |
| Monday, Jan. 8 | Residence halls open for returning students. |
| Wednesday, Jan. 10 | First day of instruction. |
| Monday, Jan. 15 | Martin Luther King Jr. Day: No university exercises, staff holiday. |
| Thursday, Jan. 18 | Brandeis Monday: Monday class schedule in effect. |
| Wednesday, Jan. 24 | Last day to add semester and Module I classes. All work for fall term 2017 incompletes due to instructors. Last day for seniors graduating in May to declare or drop a major or minor. |
| Monday, Jan. 29 |
First day for undergraduates to elect pass/fail option for a class taken in the current term. |
| Wednesday, Jan. 31 | Grades replacing fall 2017 incompletes due. |
| Monday, Feb. 5 | 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.) |
| Thursday, Feb. 8 | Last day to drop or change grading option of Module I courses to audit (instructor’s permission required). |
| Monday, Feb. 19 | Presidents Day: Staff holiday. |
| Monday, Feb. 19 - Friday, Feb. 23 | Midterm recess: No university exercises. |
| Wednesday, Feb. 28 | Last day for undergraduates to drop courses without a "W" transcript notation (instructor's permission required). |
| Friday, March 9 | Undergraduate midterm grades due. |
| Monday, March 19 | Spring Module I grades due. |
| Friday, March 23 | Last day to add Module II courses. |
| Friday, March 23 | Early registration for fall term 2018 Module I and II courses for International Business School students only. |
| Monday, March 26 - Thursday, March 29 | Registration period for fall term 2018. |
| Wednesday, March 28 | Last day for undergraduates to drop courses with a "W" transcript notation (instructor's permission required). |
| Wednesday, March 28 | Last day for graduate students to drop semester courses or change grading basis to audit (instructor's permission required). |
| Friday, March 30 - Friday, April 6 | Passover and spring recess: No university exercises. |
| Friday, April 13 | Last day to drop or change grading option of Module II courses to audit (instructor's permission required). |
| Monday, April 16 | Patriots Day: Classes in session, staff holiday. |
| Wednesday, April 25 |
Brandeis Friday: Friday class schedule in effect. |
| Thursday, April 26 |
Last day of instruction. Last day to voluntarily withdraw from the term (written notification required). |
| Friday, April 27 | Study day. |
| Monday, April 30 - Tuesday, May 8 | Final examination period. |
| Monday, April 30 | 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 Wednesday, May 9, at 3 p.m. |
| Tuesday, May 8 | Department degree meetings. |
| Wednesday, May 9, at noon | Residence halls close for undergraduates. |
| Wednesday, May 9 | Last day for graduating seniors to convert current term pass/fail enrollments to a "P." |
| Thursday, May 10 | Faculty meeting. |
| Sunday, May 13 | Commencement. |
| Monday, May 14, at noon | Residence halls close for all students. |
| Friday, May 18 | All other spring term grades due. |
| Monday, May 21 | Shavuot. |
| Monday, May 28 | Memorial Day: Staff holiday. |
| Monday, June 18 | All work for spring term 2018 incompletes due to instructors. |