Spring 2024 Academic Calendar
| Date | Detail |
|---|---|
| Tuesday, Dec. 5 - Wednesday, Jan. 24 | Registration period for graduate and undergraduate students. |
| Wednesday, Jan. 10 | First day of instruction. |
| Monday, Jan. 15 | Martin Luther King Jr. Day: no university exercises, staff holiday. |
| Wednesday, Jan. 17 | Brandeis Monday: Monday class schedule in effect. |
| Wednesday, Jan. 24 | Last day to add semester and Module I classes. All work for fall term 2023 incompletes due to instructors. Last day for seniors graduating in May to declare or drop a major or minor. |
| Wednesday, Jan. 31 | First day for undergraduates to elect pass/fail option for a class taken in the current term. |
| Wednesday, Jan. 31 | Grades replacing fall 2023 incompletes due. |
| Wednesday, Feb. 7 | Last day to drop Module I courses. |
| Wednesday, Feb. 7 | Last day for graduate students to change grading option of Module I courses to audit (instructor’s permission required). |
| Monday, Feb. 19 | Presidents Day: No university exercises, staff holiday. |
| Monday, Feb. 19 - Friday, Feb. 23 | February break: No university exercises. |
| Friday, March 1 | Last day for undergraduates to apply for spring graduation. |
| Wednesday, March 6 | 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, March 7 | Module II: first day of instruction. |
| Wednesday, March 13 | Spring Module I grades due. |
| Wednesday, March 20 | Last day to add Module II courses. |
| Wednesday, March 27 | Last day to drop semester courses. |
| Wednesday, March 27 | Last day for graduate students to change grading basis for semester courses to audit (instructor's permission required). |
| Thursday, March 28 - Friday, March 29 | March break: No university exercises. |
| Friday, April 5 | Last day to drop Module II courses. |
| Friday, April 5 | Last day for graduate students to change grading option of Module II courses to audit (instructor's permission required). |
| Monday, April 15 | Patriots Day: Classes in session, staff holiday (floating). |
| Monday, April 15 | Priority registration for fall term 2024. |
| Tuesday, April 16 - Friday, April 19 | Early registration period for fall term 2024. |
| Friday, April 19 |
Last day of instruction. Last day to voluntarily withdraw from the term (written notification required). |
| Monday, April 22 - Tuesday, April 30 | Passover: No university exercises. |
| Wednesday, May 1 - Thursday, May 2 | Study days. |
| Friday, May 3 - Tuesday, May 14 | Final examination period. |
| Sunday, May 12, noon | Grades for May degree recipients due. |
| Tuesday, May 14 | Department degree meetings. |
| Wednesday, May 15 | Last day for graduating seniors to convert current term pass/fail enrollments to a "P." |
| Thursday, May 16 | Faculty meeting, 2:00 p.m. |
| Sunday, May 19 | Commencement. |
| Thursday, May 23 | All other spring term grades due. |
| Monday, May 27 | Memorial Day: Staff holiday. |
| Monday, June 3 | Summer School: first day of instruction. |
| Wednesday, June 12 - Thursday, June 13 | **Shavuot. |
| Monday, June 17 | All work for spring term 2024 incompletes due to instructors. |
| Wednesday, June 19 | Juneteenth: No university exercises, staff holiday. |
** This Jewish holiday begins at sundown of the previous evening listed, and ends at nightfall of the last day listed on the academic calendar.