Spring 2025 Academic Calendar
| Date | Detail |
|---|---|
| Friday, Nov. 22 - Tuesday, Jan. 28 | Registration period for graduate and undergraduate students. |
| Tuesday, Jan. 14 | First day of instruction. |
| Monday, Jan. 20 | Martin Luther King Jr. Day: no university exercises, staff holiday. |
| Tuesday, Jan. 21 | Brandeis Monday: Monday class schedule in effect. |
| Tuesday, Jan. 28 | Last day to add semester and Module I classes. All work for fall term 2024 incompletes due to instructors. Last day for seniors graduating in May to declare or drop a major or minor. |
| Tuesday, Feb. 4 | First day for undergraduates to elect pass/fail option for a class taken in the current term. |
| Tuesday, Feb. 4 | Grades replacing fall 2024 incompletes due. |
| Tuesday, Feb. 11 | Last day to drop Module I courses. |
| Tuesday, Feb. 11 | Last day for graduate students to change grading option of Module I courses to audit (instructor’s permission required). |
| Monday, Feb. 17 | Presidents Day: No university exercises, staff holiday. |
| Monday, Feb. 17 - Friday, Feb. 21 | February break: No university exercises. |
| Friday, February 28 | Last day for undergraduates to apply for spring graduation. |
| Tuesday, March 11 | 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.) |
| Wednesday, March 12 | Module II: first day of instruction. |
| Thursday, March 13 | Spring Module I grades due. |
| Wednesday, March 19 | March break: No university exercises. |
| Wednesday, March 26 | Last day to add Module II courses. |
| Wednesday, April 2 | Last day to drop semester courses. |
| Wednesday, April 2 | Last day for graduate students to change grading basis for semester courses to audit (instructor's permission required). |
| Wednesday, April 2 | Last day to request a medical underload. |
| Wednesday, April 9 | Last day to drop Module II courses. |
| Wednesday, April 9 | Last day for graduate students to change grading option of Module II courses to audit (instructor's permission required). |
| Monday, April 14 - Friday, April 18 | Passover: No university exercises. |
| Monday, April 21 | Patriots Day: Classes in session, staff holiday (floating). |
| Tuesday, April 22 | Priority registration for fall term 2025. |
| Wednesday, April 23 - Thursday, May 1 | Early registration period for fall term 2025. |
| Wednesday, April 30 |
Last day of instruction. Last day to voluntarily withdraw from the term (written notification required). |
| Thursday, May 1 | Study day. |
| Friday, May 2 - Tuesday, May 13 | Final examination period. |
| Sunday, May 11, noon | Grades for May degree recipients due. |
| Tuesday, May 13 | Department degree meetings. |
| Wednesday, May 14 | Last day for graduating seniors to convert current term pass/fail enrollments to a "P." |
| Thursday, May 15 | Faculty meeting, 2:00 p.m. |
| Sunday, May 18 | Commencement. |
| Thursday, May 22 | All other spring term grades due. |
| Monday, May 26 | Memorial Day: Staff holiday. |
| Monday, June 2 - Tuesday, June 3 | **Shavuot. |
| Wednesday, June 4 | Summer School: first day of instruction. |
| Monday, June 16 | All work for spring term 2025 incompletes due to instructors. |
| Thursday, 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.