Spring 2019 Academic Calendar
| Date | Detail |
|---|---|
| Wednesday, Dec. 5 - Monday, Jan. 7 | Registration open for graduate and undergraduate students daily from noon to 11:59 p.m. EST. |
| Tuesday, Jan. 8 - Tuesday, Jan. 29 | Registration period for graduate and undergraduate students. |
| Sunday, Jan. 13 | New students arrive on campus; residence halls open for new students only. |
| Monday, Jan. 14 | Residence halls open for returning students. |
| Tuesday, Jan. 15 | First day of instruction. |
| Monday, Jan. 21 | Martin Luther King Jr. Day: No university exercises, staff holiday. |
| Tuesday, Jan. 22 | Brandeis Monday: Monday class schedule in effect. |
| Tuesday, Jan. 29 | Last day to add semester and Module I classes. All work for fall term 2018 incompletes due to instructors. Last day for seniors graduating in May to declare or drop a major or minor. |
| Friday, Feb. 1 |
First day for undergraduates to elect pass/fail option for a class taken in the current term. |
| Tuesday, Feb. 5 | Grades replacing fall 2018 incompletes due. |
| Friday, Feb. 8 | 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.) |
| Tuesday, Feb. 12 | Last day to drop or change grading option of Module I courses to audit (instructor’s permission required). |
| Monday, Feb. 18 | Presidents Day: Staff holiday. |
| Monday, Feb. 18 - Friday, Feb. 22 | Midterm recess: No university exercises. |
| Tuesday, March 5 | Last day for undergraduates to drop courses without a "W" transcript notation (instructor's permission required). |
| Friday, March 8 | Undergraduate midterm grades due. |
| Tuesday, March 19 | Spring Module I grades due. |
| Tuesday, March 26 | Last day to add Module II courses. |
| Tuesday, April 2 | Last day for undergraduates to drop courses with a "W" transcript notation (instructor's permission required). |
| Tuesday, April 2 | Last day for graduate students to drop semester courses or change grading basis to audit (instructor's permission required). |
| Tuesday, April 2 | Early registration for fall term 2019 Module I and II courses for International Business School students only. |
| Wednesday, April 3 - Monday, April 8 | Registration period for fall term 2019. |
| Tuesday, April 9 | Last day to drop or change grading option of Module II courses to audit (instructor's permission required). |
| Monday, April 15 | Patriots Day: Classes in session, staff holiday |
| Friday, April 19 - Friday, April 26 | Passover and spring recess: No university exercises. |
| Thursday, May 2 |
Brandeis Friday: Friday class schedule in effect. |
| Thursday, May 2 |
Last day of instruction. Last day to voluntarily withdraw from the term (written notification required). |
| Friday, May 3 | Study day. |
| Monday, May 6 - Tuesday, May 14 | Final examination period. |
| Monday, May 6 | Grades for May degree recipients for all courses without final exams due. For all courses with final exams, such grades are due on the third day after the examination. Late grades for May degree recipients due no later than noon on Sunday, May 12. |
| Tuesday, May 14 | Department degree meetings. |
| Wednesday, May 15, at noon | Residence halls close for undergraduates. |
| Wednesday, May 15 | Last day for graduating seniors to convert current term pass/fail enrollments to a "P." |
| Thursday, May 16 | Faculty meeting. |
| Sunday, May 19 | Commencement. |
| Monday, May 20, at noon | Residence halls close for all students. |
| Friday, May 24 | All other spring term grades due. |
| Monday, May 27 | Memorial Day: Staff holiday. |
| Monday, June 10 | Shavuot. |
| Monday, June 17 | All work for spring term 2019 incompletes due to instructors. |