Fall 2025 Academic Calendar
| Date | Detail |
|---|---|
| Thursday, July 17, 10:00am - Wednesday, Sept. 10, 11:59pm | Registration period for graduate and undergraduate students. |
| Friday, Aug. 22 | Grades for summer 2025 courses for August degree recipients due. |
| Wednesday, Aug. 27 | First day of instruction. |
| Monday, Sept. 1 | Labor Day: No university exercises, staff holiday. |
| Wednesday, Sept. 10 | Last day to add classes. All work for summer term 2025 undergraduate and graduate incompletes due to instructors. Last day for seniors graduating in December to declare or drop a major or minor. |
| Wednesday, Sept. 17 | First day for undergraduates to elect a pass/fail option for a class taken in the current term. |
| Wednesday, Sept. 17 | First day for students to apply for midyear graduation. |
| Thursday, Sept. 18 | Grades replacing summer 2025 undergraduate and graduate incompletes due. |
| Tuesday, Sept. 23 - Wednesday, Sept. 24 | *Rosh Hashanah: No university exercises. Staff holiday Tuesday. |
| Friday, Sept. 26 | Last day to drop Module I courses. |
| Friday, Sept. 26 | Last day for graduate students to change grading option of Module I courses to audit (instructor’s permission required). |
| Wednesday, Oct. 1 - Thursday, Oct. 2 | Yom Kippur: No university exercises. Staff holiday Thursday. |
| Monday, Oct. 6 | Last day to apply for midyear graduation. |
| Monday, Oct. 6 | Last day for undergraduates to submit a Reduced Rate Senior application for Spring 2026. |
| Tuesday, Oct. 7 | **Sukkot: No university exercises. |
| Monday, Oct. 13 | Indigenous Peoples Day: No university exercises, staff holiday. |
| Tuesday, Oct. 14 | **Shmini Atzeret: No university exercises. |
| Wednesday, Oct. 15 | 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, Oct. 16 | Brandeis Tuesday: Tuesday class schedule in effect. |
| Friday, Oct. 24 | Module II: first day of instruction. |
| Monday, Nov. 3 | Fall Module I grades due. |
| Monday, Nov. 10 | Last day to add Module II classes. |
| Tuesday, Nov. 11 | Veterans Day: Classes in session. |
| Thursday, Nov. 13 | Last day to drop semester courses. |
| Thursday, Nov. 13 | Last day for graduate students to change grading option of semester courses to audit (instructor's permission required). |
| Thursday, Nov. 13 | Last day to request a medical underload. |
| Monday, Nov. 17 | Priority registration for Spring 2026 classes. |
| Tuesday, Nov. 18 - Thursday, Nov. 20 | Early registration for Spring 2026 classes. |
| Monday, Nov. 24 | Last day to drop Module II courses. |
| Monday, Nov. 24 | Last day for graduate students to change grading option of Module II courses to audit (instructor's permission required). |
| Wednesday, Nov. 26 - Friday, Nov. 28 | Thanksgiving holiday: No university exercises, staff holiday Thursday and Friday. |
| Thursday, Dec. 11 | Last day of instruction. Last day to voluntarily withdraw from the term (written notification required). |
| Friday, Dec. 12 | Study day. |
| Monday, Dec. 15 - Monday, Dec. 22 | Final examination period. |
| Wednesday, Dec. 24 | Fall term grades due. |
| Monday, Jan. 5, 2026 | Last day for graduating seniors to convert current term pass/fail enrollments to a "P." |
| Monday, Jan. 26, 2026 | All work for fall term 2025 incompletes due to instructors. |
*This Jewish holiday begins at sundown of the previous evening listed, and ends at nightfall of the last day listed on the academic calendar.
**This Jewish holiday begins at sundown of the previous evening listed, and ends at nightfall the day after the day listed on the academic calendar.