Spring 2026 Academic Calendar
| Date | Detail |
|---|---|
| Friday, Nov. 21 - Monday, Jan. 26 | Registration period for graduate and undergraduate students. |
| Monday, Jan. 12 | First day of instruction. |
| Monday, Jan. 19 | Martin Luther King Jr. Day: no university exercises, staff holiday. |
| Monday, Jan. 26 | Last day to add semester and Module I classes. All work for fall term 2025 incompletes due to instructors. Last day for seniors graduating in May to declare or drop a major or minor. |
| Tuesday, Feb. 3 | First day for undergraduates to elect pass/fail option for a class taken in the current term. |
| Tuesday, Feb. 3 | Grades replacing fall 2025 incompletes due. |
| Monday, Feb. 9 | Last day to drop Module I courses. |
| Monday, Feb. 9 | Last day for graduate students to change grading option of Module I courses to audit (instructor’s permission required). |
| Wednesday, Feb. 11 | First day to apply for spring graduation. |
| Monday, Feb. 16 | Presidents Day: No university exercises, staff holiday. |
| Monday, Feb. 16 - Friday, Feb. 20 | February break: No university exercises. |
| Monday, Mar. 2 | Last day to apply for spring graduation. |
| Tuesday, March 10 | 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, March 10 | Module II: first day of instruction. |
| Monday, March 16 | Spring Module I grades due. |
| Monday, March 23 | Last day to add Module II courses. |
| Monday, March 30 | Last day to drop semester courses. |
| Monday, March 30 | Last day for graduate students to change grading basis for semester courses to audit (instructor's permission required). |
| Monday, March 30 | Last day to request a medical underload. |
| Wednesday, April 15 | Last day to drop Module II courses. |
| Wednesday, April 15 | Last day for graduate students to change grading option of Module II courses to audit (instructor's permission required). |
| Wednesday, April 1 - Thursday, April 9 | Passover: No university exercises. |
| Monday, April 20 | Patriots Day: Classes in session, staff holiday (floating). |
| TBD | Priority registration for fall term 2026. |
| TBD | Early registration period for fall term 2026. |
| Tuesday, Apr. 28 | Brandeis Thursday: Thursday class schedule in effect. |
| Wednesday, April 29 |
Last day of instruction. Last day to voluntarily withdraw from the term (written notification required). |
| Thursday, April 30 | Study day. |
| Friday, May 1 - Tuesday, May 12 | Final examination period. |
| Sunday, May 10, noon | Grades for May degree recipients due. |
| Tuesday, May 12 | Department degree meetings. |
| Wednesday, May 13 | Last day for graduating seniors to convert current term pass/fail enrollments to a "P." |
| Thursday, May 14 | Faculty meeting, 2:00 p.m. |
| Sunday, May 17 | Commencement. |
| Thursday, May 21 | All other spring term grades due. |
| Friday, May 22 | **Shavuot. |
| Monday, May 25 | Memorial Day: Staff holiday. |
| Monday, June 1 | Summer School: first day of instruction. |
| Tuesday, June 2 | First day to apply for August graduation. |
| Monday, June 15 | All work for spring term 2026 incompletes due to instructors. |
| Friday, June 19 | Juneteenth: No university exercises, staff holiday. |
| Monday, June 22 | Grades replacing spring term 2026 incompletes due. |
| Monday, June 22 | Last day to apply for August graduation. |
** This Jewish holiday begins at sundown of the previous evening listed, and ends at nightfall of the last day listed on the academic calendar.