Academic Calendar | University Registrar (2024)

Fall 2023Winter 2023/2024
Spring 2024U+ Summer 2024
University Summer 2024Fall 2024
Winter 2024/2025Spring 2025
U+ Summer 2025University Summer 2025


This calendar site is updated for the new academic year in late August after the end of the U+(UWW/CPE) Summer session and before the start of the Fall term. You can find future calendars on the official Faculty Senate calendar page.

You may findinformation about the five collegeacademic calendar(including UMass Amherst)on the Five College Web site.

Fall 2023

First Day of classesTuesdaySeptember5
Last day to add or drop any class with no record – Undergraduate and Non-degree studentsMondaySeptember11
Last day to add or drop any class with no record – Matriculated Graduate studentsMondaySeptember18
Holiday – Indigenous Peoples DayMondayOctober9
Monday class schedule will be followedTuesdayOctober10
Last day to Drop with "DR" - GraduateTuesdayOctober31
Last day to Drop with ‘W’ and select 'P/F' - Undergraduate,Stockbridge,CPETuesdayOctober31
Registration begins for Spring 2024MondayNovember6
Holiday – Veterans’ DaySaturdayNovember11
Thanksgiving recess begins after last classTuesdayNovember21
Classes resumeMondayNovember27
Last day of classesFridayDecember8
Reading DaySaturdayDecember9
Final examinations beginMondayDecember11
Last day of final examinations, semester endsFridayDecember15
Final grades due by MidnightThursdayDecember21

Number of class meetings:MTuWThF: 13

Winter 2023/2024

First Day of ClassesMondayDecember18
Last day to add/dropFridayDecember22
Holiday Break startsSaturdayDecember23
Classes resumeTuesdayDecember26
Holiday - New Year's DayMondayJanuary1
Last day to drop with "W" or “DR” and select 'P/F'FridayJanuary12
Holiday – Martin Luther King DayMondayJanuary15
Last day of classesWednesdayJanuary31
Final grades due by MidnightMondayFebruary5

Spring 2024

First day of classesThursdayFebruary1
Last day to add or drop any class with no record – Undergraduate and Non-degree studentsWednesdayFebruary7
Last day to add or drop any class with no record – Matriculated Graduate studentsWednesdayFebruary14
Holiday - Presidents’ DayMondayFebruary19
Monday class schedule will be followedThursdayFebruary22
Spring recess beginsSundayMarch17
Classes resumeMondayMarch25
Last day to Drop with "DR" - GraduateThursdayApril4
Last day to Drop with ‘W’ and select 'P/F' - Undergraduate,Stockbridge,U+ThursdayApril4
Registration begins for Fall 2024MondayApril8
Monday class schedule will be followedFridayApril12
Holiday - Patriot’s DayMondayApril15
Last day of classesFridayMay10
Reading DaySaturdayMay11
Final examinations beginMondayMay13
Last day of final examinations, semester endsFridayMay17
Commencement Weekend beginsFridayMay17
Commencement Weekend endsSundayMay19
Final grades due by MidnightThursdayMay23

Number of class meetings: MTuWThF: 13

U+Summer 2024

First day of classes - Session OneTuesdayMay21
Holiday – Memorial DayMondayMay27
Last day to add/drop any Session One classTuesdayMay28
Last day to drop with "W" or “DR” and select 'P/F' any Session One classFridayJune14
Holiday - JuneteenthWednesdayJune19
Last day of classes - Session OneWednesdayJuly3
Holiday - Independence DayThursdayJuly4
First day of classes – Session TwoMondayJuly8
Session One final grades due by midnightMondayJuly8
Last day to add/drop any Session Two classFridayJuly12
Last day to drop with "W" or “DR” and select 'P/F' any Session Two classWednesdayJuly31
Last day of classes - Session Two; Summer Term endsFridayAugust16
Remaining Summer grades due by midnightWednesdayAugust21

University Summer2024

First day of classes - Session OneTuesdayMay21
Holiday – Memorial DayMondayMay27
Last day to add/dropTuesdayMay28
Holiday -JuneteenthWednesdayJune19
Holiday - Independence DayThursdayJuly4
Last day to drop with "W" or “DR”MondayJuly15
Last day of classesFridayAugust16
Final grades due by midnightWednesdayAugust21

Fall 2024

First Day of classes

Tuesday

September

3

Last day to add or drop any class with no record – Matriculated Undergraduate and Non-degree students

Monday

September

9

Last day to add or drop any class with no record – Matriculated Graduate students

Monday

September

16

Holiday – Indigenous People’s Day

Monday

October

14

Monday class schedule will be followed

Tuesday

October

15

Last day to Drop with "DR" - Graduate

Tuesday

October

29

Last day to Drop with ‘W’ and select 'P/F' - Undergraduate, Stockbridge, CPE

Tuesday

October

29

Holiday – Election Day

Tuesday

November

5

Holiday – Veterans’ Day

Monday

November

11

Registration begins for Spring 2025

Tuesday

November

12

Thanksgiving recess begins after last class

Tuesday

November

26

Classes resume

Monday

December

2

Last day of classes

Tuesday

December

10

Reading Day

Wednesday

December

11

Final examinations begin

Thursday

December

12

Second Reading Day

Saturday

December

14

Last day of final examinations, semester ends

Wednesday

December

18

Final grades due by Midnight

Tuesday

December

24

Number of class meetings:MTuWThF: 13

Winter 2024/2025

First Day of classes

Friday

December

20

Holiday – Christmas Day

Wednesday

December

25

Last day to add/drop

Thursday

December

26

Holiday – New Year’s Day

Wednesday

January

1

Last day to drop with "W" or “DR” and select 'P/F'

Tuesday

January

14

Holiday – Martin Luther King Day

Monday

January

20

Last day of classes

Wednesday

January

29

Final grades due

Monday

February

3

Spring 2025

First day of classes

Thursday

January

30

Last day to add or drop any class with no record – Matriculated Undergraduate and Non-degree students

Wednesday

February

5

Last day to add or drop any class with no record – Matriculated Graduate students

Wednesday

February

12

Holiday - Presidents’ Day

Monday

February

17

Monday class schedule will be followed

Thursday

February

20

Spring recess begins

Sunday

March

16

Classes resume

Monday

March

24

Last day to Drop with "DR" - Graduate

Thursday

April

3

Last day to Drop with ‘W’ and select 'P/F' - Undergraduate, Stockbridge, U+

Thursday

April

3

Registration begins for Fall 2025

Monday

April

7

Monday class schedule will be followed

Friday

April

18

Holiday - Patriot's Day

Monday

April

21

Last day of classes

Friday

May

9

Reading Day

Saturday

May

10

Final examinations begin

Monday

May

12

Last day of final examinations, semester ends

Friday

May

16

Commencement Weekend begins

Friday

May

16

Commencement Weekend ends

Sunday

May

18

Final grades due by Midnight

Thursday

May

22

Number of class meetings:MTuWThF: 13

U+Summer 2025

First day of classes - Session One

Monday

May

19

Last day to add/drop any Session One class

Friday

May

23

Holiday - Memorial Day

Monday

May

26

Last day to drop with "W" or “DR” and select 'P/F' any Session One class

Thursday

June

12

Holiday – Juneteenth

Thursday

June

19

Last day of classes - Session One

Tuesday

July

1

Holiday - Independence Day

Friday

July

4

First day of classes – Session Two

Monday

July

7

Session One final grades due

Monday

July

7

Last day to add/drop any Session Two class

Friday

July

11

Last day to drop with "W" or “DR” and select 'P/F' any Session Two class

Wednesday

July

30

Last day of classes - Session Two; Summer Term ends

Friday

August

15

Remaining Summer grades due

Wednesday

August

20

University Summer 2025

First day of classes

Monday

May

19

Holiday – Memorial Day

Monday

May

26

Last day to add/drop

Monday

June

2

Holiday – Juneteenth

Thursday

June

19

Holiday – Independence Day

Friday

July

4

Last day to drop with “W” or “DR”

Monday

July

14

Last day of classes

Friday

August

15

Final grades due

Wednesday

August

20

Academic Calendar | University Registrar (2024)

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