The semester-based academic calendar provides students, faculty and staff with important dates and deadlines.

  • Semester start and end dates
  • registration
  • course add/drop/withdraw deadlines
  • reading days and final exams
  • breaks and holidays
  • future academic calendars

Every reasonable attempt is made to ensure the accuracy and completeness of this calendar. Dates can change without notice when circumstances warrant, and the calendar is updated accordingly. Individual schools may also have their own specific dates and deadlines, as it is not uncommon for the graduate and professional programs to follow different deadlines.


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Graduate Business
2026 Fall Semester
August 24
First Day of Classes
August 24
First Day of Fall Half A classes
August 31
Last day to add/wait/drop (D) for Fall Half A classes
Last day to add/wait/drop (D) for Fall Half A classes

Classes dropped with a (D) do not appear on an official transcript.

September 7
Labor Day Holiday - No Classes
September 7
Last day to add/wait/drop (D) for regular session classes
Last day to add/wait/drop (D) for regular session classes

Classes dropped with a (D) do not appear on an official transcript.

September 7
Last day to change grade option for Fall Half A classes
September 14
Spring 2027 classes will start publishing in Workday
Spring 2027 classes will start publishing in Workday

Please note: It may take several weeks for all classes to be published.
Contact your school if your classes are still unavailable after two weeks.

September 14
Last day to withdraw (W) for Fall Half A classes
Last day to withdraw (W) for Fall Half A classes

A “W” will appear on an official transcript.

September 14
Last day to change grade option for Fall regular session classes
October 3-6
Fall Break - No Classes
Fall Break - No Classes

Please Note: Not all Medical School programs offer a Fall Break, please check your program’s specific calendar to confirm.

Fall break duration may be different for your school, please check your specific school’s calendar for dates.

October 3-11
Fall Break for Graduate Olin Business School - no classes
Fall Break for Graduate Olin Business School - no classes

 

 

October 12
Last day of Fall Half A classes
October 13-19
Fall Half A Final Exams
October 20
First day of Fall Half B classes
October 27
Last day to add/wait/drop (D) for Fall Half B classes
Last day to add/wait/drop (D) for Fall Half B classes

Classes dropped with a (D) do not appear on an official transcript.

November 2
Last day to apply for Fall Program Completion
November 3
Last day to change grade option for Fall Half B classes
November 10
Last day to withdraw (W) for Fall Half B classes
Last day to withdraw (W) for Fall Half B classes

A “W” will appear on an official transcript.

November 13
Last day to withdraw (W) for regular session classes
Last day to withdraw (W) for regular session classes

A “W” will appear on an official transcript.

Please Note:  This does not apply to students in the Brown School of Social Work, and the School of Public Health.

November 25-29
Thanksgiving Break - No Classes
Thanksgiving Break - No Classes

With the exception of Graduate Law and Online Law

Thanksgiving break duration may be different for your school, please check your specific school’s calendar for dates.

December 7
Last Day of Classes
Last Day of Classes

Please note end date may vary by school, please check your specific school’s calendar for dates.

December 7
Last day of Fall Half B classes for Olin Business School
December 8-9
Reading Days
Reading Days

With the exception of Graduate Law and Graduate Business.

December 8-16
Final Exams for regular session and Half B classes
December 10-16
Final Exams
Final Exams

All Students except for those in Continuing & Professional Studies, Graduate Business, Graduate Public Health, Graduate Law and Graduate Social Work.

Final exams for CAPS classes are given during the last class meeting.

December 16
Dissertation submission deadline
December 16
Last day of regular session and final exams
Last day of regular session and final exams

Except for students in Graduate Public Health, Graduate Law and Social Work.

December 21
Grading Deadline: Noon

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