WELLESLEY COLLEGE ACADEMIC CALENDAR

IMPORTANT DATES FOR FALL 2026

August 2026

Date	Day	Description
21	Friday	Entering International Student Move-in
22	Saturday	Entering International Student Orientation
23	Sunday	Entering International Student Orientation
24	Monday	Entering International Student Orientation
25	Tuesday	Entering Domestic Student Move-in Entering International Student Orientation (ending at noon)
26	Wednesday	New Student Orientation
27	Thursday	New Student Orientation
28	Friday	First Year Student Course Registration: 9 AM - 10 AM New Student Orientation Returning Student Move-In Starting at 9 AM
29	Saturday	New Student Orientation
31	Monday	Deadline to submit Spring + Summer 2026 incomplete work to instructors at 4:00 pm Fall 2026 registration re-opens at 8:00 AM ET Fall Classes Start

September 2026

Date	Day	Description
01	Tuesday	Convocation
04	Friday	Deadline to complete Spring or Summer make-up exam (for a course with a temporary incomplete grade)
07	Monday	Labor Day No Classes
08	Tuesday	Term 1 and full semester PE classes begin
11	Friday	Deadline: Fall course ADD deadline at 4:00 PM Spring and Summer temporary incomplete grades - Final Grades due from Instructors - 12 Noon
18	Friday	Deadline: Drop Term 1 PE Course (at 4:00 PM)
25	Friday	Deadline: Credit/Noncredit grading option deadline at 4:00 PM Deadline: Fall course DROP deadline at 4:00 PM

October 2026

Date	Day	Description
12	Monday	Indigenous Peoples’ Day No Classes
13	Tuesday	Fall Break No Classes
14	Wednesday	Classes Resume
19	Monday	PE Term 1 Course LERs Open at 8:00 AM
20	Tuesday	PE Term 1 Courses End (Tue/Fri courses only)
22	Thursday	Deadline: Withdraw from Term 1 PE Course (at 4:00 PM) PE Term 1 Courses End (Mon/Thu courses only)
23	Friday	Friends and Family 2026 October 2026 Degrees conferred Spring 2027 Course Schedule Available after 5 PM
24	Saturday	Friends and Family 2026
25	Sunday	Friends and Family 2026
27	Tuesday	No Classes PE Term 1 Course LERs Close at 4:00 PM Tanner Conference

November 2026

Date	Day	Description
02	Monday	Winter 2027 Registration begins at 8:00 AM
06	Friday	Deadline: Drop Term 2 PE Course (at 4:00 PM)
10	Tuesday	Spring 2027 Registration - Day 1
11	Wednesday	Spring 2027 Registration - Day 2
12	Thursday	Spring 2027 Registration - Day 3
13	Friday	Spring 2027 Registration - Day 4
25	Wednesday	No Classes Thanksgiving Break
26	Thursday	No Classes Thanksgiving Break
27	Friday	No Classes Thanksgiving Break

December 2026

Date	Day	Description
03	Thursday	Fall 2026 LERs Open to Students - 8:00 AM (including PE Term 2 courses)
09	Wednesday	Deadline: Fall course WITHDRAWAL deadline at 4:00 PM Last Day of Classes Substitute Day - LAKE DAY MAKE-UP DAY
10	Thursday	Reading Period Begins
13	Sunday	Reading Period Ends
14	Monday	Final Examinations Begin
17	Thursday	Deadline: Final Exams End at 4:00 pm Deadline: Final Papers Due at 4:00 pm Final Examinations End
18	Friday	Fall 2026 LERs Close - 4:00 PM (including PE Term 2 courses) Residence Halls Close at 12:00 Noon

IMPORTANT DATES FOR SPRING 2027

January 2027

Date	Day	Description
01	Friday	New Year's Day No Classes
04	Monday	Deadline to ADD a Wintersession Course at 4:00 PM Fall grades available to students in Workday - 4:00 PM Fall grades due from instructors at noon Registration Changes for Spring 2027 - beginning at 10:00 AM ET Wintersession Begins
05	Tuesday	Deadline to Declare Wintersession Course Credit/Noncredit Grading at 4:00 PM Deadline to DROP a Wintersession course at 4:00 PM
08	Friday	Registration Changes for Spring 2027 - ending at 4:00 PM ET
18	Monday	Martin Luther King Jr. Day No Classes
21	Thursday	Deadline to WITHDRAW from a Wintersession course at 4:00 PM Wintersession Ends
22	Friday	January 2027 Degree Conferral date
23	Saturday	Residence Halls Open at 9:00 AM
25	Monday	Deadline to submit Fall + Winter incomplete work to instructors at 4:00 pm Spring 2027 registration re-opens at 8:00 AM Spring Classes Start
29	Friday	Deadline to complete Fall or Winter make-up exam (for a course with a temporary incomplete grade) Wintersession grades available to students in Workday - 4:00 PM Wintersession grades due from instructors at noon

February 2027

Date	Day	Description
05	Friday	Deadline: Spring Course ADD Deadline at 4:00 PM Fall and Winter temporary incomplete grades - Final grades due from Instructors - 12 Noon
12	Friday	Senior Deadline to add or drop a Major/Minor
15	Monday	No Classes Presidents' Day
16	Tuesday	MONDAY SCHEDULE Substitute Day
19	Friday	Deadline: Credit/Noncredit Grading Option Deadline at 4:00 PM Deadline: Spring Course DROP Deadline at 4:00 PM

March 2027

Date	Day	Description
22	Monday	Spring Break
23	Tuesday	Spring Break
24	Wednesday	Spring Break
25	Thursday	Spring Break
26	Friday	Spring Break
29	Monday	Classes Resume

April 2027

Date	Day	Description
09	Friday	Honors Theses due - at noon
14	Wednesday	No Classes Ruhlman Conference
19	Monday	No Classes Patriots' Day

May 2027

Date	Day	Description
05	Wednesday	Deadline: Spring Course WITHDRAWAL Deadline at 4:00 PM Spring Classes End
06	Thursday	Reading Period Begins
09	Sunday	Reading Period Ends
10	Monday	Final Examinations Begin
13	Thursday	Deadline: Final Exams End at 4:00 pm Deadline: Final Papers Due at 4:00 pm Final Examinations End
14	Friday	Residence Halls Close at 12:00 Noon
18	Tuesday	Senior grades due from instructors at noon Spring grades available to students in Workday - 4:00 PM
21	Friday	Commencement Residence Halls Close to Graduating Seniors at 5:00 PM
24	Monday	Summer Classes Start
25	Tuesday	Deadline: Summer Course Add deadline - 4:00 PM
26	Wednesday	Deadline: Summer Course Drop deadline - 4:00 PM Deadline: Summer Credit/Noncredit Grading option deadline - 4:00 PM Non-Graduating Students Final Spring Grades Due From Instructors at Noon
31	Monday	Memorial Day No Classes

June 2027

Date	Day	Description
01	Tuesday	Substitute Day - Monday Class Schedule
18	Friday	Juneteenth National Indepedence Day (Observed) No Classes

July 2027

Date	Day	Description
05	Monday	Independence Day Holiday (Observed) No Classes
07	Wednesday	Deadline: Summer Course Withdrawal deadline - 4:00 PM Substitute Day - Friday Class Schedule Summer Classes End
08	Thursday	Reading Day
09	Friday	Final Exam Day
16	Friday	Summer Final Grades Due From Instructors at Noon Summer grades available to students in Workday - 4:00 PM

August 2027

Date	Day	Description
30	Monday	Fall Classes Start
31	Tuesday	Convocation