WELLESLEY COLLEGE ACADEMIC CALENDAR

IMPORTANT DATES FOR FALL 2025

August 2025

Date	Day	Description
29	Friday	First Year Student Course Registration: 9 AM - 11:30 AM Residence Halls open to Returning Students at 8am

September 2025

Date	Day	Description
01	Monday	Labor Day No Classes
02	Tuesday	Convocation Deadline to submit Spring + Summer 2025 incomplete work to instructors at 4:00 pm Fall 2025 registration re-opens at 8:00 AM ET Fall Classes Start
05	Friday	Deadline to complete Spring or Summer make-up exam (for a course with a temporary incomplete grade)
08	Monday	Select PE classes begin: Weekly meetings on Monday/Thursday; Monday only (Term 1 sections) Select PE classes begin: Weekly meetings on Monday only (full semester sections)
09	Tuesday	Select PE classes begin: Weekly meetings on Tuesday/Friday (Term 1 sections) Select PE classes begin: Weekly meetings on Tuesday/Friday; Tuesday/Thursday (full semester sections)
10	Wednesday	Select PE classes begin: Weekly meetings on Monday/Wednesday; Wednesday only (full semester sections)
11	Thursday	Select PE classes begin: Weekly meetings on Monday/Thursday (full semester sections)
12	Friday	Deadline: Fall course ADD deadline at 4:00 PM Deadline: Paperwork submitted for a cross-registered Fall course at 4:00 PM Spring and Summer temporary incomplete grades - Final Grades due from Instructors - 12 Noon
22	Monday	Fall 2025 Exam Schedule available
26	Friday	Deadline: Credit/Noncredit grading option deadline at 4:00 PM Deadline: Fall course DROP deadline at 4:00 PM

October 2025

Date	Day	Description
13	Monday	Indigenous Peoples’ Day No Classes
14	Tuesday	Fall Break Fall PE Term 1 course LERs open to students - 8:00 AM No Classes
15	Wednesday	Classes Resume
21	Tuesday	Deadline: PE Term 1 Courses - Withdrawal Deadline at 4:00 PM Fall PE Term 1 course LERs student submission deadline - 4:00 PM PE Term 1 classes end
24	Friday	Friends and Family 2025 October 2025 Degrees conferred PE Term 2 classes begin Spring 2026 Course Schedule Available after 5 PM
25	Saturday	Friends and Family 2025
26	Sunday	Friends and Family 2025
28	Tuesday	No Classes Tanner Conference

November 2025

Date	Day	Description
03	Monday	Winter 2026 Registration begins at 8:00 AM
11	Tuesday	Spring 2026 Registration - Day 1
12	Wednesday	Spring 2026 Registration - Day 2
13	Thursday	Spring 2026 Registration - Day 3
14	Friday	Spring 2026 Registration - Day 4
19	Wednesday	Wintersession course registration deadline to be eligible for on campus housing - 9:00 AM
21	Friday	Fall Thesis 370 submission deadline - noon
26	Wednesday	No Classes Thanksgiving Break
27	Thursday	No Classes Thanksgiving Break
28	Friday	No Classes Thanksgiving Break

December 2025

Date	Day	Description
04	Thursday	Fall 2025 LERs open to students - 8:00 AM
10	Wednesday	Deadline: Fall course WITHDRAWAL deadline at 4:00 PM Last Day of Classes Substitute Day - LAKE DAY MAKE-UP DAY
11	Thursday	Reading Period Begins
14	Sunday	Reading Period Ends
15	Monday	Final Examinations Begin
18	Thursday	Deadline: Final Exams End at 4:00 pm Deadline: Final Papers Due at 4:00 pm Final Examinations End
19	Friday	Fall 2025 LERs Student Submission Deadline - 4:00 PM Residence Halls Close at 12:00 noon

IMPORTANT DATES FOR SPRING 2026

January 2026

Date	Day	Description
01	Thursday	New Year's Day No Classes
02	Friday	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 Wintersession Begins
05	Monday	Deadline to Declare Wintersession Course Credit/Noncredit Grading at 4:00 PM Deadline to DROP a Wintersession course at 4:00 PM Registration Changes for Spring 2026 - beginning at 10:00 AM ET
09	Friday	Registration Changes for Spring 2026 - ending at 4:00 PM ET
12	Monday	Winter 2026 LERs open to students at 8am
16	Friday	Deadline to WITHDRAW from a Wintersession course at 4:00 PM January 2026 Degree Conferral date Wintersession Ends
17	Saturday	Residence Halls open at 8am Winter 2026 LERs Student Submission Deadline -
19	Monday	Martin Luther King Jr. Day No Classes
20	Tuesday	Deadline to submit Fall and Winter incomplete work to instructors at 4:00 PM Spring 2026 registration re-opens at 8:00 AM Spring Classes Start
23	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
30	Friday	Deadline: Spring Course ADD Deadline at 4:00 PM Fall and Winter temporary incomplete grades - Final grades due from Instructors - 12 Noon

February 2026

Date	Day	Description
06	Friday	Deadline to submit paperwork for a cross-registered Spring MIT course - 4:00 PM Senior Deadline to add or drop a Major/Minor Spring 2026 Exam Schedule available
13	Friday	Deadline: Credit/Noncredit Grading Option Deadline at 4:00 PM Deadline: Spring Course DROP Deadline at 4:00 PM
16	Monday	No Classes Presidents' Day
17	Tuesday	MONDAY SCHEDULE Substitute Day Summer 2026 Registration begins at 8:00 AM

March 2026

Date	Day	Description
02	Monday	Spring PE Term 3 course LERs open to students - 8:00 AM
05	Thursday	Term 3 PE Classes End (PE classes that meet Mon/Thu only)
09	Monday	Spring PE Term 3 course LERs student submission deadline - 4:00 PM
10	Tuesday	Deadline: PE Term 3 Courses - Withdrawal Deadline at 4:00 PM Term 3 PE Classes End (PE classes that meet Tue/Fri only)
13	Friday	Deadline: PE Term 4 Courses - Add Deadline at 4:00 PM
16	Monday	Spring Break
17	Tuesday	Spring Break
18	Wednesday	Spring Break
19	Thursday	Spring Break
20	Friday	Spring Break
23	Monday	Classes Resume
27	Friday	Deadline: PE Term 4 Courses - Drop Deadline at 4:00 PM

April 2026

Date	Day	Description
07	Tuesday	Fall 2026 Registration - Day 1
10	Friday	Honors Theses due - at noon
13	Monday	Fall 2026 Registration - Day 2
14	Tuesday	Fall 2026 Registration - Day 3
15	Wednesday	No Classes Ruhlman Conference
20	Monday	No Classes Patriots' Day
24	Friday	Spring course LERs open to students - 8:00 AM (full semester and PE Term 4 courses)
30	Thursday	Deadline: Spring Course WITHDRAWAL Deadline at 4:00 PM Spring Classes End Substitute Day - MONDAY SCHEDULE

May 2026

Date	Day	Description
01	Friday	Reading Period Begins
04	Monday	Reading Period Ends
05	Tuesday	Final Examinations Begin
08	Friday	Deadline: Final Exams End at 4:00 pm Deadline: Final Papers Due at 4:00 pm Final Examinations End
09	Saturday	Residence Halls close at 12:00 noon Spring course LERs student submission deadline - 4:00 PM (full semester and PE term 4 courses)
13	Wednesday	Senior grades due from instructors at noon Spring grades available to students in Workday - 4:00 PM
15	Friday	Commencement Residence Halls close to graduating seniors at 5:00pm
18	Monday	Summer Classes Start
19	Tuesday	Deadline: Summer Course Add deadline - 4:00 PM
20	Wednesday	Deadline: Summer Course Drop deadline - 4:00 PM Deadline: Summer Credit/Noncredit Grading option deadline - 4:00 PM
21	Thursday	Non-Graduating Students Final Spring Grades Due From Instructors at Noon
25	Monday	Memorial Day No Classes

June 2026

Date	Day	Description
08	Monday	Registration Changes for Fall 2026 - beginning at 10:00 AM ET
09	Tuesday	Registration Changes for Fall 2026
10	Wednesday	Registration Changes for Fall 2026
11	Thursday	Registration Changes for Fall 2026
12	Friday	Registration Changes for Fall 2026 - ending at 4:00 PM ET
19	Friday	Juneteenth Holiday - No Classes
30	Tuesday	Deadline: Summer Course Withdrawal deadline - 4:00 PM Substitute Day - Friday Class Schedule Summer Classes End

July 2026

Date	Day	Description
01	Wednesday	Reading Day
02	Thursday	Final Exam Day
03	Friday	Independence Day Holiday (Observed) - No Classes
10	Friday	Summer Final Grades Due From Instructors at Noon Summer grades available to students in Workday - 4:00 PM