WELLESLEY COLLEGE ACADEMIC CALENDAR


IMPORTANT DATES FOR FALL 2024

August 2024

Date Day Description
23 Friday Entering International Student Move-in
24 Saturday Entering International Student Orientation
25 Sunday Entering International Student Orientation
26 Monday Entering International Student Orientation
27 Tuesday Entering International Student Orientation
28 Wednesday Entering Domestic Student Move-in
29 Thursday New Student Orientation
30 Friday New Student Orientation
First Year Student Course Registration: 9 AM - 12 PM
Residence Halls open to Returning Students at 8am
31 Saturday New Student Orientation

September 2024

Date Day Description
01 Sunday New Student Orientation
02 Monday No Classes
Labor Day
03 Tuesday Fall 2024 registration re-opens at 8:00 AM ET
Deadline to submit Spring + Summer 2024 incomplete work to instructors at 4:00 pm
Convocation
Fall Classes Start
06 Friday Deadline to complete Spring or Summer make-up exam (for a course with a temporary incomplete grade)
13 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
23 Monday Fall 2024 Exam Schedule available
27 Friday Deadline: Fall course DROP deadline at 4:00 PM
Deadline: Credit/Noncredit grading option deadline at 4:00 PM

October 2024

Date Day Description
14 Monday Indigenous Peoples’ Day
No Classes
15 Tuesday No Classes
Fall Break
16 Wednesday Classes Resume
25 Friday Spring 2025 Course Schedule Available after 5 PM
Friends and Family 2024
October 2024 Degrees conferred
26 Saturday Friends and Family 2024
27 Sunday Friends and Family 2024
29 Tuesday No Classes
Tanner Conference

November 2024

Date Day Description
12 Tuesday Spring 2025 Registration - Day 1
13 Wednesday Spring 2025 Registration - Day 2
14 Thursday Spring 2025 Registration - Day 3
15 Friday Spring 2025 Registration - Day 4
22 Friday Fall Thesis 370 submission deadline - noon
27 Wednesday Thanksgiving Break
No Classes
28 Thursday No Classes
Thanksgiving Break
29 Friday Thanksgiving Break
No Classes

December 2024

Date Day Description
11 Wednesday Substitute Day - LAKE DAY MAKE-UP DAY
Last Day of Classes
Deadline: Fall course WITHDRAWAL deadline at 4:00 PM
12 Thursday Reading Period Begins
15 Sunday Reading Period Ends
16 Monday Final Examinations Begin
19 Thursday Deadline: Final Exams End at 4:00 pm
Final Examinations End
Deadline: Final Papers Due at 4:00 pm
20 Friday Residence Halls Close at 12:00 noon

IMPORTANT DATES FOR SPRING 2025

January 2025

Date Day Description
01 Wednesday New Year's Day
No Classes
02 Thursday Wintersession Begins
Deadline to ADD a Wintersession Course at 4:00 PM
03 Friday Fall grades due from instructors at noon
Deadline to Declare Wintersession Course Credit/Noncredit Grading at 4:00 PM
Deadline to DROP a Wintersession course at 4:00 PM
06 Monday Registration Changes for Spring 2025 - beginning at 10:00 AM ET
10 Friday Registration Changes for Spring 2025 - ending at 4:00 PM ET
17 Friday Deadline to WITHDRAW from a Wintersession course at 4:00 PM
Wintersession Ends
January 2025 Degree Conferral date
18 Saturday Residence Halls open to Returning Students at 8am
20 Monday Martin Luther King Jr. Day
No Classes
21 Tuesday Deadline to submit Fall and Winter incomplete work to instructors at 4:00 PM
Spring Classes Start
Spring 2025 registration re-opens at 8:00 AM
24 Friday Wintersession grades due from instructors at noon
Deadline to complete Fall or Winter make-up exam (for a course with a temporary incomplete grade)
31 Friday Deadline: Spring Course ADD Deadline at 4:00 PM

February 2025

Date Day Description
07 Friday Fall and Winter temporary incomplete grades - Final grades due from Instructors - 12 Noon
Deadline to submit paperwork for a cross-registered Spring MIT course - 4:00 PM
Senior Deadline to add or drop a Major/Minor
14 Friday Deadline: Spring Course DROP Deadline at 4:00 PM
Deadline: Credit/Noncredit Grading Option Deadline at 4:00 PM
17 Monday No Classes
Presidents' Day
18 Tuesday Substitute Day
MONDAY SCHEDULE

March 2025

Date Day Description
17 Monday Spring Break
18 Tuesday Spring Break
19 Wednesday Spring Break
20 Thursday Spring Break
21 Friday Fall 2025 Course Schedule Available after 5 PM
Spring Break
24 Monday Classes Resume

April 2025

Date Day Description
08 Tuesday Fall 2025 Registration - Day 1
09 Wednesday Fall 2025 Registration - Day 2
10 Thursday Fall 2025 Registration - Day 3
11 Friday Honors Theses due - at noon
16 Wednesday No Classes
Ruhlman Conference
21 Monday No Classes
Patriots' Day

May 2025

Date Day Description
01 Thursday Substitute Day - MONDAY SCHEDULE
Spring Classes End
Deadline: Spring Course WITHDRAWAL Deadline at 4:00 PM
02 Friday Reading Period Begins
05 Monday Reading Period Ends
06 Tuesday Final Examinations Begin
09 Friday Deadline: Final Papers Due at 4:00 pm
Final Examinations End
Deadline: Final Exams End at 4:00 pm
10 Saturday Residence Halls close at 12:00 noon
14 Wednesday Senior grades due from instructors at noon
16 Friday Commencement
Residence Halls close to graduating seniors at 5:00pm
22 Thursday Non-Graduating Students Final Spring Grades Due From Instructors at Noon