WELLESLEY COLLEGE ACADEMIC CALENDAR


IMPORTANT DATES FOR FALL 2025

August 2025

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

September 2025

Date Day Description
01 Monday No Classes
Labor Day
02 Tuesday Fall 2025 registration re-opens at 8:00 AM ET
Fall Classes Start
Deadline to submit Spring + Summer 2025 incomplete work to instructors at 4:00 pm
Convocation
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 only (full semester sections)
Select PE classes begin: Weekly meetings on Monday/Thursday; Monday only (Term 1 sections)
09 Tuesday Select PE classes begin: Weekly meetings on Tuesday/Friday; Tuesday/Thursday (full semester sections)
Select PE classes begin: Weekly meetings on Tuesday/Friday (Term 1 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: Paperwork submitted for a cross-registered Fall course at 4:00 PM
Deadline: Fall course ADD deadline 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 No Classes
Fall PE Term 1 course LERs open to students - 8:00 AM
Fall Break
15 Wednesday Classes Resume
21 Tuesday PE Term 1 classes end
Fall PE Term 1 course LERs student submission deadline - 4:00 PM
24 Friday PE Term 2 classes begin
Friends and Family 2025
October 2025 Degrees conferred
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
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
21 Friday Fall Thesis 370 submission deadline - noon
26 Wednesday No Classes
Thanksgiving Break
27 Thursday Thanksgiving Break
No Classes
28 Friday Thanksgiving Break
No Classes

December 2025

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

IMPORTANT DATES FOR SPRING 2026

January 2026

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

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 Presidents' Day
No Classes
17 Tuesday Substitute Day
MONDAY SCHEDULE

March 2026

Date Day Description
16 Monday Spring Break
17 Tuesday Spring Break
18 Wednesday Spring Break
19 Thursday Spring Break
20 Friday Spring Break
23 Monday Classes Resume

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 Ruhlman Conference
No Classes
20 Monday Patriots' Day
No Classes
30 Thursday Substitute Day - MONDAY SCHEDULE
Spring Classes End
Deadline: Spring Course WITHDRAWAL Deadline at 4:00 PM

May 2026

Date Day Description
01 Friday Reading Period Begins
04 Monday Reading Period Ends
05 Tuesday Final Examinations Begin
08 Friday Deadline: Final Papers Due at 4:00 pm
Final Examinations End
Deadline: Final Exams End at 4:00 pm
09 Saturday Residence Halls close at 12:00 noon
13 Wednesday Senior grades due from instructors at noon
Spring grades available to students in Workday - 4:00 PM
15 Friday Residence Halls close to graduating seniors at 5:00pm
Commencement
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 No Classes
Memorial Day

June 2026

Date Day Description
19 Friday Juneteenth Holiday - No Classes
30 Tuesday Deadline: Summer Course Withdrawal deadline - 4:00 PM
Summer Classes End
Substitute Day - Friday Class Schedule

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 grades available to students in Workday - 4:00 PM
Summer Final Grades Due From Instructors at Noon

August 2026

Date Day Description
31 Monday Fall Classes Start
Fall 2026 registration re-opens at 8:00 AM ET
Deadline to submit Spring + Summer 2026 incomplete work to instructors at 4:00 pm