WELLESLEY COLLEGE ACADEMIC CALENDAR


IMPORTANT DATES FOR FALL 2023

Due to the evolving nature of the COVID-19 pandemic, all dates set forth in this Academic Calendar are subject to change.

September 2023

Date Day Description
01 Friday Residence Halls Open to Returning Students at 8 AM
04 Monday Labor Day
No Classes
05 Tuesday Fall 2023 registration re-opens at 8:00 AM ET
Convocation
Fall Classes Start
18 Monday Spring and Summer Incomplete Grades Due From Instructors - 12 Noon
Deadline: Fall course ADD deadline at 11:59 PM
Deadline: Paperwork submitted for a cross-registered Fall course at 11:59 PM

October 2023

Date Day Description
02 Monday Deadline: Fall course DROP deadline at 11:59 PM
Deadline: Credit/Noncredit grading option deadline at 11:59 PM
09 Monday Indigenous Peoples’ Day
No Classes
10 Tuesday No Classes
Fall Break
11 Wednesday Classes Resume
20 Friday Friends and Family 2023
October 2023 Degrees conferred
21 Saturday Friends and Family 2023
22 Sunday Friends and Family 2023

November 2023

Date Day Description
14 Tuesday No Classes
Tanner Conference
17 Friday Fall Thesis 370 submission deadline - noon
22 Wednesday Thanksgiving Break
No Classes
23 Thursday Thanksgiving Break
No Classes
24 Friday No Classes
Thanksgiving Break
27 Monday Classes Resume

December 2023

Date Day Description
13 Wednesday Substitute Day - LAKE DAY MAKE-UP DAY
Last Day of Classes
Deadline: Fall course WITHDRAWAL deadline at 5:00 PM
14 Thursday Reading Period Begins
17 Sunday Reading Period Ends
18 Monday Final Examinations Begin
21 Thursday Deadline: Final Papers Due at 4:00 pm
Final Examinations End
Deadline: Final Exams End at 4:00 pm
22 Friday Residence Halls Close at 12:00 noon

IMPORTANT DATES FOR SPRING 2024

January 2024

Date Day Description
02 Tuesday Wintersession Begins
15 Monday Classes are held
Martin Luther King Jr. Day
19 Friday January 2024 Degree Conferral date
Wintersession Ends
20 Saturday Residence Halls Open to Returning Students at 8 AM
22 Monday Spring 2024 registration re-opens at 8:00 AM
Spring Classes Start

February 2024

Date Day Description
19 Monday Presidents' Day
No Classes
20 Tuesday Substitute Day
MONDAY SCHEDULE

April 2024

Date Day Description
01 Monday Classes Resume
05 Friday Honors Theses due - noon
15 Monday No Classes
Patriot's Day

May 2024

Date Day Description
01 Wednesday Substitute Day - THURSDAY SCHEDULE
Spring Classes End
02 Thursday Reading Period Begins
05 Sunday Reading Period Ends
06 Monday Final Examinations Begin
09 Thursday Final papers due - 4:00 pm
Final exams end - 4:00 pm
Final Examinations End
10 Friday Residence Halls Close at 12:00 noon
17 Friday Commencement
Residence Halls Close to Graduating Seniors at 5:00 PM
27 Monday No Classes
Memorial Day

June 2024

Date Day Description
19 Wednesday Juneteenth Holiday - No Classes