Hi welcome to the Tufts Academic Calendar for 2023 page. Here we have listed all of the activities conducted by the school for you. Each academic calendar specifies the dates when students can sign up for, drop, or withdraw from classes. However, your primary motivation for using an academic calendar will be scheduling your time and practicing time management.
Tufts University is a private research university located in the Greater Boston area. The main campus is located in the Walnut Hill neighborhood of the towns of Medford and Somerville, Massachusetts, with additional facilities located in Boston and Grafton, Massachusetts and in Talloires, France. It was founded in 1852 as Tufts College by Christian universalists who sought to provide a nonsectarian institution of higher learning. Tufts remained a small liberal arts college until the 1970s, when it transformed into a large research university offering several doctorates. The academic calendar is a well-organized schedule that covers all the important events and milestones throughout the academic year
Tufts offers over 90 undergraduate and 160 graduate programs across ten schools in the greater Boston area and Talloires, France. It has the country’s oldest graduate school of international relations, the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy. The largest school is the School of Arts and Sciences, which includes both the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences and the School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts University, which is affiliated with the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston . The School of Engineering offers an entrepreneurial focus through its Gordon Institute and maintains close connections with the original college. It is classified among “R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity” and is a member of the Association of American Universities, which emphasizes academic research.
SEPTEMBER 2023 | ||||
Date | Start | End | Event | |
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Sep 26 | 12am | 11:59pm | First Session courses only: Last day for AS&E Students to DROP classes without record of enrollment | |
OCTOBER 2023 | ||||
Oct 9 | Indigenous Peoples’ Day (University Holiday) No Classes Held | |||
Oct 10 | 12am | 11:59pm | First Session courses only: Last Day for Undergraduate AS&E Students to WITHDRAW from courses and receive a grade of W | |
Oct 10 | 12am | 11:59pm | First Session courses only: Last day for Undergraduates to Select PASS/FAIL Option | |
Oct 10 | 12am | 11:59pm | Last day for AS&E students (except First-Year Undergraduate students, first-semester Transfer students, and first-semester REAL students) to DROP Full Term courses without record of enrollment | |
Oct 17 | Last day for AS&E students to make up incomplete grades from Spring 2023 | |||
Oct 23 | First Session courses only: classes end | |||
Oct 23 | 12am | 11:59pm | Graduate students in First Session courses only: Last Day for Graduate AS&E Students to WITHDRAW from classes and receive a Grade of W | |
Oct 24 | Second Session Courses Only: Classes Begin | |||
Oct 31 | 12am | 11:59pm | Second Session Courses Only: Last day for AS&E students to ADD classes | |
NOVEMBER 2023 | ||||
Nov 7 | Substitute Friday’s schedule on Tuesday | |||
Nov 10 | Veterans’ Day (University Holiday) No Classes | |||
Nov 14 | Last Day for First-Year Undergraduate students, first-semester Transfer students, and first-semester REAL students to DROP Full Term Courses without Record of Enrollment | |||
Nov 14 | 12am | 11:59pm | Last Day for Undergraduate AS&E students (except First-Year Undergraduate students, first-semester Transfer students, and first-semester REAL students) to WITHDRAW from Full Term Courses. | |
Nov 14 | 12am | 11:59pm | Last Day for Undergraduates to Select PASS/FAIL Option | |
Nov 14 | 12am | 11:59pm | Second Session Courses Only: Last day for AS&E students to DROP classes without record of enrollment | |
Nov 14 | Spring 2024 registration starts for graduate and postbac students in SIS | |||
Nov 15 | Spring 2024 registration starts for EN and SMFA undergrads including combined degree students in SIS | |||
Nov 16 | Spring 2024 registration starts for AS rising seniors in SIS | |||
Nov 17 | Spring 2024 registration starts for AS rising juniors in SIS | |||
Nov 20 | Spring 2024 registration starts for AS rising sophomores in SIS | |||
Nov 21 | Spring 2024 registration starts for AS rising first-year students in SIS | |||
Nov 22 | No Classes | |||
Nov 23 | Thanksgiving (University Holiday) No Classes | |||
Nov 24 | No Classes (University Holiday) | |||
Nov 28 | 12am | 11:59pm | Second Session courses only: Last Day for Undergraduate AS&E Students to WITHDRAW from courses and receive a grade of W | |
Nov 28 | 12am | 11:59pm | Second Session courses only: Last day for Undergraduates to Select PASS/FAIL Option | |
DECEMBER 2023 | ||||
Dec 11 | Graduate Students Only: Last Day to WITHDRAW from Full Term and Second Session Courses and Receive a Grade of W | |||
Dec 11 | Last Day for Graduate AS&E Students to WITHDRAW from Courses and Receive a Grade of W | |||
Dec 11 | Second Session and Full Term Classes End | |||
Dec 12 | Reading Period | |||
Dec 13 | Reading Period | |||
Dec 13 | Reading Period | |||
Dec 14 | Final Examinations begin | |||
Dec 21 | Final Examinations end | |||
Dec 21 | Review Boards end | |||
Dec 25 | Christmas Day Observed (University Holiday) | |||
JANUARY 2024 | ||||
Jan 1 | New Year’s Day Observed (University Holiday) | |||
Jan 3 | 12am | 9am | Fall Term Grades Due Online by 9 a.m. | |
Jan 15 | Martin Luther King Day (University Holiday) | |||
Jan 16 | 12pm | 11:59pm | Last day for undergraduate AS&E students to submit a request to be enrolled part-time | |
Jan 17 | Classes Begin | |||
Jan 24 | 12am | 11:59pm | Last day for AS&E students to ADD classes | |
FEBRUARY 2024 | ||||
Feb 19 | Presidents’ Day Observed (University Holiday) No Classes | |||
Feb 21 | 12am | 11:59pm | Last day for AS&E students to DROP courses without record of enrollment | |
Feb 22 | Substitute Monday’s schedule on Thursday | |||
Feb 28 | Last day for AS&E students to make up incomplete grades from Fall 2023 | |||
MARCH 2024 | ||||
Mar 16 | Spring Recess begins; Classes Suspended | |||
Mar 25 | Spring Recess ends; Classes Resume |
APRIL 2024 | ||||
Date | Start | End | Event | |
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Apr 3 | 12am | 11:59pm | Last Day for Undergraduate AS&E Students to WITHDRAW from Courses and Receive a Grade of W | |
Apr 3 | 12am | 11:59pm | Last Day for Undergraduates to Select PASS/FAIL Option
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Apr 8 | Fall 2024 registration starts for graduate and postbac students in SIS | |||
Apr 9 | Fall 2024 registration starts for EN and SMFA undergrads including combined degree students in SIS
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Apr 11 | Fall 2024 registration starts for AS rising seniors in SIS | |||
Apr 12 | Fall 2024 registration starts for AS rising juniors in SIS | |||
Apr 15 | Patriots’ Day observed (University Holiday) No Classes | |||
Apr 16 | Fall 2024 registration starts for AS rising sophomores and first-year students in SIS | |||
Apr 17 | Make‐up Day (No‐classes held except in exceptional circumstances*) | |||
Apr 29 | Classes end | |||
Apr 29 | Last Day for Graduate AS&E Students to WITHDRAW from Courses and Receive a Grade of W | |||
Apr 30 | Reading Period | |||
MAY 2024 | ||||
May 1 | Reading Period | |||
May 2 | Reading Period | |||
May 2 | Review Boards begin | |||
May 3 | Final Examinations begin | |||
May 10 | Final Examinations end | |||
May 10 | Review Boards end | |||
May 13 | 12am | 9am | Degree Candidates’ Spring Term Grades Due Online by 9 a.m. (48 hours after final) | |
May 13 | Senior Week begins | |||
May 17 | 12am | 9am | Remaining Grades Due Online by 9 a.m. | |
May 17 | Senior Week ends | |||
May 19 | Commencement | |||
May 22 | First and 12 Week Summer Sessions begin | |||
May 27 | Memorial Day (University Holiday) | |||
JUNE 2024 | ||||
Jun 3 | Fall 2024 Registration reopens for Continuing Graduate and Undergraduate Students | |||
Jun 19 | Juneteenth observed (University Holiday) No Classes | |||
Jun 28 | First summer session ends | |||
JULY 2024 | ||||
Jul 2 | Second Summer Session begins | |||
Jul 4 | Independence Day observed (University Holiday) | |||
AUGUST 2024 | ||||
Aug 9 | Second and 12 Week Summer Sessions end | |||
Aug 23 | Continuing AS&E Student Registration Closes | |||
Aug 28 | New Student Orientation begins; Matriculation | |||
SEPTEMBER 2024 | ||||
Sep 2 | Labor Day (University Holiday) No Classes | |||
Sep 3 | Classes Begin | |||
Sep 3 | Registration reopens for all students at 12 a.m. | |||
Sep 10 | 12am | 11:59pm | Last day for AS&E students to ADD classes | |
OCTOBER 2024 | ||||
Oct 8 | 12am | 11:59pm | Last day for AS&E students (except first‐year undergraduates) to DROP courses without record of enrollment | |
Oct 14 | Indigenous Peoples’ Day (University Holiday) No Classes Held | |||
Oct 15 | Last day for AS&E students to make up incomplete grades from Spring 2024 | |||
NOVEMBER 2024 | ||||
Nov 11 | Veterans’ Day (University Holiday) No Classes | |||
Nov 12 | 12am | 11:59pm | Last Day for Undergraduate AS&E students to WITHDRAW from Courses. Through this date, Undergraduate First-Year Students may DROP Courses without Record of Enrollment; all others receive a Grade of W upon withdrawing after the 5-week drop deadline. | |
Nov 12 | 12am | 11:59pm | Last Day for Undergraduates to Select PASS/FAIL Option | |
Nov 12 | Substitute Monday’s schedule on Tuesday | |||
Nov 27 | No Classes | |||
Nov 28 | Thanksgiving (University Holiday) No Classes | |||
Nov 29 | No Classes (University Holiday) |
DECEMBER 2024 | ||||
Date | Start | End | Event | |
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Dec 9 | Classes end | |||
Dec 9 | Last Day for Graduate AS&E Students to WITHDRAW from Courses and Receive a Grade of W | |||
Dec 10 | Reading Period | |||
Dec 11 | Reading Period | |||
Dec 11 | Review Boards begin | |||
Dec 12 | Final Examinations begin | |||
Dec 19 | Final Examinations end | |||
Dec 19 | Review Boards end | |||
Dec 25 | Christmas Day Observed (University Holiday) | |||
JANUARY 2025 | ||||
Jan 1 | New Year’s Day Observed (University Holiday) | |||
Jan 2 | 12am | 9am | Fall Term Grades Due Online by 9 a.m. | |
Jan 15 | Classes Begin | |||
Jan 20 | Martin Luther King Day (University Holiday) | |||
Jan 22 | 12am | 11:59pm | Last day for AS&E students to ADD classes | |
Jan 22 | Substitute Monday’s schedule on Wednesday | |||
FEBRUARY 2025 | ||||
Feb 17 | Presidents’ Day Observed (University Holiday) No Classes | |||
Feb 19 | 12am | 11:59pm | Last day for AS&E students to DROP courses without record of enrollment | |
Feb 26 | Last day for AS&E students to make up incomplete grades from Fall 2024 | |||
MARCH 2025 | ||||
Mar 15 | Spring Recess begins; Classes Suspended | |||
Mar 24 | Spring Recess ends; Classes Resume | |||
APRIL 2025 | ||||
Apr 5 | 12am | 11:59pm | Last Day for Undergraduate AS&E Students to WITHDRAW from Courses and Receive a Grade of W | |
Apr 5 | 12am | 11:59pm | Last Day for Undergraduates to Select PASS/FAIL Option | |
Apr 21 | Patriots’ Day observed (University Holiday) No Classes | |||
Apr 28 | Classes end | |||
Apr 28 | 12am | 11:59pm | Last Day for Graduate AS&E Students to WITHDRAW from Courses and Receive a Grade of W | |
Apr 29 | Reading Period; Make-up Day (no classes held) | |||
Apr 30 | Reading Period | |||
MAY 2025 | ||||
May 1 | Reading Period | |||
May 1 | Review Boards begin | |||
May 2 | Final Examinations begin | |||
May 9 | Final Examinations end | |||
May 9 | Review Boards end | |||
May 12 | 12am | 9am | Degree Candidates’ Spring Term Grades Due Online by 9 a.m. (48 hours after final) | |
May 12 | Senior Week begins | |||
May 16 | 12am | 9am | Remaining Grades Due Online by 9 a.m. | |
May 16 | Senior Week ends | |||
May 18 | Commencement | |||
May 26 | Memorial Day (University Holiday) | |||
JUNE 2025 | ||||
Jun 2 | Fall 2025 Registration reopens for Continuing Graduate and Undergraduate Students | |||
Jun 19 | Juneteenth observed (University Holiday) No Classes | |||
JULY 2025 | ||||
Jul 4 | Independence Day observed (University Holiday) | |||
AUGUST 2025 | ||||
Aug 27 | New Student Orientation begins; Matriculation | |||
Aug 29 | Continuing AS&E Student Registration Closes | |||
SEPTEMBER 2025 | ||||
Sep 1 | Labor Day (University Holiday) No Classes | |||
Sep 1 | Last day for undergraduate AS&E students to submit a request to be enrolled part-time | |||
Sep 2 | Classes begin for Full Term and First Session courses | |||
Sep 9 | 11:59pm | Last day for AS&E students to ADD Full Term classes by 11:59 pm ET | ||
OCTOBER 2025 | ||||
Oct 7 | Last day for AS&E students (except First-Year Undergraduate students, first-semester Transfer students, and first-semester REAL students) to DROP Full Term courses without record of enrollment by 11:59 pm ET | |||
Oct 13 | Indigenous Peoples’ Day (University Holiday) | |||
Oct 14 | 11:59pm | Last day for AS&E students to make up incomplete grades from Spring 2025 by 11:59 pm ET |
NOVEMBER 2025 | ||||
Date | Start | End | Event | |
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Nov 11 | Veterans’ Day (University Holiday) No Classes | |||
Nov 12 | 11:59pm | Last Day for Undergraduate AS&E students to WITHDRAW from Full Term Courses (See description) | ||
Nov 26 | No Classes | |||
Nov 27 | Thanksgiving (University Holiday) No Classes | |||
Nov 28 | No Classes (University Holiday) | |||
DECEMBER 2025 | ||||
Dec 8 | Classes end for Full Term and Second Session courses; Last Day for AS&E Graduate Students to WITHDRAW from Full Term and Second Session Courses and Receive a Grade of W | |||
Dec 9 | Reading Period | |||
Dec 11 | Final Examinations begin | |||
Dec 18 | Final Examinations end | |||
Dec 25 | Christmas Day Observed (University Holiday) | |||
JANUARY 2026 | ||||
Jan 1 | New Year’s Day Observed (University Holiday) | |||
Jan 5 | 9am | Fall term grades due online by 9am | ||
Jan 13 | Last day for undergraduate AS&E students to submit a request to be enrolled part-time | |||
Jan 14 | Classes begin for Full Term and First Session courses | |||
Jan 19 | 11:59pm | Last day for AS&E students to ADD Full Term classes by 11:59 pm ET | ||
Jan 21 | Monday schedule and classes | |||
Jan 28 | 11:59pm | Last day for AS&E students to ADD classes by 11:59 pm ET | ||
FEBRUARY 2026 | ||||
Feb 16 | Presidents’ Day Observed (University Holiday) No Classes | |||
Feb 18 | 11:59pm | Last day for AS&E students to DROP Full Term courses without record of enrollment 11:59 pm ET | ||
Feb 19 | Monday schedule and classes | |||
Feb 25 | 11:59pm | Last day for AS&E students to make up incomplete grades from Fall 2025 by 11:59 pm ET | ||
MARCH 2026 | ||||
Mar 14 | Spring Recess begins | |||
Mar 23 | Spring Recess ends; Classes Resume | |||
APRIL 2026 | ||||
Apr 1 | Last Day for Undergraduate AS&E Students to WITHDRAW from Full Term Courses and Receive a Grade of W; Last Day for Undergraduates to Select PASS/FAIL Option for Full Term Courses | |||
Apr 20 | Patriots’ Day observed (University Holiday) No Classes | |||
Apr 27 | Classes end for Full Term and Second Session courses; Last Day for AS&E Graduate Students to WITHDRAW from Full Term and Second Session Courses and Receive a Grade of W | |||
Apr 28 | Reading Period | |||
Apr 29 | Reading Period | |||
Apr 30 | Reading Period | |||
MAY 2026 | ||||
May 1 | Final Examinations begin | |||
May 8 | Final Examinations end | |||
May 11 | Senior Week begins | |||
May 11 | 9am | Degree Candidates’ Spring Term Grades Due Online by 9 am ET | ||
May 15 | Senior Week ends | |||
May 15 | 9am | Remaining Grades Due Online by 9 am ET | ||
May 17 | Commencement | |||
May 18 | Residence Halls close for remaining students | |||
May 20 | First and 12-week Summer Sessions Starts | |||
May 25 | Memorial Day (University Holiday) Classes Suspended | |||
JUNE 2026 | ||||
Jun 19 | Juneteenth Observed (University Holiday) Classes Suspended | |||
Jun 19 | Juneteenth observed (University Holiday) No Classes | |||
JULY 2026 | ||||
Jul 2 | First Summer Session Ends | |||
Jul 3 | Independence Day (University Holiday) Classes Suspended | |||
Jul 6 | Second Summer Session starts | |||
AUGUST 2026 | ||||
Aug 14 | Second and 12-Week Summer Sessions Ends | |||
Aug 31 | New Student Orientation begins; Matriculation | |||
SEPTEMBER 2026 | ||||
Sep 7 | Labor Day (University Holiday) No Classes | |||
Sep 7 | Last day for undergraduate AS&E students to submit a request to be enrolled part-time | |||
Sep 8 | Classes begin for Full Term and First Session courses | |||
Sep 22 | 11:59pm | Last day for AS&E students to ADD Full Term classes by 11:59 pm ET |