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An academic calendar is a well-organized schedule that covers all the important events and milestones throughout an academic year. It includes things like exam dates, the much-anticipated spring break or reading week, and the last day of the semester. Academic calendars can be presented in two ways: you can look at the details for each semester, or you can view the whole academic year in one calendar.
The University of Massachusetts Amherst (UMass Amherst or simply UMass) is a public land-grant research university in Amherst, Massachusetts. It is the oldest, largest, and flagship campus in the University of Massachusetts system, and was founded in 1863 as an agricultural college. It is also a member of the Five College Consortium, along with four other colleges in the Pioneer Valley.
UMass Amherst is the largest university in Massachusetts by campus size and undergraduate enrollment. The university offers academic degrees in 109 undergraduate, 77 master’s, and 48 doctoral programs with an academic Calendar which outlines how the school plans to conduct itself throughout each academic year. Programs are coordinated in nine schools and colleges. As of Fall 2022, UMass Amherst has an annual enrollment of more than 32,000 students, along with approximately 1,900 faculty members. The University of Massachusetts Amherst is classified among “R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity”. According to the National Science Foundation, the university spent $211 million on research and development in 2018.
Umass Academic Calendar 2025-2026
Fall 2023
| First Day of classes | Tuesday | September | 5 |
| Last day to add or drop any class with no record – Undergraduate and Non-degree students | Monday | September | 11 |
| Last day to add or drop any class with no record – Matriculated Graduate students | Monday | September | 18 |
| Holiday – Indigenous Peoples Day | Monday | October | 9 |
| Monday class schedule will be followed | Tuesday | October | 10 |
| Last day to Drop with “DR” – Graduate | Tuesday | October | 31 |
| Last day to Drop with ‘W’ and select ‘P/F’ – Undergraduate, Stockbridge, CPE | Tuesday | October | 31 |
| Registration begins for Spring 2024 | Monday | November | 6 |
| Holiday – Veterans’ Day | Saturday | November | 11 |
| Thanksgiving recess begins after last class | Tuesday | November | 21 |
| Classes resume | Monday | November | 27 |
| Last day of classes | Friday | December | 8 |
| Reading Day | Saturday | December | 9 |
| Final examinations begin | Monday | December | 11 |
| Last day of final examinations, semester ends | Friday | December | 15 |
| Final grades due by Midnight | Thursday | December | 21 |
Number of class meetings: MTuWThF: 13
| First Day of Classes | Monday | December | 18 |
| Last day to add/drop | Friday | December | 22 |
| Holiday Break starts | Saturday | December | 23 |
| Classes resume | Tuesday | December | 26 |
| Holiday – New Year’s Day | Monday | January | 1 |
| Last day to drop with “W” or “DR” and select ‘P/F’ | Friday | January | 12 |
| Holiday – Martin Luther King Day | Monday | January | 15 |
| Last day of classes | Wednesday | January | 31 |
| Final grades due by Midnight | Monday | February | 5 |
| First day of classes | Thursday | February | 1 |
| Last day to add or drop any class with no record – Undergraduate and Non-degree students | Wednesday | February | 7 |
| Last day to add or drop any class with no record – Matriculated Graduate students | Wednesday | February | 14 |
| Holiday – Presidents’ Day | Monday | February | 19 |
| Monday class schedule will be followed | Thursday | February | 22 |
| Spring recess begins | Sunday | March | 17 |
| Classes resume | Monday | March | 25 |
| Last day to Drop with “DR” – Graduate | Thursday | April | 4 |
| Last day to Drop with ‘W’ and select ‘P/F’ – Undergraduate, Stockbridge, UWW | Thursday | April | 4 |
| Registration begins for Fall 2024 | Monday | April | 8 |
| Monday class schedule will be followed | Friday | April | 12 |
| Holiday – Patriot’s Day | Monday | April | 15 |
| Last day of classes | Friday | May | 10 |
| Reading Day | Saturday | May | 11 |
| Final examinations begin | Monday | May | 13 |
| Last day of final examinations, semester ends | Friday | May | 17 |
| Commencement Weekend begins | Friday | May | 17 |
| Commencement Weekend ends | Sunday | May | 19 |
| Final grades due by Midnight | Thursday | May | 23 |
Number of class meetings: MTuWThF: 13
| First day of classes – Session One | Tuesday | May | 21 |
| Holiday – Memorial Day | Monday | May | 27 |
| Last day to add/drop any Session One class | Tuesday | May | 28 |
| Last day to drop with “W” or “DR” and select ‘P/F’ any Session One class | Friday | June | 14 |
| Holiday – Juneteenth | Wednesday | June | 19 |
| Last day of classes – Session One | Wednesday | July | 3 |
| Holiday – Independence Day | Thursday | July | 4 |
| First day of classes – Session Two | Monday | July | 8 |
| Session One final grades due by midnight | Monday | July | 8 |
| Last day to add/drop any Session Two class | Friday | July | 12 |
| Last day to drop with “W” or “DR” and select ‘P/F’ any Session Two class | Wednesday | July | 31 |
| Last day of classes – Session Two; Summer Term ends | Friday | August | 16 |
| Remaining Summer grades due by midnight | Wednesday | August | 21 |
University Summer 2024
| First day of classes – Session One | Tuesday | May | 21 |
| Holiday – Memorial Day | Monday | May | 27 |
| Last day to add/drop | Tuesday | May | 28 |
| Holiday – Juneteenth | Wednesday | June | 19 |
| Holiday – Independence Day | Thursday | July | 4 |
| Last day to drop with “W” or “DR” | Monday | July | 15 |
| Last day of classes | Friday | August | 16 |
| Final grades due by midnight | Wednesday | August | 21 |
| First Day of classes | Tuesday | September | 3 |
| Last day to add or drop any class with no record – Matriculated Undergraduate and Non-degree students | Monday | September | 9 |
| Last day to add or drop any class with no record – Matriculated Graduate students | Monday | September | 16 |
| Holiday – Indigenous People’s Day | Monday | October | 14 |
| Monday class schedule will be followed | Tuesday | October | 15 |
| Last day to Drop with “DR” – Graduate | Tuesday | October | 29 |
| Last day to Drop with ‘W’ and select ‘P/F’ – Undergraduate, Stockbridge, CPE | Tuesday | October | 29 |
| Holiday – Election Day | Tuesday | November | 5 |
| Holiday – Veterans’ Day | Monday | November | 11 |
| Registration begins for Spring 2025 | Tuesday | November | 12 |
| Thanksgiving recess begins after last class | Tuesday | November | 26 |
| Classes resume | Monday | December | 2 |
| Last day of classes | Tuesday | December | 10 |
| Reading Day | Wednesday | December | 11 |
| Final examinations begin | Thursday | December | 12 |
| Second Reading Day | Saturday | December | 14 |
| Last day of final examinations, semester ends | Wednesday | December | 18 |
| Final grades due by Midnight | Tuesday | December | 24 |
Number of class meetings: MTuWThF: 13
| First Day of classes | Friday | December | 20 |
| Holiday – Christmas Day | Wednesday | December | 25 |
| Last day to add/drop | Thursday | December | 26 |
| Holiday – New Year’s Day | Wednesday | January | 1 |
| Last day to drop with “W” or “DR” and select ‘P/F’ | Tuesday | January | 14 |
| Holiday – Martin Luther King Day | Monday | January | 20 |
| Last day of classes | Wednesday | January | 29 |
| Final grades due | Monday | February | 3 |
| First day of classes | Thursday | January | 30 |
| Last day to add or drop any class with no record – Matriculated Undergraduate and Non-degree students | Wednesday | February | 5 |
| Last day to add or drop any class with no record – Matriculated Graduate students | Wednesday | February | 12 |
| Holiday – Presidents’ Day | Monday | February | 17 |
| Monday class schedule will be followed | Thursday | February | 20 |
| Spring recess begins | Sunday | March | 16 |
| Classes resume | Monday | March | 24 |
| Last day to Drop with “DR” – Graduate | Thursday | April | 3 |
| Last day to Drop with ‘W’ and select ‘P/F’ – Undergraduate, Stockbridge, UWW | Thursday | April | 3 |
| Registration begins for Fall 2025 | Monday | April | 7 |
| Monday class schedule will be followed | Friday | April | 18 |
| Holiday – Patriot’s Day | Monday | April | 21 |
| Last day of classes | Friday | May | 9 |
| Reading Day | Saturday | May | 10 |
| Final examinations begin | Monday | May | 12 |
| Last day of final examinations, semester ends | Friday | May | 16 |
| Commencement Weekend begins | Friday | May | 16 |
| Commencement Weekend ends | Sunday | May | 18 |
| Final grades due by Midnight | Thursday | May | 22 |
Number of class meetings: MTuWThF: 13
| First day of classes – Session One | Monday | May | 19 |
| Last day to add/drop any Session One class | Friday | May | 23 |
| Holiday – Memorial Day | Monday | May | 26 |
| Last day to drop with “W” or “DR” and select ‘P/F’ any Session One class | Thursday | June | 12 |
| Holiday – Juneteenth | Thursday | June | 19 |
| Last day of classes – Session One | Tuesday | July | 1 |
| Holiday – Independence Day | Friday | July | 4 |
| First day of classes – Session Two | Monday | July | 7 |
| Session One final grades due | Monday | July | 7 |
| Last day to add/drop any Session Two class | Friday | July | 11 |
| Last day to drop with “W” or “DR” and select ‘P/F’ any Session Two class | Wednesday | July | 30 |
| Last day of classes – Session Two; Summer Term ends | Friday | August | 15 |
| Remaining Summer grades due | Wednesday | August | 20 |
| First day of classes | Monday | May | 19 |
| Holiday – Memorial Day | Monday | May | 26 |
| Last day to add/drop | Monday | June | 2 |
| Holiday – Juneteenth | Thursday | June | 19 |
| Holiday – Independence Day | Friday | July | 4 |
| Last day to drop with “W” or “DR” | Monday | July | 14 |
| Last day of classes | Friday | August | 15 |
| Final grades due | Wednesday | August | 20 |
