Academic Calendar 2008-2009
All dates subject to change. Incoming graduate students should confirm their cohort’s specific calendar for Orientation dates and times.
Fall 2008
| Sa | 8/23 | Graduate Orientation for Evening MBA, Certificate in Adv. Mgmt., MSA, and MSM in Tech EPS Programs |
| M-F | 8/25-8/29 | Graduate Two Year Program Orientation |
| Th | 8/28 | Undergraduate Orientation Begins; Residence Halls Open for New Undergraduates at 8:00 am |
| Su | 8/31 | Residence Halls Open at 9:00 am for Returning Undergraduates |
| M | 9/1 | Labor Day |
| Tu | 9/2 | Undergraduate and Graduate Classes Begin |
| Tu | 9/2 | Graduate Two Year Program Modules Begin |
| Tu | 9/9 | Undergraduate and Graduate Add/Drop Ends |
| M | 10/13 | Columbus Day Holiday: No Classes. |
| Tu | 10/14 | Babson Monday: Follow Monday Class Schedule, No Tuesday Classes |
| Tu-Sa | 10/14-10/18 | Babson Fast Track Sections 1 and 2 Kick-Off |
| F | 10/17 | Inauguration Celebration of President Leonard A. Schlesinger |
| Sa | 10/18 | Inauguration Celebration of President Leonard A. Schlesinger |
| Tu | 10/21 | Graduate "A" Session Courses End |
| W | 10/22 | Graduate "B" Session Courses Begin |
| Th-M | 10/23-10/27 | Portland Fast Track Kick-Off (at Babson Campus) |
| F | 10/24 | Undergraduate Mid-Semester Warnings Due from Faculty |
| Tu | 10/28 | Undergraduate Mid-Semester Warnings Sent to Students |
| Th | 11/6 | Last day to withdraw from an Undergraduate course |
| W | 11/12 | Last day to withdraw from a Graduate course |
| M-F | 11/24-11/28 | Undergraduate Thanksgiving Break (5 days) |
| W-F | 11/26-11/28 | Graduate Thanksgiving Break (starts Wednesday evening; no Grad evening classes) |
| M | 12/1 | Last Grad Monday evening class, last Grad M/W/F day class, and last Grad M/W day class |
| Tu | 12/2 | Last Grad Tuesday evening class |
| W | 12/3 | Last Grad Wednesday evening class |
| Th | 12/4 | Last Grad Thursday evening class and T/R day class |
| F | 12/5 | Last UG M/W/F class |
| F | 12/5 | Graduate Two Year Program Modules End |
| Sa-Su | 12/6-12/7 | Graduate day courses Reading Days |
| M-F | 12/8-12/12 | Graduate day and evening courses Final Exams |
| M | 12/8 | Last Undergrad M/W classes |
| Tu | 12/9 | Last UG T/R day class |
| W-Th | 12/10-12/11 | Undergraduate Reading Days |
| F-F | 12/12-12/19 | Undergraduate Final Exams (12/12, 12/15, 12/16, 12/17, 12/18, 12/19) |
| F | 12/19 | Undergraduate Residence Halls Close at 8:00 pm |
| W-F | 12/24-1/2/09 | College Administrative Offices Closed |
Winter 2009
| M | 1/5 | Undergraduate Winter Session Begins; see UG on-line Registration Guide for add/drop deadlines |
| M | 1/5 | Graduate Two Year Program Modules Begin |
| Sa-M | 1/17-1/19 | Undergraduate Reading Day |
| M | 1/19 | Martin Luther King Holiday - No Grad day classes |
| Tu | 1/20 | Undergraduate Winter Session Final Exams held |
Spring 2009
| Sa | 1/10 | Graduate Orientation for Evening MBA, Certificate in Adv. Mgmt., MSA, and MSM in Tech EPS Programs |
| Su | 1/18 | Residence Halls open for Transfer students |
| Su | 1/18 | Undergraduate Orientation Begins for Transfer Students |
| Tu | 1/20 | Residence Halls Open for Returning Undergraduates at 9:00 am |
| W | 1/21 | Undergraduate and Graduate Classes Begin |
| F | 1/23 | Babson Monday (Undergraduates Only); follow Monday class schedule |
| W | 1/28 | Undergraduate and Graduate Add/Drop Ends |
| M | 2/16 | Presidents’ Day Holiday-no day classes; evening classes meet |
| Tu | 3/10 | Graduate "A" Session Courses End |
| W | 3/11 | Graduate "B" Session Courses Begin |
| M-F | 3/16-3/20 | Spring Break Graduate and Undergraduate (5 days) |
| Tu-Sa | 3/17-3/21 | Babson Fast Track Sections 1 and 2 Kick-Off |
| F | 3/20 | Undergraduate Mid-Semester Warnings Due from Faculty |
| Tu | 3/24 | Undergraduate Mid-Semester Warnings Sent to Students |
| W | 4/1 | Last day to withdraw from a Graduate course |
| Tu | 4/7 | Last day to withdraw from an Undergraduate course |
| M | 4/20 | Patriots’ Day Holiday-no day classes; evening classes meet |
| W | 4/22 | Last Grad Wednesday evening class |
| Th | 4/23 | Last Grad Thursday evening class |
| F | 4/24 | Babson Monday (Grads Only); follow Monday day class schedule |
| M | 4/27 | Last Grad Monday evening class |
| Tu | 4/28 | Last Grad Tuesday evening class, Last Grad T/R day, and Last UG T/R class |
| W | 4/29 | Last Undergraduate and Grad day M/W class, last Grad and UG M/W/F class |
| W-Tu | 4/29-5/5 | Graduate evening Finals (4/29, 4/30, 5/4, 5/5) |
| Th | 4/30 | Make-up for day classes for Snow Day |
| F | 5/1 | Reading Day/Make-up for day classes for Snow Day |
| Sa-Su | 5/2-5/3 | Undergraduate and Graduate Reading Days |
| M-F | 5/4-5/8 | Graduate day courses Final Exams |
| M-Sa | 5/4-5/9 | Undergraduate Final Exams |
| Sa | 5/9 | Undergraduate Residence Halls Close at 8:00 pm for Non-Graduating Students |
| F | 5/15 | Graduate Two Year Program Modules End |
| Sa | 5/16 | Commencement: UG at 10:00 am; Grad at 2:30 pm; Seniors check out of Residence Halls by 8:00 pm. |
Summer 2009
| M | 5/18 | Graduate Summer Session I Courses Begin; see Grad on-line Registration Guide for add/drop deadlines |
| Tu | 5/19 | Undergraduate Summer Courses Begin; see Undergrad on-line Registration Guide for add/drop deadlines |
| Th | 5/21 | Graduate One Year Program Modules Begin |
| F | 5/22 | Babson Monday (Undergrads Only); follow Monday class schedule |
| M | 5/25 | Memorial Day Holiday: No Grad Day Classes or UG Classes (Grad Evening Classes Meet) |
| F | 5/29 | Babson Monday; follow Monday day class schedules |
| Th | 6/11 | Last day to withdraw from an Undergraduate course |
| Th | 6/11 | Last day to withdraw from a Summer I Graduate course (one meeting per week) |
| W | 6/17 | Last day to withdraw from a Summer I Graduate course (two meetings per week) |
| M-Th | 6/22-6/25 | Last Summer I Graduate class for once a week evening courses |
| M-Tu | 6/29-6/30 | Last Summer I Graduate class for twice a week evening courses |
| M-Th | 6/29-7/2 | Graduate evening Finals for Summer I for once a week courses (6/29, 6/30, 7/1, 7/2) |
| Tu | 6/30 | Last Undergraduate Summer class |
| W-Th | 7/1-7/2 | Graduate evening Finals for Summer I for twice a week courses |
| W-Th | 7/1-7/2 | Undergraduate Finals (2 days) |
| F | 7/3 | Federal and Babson Observance of the 4th of July Holiday |
| S | 7/4 | 4th of July Holiday |
| M | 7/6 | Graduate Summer Session II Courses Begin; see Grad on-line Registration Guide for add/drop deadlines UG Summer Session II Early Courses Begin |
| M | 7/13 | UG Summer Session II Late Courses Begin |
| Th | 7/30 | Last day to withdraw from a Summer II Grad course (one meeting per week) |
| W | 8/5 | Last day to withdraw from a Summer II Graduate course (two meetings per week) |
| Th | 8/6 | Last class UG Summer Session II Early Courses |
| M-Th | 8/10-8/13 | Last Summer II Graduate class for once a week evening courses |
| F | 8/14 | One Year Program Modules End |
| M-Tu | 8/17-8/18 | UG Summer II Finals; Last Summer II Graduate class for twice a week evening courses |
| M-Th | 8/17-8/20 |
Graduate evening Finals for Summer II for once a week courses
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| W-Th | 8/19-8/20 | Graduate evening Finals for Summer II for twice a week courses |
Last Updated: February 25, 2009