Academic Calendar 2015-2016
All dates subject to change. Incoming graduate students should confirm their cohort’s specific calendar for Orientation dates and times.
Fall 2015
| M-W | 8/17-8/26 | First Year Two Year MBA StartUp |
| Th-Sa | 8/20-8/29 | Master of Science in Management in Entrepreneurial Leadership - MSM StartUp |
| Th-Sa | 8/27-8/29 | Evening MBA StartUp |
| Th | 8/27 | Graduate First Year Two Year MBA Modules Begin |
| F | 8/28 | Undergraduate Orientation Begins; Residence Halls Open for New Undergraduates at 8 a.m. |
| M | 8/31 | Graduate Electives, Evening Core MBA and MSEL class Begin; Returning Blended Learning MBA students should refer to their cohort program calendar for class dates |
| M | 8/31 | Residence Halls Open at 9:00 am for Returning Undergraduates |
| W | 9/2 | Undergraduate Classes Begin |
| M | 9/7 | Labor Day: No classes |
| W | 9/9 | Undergraduate Add/Drop Ends |
| Th | 9/10 | Graduate Add/Drop Ends (see Graduate Handbook for specific deadlines) |
| M | 10/12 | Columbus Day Holiday: No classes |
| T | 10/13 | Babson Monday for UG and Grad classes, no Tuesday class meeting |
| F | 10/23 | Undergraduate Mid-Semester Warnings Due from Faculty |
| Tu-Sa | 10/27-10/31 | Blended Learning MBA StartUp |
| Tu | 10/27 | Undergraduate Mid-Semester Warnings Sent to Students |
| Tu | 10/27 | Graduate Elective "A" Session Courses End |
| W | 10/28 | Graduate Elective "B" Session Courses Begin (for add/drop deadlines see handbook) |
| Th | 11/12 | Last day to withdraw from an Undergraduate course |
| M | 11/16 | Last day to withdraw from a Graduate full session classes |
| M-F | 11/23-11/27 | Undergraduate Thanksgiving Break (5 days) |
| W-F | 11/25-11/27 | Graduate Thanksgiving Break (starts Wednesday evening; no Grad evening classes) |
| W | 12/9 | Babson Monday: for UG Monday only once a week meeting |
| Th | 12/10 | Babson Tuesday: for UG Tuesday only once a week meeting |
| Th | 12/10 | Last Class meeting for Graduate Electives, and all UG classes |
| Th | 12/10 | 24 Hour Quiet Time begins on campus at 8 pm |
| F | 12/11 | Graduate First Year Two Year MBA Modules End |
| F-Su | 12/11-12/13 | Reading Days |
| M-F | 12/14-12/18 | Graduate Elective courses Final exams |
| M-F | 12/14-12/18 | Undergraduate Exams |
| F | 12/18 | UG residence Halls close |
| Sa | 12/19 | Last class meeting for Graduate Evening MBA Core classes |
Winter 2016
| Su | 1/3 | Residence Halls open for Winter Session |
| M | 1/4 | Undergraduate Winter Session Begins; see UG on-line Registration Guide for add/drop deadlines |
| Tu | 1/12 | First Year Two Year MBA Modules Begin |
| Th | 1/14 | Evening MBA StartUp |
| Sa-Su | 1/16-1/17 | Undergraduate Reading Day |
| M | 1/18 | Undergraduate Winter Session Final Exams held |
| M | 1/18 | Martin Luther King Holiday-No Winter classes |
Spring 2016
| Sa | 1/16 | Residence Halls open for Transfer and G.A.P students |
| Sa-M | 1/16-1/18 | Undergraduate Orientation for Transfer and G.A.P Students |
| Su | 1/17 | Residence Halls open for Returning Undergraduates at 9 a.m. |
| Tu | 1/19 | Undergraduate and Graduate Classes Begin |
| M | 1/25 | Undergraduate Add/Drop Ends |
| Tu | 1/26 | Graduate Add/Drop Ends (see Graduate Student Handbook for specific deadlines) |
| M | 2/15 | Presidents’ Day Holiday: No classes |
| Tu | 2/16 | Babson Monday: follow Monday class schedule, No Tuesday classes |
| Tu | 3/8 | Graduate Elective "A" Session Courses End |
| W | 3/9 | Graduate Elective "B" Session Courses Begin (for add/drop deadlines see handbook) |
| M-F | 3/14-3/18 | Spring Break Graduate and Undergraduate (5 days) |
| Tu-Sa | 3/15-3/19 | Blended Learning MBA StartUp |
| F | 3/18 | Undergraduate Mid-Semester Warnings Due from Faculty |
| Tu | 3/22 | Undergraduate Mid-Semester Warnings Sent to Students |
| W | 3/30 | Last day to withdraw from a Graduate full session class |
| Th | 3/31 | Last day to withdraw from an Undergraduate course |
| M | 4/18 | Patriots’ Day Holiday: No classes |
| W | 4/20 | Babson Monday: follow Monday class schedule, No Wednesday classes |
| W | 4/27 | Last Class meeting for Graduate Electives and all Ugrad Classes |
| Th | 4/28 | Make up Day (or additional Reading Day) |
| Th | 4/28 | 24 Hour Quiet Time begins on campus at 8 pm |
| F-Su | 4/29-5/1 | Undergraduate and Graduate Reading Days |
| M-F | 5/2-5/6 | Graduate Elective Finals |
| M-F | 5/2-5/6 | Undergraduate Final Exams |
| F | 5/6 | Undergraduate Residence Halls Close at 8 p.m. for Non-Graduating Students |
| Sa | 5/7 | Last class meeting Graduate Evening Core classes |
| F | 5/13 | First Year Two Year MBA Modules End |
| Sa | 5/14 | Commencement: UG at 10 a.m.; Grad at 3 p.m.; Seniors check out of Residence Halls by 8 p.m. |
| Su | 5/15 | Graduate Residence Halls close at 10 a.m. |
Summer 2016
| M | 5/16 | Graduate Summer First Session Courses Begin; see Grad on-line Registration Guide for add/drop deadlines |
| Tu | 5/17 | Undergraduate Summer First Session and Full Session Courses Begin; see Undergrad on-line Registration Guide for add/drop deadlines |
| W-F | 5/18-5/20 | One-Year MBA StartUp |
| F | 5/20 | Graduate One-Year MBA Modules Begin |
| F | 5/20 | Babson Monday (Undergrads): follow Monday class schedule, regularly scheduled Friday classes will also be meeting |
| M | 5/23 | MSA StartUp |
| M | 5/30 | Memorial Day: No classes |
| F | 6/3 | Babson Monday: follow Monday class schedule, regularly scheduled Friday classes will also be meeting |
| Th | 6/9 | Last day to withdraw from an Undergraduate course |
| Th | 6/9 | Last day to withdraw from a Summer First Session Graduate course (one meeting per week) |
| W | 6/15 | Last day to withdraw from a Summer First Session Graduate course (two meetings per week) |
| M-Th | 6/20-6/23 | Last Summer First Session Graduate class for once a week evening courses |
| M-Tu | 6/27-6/28 | Last Summer First Session Graduate class for twice a week evening courses |
| M-Th | 6/27-6/30 | Graduate evening Finals for Summer First Session for once a week courses |
| W-Th | 6/29-6/30 | Undergraduate Finals (2 days) |
| W-Th | 6/29-6/30 | Graduate evening Finals for Summer First Session for twice a week courses |
| Tu | 7/5 | Graduate Summer Second Session Courses Begin; see Grad on-line Registration Guide for add/drop deadlines; UG classes begin |
| F | 7/8 | UG and Grad Monday make up class |
| Th | 7/28 | Last day to withdraw from a Summer Second Session Graduate course one meeting per week |
| Th | 7/28 | Last day to withdraw from a Summer Second Session Undergraduate course |
| W | 8/3 | Last day to withdraw from a Summer Second Session Graduate course two meeting per week |
| M-Th | 8/8-8/11 | Last Summer Second Session Graduate class for once a week evening courses |
| F | 8/12 | One-Year MBA Modules End |
| M-Tu | 8/15-8/16 | Last Summer Second Session Graduate class for twice a week evening courses |
| M-Tu | 8/15-8/16 | Last day of Undergraduate Summer Second Session class |
| M-Th | 8/15-8/18 | Graduate evening Finals for Summer Second Session for once a week courses |
| W-Th | 8/17-8/18 | Graduate evening Finals for Summer Second Session for twice a week courses |
| W-Th | 8/17-8/18 | Undergraduate Finals for Summer Second and Full Session Session class |
Last Updated: December 9, 2015