Academic Calendar 2016-2017
All dates subject to change. Incoming graduate students should confirm their cohort’s specific calendar for Orientation dates and times.
Fall 2016
| Th-F | 8/18-8/26 | First Year Two Year MBA StartUp |
| T-T | 8/23-8/30 | MSEL StartUp |
| F | 8/26 | Evening MBA StartUp |
| F | 8/26 | Certificate in Advanced Management StartUp |
| F | 8/26 | Undergraduate Orientation Begins; Residence Halls Open for New Undergraduates at 8:00 am |
| M | 8/29 | Graduate First Year Two Year MBA Modules Begin |
| M | 8/29 | Residence Halls Open at 9:00 am for Returning Undergraduates |
| T-R | 8/30-9/1 | MSF StartUp |
| W | 8/31 | Graduate Electives, Evening Core MBA, MSF and MSEL class Begin; Returning Blended Learning MBA students should refer to their cohort program calendar for class dates |
| W | 8/31 | Undergraduate Classes Begin |
| W | 8/31 | Exchange Student StartUp |
| M | 9/5 | Labor Day: No classes |
| W | 9/7 | Undergraduate Add/Drop Ends |
| Th | 9/8 | Graduate Add/Drop Ends (see Graduate Handbook for specific deadlines) |
| M | 10/10 | Columbus Day Holiday: No classes |
| Tu | 10/11 | Babson Monday for UG and Grad classes, no Tuesday class meeting |
| F | 10/21 | Undergraduate Mid-Semester Warnings Due from Faculty |
| tbd | tbd | Blended Learning MBA StartUp |
| Tu | 10/25 | Undergraduate Mid-Semester Warnings Sent to Students |
| Tu | 10/25 | Graduate Elective "A" Session Courses End |
| W | 10/26 | Graduate Elective "B" Session Courses Begin (for add/drop deadlines see handbook) |
| Th | 11/3 | Last day to withdraw from an Undergraduate course |
| W | 11/9 | Last day to withdraw from a Graduate full session classes |
| M-F | 11/21-11/25 | Undergraduate Thanksgiving Break (5 days) |
| W-F | 11/23-11/25 | Graduate Thanksgiving Break (starts Wednesday evening; no Grad evening classes) |
| W | 12/7 | Babson Monday: for UG Monday only once a week meeting |
| Th | 12/8 | Babson Tuesday: for UG Tuesday only once a week meeting |
| Th | 12/8 | Last Class meeting for Graduate Electives, and all UG classes |
| Th | 12/8 | 24 Hour Quiet Time begins on campus at 8 pm |
| F-Su | 12/9-12/11 | Reading Days |
| M-F | 12/12-12/16 | Graduate Elective courses Final exams |
| M-S | 12/12-12/17 | Undergraduate Exams |
| W | 12/14 | Graduate First Year Two Year MBA Modules End |
| Sa | 12/17 | UG residence Halls close |
| Sa | 12/17 | last class meeting for Graduate Evening MBA Core classes |
Winter 2017
| tba | tba | First Year Two Year MBA Modules Begin |
| M | 1/16 | Martin Luther King Holiday-No Winter classes |
Spring 2017
| tba | tba | First Year Two Year MBA Modules Begin |
| M | 1/16 | Martin Luther King Holiday-No Winter classes |
| M | 1/23 | Evening MBA StartUp |
| M | 1/23 | Exchange Student StartUp |
| Tu | 1/24 | Certificate in Advanced Management StartUp (Virtual) |
| Sa | 1/21 | Residence Halls open for Transfer and G.A.P students |
| Sa-M | 1/21-1/23 | Undergraduate Orientation for Transfer and G.A.P Students |
| Su | 1/22 | Residence Halls open for Returning Undergraduates at 9:00 am |
| Tu | 1/24 | Undergraduate and Graduate Classes Begin |
| M | 1/30 | Undergraduate Add/Drop Ends |
| Tu | 1/31 | Graduate Add/Drop Ends (see Graduate Student Handbook for specific deadlines) |
| M | 2/20 | Presidents’ Day Holiday: No classes |
| Tu | 2/21 | Babson Monday: follow Monday class schedule, No Tuesday classes |
| Tu | 3/14 | Graduate Elective "A" Session Courses End |
| W | 3/15 | Graduate Elective "B" Session Courses Begin (for add/drop deadlines see handbook) |
| M-F | 3/20-3/24 | Spring Break Graduate and Undergraduate (5 days) |
| tbd | tbd | Blended Learning MBA StartUp |
| F | 3/24 | Undergraduate Mid-Semester Warnings Due from Faculty |
| Tu | 3/28 | Undergraduate Mid-Semester Warnings Sent to Students |
| W | 4/5 | Last day to withdraw from a Graduate full session class |
| Th | 4/6 | Last day to withdraw from an Undergraduate course |
| M | 4/17 | Patriots’ Day Holiday: No classes |
| W | 4/19 | Babson Monday : follow Monday class schedule, No Wednesday classes |
| W | 5/3 | Last Class meeting for Graduate Electives and all Ugrad Classes |
| Th | 5/4 | Make up Day (or additional Reading Day) |
| Th | 5/4 | 24 Hour Quiet Time begins on campus at 8 pm |
| F-Su | 5/5-5/7 | Undergraduate and Graduate Reading Days |
| M-F | 5/8-5/12 | Graduate Elective Finals |
| M-F | 5/8-5/12 | Undergraduate Final Exams |
| Sa | 5/13 | Undergraduate Residence Halls Close at 8:00 pm for Non-Graduating Students |
| Sa | 5/13 | Last class meeting Graduate Evening Core classes |
| F | 5/19 | First Year Two Year MBA Modules End |
| Sa | 5/20 | Commencement: UG at 10:00 am; Grad at 3:00 pm; Seniors check out of Residence Halls by 8:00 pm. |
| Su | 5/21 | Graduate Residence Halls close at 10 am |
Summer 2017
| Tu | 5/16 | Undergraduate Summer First Session and Full Session Courses Begin; see Undergrad on-line Registration Guide for add/drop deadlines |
| F | 5/19 | Babson Monday (Undergrads ): follow Monday class schedule, regularly scheduled Friday classes will also be meeting |
| M | 5/22 | Graduate Summer First Session Courses Begin; see Grad on-line Registration Guide for add/drop deadlines |
| W-F | 5/24-5/26 | One-Year MBA StartUp |
| R | 5/25 | Graduate One-Year MBA Modules Begin |
| M | 5/29 | Memorial Day: No classes |
| Tu | 5/30 | MSA StartUp |
| F | 6/2 | Babson Monday: follow Monday class schedule, regularly scheduled Friday classes will also be meeting |
| Th | 6/8 | Last day to withdraw from an Undergraduate course |
| Th | 6/15 | Last day to withdraw from a Summer First Session Graduate course (one meeting per week) |
| W | 6/21 | Last day to withdraw from a Summer First Session Graduate course (two meetings per week) |
| M-Th | 6/26-6/29 | Last Summer First Session Graduate class for once a week evening courses |
| W-Th | 6/28-6/29 | Undergraduate Finals (2 days) |
| M-R | 7/3-7/6 | Last Summer First Session Graduate class for twice a week evening courses |
| M, T-F | 7/3, 7/5-7/7 | Graduate evening Finals for Summer First Session for once a week courses |
| W | 7/5 | UG classes begin |
| Th-F | 7/6-7/7 | Graduate evening Finals for Summer First Session for twice a week courses |
| F | 7/7 | UG and Grad Monday make up class |
| M | 7/10 | Graduate Summer Second Session Courses Begin; see Grad on-line Registration Guide for add/drop deadlines |
| Tu | 8/1 | Last day to withdraw from a Summer Second Session Undergraduate course |
| Th | 8/3 | Last day to withdraw from a Summer Second Session Graduate course one meeting per week |
| W | 8/9 | Last day to withdraw from a Summer Second Session Graduate course two meeting per week |
| M-Th | 8/14-8/17 | Last Summer Second Session Graduate class for once a week evening courses |
| W-Th | 8/16-8/17 | Last day of Undergraduate Summer Second Session class |
| F | 8/18 | One-Year MBA Modules End |
| F-Sa | 8/18-8/19 | Undergraduate Finals for Summer Second and Full Session Session class |
| M-Tu | 8/21-8/22 | Last Summer Second Session Graduate class for twice a week evening courses; |
| M-Th | 8/21-8/24 | Graduate evening Finals for Summer Second Session for once a week courses |
| W-Th | 8/23-8/24 | Graduate evening Finals for Summer Second Session for twice a week courses; |
Last Updated: February 2, 2017