Academic Calendar 2018-2019
All dates subject to change. Incoming graduate students should confirm their cohort’s specific calendar for Orientation dates and times.
Fall 2018
| M-Th | 8/20-8/23 | Two-Year MBA StartUp |
| Tu-F | 8/21-8/24 | MSEL, MSF, MSA StartUp |
| Th | 8/23 | Residence Halls Open for New Undergraduates (International and Exchange Students) |
| F | 8/24 | Undergraduate Orientation Begins; Residence Halls Open for New Undergraduates (Domestic Students) |
| M | 8/27 | Residence Halls Open for Returning Undergraduates |
| M | 8/27 | Graduate Classes Begin |
| M | 8/27 | Graduate Two Year Program Modules Begin |
| W | 8/29 | Undergraduate Classes Begin |
| M | 9/3 | Labor Day: No classes |
| Tu | 9/4 | Graduate Add/Drop Ends |
| W | 9/5 | Undergraduate Add/Drop Ends (4:30 p.m. EDT) |
| M | 10/8 | Columbus Day Holiday: No day or evening classes |
| Tu | 10/9 | Babson Monday for UG and Grad classes, no Tuesday class meeting |
| F | 10/19 | Undergraduate Mid-Semester Warnings Due from Faculty |
| Tu | 10/23 | Undergraduate Mid-Semester Warnings Sent to Students |
| Tu | 10/23 | Graduate Elective "A" Session Courses End |
| W | 10/24 | Graduate Elective "B" Session Courses Begin |
| Th | 11/1 | Last day to withdraw from an Undergraduate course (4:30 p.m. EDT) |
| M | 11/5 | Last day to withdraw from a Graduate course |
| M-F | 11/19-11/23 | Undergraduate Thanksgiving Break (5 days) |
| W-F | 11/21-11/23 | Graduate Thanksgiving Break (starts Wednesday evening; no Grad evening classes) |
| W | 12/5 | Babson Monday: for UG Monday only once a week meeting |
| Th | 12/6 | Babson Tuesday: for UG Tuesday only once a week meeting |
| Th | 12/6 | Last Class meeting for Graduate Electives, and all UG classes |
| Th | 12/6 | 24 Hour Quiet Time begins on campus at 8 p.m. |
| F | 12/14 | Graduate Two Year Program Modules End |
| F-Su | 12/7-12/9 | Reading Day |
| M-F | 12/10-12/14 | Graduate Elective courses Final exams |
| M-Sa | 12/10-12/15 | Undergraduate Exams |
| Sa | 12/15 | last class meeting for Graduate Evening Core classes |
Winter 2019
| Tu | 1/15 | Graduate Two Year Program Modules Begin |
| M | 1/21 | Martin Luther King Holiday-No Winter classes |
Spring 2019
| F | 1/18 | Residence Halls open for Transfer, Exchange, and G.A.P. students, Undergraduate Orientation begins |
| F-M | 1/18-1/21 | Undergraduate Orientation for Transfer, Exchange, and G.A.P. Students |
| Su | 1/20 | Residence Halls open for Returning Undergraduates at 9 a.m. |
| Tu | 1/22 | Undergraduate and Graduate Classes Begin |
| M | 1/28 | Undergraduate Add/Drop Ends (4:30 p.m. EST) |
| Tu | 1/29 | Graduate Add/Drop Ends |
| M | 2/18 | Presidents Day Holiday: no day or evening classes |
| Tu | 2/19 | Babson Monday: follow Monday class schedule, No Tuesday classes |
| Tu | 3/12 | Graduate Elective "A" Session Courses End |
| W | 3/13 | Graduate Elective "B" Session Courses Begin |
| M-F | 3/18-3/22 | Spring Break Graduate and Undergraduate (5 days) |
| F | 3/22 | Undergraduate Mid-Semester Warnings Due from Faculty |
| Tu | 3/26 | Undergraduate Mid-Semester Warnings Sent to Students |
| W | 4/3 | Last day to withdraw from a Graduate course |
| Th | 4/4 | Last day to withdraw from an Undergraduate course (4:30 p.m. EDT) |
| M | 4/15 | Patriot’s Day Holiday: no day or evening classes |
| W | 4/17 | Babson Monday: follow Monday class schedule, No Wednesday classes |
| W | 5/1 | Last Class meeting for Graduate Electives and all Ugrad Classes |
| Th | 5/2 | Make up Day (or additional Reading Day) |
| Th | 5/2 | 24 Hour Quiet Time begins on campus at 8 p.m. |
| F | 5/3 | Reading Day |
| Sa-Su | 5/4-5/5 | Undergraduate and Graduate Reading Days |
| M-F | 5/6-5/10 | Graduate Elective Finals |
| M-Sa | 5/6-5/11 | Undergraduate Final Exams |
| Sa | 5/11 | Undergraduate Residence Halls Close at 8 p.m. for Non-Graduating Students |
| Sa | 5/11 | last class meeting Graduate Evening Core classes |
| F | 5/17 | Graduate Two Year Program Modules End |
| Sa | 5/18 | Commencement: UG at 10 a.m.; Grad at 3 p.m.; Seniors check out of Residence Halls by 8 p.m. |
Summer 2019
| M | 5/20 | Graduate Summer First Session Courses Begin; see Grad on-line Registration Guide for add/drop deadlines |
| Tu | 5/21 | Undergraduate Summer First Session and Full Session Courses Begin; see Undergrad on-line Registration Guide for add/drop deadlines |
| Tu | 5/21 | UG full summer classes begin |
| F | 5/24 | Babson Monday (Undergrads): follow Monday class schedule, regularly scheduled Friday classes will also be meeting |
| F | 5/24 | Graduate One Year Program Modules Begin |
| M | 5/27 | Memorial Day: No day or evening classes |
| F | 5/31 | Babson Monday (Undergrads and Graduates): follow Monday class schedule, regularly scheduled Friday classes will also be meeting |
| Th | 6/13 | Last day to withdraw from an Undergraduate course (4:30 p.m. EDT) |
| Th | 6/13 | Last day to withdraw from a Summer First Session Graduate course (one meeting per week) |
| W | 6/19 | Last day to withdraw from a Summer First Session Graduate course (two meetings per week) |
| F | 6/21 | Babson Monday (Undergraduate): follow M/W class schedule, regularly scheduled Friday classes will also be meeting |
| Th | 6/27 | Last Summer First Session Graduate class for once a week evening courses |
| F | 6/28 | Babson Tuesday (Undergraduate and Graduate): follow T/R class schedule, regularly scheduled Friday classes will also be meeting |
| M-W | 7/1-7/3 | Graduate evening Finals for Summer First Session for once a week courses |
| Tu | 7/2 | Last Summer First Session Graduate class for twice a week evening courses |
| W | 7/3 | Undergraduate Finals |
| W | 7/3 | Graduate evening Finals for Summer First Session for twice a week courses |
| M | 7/8 | UG classes begin |
| M | 7/8 | Graduate Summer Second Session Courses Begin; see Grad on-line Registration Guide for add/drop deadlines |
| Th | 8/1 | Last day to withdraw from a Summer Second Session Graduate course one meeting per week |
| Th | 8/1 | Last day to withdraw from a Summer Second Session Undergraduate course (4:30 p.m. EDT) |
| W | 8/7 | Last day to withdraw from a Summer Second Session Graduate course two meeting per week |
| Th | 8/15 | Last Summer Second Session Graduate class for once a week evening courses |
| Tu | 8/20 | Last Summer Second Session Graduate class for twice a week evening courses |
| Tu | 8/20 | Last day of Undergraduate Summer Second Session class |
| M-Th | 8/19-8/22 | Graduate evening Finals for Summer Second Session for once a week courses |
| W, Th | 8/21-8/22 | Graduate evening Finals for Summer Second Session for twice a week courses |
| W, Th | 8/21-8/22 | Undergraduate Finals for Summer and Full Session Second Session class |
| F | 8/23 | One Year Program Modules End |
Last Updated: May 1, 2019