Academic Calendar 2020-2021
All dates subject to change. Incoming graduate students should confirm their cohort’s specific calendar for Orientation dates and times.
Fall 2020
| M | 7/27 | Virtual Undergraduate Orientation Begins |
| tba | tba | Residence Halls Open |
| W | 8/19 | Blended Learning Miami StartUp Foundations Begins Online |
| Su | 8/23 | Graduate Blended MBA - Miami Begins |
| M | 8/24 | Graduate Full-Time MBA Programs Orientation Begins |
| M | 8/24 | Undergraduate Classes Begin |
| Tu | 8/25 | Graduate Full-Time MS Programs Orientation Begins |
| F | 8/28 | Undergraduate Add/Drop Ends 4:30 p.m. EST |
| Su | 8/30 | Graduate Classes Begin |
| M | 9/7 | Labor Day: Undergraduate Monday Classes Scheduled; No Graduate Classes |
| F | 9/11 | Graduate Add/Drop Ends for First and Full Session Courses |
| M | 9/28 | Last Day to Withdraw from a Graduate First Session Course |
| F | 10/2 | Undergraduate Mid-Semester Warning Submission will open |
| F | 10/9 | Undergraduate Mid-Semester Warning Submission Deadline for Faculty to enter Warnings |
| M | 10/12 | Indigenous Peoples’ Day: Undergraduate Tuesday Classes Meet; No Graduate Day or Evening Classes |
| Tu | 10/13 | Babson Monday for UG and Grad Classes, No Tuesday Class Meeting |
| Tu | 10/13 | Undergraduate Mid-Semester Warnings are sent to Students |
| Tu | 10/20 | Last Day to Withdraw from an Undergraduate Course 4:30 p.m. EST |
| Tu | 10/20 | Graduate "A" Session Day and Evening Courses End |
| W | 10/21 | Graduate "B" Session Courses Begin |
| Tu | 11/3 | Graduate Add/Drop Ends for Second Session Courses |
| Tu | 11/10 | Last Day to Withdraw from a Graduate Full Session Course |
| W | 11/18 | Last Day to Withdraw from a Graduate Second Session Course |
| Th | 11/19 | Last Undergraduate Class |
| Th | 11/19 | 24 Hour Quiet Time Begins on Campus at 8:00 p.m. |
| F, M-Tu | 11/20, 11/23-11/24 | Virtual Reading Days |
| W-F | 11/25-11/27 | Undergraduate Thanksgiving Break (3 days) |
| W-F | 11/25-11/27 | Graduate Thanksgiving Break (Starts Wednesday Evening; No Grad Evening Classes) |
| Sa | 11/28 | Undergraduate Residence Halls Close |
| M-Tu | 11/30-12/8 | Virtual Undergraduate Exams |
| Th | 12/10 | Last Class Meeting for Graduate Electives |
| Th | 12/10 | Last Class Meeting for Graduate Evening Core Classes |
| Tu | 12/15 | Graduate Two Year Program Modules End |
| M-Th | 12/14-12/17 | Graduate Elective Courses Final Exams |
Spring 2021
| TBD | Undergraduate Orientation for Transfer, Exchange, and January Admits | |
| F-Su | 1/15-1/17 | Residence Halls Open as Scheduled by Housing Operations |
| M | 1/18 | Martin Luther King Holiday: No Winter classes |
| Tu | 1/19 | Undergraduate and Graduate Classes Begin (Some Grad Blended Courses Will Begin on Sunday, January 17th; See Course Listings) Courses will meet virtually week 1 per the Emergency Preparedness Plan |
| Tu | 1/26 | Undergraduate Add/Drop Ends 7:30 a.m. Eastern Time |
| Tu | 2/2 | Graduate First Session “A” and Full Session Add/Drop Ends 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time |
| M | 2/15 | Presidents Day: Monday and Monday/Wednesday Classes Meet |
| Tu | 2/16 | Last Day to Withdraw from a Graduate First Session "A" Course 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time |
| F | 2/19 | Undergraduate Mid-Semester Warning Submission Will Open |
| F | 2/26 | Undergraduate Mid-Semester Warning Submission Deadline for Faculty to Enter Warnings |
| Tu | 3/2 | Undergraduate Mid-Semester Warnings are sent to Students |
| M | 3/8 | Graduate Elective "A" Session Courses End |
| Tu | 3/9 | Graduate Elective "B" Session Courses Begin |
| F | 3/12 | Last Day to Withdraw from an Undergraduate Course 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time |
| W | 3/17 | Last Day to Withdraw from a Graduate Full Session Course 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time |
| Tu | 3/23 | Graduate Second Session “B” Add/Drop Ends 4:30 PM Eastern Time |
| Tu | 4/6 | Last Day to Withdraw from a Graduate Second Session "B" Course 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time |
| Th | 4/15 | Last Class Meeting for All Ugrad T and TR Classes |
| M | 4/19 | Patriot’s Day: Class meeting for Grad and UG Monday and Monday/Wednesday Courses |
| M | 4/19 | 24 Hour Quiet Time begins on campus at 8 p.m. |
| Tu-M | 4/20-4/26 | Last Class Meetings for GRADUATE Classes |
| Tu-Th | 4/20-4/22 | Reading Days |
| F-Sa | 4/23-5/1 | Virtual Undergraduate Final Exams |
| Sa | 5/1 | Undergraduate Residence Halls Close |
| Sa | 5/8 | Class of 2020 Commencement |
| Sa | 5/15 | Class of 2021 Commencement |
Summer 2021
| M | 5/10 | Undergraduate Summer Session Courses Begin |
| M | 5/10 | Graduate MSEL Summer term Starts |
| Su | 5/16 | Graduate Summer First Session Courses Begin |
| F | 5/14 | Undergraduate Add/Drop Ends 7:30 a.m. Eastern Time |
| Tu | 5/18 | Graduate One Year MBA Starts |
| F | 5/28 | Graduate First Session Add/Drop Deadline |
| M | 5/31 | Memorial Day: No day or evening Undergraduate and Graduate classes |
| F | 6/4 | Babson Monday (Undergrads): Follow Monday class schedule, regularly scheduled Friday classes will also be meeting |
| F | 6/11 | Babson Monday (Graduates): Follow Monday class schedule, regularly scheduled Friday classes will also be meeting |
| F | 6/11 | Last day to withdraw from a Summer First Session Graduate course 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time |
| W | 6/16 | Last day to withdraw from an Undergraduate course 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time |
| F | 7/2 | Graduate Summer I Ends |
| M | 7/5 | Fourth of July Holiday Observance, no UG and NO Grad classes Possible Exception: Grad Blended WebEx sessions; See individual course Listing for details. |
| Tu | 7/6 | Graduate Summer Second Session Courses Begin |
| F | 7/9 | Babson Monday (Undergrads and Graduates): Follow Monday class schedule, regularly scheduled Friday classes will also be meeting |
| Tu | 7/13 | Last Undergraduate class |
| W-F | 7/14-7/16 | Undergraduate Finals |
| M | 7/19 | Graduate Second Session Add/Drop Deadline |
| F | 7/30 | Last day to withdraw from a Summer Second Session Graduate course 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time |
| Sa | 8/21 | Last Meeting for Graduate Classes Including Final Exams if Applicable |
Last Updated: May 18, 2021