Academic Calendar 2024-2025

All dates subject to change. Incoming graduate students should confirm their cohort’s specific calendar for Orientation dates and times.

Fall 2024

R 8/22 Residence Halls Open for First years , Exchange, and Transfer  Students
R-Su 8/22-8/25 Undergraduate Orientation for First Years, Transfer, and Exchange Students
Sa 8/24 Residence Halls Open for Returning Students
M 8/26 Undergraduate Classes begin
M 8/26 Graduate Programs - New Student Orientations Begin
M 8/26 Graduate Blended MBA - Miami begins
F 8/30 Undergraduate Add/Drop Ends 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time
M 9/2 Labor Day: no classes
T 9/3 Graduate Classes begin
F 9/13 Graduate First "A" and Full Session Add/Drop Ends 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time
Th 9/19 Undergraduate Pass/Fail Selection Deadline for Designated First Session “A” Half Semester Courses 4:30 PM Eastern Time   
Tu 10/1 Last Day to withdraw from a Graduate First Session "A" Course 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time
M 10/14 Indigenous Peoples’ Day: no day or evening classes
Tu 10/15 Undergraduate Fall Break Day: no UG classes
Tu 10/15 Babson Monday for Grad classes, no Tuesday class meeting
F 10/18 Undergraduate Mid-Semester Warnings due from faculty
Tu 10/22 Undergraduate Mid-Semester Warnings sent to students
Tu 10/22 Graduate Elective "A" Session courses end
W 10/23 Graduate Elective "B" Session courses begin
Tu 10/29 Undergraduate Pass/Fail Selection Deadline for Designated Second Session “B” Half Semester Courses 4:30 PM Eastern Time
Tu 10/29 Undergraduate Pass/Fail Selection Deadline for Designated Full Session Courses 4:30 PM Eastern Time
Tu 10/29 Last day to withdraw from an Undergraduate course 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time
Th 10/31 Last Day to withdraw from a Graduate Full Session course 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time
Tu 11/5 Graduate Second Session "B" Add/Drop ends 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time
R 11/21 Last Day to Withdraw from a Graduate Second Session "B" course 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time
W-F 11/27-11/29 Undergraduate and Graduate Thanksgiving Break (3 days)
M 12/2 Last Undergraduate class (24 Hour Quiet Time begins on campus at 8 p.m.)
Tu-W 12/3-12/4 Undergraduate Reading Days
Th-Th 12/5-12/12 Undergraduate Exams (no exams on Saturday or Sunday)
Th 12/12 End of Semester for Undergraduate Students
Sa 12/14 Last meeting for Graduate classes including Final Exams if Applicable and End of the Semester for Graduate Students
Sa 12/14 Residence Halls close for Winter Break

Spring 2025

F 1/17 Residence Halls open for Transfer, Exchange, and January Admits. Undergraduate Orientation begins
F-Su 1/17-1/19 Undergraduate Orientation for Transfer, Exchange, and January Admits
Su 1/19 Residence Halls open for Returning Undergraduate Students
M 1/20 Martin Luther King Holiday - no day or evening classes
Tu 1/21 Graduate and Undergraduate classes begin
Sa 1/25 Graduate Blended MBA - Miami begins
M 1/27 Undergraduate Add/Drop ends 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time
F 1/31 Graduate First "A" and Full Session Add/Drop ends 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time
Th 2/13 Undergraduate Pass/Fail Selection Deadline for Designated First Session “A” Half Semester Courses 4:30 PM Eastern Time
M 2/17 Presidents Day Holiday: no day or evening classes
Tu 2/18 Babson Monday: follow Monday class schedule, no Tuesday classes
Th 2/20 Last Day to withdraw from a Graduate First Session "A" Course 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time
Sat 3/15 Graduate  "A" Session courses end
M-F 3/17-3/21 Spring Break Graduate and Undergraduate (5 days)
F 3/21 Undergraduate Mid-Semester Warnings due from faculty
Su 3/23 Graduate "B" Session Begins
Tu 3/25 Undergraduate Mid-Semester Warnings sent to students
M 3/31 Last Day to withdraw from a Graduate Full Session course 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time
Tu 4/1 Last day to withdraw from an Undergraduate course 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time
Tu 4/1 Undergraduate Pass/Fail Selection Deadline for Designated Second Session “B” Half Semester Courses 4:30 PM Eastern Time
Tu 4/1 Undergraduate Pass/Fail Selection Deadline for Designated Full Session Courses 4:30 PM Eastern Time
F 4/4 Graduate Second "B" Session Add/Drop ends 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time
M 4/21 Patriot’s Day Holiday: no day or evening classes
T 4/22 Last Day to Withdraw from a Graduate Second Session "B" Course 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time
W 4/23 Undergraduate School Babson Monday: follow Monday class schedule, no Wednesday classes – UG only
F 4/25 Graduate School: Babson Monday: follow Monday class schedule - Grad only
W 4/30 Last meeting for Undergraduate classes (24 Hour Quiet Time begins on campus at 8 p.m.)
Th 5/1 Reading Day
F 5/2 Undergraduate Final Exams
Sa-Su 5/3-5/4 Reading Days
M-F 5/5-5/9 Undergraduate Final Exams
F 5/9 End of the Semester for Undergraduate Students
Sa 5/10 Last meeting for Graduate classes including Final Exams if Applicable and End of the Semester for Graduate Students
Sa 5/10 Undergraduate Residence Halls Close (for students not scheduled to graduate)
Sa 5/17 Commencement: UG & Grad Ceremony

Summer 2025

Su 5/18 Residence Halls open
Su 5/18 Graduate Summer First Session begin
M 5/19 UG Full Summer classes begin
F 5/23 Undergraduate Add/Drop Ends 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time
M 5/26 Memorial Day: no day or evening classes
F 5/30 Graduate First Session Add/Drop Deadline 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time
F 5/30 Babon Monday (Gradaute) school follow Monday class schedule, make up for 5/26, regularly scheduled Friday classes will also be meeting
M 6/16 Last Day to withdraw from a Summer First Session Graduate course 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time
R 6/19 Juneteenth Holiday observed: no classes
F 6/20 Babson Thursday (Graduate School): follow Thurs class schedule, make up for Thurs 6/19, regularly scheduled Friday classes will also be meeting
F 6/27 Last day to withdraw from an Undergraduate course 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time
R 7/3 Last Summer First Session Graduate class including Final Exams if applicable
F 7/4 Independence Day Holiday: no classes
Su 7/6 Graduate Summer Second Session courses begin
F 7/18 Graduate Second Session Add/Drop Deadline 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time
W 7/23 Last Undergraduate class
R-F 7/24-7/25 Undergraduate Finals
F 7/25 End of the Semester for Undergraduate Students
F 7/25 UG Residence Halls close
T 8/5 Last day to withdraw from a Summer Second Session Graduate course 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time
Sa 8/23 Last meeting for all Graduate Classes including Final Exams if Applicable. End of the semester 

Last Updated: October 10, 2024

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