Academic Calendar 2027-2028
All dates subject to change. Incoming graduate students should confirm their cohort’s specific calendar for Orientation dates and times.
Key: M=Monday, Tu=Tuesday, W=Wednesday Th=Thursday, F=Friday, Sa=Saturday, Su=Sunday
Fall 2027
| Th | 8/26 | Residence Halls Open for First years , Exchange, and Transfer Students |
| Th-Su | 8/26-8/29 | Undergraduate Orientation for First Years, Transfer, and Exchange Students |
| Sa | 8/28 | Residence Halls Open for Returning Students |
| M | 8/30 | Undergraduate Classes begin |
| M | 8/30 | Graduate Blended MBA - Miami begins |
| M-W | 8/30- 9/1 | Graduate Programs - New Student Orientations Begin |
| F | 9/3 | Undergraduate Add/Drop Ends 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time |
| F | 9/3 | Undergraduate Monday once per week make up only |
| F | 9/3 | Undergraduate First Session Add/Drop Ends 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time |
| M | 9/6 | Labor Day: no classes |
| Tu | 9/7 | Graduate Classes begin |
| F | 9/17 | Graduate First "A" and Full Session Add/Drop Ends 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time |
| Tu | 9/28 | Last Day to withdraw from an Undergraduate First session Course 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time |
| Tu | 9/28 | Undergraduate Pass/Fail Selection Deadline for Designated First Session “A” Half Semester Courses 11:59 PM Eastern Time |
| Tu | 10/5 | Last Day to withdraw from a Graduate First Session "A" Course 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time |
| M | 10/11 | Indigenous Peoples’ Day; No day or Evening classes (See makeup day for Grad on 10/12) |
| Tu | 10/12 | Undergraduate Fall Break Day: no UG classes |
| Tu | 10/12 | Babson Monday for Grad Classes Only. No Tuesday class meeting. |
| W | 10/20 | Undergraduate First Half Session courses end |
| Th | 10/21 | Undergraduate Second Half Session courses begin |
| F | 10/22 | Undergraduate Mid-Semester Warnings due from faculty |
| Tu | 10/26 | Undergraduate Mid-Semester Warnings sent to students |
| Tu | 10/26 | Graduate Elective "A" Session courses end |
| W | 10/27 | Graduate Elective "B" Session courses begin |
| W | 10/27 | Undergraduate Second Session Add/Drop Ends 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time |
| Tu | 11/2 | Last day to withdraw from an Undergraduate course 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time |
| Tu | 11/2 | Undergraduate Pass/Fail Selection Deadline for Designated Full Session Courses 11:59 PM Eastern Time |
| Th | 11/4 | Last Day to withdraw from a Graduate Full Session course 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time |
| Tu | 11/9 | Graduate Second Session "B" Add/Drop ends 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time |
| Th | 11/18 | Last Day to withdraw from an Undergraduate Second session Course 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time |
| Th | 11/18 | Undergraduate Pass/Fail Selection Deadline for Designated Second Session “B” Half Semester Courses 11:59 PM Eastern Time |
| M-F | 11/22-11/26 | Undergraduate Thanksgiving Break |
| W-F | 11/24 -11/26 | Graduate Thanksgiving Break |
| Th | 12/2 | Last Day to Withdraw from a Graduate Second Session "B" course 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time |
| W | 12/8 | Last Undergraduate class (24 Hour Quiet Time begins on campus at 8 p.m.) |
| Th | 12/9 | Undergraduate Reading Day |
| F-F | 12/10-12/17 | Undergraduate Exams (no exams on Saturday or Sunday, Reading days) |
| F | 12/17 | End of Semester for Undergraduate Students |
| Sa | 12/18 | Residence Halls close for Winter Break |
| Sa | 12/18 | Last meeting for Graduate classes including Final Exams if Applicable and End of the Semester for Graduate Students |
Spring 2028
| F | 1/14 | Residence Halls open for Transfer, Exchange, January Admits, and Babson Begin students. Undergraduate Orientation begins. |
| F-Su | 1/14-1/16 | Undergraduate Orientation for Transfer, Exchange, January Admits, and Babson Begin students |
| Su | 1/16 | Residence Halls open for Returning Undergraduate Students |
| M | 1/17 | Martin Luther King Holiday - no day or evening classes |
| Tu | 1/18 | Graduate and Undergraduate classes begin |
| Sa | 1/22 | Graduate Blended MBA - Miami begins |
| M | 1/24 | Undergraduate Add/Drop ends 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time |
| M | 1/24 | Undergraduate First Session Add/Drop Ends 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time |
| F | 1/28 | Graduate First "A" and Full Session Add/Drop ends 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time |
| W | 2/16 | Last Day to withdraw from an Undergraduate First session Course 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time |
| Th | 2/17 | Last Day to withdraw from a Graduate First Session "A" Course 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time |
| M | 2/21 | Presidents Day Holiday: No day or evening classes (See makeup day on 2/22) |
| Tu | 2/22 | Babson Monday: follow Monday class schedule, no Tuesday classes |
| Tu | 3/7 | Undergraduate First Half Session courses end |
| W | 3/8 | Undergraduate Second Half Session courses begin |
| Sa | 3/11 | Graduate "A" Session courses end |
| M-F | 3/13-3/17 | Spring Break Graduate and Undergraduate (5 days) |
| F | 3/17 | Undergraduate Mid-Semester Warnings due from faculty |
| Su | 3/19 | Graduate "B" Session Begins |
| Tu | 3/21 | Undergraduate Second Session Add/Drop Ends 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time |
| Tu | 3/21 | Undergraduate Mid-Semester Warnings sent to students |
| M | 3/27 | Last Day to withdraw from a Graduate Full Session course 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time |
| Tu | 3/28 | Last day to withdraw from an Undergraduate course 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time |
| F | 3/31 | Graduate Second "B" Session Add/Drop ends 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time |
| Th | 4/6 | Last Day to withdraw from an Undergraduate Second session Course 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time |
| M | 4/17 | Patriot’s Day holiday: No day or evening classes (See make up days for UG on 4/19; and Grad on 4/21) |
| Tu | 4/18 | Last Day to Withdraw from a Graduate Second Session "B" Course 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time |
| W | 4/19 | Undergraduate School Babson Monday: follow Monday class schedule, no Wednesday classes – UG only |
| F | 4/21 | Graduate School: Babson Monday: follow Monday class schedule - Grad only |
| W | 4/26 | Last meeting for Undergraduate classes (24 Hour Quiet Time begins on campus at 8 p.m.) |
| Th | 4/27 | Undergraduate Reading Day |
| F | 4/28 | Undergraduate Final Exams |
| Sa-Su | 4/29-4/30 | Undergraduate Reading Days |
| M-F | 5/1-5/5 | Undergraduate Final Exams |
| F | 5/5 | End of the Semester for Undergraduate Students |
| Sa | 5/6 | Last meeting for Graduate classes including Final Exams if Applicable and End of the Semester for Graduate Students |
| Sa | 5/6 | Undergraduate Residence Halls Close (for students not scheduled to graduate) |
| Sa | 5/13 | Commencement: UG at 9:45 a.m.; Grad at 2:45 p.m. |
Summer 2028
| Su | 5/14 | Residence Halls open |
| Su | 5/14 | Graduate Summer First Session begin |
| M | 5/15 | UG Full Summer classes begin |
| F | 5/19 | Undergraduate Add/Drop Ends 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time |
| F | 5/26 | Graduate First Session Add/Drop Deadline 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time |
| M | 5/29 | Memorial Holiday: No day or evening classes (See makeup day for Grad only on Friday, 6/2) |
| F | 6/2 | Babson Monday (Graduate) school follow Monday class schedule, make up for 5/29, regularly scheduled Friday classes will also be meeting |
| M | 6/12 | Last Day to withdraw from a Summer First Session Graduate course 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time |
| M | 6/19 | Juneteenth Holiday observed: no classes (see makeup day for Grad only on Friday 6/23) |
| F | 6/23 | Last day to withdraw from an Undergraduate course 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time |
| F | 6/23 | Babson Monday (Graduate School only) follow Monday class schedule, make up for 6/19, regularly scheduled Friday classes will also be meeting |
| Th | 6/29 | Last Summer First Session Graduate class including Final Exams if applicable |
| Su | 7/2 | Graduate Summer Second Session courses begin |
| Tu | 7/4 | Independence Day Holiday: no classes |
| F | 7/14 | Monday make up for once a week grad courses |
| F | 7/14 | Graduate Second Session Add/Drop Deadline 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time |
| W | 7/19 | Last Undergraduate class (This is a make up for T/R meeting pattern UG class, Wednesday UG class does not meet) |
| Th-F | 7/20- 7/21 | Undergraduate Finals |
| F | 7/21 | End of the Semester for Undergraduate Students |
| F | 7/21 | UG Residence Halls close |
| Tu | 8/1 | Last day to withdraw from a Summer Second Session Graduate course 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time |
| Sa | 8/19 | Last meeting for all Graduate Classes including Final Exams if Applicable. End of the semester |
Last updated Wednesday, November 4, 2026