This calendar site will be updated for the new academic year in late August after the end of the University+ Summer Session and before the start of the Fall term. The Current Academic Calendar below has been voted on and approved by the Faculty Senate. You can find future academic calendars on the official Faculty Senate calendar page.
Students that have enrolled in University+ courses at UMass Amherst during any term can find important dates and deadlines for University+ courses on the University+ Session Academic Calendar on the University+ website.
Important Note about the Winter and Summer Academic Calendars
Students are considered to be on break in between the Fall and Spring semesters. The Winter and Summer terms at UMass Amherst are optional enrollment periods for students, but should they choose to enroll, the dates for each term in the Academic Calendar below will apply.
Are you looking for a different calendar?
- If you are enrolling in classes through the Five College Consortium, you may find information about the Five College Academic Calendar on the Five College website.
- If you need information on the move-in and move-out dates for campus housing, please visit the Hall Openings & Closings page on the Residential Services website.
- If you need information regarding Commencement Weekend, please visit the Commencement website (more details will become available throughout the academic year).
Fall 2026
| First day of classes | Tuesday | September | 8 |
| Last day to add or drop any class with no record – Matriculated Undergraduate and Non-degree students | Monday | September | 14 |
| Last day to add or drop any class with no record – Matriculated Graduate students | Monday | September | 21 |
| Holiday – Indigenous People’s Day | Monday | October | 12 |
| Election Day - no classes held | Tuesday | November | 3 |
| Last day to drop with "DR" – Graduate | Wednesday | November | 4 |
| Last day to drop with “W” and select “P/F” – Undergraduate, Stockbridge, University+ | Wednesday | November | 4 |
| Registration begins for Spring 2027 | Monday | November | 9 |
| Holiday – Veterans’ Day | Wednesday | November | 11 |
| Wednesday class schedule will be followed | Tuesday | November | 24 |
| Thanksgiving recess begins after last class | Tuesday | November | 24 |
| Classes resume | Monday | November | 30 |
| Last day of classes | Tuesday | December | 15 |
| Reading Day | Wednesday | December | 16 |
| Final examinations begin | Thursday | December | 17 |
| Second Reading Day | Saturday | December | 19 |
| Last day of final examinations, semester ends | Wednesday | December | 23 |
| Final grades due by Midnight | Tuesday | December | 29 |
Number of class meetings: MTuWThF: 13
Winter 2026/2027
| First Day of classes | Thursday | December | 24 |
| Holiday – Christmas Day | Friday | December | 25 |
| Holiday – New Year’s Day | Friday | January | 1 |
| Last day to add/drop | Monday | January | 4 |
| Last day to drop with "W" or “DR” and select 'P/F' | Friday | January | 15 |
| Holiday – Martin Luther King Day | Monday | January | 18 |
| Last day of classes | Monday | February | 1 |
| Final grades due | Thursday | February | 4 |
Spring 2027
| First day of classes | Tuesday | February | 2 |
| Last day to add or drop any class with no record – Matriculated Undergraduate and Non-degree students | Monday | February | 8 |
| Holiday - Presidents’ Day | Monday | February | 15 |
| Last day to add or drop any class with no record – Matriculated Graduate students | Tuesday | February | 16 |
| Monday class schedule will be followed | Wednesday | February | 17 |
| Spring recess begins | Sunday | March | 14 |
| Classes resume | Monday | March | 22 |
| Registration begins for Fall 2027 | Monday | April | 5 |
| Last day to Drop with "DR" - Graduate | Tuesday | April | 6 |
| Last day to Drop with ‘W’ and select 'P/F' - Undergraduate, Stockbridge, University+ | Tuesday | April | 6 |
| Holiday - Patriot's Day | Monday | April | 19 |
| Monday class schedule will be followed | Tuesday | April | 20 |
| Last day of classes | Wednesday | May | 12 |
| Reading Day | Thursday | May | 13 |
| Final examinations begin | Friday | May | 14 |
| Second Reading Day | Saturday | May | 15 |
| Doctoral Hooding Ceremony | Saturday | May | 15 |
| Last day of final examinations, semester ends | Thursday | May | 20 |
| Commencement Weekend begins | Friday | May | 21 |
| Commencement Weekend ends | Sunday | May | 23 |
| Final grades due by Midnight | Wednesday | May | 26 |
Number of class meetings: MTuWThF: 13
University+ Summer 2027
| First day of classes - Session One | Monday | May | 24 |
| Last day to add/drop any Session One class | Friday | May | 28 |
| Holiday - Memorial Day | Monday | May | 31 |
| Last day to drop with "W" or “DR” and select 'P/F' any Session One class | Thursday | June | 17 |
| Holiday – Juneteenth observed | Friday | June | 18 |
| Holiday – Independence Day observed | Monday | July | 5 |
| Last day of classes - Session One | Wednesday | July | 7 |
| Session One final grades due | Monday | July | 12 |
| First day of classes – Session Two | Monday | July | 12 |
| Last day to add/drop any Session Two class | Friday | July | 16 |
| Last day to drop with "W" or “DR” and select 'P/F' any Session Two class | Wednesday | August | 4 |
| Last day of classes - Session Two; Summer Term ends | Friday | August | 20 |
| Remaining Summer grades due | Wednesday | August | 25 |
University Summer 2027
| First day of classes | Monday | May | 24 |
| Holiday – Memorial Day | Monday | May | 31 |
| Last day to add/drop | Monday | June | 7 |
| Holiday – Juneteenth observed | Friday | June | 18 |
| Holiday – Independence Day observed | Monday | July | 5 |
| Last day to drop with “W” or “DR” | Wednesday | July | 14 |
| Last day of classes | Friday | August | 20 |
| Final grades due | Wednesday | August | 25 |