This calendar site is updated for the new academic year in late August after the end of the U+ (UWW/CPE) Summer session and before the start of the Fall term. You can find future calendars on the official Faculty Senate calendar page.
You may find information about the five college academic calendar (including UMass Amherst) on the Five College Web site.
Fall 2024
| First Day of classes | Tuesday | September | 3 |
| Last day to add or drop any class with no record – Matriculated Undergraduate and Non-degree students | Monday | September | 9 |
| Last day to add or drop any class with no record – Matriculated Graduate students | Monday | September | 15 |
| Holiday – Indigenous Peoples Day | Monday | October | 14 |
| Monday class schedule will be followed | Tuesday | October | 15 |
| Last day to Drop with "DR" - Graduate | Tuesday | October | 29 |
| Last day to Drop with ‘W’ and select 'P/F' - Undergraduate, Stockbridge, CPE | Tuesday | October | 29 |
| Election Day – classes do not meet | Tuesday | November | 5 |
| Holiday – Veterans’ Day | Monday | November | 11 |
| Registration begins for Spring 2025 | Tuesday | November | 12 |
| Thanksgiving recess begins after last class | Tuesday | November | 26 |
| Classes resume | Monday | December | 2 |
| Last day of classes | Tuesday | December | 10 |
| Reading Day | Wednesday | December | 11 |
| Final examinations begin | Thursday | December | 12 |
| Second Reading Day | Saturday | December | 14 |
| Last day of final examinations, semester ends | Wednesday | December | 18 |
| Final grades due by Midnight | Tuesday | December | 24 |
Number of class meetings: MTuWThF: 13
Winter 2024/2025
| First Day of classes | Friday | December | 20 |
| Holiday – Christmas Day | Wednesday | December | 25 |
| Last day to add/drop | Thursday | December | 26 |
| Holiday – New Year’s Day | Wednesday | January | 1 |
| Last day to drop with "W" or “DR” and select 'P/F' | Tuesday | January | 14 |
| Holiday – Martin Luther King Day | Monday | January | 20 |
| Last day of classes | Wednesday | January | 29 |
| Final grades due | Monday | February | 3 |
Spring 2025
| First day of classes | Thursday | January | 30 |
| Last day to add or drop any class with no record – Matriculated Undergraduate and Non-degree students | Wednesday | February | 5 |
| Last day to add or drop any class with no record – Matriculated Graduate students | Wednesday | February | 12 |
| Holiday - Presidents’ Day | Monday | February | 17 |
| Monday class schedule will be followed | Thursday | February | 20 |
| Spring recess begins | Sunday | March | 16 |
| Classes resume | Monday | March | 24 |
| Last day to Drop with "DR" - Graduate | Thursday | April | 3 |
| Last day to Drop with ‘W’ and select 'P/F' - Undergraduate, Stockbridge, U+ | Thursday | April | 3 |
| Registration begins for Fall 2025 | Monday | April | 7 |
| Monday class schedule will be followed | Friday | April | 18 |
| Holiday - Patriot's Day | Monday | April | 21 |
| Last day of classes | Friday | May | 9 |
| Reading Day | Saturday | May | 10 |
| Final examinations begin | Monday | May | 12 |
| Last day of final examinations, semester ends | Friday | May | 16 |
| Commencement Weekend begins | Friday | May | 16 |
| Commencement Weekend ends | Sunday | May | 18 |
| Final grades due by Midnight | Thursday | May | 22 |
Number of class meetings: MTuWThF: 13
U+ Summer 2025
| First day of classes - Session One | Monday | May | 19 |
| Last day to add/drop any Session One class | Friday | May | 23 |
| Holiday - Memorial Day | Monday | May | 26 |
| Last day to drop with "W" or “DR” and select 'P/F' any Session One class | Thursday | June | 12 |
| Holiday – Juneteenth | Thursday | June | 19 |
| Last day of classes - Session One | Tuesday | July | 1 |
| Holiday - Independence Day | Friday | July | 4 |
| First day of classes – Session Two | Monday | July | 7 |
| Session One final grades due | Monday | July | 7 |
| Last day to add/drop any Session Two class | Friday | July | 11 |
| Last day to drop with "W" or “DR” and select 'P/F' any Session Two class | Wednesday | July | 30 |
| Last day of classes - Session Two; Summer Term ends | Friday | August | 15 |
| Remaining Summer grades due | Wednesday | August | 20 |
University Summer 2025
| First day of classes | Monday | May | 19 |
| Holiday – Memorial Day | Monday | May | 26 |
| Last day to add/drop | Monday | June | 2 |
| Holiday – Juneteenth | Thursday | June | 19 |
| Holiday – Independence Day | Friday | July | 4 |
| Last day to drop with “W” or “DR” | Monday | July | 14 |
| Last day of classes | Friday | August | 15 |
| Final grades due | Wednesday | August | 20 |
Fall 2025
| First Day of classes | Tuesday | September | 2 |
| Last day to add or drop any class with no record – Matriculated Undergraduate and Non-degree students | Monday | September | 8 |
| Last day to add or drop any class with no record – Matriculated Graduate students | Monday | September | 15 |
| Holiday – Indigenous People’s Day | Monday | October | 13 |
| Last day to Drop with "DR" - Graduate | Tuesday | October | 28 |
| Last day to Drop with ‘W’ and select 'P/F' - Undergraduate, Stockbridge, CPE | Tuesday | October | 28 |
| Election Day – classes do not meet | Tuesday | November | 4 |
| Registration begins for Spring 2026 | Monday | November | 10 |
| Holiday – Veterans’ Day | Tuesday | November | 11 |
| Thanksgiving recess begins after last class | Tuesday | November | 25 |
| Classes resume | Monday | December | 1 |
| Last day of classes | Tuesday | December | 9 |
| Reading Day | Wednesday | December | 10 |
| Final examinations begin | Thursday | December | 11 |
| Second Reading Day | Saturday | December | 13 |
| Last day of final examinations, semester ends | Wednesday | December | 17 |
| Final grades due by Midnight | Tuesday | December | 23 |
Number of class meetings: MTuWThF: 13
Winter 2025/2026
| First Day of classes | Friday | December | 19 |
| Last day to add/drop | Wednesday | December | 24 |
| Holiday – Christmas Day | Thursday | December | 25 |
| Holiday – New Year’s Day | Thursday | January | 1 |
| Last day to drop with "W" or “DR” and select 'P/F' | Tuesday | January | 13 |
| Holiday – Martin Luther King Day | Monday | January | 19 |
| Last day of classes | Wednesday | January | 28 |
| Final grades due | Monday | February | 2 |
Spring 2026
| First day of classes | Thursday | January | 29 |
| Last day to add or drop any class with no record – Matriculated Undergraduate and Non-degree students | Wednesday | February | 4 |
| Last day to add or drop any class with no record – Matriculated Graduate students | Wednesday | February | 11 |
| Holiday - Presidents’ Day | Monday | February | 16 |
| Monday class schedule will be followed | Thursday | February | 19 |
| Spring recess begins | Sunday | March | 15 |
| Classes resume | Monday | March | 23 |
| Last day to Drop with "DR" - Graduate | Thursday | April | 2 |
| Last day to Drop with ‘W’ and select 'P/F' - Undergraduate, Stockbridge, UWW | Thursday | April | 2 |
| Registration begins for Fall 2026 | Monday | April | 6 |
| Monday class schedule will be followed | Friday | April | 17 |
| Holiday - Patriot's Day | Monday | April | 20 |
| Last day of classes | Friday | May | 8 |
| Reading Day | Saturday | May | 9 |
| Final examinations begin | Monday | May | 11 |
| Last day of final examinations, semester ends | Friday | May | 15 |
| Commencement Weekend begins | Friday | May | 15 |
| Commencement Weekend ends | Sunday | May | 17 |
| Final grades due by Midnight | Thursday | May | 21 |
Number of class meetings: MTuWThF: 13
U+ Summer 2026
| First day of classes - Session One | Monday | May | 18 |
| Last day to add/drop any Session One class | Friday | May | 22 |
| Holiday - Memorial Day | Monday | May | 25 |
| Last day to drop with "W" or “DR” and select 'P/F' any Session One class | Thursday | June | 11 |
| Holiday – Juneteenth | Friday | June | 19 |
| Last day of classes - Session One | Tuesday | June | 30 |
| Holiday - Independence Day | Friday | July | 3 |
| First day of classes – Session Two | Monday | July | 6 |
| Session One final grades due | Monday | July | 6 |
| Last day to add/drop any Session Two class | Friday | July | 10 |
| Last day to drop with "W" or “DR” and select 'P/F' any Session Two class | Wednesday | July | 29 |
| Last day of classes - Session Two; Summer Term ends | Friday | August | 14 |
| Remaining Summer grades due | Wednesday | August | 19 |
University Summer 2026
| First day of classes | Monday | May | 18 |
| Holiday – Memorial Day | Monday | May | 25 |
| Last day to add/drop | Monday | June | 1 |
| Holiday – Juneteenth | Friday | June | 19 |
| Holiday – Independence Day | Friday | July | 3 |
| Last day to drop with “W” or “DR” | Monday | July | 13 |
| Last day of classes | Friday | August | 14 |
| Final grades due | Wednesday | August | 19 |