Academic Calendar

Babson Academic Calendar 2023-2024

Babson Academic Calendar – See the official Babson College academic calendar showing important dates, academic events, and deadlines.

The Babson Academic Calendar outlines important dates and deadlines for students and faculty. Following this calendar ensures students complete academic requirements and progress towards graduation. Meanwhile, faculty rely on the calendar to plan course schedules, assignments, and exams.

The calendar divides the 2023-2024 academic year into three semesters: Fall 2023, Spring 2024, and Summer 2024. Within each semester block resides pertinent dates specific to undergraduate and graduate students. This includes registration deadlines, holidays, exam periods, housing openings and closures, and more. Students should pay special attention to class add/drop deadlines, midterm evaluations, course withdrawal deadlines, and final exam blocks.

While students focus mainly on academic obligations, faculty dates involve delivering curriculum like midterm warnings and final grades. The calendar outlines faculty requirements such as submitting midterm evaluations by October 20, 2023 for the fall term. With multiple student body types from undergraduates to graduates and exchange students, following the calendar prevents scheduling overlaps.

Babson Academic Calendar 2023-2024

Fall 2023

August 24 – Residence Halls Open for First years, Exchange, and Transfer Students
August 24-27 – Undergraduate Orientation for First Years, Transfer, and Exchange Students
August 26 – Residence Halls Open for Returning Students
August 28 – Graduate Blended MBA – Miami begins
August 28 – Undergraduate Classes begin
August 28 – Graduate Programs – New Student Orientations Begin
September 1 – Undergraduate Add/Drop Ends 4:30 PM Eastern Time
September 5 – Graduate Classes begin
September 4 – Labor Day: no classes
September 15 – Graduate First “A” and Full Session Add/Drop Ends 4:30 PM Eastern Time
September 19 – Undergraduate Pass/Fail selection deadline for designated First session courses
October 3 – Last Day to withdraw from a Graduate First Session “A” Course 4:30 PM Eastern Time
October 9 – Indigenous Peoples’ Day: no day or evening classes
October 10 – Undergraduate Fall Break Day: no UG classes
October 10 – Babson Monday for Grad classes, no Tuesday class meeting
October 20 – Undergraduate Mid-Semester Warnings due from faculty
October 24 – Undergraduate Mid-Semester Warnings sent to students
October 24 – Graduate Elective “A” Session courses end
October 25 – Graduate Elective “B” Session courses begin
October 31 – Last day to withdraw from an Undergraduate course 4:30 PM Eastern Time
October 31 – Undergraduate Pass/Fail selection deadline for designated Full session courses 4:30 PM Eastern Time
October 31 – Undergraduate Pass/Fail selection deadline for designated Second session courses 4:30 PM Eastern Time
November 2 – Last Day to withdraw from a Graduate Full Session course 4:30 PM Eastern Time
November 7 – Graduate Second Session “B” Add/Drop ends 4:30 PM Eastern Time
November 22-24 – Undergraduate and Graduate Thanksgiving Break (3 days)
November 27 – Last Day to Withdraw from a Graduate Second Session “B” course 4:30 PM Eastern Time
December 4 – Last Undergraduate class (24 Hour Quiet Time begins on campus at 8 PM)
December 5-6 – Undergraduate Reading Days
December 7-14 – Undergraduate Exams (no exams on Saturday or Sunday)
December 14 – End of Semester for Undergraduate Students
December 16 – Last meeting for Graduate classes including Final Exams if Applicable and End of the Semester for Graduate Students
December 16 – Residence Halls close for Winter Break

Spring 2024

January 12 – Residence Halls open for Transfer, Exchange, and January Admits. Undergraduate Orientation begins
January 12-14 – Undergraduate Orientation for Transfer, Exchange, and January Admits
January 14 – Residence Halls open for Returning Undergraduate Students
January 15 – Martin Luther King Holiday – no day or evening classes
January 16 – Graduate and Undergraduate classes begin
January 20 – Graduate Blended MBA – Miami begins
January 22 – Undergraduate Add/Drop ends 4:30 PM Eastern Time
January 26 – Graduate First “A” and Full Session Add/Drop ends 4:30 PM Eastern Time
February 15 – Last Day to withdraw from a Graduate First Session “A” Course 4:30 PM Eastern Time
February 15 – Undergraduate Pass/Fail selection deadline for designated First session courses 4:30 PM Eastern Time
February 19 – Presidents Day Holiday: no day or evening classes
February 20 – Babson Monday: follow Monday class schedule, no Tuesday classes
March 9 – Graduate “A” Session courses end
March 11-15 – Spring Break Graduate and Undergraduate (5 days)
March 15 – Undergraduate Mid-Semester Warnings due from faculty
March 17 – Graduate “B” Session Begins
March 19 – Undergraduate Mid-Semester Warnings sent to students
March 25 – Last Day to withdraw from a Graduate Full Session course 4:30 PM Eastern Time
March 26 – Last day to withdraw from an Undergraduate course 4:30 PM Eastern Time
March 26 – Undergraduate Pass/Fail selection deadline for designated Full session courses 4:30 PM Eastern Time
March 26 – Undergraduate Pass/Fail selection deadline for designated Second session courses 4:30 PM Eastern Time
March 29 – Graduate Second “B” Session Add/Drop ends 4:30 PM Eastern Time
April 15 – Patriot’s Day Holiday: no day or evening classes
April 16 – Last Day to Withdraw from a Graduate Second Session “B” Course 4:30 PM Eastern Time
April 17 – Undergraduate School Babson Monday: follow Monday class schedule, no Wednesday classes
April 19 – Graduate School: Babson Monday: follow Monday class schedule
April 24 – Last meeting for Undergraduate classes (24 Hour Quiet Time begins on campus at 8 PM)
April 25 – Reading Day
April 26 – Undergraduate Final Exams
April 27-28 – Reading Days
April 29-May 3 – Undergraduate Final Exams
May 3 – End of the Semester for Undergraduate Students
May 4 – Last meeting for Graduate classes including Final Exams if Applicable and End of the Semester for Graduate Students
May 4 – Undergraduate Residence Halls Close (for students not scheduled to graduate)
May 11 – Commencement: UG at 10 AM; Grad at 3 PM

Summer 2024

May 12 – Residence Halls open
May 12 – Graduate Summer First Session begin
May 13 – UG Full Summer classes begin
May 17 – Undergraduate Add/Drop Ends 4:30 PM Eastern Time
May 24 – Graduate First Session Add/Drop Deadline 4:30 PM Eastern Time
May 27 – Memorial Day: no day or evening classes
May 31 – Babson Monday (Graduate School): follow Monday class schedule, make up for Monday 5/27, regularly scheduled Friday classes will also be meeting
June 10 – Last Day to withdraw from a Summer First Session Graduate course 4:30 PM Eastern Time
June 19 – Juneteenth Holiday observed: no classes
June 21 – Babson Monday (Graduate School): follow Monday class schedule, make up for Wed 6/19, regularly scheduled Friday classes will also be meeting
June 21 – Last day to withdraw from an Undergraduate course 4:30 PM Eastern Time
June 21 – Undergraduate Pass/Fail selection deadline for designated Full session courses 4:30 PM Eastern Time
June 28 – Last Summer First Session Graduate class including Final Exams if applicable
June 30 – Graduate Summer Second Session courses begin
July 4 – Independence Day Holiday: no classes
July 5 – Independence Day Holiday: no classes
July 12 – Graduate Second Session Add/Drop Deadline 4:30 PM Eastern Time
July 12 – Babson Monday (Graduate School): follow Monday class schedule, make up for 7/4, regularly scheduled Friday classes will also be meeting
July 18 – Last Undergraduate class
July 19-20 – Undergraduate Finals
July 20 – End of the Semester for Undergraduate Students
July 21 – UG Residence Halls close
July 30 – Last day to withdraw from a Summer Second Session Graduate course 4:30 PM Eastern Time
August 17 – Last meeting for all Graduate Classes including Final Exams if Applicable
August 17 – End of the Semester for Graduate Students

Conclusion

The Babson Academic Calendar acts as the backbone for the 2023-2024 academic year. Both students and faculty depend on this critical information to meet deadlines and expectations. Referring to the calendar regularly ensures seamless completion of administrative requirements and operations.

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