Wellesley Academic Calendar 2023-2024

Wellesley Academic Calendar – Wellesley College’s 2023-2024 academic calendar contains important dates, start/end of semesters, holidays, breaks, indigenous peoples’ day, commencement, etc.

The academic calendar delivers a timeline for students to plan their academic agendas and manage their coursework for the semester. It may also include information on registration and other administrative functions.

Wellesley Academic Calendar: Fall 2023

• September 01, 2023 – Residence Halls Open to Returning Students at 8 AM
• September 04, 2023 – Labor Day, No Classes
• September 05, 2023 – Fall 2023 registration re-opens at 8:00 AM Eastern Time, Deadline to submit Spring + Summer 2023 incomplete work to instructors at 4pm, Convocation, Fall Classes Start
• September 08, 2023 – Deadline to complete Spring or Summer make-up exam (for a course with an incomplete grade)
• September 18, 2023 – Spring and Summer Incomplete Grades Due From Instructors – 12 Noon, Deadline: Fall course ADD deadline at 11:59 PM, Deadline: Paperwork submitted for a cross-registered Fall course at 11:59 PM
• September 27, 2023 – Fall 2023 Exam Schedule available
• October 02, 2023 – Deadline: Fall course DROP deadline at 11:59 PM, Deadline: Credit/Noncredit grading option deadline at 11:59 PM
• October 09, 2023 – Indigenous Peoples’ Day, No Classes
• October 10, 2023 – No Classes, Fall Break
• October 11, 2023 – Classes Resume
• October 20, 2023 – Friends and Family 2023, October 2023 Degrees conferred, Spring 2024 Course Schedule Available after 5 PM
• October 21, 2023 – Friends and Family 2023
• October 22, 2023 – Friends and Family 2023
• November 07, 2023 – Spring 2024 Registration – Day 1
• November 08, 2023 – Spring 2024 Registration – Day 2
• November 09, 2023 – Spring 2024 Registration – Day 3
• November 10, 2023 – Spring 2024 Registration – Day 4
• November 13, 2023 – Winter 2024 Registration begins at 8:00 AM
• November 14, 2023 – No Classes, Tanner Conference
• November 17, 2023 – Fall Thesis 370 submission deadline – noon
• November 22, 2023 – Thanksgiving Break, No Classes
• November 23, 2023 – Thanksgiving Break, No Classes
• November 24, 2023 – No Classes, Thanksgiving Break
• November 27, 2023 – Classes Resume
• November 29, 2023 – Deadline to Register for Winter 2024 course if requesting campus housing – 11:59 PM
• December 07, 2023 – Fall 2023 LERs open to students
• December 13, 2023 – Substitute Day – LAKE DAY MAKE-UP DAY, Last Day of Classes, Deadline: Fall course WITHDRAWAL deadline at 5:00 PM
• December 14, 2023 – Reading Period Begins
  December 17, 2023 – Reading Period Ends
• December 18, 2023 – Final Examinations Begin
• December 21, 2023 – Deadline: Final Papers Due at 4:00 pm, Final Examinations End, Deadline: Final Exams End at 4:00 pm
• December 22, 2023 – Residence Halls Close at 12:00 noon
• December 23, 2023 – Fall 2023 LERs Student Submission Deadline – 11:00 PM

Wellesley Academic Calendar: Spring 2024

• January 02, 2024 – Wintersession Begins
• January 03, 2024 – Deadline to ADD a Wintersession Course at 11:59 pm
• January 04, 2024 – Deadline to DROP a Wintersession course at 11:59 pm, Deadline to Declare Wintersession Course Credit/Noncredit Grading at 11:59 pm
• January 05, 2024 – Fall grades due from instructors at noon
• January 08, 2024 – Registration Changes for Spring 2024 – beginning at 10:00 AM Eastern Time
• January 12, 2024 – Registration Changes for Spring 2024 – ending at 4:00 PM Eastern Time
• January 15, 2024 – Classes are held, Martin Luther King Jr. Day
• January 19, 2024 – January 2024 Degree Conferral date, Wintersession Ends, Deadline to WITHDRAW from a Wintersession course at 5:00 PM
• January 20, 2024 – Residence Halls Open to Returning Students at 8 AM
• January 22, 2024 – Spring 2024 registration re-opens at 8:00 AM, Deadline to submit Fall and Winter incomplete work to instructors at 4 PM, Spring Classes Start
• January 26, 2024 – Wintersession grades due from instructors at noon, Deadline to complete Fall or Winter make-up exam (for a course with an incomplete grade)
• January 29, 2024 – Spring PE Classes Begin (including Term 3 classes)
• February 01, 2024 – 2024-2025 Renewal Financial Aid Application Materials Due
• February 02, 2024 – Deadline to submit paperwork for a cross-registered Spring Babson, Olin and Brandeis course – 11:59 PM, Deadline: Spring Course ADD Deadline at 11:59 PM
• February 09, 2024 – Senior Deadline to add or drop a Major/Minor, Deadline to submit paperwork for a cross-registered Spring MIT course – 11:59 PM
• February 12, 2024 – Spring 2024 Exam Schedule available
• February 16, 2024 – Deadline: Spring Course DROP Deadline at 11:59 PM, Deadline: Credit/Noncredit Grading Option Deadline at 11:59 PM
• February 19, 2024 – Presidents’ Day, No Classes
• February 20, 2024 – Substitute Day, MONDAY SCHEDULE
• March 04, 2024 – Term 4 PE Classes: Registration starts at 8:00 AM
• March 07, 2024 – Term 3 PE Classes End (PE classes that meet Mon/Thu only)
• March 11, 2024 – Term 4 PE Classes Begin (PE classes that meet Mon/Thu only)
• March 12, 2024 – Term 3 PE Classes End (PE classes that meet Tue/Fri only)
• March 15, 2024 – Term 4 PE Classes: Add deadline at 11:59 PM, Term 4 PE Classes Begin (PE classes that meet Tue/Fri only)
• March 18, 2024 – Spring Break
• March 19, 2024 – Spring Break
• March 20, 2024 – Spring Break
• March 21, 2024 – Spring Break
• March 22, 2024 – Spring Break
• March 25, 2024 – Classes Resume
• March 29, 2024 – Term 4 PE Classes: Drop deadline at 11:59 PM
• April 08, 2024 – Honors Theses due – noon (rescheduled from April 5th)
• April 11, 2024 – No Classes, Ruhlman Conference
• April 15, 2024 – No Classes, Patriot’s Day
• April 17, 2024 – Fall 2024 Registration – Day 1
• April 18, 2024 – Fall 2024 Registration – Day 2
• April 19, 2024 – Fall 2024 Registration – Day 3
• April 25, 2024 – Spring 2024 LERs open to students
• May 01, 2024 – Substitute Day – THURSDAY SCHEDULE, Deadline: Spring Course WITHDRAWAL Deadline at 5:00 PM, Spring Classes End
• May 02, 2024 – Reading Period Begins
• May 05, 2024 – Reading Period Ends
• May 06, 2024 – Final Examinations Begin
• May 09, 2024 – Deadline: Final Papers Due at 4:00 pm, Deadline: Final Exams End at 4:00 pm, Final Examinations End
• May 10, 2024 – Residence Halls Close at 12:00 noon
• May 11, 2024 – Spring 2024 LERs Student Submission Deadline – 11:00 PM
• May 14, 2024 – Senior grades due from instructors at noon
• May 17, 2024 – Commencement, Residence Halls Close to Graduating Seniors at 5:00 PM
• May 19, 2024 – Deadline: Summer Course Drop deadline with 100% refund – 11:59 PM
• May 20, 2024 – Summer Classes Start
• May 21, 2024 – Deadline: Summer Course Add deadline – 11:59 PM
• May 22, 2024 – Deadline: Summer Course Drop deadline – 11:59 PM, Non-Graduating Students Final Spring Grades Due From Instructors at Noon, Deadline: Summer Credit/Noncredit Grading option deadline – 11:59 PM
• May 27, 2024 – No Classes, Memorial Day
• June 10, 2024 – Registration Changes for Fall 2024 – beginning at 10:00 AM Eastern Time
• June 11, 2024 – Registration Changes for Fall 2024
• June 12, 2024 – Registration Changes for Fall 2024
• June 13, 2024 – Registration Changes for Fall 2024
• June 14, 2024 – Registration Changes for Fall 2024 – ending at 4:00 PM Eastern Time
• June 19, 2024 – Juneteenth Holiday – No Classes
• July 02, 2024 – Deadline: Summer Course Withdrawal deadline – 5:00 PM, Substitute Day – Wednesday Class Schedule, Summer Classes End
• July 03, 2024 – Reading Period Begins
• July 04, 2024 – Independence Day Holiday
• July 07, 2024 – Reading Period Ends
• July 08, 2024 – Final Exam Day
• July 09, 2024 – Final Exam Day, Deadline: Final Papers Due at 4:00 pm
• July 16, 2024 – Summer Final Grades Available to Students – 4:00 PM, Summer Final Grades Due From Instructors at Noon
• August 30, 2024 – Residence Halls open to Returning Students at 8am