General Events
Professional Development Events
2026-2027 Brown School Academic Calendar
| 2026 Summer Semester | |
|---|---|
| May 18 | First Summer session begins |
| May 25 | Memorial Day Holiday – No Classes |
| July 3 | Independence Day Holiday Observed – No Classes |
| July 4 | Independence Day Holiday |
| August 13 | Last Summer Session Ends |
| August 13 | Dissertation submission deadline |
| August 13 | Summer 2026 Degree Date |
| July 28-August 13 | Online course evaluations open for 2026 regular Summer session classes |
| 2026 Fall Semester | |
|---|---|
| August 24 | First Day of Classes |
| September 3 | Last day to add/wait/swap/drop (D) a regular session class |
| September 7 | Labor Day Holiday – No Classes |
| September 14 | Spring 2027 classes will start publishing in Workday |
| September 18 | Last day to withdraw (W) from Fall regular session classes |
| October 3-6 | Fall Break – No Classes |
| November 2 | Last day to apply for Fall Program Completion |
| November 25-29 | Thanksgiving Break – No Classes |
| December 7 | Last Day of Classes |
| December 8-9 | Reading Days |
| December 10-16 | Final Exams |
| December 14 | Last day of classes for Brown School |
| December 16 | Dissertation submission deadline |
| December 16 | Last day of regular session and final exams |
| December 21 | Grading Deadline: Noon |
| 2027 Spring Semester | |
|---|---|
| January 18 | Martin Luther King Holiday – No Classes |
| January 19 | First Day of Classes |
| January 28 | Last day to add, wait, change , or drop with a “D” for Spring regular session classes |
| January 29 | Spring regular session classes dropped on or after this date are assigned a withdrawal “W”. |
| February 12 | Last day to drop with a “W” (withdrawal) |
| March 1 | Last day to apply for degree completion for May 2026 |
| March 15-21 | Spring Break – No Classes |
| April 9 | Last day to change grade option on regular session classes |
| April 30 | Dissertation submission deadline |
| May 3 | Last Day of Classes |
| May 4-5 | Reading Days |
| May 6-12 | Final Exams |
| May 10 | Last day of classes for students in Graduate Social Work |
| May 17 | Grading Deadline: Noon |
| May 21 | Commencement |
| 2027 Summer Semester | |
|---|---|
| May 24 | First Summer Session Begins |
| May 31 | Memorial Day Holiday – No Classes |
| June 3 | Last day to add/drop/swap |
| June 4 | Classes dropped on or after this date are assigned withdrawal (W) |
| June 18 | Last day to withdraw (W) from a Summer class |
| July 4 | Independence Day Holiday |
| July 5 | Independence Day Holiday observed – No Classes |
| August 3-17 | Course evaluations open for 2027 Regular Summer Classes |
| August 19 | Dissertation submission deadline |
| August 19 | Last Summer Session Ends |
| August 19 | Last day of classes |
| August 19 | Summer 2027 Degree Date |