General Events
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Academic Calendar
Professional Development Events
2025-2026 Brown School Academic Calendar
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2025 Summer Semester | |
July 4 | Independence Day observed (Wash U closed) |
August 14 | Last Summer Session Ends |
August 15 | Summer 2025 Degree Date |
2025 Fall Semester | |
August 25 | First day of classes |
September 1 | Labor Day Holiday – no classes |
September 4 | Last day to add/wait/swap/drop (D) on regular session classes |
September 23 | Spring 2026 classes published |
September 28 | Last day to apply for degree completion for December 2025 |
October 4-7 | Fall break – no classes |
November 14 | Last day to withdraw (W) from regular session classes |
November 26-30 | Thanksgiving break – no classes |
December 8-10 | Reading days |
December 17 | Last day of regular session classes and final exams |
December 17 | Dissertation submission deadline |
December 17 | Last day to submit online course evaluations for current regular session classes |
December 22 | Grading deadline: Noon |
2026 Spring Semester | |
January 12 | First Day of Classes |
January 19 | Martin Luther King Holiday – No Classes |
March 8-15 | Spring Break – No Classes/td> |
April 24 | Last day of classes |
April 27 – May 6 | Reading and Exams |
May 15 | Commencement |
2026 Summer Semester | |
May 18 | First Summer Session Begins |
May 25 | Memorial Day Holiday – No Classes |
July 3 | Independence Day Holiday – No Classes |
August 13 | Last Summer Session Ends |
August 13 | Summer 2026 Degree Date |