Academic Calendar
Academic Year 2025 - 2026
-
April 1, 2025
Application for graduation available for Fall 2025April 7, 2025
Advanced Registration* period begins for all fall semester classesApril 8, 2025
Open Registration** period begins for all fall semester classesAugust 11-18, 2025
Full-time MBA Foundations Week | on-siteAugust 12, 2025
International Orientation | on-site Washington, D.C.
(both D.C. and Baltimore students to attend in D.C. | Free transportation to D.C. for Baltimore-based students)August 18, 2025
Full-time Master of Science Orientation D.C. | on-site
August 21, 2025
Full-time Master of Science Orientation Baltimore | on-site
August 25, 2025
Graduate 8-week Fall I session onsite, synchronous online, and asynchronous classes beginAugust 31, 2025
Last day to add Fall I 2025 graduate classesSeptember 1, 2025
Labor Day holiday - no onsite classes heldSeptember 5, 2025
Last day to add fall 2025 undergraduate classes(U1 sections taking place on the Homewood Campus)
September 7, 2025
Last day to drop Fall I 2025 graduate classesSeptember 12, 2025
Last day to submit an application for graduation for Fall 2025September 19, 2025
Last day to withdraw from Fall I 2025 graduate classesOctober 5, 2025
Last day to drop Fall 2025 undergraduate classes(U1 sections taking place on the Homewood Campus)
October 14-20, 2025
Exam week for onsite classesOctober 18, 2025
Make-up day for Fall I session onsite classes (if needed)October 19, 2025
Graduate 8-week Fall I session asynchronous online classes endOctober 20, 2025
Graduate 8-week Fall I session onsite and synchronous online classes endOctober 21, 2025
Graduate 8-week Fall II session asynchronous online classes beginOctober 22, 2025
Graduate 8-week Fall II session onsite and synchronous online classes beginOctober 27, 2025
Last day to add Fall II 2025 graduate classesNovember 3, 2025
Last day to drop Fall II 2025 graduate classesNovember 14, 2025
Last day to withdraw from Fall II 2025 graduate and undergraduate classesNovember 26– 28, 2025
Thanksgiving holiday - no onsite and synchronous online classes heldDecember 13, 2025
Make-up days for Fall II graduate session onsite classes, and 16-week graduate session onsite classes (if needed)
December 15, 2025
Graduate 8-week Fall II session asynchronous online classes endDecember 15-19, 2025
Exam week for onsite classesDecember 20, 2025
Fall II graduate session onsite classes and 16-week graduate session onsite classes endDecember 31, 2025
Conferral date (date displayed on diploma) for fall 2025 graduates
*Advanced Registration period available to students who have earned 50% of their degree credits
**Open Registration period available to all active students
-
April 7, 2025
Advanced Registration* period begins for Intersession semester classesApril 8, 2025
Open Registration** period begins for Intersession semester classesJanuary 2, 2026
Intersession onsite classes beginJanuary 16, 2026
Intersession onsite classes endJanuary 17, 2026
Make-up day for Intersession (if needed)
-
April 1, 2025
Application for graduation available for Spring 2026November 10, 2025
Advanced Registration* period begins for all spring semester classesNovember 11, 2025
Open Registration** period begins for all spring semester classesJanuary 19, 2026
Martin Luther King Jr. holiday – no classes heldJanuary 20, 2026
Graduate 8-week Spring I session onsite, synchronous online, and asynchronous online classes beginJanuary 26, 2026
Last day to add Spring I 2026 graduate classesJanuary 30, 2026
Last day to add Spring 2026 undergraduate classes(U1 sections taking place on the Homewood Campus)
February 2, 2026
Last day to drop Spring I 2026 graduate classesFebruary 13, 2026
Last day to withdraw from Spring I 2026 graduate classesFebruary 13, 2026
Last day to submit an application for graduation for the Spring 2026 semesterMarch 2, 2026
Last day to drop Spring 2026 undergraduate classes(U1 sections taking place on the Homewood Campus)
March 14, 2026
Make-up days for Graduate 8-week Spring I onsite classes (if needed)March 10-16, 2026
Exam week for onsite classesMarch 16, 2026
Graduate 8-week Spring I session onsite, synchronous online, and asynchronous online classes endMarch 17-20, 2026
Spring Break (no onsite or online classes held)March 23, 2026
Graduate 8-week Spring II session onsite, synchronous online, and asynchronous online beginMarch 29, 2026
Last day to add Spring II 2026 graduate classesApril 5, 2026
Last day to drop Spring II 2026 graduate classesApril 10, 2026
Last day to withdraw from Spring 2026 undergraduate classes(U1 sections taking place on the Homewood Campus)
April 17, 2026
Last day to withdraw from Spring II 2026 graduate classesMay 11-15, 2026
Exam week for onsite classes-adjusted scheduleMay 15, 2026
Graduate 8-week Spring II session onsite and synchronous online classes endMay 16, 2026
Make-up day for Graduate 8-week Spring II session onsite classes (if needed)May 17, 2026
Graduate 8-week Spring II session asynchronous online classes endMay 19, 2026 (tentative)
Carey Graduation CeremonyMay 21, 2026
University-wide CommencementMay 21, 2026
Conferral date (date displayed on diploma) for spring 2026 graduates*Advanced Registration period available to students who have earned 50% of their degree credits
**Open Registration period available to all active students
-
March 23, 2026
Advanced Registration* period begins for all summer semester classesMarch 24, 2026
Open Registration** period begins for all summer semester classesApril 1, 2026
Application for graduation available for academic year 2025-26May 26, 2026
Graduate 8-week summer session onsite, synchronous online, and asynchronous online classes beginJune 1, 2026
Last day to add Summer 2026 graduate classesJune 5, 2026
Last day to submit a graduation application for the Summer 2026 semesterJune 8, 2026
Last day to drop Summer 2026 graduate classesJune 19, 2026
Juneteenth– no onsite classes heldJune 19, 2026
Last day to withdraw from Summer 2026 graduate classesJuly 3, 2026
Fourth of July Observed– no onsite classes heldJuly 14-20, 2026
Exam week for onsite classesJuly 20, 2026
Graduate 8-week summer session onsite, synchronous online, and asynchronous online classes endJuly 21, 2026
Make-up day for summer session onsite classes (if needed)August 28, 2026
Official end of summer term (individual course end dates may differ)August 28, 2026
Conferral date (date displayed on diploma) for Summer 2026 graduates*Advanced Registration period available to students who have earned 50% of their degree credits
**Open Registration period available to all active students
Academic Year 2026 - 2027
-
April 1, 2026
Application for graduation available for Fall 2026April 13, 2026
Advanced Registration* period begins for all fall semester classesApril 14, 2026
Open Registration** period begins for all fall semester classesTBD
Full-Time MBA Foundations Week | on-siteAugust 31, 2026
Graduate 8-week Fall I session onsite, synchronous online, and asynchronous classes beginSeptember 6, 2026
Last day to add Fall I 2026 graduate classesSeptember 7, 2026
Labor Day holiday - no onsite classes heldSeptember 11, 2026
Last day to add Fall 2026 undergraduate classes(U1 sections taking place on the Homewood Campus)
September 13, 2026
Last day to drop Fall I 2026 graduate classesSeptember 18, 2026
Last day to submit an application for graduation for Fall 2026September 25, 2026
Last day to withdraw from Fall I 2026 graduate classesOctober 11, 2026
Last day to drop Fall 2026 undergraduate classes(U1 sections taking place on the Homewood Campus)
October 20-26, 2026
Exam week for onsite classesOctober 24, 2026
Make-up day for Fall I session onsite classes (if needed)October 25, 2026
Graduate 8-week Fall I session synchronous online and asynchronous classes endOctober 26, 2026
Graduate 8-week Fall I session onsite classes endOctober 27, 2026
Graduate 8-week Fall II session onsite, synchronous online, and asynchronous classes beginNovember 2, 2026
Last day to add Fall II graduate classesNovember 9, 2026
Last day to drop Fall II graduate classesNovember 20, 2026
Last day to withdraw from Fall II graduate and undergraduate classesNovember 26– 27, 2026
Thanksgiving holiday - no onsite classes heldDecember 15-23, 2025
Exam week for onsite classes (adjusted)December 19, 2026
Make-up days for Fall II graduate session onsite classesDecember 21, 2026
Graduate 8-week Fall II session synchronous online and asynchronous classes endDecember 23, 2026
Fall II graduate session onsite classes end
-
April 13, 2026
Advanced Registration* period begins for Intersession semester classesApril 14, 2026
Open Registration** period begins for Intersession semester classesJanuary 4, 2027
Intersession onsite classes beginJanuary 16, 2027
Make-up day for Intersession (if needed)January 18, 2027
Martin Luther King Jr. holiday – no classes heldJanuary 22, 2027
Intersession onsite classes end
-
April 1, 2026
Application for graduation available for Spring 2027November 16, 2026
Advanced Registration* period begins for all spring semester classesNovember 17, 2026
Open Registration** period begins for all spring semester classesJanuary 18, 2027
Martin Luther King Jr. holiday – no classes heldJanuary 25, 2027
Graduate 8-week Spring I session onsite, synchronous online, and asynchronous classes classes beginJanuary 31, 2027
Last day to add Spring I 2027 graduate classesFebruary 5, 2027
Last day to add Spring 2027 undergraduate classes(U1 sections taking place on the Homewood Campus)
February 7, 2027
Last day to drop Spring I 2027 graduate classesFebruary 19, 2027
Last day to withdraw from Spring I 2027 graduate classesFebruary 19, 2027
Last day to submit an application for graduation for the Spring 2027 semesterMarch 7, 2027
Last day to drop Spring 2027 undergraduate classes(U1 sections taking place on the Homewood Campus)
March 15-19, 2027
Exam week for onsite classesMarch 20, 2027
Make-up days for Graduate 8-week Spring I onsite classes (if needed)March 19, 2027
Graduate 8-week Spring I session onsite classes endMarch 21, 2027
Graduate 8-week Spring I session synchronous online and asynchronous classes endMarch 22-26, 2027
Spring Break (no onsite or online classes held)March 29, 2027
Graduate 8-week Spring II session onsite, synchronous online, and asynchronous classes beginApril 4, 2027
Last day to add Spring II 2027 graduate classesApril 11, 2027
Last day to drop Spring II 2027 graduate classesApril 16, 2027
Last day to withdraw from Spring 2027 undergraduate classes(U1 sections taking place on the Homewood Campus)
April 23, 2027
Last day to withdraw from Spring II 2027 graduate classesMay 22, 2027
Make-up day for Graduate 8-week Spring II session onsite classes (if needed)May 17-21, 2027
Exam week for onsite classes scheduleMay 21, 2027
Graduate 8-week Spring II session onsite classes endMay 23, 2027
Graduate 8-week Spring II session synchronous online, and asynchronous classes endMay 25, 2027 (tentative)
Carey Graduation CeremonyMay 27, 2027 (tentative)
University-wide Commencement
-
March 29, 2027
Advanced Registration* period begins for all summer semester classesMarch 30, 2027
Open Registration** period begins for all summer semester classesApril 1, 2027
Application for graduation available for Summer 2027June 1, 2027
Graduate 8-week summer session onsite, synchronous online, and asynchronous classes beginJune 7, 2027
Last day to add Summer 2027 graduate classesJune 14, 2027
Last day to drop Summer 2027 graduate classesJune 14, 2027
Last day to submit a graduation application for the Summer 2027 semesterJune 18, 2027
Juneteenth Observance– no onsite classes heldJune 25, 2027
Last day to withdraw from Summer 2027 graduate classesJuly 5, 2027
Fourth of July Observed– no onsite classes heldJuly 20-26, 2027
Exam week for onsite classes (adjusted)July 24, 2027
Make-up day for summer session onsite classes (if needed)July 26, 2027
Graduate 8-week summer session onsite, synchronous online, and asynchronous classes endAugust 27, 2027
Official end of summer term (individual course end dates may differ)*Advanced Registration period available to students who have earned 50% of their degree credits
**Open Registration period available to all active students
See the Course Adds and Drops page for detailed registration and refund schedules
See also Johns Hopkins University Academic Calendar for key dates shared across divisions.