| Summer 2026 | ||
|---|---|---|
| March 23, 2026 | Mon. | Registration opens for Summer 2026 for Online and Professional Master’s programs (except Cybersecurity and PRIME) students at 9:00 a.m. EDT. |
| March 30 - April 19, 2026 | Mon. - Thurs. | Registration for Summer courses for continuing Brown undergraduates and select masters students with summer program courses (including PRIME) opens at 9:00 a.m.EDT on Monday March 30 and continues through Thursday April 9 at 5:00 p.m. EDT |
| April 14 - April 21, 2026 | Tues. - Tues. | Registration period for fall courses for Brown undergraduates. Summer registration closed during this period. |
| April 22 - June 17, 2026 | Wed. - Wed. | Registration period for Summer courses for Brown undergraduates and select masters students with summer program courses (including PRIME) re-opens at 9:00 a.m.EDT and remains open until Wednesday June 17 at 5:00 p.m. EDT |
| May 18, 2026 | Mon. | Classes begin for Summer 2026 for Online and Professional Master’s programs (except Cybersecurity and PRIME) students |
| June 14, 2026 | Sun. | Residence halls open. |
| June 15, 2026 | Mon. | Summer Session classes begin. |
| June 17, 2026 | Wed. | Last day to change courses (5:00 p.m. EDT deadline). (All students MUST be in their registered courses by Wednesday, June 17.) |
| June 19, 2025 | Fri. | Juneteenth Holiday. No University exercises. |
| June 22, 2026 | Mon. | Last day to change grade options (5:00 p.m. EDT deadline) |
| July 3, 2026 | Fri. | Independence Day holiday (observed). No University exercises. |
| July 24, 2026 | Fri. | Classes end. |
| July 25 - Jul 28, 2026 | Sat. - Tues. | Reading period. |
| July 28, 2026 | Tues. | Last day to drop a course (5:00 p.m. EDT deadline). |
| Jul 29 - Jul 31, 2026 | Wed. - Fri. | Final examination period. |
| July 31, 2026 | Fri. | Summer Session ends. |
| August 1, 2026 | Sat. | Residence halls close. |
| August 23, 2026 | Sun. | Classes end for Summer 2026 for Online and Professional Master’s programs (except Cybersecurity and PRIME) students |
| Fall 2026 | ||
| Sept. 8, 2026 | Tues. | Opening Convocation at 4:00 p.m. EDT |
| Sept. 9, 2026 | Wed. | Classes of the first semester begin. |
| Sept. 22, 2026 | Tues. | Last day to add a course without a fee. (5:00 p.m. EDT deadline) Banner Web will be taken down for approximately one hour. Once relaunched, all course adds require Instructor override and will be charged a late fee of $15 per course. |
| Oct. 6, 2026 | Tues. | Last day to add a course (includes late fee), change from audit to credit, or change a grade option declaration (5:00 p.m. EDT deadline). |
| Oct. 12, 2026 | Mon. | Indigenous Peoples' Day. No University exercises. |
| Oct. 13, 2026 | Tues. | Last day to receive any partial tuition refund. |
| Oct. 16, 2026 | Fri. | Last day to change from credit to audit in a course (5:00 p.m. EDT deadline). |
| Oct. 17, 2026 | Sat. | Mid-semester |
| Nov. 3, 2026 | Tues. | United States Election Day. No University exercises. |
| Nov. 10, 2026 | Tues. | Registration opens for Spring 2027 for undergraduate students semester level 07 and above and all continuing graduate students (residential programs, Cybersecurity, and PRIME) at noon EST. Registration remains open until Tuesday, November 17, 5:00 p.m. EST. (Maximum of 4 credit hours allowed for undergraduates). |
| Nov. 11, 2026 | Wed. | Registration opens for Spring 2027 for undergraduate students semester levels 05-06 at noon EST. (Students are unable to register for 5th semester unless approved concentration is filed). Registration remains open until Tuesday, November 17, 5:00 p.m. EST. (Maximum of 4 credit hours allowed for undergraduates). |
| Nov. 12, 2026 | Thurs. | Registration opens for Spring 2027 for undergraduate students semester levels 03-04 at noon EST. Registration remains open until Tuesday, November 17, 5:00 p.m. EST. (Maximum of 4 credit hours allowed for undergraduates). |
| Nov. 13, 2026 | Fri. | Registration opens for Spring 2027 for undergraduate students semester levels 01-02 at noon EST. Registration remains open until Tuesday, November 17, 5:00 p.m. EST. (Maximum of 4 credit hours allowed for undergraduates). |
| Nov. 14 - 17, 2026 | Sat. - Tues. | Registration for Spring 2027 continues until Tuesday, November 17, 5:00 p.m. EST. |
| Nov. 25 - 29, 2026 | Wed. - Sun. | Thanksgiving recess |
| Nov. 30, 2026 | Mon. | Classes resume. |
| Dec. 5 , 2026 | Sat. | Midyear Completion Celebration at 4:00 p.m. in Salomon De Ciccio Family Auditorium. Reception to follow in Sayles Hall. |
| Dec. 7 , 2026 | Mon. | Beginning of Reading Period (optional and at the discretion of the instructor.) |
| Dec. 11 , 2026 | Fri. | Classes end for courses not observing the Reading Period. Last day to drop a course (5:00 p.m. EST deadline) or to request an incomplete from an instructor. |
| Dec. 12 - 21, 2026 | Sat. - Mon. | Final Examination Period (inclusive of Sunday) |
| Winter 2027 | ||
| Nov. 18 - Dec. 16, 2026 | Wed. - Wed. | Registration for Wintersession courses (begins at 9:00 a.m. EST). |
| Dec. 16, 2026 | Wed. | Last day to register for a Wintersession course (5:00 p.m. EST deadline). |
| Dec. 16, 2026 | Wed. | Wintersession tuition due. |
| Dec. 22, 2026 | Tues. | Wintersession courses begin. |
| Jan. 5, 2027 | Tues. | Last day to change a grade option declaration. |
| Jan. 12, 2027 | Tues. | Last day to drop a course or request an incomplete from an instructor. |
| Jan. 18, 2027 | Mon. | Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday. No University exercises. |
| Jan. 26, 2027 | Tues. | Final examinations. Wintersession ends. |
| Spring 2027 | ||
| Jan. 18, 2027 | Mon. | Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday. No University exercises. |
| Jan. 27, 2027 | Wed. | Classes of the second semester begin. |
| Feb. 9, 2027 | Tues. | Last day to add a course without a fee. (5:00 p.m. EST deadline) Banner web will be taken down for approximately one hour. Once relaunched, all course adds require Instructor override and will be charged a late fee of $15 per course. |
| Feb. 13 - 16, 2027 | Sat. - Tues. | Long weekend. No University exercises. |
| Feb. 17, 2027 | Wed. | Classes resume. |
| Feb. 24, 2027 | Wed. | Last day to add a course (includes late fee), change from audit to credit, or change a grade option declaration (5:00 p.m. EST deadline). |
| March 12, 2027 | Fri. | Last day to change from credit to audit in a course (5:00 EST p.m. deadline). |
| March 13, 2027 | Sat. | Mid-semester. |
| Mar. 27 - Apr. 4, 2027 | Sat. - Sun. | Spring Recess. |
| April 5, 2027 | Mon. | Classes resume. |
| April 30, 2027 | Fri. | Reading Period begins and will end on May 11 (optional and at the discretion of the instructor). |
| May 11, 2027 | Tues. | Classes end for courses not observing the Reading Period. Last day to drop a course (5:00 p.m. EDT deadline) or to request an incomplete from an instructor. |
| May 12 - May 21, 2027 | Wed. - Fri. | Final Examination Period. (No exams on Sunday May 16). |
| May 29 - May 30, 2027 | Sun. | Commencement Weekend |