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For official administrative staff holidays, please visit Human Resources' University Holidays calendar.
The final exam period applies to lecture-based undergraduate courses. This includes IAHIS courses (Art History). Undergraduates should check with course faculty to confirm if their course is included.
Graduate courses continue until the end of the semester.
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8-Week Terms
Fall Terms 2024 - 2027
Event
Fall 2024
Fall 2025 Fall 2026 Fall 2027 Term 1 Start Date
Wed, Sep 4
Wed, Sep 3 Wed, Sep 9 Wed, Sep 8 Term 1 End Date
Sun, Oct 27
Sun, Oct 26 Sun, Oct 25 Sun, Oct 31 Term 1 Grade Deadline
Sun, Nov 3
Sun, Nov 2 Sun, Nov 1 Sun, Nov 7 Term 2 Start Date
Mon, Oct 28
Mon, Oct 27 Mon, Oct 26 Mon, Nov 1 Term 2 End Date
Wed, Dec 18
Wed, Dec 17 Wed, Dec 23 Wed, Dec 22 Term 2 Grade Deadline
Sat, Dec 28
Sat, Dec 27 Wed, Dec 30 Wed, Dec 29
Spring Terms 2025 - 2028
Event
Spring 2025
Spring 2026
Spring 2027
Spring 2028 Term 1 Start Date
Tue, Jan 21
Mon, Jan 26
Mon, Jan 25
Mon, Jan 24 Term 1 End Date
Sun, Mar 16
Sun, Mar 22
Sun, Mar 21
Sun, Mar 19 Term 1 Grade Deadline
Mon, Mar 23
Sun, Mar 29
Sun, Mar 28
Sun, Mar 26 Term 2 Start Date
Mon, Mar 17
Mon, Mar 23
Mon, Mar 22
Mon, Mar 20 Term 2 End Date
Fri, May 9
Fri, May 15
Fri, May 14
Fri, May 12 Term 2 Grade Deadline
Fri, May 16
Fri, May 22
Fri, May 21
Fri, May 19
Summer Terms 2023 - 2025
Event
Summer 2025
Summer 2026
Summer 2027
Summer 2028 Term 1 Start Date
Mon, May 12
Mon, May 18
Mon, May 17
Mon, May 15 Term 1 End Date
Sun, Jul 6
Sun, Jul 12
Sun, Jul 11
Sun, Jul 9 Term 1 Grade Deadline
Sun, Jul 13
Sun, Jul 19
Sun, Jul 18
Sun, Jul 16 Term 2 Start Date
Mon, Jul 7
Mon, Jul 13
Mon, Jul 12
Mon, Jul 10 Term 2 End Date
Sun, Aug 31
Sun, Sep 6
Sun, Sep 5
Sun, Sep 3 Term 2 Grade Deadline
Sun, Sep 7
Sun, Sep 13
Sun, Sep 12
Sun, Sep 10 -
Fall and Spring Semesters
Fall Semesters 2024 - 2027
Event
Fall 2024
Fall 2025
Fall 2026
Fall 2027 All Classes Begin
Wed, Sep 4
Wed, Sep 3
Wed, Sep 9
Wed, Sep 8 Undergraduate Classes End
Tue, Dec 10
Tue, Dec 9
Tue, Dec 15
Tue, Dec 14 Undergraduate Reading Day
Wed, Dec 11
Wed, Dec 10
Wed, Dec 16
Wed, Dec 15 Final Exam Period for Undergraduate Students
Dec 12 - 18
Dec 11 - 17
Dec 17 - 23
Dec 16 - 22 Fall Semester Ends
Wed, Dec 18
Wed, Dec 17
Wed, Dec 23
Wed, Dec 22 Fall Grade Deadline
Sat, Dec 28
Sat, Dec 27
Wed, Dec 30
Wed, Dec 29
Spring Semesters 2025 - 2028
Event
Spring 2025
Spring 2026
Spring 2027
Spring 2028 January Mini-Semester Begins
Thu, Jan 2
Fri, Jan 2
Mon, Jan 4
Mon, Jan 3 January Mini-Semester Ends
Sun, Jan 19
Sun, Jan 25
Sun, Jan 24
Sun, Jan 23 All Spring Classes Begin
Tue, Jan 21
Mon, Jan 26
Mon, Jan 25
Mon, Jan 24 Undergraduate Classes End
Fri, May 2
Mon, May 4
Fri, May 7
Fri, May 5 Undergraduate Reading Days
May 3 - 4
May 5
May 8 - 9
May 6 - 7 Final Exam Period for Undergraduate Students
May 5 - 9
May 6 - 12
May 10 - 14
May 8 - 12 LA+D Departmental Juries and Critiques
May 5 - 9
May 6 - 12
May 10 - 14
May 8 - 12 Spring Semester Ends
Fri, May 9
Tue, May 12
Fri, May 14
Fri, May 12 Commencement
Sat, May 17 (tentative)
Sat, May 16 (tentative)
Sat, May 22 (tentative)
Sat, May 20 (tentative) Spring Grade Deadline
Fri, May 16
Tue, May 19
Fri, May 21
Fri, May 19 -
Summer Sessions
Summer Sessions 2025 - 2028
Event
Summer 2025
Summer 2026
Summer 2027
Summer 2028 Summer Classes Begin
Sun, Jun 1
Mon, Jun 1
Tue, Jun 1
Thu, Jun 1 Classes End (Weekday Meetings)
Fri, Aug 22
Fri, Aug 21
Fri, Aug 20
Fri, Aug 25 Classes End (Weekend Meetings)
Sun, Aug 24
Sun, Aug 23
Sun, Aug 22
Sun, Aug 27 Summer Grade Deadline
Sun, Aug 31
Sun, Aug 30
Sun, Aug 29
Sun, Sep 3 -
Vacations and Holidays
Fall 2024 - 2027
Holiday/Break
Fall 2024
Fall 2025
Fall 2026
Fall 2027 Labor Day
Mon, Sep 2
Mon, Sep 1
Mon, Sep 7
Mon, Sep 6 Indigenous People’s Day
Mon, Oct 14
Mon, Oct 13
Mon, Oct 12
Mon, Oct 11 Veterans Day
Mon, Nov 11
Tue, Nov 11
Wed, Nov 11
Thu, Nov 11 Student Thanksgiving Break 1
Nov 27 - Dec 1
Nov 26 - 30
Nov 26 - 29
Nov 24 - 28 Student Winter Break 2
Dec 19, 2024 - Jan 1, 2025
Dec 18, 2025 - Jan 1, 2026
Dec 24, 2026 - Jan 3, 2027
Dec 23, 2027 - Jan 2, 2028
Spring 2025 - 2028
Holiday/Break
Spring 2025
Spring 2026
Spring 2027
Spring 2028 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Mon, Jan 20
Mon, Jan 19
Mon, Jan 18
Mon, Jan 17 Spring Student Vacation
Mar 10 - 16
Mar 16 - 22
Mar 15 - 21
Mar 13 - 19 Patriots Day
Mon, Apr 21
Mon, Apr 20
Mon, Apr 19
Mon, Apr 17
Summer 2025 - 2028
Holiday/Break
Summer 2025
Summer 2026
Summer 2027
Summer 2028 Memorial Day
Mon, May 26
Mon, May 25
Mon, May 31
Mon, May 29 Juneteenth
Thu, Jun 19
Fri, Jun 19
Fri, Jun 18 3
Mon, Jun 19 Independence Day
Fri, Jul 4
Fri, Jul 3 3
Mon, Jul 5
Tue, Jul 4 1 Student Thanksgiving Break: No classes on the Wednesday before Thanksgiving Day excluding Fall 2026, when classes will meet half-day on that Wednesday. Administrative offices close at noon.
2 Student Winter Break: Break starts the day after the last day of the fall semester. Staff winter break typically starts 2-3 days later. Employees should consult the Human Resources University Holidays calendar for official staff holidays: https://lesley.edu/faculty-staff/human-resources/university-holidays.
3 Indicates observed date (actual holiday occurs on a weekend).