Princeton Academic Calendar 2026-2027 (Fall & Spring)

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An academic calendar is a well-organized schedule that covers all the important events and milestones throughout an academic year.

It includes things like exam dates, the much-anticipated spring break or reading week, and the last day of the semester. Academic calendars can be presented in two ways: you can look at the details for each semester, or you can view the whole academic year in one calendar.

Academic Calendar & Deadlines

Reading Period Ends
Date: Friday, December 12, 2025
Dean’s Date: Final Deadline for Academic Work Due during Instructional Period
Date: Friday, December 12, 2025
Fall Term Final Assessments
Date: Saturday, December 13, 2025 – Friday, December 19, 2025
Registrar’s Office releases preliminary classroom assignments to department administrators for review; begins refining classroom assignments for Spring 2026
Date: Friday, December 19, 2025
First day of Ph.D. General Examinations
Date: Monday, January 12, 2026
Faculty Deadline for Submission of Grades for Graduate Courses
Date: Wednesday, January 14, 2026
Faculty Deadline for Submission of Grades for Undergraduate Courses
Date: Wednesday, January 14, 2026
Undergraduate Deadline for Submitting Junior Independent Work
Date: Friday, January 16, 2026
Undergraduate Add/Drop Begins at 6:30 am
Date: Tuesday, January 20, 2026
Faculty Deadline for Submission of Grades for Junior Independent Work
Date: Friday, January 23, 2026
Spring Term Classes Begin at 8:30 am
Date: Monday, January 26, 2026
Last Day of Ph.D. General Examinations
Date: Friday, January 30, 2026
Undergraduate Deadline to Add/Drop Courses Ends at 11:59 pm
Date: Friday, February 6, 2026
Spring Midterm Examination Week
Date: Monday, March 2, 2026 – Friday, March 6, 2026
Spring Recess Begins
Date: Saturday, March 7, 2026
Spring Recess Ends
Date: Sunday, March 15, 2026
Classes Resume
Date: Monday, March 16, 2026
Undergraduate Selection of P/D/F Option Begins at 6:30 am
Date: Monday, March 16, 2026
Faculty Deadline for Reporting Spring Term Midterm Grades
Date: Monday, March 16, 2026
A.B. Sophomore Major Declaration Period Begins
Date: Thursday, March 26, 2026
Undergraduate Deadline to Drop Spring Term Courses Ends at 11:59 pm
Date: Friday, April 3, 2026
Undergraduate Deadline to Select P/D/F Option Ends at 11:59 pm
Date: Friday, April 3, 2026
Graduate Student Deadline for Spring Term Course Changes Ends at 11:59pm.
Date: Friday, April 3, 2026
First day of Ph.D. General Examinations
Date: Monday, April 13, 2026
A.B. Sophomore Major Declaration Period Ends at 11:59 pm
Date: Tuesday, April 14, 2026

Graduate Student Reenrollment Opens
Date: Wednesday, April 15, 2026
Junior Fall Term Course Selection
Date: Wednesday, April 15, 2026
Sophomore Fall Term Course Selection
Date: Thursday, April 16, 2026
First-Year Fall Term Course Selection
Date: Friday, April 17, 2026
Graduate Student Deadline for Spring Term Course Grading Option Changes ends at 11:59pm
Date: Friday, April 24, 2026
Last Day of Spring Classes
Date: Friday, April 24, 2026
Reading Period Begins
Date: Monday, April 27, 2026
University Deadline for Submitting Senior Thesis
Date: Monday, April 27, 2026
Graduate Students Fall Term Course Selection Begins
Date: Monday, April 27, 2026
University Deadline for Submitting Junior Independent Work
Date: Tuesday, April 28, 2026
Deadline for Graduate Student Reenrollment
Date: Thursday, April 30, 2026
Reading Period Ends
Date: Tuesday, May 5, 2026
Dean’s Date: Final Deadline for Academic Work Due during Instructional Period
Date: Tuesday, May 5, 2026
Graduate Students Course Selection Ends at 11:59 pm (reopens August 1, 2026)
Date: Tuesday, May 5, 2026
Senior Departmental/Comprehensive Examinations
Date: Wednesday, May 6, 2026 – Thursday, May 7, 2026
Spring Term Final Assessments
Date: Friday, May 8, 2026 – Thursday, May 14, 2026
Faculty Deadline for Submission of Senior Thesis and Senior Comprehensive Grades
Date: Wednesday, May 13, 2026
Faculty Deadline for Submission of Graduate Course Grades
Date: Thursday, May 14, 2026
Faculty Deadline for Submission of Grades for Undergraduate Courses
Date: Thursday, May 14, 2026
Last Day of Ph.D. General Examinations
Date: Friday, May 15, 2026
Faculty Deadline for Submission of Grades for Junior Independent Work
Date: Tuesday, May 19, 2026
Honors Due to Registrar at 12:00pm
Date: Wednesday, May 20, 2026
Baccalaureate
Date: Sunday, May 24, 2026
Class Day
Date: Monday, May 25, 2026
Graduate School Hooding and Recognition Ceremony
Date: Monday, May 25, 2026

Commencement Day
Date: Tuesday, May 26, 2026
Opening Exercises, University Chapel
Date: Sunday, August 30, 2026
Fall Term Classes Begin at 8:30 am
Date: Wednesday, September 2, 2026
Labor Day Holiday
Date: Monday, September 7, 2026
Midterm Examination Week
Date: Monday, October 12, 2026 – Friday, October 16, 2026
Fall Recess
Date: Saturday, October 17, 2026
Faculty Deadline for Reporting Fall Term Midterm Grades Due at 11:59 pm
Date: Monday, October 26, 2026
Classes Resume
Date: Monday, October 26, 2026
Thanksgiving Recess Begins after last class
Date: Tuesday, November 24, 2026
Thanksgiving week will follow a standard meeting pattern
Date: Tuesday, November 24, 2026
Thanksgiving Recess Ends
Date: Sunday, November 29, 2026
Classes Resume after Thanksgiving Recess
Date: Monday, November 30, 2026
Reading Period Begins
Date: Tuesday, December 8, 2026
Reading Period Ends
Date: Tuesday, December 15, 2026
Fall Term Final Assessments
Date: Wednesday, December 16, 2026 – Tuesday, December 22, 2026
Spring Term Classes Begin at 8:30 am
Date: Monday, January 25, 2027
Spring Midterm Examination Week
Date: Monday, March 1, 2027 – Friday, March 5, 2027
Spring Recess Begins
Date: Saturday, March 6, 2027
Spring Recess Ends
Date: Sunday, March 14, 2027
Faculty Deadline for Reporting Spring Term Midterm Grades
Date: Monday, March 15, 2027
Classes Resume
Date: Monday, March 15, 2027
Reading Period Begins
Date: Monday, April 26, 2027
Reading Period Ends
Date: Tuesday, May 4, 2027
Senior Departmental/Comprehensive Examinations
Date: Wednesday, May 5, 2027 – Thursday, May 6, 2027
Spring Term Final Assessments
Date: Friday, May 7, 2027 – Thursday, May 13, 2027

Baccalaureate
Date: Sunday, May 23, 2027
Class Day
Date: Monday, May 24, 2027
Graduate School Hooding and Recognition Ceremony
Date: Monday, May 24, 2027
Commencement Day
Date: Tuesday, May 25, 2027
Opening Exercises, University Chapel
Date: Sunday, August 29, 2027
Fall Term Classes Begin at 8:30 am
Date: Wednesday, September 1, 2027
Labor Day Holiday
Date: Monday, September 6, 2027
Fall Recess
Date: Saturday, October 16, 2027 – Sunday, October 24, 2027
Faculty Deadline for Reporting Fall Term Midterm Grades Due at 11:59 pm
Date: Monday, October 25, 2027
Classes Resume
Date: Monday, October 25, 2027
Thanksgiving Recess Begins after last class
Date: Tuesday, November 23, 2027
Thanksgiving week will follow a standard meeting pattern
Date: Tuesday, November 23, 2027
Thanksgiving Recess Ends
Date: Sunday, November 28, 2027
Classes Resume after Thanksgiving Recess
Date: Monday, November 29, 2027
Reading Period Begins
Date: Tuesday, December 7, 2027
Reading Period Ends
Date: Tuesday, December 14, 2027
Fall Term Final Assessments
Date: Wednesday, December 15, 2027 – Tuesday, December 21, 2027
Spring Term Classes Begin at 8:30 am
Date: Monday, January 24, 2028
Spring Recess Begins
Date: Saturday, March 4, 2028
Spring Recess Ends
Date: Sunday, March 12, 2028
Classes Resume
Date: Monday, March 13, 2028
Faculty Deadline for Reporting Spring Term Midterm Grades
Date: Monday, March 13, 2028
Reading Period Begins
Date: Monday, April 24, 2028
Reading Period Ends
Date: Tuesday, May 2, 2028
Senior Departmental/Comprehensive Examinations
Date: Wednesday, May 3, 2028 – Thursday, May 4, 2028

Spring Term Final Assessments
Date: Friday, May 5, 2028 – Thursday, May 11, 2028
Baccalaureate
Date: Sunday, May 21, 2028
Class Day
Date: Monday, May 22, 2028
Graduate School Hooding and Recognition Ceremony
Date: Monday, May 22, 2028
Commencement Day
Date: Tuesday, May 23, 2028
Opening Exercises, University Chapel
Date: Sunday, September 3, 2028
Labor Day Holiday
Date: Monday, September 4, 2028
Fall Term Classes Begin at 8:30 am
Date: Tuesday, September 5, 2028
Midterm Examination Week
Date: Monday, October 9, 2028 – Friday, October 13, 2028
Fall Recess
Date: Saturday, October 14, 2028 – Sunday, October 22, 2028
Classes Resume
Date: Monday, October 23, 2028
Faculty Deadline for Reporting Fall Term Midterm Grades Due at 11:59 pm
Date: Monday, October 23, 2028
Thanksgiving Recess Begins after last class
Date: Tuesday, November 21, 2028
Tuesday of Thanksgiving week will follow a Friday meeting pattern
Date: Tuesday, November 21, 2028
Thanksgiving Recess Ends
Date: Sunday, November 26, 2028
Classes Resume after Thanksgiving Recess
Date: Monday, November 27, 2028
Reading Period Begins
Date: Friday, December 8, 2028
Reading Period Ends
Date: Friday, December 15, 2028
Fall Term Final Assessments
Date: Saturday, December 16, 2028 – Friday, December 22, 2028
Spring Term Classes Begin at 8:30 am
Date: Monday, January 29, 2029
Spring Midterm Examination Week
Date: Monday, March 5, 2029 – Friday, March 9, 2029
Spring Recess Begins
Date: Saturday, March 10, 2029
Spring Recess Ends
Date: Sunday, March 18, 2029
Classes Resume
Date: Monday, March 19, 2029
Faculty Deadline for Reporting Spring Term Midterm Grades
Date: Monday, March 19, 2029

Reading Period Begins
Date: Monday, April 30, 2029
Reading Period Ends
Date: Tuesday, May 8, 2029
Senior Departmental/Comprehensive Examinations
Date: Wednesday, May 9, 2029 – Thursday, May 10, 2029
Spring Term Final Assessments
Date: Friday, May 11, 2029 – Thursday, May 17, 2029
Baccalaureate
Date: Sunday, May 27, 2029
Class Day
Date: Monday, May 28, 2029
Graduate School Hooding and Recognition Ceremony
Date: Monday, May 28, 2029
Commencement Day
Date: Tuesday, May 29, 2029

Academic Calendar & Deadlines

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