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UMass Amherst Academic Calendar 2026-2027

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We have provided you with UMass Amherst Academic Calendar 2026-2027 session, this is to help you to know the various activities that will take place in the school.

The arrangement of terms and sessions is the sole foundation for a regular academic calendar. For each academic career at the academic institution, you must specify at least one academic calendar. Consequently, the number of academic calendars can equal the number of academic careers. Within each term of an academic career, you must provide the deadlines for dropping, withdrawing, and canceling for each session. It is possible to establish separate milestone dates for each academic career, as each academic career within a university has its own academic calendar.

 

In order to be associated with a traditional academic calendar, a student must be enrolled in a term during their academic career, linking them to the appropriate academic calendar. The student’s academic curriculum is consequently determined by the dates on the academic calendar corresponding to that academic career and term combination. Academic calendars are necessary to activate the term. To define traditional academic calendars based on the term and session structure, you should utilize the Academic Calendar component.

UMass Amherst Academic Calendar 2026-2027

Fall 2025

First Day of classesTuesdaySeptember2
Last day to add or drop any class with no record – Matriculated Undergraduate and Non-degree studentsMondaySeptember8
Last day to add or drop any class with no record – Matriculated Graduate studentsMondaySeptember16
Holiday – Indigenous People’s DayMondayOctober13
Last day to Drop with “DR” – GraduateTuesdayOctober28
Last day to Drop with ‘W’ and select ‘P/F’ – Undergraduate, Stockbridge, CPETuesdayOctober28
Election Day – classes do not meetTuesdayNovember4
Registration begins for Spring 2026MondayNovember10
Holiday – Veterans’ DayTuesdayNovember11
Thanksgiving recess begins after last classTuesdayNovember25
Classes resumeMondayDecember1
Last day of classesTuesdayDecember9
Reading DayWednesdayDecember10
Final examinations beginThursdayDecember11
Second Reading DaySaturdayDecember13
Last day of final examinations, semester endsWednesdayDecember17
Final grades due by MidnightTuesdayDecember23

Number of class meetings: MTuWThF: 13

 

Winter 2025/2026

First Day of classesFridayDecember19
Last day to add/dropWednesdayDecember24
Holiday – Christmas DayThursdayDecember25
Holiday – New Year’s DayThursdayJanuary1
Last day to drop with “W” or “DR” and select ‘P/F’TuesdayJanuary13
Holiday – Martin Luther King DayMondayJanuary19
Last day of classesWednesdayJanuary28
Final grades dueMondayFebruary2

 

Spring 2026

First day of classesThursdayJanuary29
Last day to add or drop any class with no record – Matriculated Undergraduate and Non-degree studentsWednesdayFebruary4
Last day to add or drop any class with no record – Matriculated Graduate studentsWednesdayFebruary11
Holiday – Presidents’ DayMondayFebruary16
Monday class schedule will be followedThursdayFebruary19
Spring recess beginsSundayMarch15
Classes resumeMondayMarch23
Last day to Drop with “DR” – GraduateThursdayApril2
Last day to Drop with ‘W’ and select ‘P/F’ – Undergraduate, Stockbridge, University+ThursdayApril2
Registration begins for Fall 2026MondayApril6
Holiday – Patriot’s DayMondayApril20
Monday class schedule will be followedFridayApril24
Last day of classesFridayMay8
Reading DaySaturdayMay9
Doctoral Hooding CeremonySaturdayMay9
Final examinations beginMondayMay11
Last day of final examinations, semester endsFridayMay15
Commencement Weekend begins – Undergraduate & Masters studentsFridayMay15
Commencement Weekend endsSundayMay17
Final grades due by MidnightThursdayMay21

Number of class meetings: MTuWThF: 13

 

University+ Summer 2026

First day of classes – Session OneMondayMay18
Last day to add/drop any Session One classFridayMay22
Holiday – Memorial DayMondayMay25
Last day to drop with “W” or “DR” and select ‘P/F’ any Session One classThursdayJune11
Holiday – JuneteenthFridayJune19
Last day of classes – Session OneTuesdayJune30
Holiday – Independence DayFridayJuly3
First day of classes – Session TwoMondayJuly6
Session One final grades dueMondayJuly6
Last day to add/drop any Session Two classFridayJuly10
Last day to drop with “W” or “DR” and select ‘P/F’ any Session Two classWednesdayJuly29
Last day of classes – Session Two; Summer Term endsFridayAugust14
Remaining Summer grades dueWednesdayAugust19

 

Fall 2026

First day of classesTuesdaySeptember8
Last day to add or drop any class with no record – Matriculated Undergraduate and Non-degree studentsMondaySeptember14
Last day to add or drop any class with no record – Matriculated Graduate studentsMondaySeptember21
Holiday – Indigenous People’s DayMondayOctober12
Holiday – Election DayTuesdayNovember3
Last day to drop with “DR” – GraduateWednesdayNovember4
Last day to drop with “W” and select “P/F” – Undergraduate, Stockbridge, University+WednesdayNovember4
Registration begins for Spring 2027MondayNovember9
Holiday – Veterans’ DayWednesdayNovember11
Wednesday class schedule will be followedTuesdayNovember24
Thanksgiving recess begins after last classTuesdayNovember24
Classes resumeMondayNovember30
Last day of classesTuesdayDecember15
Reading DayWednesdayDecember16
Final examinations beginThursdayDecember17
Second Reading DaySaturdayDecember19
Last day of final examinations, semester endsWednesdayDecember23
Final grades due by MidnightTuesdayDecember29

Number of class meetings:  MTuWThF:   13

 

Winter 2026/2027

First Day of classesThursdayDecember24
Holiday – Christmas DayFridayDecember25
Holiday – New Year’s DayFridayJanuary1
Last day to add/dropMondayJanuary4
Last day to drop with “W” or “DR” and select ‘P/F’FridayJanuary15
Holiday – Martin Luther King DayMondayJanuary18
Last day of classesMondayFebruary1
Final grades dueThursdayFebruary4

 

Spring 2027

First day of classesTuesdayFebruary2
Last day to add or drop any class with no record – Matriculated Undergraduate and Non-degree studentsMondayFebruary8
Holiday – Presidents’ DayMondayFebruary15
Last day to add or drop any class with no record – Matriculated Graduate studentsTuesdayFebruary16
Monday class schedule will be followedWednesdayFebruary17
Spring recess beginsSundayMarch14
Classes resumeMondayMarch22
Registration begins for Fall 2027MondayApril5
Last day to Drop with “DR” – GraduateTuesdayApril6
Last day to Drop with ‘W’ and select ‘P/F’ – Undergraduate, Stockbridge, University+TuesdayApril6
Holiday – Patriot’s DayMondayApril19
Monday class schedule will be followedTuesdayApril20
Last day of classesWednesdayMay12
Reading DayThursdayMay13
Final examinations beginFridayMay14
Second Reading DaySaturdayMay15
Last day of final examinations, semester endsThursdayMay20
Commencement Weekend beginsFridayMay21
Commencement Weekend endsSundayMay23
Final grades due by MidnightWednesdayMay26

Number of class meetings:  MTuWThF:   13

 

University+ Summer 2027

First day of classes – Session OneMondayMay24
Last day to add/drop any Session One classFridayMay28
Holiday – Memorial DayMondayMay31
Last day to drop with “W” or “DR” and select ‘P/F’ any Session One classThursdayJune17
Holiday – Juneteenth observedFridayJune18
Holiday – Independence Day observedMondayJuly5
Last day of classes – Session OneWednesdayJuly7
Session One final grades dueMondayJuly12
First day of classes – Session TwoMondayJuly12
Last day to add/drop any Session Two classFridayJuly16
Last day to drop with “W” or “DR” and select ‘P/F’ any Session Two classWednesdayAugust4
Last day of classes – Session Two; Summer Term endsFridayAugust20
Remaining Summer grades dueWednesdayAugust25

 

University Summer 2027

First day of classesMondayMay24
Holiday – Memorial DayMondayMay31
Last day to add/dropMondayJune7
Holiday – Juneteenth observedFridayJune18
Holiday – Independence Day observedMondayJuly5
Last day to drop with “W” or “DR”WednesdayJuly14
Last day of classesFridayAugust20
Final grades dueWednesdayAugust25

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