Academic Calendar
Can't find a deadline below? Students, Faculty and Staff are encouraged to add the Google Academic Calendar to your calendars, as well as reference the Deadline Calendar at the bottom of the Intranet home page for a comprehensive list of upcoming deadlines.
Spring 2026
Feb 13 | House Chairs return
Feb 15 | First, Second, Third street houses; Longmeadow, Wellness Village, Shingle, Welling Townhouse, and the Orchards (A,B,C) open for returning students.
Feb 16 | Meal Plan starts
Feb 16 | New and transfer students arrive to campus 8:30am-10am
Feb 16 | Faculty meeting, 10:00am-12:00pm | CAPA Symposium
Feb 16 | Advising for new/transfer students, 1:30pm-2:00pm
Feb 16 | Advising for all students, 2:00pm-4:30pm
Feb 16 | Add/drop begins, 4:30pm
Feb 17 | Classes begin at 8:30am
Mar 7 | Admitted Student Event
Mar 12 | All Day Faculty Meeting, 9:00am-5:00pm | No classes in session all day
Apr 1 | Deadline: Students | Readmission from Withdrawal application materials due to Academic Services
Apr 3 | First seven-week classes end | All classes meet
Apr 4 | MFA Low Residency Dance Program | Spring Studies Lab begins
Apr 4 - Apr 8 | Long Weekend | No classes | Apr 4 - Apr 8
Apr 8 | MFA Low Residency Dance Program | Spring Studies Lab ends
Apr 9 | Second seven-week classes begin this week
Apr 11 | Admitted Student Event
Apr 24 | Plan Day - ends at 12:30pm | No classes in session all day
Apr 25 | Admitted Student Event
Apr 29 | Plan Day - ends at 2:30pm | No classes in session all day
Apr 29 | Faculty meeting, 3:00pm-5:00pm | CAPA Symposium
May 5 | Plan Day | No classes
May 25 | Memorial Day | Several administrative offices closed, classes in session
May 27 | Last day of classes | All classes meet
May 27 | Commencement Rehearsal, 6:00pm
May 28 | Faculty meeting, 12:30pm-2:30pm | CAPA Symposium
May 29 | Meal Plan ends
May 29 | All student houses close at 12pm for undergraduates not attending commencement
May 30 | Commencement: Conferring of Degrees, 10:00am
May 30 | All student houses close for graduates at 4pm
May 31 | End of MFA in Writing Program Winter 2026 term
Summer 2026
Jun 4 | MA in Clinical Mental Health Counseling Residency | Arrival day. Classes begin.
Jun 4 | Start of MFA in Writing Program Summer 2026 term
Jun 4 | MFA in Writing Program June 2026 Residency | Arrival day. Classes begin.
Jun 8 | FWT Summer 2026 begins
Jun 13 | MFA in Writing Program Commencement, 7:00pm
Jun 14 | MFA in Writing Program June 2026 Residency | Departure day. Classes end.
Jun 14 | MA in Clinical Mental Health Counseling Residency | Departure day. Classes end.
Jun 15 | MFA Low Residency Dance Program in Montpelier, France | Summer Residency Begins
Jun 19 | Juneteenth National Freedom Day observed | Some administrative offices closed
Jun 19 | Middlebury Language Schools Arabic 8-week Immersion Program | Classes begin
Jun 26 | Middlebury Language Schools Arabic and Italian Graduate Programs | Classes begin
Jun 26 | Middlebury Language Schools Italian and Portuguese 7-week Immersion Programs | Classes begin
Jul 3 | Independence Day | Administrative offices closed
Jul 24 | FWT Summer 2026 ends
Jul 27 | MFA Low Residency Dance Program in Montpelier, France | Summer Residency Ends
Aug 8 | Middlebury Language Schools Arabic and Italian Graduate Programs | Classes end
Aug 14 | Middlebury Language Schools Arabic, Italian and Portuguese Immersion Programs | Classes end
Fall 2026
Aug 27 | Meal Plan starts
Aug 31 | Faculty meeting, 10:00am-12:00pm | CAPA Symposium
Sep 1 | Convocation 2026, 11:00am
Sep 1 | Classes begin at 2:10pm
Sep 7 | Labor Day | Several administrative offices closed. Classes are in session.
Sep 29 | Classes end at 2:00pm
Sep 29 | Faculty meeting, 2:15pm-4:15pm | CAPA Symposium
Oct 1 | Deadline: Students | Readmission from Withdrawal application materials due to Academic Services
Oct 2 - Oct 4 | Fall Weekend | Classes in session | Oct 2 - Oct 4
Oct 12 | Indigenous People’s Day | Classes in session, administrative offices open
Oct 15 | First seven-week classes end | All classes meet
Oct 16 - Oct 19 | Long Weekend | No classes | Oct 16 - Oct 19
Oct 20 | Second seven-week classes begin this week
Oct 29 | Plan Day | No classes
Nov 4 | Plan Day | No classes
Nov 10 | Plan Day - ends at 2:30pm | No classes in session all day
Nov 10 | Faculty meeting, 3:00pm-5:00pm | CAPA Symposium
Nov 11 | Veterans Day | Classes in session
Nov 25 - Nov 29 | Thanksgiving Break | No classes, administrative offices closed Thu/Fri | Nov 25 - Nov 29
Nov 30 | End of MFA in Writing Program Summer 2026 term
Dec 2 | Faculty meeting, 12:30pm-2:00pm | CAPA Symposium
Dec 11 | Meal Plan ends
Dec 11 | Last day of classes | All classes meet
Dec 23 | Staff Appreciation Day | Administrative offices closed
Winter 2027
Dec 24 - Jan 3 | Winter Break | Administrative offices closed | Dec 24 - Jan 3
Jan 4 | Field Work Term begins
Jan 6 | MA in Clinical Mental Health Counseling Residency | Arrival day
Jan 7 | MA in Clinical Mental Health Counseling Residency | Classes begin
Jan 7 | Start of MFA in Writing Program Winter 2027 term
Jan 7 | MFA in Writing Program January 2027 Residency | Arrival day. Classes begin.
Jan 16 | MFA in Writing Program Commencement, 7:00pm
Jan 17 | MFA in Writing Program January 2027 Residency | Departure day. Classes end.
Jan 17 | MA in Clinical Mental Health Counseling Residency | Classes end
Jan 18 | MA in Clinical Mental Health Counseling Residency | Departure day
Jan 18 | Martin Luther King, Jr. Day | Several administrative offices closed
Feb 19 | Field Work Term ends