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.
Summer 2025
Jul 28 | MFA Low Residency Dance Program in Montpelier, France | Summer Residency Ends
Aug 8 | Middlebury Language Schools | Commencement, 4:00pm (Mahaney Arts Center (MAC) in Middlebury, VT)
Aug 8 | Middlebury Language Schools Arabic and Italian Graduate Programs | Classes end
Aug 10 | MA in Clinical Mental Health Counseling Residency | Arrival day
Aug 11 | MA in Clinical Mental Health Counseling Residency | Classes begin
Aug 15 | Middlebury Language Schools Arabic and Italian Immersion Programs | Classes end
Aug 18 | MA in Clinical Mental Health Counseling Residency | Classes end
Aug 19 | MA in Clinical Mental Health Counseling Residency | Departure day
Fall 2025
Aug 21 | House Chairs arrive
Aug 22 | House Chair training
Aug 24 | New international students arrive
Aug 25 | FYF Co-leaders arrive
Aug 28 | New student orientation
Aug 28 | Meal Plan starts
Aug 28 | New domestic students arrive
Aug 31 | Returning students arrive (more details will be sent in the summer)
Sep 1 | Labor Day | Several administrative offices closed
Sep 1 | Faculty meeting, 10:00am-12:00pm | CAPA Symposium
Sep 1 | Advising for all students, 1:30pm-3:30pm
Sep 1 | Add/drop begins, 3:30pm
Sep 2 | Convocation 2025, 11am
Sep 2 | Classes begin at 2:10pm
Sep 30 | Classes end at 2:00pm
Sep 30 | Faculty meeting, 2:15pm-4:15pm | CAPA Symposium
Oct 1 | Deadline: Students | Readmission from Withdrawal application materials due to Academic Services
Oct 3 | Fall Weekend | Classes in session | Oct 3 - Oct 5
Oct 13 | Indigenous People’s Day | Classes in session, administrative offices open
Oct 16 | First seven-week classes end | All classes meet
Oct 17 - Oct 20 | Long Weekend | No classes | Oct 17 - Oct 20
Oct 17 | MFA Low Residency Dance Program | Fall Studies Lab begins
Oct 20 | MFA Low Residency Dance Program | Fall Studies Lab ends
Oct 21 | Second seven-week classes begin this week
Oct 30 | Plan Day | No classes
Nov 5 | Plan Day | No classes
Nov 11 | Veterans Day
Nov 11 | Plan Day - ends at 2:30pm | No classes in session all day
Nov 11 | Faculty meeting, 3:00pm-5:00pm | CAPA Symposium
Nov 19 | 2000-level registration for Spring 2026 begins, 1:00pm, up to 4 credits
Nov 20 | 4000-level registration for Spring 2026 begins, up to 18 credits
Nov 21 | 2000-level registration for Spring 2026 continues, 1:00pm, up to 18 credits
Nov 26 - Nov 30 | Thanksgiving Break | No classes, administrative offices closed Thu/Fri | Nov 26 - Nov 30
Nov 30 | End of MFA in Writing Program summer 2025 term
Dec 3 | Faculty meeting, 12:30pm-2:00pm | CAPA Symposium
Dec 12 | Last day of classes | All classes meet
Dec 13 | Meal Plan ends (lunch is the last meal)
Dec 13 - Jan 4 | Winter Break: Students | Dec 13 - Jan 4
Dec 14 | All houses close at 4:00pm
Dec 23 | Staff Appreciation Day | Administrative offices closed
Winter 2026
Dec 24 - Jan 1 | Winter Break | Administrative offices closed | Dec 24 - Jan 1
Jan 5 | Field Work Term begins
Jan 8 | MA in Clinical Mental Health Counseling Residency | Classes begin
Jan 8 | MFA in Writing Program January 2026 Residency | Classes Begin
Jan 8 | MFA in Writing Program January 2026 Residency | Arrival Day
Jan 17 | MFA in Writing Program Commencement, 7:00pm
Jan 18 | MFA in Writing Program January 2026 Residency | Classes End
Jan 18 | MA in Clinical Mental Health Counseling Residency | Classes end
Jan 18 | MFA in Writing Program January 2026 Residency | Departure day
Jan 19 | Martin Luther King, Jr. Day | Several administrative offices closed
Feb 7 | BenningtonBound: Admitted Student Event
Feb 13 | Field Work Term ends
Spring 2026
Feb 15 | Meal Plan starts
Feb 16 | Faculty meeting, 10:00am-12:00pm | CAPA Symposium
Feb 17 | Classes begin at 8:30am
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 - Apr 8 | Long Weekend | No classes | Apr 4 - Apr 8
Apr 4 | MFA Low Residency Dance Program | Spring Studies Lab begins
Apr 8 | MFA Low Residency Dance Program | Spring Studies Lab ends
Apr 9 | Second seven-week classes begin this week
Apr 12 | BenningtonWorks Admitted Students Day
Apr 24 | Plan Day - ends at 12:30pm | No classes in session all day
Apr 27 | BenningtonNext: Admitted Students 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 28 | Faculty meeting, 12:30pm-2:30pm | CAPA Symposium
May 29 | Meal Plan ends
May 30 | Commencement: Conferring of Degrees, 10:00am
May 31 | End of MFA in Writing Program Winter 2026 term