The University of Massachusetts Amherst – UMass Academic Calendar 2024-2025. The University of Massachusetts Amherst is a public research university in Amherst, Massachusetts and the sole public land-grant university in Commonwealth of Massachusetts
The University of Massachusetts Amherst – UMass Academic Calendar 2024-2025
Check out the important dates, events, schedules, and deadlines on the UMass Academic Calendar 2024-2025. You may find information about the five colleges’ academic calendars (including UMass Amherst) on the Five College Website.
Spring 2024
| First day of classes | Thursday | February | 1 |
| Last day to add or drop any class with no record – Undergraduate and Non-degree students | Wednesday | February | 7 |
| Last day to add or drop any class with no record – Matriculated Graduate students | Wednesday | February | 14 |
| Holiday – Presidents’ Day | Monday | February | 19 |
| Monday class schedule will be followed | Thursday | February | 22 |
| Spring recess begins | Sunday | March | 17 |
| Classes resume | Monday | March | 25 |
| Last day to Drop with “DR” – Graduate | Thursday | April | 4 |
| Last day to Drop with ‘W’ and select ‘P/F’ – Undergraduate, Stockbridge, UWW | Thursday | April | 4 |
| Registration begins for Fall 2024 | Monday | April | 8 |
| Monday class schedule will be followed | Friday | April | 12 |
| Holiday – Patriot’s Day | Monday | April | 15 |
| Last day of classes | Friday | May | 10 |
| Reading Day | Saturday | May | 11 |
| Final examinations begin | Monday | May | 13 |
| Last day of final examinations, semester ends | Friday | May | 17 |
| Commencement Weekend begins | Friday | May | 17 |
| Commencement Weekend ends | Sunday | May | 19 |
| Final grades due by Midnight | Thursday | May | 23 |
Number of class meetings: MTuWThF: 13
UWW Summer 2024
| First day of classes – Session One | Tuesday | May | 21 |
| Holiday – Memorial Day | Monday | May | 27 |
| Last day to add/drop any Session One class | Tuesday | May | 28 |
| Last day to drop with “W” or “DR” and select ‘P/F’ any Session One class | Friday | June | 14 |
| Holiday – Juneteenth | Wednesday | June | 19 |
| Last day of classes – Session One | Wednesday | July | 3 |
| Holiday – Independence Day | Thursday | July | 4 |
| First day of classes – Session Two | Monday | July | 8 |
| Session One final grades due by midnight | Monday | July | 8 |
| Last day to add/drop any Session Two class | Friday | July | 12 |
| Last day to drop with “W” or “DR” and select ‘P/F’ any Session Two class | Wednesday | July | 31 |
| Last day of classes – Session Two; Summer Term ends | Friday | August | 16 |
| Remaining Summer grades due by midnight | Wednesday | August | 21 |
University Summer 2024
| First day of classes – Session One | Tuesday | May | 21 |
| Holiday – Memorial Day | Monday | May | 27 |
| Last day to add/drop | Tuesday | May | 28 |
| Holiday – Juneteenth | Wednesday | June | 19 |
| Holiday – Independence Day | Thursday | July | 4 |
| Last day to drop with “W” or “DR” | Monday | July | 15 |
| Last day of classes | Friday | August | 16 |
| Final grades due by midnight | Wednesday | August | 21 |
Fall 2024
| First Day of classes | Tuesday | September | 3 |
| Last day to add or drop any class with no record – Matriculated Undergraduate and Non-degree students | Monday | September | 9 |
| Last day to add or drop any class with no record – Matriculated Graduate students | Monday | September | 16 |
| Holiday – Indigenous People’s Day | Monday | October | 14 |
| Monday class schedule will be followed | Tuesday | October | 15 |
| Last day to Drop with “DR” – Graduate | Tuesday | October | 29 |
| Last day to Drop with ‘W’ and select ‘P/F’ – Undergraduate, Stockbridge, CPE | Tuesday | October | 29 |
| Holiday – Election Day | Tuesday | November | 5 |
| Holiday – Veterans’ Day | Monday | November | 11 |
| Registration begins for Spring 2025 | Tuesday | November | 12 |
| Thanksgiving recess begins after last class | Tuesday | November | 26 |
| Classes resume | Monday | December | 2 |
| Last day of classes | Tuesday | December | 10 |
| Reading Day | Wednesday | December | 11 |
| Final examinations begin | Thursday | December | 12 |
| Second Reading Day | Saturday | December | 14 |
| Last day of final examinations, semester ends | Wednesday | December | 18 |
| Final grades due by Midnight | Tuesday | December | 24 |
Number of class meetings: MTuWThF: 13
Winter 2024/2025
| First Day of classes | Friday | December | 20 |
| Holiday – Christmas Day | Wednesday | December | 25 |
| Last day to add/drop | Thursday | December | 26 |
| Holiday – New Year’s Day | Wednesday | January | 1 |
| Last day to drop with “W” or “DR” and select ‘P/F’ | Tuesday | January | 14 |
| Holiday – Martin Luther King Day | Monday | January | 20 |
| Last day of classes | Wednesday | January | 29 |
| Final grades due | Monday | February | 3 |
Spring 2025
| First day of classes | Thursday | January | 30 |
| Last day to add or drop any class with no record – Matriculated Undergraduate and Non-degree students | Wednesday | February | 5 |
| Last day to add or drop any class with no record – Matriculated Graduate students | Wednesday | February | 12 |
| Holiday – Presidents’ Day | Monday | February | 17 |
| Monday class schedule will be followed | Thursday | February | 20 |
| Spring recess begins | Sunday | March | 16 |
| Classes resume | Monday | March | 24 |
| Last day to Drop with “DR” – Graduate | Thursday | April | 3 |
| Last day to Drop with ‘W’ and select ‘P/F’ – Undergraduate, Stockbridge, UWW | Thursday | April | 3 |
| Registration begins for Fall 2025 | Monday | April | 7 |
| Monday class schedule will be followed | Friday | April | 18 |
| Holiday – Patriot’s Day | Monday | April | 21 |
| Last day of classes | Friday | May | 9 |
| Reading Day | Saturday | May | 10 |
| Final examinations begin | Monday | May | 12 |
| Last day of final examinations, semester ends | Friday | May | 16 |
| Commencement Weekend begins | Friday | May | 16 |
| Commencement Weekend ends | Sunday | May | 18 |
| Final grades due by Midnight | Thursday | May | 22 |
Number of class meetings: MTuWThF: 13
UWW Summer 2025
| First day of classes – Session One | Monday | May | 19 |
| Last day to add/drop any Session One class | Friday | May | 23 |
| Holiday – Memorial Day | Monday | May | 26 |
| Last day to drop with “W” or “DR” and select ‘P/F’ any Session One class | Thursday | June | 12 |
| Holiday – Juneteenth | Thursday | June | 19 |
| Last day of classes – Session One | Tuesday | July | 1 |
| Holiday – Independence Day | Friday | July | 4 |
| First day of classes – Session Two | Monday | July | 7 |
| Session One final grades due | Monday | July | 7 |
| Last day to add/drop any Session Two class | Friday | July | 11 |
| Last day to drop with “W” or “DR” and select ‘P/F’ any Session Two class | Wednesday | July | 30 |
| Last day of classes – Session Two; Summer Term ends | Friday | August | 15 |
| Remaining Summer grades due | Wednesday | August | 20 |
University Summer 2025
| First day of classes | Monday | May | 19 |
| Holiday – Memorial Day | Monday | May | 26 |
| Last day to add/drop | Monday | June | 2 |
| Holiday – Juneteenth | Thursday | June | 19 |
| Holiday – Independence Day | Friday | July | 4 |
| Last day to drop with “W” or “DR” | Monday | July | 14 |
| Last day of classes | Friday | August | 15 |
| Final grades due | Wednesday | August | 20 |
For more on UMass academic calendar, visit the University of Massachusetts Amherst registrar website.