Calendar
Fall 2026
| July 13 | M | Incoming first-year M.Arch. I 5091 classes begin, 9 a.m. |
| July 20 | M | Fall-term course registration begins |
| Aug. 3 | M | Incoming first-year M.Arch. II 5093 classes begin, 9 a.m. |
| Aug. 7 | F | Registration period for incoming students ends, 5 p.m. |
| Aug. 14 | F | 5091 class ends |
| Aug. 17 | M | Add/drop period begins, 9 a.m. |
| Aug. 24 | M | Mandatory orientation for all incoming students begins |
| Aug. 26 | W | Lottery for the third core design studio Orientation ends, 5 p.m. |
| Aug. 27 | Th | Mandatory registration for all students begins, 9 a.m. Advanced-studio lottery, 11 a.m. Fall-term studio classes begin, 1:30 p.m. |
| Aug. 28 | F | Fall-term non-studio classes begin, 8:30 a.m. Friday classes do not meet; Monday classes meet instead |
| Sept. 7 | M | Labor Day; classes do not meet |
| Sept. 11 | F | Last opportunity for students to add courses, 4 p.m. |
| Sept. 19 | Sa | Advanced-studio travel period begins |
| Sept. 27 | Su | Advanced-studio travel period ends |
| Sept. 28 | M | Seminar make-up day; studio courses do not meet |
| Oct. 16 | F | Last opportunity to drop courses without grade of W, 4 p.m Spring course waiver and 21-credit forms due, 4 p.m. |
| Oct. 19–23 | M–F | Midterm week |
| Oct. 29 | Th | Open house for prospective students |
| Nov. 3 | Tu | Last date to submit spring 2027 independent-study requests, 5 p.m. |
| Nov. 6 | F | Summer-travel lottery |
| Nov. 16 | M | Spring-term course registration opens, 9 a.m. |
| Nov. 20 | F | Fall recess begins, 5:20 p.m. |
| Nov. 30 | M | Classes resume, 8:30 a.m. |
| Dec. 4 | F | Fall-term classes end, 5:20 p.m. Last day to withdraw with a grade of W, 5:20 p.m. |
| Dec. 7–11 | M–F | Design studio jury week |
| Dec. 14–18 | M–F | Non-studio-course examination period |
| Dec. 18 | F | Spring-term registration closes, 5 pm Winter recess begins, 5:20 p.m. |
Spring 2027
| Jan. 2 | Sa | Closing date for applications for admission in 2027, 5 p.m. |
| Jan. 13 | W | Core IV studio lottery, 9 a.m. |
| Jan. 14 | Th | Registration for all students begins, 9 a.m. Advanced-studio lottery, 11 a.m. Spring-term studio classes begin, 1:30 p.m. |
| Jan. 15 | F | Spring-term non-studio classes begin, 8:30 a.m. Friday classes do not meet; Monday classes meet instead |
| Jan. 18 | M | Martin Luther King, Jr. Day; classes do not meet |
| Jan. 22 | F | Last opportunity to add courses, 4 p.m. |
| Feb. 6 | Sa | Advanced-studio travel period begins |
| Feb. 14 | Su | Advanced-studio travel period ends |
| Feb. 15 | M | Seminar make-up day; studio courses do not meet |
| Feb. 22–23 | M–Tu | Career Fair and reception |
| Mar. 1–5 | M–F | Midterm week |
| Mar. 8 | M | Last opportunity to drop courses without grade of W, 5 p.m.; Spring recess begins, 5:20 p.m. |
| Mar. 22 | M | Classes resume, 8:30 a.m. |
| Mar. 26 | F | Staff holiday. Offices closed. |
| Apr. 1 | Th | Open House for accepted applicants |
| Apr. 9 | F | Last date to submit fall independent-study requests, 5 p.m. |
| Apr. 16 | F | Fall registration for returning students begins, 9 a.m. |
| Apr. 30 | F | Last opportunity to drop courses with grade of W, 5 p.m.; Spring-term classes end, 5:20 p.m.; Summer-visualization-elective lottery, 9 a.m. |
| May 3–7 | M–F | Design studio jury week |
| May 10–13 | M–Th | Non-studio final examination period, except for 2022b |
| May 14 | F | Final examination period for 2022b |
| May 17 | M | Portfolios due, for those required, 4 p.m. |
| May 21 | F | Fall registration for returning students ends, 5 p.m. |
| May 24 | M | University Commencement; Building Project II and summer visualization classes begin for first-year M.Arch. I students |
| July 2 | F | M.Arch. I first-year classes end, 5:20 p.m. |