Calendar
Fall 2025
| Aug. 19–22 | T–F | BTFO Orientation |
| Aug. 25 | M | Online registration begins, 9 a.m. |
| Aug. 26 | T | Opening Convocation, 4 p.m. |
| Aug. 27 | W | Fall classes begin, 8 a.m. |
| Sept. 1 | M | Labor Day. No classes |
| Sept. 8 | M | Online registration ends, 11:59 p.m. Last day to add/drop courses without charge Last day for tuition rebate for dropped courses |
| Sept. 17 | W | Last day to add a course (with fee) |
| Oct. 6 | M | Fall Convocation begins |
| Oct. 8 | W | Fall Convocation ends |
| Oct. 9 | TH | Last day to drop a course (with fee) Last day to change course grade mode to letter grade, request CR/NC grading |
| Oct. 10 | F | Reading period begins, 9 p.m. |
| Oct. 20 | M | Classes resume, 8 a.m. |
| Nov. 6 | TH | Fall open house for prospective students |
| Nov. 21 | F | Reading period begins, 9 p.m. |
| Nov. 26 | W | Reading period ends, 9 p.m. Thanksgiving recess begins, 9 p.m. |
| Dec. 1 | M | Classes resume, 8 a.m. |
| Dec. 2 | T | Regular classes end, 9 p.m. |
| Dec. 3 | W | Labor Day classes rescheduled Reading period begins, 6 p.m. |
| Dec. 10 | W | Reading period ends, 8:20 a.m. Final exams begin, 8:30 a.m. |
| Dec. 16 | T | Exams end. Semester ends, 6 p.m. All course work due |
Spring 2026
| Jan. 2 | F | Grades due for fall 2025 Last day for faculty to accept late work for fall semester Open add/drop period begins |
| Jan. 12 | M | Spring classes begin, 8 a.m. |
| Jan. 19 | M | Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. No classes |
| Jan. 20 | T | Open add/drop ends, 11:59 p.m. |
| Jan. 23 | F | Last day to add/drop courses without charge |
| Jan. 29 | TH | Last day for tuition rebate for dropped courses |
| Feb. 2 | M | Last day to add a course (with fee) |
| Feb. 10 | T | Reading period begins, 9 p.m. |
| Feb. 16 | M | Reading period ends, 8 a.m. Last day to drop a course |
| Feb. 27 | F | Last day to change mode to letter grade, request CR/NC grading |
| Mar. 6 | F | Spring recess begins, 9 p.m. |
| Mar. 23 | M | Spring recess ends, 8 a.m. Classes resume, 8 a.m. |
| Apr. 3 | F | Good Friday. No classes |
| Apr. 21 | T | Tuesday classes do not meet. Friday classes meet instead |
| Apr. 24 | F | Regular classes end, 9 p.m. Reading period begins, 9 p.m. |
| Apr. 30 | TH | Reading period ends, 8:20 a.m. Final exams begin, 8:30 a.m. |
| May 5 | T | Exams end. Semester ends, 6 p.m. Senior grades due for spring 2026 |
| May 16 | SA | Andover Newton Commencement Worship Celebration Berkeley Divinity School Commencement Evensong |
| May 17 | SU | YDS Commencement Worship Service |
| May 18 | M | University and YDS Commencement All other grades due for spring 2026 |
| May 19 | T | Last day for faculty to accept late work for spring semester Summer language courses begin |
| July 1 | W | Summer language courses end |