Calendar
Fall 2024
| Aug. 21–23 | W–F | BTFO Orientation |
| Aug. 22 | TH | Online registration begins, 9 a.m. |
| Aug. 27 | T | Opening Convocation, 4 p.m. |
| Aug. 28 | W | Fall classes begin, 8:30 a.m. |
| Sept. 2 | M | Labor Day. No classes |
| Sept. 9 | 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. 11 | W | Last day to change course grade mode to letter grade |
| Sept. 18 | W | Last day to add a course (with fee) |
| Oct. 6 | SU | Fall Convocation begins |
| Oct. 9 | W | Fall Convocation ends |
| Oct. 10 | TH | Last day to drop a course (with fee) Deadline to request CR/NC grading |
| Oct. 11 | F | Reading period begins, 9 p.m. |
| Oct. 21 | M | Reading period ends, 8:20 a.m. Classes resume, 8:30 a.m. |
| Nov. 7 | TH | Fall open house for prospective students |
| Nov. 22 | F | Reading period begins, 9 p.m. |
| Nov. 27 | W | Reading period ends, 9 p.m. Thanksgiving recess begins, 9 p.m. |
| Dec. 2 | M | Thanksgiving recess ends, 8:20 a.m. Classes resume, 8:30 a.m. |
| Dec. 3 | T | Regular classes end, 9 p.m. |
| Dec. 4 | W | Labor Day classes rescheduled Reading period begins, 6 p.m. |
| Dec. 11 | W | Reading period ends, 8:20 a.m. Final exams begin, 8:30 a.m. |
| Dec. 17 | T | Exams end. Fall term ends, 6 p.m. All course work due |
Spring 2025
| Jan. 2 | TH | Grades due for fall 2024 Last day for faculty to accept late work for fall term |
| Jan. 6 | M | Open add/drop period begins, 9 a.m. |
| Jan. 13 | M | Spring classes begin, 8:30 a.m. |
| Jan. 24 | F | Open add/drop ends, 11:59 p.m. Last day to add/drop courses without charge Last day for tuition rebate for dropped courses |
| Jan. 27 | M | Last day to change grade mode to letter grade |
| Feb. 3 | M | Last day to add a course (with fee) |
| Feb. 11 | T | Reading period begins, 9 p.m. |
| Feb. 17 | M | Reading period ends, 8:20 a.m. Classes resume, 8:30 a.m. |
| Feb. 28 | F | Last day to drop a course (with fee) Last day to request CR/NC grading |
| Mar. 7 | F | Spring recess begins, 9 p.m. |
| Mar. 24 | M | Spring recess ends, 8:20 a.m. Classes resume, 8:30 a.m. |
| Apr. 18 | F | Good Friday; no classes |
| Apr. 22 | T | Tuesday classes do not meet. Friday classes meet instead. |
| Apr. 25 | F | Regular classes end, 9 p.m. Reading period begins, 9 p.m. |
| May 1 | TH | Reading period ends, 8:20 a.m. Final exams begin, 8:30 a.m. |
| May 6 | T | Final exams end. Spring term ends, 6 p.m. |
| May 8 | TH | Senior grades due for spring 2025 |
| May 17 | SA | Andover Newton graduation, 11:30 a.m. Berkeley Divinity School Commencement Evensong, 4 p.m. |
| May 18 | SU | YDS Commencement Service, 4 p.m. |
| May 19 | M | University and YDS Commencement |
| May 20 | T | All other grades due for spring 2025 Last day for faculty to accept late work for spring term Summer language courses begin |
| July 2 | W | Summer language courses end |