Fall 2025 Academic Calendar
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| August |
| 5 |
Tuesday |
New undergraduate students register for courses in SIS online |
| 7 |
Thursday |
New DMA students register for courses in SIS online |
| 12 |
Tuesday |
New AD, GPD, MA, and MM students register for courses in SIS online |
| 17 |
Sunday |
New student move-in |
| 17-23 |
Sunday-Saturday |
New undergraduate student orientation* |
| 21 |
Thursday |
New graduate student orientation |
| 22 |
Friday |
Returning student move-in |
| 25 |
Monday |
Conservatory classes and lessons begin |
| September |
| 1 |
Monday |
Labor Day – Peabody classes, lessons, and ensembles will not be held |
| 5 |
Friday |
Deadline (9:00 am EDT) to add courses in SIS; all Sis actions blocked after 9:00 am EDT** |
| 12 |
Friday |
Last day to drop a course with a deletion; course withdrawal (W grade) period begins after this date |
| 19 |
Friday |
Spring 2025 and Summer 2025 Incomplete/In Progress grade coursework due from students to instructors unless an earlier date was established by the instructor |
| October |
| 3 |
Friday |
Last day to change a course status from credit to audit
Final grades to remove spring and summer Incomplete/In Progress grades due from faculty |
| 17 |
Friday |
Fall Break observed; classes, lessons, and ensembles will not be held |
| November |
| 7 |
Friday |
Last day to withdraw from Peabody fall semester courses |
| 10-14 |
Monday-Friday |
Spring 2025 course registration begins |
| 24-28 |
Monday-Friday |
Thanksgiving Break; classes, lessons, and ensembles will not be held*** |
| December |
| 1 |
Monday |
Classes, lessons, and ensembles resume |
| 8 |
Monday |
Last day of Conservatory classes and lessons; make up day lessons and classes
Fall semester Incomplete grade contract requests due in SIS from students |
| 9 |
Tuesday |
Reading Day |
| 10-13 |
Wednesday-Saturday |
Fall semester course examinations |
| 14 |
Sunday |
Residence halls close (noon) |
| 16 |
Tuesday |
12:00 pm EST** fall grades due online in SIS |
*Attendance and participation in Backstage is required of new students. Throughout Summer 2025, there will be pre-arrival checklist items to complete in the new student portal online and content distributed by the Student Affairs Office. The majority of new student orientation activities and time commitments will take place in August.
**All times are Eastern Time
***While the residence halls remain open and available to students during Thanksgiving Break, the Peabody dining hall will be closed.