Fall 2024 Academic Calendar
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| August |
| 12 |
Monday |
DMA students register for courses in SIS |
| 13 |
Tuesday |
AD, GPD, MA, and MM students register for courses in SIS |
| 15 |
Thursday |
Undergraduate students register for courses in SIS |
| 18 |
Sunday |
New student move-in |
| 18-24 |
Sunday-Saturday |
New undergraduate student orientation* |
| 22 |
Thursday |
New graduate student orientation
Returning student move-in |
| 26 |
Monday |
Conservatory classes and lessons begin |
| 28 |
Wednesday |
Convocation, 12:30-1:30 pm EDT** |
| September |
| 2 |
Monday |
Labor Day – Peabody classes, lessons, and ensembles will not be held |
| 6 |
Friday |
Deadline (9:00 am EDT) to add courses in SIS; all Sis actions blocked after 9:00 am EDT** |
| 13 |
Friday |
Last day to drop a course with a deletion; course withdrawal (W grade) period begins after this date |
| 20 |
Friday |
All Spring 2024 Incomplete (I) grade coursework due from students to instructors unless an earlier date was established by the instructor |
| October |
| 3 |
Thursday |
All final grades to remove spring and summer incompletes due – Conservatory Registrar’s Office |
| 17-18 |
Thursday-Friday |
Fall Break observed; classes, lessons, and ensembles will not be held |
| 21 |
Monday |
Last day to change a course to audit |
| November |
| 8 |
Friday |
Last day to withdraw from Peabody fall semester courses |
| 11-15 |
Monday-Friday |
Student course selection begins for the spring semester |
| 15 |
Wednesday |
Deadline for leave of absence return notification |
| 25-29 |
Monday-Friday |
Thanksgiving Break; classes, lessons, and ensembles will not be held*** |
| December |
| 2 |
Monday |
Classes, lessons, and ensembles resume |
| 9 |
Monday |
Last day of Conservatory classes and lessons; make up day lessons and classes |
| 9 |
Monday |
Fall semester Incomplete (I) grade contract requests due in SIS from student |
| 10 |
Tuesday |
Reading Day |
| 11-14 |
Wednesday-Saturday |
Fall semester course examinations |
| 15 |
Sunday |
Residence halls close (noon) |
| 17 |
Tuesday |
12:00 pm EST** fall grades due online in SIS |
*Attendance and participation in Backstage is required of new students. Throughout Summer 2024, 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.