Academic Calendar

Fall Semester, 2024/25
Spring Semester, 2024/25

Four-Year Calendar

Fall Semester, 2024/25

August 2024
August 10 (Saturday)	Last day for payment of fall semester fees
August 26 (Monday)	Residence houses open at 8:00 am for new students only
	All new students arrive before 12:30 pm for beginning of orientation
	First board meal is lunch
August 31 (Saturday)	Residence houses open at 9:00 am for all other students
	Registration of Special Students
September 2024
September 2 (Monday)	Labor Day: No Classes
September 3 (Tuesday)	Classes Begin: Full-Term and 1st six-week
September 4 (Wednesday)	Fall Convocation at 3:30 pm
September 10 (Tuesday)	Add period Ends- Full-Term and 1st six-week
September 20 (Friday)	Last day to Drop 1st six-week classes
September 27 (Friday)	Last day to NRO 1st six-week classes
	Last day for student initiated WD from 1st six-week classes
September 27-29 (Friday-Sunday)	All Families Weekend
October 2024
October 11 (Friday)	Last day to Drop Full-Term classes
	October Break begins at 5:30 pm
October 20 (Sunday)	October Break ends at midnight
October 21 (Monday)	2nd six-week classes begin
October 28 (Monday)	Last day to Add 2nd six-week classes
November 2024
November 8 (Friday)	Last day to NRO Full-Term classes
	Last day for student initiated WD Full-Term classes
	Last day to Drop 2nd six-week classes
November 11-22 (Monday-Friday)	Phase I: Preregistration for Spring, 2025
November 15 (Friday)	Last day to NRO 2nd six-week classes
	Last day for student initiated WD from 2nd six-week classes
November 27 (Wednesday)	Thanksgiving recess begins at 5:30 pm
December 2024
December 1 (Sunday)	Thanksgiving recess ends at midnight
December 11 (Wednesday)	Last day to withdraw from all fall semester classes
	Fall semester classes end
December 12-16 (Thursday, Friday, Monday)	Phase II Registration
December 12-15 (Thursday-Sunday)	Study Period
December 16-20 (Monday-Friday)	Fall semester examinations
December 21 (Saturday)	Residence houses close at 9:00 am
	Last board meal is breakfast

Note: Because there are 14 Tuesdays and Wednesdays, and only 12 Thursday and Fridays in the Fall term, the following changes are necessary:

Tuesday, December 10^th = Thursday teaching day

Wednesday, December 11^th = Friday teaching day.

Spring Semester, 2024/25

January 2025
January 10 (Friday)	Last day for payment of spring semester fees
January 19 (Sunday)	Residence houses open at 9:00 am
	New students arrive
	First board meal is lunch
January 22 (Wednesday)	Classes Begin- Full-Term and 1st six-week
	Registration of special students
January 29 (Wednesday)	Add period ends- Full-Term and 1st six-week classes
February 2025
February 12 (Wednesday)	Last day to Drop 1st six-week classes
February 19 (Wednesday)	Last day to NRO 1st six-week classes
	Last day for student initiated WD from 1st six-week classes
March 2025
March 7 (Friday)	Last day to Drop Full-Term classes
	Spring vacation begins at 5:30pm
March 8 (Saturday)	Residence houses close at 9:00 am
	Last board meal is breakfast
March 22 (Saturday)	Residence houses open at 9:00 am
	First board meal is lunch
March 23 (Sunday)	Spring vacation ends at midnight
March 24 (Monday)	2nd six-week classes begin
March 31 (Monday)	Last day to Add 2nd six-week classes
April 2025
April 11 (Friday)	Last day to Drop 2nd six-week classes
	Last day to NRO Full-term classes
	Last day for student initiated WD from full semester classes
April 14 - 25 (Monday-Friday)	Phase I: Preregistration for Fall, 2025
April 18 (Friday)	Last day for student initiated WD from 2nd six-week classes
	Last day to NRO 2nd six-week classes
May 2025
May 6 (Tuesday)	Last day to withdraw from all spring semester classes
	Spring semester classes end
May 7 - 9 (Wednesday-Friday)	Phase II Registration
May 7 - 13 (Wednesday-Tuesday)	Study Period
May 14 - 20 (Wednesday-Tuesday)	Spring Semester Examinations
May 21 (Wednesday)	Residence houses close at 9:00 am (except seniors)
May 25 (Sunday)	161st Commencement
May 26 (Monday)	Residence houses close at 9:00 am (for seniors only)

June 2025
June 6 - 8 (Friday -Sunday)	Vassar College Reunions

Four-Year Calendar

2024/25 - 2027/28

Fall Semester

	2024/2025	2025/2026	2026/2027	2027/2028
Classes Begin	9/3 (MO)	9/2 (TU)	8/31 (MO)	8/30 (MO)
Labor Day (No Classes)	9/2 (MO)	9/1 (MO)	9/7 (MO)	9/6 (MO)
October Break
Begin	10/11 (FR)	10/10 (FR)	10/9 (FR)	10/15 (FR)
End	10/20 (SU)	10/19 (SU)	10/18 (SU)	10/24 (SU)
Thanksgiving
Begin	11/27 (WE)	11/26 (WE)	11/25 (WE)	11/24 (WE)
End	12/1 (SU)	11/30 (SU)	11/29 (SU)	11/28 (SU)
Classes End	12/11 (WE)	12/10 (WE)	12/9 (WE)	12/8 (WE)
Study Period
Begin	12/12 (TH)	12/11 (TH)	12/10 (TH)	12/9 (TH)
End	12/15 (SU)	12/14 (SU)	12/13 (SU)	12/12 (SU)
Final Exams
Begin	12/16 (MO)	12/15 (MO)	12/14 (MO)	12/13 (MO)
End	12/20 (FR)	12/19 (FR)	12/18 (FR)	12/17 (FR)

Spring Semester

	2024/2025	2025/2026	2026/2027	2027/2028
Classes Begin	1/22 (WE)	1/21 (WE)	1/20 (WE)	1/19 (WE)
Spring Break
Begin	3/7 (FR)	3/6 (FR)	3/5 (FR)	3/3 (FR)
End	3/23 (SU)	3/22 (SU)	3/21 (SU)	3/19 (SU)
Classes End	5/6 (TU)	5/5 (TU)	5/4 (TU)	5/2 (TU)
Study Period
Begin	5/7 (WE)	5/6 (WE)	5/5 (WE)	5/3 (WE)
End	5/13 (TU)	5/12 (TU)	5/11 (TU)	5/9 (TU)
Final Exams
Begin	5/14 (WE)	5/13 (WE)	5/12 (WE)	5/10 (WE)
End	5/20 (TU)	5/19 (TU)	5/18 (TU)	5/16 (TU)
Commencement	5/25 (SU)	5/24 (SU)	5/23 (SU)	5/21 (SU)