Academic Calendar

The following calendar applies to all undergraduate and graduate students unless otherwise indicated.

Fall 2023

September 2023

DateDescription
4Labor Day - No Classes For: 
Traditional Undergraduate and Graduate students 
CompleteDegree Undergraduate students 
Online HPED, Online Nutrition, and Online Library & Information Science students
5Fall 2023 Classes Begin For: 
Traditional Undergraduate and Graduate students 
CompleteDegree Undergraduate students 
Online HPED, Online Nutrition, and Online Library & Information Science students
10@Simmons July Term Withdrawal Period Ends For: 
NURS/SW@Simmons 
MPH@Simmons
11

Fall I 2023 Semester Classes Begin For: 
@Simmons I Behavior Analysis, Nursing, and Social Work Students

Add/Drop Period Begins For: 
@Simmons I Behavior Analysis, Nursing, and Social Work Students

15Last day to Add/Drop Fall 2023 Course(s) in Workday For: 
Traditional Undergraduate and Graduate students 
CompleteDegree Undergraduate students 
Online HPED, Online Nutrition, and Online Library & Information Science students
16Add/Drop Period Begins For: 
Traditional Undergraduate and Graduate students 
CompleteDegree Undergraduate students 
Online HPED, Online Nutrition, and Online Library & Information Science students
24Add/Drop Period Ends Ends For: 
@Simmons I Behavior Analysis, Nursing, and Social Work Students
25Withdrawal Period Begins For: 
@Simmons I Behavior Analysis, Nursing, and Social Work Students
29Add/Drop Period Ends at 4:30PM For: 
Traditional Undergraduate and Graduate students 
CompleteDegree Undergraduate students 
Online HPED, Online Nutrition, and Online Library & Information Science students 

Last day to Change Fall 2023 Course(s) Grading Basis to Pass/Fail or Formal Audit For: 
Traditional Undergraduate students 
CompleteDegree Undergraduate students 

Interim grading portal opens for Traditional Undergraduate and CompleteDegree faculty on Workday.
30Add/Withdrawal Period Begins For: 
Traditional Undergraduate and Graduate students 
CompleteDegree Undergraduate students 
Online HPED, Online Nutrition, and Online Library & Information Science students

October 2023

DateDescription
1MPH@Simmons: July Term Classes End
6MPH@Simmons: July Term Grades due by 12PM EST
9

Indigenous People’s Day - No Classes For: 
Traditional Undergraduate and Graduate students 
CompleteDegree Undergraduate students 
Online HPED, Online Nutrition, and Online Library & Information Science students 
Fall IV 2023 Semester Classes Begin For: 
@Simmons MPH Students

Add/Drop Period Begins For: 
@Simmons MPH Students

10Administrative Monday - Monday Classes Meet For: 
Traditional Undergraduate and Graduate students 
Online HPED, Online Nutrition, and Online Library & Information Science students
13Interim grading portal closes for Traditional Undergraduate and CompleteDegree faculty on Workday.
22NURS/SW@Simmons: July Term Classes End 

Add/Drop Period Ends For: 
@Simmons MPH Students
23Withdrawal Period Begins For: 
@Simmons MPH Students
27

NURS/SW@Simmons: July Term Grades due by 12PM EST

Add/Withdrawal Period Ends at 4:30PM For: 
Traditional Undergraduate and Graduate students 
CompleteDegree Undergraduate students 
Online HPED, Online Nutrition, and Online Library & Information Science students

November 2023

DateDescription
5Withdrawal Period Ends For: 
@Simmons I Behavior Analysis, Nursing, and Social Work Students
6

Fall III 2023 Semester Classes Begin For: 
@Simmons III Nursing and Social Work Students

Add/Drop Period Begins For: 
@Simmons III Nursing and Social Work Students

19Add/Drop Period Ends For: 
@Simmons III Nursing and Social Work Students
20Withdrawal Period Begins For: 
@Simmons III Nursing and Social Work Students
22–24Thanksgiving Break - No Classes For: 
Traditional Undergraduate and Graduate students 
CompleteDegree Undergraduate students 
Online HPED, Online Nutrition, and Online Library & Information Science students

December 2023

DateDescription
3Withdrawal Period Ends For: 
@Simmons MPH Students
12–14Spring I 2024 Registration Opens 
@Simmons I Behavior Analysis, Nursing, MPH, and Social Work Students
15Fall 2023 Classes End For: 
Traditional Undergraduate and Graduate students 
CompleteDegree Undergraduate students 
Online HPED, Online Nutrition, and Online Library & Information Science students
17Fall I 2023 Semester Classes End For: 
@Simmons I Behavior Analysis, Nursing, and Social Work Students
18

Reading & Review Day for all Undergraduate students

Fall I 2023 Semester Final Grades Due For: 
@Simmons I Behavior Analysis Students

19-22Final Exam Period for all Undergraduate students
20Fall I 2023 Semester Final Grades Due For: 
@Simmons I Nursing and Social Work Students
23Winter Break Starts - No Classes Held For: 
@Simmons III Nursing & Social Work 
(classes will resume on 1/8)
24Fall IV 2023 Semester Classes End For: 
@Simmons MPH Students
29Fall IV 2023 Semester Grades Due For: 
@Simmons MPH Students

Spring 2024

January 2024

DateDescription
4Fall 2023 Final Grades Due at 10AM EST For: 
Traditional Undergraduate and Graduate Students 
CompleteDegree Undergraduate Students 
Online HPED, Online Nutrition, and Online Library & Information Science Students
7Fall III 2023 Withdrawal Period Ends For: 
@Simmons III Nursing and Social Work Students
8Winter Break Ends - Classes Resume For: 
@Simmons III Nursing & Social Work
15

Martin Luther King Jr. Day - No Classes For: 
Traditional Undergraduate and Graduate Students 
CompleteDegree Undergraduate Students 
Online HPED, Online Nutrition, and Online Library & Information Science Students 
Spring I 2024 Semester Classes Begin For: 
@Simmons I Behavior Analysis, Nursing, MPH, and Social Work Students

Add/Drop Period Begins For: 
@Simmons I Behavior Analysis, Nursing, MPH, and Social Work Students

16Spring 2024 Semester Classes Begin For: 
Traditional Undergraduate and Graduate Students 
CompleteDegree Undergraduate Students 
Online HPED, Online Nutrition, and Online Library & Information Science Students
26Last day to Add/Drop Spring 2024 Course(s) in Workday For: 
Traditional Undergraduate and Graduate students 
CompleteDegree Undergraduate students 
Online HPED, Online Nutrition, and Online Library & Information Science students
27Add/Drop Period Begins For: 
Traditional Undergraduate and Graduate students 
CompleteDegree Undergraduate students 
Online HPED, Online Nutrition, and Online Library & Information Science students
28Add/Drop Period Ends For: 
@Simmons I Behavior Analysis, Nursing, MPH, and Social Work Students
29Withdrawal Period Begins For: 
@Simmons I Behavior Analysis, Nursing, MPH, and Social Work Students

February 2024

DateDescription
9Add/Drop Period Ends at 4:30PM For: 
Traditional Undergraduate and Graduate students 
CompleteDegree Undergraduate students 
Online HPED, Online Nutrition, and Online Library & Information Science students 

Last day to Change Spring 2024 Course(s) Grading Basis to Pass/Fail or Formal Audit For: 
Traditional Undergraduate students 
CompleteDegree Undergraduate students
10Withdrawal Period Begins For: 
Traditional Undergraduate and Graduate students 
CompleteDegree Undergraduate students 
Online HPED, Online Nutrition, and Online Library & Information Science students
13–14Spring III 2024 Semester Registration Begin For: 
@Simmons III Nursing and Social Work Students
25Fall III 2023 Semester Classes End For: 
@Simmons III Nursing and Social Work Students
29Fall III 2023 Semester Final Grades Due For: 
@Simmons III Nursing Students

March 2024

DateDescription
1Fall III 2023 Semester Final Grades Due For: 
@Simmons III Social Work Students
4–8Spring Break - No Classes For: 
Traditional Undergraduate and Graduate Students 
CompleteDegree Undergraduate Students 
Online HPED, Online Nutrition, and Online Library & Information Science Students
10Withdrawal Period Ends For: 
@Simmons I Behavior Analysis, Nursing, MPH, and Social Work Students
11Withdrawal Period Ends at 4:30PM For: 
Traditional Undergraduate and Graduate students 
CompleteDegree Undergraduate students 
Online HPED, Online Nutrition, and Online Library & Information Science students
18

Spring III 2024 Semester Classes Begin For: 
@Simmons III Nursing and Social Work Students

Add/Drop Period Begins For: 
@Simmons III Nursing and Social Work Students

31Add/Drop Period Ends For: 
@Simmons III Nursing and Social Work Students

April 2024

DateDescription
1Withdrawal Period Begins For: 
@Simmons III Nursing and Social Work Students
9–11Summer I 2024 Semester Registration Begin For: 
@Simmons I Behavior Analysis, Nursing, MPH, and Social Work Students
15Patriots Day - No Classes For: 
Traditional Undergraduate and Graduate Students 
CompleteDegree Undergraduate Students 
Online HPED, Online Nutrition, and Online Library & Information Science Students
16Administrative Monday - Monday Classes Meet For: 
Traditional Undergraduate and Graduate Students 
Online HPED, Online Nutrition, and Online Library & Information Science Students
21Spring I 2024 Semester Classes End For: 
@Simmons I Behavior Analysis, Nursing, MPH, and Social Work Students
22Spring I 2024 Semester Final Grades Due For: 
@Simmons I Behavior Analysis Students
25Spring I 2024 Semester Final Grades Due For: 
@Simmons I Nursing Students
26Spring I 2024 Semester Final Grades Due For: 
@Simmons I Social Work Students

May 2024

DateDescription
6Spring 2024 Class End For: 
Undergraduate and Graduate students 
CompleteDegree Undergraduate students 
Online HPED, Online Nutrition, and Online Library & 
Information Science students
7Reading & Review Day for all Undergraduate students
8-11Final Exam Period for all Undergraduate students
12Withdrawal Period Ends For: 
@Simmons III Nursing and Social Work Students
13

Spring 2024 Final Grades Due at 10AM EST For All Graduating students 

Summer 2024 Semester & Summer I 2024 Semester Classes Begin For: 
Traditional Undergraduate and Graduate Students 
CompleteDegree Undergraduate Students 
Online HPED, Online Nutrition, and Online Library & Information Science Students

Summer I 2024 Semester Classes Begin For: 
@Simmons I Behavior Analysis, Nursing, MPH, and Social Work Students

Add/Drop Period Begins For: 
@Simmons I Behavior Analysis, Nursing, MPH, and Social Work Students

17May 2024 Commencement Ceremony
20Spring 2024 Final Grades Due at 10AM EST for all Returning students
26Add/Drop Period Ends For: 
@Simmons I Behavior Analysis, Nursing, MPH, and Social Work Students
27

Memorial Day - No Classes For: 
Traditional Undergraduate and Graduate Students 
CompleteDegree Undergraduate Students 
Online HPED, Online Nutrition, and Online Library & Information Science Students

Withdrawal Period Begins For: 
@Simmons I Behavior Analysis, Nursing, MPH, and Social Work Students

July 2024

DateDescription
3Summer Session I Ends
8Summer Session II Begins

August 2024

DateDescription
23Summer Session Ends 
Summer Session II Ends

Summer 2023

May 2023

DateDescription
1MPH@Simmons: April Term Withdrawal Period Begins ("W" grades required)
5Last Day of Classes:
Traditional Undergraduate and Graduate Students
CompleteDegree Undergraduate Students
Online HPED, Online Nutrition, and Online Library & Information Science Students
8Reading Day for all Undergraduate Students
9–12Final Exam Period for all Undergraduate Students
14NURS/SW@Simmons: March Term Withdrawal Period Ends
15

Spring 2023 Final Grades Due for Graduating Students at 10AM
NURS/SW/BA@Simmons: May Term Classes Begin

Summer Session Begins
Summer Session I Begins

22Spring 2023 Final Grades Due for Returning Students at 10AM
28NURS/SW/BA@Simmons: May Term Add/Drop Period Ends
29NURS/SW/BA@Simmons: May Term Withdrawal Period Begins ("W" Grades Required)

Memorial Day – No Classes Held:
Traditional Undergraduate and Graduate Students
CompleteDegree Undergraduate Students
Online HPED, Online Nutrition, and Online Library & Information Science Students

June 2023

DateDescription
5Summer Add/Drop Period Ends:
Social Work Students
Doctor of Physical Therapy Students
6Summer Withdrawal Period Begins ("W" grades required):
Social Work Students
Physical Therapy Students
11MPH@Simmons: April Term Withdrawal Period Ends
13Registration for @Simmons July Term Begins:
NURS/SW@Simmons (Summer@Simmons III)
MPH@Simmons (Summer@Simmons IV)
19Juneteenth Holiday – No Classes Held:
Traditional Undergraduate and Graduate Students
CompleteDegree Undergraduate Students
Online HPED, Online Nutrition, and Online Library & Information Science Students
25NURS/SW@Simmons: March Term Classes End
30NURS/SW@Simmons: March Term Final Grades due by 12PM EST
Summer Session I End

July 2023

DateDescription
2MPH@Simmons: April Term Classes End
3–4Independence Day – No Classes Held
5Summer Session II Begins
6Withdrawal Ends:
Social Work Students
Physical Therapy Students
7MPH@Simmons: April Term Final Grades due by 12PM EST
9NURS/SW/BA@Simmons: May Term Withdrawal Period Ends
17@Simmons July Term Classes Begin:
NURS/SW@Simmons
MPH@Simmons
30@Simmons July Term Add/Drop Period Ends:
NURS/SW@Simmons
MPH@Simmons
31@Simmons July Term Withdrawal Period Begins ("W" grades required):
NURS/SW@Simmons
MPH@Simmons

August 2023

DateDescription
8–10NURS/SW/BA@Simmons: Fall I 2023 Registration Opens
20NURS/SW/BA@Simmons: May Term Classes End
22Summer Session Ends
Summer Session II Ends
25NURS/SW/BA@Simmons: May Term Final Grades due by 12:00 PM EST