Academic Calendar
The calendar reflects the current plans of the University. However, the University acknowledges that the dates below are subject to change should conditions require it.
Dates for the Academic Year
The academic calendar applies to all undergraduate and graduate students unless otherwise indicated.
Fall 2024 Semester
September 2024
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2 | Labor Day - No Classes For: Traditional Undergraduate and Graduate students CompleteDegree Undergraduate students Online HPED, Online Nutrition, and Online LIS students |
| 3 | Fall 2024 Classes Begin For: Traditional Undergraduate and Graduate students CompleteDegree Undergraduate students Online HPED, Online Nutrition, and Online LIS students |
| 8 | Withdrawal Period Ends For: @Simmons III Nursing Online Students |
| 9 | Fall I 2024 Semester Classes Begin For: @Simmons I Behavior Analysis, MPH, Nursing, and Social Work Students Add/Drop Period Begins For: @Simmons I Behavior Analysis, MPH, Nursing, and Social Work Students |
| 13 | Last day to Add/Drop Fall 2024 Course(s) in Workday For: Traditional Undergraduate and Graduate students CompleteDegree Undergraduate students Online HPED, Online Nutrition, and Online LIS students |
| 22 | Add/Drop Period Ends Ends For: @Simmons I Behavior Analysis, Nursing, MPH and Social Work Students |
| 23 | Withdrawal Period Begins For: @Simmons I Behavior Analysis, Nursing, MPH and Social Work Students |
| 27 | Add/Drop Period Ends at 4:30 PM EST For: Traditional Undergraduate and Graduate students CompleteDegree Undergraduate students Online HPED, Online Nutrition, and Online LIS students Last day to Change Fall 2024 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. |
| 28 | Add/Withdrawal Period Begins For: Traditional Undergraduate and Graduate students CompleteDegree Undergraduate students Online HPED, Online Nutrition, and Online LIS students |
October 2024
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 1 | Fall III 2024 Registration Opens @Simmons III Nursing Online students |
| 11 | Interim grading portal closes for Traditional Undergraduate and CompleteDegree faculty on Workday. |
| 20 | Summer III 2024 Semester Classes End For: @Simmons III Nursing Online students |
| 23 | Spring 2025 Course Schedule available on Workday |
| 24 | Final Grades Due for Summer III 2024 Semester: @Simmons III Nursing Online students |
| 25 | Add/Withdraw Period Ends at 4:30PM EST For: Traditional Undergraduate and Graduate students CompleteDegree Undergraduate students Online HPED, Online Nutrition, and Online LIS students |
November 2024
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 3 | Withdrawal Period Ends For: @Simmons I Behavior Analysis, Nursing, MPH and Social Work Students Fall III 2024 Registration Ends @Simmons III Nursing Online students |
| 4 | Fall III 2024 Semester Classes Begin For: @Simmons III Nursing Students Add/Drop Period Begins For: @Simmons III Nursing Students |
| 11 | Veterans Day* - No Classes For: Traditional Undergraduate and Graduate students CompleteDegree Undergraduate students Online HPED, Online Nutrition, and Online LIS students *The observance of Veteran's Day and Indigenous People's Day will alternate every other year. |
| 12 | Administrative Monday - Monday Classes Meet For: Traditional Undergraduate and Graduate students CompleteDegree Undergraduate students Online HPED, Online Nutrition, and Online LIS students |
| 12-15 | Undergraduate and CompleteDegree Student Registration Begins for Spring 2025 |
| 13-15 | Graduate Student Registration Begins for Spring 2025 |
| 17 | Add/Drop Period Ends For: @Simmons III Nursing Students |
| 18 | Withdrawal Period Begins For: @Simmons III Nursing Students |
| 28 | Thanksgiving Day – No Classes for: @Simmons I Behavior Analysis, Nursing, MPH and Social Work Students @Simmons III Nursing Students |
| 27-29 | Thanksgiving Break - No Classes For: Traditional Undergraduate and Graduate students CompleteDegree Undergraduate students Online HPED, Online Nutrition, and Online LIS students |
December 2024
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 10 | Spring I 2025 Registration Opens @Simmons I Behavior Analysis, Nursing, MPH, and Social Work Students |
| 13 | Fall 2024 Classes End For: Traditional Undergraduate and Graduate students CompleteDegree Undergraduate students Online HPED, Online Nutrition, and Online LIS students |
| 15 | Fall I 2024 Semester Classes End For: @Simmons I Behavior Analysis, Nursing, MPH and Social Work Students |
| 16 | Reading & Review Day for all Undergraduate students |
| 17-20 | Final Exam Period for all Undergraduate students |
| 18 | Final Grades Due for Fall I 2024 Semester: @Simmons I Behavior Analysis, Nursing, MPH and Social Work Students |
| 22-1/4 | Fall III 2024 @Simmons Winter Break For: @Simmons III Nursing Students Classes resume 1/5 |
Spring 2025 Semester
January 2025
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 5 | Fall III 2024 Semester Classes Resume For: @Simmons III Nursing Students |
| 6 | Fall 2024 Final Grades Due at 10AM EST For: Traditional Undergraduate and Graduate students CompleteDegree Undergraduate students Online HPED, Online Nutrition, and Online LIS students |
| 12 | Withdrawal Period Ends For: @Simmons III Nursing Students |
| 13 | Spring I 2025 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 |
| 20 | Martin Luther King Jr. Day - No Classes For: Traditional Undergraduate and Graduate students CompleteDegree Undergraduate students Online HPED, Online Nutrition, and Online LIS students |
| 21 | Spring 2025 Classes Begin For: Traditional Undergraduate and Graduate students CompleteDegree Undergraduate students Online HPED, Online Nutrition, and Online LIS students |
| 26 | Add/Drop Period Ends For: @Simmons I Behavior Analysis, Nursing, MPH, and Social Work Students |
| 27 | Withdrawal Period Begins For: @Simmons I Behavior Analysis, Nursing, MPH, and Social Work Students |
| 31 | Last day to Add/Drop Spring 2025 Course(s) in Workday For: Traditional Undergraduate and Graduate students CompleteDegree Undergraduate students Online HPED, Online Nutrition, and Online LIS students |
February 2025
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 1 | Add/Drop Period Begins For: Traditional Undergraduate and Graduate students CompleteDegree Undergraduate students Online HPED, Online Nutrition, and Online LIS students |
| 14 | Add/Drop Period Ends at 4:30PM EST For: Traditional Undergraduate and Graduate students CompleteDegree Undergraduate students Online HPED, Online Nutrition, and Online LIS students Last day to Change Spring 2025 Course(s) Grading Basis to Pass/Fail or Formal Audit For: Traditional Undergraduate students CompleteDegree Undergraduate students |
| 15 | Add/Withdrawal Period Begins For: Traditional Undergraduate and Graduate students CompleteDegree Undergraduate students Online HPED, Online Nutrition, and Online LIS students |
| 23 | Fall III 2024 Semester Classes End For: @Simmons III Nursing Students |
| 26 | Summer 2025 Course Schedule available on Workday |
| 27 | Final Grades Due for Fall III 2024 Semester: @Simmons III Nursing Students |
March 2025
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 3-7 | Spring Break - No Classes For: Traditional Undergraduate and Graduate students CompleteDegree Undergraduate students Online HPED, Online Nutrition, and Online LIS students |
| 9 | Withdrawal Period Ends For: @Simmons I Behavior Analysis, Nursing, MPH, and Social Work Students |
| 11 | Undergraduate and CompleteDegree Registration Begins for Summer 2025 |
| 12 | Graduate Student Registration Begins for Summer 2025 |
| 14 | Add/Withdrawal Period Ends For: Traditional Undergraduate and Graduate students CompleteDegree Undergraduate students Online HPED, Online Nutrition, and Online LIS students |
| 15 | Traditional Undergraduate students seeking to withdraw from a course must petition the Administrative Board. |
| 19 | Fall 2025 Course Schedule available on Workday |
April 2025
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 8 | Summer I 2025 Semester Registration Begin For: @Simmons I Behavior Analysis, Nursing, MPH, and Social Work Students |
| 8-11 | Undergraduate Registration Student Begins for Fall 2025 |
| 9-11 | Graduate Student Registration Begins for Fall 2025 |
| 20 | Spring I 2025 Semester Classes End For: @Simmons I Behavior Analysis, Nursing, MPH and Social Work Students |
| 21 | Patriots Day - No Classes For: Traditional Undergraduate and Graduate students CompleteDegree Undergraduate students Online HPED, Online Nutrition, and Online LIS students |
| 22 | Administrative Monday - Monday Classes Meet For: Traditional Undergraduate and Graduate students CompleteDegree Undergraduate students Online HPED, Online Nutrition, and Online LIS students |
| 24 | Final Grades Due for Spring I 2025 Semester: @Simmons I Behavior Analysis, Nursing, MPH and Social Work Students |
May 2025
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 7 | Reading & Review Day for all Undergraduate students |
| 8-10 | Final Exam Period for all Undergraduate students |
| 12 | Spring 2025 Final Grades Due at 10AM EST For: All Graduating students |
| 12 | Summer 2025 Semester & Summer I 2025 Semester Classes Begin For: Traditional Undergraduate and Graduate students CompleteDegree Undergraduate students Online HPED, Online Nutrition, and Online LIS students @Simmons I Behavior Analysis, Nursing, and Social Work Students MPH Online Students |
| 16 | May 2025 Commencement Ceremony |
| 19 | Spring 2025 Final Grades Due at 10 AM EST For: All Returning students |
| 25 | Add/Drop Period Ends Summer I 2025 Semester For: @Simmons I Behavior Analysis, Nursing,and Social Work Students MPH Online Students |
| 26 | Memorial Day - No Classes For: Traditional Undergraduate and Graduate students CompleteDegree Undergraduate students Online HPED, Online Nutrition, and Online LIS students Withdrawal Period Begins Summer I 2025 Semester For: @Simmons I Behavior Analysis, Nursing, and Social Work Students MPH Online Students |
June 2025
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 19 | Juneteenth - No Classes For: Traditional Undergraduate and Graduate Students CompleteDegree Undergraduate Students Online HPED, Online Nutrition, and Online Library & Information Science Students |
| 30 | Last day for Summer I Classes |
July 2025
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 4 | No Classes For: Traditional Undergraduate and Graduate Students CompleteDegree Undergraduate Students Online HPED, Online Nutrition, and Online Library & Information Science Students |
| 6 | Withdrawal Period Ends Summer I 2025 Semester For: @Simmons I Behavior Analysis, Nursing, and Social Work Students MPH Online Students |
| 7 | Summer Session II Begins |
August 2025
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 5 | Fall I 2025 Semester Registration Begin For: @Simmons I Behavior Analysis, Nursing, and Social Work Students Fall 2025 Semester Registration Begin For: MPH Online Students |
| 17 | Summer I 2025 Semester Classes End For: @Simmons I Behavior Analysis, Nursing, and Social Work Students MPH Online Students |
| 21 | Final Grades Due for Summer I 2025 Semester: @Simmons I Behavior Analysis, Nursing, and Social Work Students MPH Online Students |
| 22 | Summer Session Ends Summer Session II Ends |
| 25 | Summer 2025 Final Grades Due at 10 AM EST For: All Graduating students |
| 29 | Summer 2025 Final Grades Due at 10 AM EST For: All Returning students |
Fall 2025 Semester
September 2025
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 1 | Labor Day - No Classes For: Traditional Undergraduate and Graduate students CompleteDegree Undergraduate students Online HPED, Online Nutrition, and Online LIS students MPH Online Students |
| 2 | Fall 2025 Classes Begin For: Traditional Undergraduate and Graduate students CompleteDegree Undergraduate students Online HPED, Online Nutrition, and Online LIS students MPH Online Students |
| 8 | Fall I 2025 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 |
| 12 | Last day to Add/Drop Fall 2025 Course(s) in Workday For: Traditional Undergraduate and Graduate students CompleteDegree Undergraduate students Online HPED, Online Nutrition, and Online LIS students MPH Online Students |
| 13 | Add/Drop Period Begins For: Traditional Undergraduate and Graduate students CompleteDegree Undergraduate students Online HPED, Online Nutrition, and Online LIS students MPH Online Students |
| 21 | Add/Drop Period Ends For: @Simmons I Behavior Analysis, Nursing, and Social Work Students |
| 22 | Withdrawal Period Begins For: @Simmons I Behavior Analysis, Nursing, and Social Work Students |
| 26 | Add/Drop Period Ends at 4:30 PM For: Traditional Undergraduate and Graduate students CompleteDegree Undergraduate students Online HPED, Online Nutrition, and Online LIS students MPH Online Students Last day to Change Fall 2025 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. 26Interim grading portal opens for Traditional Undergraduate and CompleteDegree faculty on Workday. |
| 28 | Add/Withdrawal Period Begins For: Traditional Undergraduate and Graduate students CompleteDegree Undergraduate students Online HPED, Online Nutrition, and Online LIS students MPH Online Students |
October 2025
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 10 | Add/Withdraw Period Ends at 4:30PM For: Traditional Undergraduate and Graduate students CompleteDegree Undergraduate students Online HPED, Online Nutrition, and Online LIS students MPH Online Students Interim grading portal closes for Traditional Undergraduate and CompleteDegree faculty on Workday. |
| 13 | Indigenous People's Day – NO CLASSES FOR: Traditional Undergraduate and Graduate students CompleteDegree Undergraduate students Online HPED, Online Nutrition & Online LIS students MPH Online Students |
| 14 | Administrative Monday - Monday Classes Meet For: Traditional Undergraduate and Graduate students CompleteDegree Undergraduate students Online HPED, Online Nutrition, and Online LIS students MPH Online Students |
November 2025
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2 | Withdrawal Period Ends For: @Simmons I Behavior Analysis, Nursing, and Social Work Students |
| 27 | Thanksgiving Day – No Classes for: @Simmons I Behavior Analysis, Nursing, and Social Work Students |
| 26-28 | Thanksgiving Break - No Classes For: Traditional Undergraduate and Graduate students CompleteDegree Undergraduate students Online HPED, Online Nutrition, and Online LIS students MPH Online Students |
December 2025
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 9 | Spring I 2026 Registration Opens @Simmons I Behavior Analysis, Nursing, and Social Work Students |
| 12 | Fall 2025 Classes End For: Traditional Undergraduate and Graduate students CompleteDegree Undergraduate students Online HPED, Online Nutrition, and Online LIS students MPH Online Students |
| 14 | Fall I 2025 Semester Classes End For: @Simmons I Behavior Analysis, Nursing and Social Work Students |
| 15 | Reading & Review Day for all Undergraduate students |
| 16-19 | Final Exam Period for all Undergraduate students Note: Synchronous finals in the Undergrad Online Degree Completion Program are taken during the last class meeting time. |
| 17 | Final Grades Due for Fall I 2025 Semester: @Simmons I Behavior Analysis, Nursing, and Social Work Students |
Spring 2026 Semester
January 2026
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 5 | Fall 2025 Final Grades Due at 10 AM EST For: Traditional Undergraduate and Graduate students CompleteDegree Undergraduate students Online HPED, Online Nutrition, and Online LIS students MPH Online Students |
| 12 | Spring I 2026 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 |
| 19 | Martin Luther King Jr. Day - No Classes For: Traditional Undergraduate and Graduate students CompleteDegree Undergraduate students Online HPED, Online Nutrition, and Online LIS students MPH Online Students |
| 20 | Spring 2026 Classes Begin For: Traditional Undergraduate and Graduate students CompleteDegree Undergraduate students Online HPED, Online Nutrition, and Online LIS students MPH Online Students |
| 25 | Add/Drop Period Ends For: @Simmons I Behavior Analysis, Nursing, and Social Work Students |
| 26 | Withdrawal Period Begins For: @Simmons I Behavior Analysis, Nursing, and Social Work Students |
| 30 | Last day to Add/Drop Spring 2026 Course(s) in Workday For: Traditional Undergraduate and Graduate students CompleteDegree Undergraduate students Online HPED, Online Nutrition, and Online LIS students MPH Online Students |
February 2026
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 1 | Add/Drop Period (Add/drop form with instructor, advisor, and student signatures) Begins For: Traditional Undergraduate and Graduate students CompleteDegree Undergraduate students Online HPED, Online Nutrition, and Online LIS students MPH Online Students |
| 13 | Add/Drop Period Ends at 4:30PM For: Traditional Undergraduate and Graduate students CompleteDegree Undergraduate students Online HPED, Online Nutrition, and Online LIS students MPH Online Students Last day to Change Spring 2026 Course(s) Grading Basis to Pass/Fail or Formal Audit For: Traditional Undergraduate students CompleteDegree Undergraduate students |
| 15 | Add/Withdrawal Period Begins For: Traditional Undergraduate and Graduate students CompleteDegree Undergraduate students Online HPED, Online Nutrition, and Online LIS students MPH Online Students |
| 27 | Add/Withdrawal Period Begins For: Traditional Undergraduate and Graduate students CompleteDegree Undergraduate students Online HPED, Online Nutrition, and Online LIS students MPH Online Students |
March 2026
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2-6 | Spring Break - No Classes For: Traditional Undergraduate and Graduate students CompleteDegree Undergraduate students Online HPED, Online Nutrition, and Online LIS students MPH Online Students |
| 8 | Withdrawal Period Ends For: @Simmons I Behavior Analysis, Nursing, and Social Work Students |
April 2026
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 7 | Summer I 2026 Semester Registration Begin For: @Simmons I Behavior Analysis, Nursing, and Social Work Students |
| 20 | Patriots Day - No Classes For: Traditional Undergraduate and Graduate students CompleteDegree Undergraduate students Online HPED, Online Nutrition, and Online LIS students MPH Online Students |
| 21 | Administrative Monday - Monday Classes Meet For: Traditional Undergraduate and Graduate students CompleteDegree Undergraduate students Online HPED, Online Nutrition, and Online LIS students MPH Online Students |
| 23 | Final Grades Due for Spring I 2026 Semester: @Simmons I Behavior Analysis, Nursing, and Social Work Students |
May 2026
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 5 | Spring 2026 Classes End For: Traditional Undergraduate and Graduate Students Undergraduate Online Degree Completion students Online HPED, Online Nutrition, and Online LIS students MPH Online Students |
| 6 | Reading & Review Day for all Undergraduate students |
| 7-10 | Final Exam Period for all Undergraduate students Note: Synchronous finals in the Undergrad Online Degree Completion Program are taken during the last class meeting time. |
| 11 | Spring 2026 Final Grades Due at 10AM EST For: All Graduating students Summer 2026 Semester & Summer I 2025 Semester Classes Begin For: Traditional Undergraduate and Graduate students CompleteDegree Undergraduate students Online HPED, Online Nutrition, Online LIS, Online MPH students @Simmons I Behavior Analysis, Nursing, and Social Work Students Add/Drop Period Begins For: @Simmons I Behavior Analysis, Nursing, and Social Work Students |
| 15 | May 2026 Commencement Ceremony |
| 18 | Spring 2026 Final Grades Due at 10 AM EST For: All Returning students |
| 24 | Add/Drop Period Ends For: @Simmons I Behavior Analysis, Nursing, and Social Work Students |
| 25 | Memorial Day - No Classes For: Traditional Undergraduate and Graduate students CompleteDegree Undergraduate students Online HPED, Online Nutrition, and Online LIS students MPH Online Students Withdrawal Period Begins For: @Simmons I Behavior Analysis, Nursing, and Social Work Students |