Oct 14, 2025  
Fitchburg State University 2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
Fitchburg State University 2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog

Academic Calendars


Undergraduate Academic Calendar

Graduate & Continuing Education Academic Calendar

 


Undergraduate Academic Calendar

 

Fall 2025 September 4 - December 10

August 31 Sunday Residence halls open for first-year students
Sept 1 Monday Labor Day
  2 Tuesday

Residence halls open for all students;
Development Day for Faculty; New student advising

  3 Wednesday Opening Convocation; Department meetings
  4 Thursday CLASSES BEGIN AT 8:00 a.m.
  10 Wednesday Final day to add a course in College Scheduler
  16 Tuesday CTL Professional Development Program
  17 Wednesday Final day to drop a course in College Scheduler; Final day to add a course with permission of instructor (Red Card)
October 13 Monday Indigenous Peoples’ Day/Columbus Day - NO CLASSES
  20 Monday Deficiency grades due
  20-Nov 7   Advising period
  21 Tuesday CTL Professional Development Program
November 10-17   Registration for Spring classes
  11 Tuesday Veteran’s Day Observed - NO CLASSES
  14 Friday Final day for withdrawal from courses; Final day to request an S/U grade
  18 Tuesday CTL Professional Development Program
  25 Tuesday Thanksgiving recess begins at 4:45 pm
  30 Sunday Thanksgiving recess ends
December 10 Wednesday FINAL DAY OF CLASSES; Final day for making up Incomplete grades from previous semester
  11 Thursday Reading Day - NO CLASSES
  12, 15-18   Final Examinations
  18 Thursday Residence halls close at 7 p.m.
  19 Friday Snow Day for Final Examinations
       

Spring 2026 January 15 - May 16

January 15 Thursday

Faculty Development Day

  16 Friday Department Meetings/Advising
  19 Monday Residence halls open for all students; Martin Luther King Day - NO CLASSES
  20 Tuesday CLASSES BEGIN AT 8:00 a.m.; CTL Professional Development Program
  27 Tuesday Final day to add a course in College Scheduler
February 3 Tuesday Final day to drop a course in College Scheduler; Final day to add a course with permission of instructor (Red Card)
  16 Monday U.S. Presidents’ Day - NO CLASSES
  17 Tuesday CTL Professional Development Program
March 6 Friday Spring vacation begins 4:45 p.m.;                      Residence halls close at 7:00 p.m.
  15 Sunday Spring vacation ends;
Residence halls reopen at 9:00 a.m.
  16 Monday Deficiency grades due
  16-April 3   Advising Period
  17 Tuesday CTL Professional Development Program
April 6-10   Registration for Fall classes
  10 Friday Final day for withdrawal from courses; Final day to request an S/U grade
  16 Thursday Scholarship Awards Ceremony; Convocation (NO DAY CLASSES)
  20 Monday Patriots’ Day - NO CLASSES
  21 Tuesday CTL Professional Development Program
May 7 Thursday FINAL DAY OF CLASSES; Final day for making up Incomplete grades from previous semester
  8 Friday Reading Day - No Classes
  11-15   Final Examinations
  15 Friday Residence halls close
  16 Saturday Commencement; Residence halls close for Graduating Seniors

 


Graduate & Continuing Education Academic Calendar

Please note that the GCE Academic Calendar includes information for the Online/Accelerated programs as well as for all GCE programs. There are different start and end dates in most cases, and different deadlines for registration.

Fall 2024

Winter 2025

Spring 2025

Summer 2025

 


 

2024-25 School of Graduate, Online & Continuing Education Academic Calendar

 

Fall 2024 September 5 - December 19

July 3 Wednesday Registration for Fall SGOCE classes begins
August 22 Thursday Registration fee in effect for Fall 15 and 7-week classes
September 5 Thursday Full Term Fall and Fall A Classes Begin
  6 Friday Course Exchange deadline for Fall A 7-week classes
  10 Tuesday Add/drop deadline for Fall 15-week classes
October 3 Thursday Deadline for faculty submission of Incomplete grades from previous semester
  10 Thursday Final day to withdraw from Fall A 7-week classes
  14 Monday Indigenoius People’s Day/Columbus Day - NO CLASSES
  15 Tuesday Fall B registration fee in effect (Non-AP classes)
  23 Wednesday Fall A 7-week - Last day of classes
  29 Tuesday Fall B 7-week - Classes begin
  30 Wednesday Course exchange deadline for Fall B-7 week classes
November 7 Thursday Registration for Winter & Spring classes begins
  11 Monday Veteran’s Day- NO CLASSES
  19 Tuesday Last day to withdraw from Fall 15-week classes
  26 Tuesday Thanksgiving Recess Begins at 4:45 pm for 15 week classes
December 1 Sunday Thanksgiving Recess Ends for 15-week classes
  3 Monday Last day to withdraw from Fall B classes
  17 Tuesday Fall 15-week classes last day of classes
  19 Thursday Fall B 7-week classes last day of classes
  19 Thursday Deadline for faculty submission of incomplete grades from previous semester undergraduate courses
  20 Friday Commencement, 6:30 pm
  21 Saturday Snow date for commencement 2:00 pm

Winter 2025 December 26 - January 15

November 7 Thursday Registration for Winter & Spring Classes Begins
December 12 Thursday Registration Fee in Effect
  26 Thursday Winter Classes Begin
  26 Thursday Course Exchange Deadline at Noon
January 1 Wednesday New Year’s Day NO CLASSES
  7 Tuesday Final day for withdrawal from winter classes
  13 Monday Martin Luther King Jr. Day - NO CLASSES
  14 Tuesday Winter Classes End

Spring 2025 January 15 - May 14

November 7 Thursday Registration for Winter & Spring Classes Begins
January 2 Thursday Registration fee in effect for Spring-15 week and Spring A 7 week classes (Non-AP classes)
  15 Wednesday 15-week classes Spring & Spring A 7-week classes begin
  1i6 Thursday Course Exchange Deadline for Spring A 7-week classes
  20 Monday Martin Luther King, Jr. Day - NO CLASSES
  21 Tuesday Add/drop deadline for 15 week classes
February 12 Wednesday Deadline for faculty submission of incomplete grades from previous semester.
  17 Monday Presidents’ Day - NO CLASSES
  20 Thursday Final day for withdrawal from classes for Spring A (7-week classes)
March 3 Monday Registration fee in effect for Spring B (Non-AP classes)
  6 Thursday Spring A 7 Last Day of Classes
  7 Friday Spring Vacation Begins for 15-week classes
  16 Sunday Spring Vacation Ends for 15-week classes
  17 Monday Spring B 7-Week Classes Begin
  18 Tuesday Course Exchange Deadline, Spring B 7-Week Classes
  31 Monday Final day for withdrawal from Spring 15-Week Classes
April 7 Monday Registration for Summer Classes Begins
  21 Monday Patriots Day - NO CLASSES
  22 Tuesday Final day for withdrawal from courses for Spring B 7-week classes
May 5 Monday Registration Fee in Effect, Summer A (Non-Accelerated Programs)
  6 Tuesday Spring B, Last Day of 7-Week Classes
  14 Wednesday 15-week Spring - Last Day of Classes
  14 Wednesday Deadline for faculty submissions of incomplete grades from previous semester undergraduate courses
  15 Thursday Graduate Commencement, 6:30 pm
  17 Saturday Undergraduate Commencement, 10:00 am

Summer Term 2025

Summer 12-week courses May 19 - August 8
Summer A  May 19 - July 7
Summer B July 10 - August 28

April        7 Monday Registration for Summer Classes Begins
May 5 Monday Registration Fee in Effect for 12-week Summer A (Non-Accelerated  Programs)
  19 Monday

Summer A Classes Begin (5 and 7 week)

Summer classes begin (12 weeks)

  20 Tuesday Course Exchange Deadline for 7-week and 5-week classes
  26 Monday Memorial Day - No Classes
  27 Tuesday Add/drop deadline for Summer 12-week courses
June 11 Wednesday Last day to withdraw from Summer A 5-week courses
  19 Thursday Juneteenth - NO CLASSES
  23 Monday Last day to withdraw from Summer A 7-week courses
  25 Wednesday Last day of Classes, Summer A 5-week courses
  26 Thursday Registration fee in effect for Summer B
July 4 Friday Independence Day - No Classes
  7 Monday (7 week courses) Last day of classes, Summer A
  10 Thursday Summer B begins for 7-week classes
  11 Friday Course exchange deadline for Summer B 7-week classes
  14 Monday Summer B begins for 5-week classes
  15 Tuesday Course exchange deadline for Summer 12-week classes
  18 Friday Last day to withdraw from Summer 12-week classes
August 7 Thursday Final day to withdraw from Summer B 5-week classes
  8 Friday Summer 12-week courses end
  14 Thursday Final day to withdraw from 7-week classes, Summer B
  18 Monday Last day of 5-week classes, Summer B
  28 Thursday Last day of 7-week classes, Summer B