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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 20 - May 13

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

Fall 2025

Winter 2026

Spring 2026

Summer 2026

 

 

2025-26 School of Graduate, Online & Continuing Education Academic Calendar

 

Fall 2025 September 4 - December 18

April 7 Monday Registration for Fall SGOCE classes begins
August 21 Thursday Registration fee in effect for Fall 15 and 7-week classes
September 4 Thursday Full Term Fall and Fall A Classes Begin
  5 Friday Course Exchange deadline for Fall A 7-week classes
  9 Tuesday Add/drop deadline for Fall 15-week classes
October 6 Monday Registration for Winter SGOCE classes begins
  8 Wednesday Final day to withdraw from Fall A 7-week classes
  13 Monday Indigenoius People’s Day/Columbus Day - NO CLASSES
  15 Wednesday Fall B registration fee in effect (Non-AP classes)
  23 Thursday Fall A 7-week - Final day of classes
  29 Wednesday Fall B 7-week - Classes begin
  30 Thursday Course exchange deadline for Fall B-7 week classes
November 6 Thursday Registration for Spring classes begins
  11 Tuesday Veteran’s Day- NO CLASSES
  17 Monday Final day to withdraw from Fall 15-week classes
  25 Tuesday Thanksgiving Recess Begins at 4:45 pm for 15 week classes
  30 Sunday Thanksgiving Recess Ends for 15-week classes
December 2 Tuesday Last day to withdraw from Fall B classes
  17 Wednesday Fall 15-week classes final day of classes
  18 Thursday Fall B 7-week classes final day of classes
  19 Thursday Deadline for faculty submission of incomplete grades from previous semester undergraduate courses
       

Winter 2026 December 26 - January 16

October 6 Monday Registration for Winter Classes Begins
November 6 Thursday Registration for Spring Classes Begins
December 12 Friday Registration Fee in Effect
  26 Friday Winter Classes Begin
  26 Friday Course Exchange Deadline at Noon
January 1 Thursday New Year’s Day NO CLASSES
  7 Wednesday Final day for withdrawal from winter classes
  16 Friday Winter Classes End

Spring 2026 January 15 - May 14

November 6 Thursday Registration for Spring Classes Begins
January 6 Tuesday Registration fee in effect for Spring-15 week and Spring A 7 week classes (Non-AP classes)
  19 Monday Martin Luther King, Jr. Day - NO CLASSES
  20 Tuesday 15-week classes Spring & Spring A 7-week classes begin
  21 Wednesday Course Exchange Deadline for Spring A 7-week classes
  26 Monday Add/drop deadline for 15 week classes
February 16 Monday Presidents’ Day - NO CLASSES
  23 Monday Final day for withdrawal from classes for Spring A (7-week classes)
March 2 Monday Registration fee in effect for Spring B (Non-AP classes)
  6 Friday Spring Vacation Begins at 4:45 for 15-week classes
  10 Tuesday Spring A 7-week final Day of Classes
  15 Sunday Spring Vacation Ends for 15-week classes
  16 Monday Spring B 7-Week Classes Begin
  17 Tuesday Course Exchange Deadline, Spring B 7-Week Classes
April 6 Monday Final day for withdrawal from Spring 15-Week Classes
  6 Monday Registration for Fall 2026 Begins
  20 Monday Patriots Day - NO CLASSES
  21 Tuesday Final day for withdrawal from courses for Spring B 7-week classes
May 4 Monday Registration Fee in Effect, Summer A (Non-Accelerated Programs)
  5 Tuesday Spring B, Last Day of 7-Week Classes
  13 Wednesday 15-week Spring - Last Day of Classes
  13 Wednesday Deadline for faculty submissions of incomplete grades from previous semester undergraduate courses
  16 Saturday Commencement

Summer Term 2026

Summer 12-week courses May 18 - August 11
Summer A (5-week) courses May 18 - June 24
Summer A (7-week) courses May 18 - July 6
Summer B (5-week) July 9 - August 12
Summer B (7-week) July 9 - August 27

March 6 Monday Registration for Summer Classes Begins
May 4 Monday Registration Fee in Effect for 12-week Summer A (Non-Accelerated  Programs)
  18 Monday

Summer A Classes Begin (5 and 7 week)

Summer classes begin (12 weeks)
  19 Tuesday Course Exchange Deadline for 7-week and 5-week classes
  25 Monday Memorial Day - No Classes
  26 Tuesday Add/drop deadline for Summer 12-week courses
June 10 Wednesday Last day to withdraw from Summer A 5-week courses
  19 Friday Juneteenth - NO CLASSES
  22 Monday Last day to withdraw from Summer A 7-week courses
  24 Wednesday Last day of Classes, Summer A 5-week courses
  25 Thursday Registration fee in effect for Summer B
July 4 Saturday Independence Day - No Classes
  6 Monday (7 week courses) final day of classes, Summer A
  9 Thursday Summer B begins for 7-week and 5-week classes
  10 Friday Course exchange deadline for Summer B 7-week  and 5-week classes
  16 Thursday Final day to withdraw from Summer 12-week classes
August 3 Monday Final day to withdraw from Summer B 5-week classes
  11 Tuesday Summer 12-week courses end
  12 Wednesday Final day to withdraw from 7-week classes, Summer B
  12 Wednesday Final day of 5-week classes, Summer B
  27 Thursday Final day of 7-week classes, Summer B