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Fitchburg State University 2025-2026 Graduate Catalog

Academic Calendars

2025-26 School of Graduate, Online and Continuing Education

*2025-26 Accelerated Programs

*Accelerated programs Include: RN to BS in Nursing (100% Online), MBA (100% Online), Educational Leadership & Mgmt (100% Online) and  Curriculum & Teaching (100% Online).  Additional information for the 100% online programs click here.
 

2025-26 School of Graduate, Online & Continuing Education                          

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 (Non-AP classes)
September 4 Thursday Classes Start Full term Fall (15-week) and Fall A (7 week)
  5 Friday Course exchange deadline for Fall A 7-week classes 
(Last day to receive 90% refund for dropped classes)
  9 Tuesday Add/drop deadline for Fall 15-week classes
(Last day to receive 90% refund for dropped classes)
October 3 Thursday Deadline for faculty submission of incomplete grades from previous semester graduate courses
  6 Monday Registration for Winter SGOCE classes begins
  8 Wednesday Last day to withdraw from Fall A (7-week) classes
  13 Monday Indigenous People’s Day/Columbus Day - NO CLASSES
  15 Wednesday Fall B registration fee in effect (Non-AP classes) 
  23 Thursday Fall A 7-week - Last day of classes
  29 Wednesday Fall B 7-week - Classes begin
  30 Thursday Course exchange deadline for Fall B 7-week classes
(Last day to receive 90% refund for dropped classes)
November 6 Thursday Registration for Spring classes begins
  11 Tuesday Veterans Day - NO CLASSES
  17 Monday Last day to withdraw from Fall 15-week classes
  25 Tuesday Thanksgiving recess begins at 4:45 p.m. 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 - last day of classes
  18 Thursday Fall B 7-week - Last day of classes
  19 Friday 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 begin
December 12 Friday Registration fee in effect
  26 Friday Winter classes begin
  26 Friday Course exchange deadline at NOON
(Last day to receive 90% refund for dropped classes)
January  1 Thursday New Year’s Day - NO CLASSES
  7 Wednesday Final day to withdraw from Winter classes
  16 Tuesday Winter classes end

Spring 2026              January  20 - May 13

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 and Spring A 7-week classes begin
  21 Wednesday Course exchange deadline for Spring A 7-week classes
(Last day to receive 90% refund for dropped classes)
  26 Monday Add/drop deadline for 15-week classes
(Last day to receive 90% refund for dropped classes)
February 12 Thursday Deadline for faculty submission of incomplete grades from previous semester graduate courses
  16 Monday U.S. Presidents’ Day - NO CLASSES
  23 Monday Final day for withdrawal from courses for Spring A 7-week classes
March 2 Monday Registration fee in effect for Spring B (Non-AP classes)
  6 Friday Spring vacation begins for 15-week classes
  10 Tuesday Spring A 7-week - Last 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 for Spring B 7-week classes
(Last day to receive 90% refund for dropped classes)
April  6 Monday Final day for withdrawal from Spring 15-week classes
  6 Monday Registration for Summer classes begins
  20 Monday Patriots’ Day - NO CLASSES  
  21 Monday 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 7-week classes - Last day of classes
  13 Wednesday 15-week Spring - Last day of classes 
  13 Wednesday Deadline for faculty submission of incomplete grades from previous semester undergraduate courses
  16 Thursday Graduate Commencement - 6:30 p.m.
  18 Saturday Undergraduate Commencement - 10 a.m.

Summer  2026

Summer (Full Term 12-weeks) May 18 - August 11

 

March 6 Monday Registration for Summer classes begins
May 4 Monday Registration fee in effect for 12-week and Summer A (non-accelerated) courses
  18 Monday Summer A classes begin (5- and 7-week)
Summer classes begin (12-weeks)
  19 Tuesday Course exchange deadline for Summer A 7-week and 5-week 
(Last day to receive 90% refund for dropped classes)
  25 Monday Memorial Day - NO CLASSES
  26 Tuesday Add/drop deadline for Summer 12-week courses
(Last day to receive 90% refund for dropped classes)

June

 10 Wednesday Last day to withdraw from Summer A 5-week classes
  19  Friday Juneteenth - NO CLASSES
  22 Monday Last day to withdraw from Summer A 7-week classes
  24 Wednesday Last day of 5-week classes, Summer A
  25 Thursday Registration fee in effect for Summer B (non-accelerated)
July  4 Saturday Independence Day - NO CLASSES
  6 Monday Last day of 7-week 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
(Last day to receive 90% refund for dropped classes)
  16 Thursday Last day to withdraw from Summer 12-week courses
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, and Last day of 5-week classes, Summer B
  27 Thursday Last day of 7-week classes, Summer B


2025-26 100% Online Accelerated Programs (MBA, M.Ed. Curriculum and Teaching Non-Licensure, EDLM non-licensure and RN-BS in Nursing and Applied Communications)     

Accelerated Fall A 2025    Sept. 5 - Oct. 23 

April 7 Monday Registration for Fall SGOCE begins
August  5 Tuesday Application deadline
  15 Friday Document deadline
  21 Thursday Intent to enroll form deadline
  25 Monday Registration deadline
  26 Tuesday Payment deadline
September 4 Thursday Fall A classes begin
  5 Friday Course exchange deadline for Fall A 
(Last day to receive 90% refund for dropped courses)
October 8 Monday Final day to withdraw from Fall A classes
  13 Monday Indigenous People’s Day - NO CLASSES
  23 Thursday Last day of classes, Fall A

 

Accelerated Fall B 2025     Oct. 29 - Dec. 17

September  29 Monday Application deadline
October  10 Friday Document deadline
  16 Thursday Intent to enroll form deadline
  21 Tuesday Registration deadline
  22 Wednesday Payment deadline
  29 Wednesday Fall B - Classes begin
  30 Thursday Course exchange deadline for Fall B
(Last day to receive 90% refund for dropped courses)
November  6 Thursday Registration for Spring classes begins
  11 Tuesday Veterans Day Observed - NO CLASSES
  27 Thursday Thanksgiving Day - NO CLASSES
December 2 Tuesday Last day to withdraw from Fall B classes
  17 Wednesday Last day of classes, Fall B

Accelerated Spring A 2026   Jan. 20 - Mar. 13

November 6 Thursday Registration for Spring classes begins
December  22 Tuesday Application deadline
January 2 Friday Document deadline
  8 Friday Intent to Enroll form deadline
  12 Monday Registration deadline
  13 Tuesday Payment deadline
  19 Monday Martin Luther King, Jr. Day - NO CLASSES 
  20 Tuesday Spring A classes begin
  21 Wednesday Course exchange deadline for Spring A
(Last day to receive 90% refund for dropped courses) 
February 16 Monday U.S. Presidents’ Day - NO CLASSES
  23 Monday Final day to withdraw from Spring A courses
March 10 Tuesday Last day of classes - Spring A 

Accelerated Spring B 2026  March 16 - May 3

November 6 Thursday Registration for Spring classes begins
February 16 Monday Application deadline
  27 Friday Document deadline
March 5 Friday Intent to enroll form deadline
  9 Monday Registration deadline
  10 Tuesday Payment deadline
  16 Monday Spring B classes begin
  17 Tuesday Course exchange deadline for Spring B 
(Last day to receive 90% refund for dropped courses) 
April 6 Monday Registration for Summer classes begins
  20 Monday Patriots’ Day - NO CLASSES
  21 Tuesday Final day for withdraw from Spring B courses
May 3 Tuesday Last day of classes - Spring B
  16 Saturday Undergraduate and Graduate Commencement

Accelerated Summer A 2026   May 18 - July 6

April 6 Monday Registration for Summer classes begins
  20 Monday Application deadline
May 1 Friday Document deadline
  7 Friday Intent to enroll form deadline
  11 Monday Registration deadline
  12 Tuesday Payment deadline
  18 Monday Summer A classes begin
  20 Wednesday Course exchange deadline for 7-week classes 
(Last day to receive 90% refund for dropped courses)
  26 Monday Memorial Day - NO CLASSES
June 19 Thursday Juneteenth - NO CLASSES
  23 Monday  Last day to withdraw from Summer A classes
July 4 Friday Independence Day - NO CLASSES
  6 Monday Last day of classes - Summer A

Accelerated Summer B 2026   Jul. 9 - Aug. 27

April  6 Monday Registration for Summer classes begins
June 8 Monday Application deadline
  19 Friday Document deadline
  25 Friday Intent to enroll form deadline
  29 Monday Registration deadline
  30 Tuesday Payment deadline
July 4 Saturday Independence Day - NO CLASSES
  9 Thursday Summer B classes begin
  11 Friday Course exchange deadline for 7-week classes 
(Last day to receive 90% refund for dropped courses)
August 13 Thursday Final day to withdraw from courses
  27 Thursday Last day of classes, Summer B

 

Calendar Subject to Change
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