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Fall 2026

Event	Date/Time
Fall schedule available in YES	March 16
Fall registration opens (Current students)	April 8
Fall semester open enrollment begins (Current and incoming students)	July 22
Fall Convocation for new Graduate School students	August 24
First day of classes	August 26
Fall semester open enrollment period ends	September 4
Graduation Intent for Fall graduation opens in YES	September 21
Graduation Confirmation Form (Commencement) for Fall graduates opens in YES	September 21
Fall Break	October 22 - 23
Last day to withdraw with a W	October 30
Last day to submit Graduate Intent for Fall	November 8
Graduation Confirmation Form (Commencement) for Fall graduates closes in YES	November 8
Deadline to submit theses and dissertations for Fall graduation	November 20
Thanksgiving holidays in most schools	November 21-29
Last day of classes	December 10
Final grading begins	December 12
End of final exam period	December 19
Fall degree conferral date	December 19
Final grading due date	December 21

Spring 2027

Event	Date/Time
Schedule opens for students	October 12
Enrollment appointments begin (current students)	October 28
Open enrollment begins (current and incoming students)	December 7
First day of classes	January 11
Graduation Intent for Spring graduation opens in YES	January 18
Graduation Confirmation Form (Commencement) for Spring graduates opens in YES	January 18
Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday - classes do not meet	January 18
Spring open enrollment ends	January 20
Graduation Intent for spring graduation closes in YES	February 28
Spring break in most schools (classes do not meet)	March 13 - 21
Last day to withdraw with a W	March 26
Deadline to submit theses and dissertations for Spring graduation	March 26
Graduation Confirmation Form (Commencement) for Spring graduates closes in YES	April 23
Last day of classes	April 26
Final grading begins	April 28
End of final exam period	May 6
Final grading due date	May 8
Spring degree conferral date	May 14
Commencement	May 14

Summer 2027

Event	Date/Time
Enrollment appointments begin (current students)	March 29
Maymester begins	May 10
Maymester open enrollment ends	May 11
Last Day to Withdraw with a W for Maymester classes	May 24
Maymester classes end	June 4
Final grading begins for Maymester classes	June 4
End of final exam period for Maymester classes	June 5
Final grading due date (May session)	June 6
Graduation Intent for Summer graduation opens in YES	June 7
Graduation Confirmation Form (Commencement) for Summer graduates opens in YES	June 7
Regular and Session I summer classes begin	June 8
https://events.vanderbilt.edu/gradschool/event/105439-graduate-school-end-of-student-change-period	June 10
Juneteenth Holiday	June 18
Last day to withdraw with a W for Summer Session I	June 23
Last day of class for Summer Session I	July 8
Final grading begins (Session I)	July 9
End of final exam period for Summer I Session	July 9
Final grading due date (Session I)	July 11
Deadline to submit theses and dissertations for Summer term graduation	July 12
Summer Session II classes begin	July 13
Summer Session II open enrollment ends	July 15
Last day to withdrawl with a W for Regular Session	July 15
Last day to submit Graduation Intent for Summer graduation	July 16
Graduation Confirmation Form (Commencement) for Summer graduates closes in YES	July 16
Last day to withdraw with a W for Summer II Session	July 28
Regular Session and Summer Session II classes end	August 12
Summer degree conferral date	August 13
Final grading begins for Regular and Summer Session II	August 13
End of final exam period for Regular and Summer Session II	August 13
Final grading due date for Regular and Summer Session II	August 15

Calendar Archives

2025-2026
FALL SEMESTER 2025
- Fall schedule available in YES: March 10
- Fall registration opens: April 9
- Fall open enrollment begins: July 16
- Convocation for new Graduate School students: August 18
- Classes begin: August 20
- Open enrollment ends: August 29
- Graduation Intent for Fall graduation opens in YES: September 15
- Graduation Confirmation Form (Commencement) for Fall graduates opens in YES: September 15
- Fall break: October 9-10
- Last day to withdraw with academic penalty: October 24
- Last day to submit Graduation Intent for Fall graduation: November 2
- Graduation Confirmation Form (Commencement) for Fall graduates closes in YES: November 2
- Deadline to submit theses and dissertations for December graduation: November 14
- Thanksgiving holidays: November 22 - 30
- Fall classes end: December 4
- Examinations and reading days: December 5 - 13
- Final grading begins: December 6
- Fall graduation: December 13
- Final grading due date: December 15
SPRING SEMESTER 2026
- Spring registration opens: October 29
- Open enrollment begins: December 1
- Classes begin: January 5
- Graduation Intent for Spring graduation opens in YES: January 12
- Graduation Confirmation Form (Commencement) for Spring graduates opens in YES: January 12
- Open enrollment ends: January 14
- Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday: January 19
- Last day to submit Graduation Intent for Spring graduation: February 22
- Spring holidays (classes do not meet): March 7 - 15
- Last day to withdraw with academic penalty: March 20
- Deadline to submit theses and dissertations for May graduation: March 30
- Graduation Confirmation Form (Commencement) for Spring graduates closes in YES: April 17
- Spring classes end: April 22
- Examinations and reading days: April 23-30
- Final grading begins: April 22
- Final grading due date: May 2
- Spring graduation: May 8
- Commencement: May 8
SUMMER SESSION 2026
- Open enrollment begins: March 23
- Maymester classes begin: May 4
- End of student change period (Maymester): May 5
- Maymester classes end: May 29
- Final grading begins (May Session): May 29
- Final grading due date (May Session): May 31
- Graduate Intent for Summer graduation opens in YES: June 1
- Graduate Confirmation Form for Summer Graduates opens in YES: June 1
- Regular and Session I summer classes begin: June 2
- End of Student Change Period (Regular and Session I): June 4
- Juneteenth Holiday: June 19
- Session I classes end: July 2
- Final grading begins (Summer 1 Session): July 3
- Final grading due date (Summer 1 Session): July 5
- Session II classes begin: July 7
- End of Student Change Period. (Session II): July 9
- Last day to submit Graduation Intent for Summer graduation: July 10
- Graduation Confirmation Form for summer graduates closes in YES: July 10
- Deadline to submit theses and dissertations for summer term graduation: July 14
- Regular Session and Session II classes end: August 6
- Summer semester end: August 7
- Summer graduation date (no ceremony held): August 7
- Final grading begins (Regular & Summer 2 Session): August 7
- Final grading due date (Regular & Summer 2 Session): August 9
2024-2025
FALL SEMESTER 2024
- Fall schedule available in YES: March 11
- Fall registration opens: April 10
- Fall open enrollment begins: July 17
- Convocation for new Graduate School students: August 19
- Classes begin: August 21
- Open enrollment ends: August 30
- Graduation Intent for Fall graduation opens in YES: September 16
- Graduation Confirmation Form (Commencement) for Fall graduates opens in YES: September 16
- Fall break: October 10-11
- Last day to withdraw with academic penalty: October 25
- Last day to submit Graduation Intent for Fall graduation: November 3
- Graduation Confirmation Form (Commencement) for Fall graduates closes in YES: November 3
- Deadline to submit theses and dissertations for December graduation: November 18
- Thanksgiving holidays: November 23 - December 1
- Fall classes end: December 5
- Examinations and reading days: December 6 - 14
- Fall graduation: December 14
SPRING SEMESTER 2025
- Spring registration opens: October 30
- Open enrollment begins: December 2
- Classes begin: January 6
- Graduation Intent for Spring graduation opens in YES: January 13
- Graduation Confirmation Form (Commencement) for Spring graduates opens in YES: January 13
- Open enrollment ends: January 15
- Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday: January 20
- Last day to submit Graduation Intent for Spring graduation: February 23
- Graduation Confirmation Form (Commencement) for Spring graduates closes in YES: February 23
- Spring holidays (classes do not meet): March 8 - 16
- Last day to withdraw with academic penalty: March 21
- Deadline to submit theses and dissertations for May graduation: March 24
- Spring classes end: April 21
- Examinations and reading days: April 22 - May 1
- Spring graduation: May 9
- Commencement: May 9
SUMMER SESSION 2025
- Open enrollment begins: March 24
- Maymester classes begin: May 5
- End of student change period (Maymester): May 6
- Maymester classes end: May 30
- Graduate Intent for Summer graduation opens in YES: June 2
- Graduate Confirmation Form for Summer Graduates opens in YES: June 2
- Regular and Session I summer classes begin: June 3
- End of Student Change Period (Regular and Session I): June 5
- Juneteenth Holiday: June 19
- Session I classes end: July 3
- Session II classes begin: July 8
- End of Student Change Period. (Session II): July 10
- Last day to submit Graduation Intent for Summer graduation: July 11
- Graduation Confirmation Form for summer graduates closes in YES: July 11
- Deadline to submit theses and dissertations for summer term graduation: July 14
- Regular Session and Session II classes end: August 7
- Summer semester end: August 8
- Summer graduation date (no ceremony held): August 8
2023-2024
FALL SEMESTER 2023
- Open enrollment begins: July 19
- Convocation for new Graduate School students: August 21
- Classes begin: August 23
- Open enrollment ends: September 5
- Graduation Intent for Fall graduation opens in YES: September 18
- Fall break: October 19-20
- Last day to withdraw with academic penalty: October 27
- Last day to submit Graduation Intent for Fall graduation: November 5
- Deadline to submit theses and dissertations for December graduation: November 17
- Thanksgiving holidays: November 18–November 26
- Fall classes end: December 7
- Fall graduation: December 16
SPRING SEMESTER 2024
- Open enrollment begins: December 4
- Classes begin: January 8
- Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday: January 15
- Graduation Intent for Spring graduation opens in YES: January 15
- Open enrollment ends: January 22
- Last day to submit Graduation Intent for Spring graduation: February 25
- Spring holidays (classes do not meet): March 9-17
- Last day to withdraw with academic penalty: March 22
- Deadline to submit theses and dissertations for May graduation: March 22
- Spring classes end: April 22
- Spring graduation: May 10
- Commencement: May 10
SUMMER SESSION 2024
- Open enrollment begins: March 25
- Maymester classes begin: May 6
- End of student change period (Maymester): May 7
- Maymester classes end: May 31
- Graduate Intent for Summer graduation opens in YES: June 3
- Graduate Confirmation Form for Summer Graduates opens in YES: June 3
- Regular and Session I summer classes begin: June 4
- End of Student Change Period (Regular and Session I): June 6
- Juneteenth Holiday: June 19
- Session I classes end: July 5
- Session II classes begin: July 9
- End of Student Change Period. (Session II): July 11
- Last day to submit Graduation Intent for Summer graduation: July 12
- Graduation Confirmation Form for summer graduates closes in YES: July 12
- Deadline to submit theses and dissertations for summer term graduation: July 16
- Regular Session and Session II classes end: August 8
- Summer graduation date (no ceremony held): August 9
- Summer semester end: August 9
2022-2023
FALL SEMESTER 2022
- Open enrollment begins: July 20
- Convocation for new Graduate School students: August 22
- Classes begin: August 24
- Open enrollment ends: September 6
- Graduation Intent for Fall graduation opens in YES: September 19
- Fall break: October 13-October 14
- Last day to withdraw with academic penalty: October 28
- Last day to submit Graduation Intent for Fall graduation: November 6
- Deadline to submit theses and dissertations for December graduation: November 18
- Thanksgiving holidays: November 19–November 27
- Fall classes end: December 8
- Fall graduation: December 17
SPRING SEMESTER 2023
- Open enrollment begins: December 5
- Classes begin: January 9
- Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday: January 16
- Graduation Intent for Spring graduation opens in YES: January 16
- Open enrollment ends: January 20
- Last day to submit Graduation Intent for Spring graduation: February 26
- Spring holidays (classes do not meet): March 11-March 19
- Last day to withdraw with academic penalty: March 24
- Deadline to submit theses and dissertations for May graduation: March 24
- Spring classes end: April 24
- Spring graduation: May 12
- Commencement: May 12
SUMMER SESSION 2023
- Open enrollment begins: March 27
- Maymester classes begin: May 8
- End of student change period (Maymester): May 9
- Maymester classes end: June 2
2021-2022
FALL SEMESTER 2021
- Classes begin: August 25
- Last day to withdraw from courses: October 16
- Last day to submit Intent to Graduate forms for December graduation: November 7
- Final day for submission of theses and dissertations to the Graduate School for graduation in December: November 18
- Thanksgiving holidays: November 20–November 28
- Fall classes end: December 10
- Fall semester ends: December 18
SPRING SEMESTER 2022
- Classes begin: January 17
- Last day to submit Intent to Graduate forms for May graduation: February 27
- Spring holidays (classes do not meet): March 5-March 13
- Last day to withdraw from courses without academic penalty: March 12
- Final day for submission of theses and dissertations to the Graduate School for graduation in May: March 24
- Spring classes end: April 29
- Commencement: May 13
SUMMER SESSION 2022
- Last day to submit Intent to Graduate forms for August graduation: June 12
- Final day for submission of theses and dissertations to the Graduate School for graduation in August: July 18
2020-2021
FALL SEMESTER 2020
- Classes begin: August 24
- Last day to withdraw from courses without academic penalty: October 16
- Last day to submit Intent to Graduate forms for December graduation: November 1
- Final day for submission of theses and dissertations to the Graduate School for graduation in December: November 18
- End of in-person classes: November 20
- Thanksgiving holidays: November 21-November 29
- First day of online instruction: November 30
- Fall classes end: December 4
- Fall semester ends: December 13
SPRING SEMESTER 2021
- Classes begin : January 11
- Last day to submit Intent to Graduate forms for May graduation: February 26
- Spring holidays (classes do not meet): March 6–March 14
- Last day to withdraw from courses without academic penalty: March 12
- Final day for submission of theses and dissertations to the Graduate School for graduation in May: March 24
- Spring classes end: April 26
- Commencement: May 14
SUMMER SESSION 2021
- Last day to submit Intent to Graduate forms for August graduation: June 12
- Final day for submission of theses and dissertations to the Graduate School for graduation in August: July 17
2019-2020
FALL SEMESTER 2019
- Classes begin: August 21
- Last day to withdraw from courses without academic penalty: October 18
- Fall break (classes do not meet): October 24-October 25
- October Last day to submit Intent to Graduate forms for December graduation: November 1
- Final day for submission of theses and dissertations to the Graduate School for graduation in December: November 18
- Thanksgiving holidays: November 23–December 1
- Fall classes end: December 5
- Fall semester ends: December 14
SPRING SEMESTER 2020
- Classes begin: January 6
- Last day to submit Intent to Graduate forms for May graduation: February 28
- Spring holidays (classes do not meet): February 29–March 8
- Last day to withdraw from courses without academic penalty: March 13
- Final day for submission of theses and dissertations to the Graduate School for graduation in May: March 24
- Spring classes end: April 20
- Commencement: May 8
SUMMER SESSION 2020
- Last day to submit Intent to Graduate forms for August graduation: June 12
- Final day for submission of theses and dissertations to the Graduate School for graduation in August: July 17
2018-2019
FALL SEMESTER 2018
- Classes begin: August 22
- Fall break: October 19-October 19
- Last day to submit Intent to Graduate forms for December graduation: October 22
- Last day to withdraw from courses without academic penalty: October 26
- Thanksgiving holidays: November 17-November 25
- Final day for submission of theses and dissertations to the Graduate School for graduation in December: November 19
- Reading days and examinations: December 7–December 15
- Fall semester ends: December 15
SPRING SEMESTER 2019
- Classes begin: January 7
- Last day to submit Intent to Graduate forms for May graduation: February 28
- Spring holidays: March 2-March 10
- Last day to withdraw from courses without academic penalty: March 15
- Final day for submission of theses and dissertations to the Graduate School for graduation in May: March 25
- Reading days and examinations: April 23-May 2
- Commencement: May 10
SUMMER SESSION 2019
- Last day to submit Intent to Graduate forms for August graduation: June 14
- Final day for submission of theses and dissertations to the Graduate School for graduation in August: July 19
2017-2018
FALL SEMESTER 2017
- Classes begin: August 23
- Fall break: October 12–October 13
- Last day to withdraw from courses without academic penalty: October 20
- Last day to submit Intent to Graduate forms for December graduation: October 23
- Thanksgiving holidays: November 18– November 26
- Final day for submission of theses and dissertations to the Graduate School for graduation in December: November 17
- Reading days and examinations: December 8–December 16
- Fall semester ends: December 16
SPRING SEMESTER 2018
- Classes begin: January 8
- Last day to submit Intent to Graduate forms for May graduation: February 12
- Spring holidays: March 3–March 11
- Last day to withdraw from courses without academic penalty: March 16
- Final day for submission of theses and dissertations to the Graduate School for graduation in May: March 26
- Reading days and examinations: April 24– May 3
- Commencement: May 11
SUMMER SESSION 2018
- Last day to submit Intent to Graduate forms for August graduation: June 15
- Final day for submission of theses and dissertations to the Graduate School for graduation in August: July 20
2016-2017
FALL SEMESTER 2016
- Classes begin: August 24
- Fall break: October 13–October 14
- Last day to withdraw from courses without academic penalty: October 21
- Last day to submit Intent to Graduate forms for December graduation: October 21
- Thanksgiving holidays: November 19–November 27
- Final day for submission of theses and dissertations to the Graduate School for graduation in December: November 21
- Reading days and examinations: December 9–December 17
- Fall semester ends: December 17
SPRING SEMESTER 2017
- Classes begin: January 9
- Last day to submit Intent to Graduate forms for May graduation: February 13
- Spring holidays: March 4–March 12
- Last day to withdraw from courses without academic penalty: March 17
- Final day for submission of theses and dissertations to the Graduate School for graduation in May: March 27
- Reading days and examinations: April 25–May 4
- Commencement: May 12
SUMMER SESSION 2017
- Last day to submit Intent to Graduate forms for August graduation: June 16
- Final day for submission of theses and dissertations to the Graduate School for graduation in August: July 21