Academic Calendar 2025-2026
Below are key dates in the academic year.
For much more detailed information, please see Lesley University's 2025-2026 academic calendar at lesley.edu/students/academic-resources/academic-calendars
Fall 2025
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| September |
1 |
Labor Day |
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3 |
Fall Term 1 and Fall Semester classes begin |
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9
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Deadline to add/drop courses for Fall Term 1 and Fall Semester |
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| October |
13
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Indigenous Peoples’ Day |
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26 |
Fall Term 1 classes end |
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27 |
Fall Term 2 classes begin |
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| November |
2 |
Deadline to add/drop courses for Fall Term 2 |
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11 |
Veterans Day |
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26-30 |
Student Thanksgiving Break1
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| December |
17
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Fall Semester and Fall Term 2 end |
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1Student Thanksgiving Break 2025: No classes from Wednesday, 11/26 through Sunday, 11/30
(Administrative offices close at 12:00 pm on Wednesday, November 26, 2025). |
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Spring 2026
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| January |
2 |
January Mini-Semester classes begin |
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19 |
Martin Luther King Jr. Day |
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25 |
January Mini-Semester classes end
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26 |
Spring Term 1 and Spring Semester classes begin |
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| February |
1 |
Deadline to add/drop courses for Spring Term 1 and Spring Semester |
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| March |
16-22 |
Spring Student Vacation |
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22 |
Spring Term 1 classes end |
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23 |
Spring Term 2 classes begin |
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29 |
Deadline to add/drop courses for Spring Term 2 |
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| April |
20 |
Patriots' Day
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| May |
12 |
Spring Semester and Spring Term 2 end
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18 |
Summer Term 1 classes begin
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24 |
Deadline to add/drop courses for Summer Term 1
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25 |
Memorial Day
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| June |
1 |
Summer Semester begins
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7 |
Deadline to add/drop courses for Summer Semester
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19 |
Juneteenth |
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| July |
3 |
Independence Day2
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12 |
Summer Term 1 classes end
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13 |
Summer Term 2 classes begin
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19 |
Deadline to add/drop courses for Summer Term 2
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| August |
23
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Summer Semester classes end
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| September |
6 |
Summer Term 2 classes end
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2Indicates observed date (actual holiday occurs on a weekend)
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