Academic Calendar
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2025-2026 Academic Calendar**
| Summer 2025 Term* | |
|---|---|
| May 19 | First Day of Classes |
| May 26 | Memorial Day | School Closed |
| May 30 | Last Day of Add/Drop |
| June 19 | Juneteenth Day Observance | School Closed |
| June 27 | Deadline to withdraw from semester-length courses without a “W” |
| July 4 | Independence Day Observed | School Closed |
| July 11 | “WF/WP” period begins |
| Aug 1 | Last day of classes | End of Summer Term Last day to submit Incomplete Grade Contract Deadline for resolution of incomplete grades from Spring 2025 |
| Aug 11 | Last day of classes | End of Summer Term Deadline for resolution of incomplete grades from Spring 2024 |
| Aug 12 | SON Summer Degree Completion Ceremony |
| Aug 14 | All Summer 2025 Grades Due |
| Aug 22 | JHU Conferral of Degree – Final Degree Transcript and Diploma Release Date |
| Fall 2025 Semester* | |
|---|---|
| Aug 25 | First Day of Classes for all academic programs |
| Sept 1 | Labor Day | School Closed |
| Sept 5 | Last Day of Add/Drop |
| Sept 12 | Deadline to withdraw from first half semester-length courses without a “W” |
| Sept 22 | “WF/WP” period begins for first half semester courses |
| Oct 6 | Last day to request a “WF/WP” for first half semester courses End of first half semester courses Last day to submit Incomplete Grade contract for first half semester courses. Deadline to withdraw from semester-length courses without a “W” |
| Oct 7 | Start of second half semester courses |
| Oct 24 | “WF/WP” period begins |
| Nov 3-Nov 7 | Academic Advising week |
| Nov 10-14 | Course registration for Winter & Spring 2026 begins |
| Nov 17 | Last Day of Classes (except PhD and Nurse Anesthesia) Last day to request a “WF/WP” Last day to submit Incomplete Grade Contract |
| Nov 18-21 | Reading Day |
| Nov 24-28 | Thanksgiving Break | SON closed Nov 27-28 |
| Dec 1 -Dec 5 | Final Exam Week (all courses except PhD and Nurse Anesthesia) |
| Dec 8 | PhD and Nurse Anesthesia only – Last Day of Classes PhD and Nurse Anesthesia only – Last day to request a “WF/WP” and to submit Incomplete grade contract |
| Dec 9-15 | PhD and Nurse Anesthesia Final Exam Week |
| Dec 15 | All Fall 2024 Grades Due Deadline for resolution of incompletes from Summer 2024 |
| Dec 31 | JHU Conferral of Degrees – Final Degree Transcript and Diploma Release Date |
| Winter Term 2026* | |
|---|---|
| Jan 2 | First Day of Classes for Winter Term |
| Jan 5 | Last Day to withdraw from Winter Term Courses without a “W” |
| Jan 7 | “WF/WP” period begins |
| Jan 12 | Last day to request a “WF/WP” |
| Jan 16 | End of Winter Term Last day to request WF/WP Winter 2026 Grades are Due |
| Spring 2026 Semester* | |
|---|---|
| Jan 19 | Martin Luther King Jr.’s Birthday Observance | School Closed |
| Jan 20 | First Day of Classes for Spring 2026 |
| Jan 30 | Last Day of Add/Drop |
| Feb 6 | Deadline to withdraw from first half semester-length courses without a “W” |
| Feb 8 | “WF/WP” period begins for first half semester courses |
| Mar 2 | Deadline to withdraw from semester-length courses without a “W” End of first half semester courses Last day to submit Incomplete Grade contract for first half semester courses. |
| Mar 3 | Start of second half semester courses |
| Mar 16-20 | Spring Break | No classes for all programs |
| Mar 23 | “WF/WP” period begins for full term courses |
| Apr 6- 10 | Academic Advising week |
| April 20 | Last day of Classes (except PhD and Nurse Anesthesia) Last day to request a “WF/WP” Last day to submit Incomplete Grade contract |
| Apr 21-27 | Final Exam Week (Except PhD and Nurse Anesthesia) |
| April 27 | PhD and Nurse Anesthesia only – Last Day of Classes PhD and Nurse Anesthesia only – Last day to request a “WF/WP” and to submit Incomplete Grade contract |
| April 21-27 | Final Exam Week (Except PhD and Nurse Anesthesia) |
| April 28- May 5 | PhD and Nurse Anesthesia Final Exam Week |
| May 8 | All Spring 2026 Grades Due Deadline for resolution of incomplete grades from Fall 2025 |
| May – TBD | School of Nursing Spring Degree Completion Ceremony |
| May 21 | Johns Hopkins University Commencement Ceremony JHU Degree Conferral – Final Degree Transcript and Diploma release date |
| Summer 2025 Term* | |
|---|---|
| May 18 | First Day of Classes |
| May 25 | Memorial Day | School Closed |
| May 29 | Last Day of Add/Drop |
| June 5 | Deadline to withdraw from first half semester-length courses without a “W” |
| June 12 | WF/WP” period begins for first half semester courses |
| June 19 | Juneteenth Day Observance | School Closed |
| June 29 | Deadline to withdraw from semester-length courses without a “W” |
| July 3 | Independence Day Observed | School Closed |
| July 17 | “WF/WP” period begins |
| Aug 3 | Last day to request a “WF/WP” |
| Aug 10 | Last day of classes | End of Summer Term Last day to submit Incomplete Grade Contract Deadline for resolution of incomplete grades from Spring 2026 |
| Aug 14 | All Summer 2026 grades are due |
| Aug TBD | SON Summer Degree Completion Ceremony |
| Aug 28 | JHU Conferral of Degree – Final Degree Transcript and Diploma Release Date |
* Please note, dates are subject to change.
** For degree and certificate courses only. For prerequisite course information go to https://nursing.jhu.edu/programs/prerequisites/
Academic calendars may vary among University divisions. Students planning to register for courses at another school within Johns Hopkins University should review the academic calendar for that division.
In preparing the calendar for an academic year, it is impossible to avoid conflict with some religious holidays. As conflicts arise, efforts are made to make special arrangements for students affected (see SON Religious Observance Attendance Policy).