MCPHS Academic Calendar 2026-2027: Important Dates

MCPHS academic calendar 2026-2027 serves as the primary roadmap for degree progression, course registration windows, examination periods, clinical rotation timelines, and university holidays across the Boston, Worcester, and Manchester campuses.

For undergraduate, graduate, and professional health science students navigating intensive healthcare curricula, keeping track of official Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences deadlines ensures you remain on schedule for clinical placements, billing cutoffs, and graduation requirements.

Operating on a comprehensive semester-based academic calendar, MCPHS structures its academic year around two primary 15-week terms—the Fall Semester (early September through mid-December) and the Spring Semester (mid-January through early May)—alongside robust multi-track summer offerings.

Full-time undergraduate students typically register for 12 to 18 credit hours per semester, while accelerated professional pathways (such as Doctor of Pharmacy, Accelerated Nursing, and Physician Assistant studies) utilize fast-tracked 6-week (Summer I and Summer II), 10-week, and 12-week summer sessions to support continuous clinical and didactic training.

This guide compiles critical administrative benchmarks to streamline your academic year. You will find official dates for the course add/drop period, tuition refund schedules, cross-registration deadlines through the Colleges of the Fenway (COF) consortium, mid-semester evaluations, and final course withdrawal cutoffs.

Tracking these milestones within the Self-Service student portal helps you prevent registration holds, manage financial aid disbursements, and coordinate prerequisite completions.

In addition to lecture schedules, this overview highlights key institutional recesses—including Thanksgiving break, winter recess, and the March spring break—as well as designated study days, final examination periods, and commencement ceremonies.

Whether you are planning around campus housing check-ins or preparing for the upcoming term, having every semester milestone organized in one place keeps your healthcare education moving forward without interruption.

MCPHS Academic Calendar Fall 2026

1. The Fall 2026 payment due date is Saturday, August 1, 2026.
2. The September Summer degree conferral date is Tuesday, September 1, 2026.
3. MCPHS Fall 2026 classes start on Wednesday, September 2, 2026. It is the first day of classes.
4. Fall add/drop and late registration start on Wednesday, September 2, 2026.
5. No classes are held on Monday, September 7, 2026, in observance of Labor Day.
6. Fall add/drop and late registration end, and the deadline to receive a 100% refund for a complete Fall University withdrawal falls on Wednesday, September 9, 2026.
7. The deadline to receive a 75% refund for a complete Fall University withdrawal is Wednesday, September 16, 2026.
8. The grade change and incomplete resolution deadline for summer semesters is Friday, September 18, 2026.
9. The deadline to receive a 50% refund for a complete Fall University withdrawal is Wednesday, September 23, 2026.
10. The deadline to receive a 25% refund for a complete Fall University withdrawal is Wednesday, September 30, 2026.
11. No classes are held on Monday, October 12, 2026, in observance of Indigenous Peoples’ Day and Columbus Day.
12. Spring registration runs from Tuesday, October 13, 2026, through Friday, October 30, 2026.
13. Spring 2027 bills are sent to students on Thursday, November 5, 2026.
14. The deadline to withdraw from Fall classes is Friday, November 6, 2026.
15. No classes are held on Wednesday, November 11, 2026, in observance of Veterans Day.
16. Thanksgiving recess runs from Wednesday, November 25, 2026, through Sunday, November 29, 2026, including Thanksgiving Day on Thursday, November 26, 2026.
17. Classes resume following Thanksgiving recess on Monday, November 30, 2026.
18. The Spring 2027 payment due date is Tuesday, December 1, 2026.
19. The last day of Fall classes is Saturday, December 5, 2026.
20. Fall final examinations take place from Monday, December 7, 2026, through Friday, December 11, 2026, which also marks the end of the Fall semester.
21. The Fall final examination make-up day is Saturday, December 12, 2026.
22. Winter break begins, and Fall final grades become available to students on Monday, December 14, 2026.
23. The December Fall degree conferral date and commencement ceremony take place on Tuesday, December 15, 2026.

MCPHS Academic Calendar Spring 2027

1. The Spring semester begins, and Spring add or drop and late registration start on Monday, January 11, 2027.
2. Spring add or drop and late registration end, and the deadline to receive a 100% refund for a complete Spring University withdrawal falls on Friday, January 15, 2027.
3. No classes are held on Monday, January 18, 2027, in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
4. The deadline to receive a 75% refund for a complete Spring University withdrawal is Friday, January 22, 2027.
5. The deadline to receive a 50% refund for a complete Spring University withdrawal and the Fall semester grade change and incomplete resolution deadline falls on Friday, January 29, 2027.
6. The deadline to receive a 25% refund for a complete Spring University withdrawal is Friday, February 5, 2027.
7. No classes are held on Monday, February 15, 2027, in observance of Presidents’ Day.
8. MCPHS Spring Break 2027 takes place with no classes held from Monday, March 1, 2027, through Sunday, March 7, 2027.
9. Classes resume following Spring Break on Monday, March 8, 2027.
10. The priority deadline for 2027–2028 financial aid is Monday, March 15, 2027.
11. The deadline to withdraw from Spring classes is Friday, March 26, 2027.
12. No classes are held on Monday, April 19, 2027, in observance of Patriots’ Day.
13. The last day of Spring classes is Saturday, April 24, 2027.
14. Spring final examination week runs from Monday, April 26, 2027, through Friday, April 30, 2027, which also marks the end of the Spring semester.
15. The Spring final examination make-up day and the Summer 2027 payment due date fall on Saturday, May 1, 2027.
16. Spring final grades become available to students on Monday, May 3, 2027.
17. The May Spring degree conferral date and commencement ceremony take place on Tuesday, May 11, 2027.

MCPHS Academic Calendar Summer 2027

1. The Summer I, 10-week, and 12-week semesters begin, and their add or drop and late registration periods start on Monday, May 17, 2027.
2. The add or drop and late registration periods end, and the deadline to receive a 100% refund for a complete University withdrawal from Summer I, 10-week, and 12-week semesters falls on Tuesday, May 18, 2027.
3. The deadline to receive a 75% refund for a complete University withdrawal from Summer I, 10-week, and 12-week semesters is Tuesday, May 25, 2027.
4. No classes are held on Monday, May 31, 2027, in observance of Memorial Day.
5. The deadline to receive a 50% refund for a complete University withdrawal from Summer I, 10-week, and 12-week semesters is Tuesday, June 1, 2027.
6. The Spring semester grade change and incomplete resolution deadline and the deadline to withdraw from Summer I classes fall on Friday, June 4, 2027.
7. The deadline to receive a 25% refund for a complete University withdrawal from Summer I, 10-week, and 12-week semesters is Tuesday, June 8, 2027.
8. The Summer I 5-week semester ends on Thursday, June 17, 2027.
9. No classes are held for the Juneteenth holiday from Friday, June 18, 2027, through Saturday, June 19, 2027.
10. The Summer II 5-week semester begins, Summer II add or drop and late registration start, and Summer I final grades become available to students on Monday, June 21, 2027.
11. Summer II add or drop and late registration end, and the deadline to receive a 100% refund for a complete Summer II University withdrawal falls on Tuesday, June 22, 2027.
12. The deadline to receive a 75% refund for a complete Summer II University withdrawal is Tuesday, June 29, 2027.
13. Independence Day recess takes place with no classes held from Friday, July 2, 2027, through Tuesday, July 6, 2027, including Independence Day on Sunday, July 4, 2027.
14. Classes resume following Independence Day recess, and the deadline to receive a 50% refund for a complete Summer II University withdrawal falls on Wednesday, July 7, 2027.
15. The deadline to withdraw from Summer II, Summer 10-week, and Summer 12-week classes is Friday, July 9, 2027.
16. The deadline to receive a 25% refund for a complete Summer II University withdrawal is Tuesday, July 13, 2027.
17. The Summer II semester ends, and the last day of Summer 10-week classes occurs on Saturday, July 24, 2027.
18. Summer 10-week final examinations begin, and Summer II 5-week final grades become available to students on Monday, July 26, 2027.
19. Summer 10-week final examinations end, and the Summer 10-week semester concludes on Friday, July 30, 2027.
20. The Fall 2027 payment due date is Sunday, August 1, 2027.
21. Summer 10-week final grades become available to students on Monday, August 2, 2027.
22. The last day of Summer 12-week classes is Saturday, August 7, 2027.
23. Summer 12-week final examinations begin on Monday, August 9, 2027.
24. Summer 12-week final examinations end, and the Summer 12-week semester concludes on Friday, August 13, 2027.
25. Summer 12-week final grades become available to students on Monday, August 16, 2027.
26. The September Summer degree conferral date is Wednesday, September 1, 2027.

For more on the MCPHS Academic Calendar 2026-2027, visit the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences Office of the Registrar website.