Bentley Academic Calendar 2026-2027: Important Dates

Bentley Academic Calendar 2026-2027 serves as the master administrative guide for undergraduate and graduate students, faculty, and academic departments at Bentley University in Waltham, Massachusetts.

Publishing essential operational dates—including orientation blocks, course add/drop windows, internship declaration deadlines, reading days, and final examination schedules—this timetable ensures the entire Falcon community stays synchronized.

Bentley University operates on a standard semester-based calendar comprising a 15-week Fall Semester, a condensed Winter Session, a 15-week Spring Semester, and flexible Summer term options.

In addition to traditional full-term schedules, the university offers accelerated 6-week and 12-week sub-sessions. Full-time undergraduate students typically register for 12 to 18 credit hours per semester, integrating core business and liberal studies courses with hands-on learning in specialized technology labs and corporate internships.

For students planning out the academic year, Fall 2026 classes officially commence on August 31, 2026, following Convocation and New Student Orientation starting August 27.

The Fall term includes Thanksgiving Break (November 25–27), Reading Day on December 8, and Final Exams from December 9 through December 15, 2026.

Looking ahead to the second half of the year, the Bentley University academic calendar for the spring 2027 term kicks off in January 2027, featuring Spring Break in mid-March, Reading Days, and undergraduate Final Exams running April 30 through May 6, 2027, culminating in Commencement on May 14–15, 2027.

Bentley Academic Calendar Fall 2026

1. Convocation and Undergraduate Orientation begin on Thursday, August 27, 2026.
2. The first day of classes for the Fall Full Semester, Fall Twelve-Week Session, and Fall Six-Week First Session is Monday, August 31, 2026.
3. The last day to drop all courses and receive a 100% refund for the Fall Six-Week First Session is Tuesday, September 1, 2026.
4. The last day to add or swap a course for the Fall Six-Week First Session is Wednesday, September 2, 2026.
5. The last day to add or swap a course for the Fall Twelve-Week Session is Thursday, September 3, 2026.
6. The last day to drop all courses and receive a 100% refund for the Fall Full Semester and Fall Twelve-Week Session is Sunday, September 6, 2026.
7. The last day to add or swap a course for the Fall Full Semester is Sunday, September 6, 2026.
8. The last day to apply for Fall degree completion for the Fall Full Semester, Fall Twelve-Week Session, Fall Six-Week First Session, and Fall Six-Week Second Session is Sunday, September 6, 2026.
9. The last day to drop a course without receiving a W grade and the last day to request pass/fail grading for the Fall Six-Week First Session is Saturday, September 5, 2026.
10. Labor Day is observed on Monday, September 7, 2026, and University offices are closed with no classes.
11. The last day to drop a course without receiving a W grade and the last day to request pass/fail grading for the Fall Full Semester and Fall Twelve-Week Session is Monday, September 14, 2026.
12. The last day to declare an internship is Friday, September 18, 2026, for all Fall 2026 sessions.
13. The last day to withdraw from a course with a W grade for the Fall Six-Week First Session is Sunday, September 27, 2026.
14. The first day of classes for the Fall Six-Week Second Session is Wednesday, October 14, 2026.
15. The last day to drop all courses and receive a 100% refund for the Fall Six-Week Second Session is Thursday, October 15, 2026.
16. The last day to add or swap a course for the Fall Six-Week Second Session is Friday, October 16, 2026.
17. Columbus Day/Indigenous Peoples’ Day is observed on Monday, October 12, 2026, and University offices are closed with no classes.
18. Bentley Fall Break 2026 takes place from Monday, October 12, 2026, through Tuesday, October 13, 2026, and there are no classes.
19. The last day to drop a course without receiving a W grade and the last day to request pass/fail grading for the Fall Six-Week Second Session is Monday, October 19, 2026.
20. The last day of regularly scheduled classes for the Fall Six-Week First Session is Sunday, October 11, 2026.
21. The last day to withdraw from a course with a W grade for the Fall Six-Week First Session is Sunday, September 27, 2026.
22. The last day to withdraw from a course with a W grade for the Fall Full Semester and Fall Twelve-Week Session is Friday, November 6, 2026.
23. The last day to withdraw from a course with a W grade for the Fall Six-Week Second Session is Tuesday, November 10, 2026.
24. The last day of regularly scheduled classes for the Fall Twelve-Week Session is Sunday, November 22, 2026.
25. The last day of regularly scheduled classes for the Fall Six-Week Second Session is Tuesday, November 24, 2026.
26. Bentley Thanksgiving Break 2026 takes place from Wednesday, November 25, 2026, through Friday, November 27, 2026, and University offices are closed with no classes.
27. The last day of regularly scheduled classes for undergraduate students in the Fall Full Semester is Monday, December 7, 2026.
28. Reading Day takes place on Tuesday, December 8, 2026.
29. The undergraduate final week schedule begins on Wednesday, December 9, 2026, and continues through Tuesday, December 15, 2026.
30. Final classes and examinations take place from Wednesday, December 9, 2026, through Tuesday, December 15, 2026.
31. The last day of regularly scheduled classes for graduate students in the Fall Full Semester is Monday, December 14, 2026.
32. The make-up day for final examinations is Wednesday, December 16, 2026.
33. Winter Break begins after the Fall 2026 semester, and University offices are closed during this period.

Bentley Academic Calendar Winter 2027

1. The first day of Undergraduate Winter Session classes is Monday, December 28, 2026.
2. New Year’s Day is observed on Friday, January 1, 2027.
3. The University reopens after Winter Break on a date to be announced in January 2027.
4. The first day of Graduate Wintersession classes is Monday, January 11, 2027.
5. The last day of Graduate Wintersession classes is Friday, January 15, 2027.
6. The last day of Undergraduate Wintersession classes is Sunday, January 17, 2027.

Bentley Academic Calendar Spring 2027

1. Martin Luther King Jr. Day is observed on Monday, January 18, 2027, and University offices are closed with no classes.
2. The first day of classes for the Spring Full Semester, Spring Twelve-Week Session, and Spring Six-Week First Session is Tuesday, January 19, 2027.
3. The last day to add or swap a course for the Spring Six-Week First Session is Thursday, January 21, 2027.
4. The last day to add or swap a course for the Spring Twelve-Week Session is Friday, January 22, 2027.
5. The last day to drop a course without receiving a W grade for the Spring Six-Week First Session is Sunday, January 24, 2027.
6. The last day to add or swap a course and the last day to drop all courses with a 100% refund for the Spring Full Semester is Monday, January 25, 2027.
7. The last day to apply for Spring degree completion for the Spring Full Semester, Spring Twelve-Week Session, Spring Six-Week First Session, and Spring Six-Week Second Session is Monday, January 25, 2027.
8. The Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration takes place on Tuesday, January 26, 2027, and there are no classes.
9. The last day to drop a course without receiving a W grade and the last day to request pass/fail grading for the Spring Full Semester and Spring Twelve-Week Session is Tuesday, February 2, 2027.
10. The last day to declare an internship is Monday, February 15, 2027, for all Spring 2027 sessions.
11. The last day to withdraw from a course with a W grade for the Spring Six-Week First Session is Monday, February 15, 2027.
12. The last day to drop all courses and receive a 100% refund for the Spring Twelve-Week Session, Spring Six-Week First Session, and Spring Six-Week Second Session is to be announced.
13. The last day to drop a course without receiving a W grade for the Spring Six-Week Second Session is Saturday, March 20, 2027.
14. Bentley University Spring Break 2027 takes place from Saturday, March 6, 2027, through Sunday, March 14, 2027, and there are no classes.
15. The first day of classes for the Spring Six-Week Second Session is Monday, March 15, 2027.
16. The last day to add or swap a course for the Spring Six-Week Second Session is Wednesday, March 17, 2027.
17. The last day of regularly scheduled classes for the Spring Six-Week First Session is Monday, March 1, 2027.
18. The last day to withdraw from a course with a W grade for the Spring Full Semester and Spring Twelve-Week Session is Friday, April 2, 2027.
19. The last day to withdraw from a course with a W grade for the Spring Six-Week Second Session is Sunday, April 11, 2027.
20. Patriot’s Day is observed on Monday, April 19, 2027, and University offices are closed with no classes.
21. The last day of regularly scheduled classes for the Spring Twelve-Week Session is Monday, April 19, 2027.
22. The last day of regularly scheduled classes for the Spring Six-Week Second Session is Monday, April 26, 2027.
23. The last day of regularly scheduled classes for undergraduate students in the Spring Full Semester is Wednesday, April 28, 2027.
24. Reading Day takes place on Thursday, April 29, 2027.
25. The undergraduate final week schedule begins on Friday, April 30, 2027, and continues through Thursday, May 6, 2027.
26. The final week of classes takes place from Friday, April 30, 2027, through Thursday, May 6, 2027.
27. The last day of regularly scheduled classes for graduate students in the Spring Full Semester is Wednesday, May 5, 2027.
28. The make-up day for final examinations is Friday, May 7, 2027.
29. Commencement takes place from Friday, May 14, 2027, through Saturday, May 15, 2027.

For more on the Bentley Academic Calendar 2026-2027, visit the Bentley University Registrar Website.