Berea College Academic Calendar 2025‑2026: Important Dates

The Berea College Academic Calendar 2025‑2026 lays out every key deadline from application and enrollment cut‑offs, tuition payment due dates, and course add/drop deadlines, to campus holidays, withdrawal deadlines, and final exam schedules.

The Berea College academic calendar helps students to track Berea term dates, plan their registration windows (typically early/mid‑November and late March/early April), and never miss the last day to withdraw without a grade penalty or the start of Summer study.

Berea operates on a two‑term system of 15‑week Fall and Spring terms (each comprising 14 instructional weeks plus one finals week) and offers two shorter Summer sessions: a 4‑week May Term and a 7‑week Summer Term, each with its own add/drop and grading deadlines.

Students normally enroll in four course credits (one credit equals four semester hours) per regular term and may take between 1.00 and 3.25 credits during Summer.

Whether you’re planning your full‑term course load, squeezing in a May Term intensive, or budgeting for Berea summer fees, the Berea College Academic Calendar 2025‑2026 is your definitive guide to a successful year at Berea College.

Berea College Academic Calendar Fall 2025

1. International Student Orientation runs from Monday, August 11, 2025, to Friday, August 15, 2025.
2. Orientation for All New Students occurs from Saturday, August 16, 2025, to Tuesday, August 19, 2025.
3. The Academic Year Opening Program and Reception take place on Sunday, August 17, 2025.
4. Continuing Students arrive on Tuesday, August 19, 2025.
5. Mandatory Labor Assignment Orientation and Training for all students occurs on Tuesday, August 19, 2025 (offices may be temporarily closed).
6. Classes begin on Wednesday, August 20, 2025.
7. The last day to add a course and complete all fall registration procedures by 5:00 p.m. is Tuesday, August 26, 2025.
8. The last day to drop a course without a ‘W’ on the record is Tuesday, August 26, 2025.
9. The last day to change a labor position for eligible students is Tuesday, August 26, 2025.
10. Labor Day (national holiday) is observed on Monday, September 1, 2025, with classes and non-essential labor canceled.
11. Bell Hooks Day is observed on Thursday, September 25, 2025.
12. Reading Period occurs on Thursday, October 2, 2025, and Friday, October 3, 2025, with classes canceled.
13. Mountain Day is observed on Tuesday, October 14, 2025, with classes and non-essential labor canceled.
14. Midterm grades are due by 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, October 15, 2025.
15. Student applications for BIST are due on Friday, October 17, 2025.
16. The last day to withdraw from a course is Friday, October 24, 2025.
17. Registration for spring and summer terms occurs from Monday, November 3, 2025, to Thursday, November 13, 2025.
18. Election Day is observed on Tuesday, November 4, 2025.
19. Labor status forms for Thanksgiving break are due on Friday, November 7, 2025.
20. First-Generation College Student Day is observed on Friday, November 7, 2025, according to the Berea College academic calendar 2025-2026.
21. Homecoming celebrations take place from Friday, November 21, 2025, to Sunday, November 23, 2025.
22. Thanksgiving Break runs from Wednesday, November 26, 2025, to Friday, November 28, 2025, with classes and term labor canceled.
23. Classes end on Friday, December 5, 2025, which is also the last day to withdraw from the college without final grades being recorded.
24. Labor status forms for Christmas break are due on Friday, December 5, 2025.
25. Commencement for mid-year graduates is held on Sunday, December 7, 2025.
26. Reading Period occurs on Monday, December 8, 2025, with classes canceled.
27. Final examinations take place from Tuesday, December 9, 2025, to Friday, December 12, 2025.
28. The last day of fall labor is Saturday, December 13, 2025.
29. Final grades for the fall term are due by noon on Monday, December 15, 2025.

Berea College Academic Calendar Spring 2026

1. Labor begins on Monday, January 12, 2026.
2. Classes begin on Wednesday, January 14, 2026.
3. Mid-point or final student labor evaluations are due on Friday, January 16, 2026.
4. Martin Luther King Day is observed on Monday, January 19, 2026, with classes canceled.
5. The last day to add a course and complete all spring registration procedures by 5:00 p.m. is Tuesday, January 20, 2026.
6. The last day to drop a course without a ‘W’ on the record is Tuesday, January 20, 2026.
7. The last day to change a labor position for eligible students is Tuesday, January 20, 2026.
8. The search for summer labor and spring break labor begins on Tuesday, February 3, 2026 (labor position required for summer registration).
9. Registration for the May term occurs from Monday, February 9, 2026, to Friday, February 13, 2026.
10. The deadline to complete internship preparation is Sunday, February 15, 2026, according to the Berea College academic calendar 2025-2026.
11. Midterm grades are due by 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, February 24, 2026.
12. Labor Day: Exploring Learning, Labor Service is observed on Wednesday, February 25, 2026, with classes and non-essential labor canceled.
13. The last day to submit spring break labor status forms is Friday, February 27, 2026.
14. Berea College Spring Break 2026 runs from Monday, March 2, 2026, to Friday, March 6, 2026, with classes and term labor canceled.
15. The last day to withdraw from a course is Friday, March 13, 2026.
16. Student labor experience evaluations are due on Friday, March 13, 2026.
17. All Peoples of the Earth Day is observed on Tuesday, March 24, 2026, with classes and non-essential labor canceled.
18. Registration for the fall term occurs from Monday, March 30, 2026, to Wednesday, April 8, 2026.
19. The last day to drop a summer course without a fee is Wednesday, April 1, 2026.
20. Students enrolled in a summer course without summer labor will be unenrolled on Wednesday, April 1, 2026.
21. Labor status forms for summer are due on Wednesday, April 1, 2026.
22. Good Friday is observed on Friday, April 3, 2026, with classes and non-essential labor canceled.
23. The deadline for summer internship proposals is Wednesday, April 15, 2026.
24. Labor status forms for the next academic year are due on Thursday, April 16, 2026.
25. Classes end on Friday, May 1, 2026, which is also the last day to withdraw from the college without final grades being recorded.
26. Reading Period occurs on Monday, May 4, 2026, with classes canceled.
27. Final examinations take place from Tuesday, May 5, 2026, to Friday, May 8, 2026.
28. Baccalaureate and commencement services are held, and spring labor ends, on Sunday, May 10, 2026.
29. Final grades for the spring term are due by noon on Tuesday, May 12, 2026.
30. Final student labor evaluations are due on Friday, May 15, 2026.

Berea College Academic Calendar Summer 2026

1. Summer labor begins on Monday, May 11, 2026.
2. The May term begins on Monday, May 18, 2026.
3. The last day to add or drop a May term course without a ‘W’ on the record is Monday, May 18, 2026.
4. Memorial Day is observed on Monday, May 25, 2026, with classes and non-essential labor canceled.
5. The last day to withdraw from a May term course is Friday, May 29, 2026.
6. May term courses end on Friday, June 12, 2026, according to the Berea College academic calendar 2025-2026.
7. Seven-week summer term courses begin on Monday, June 15, 2026.
8. The last day to add or drop a seven-week summer term course without a ‘W’ on the record is Monday, June 15, 2026.
9. May term final grades are due on Tuesday, June 16, 2026.
10. Juneteenth is observed on Friday, June 19, 2026, with classes and non-essential labor canceled.
11. The bridge term begins on Saturday, June 20, 2026.
12. The last day to withdraw from a seven-week summer term course is Thursday, July 2, 2026.
13. The Fourth of July holiday is observed on Friday, July 3, 2026, with classes and non-essential labor canceled.
14. The bridge term ends on Saturday, July 11, 2026.
15. Seven-week summer term courses end on Friday, July 31, 2026, according to the Berea College academic calendar 2025-2026.
16. Seven-week summer term final grades are due on Tuesday, August 4, 2026.
17. Final student labor evaluations are due on Friday, August 7, 2026.

For more on the Berea College Academic Calendar 2025-2026, visit the Berea College Calendar website.