Smith College Academic Calendar 2025‑2026: Important Dates

The Smith College Academic Calendar 2025‑2026 brings together every essential date you need from Smith College enrollment deadlines, tuition payment due dates, and course add/drop windows, to college holidays and final exam schedules.

The Smith College academic calendar helps you lock in Smith semester dates, plan around the Smith exam schedule, and never miss critical cut‑offs such as the last day to withdraw without a “W” or the opening of Winter Term and Summer Session registration.

Smith College follows a semester system enriched by short, intensive sessions:

• Fall Semester (mid-September to mid-December; approximately 14 instructional weeks + 1 week of finals), so if you’re wondering how long a semester is at Smith, expect about 15 weeks total.
• Interterm (early January; 3 – 4 weeks for intensive coursework and independent study), ideal for making up credits or diving into a focused project.
• Spring Semester (mid-January to early May; 14 instructional weeks + 1 week of finals), with Smith Spring Break, scheduled in late March.
• Summer Session (May through July; 6 – 8 weeks), offering accelerated modules and creative workshops.

Whether you’re mapping out your 15‑week semester workload, squeezing in an InterTerm intensive, or choosing the right Summer Session module, the Smith College Academic Calendar 2025‑2026 is your go‑to guide for every date and deadline, so you can focus on thriving in the vibrant academic community at Smith.

Smith College Academic Calendar Fall 2025

1. Central check-in for entering first-year students, transfer students, and Ada Comstock scholars is on Friday, August 29, 2025.
2. The President’s Welcome Assembly occurs on Friday, August 29, 2025.
3. Key pick-up and move-in for returning students takes place from Tuesday, September 2, 2025, to Wednesday, September 3, 2025.
4. Classes for the Fall semester begin on Thursday, September 4, 2025.
5. The last day to add a course via Workday is Wednesday, September 10, 2025.
6. The last day to drop a course via Workday and the last day to submit a Five College course registration request is Wednesday, September 17, 2025.
7. The last day to add a Smith course is Wednesday, September 24, 2025.
8. Mountain Day, a surprise break from classes announced by the president, will be held on a date to be determined in fall 2025.
9. Autumn recess (Fall Break)occurs from Saturday, October 11, 2025, to Tuesday, October 14, 2025.
10. Faculty mid-semester grades are due on Monday, October 20, 2025.
11. Family Weekend, including concerts, lectures, and social events, runs from Friday, October 31, 2025, to Sunday, November 2, 2025.
12. Cromwell Day, a day dedicated to reflection and education about diversity and inclusion, is tentatively scheduled for Thursday, November 6, 2025, with all morning and afternoon classes canceled.
13. Advising and course registration for the Spring 2026 semester occur from Tuesday, November 11, 2025, to Friday, November 21, 2025.
14. Thanksgiving recess runs from Wednesday, November 26, 2025, to Sunday, November 30, 2025.
15. Classes end on Thursday, December 11, 2025.
16. The pre-examination study period occurs from Friday, December 12, 2025, to Monday, December 15, 2025.
17. Final examinations are held from Tuesday, December 16, 2025, to Friday, December 19, 2025.
18. Winter recess runs from Saturday, December 20, 2025, to Sunday, January 4, 2026, with houses closing at 10 a.m. on December 20 and reopening at 1 p.m. on January 4 for Interterm.
19. Faculty Fall 2025 grades are due by noon on Tuesday, January 6, 2026.

Smith College Academic Calendar Interterm 2026

1. Interterm runs from Monday, January 5, 2026, to Friday, January 23, 2026, with no classes held on Martin Luther King Jr. Day (January 19, 2026).
2. Faculty Interterm grades are due by noon on Monday, February 2, 2026.

Smith College Academic Calendar Spring 2026

1. Classes begin on Monday, January 26, 2026.
2. The last day to add a course via Workday is Friday, January 30, 2026.
3. The last day to drop a course via Workday and the last day to submit a Five College course registration request is Friday, February 6, 2026.
4. The last day to add a Smith course is Friday, February 13, 2026.
5. Rally Day, featuring an all-college convocation and awards ceremony, is on Thursday, February 26, 2026, with afternoon classes canceled.
6. Smith College Spring Break 2026 is tentatively scheduled from Saturday, March 14, 2026, to Sunday, March 22, 2026.
7. Faculty Spring mid-semester grades are due on Monday, March 23, 2026.
8. Advising and course registration for the Fall 2026 semester occur from Tuesday, April 7, 2026, to Friday, April 17, 2026.
9. Collaborations Day, with afternoon classes canceled at instructors’ discretion, is on Friday, April 17, 2026.
10. The last day of classes is Friday, May 1, 2026.
11. The pre-examination study period occurs from Saturday, May 2, 2026, to Monday, May 4, 2026.
12. Final examinations are held from Tuesday, May 5, 2026, to Friday, May 8, 2026.
13. Houses close for non-graduating students at 10 a.m. on Saturday, May 9, 2026.
14. Faculty senior and graduate student grades are due by noon on Monday, May 11, 2026.
15. Smith College Commencement Weekend, including Ivy Day and Illumination Night, culminates with Commencement on Sunday, May 17, 2026.
16. Faculty non-senior grades are due at noon on Monday, May 18, 2026, with houses closing for graduating students at noon on that date.

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