{"id":12,"date":"2013-11-19T23:17:11","date_gmt":"2013-11-20T07:17:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hmc.edu\/registrar\/?page_id=12"},"modified":"2026-06-08T14:56:26","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T21:56:26","slug":"academic-calendar","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.hmc.edu\/registrar\/academic-calendar\/","title":{"rendered":"Academic Calendar"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-mudd2021-right-sidebar right-sidebar\" id=\"right-sidebar\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Student Accounts (Billing &amp; Payments)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hmc.edu\/bao\/student-accounts\/key-dates\/\">Key Dates<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><thead><tr><th>Date<\/th><th>Event<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><th>Aug. 30<\/th><td>Residence halls open for returning students.<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>Aug. 31<\/th><td>First day of Fall semester classes.<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>Sept. 1<\/th><td>Convocation 11:00 a.m.<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>Sept. 7<\/th><td>Labor Day &#8211; No classes in session.<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>Sept. 14<\/th><td>Last day to add full semester and first half semester courses. Last day to change a course to an audit.<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>Sept. 16<\/th><td>Census date for Fall 2026 semester.<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>Oct. 2<\/th><td>Last day to drop first half semester courses; Last day to declare first half semester courses Credit\/No Credit.<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>Oct. 16<\/th><td>Fall break begins after last class; First half semester courses end.<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>Oct. 21<\/th><td>Fall break ends 7:00 a.m.; Second half semester courses begin.<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>Oct. 22<\/th><td>Last day to drop full semester courses.<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>Nov. 3<\/th><td>Last day to add second half semester courses.<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>Nov. 17-20<\/th><td>Pre-registration for Spring 2027.<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>Nov. 20<\/th><td>Last day to withdraw full semester courses with a grade of \u201cW.\u201d Last day to drop second half semester courses; Last day to declare full semester and second half semester courses Credit\/No Credit.<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>Nov. 24<\/th><td>Thanksgiving recess begins after last class.<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>Nov. 29<\/th><td>Last day of Thanksgiving recess.<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>Dec. 11<\/th><td>Last day of HMC, CMC, and Pitzer classes (Pomona and Scripps classes end Dec. 9).<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>Dec. 14-18 <\/th><td>Final examinations.<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>Dec. 19<\/th><td>Residence halls close 8:00 a.m.<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>Dec. 24<\/th><td>Grades due to registrar by noon.<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>Jan. 6<\/th><td>Fall grades viewable on the portal.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Fall 2026<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><thead><tr><th>Date<\/th><th>Event<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><th>Jan. 18<\/th><td>Martin Luther King Day, offices closed<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>Jan. 19<\/th><td>First day of Spring semester classes.<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>Feb. 1<\/th><td>Last day to add full semester and first half semester courses. Last day to change a course to an audit.<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>Feb. 3<\/th><td>Census date for Spring 2027 semester.<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>Feb. 19<\/th><td>Last day to drop first half semester courses; Last day to declare first half semester courses Credit\/No Credit.<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>Mar. 5<\/th><td>First half semester courses end.<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>Mar. 8<\/th><td>Second half semester courses begin.<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>Mar. 11<\/th><td>Last day to drop full semester courses.<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>Mar. 12<\/th><td>Spring break begins after last class.<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>Mar. 22<\/th><td>Spring break ends 8:00 a.m.<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>Mar. 26<\/th><td>Last day to add second half semester courses.<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>Mar. 26<\/th><td>Farmworkers Day, offices closed; no classes in session.<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>April 16<\/th><td>Last day to withdraw full semester courses with a grade of \u201cW.\u201d Last day to drop second half semester courses; Last day to declare full semester and second half semester courses Credit\/No Credit.<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>April 20-22<\/th><td>Pre-registration for Fall 2027.<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>April 30<\/th><td>Last day of HMC classes (CMC, Pomona, Pitzer, and Scripps classes end May 5).<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>May 3-5<\/th><td>Presentation Days; no HMC classes.<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>May 6-7<\/th><td>Final exams for seniors; reading days for other students.<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>May 10<\/th><td>Senior grades due to registrar (by 9:00 a.m.).<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>May 10-14<\/th><td>Final examinations.<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>May 16<\/th><td>Commencement<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>May 17<\/th><td>Residence halls close 8:00 a.m.<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>May 20<\/th><td>All other grades due to registrar by noon.<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>May 25<\/th><td>Spring grades viewable on the portal.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Spring 2027<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Date Event Aug. 30 Residence halls open for returning students. 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