{"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":"2026-03-23T11:51:28","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T18:51:28","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. 24, Sunday<\/th><td>Residence halls open for returning students.<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>Aug. 25, Monday<\/th><td>First day of Fall semester classes.<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>Aug. 26, Tuesday<\/th><td>Convocation 11:00 a.m.<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>Sept. 1, Monday<\/th><td>Labor Day &#8211; No classes in session.<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>Sept. 8, Monday<\/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. 10, Wednesday<\/th><td>Census date for Fall 2025 semester.<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>Sept. 26, Friday<\/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. 10, Friday<\/th><td>Fall break begins after last class; First half semester courses end.<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>Oct. 15, Wednesday<\/th><td>Fall break ends 7:00 a.m.; Second half semester courses begin.<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>Oct. 16, Thursday<\/th><td>Last day to drop full semester courses.<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>Oct. 28, Tuesday<\/th><td>Last day to add second half semester courses.<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>Nov. 11-14, Tuesday-Friday<\/th><td>Pre-registration for Spring 2026.<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>Nov. 14, Friday<\/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. 25, Tuesday<\/th><td>Thanksgiving recess begins after last class.<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>Nov. 30, Sunday<\/th><td>Last day of Thanksgiving recess.<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>Dec. 5, Friday<\/th><td>Last day of HMC, CMC, and Pitzer classes (Pomona and Scripps classes end Dec. 4).<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>Dec. 8, Monday<\/th><td>Final examinations begin.<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>Dec. 12, Friday<\/th><td>Final examinations end.<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>Dec. 13, Saturday<\/th><td>Residence halls close 8:00 a.m.<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>Dec. 18, Thursday<\/th><td>Grades due to registrar by noon.<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>Jan. 6, Tuesday<\/th><td>Fall grades viewable on the portal.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Fall 2025<\/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. 19, Monday<\/th><td>Martin Luther King Day, offices closed<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>Jan. 20, Tuesday<\/th><td>First day of Spring semester classes.<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>Feb. 2, Monday<\/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. 4, Wednesday<\/th><td>Census date for Spring 2026 semester.<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>Feb. 20, Friday<\/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. 6, Friday<\/th><td>First half semester courses end.<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>Mar. 9, Monday<\/th><td>Second half semester courses begin.<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>Mar. 12, Thursday<\/th><td>Last day to drop full semester courses.<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>Mar. 13, Friday<\/th><td>Spring break begins after last class.<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>Mar. 23, Monday<\/th><td>Spring break ends 8:00 a.m.<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>Mar. 27, Friday<\/th><td>Last day to add second half semester courses.<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>Mar. 27, Friday<\/th><td>Offices closed \u2013 no classes in session.<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>April 17, Friday<\/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 22-24, Wednesday-Friday<\/th><td>Pre-registration for Fall 2026.<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>May 1, Friday<\/th><td>Last day of HMC classes (CMC, Pomona, Pitzer, and Scripps classes end May 7).<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>May 4-6, Monday-Wednesday<\/th><td>Presentation Days; no HMC classes.<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>May 7-8, Thursday-Friday<\/th><td>Final exams for seniors; reading days for other students.<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>May 11, Monday<\/th><td>Senior grades due to registrar (by 9:00 a.m.).<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>May 11-15, Monday-Friday<\/th><td>Final examinations.<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>May 17, Sunday<\/th><td>Commencement<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>May 18, Monday<\/th><td>Residence halls close 8:00 a.m.<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>May 21, Thursday<\/th><td>All other grades due to registrar by noon.<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>May 26, Tuesday<\/th><td>Spring grades viewable on the portal.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Spring 2026<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Date Event Aug. 24, Sunday Residence halls open for returning students. 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