August
| Date | Activity |
|---|---|
| 1 | Tuition, room, board and fee payments due for fall semester |
| 13 | Speech@Emerson course registration begins |
| 19 to 24 | Boston Residency for MFA in Writing for Film & Television |
| 25 to 27 | New Undergraduate International Student residence hall move-in and Orientation |
| 27 | New Undergraduate residence hall move-in |
| 27 to Sept 1 | New Undergraduate Orientation |
| 28 | Parent Orientation |
| 31 | New International Graduate Student Orientation |
September
| Date | Activity |
|---|---|
| 2 | Residence halls open for returning students |
| 3 | Labor Day (No classes) Speech@Emerson courses begin online |
| 4 | New Graduate Student Orientation
Last day to withdraw from the College for the fall semester with a full refund—a withdrawal/leave of absence form must be filed by this date with the Office of Student Success |
| 5 | First Day of Classes |
| 9 | Last day to add or drop Speech@Emerson courses |
| 10 | Course Withdrawal period for Speech@Emerson courses begins (no tuition refund) |
| 11 | Last day to add a class without instructor permission. |
| 18 | Last day to add or drop classes for the fall semester
Last day to file an Application to Graduate for students wishing to graduate in December |
| 19 | Course Withdrawal period begins (no tuition refund) |
October
| Date | Activity |
|---|---|
| 8 | Columbus Day (no classes) |
| 9 | (Tuesday) Monday class schedule |
| 19 to 21 | Family Weekend |
| 21 | Speech@Emerson First Seven-Week session ends |
| 22 | Speech@Emerson Second Seven-Week session begins |
| 24 | Advising for Spring registration begins |
| 23 | First Seven-Week Session ends |
| 24 | Second Seven-Week Session begins |
| 29 | Midterm grades (below C only) for undergraduate students due online by 12:00 noon ET Speech@Emerson First Seven-Week session final grades due at 12:00 Noon |
November
| Date | Activity |
|---|---|
| 5 |
Spring registration begins |
| 12 | Veterans Day Observed (no classes) |
| 19 |
Speech@Emerson Spring registration begins Master’s Theses/Projects due to Committee Chairs for approval for December 2018 degree candidates. |
| 21 | Residence halls close at 12:00 noon |
| 21 to 23 | Thanksgiving Break (no classes) |
| 25 | Residence halls open at 12:00 noon |
| 26 | Classes Resume |
December
| Date | Activity |
|---|---|
| 8 | (Saturday) Makeup day** |
| 11 | Last day for graduate students to submit Master’s Theses/Projects to Graduate Studies Office for December degree candidates |
| 12 to 18 | Final Week of Classes/Exams |
| 18 | Last day to submit Spring 2019 directed study proposals to Department Chairs |
| 19 | Residence halls close at 12:00 noon |
| 20 | Fall 2018 grades due online by 12:00 noon ET Speech@Emerson Second Seven-Week session final grades due at 12:00 Noon Last day incomplete grades from Spring and Summer can be changed; incomplete grades not changed become I/F (incomplete failing) |
** Additional Saturdays may be used for makeup days at the College’s discretion. If the College closes due to inclement weather, the College may use a Saturday to make up the day, and will notify the Emerson community in that event. To make a classroom reservation for an individual class on a makeup day, please email registrar [at] emerson.edutitle="Email the Registrar".
Policy of Emerson College Pertaining to Religious Observance:
Students who are unable, because of religious beliefs, to attend class or participate in any examination, study or class-related activity on a particular day should contact their instructors ahead of time to facilitate their absence without prejudice.
