School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
2015–2016 ACADEMIC CALENDAR
FALL 2015
Sunday
Monday
6/14/2015
6/15/2015
Saturday
8/1/2015
Tuesday
9/1/2015
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Monday
Tuesday
9/2–9/4/2015
9/3/2015
9/4/2015
9/7/2015
9/8/2015
Wednesday
Tuesday
9/9/2015
9/15/2015
Tuesday
Monday
9/22/2015
10/12/2015
Tuesday
10/13/2015
Tuesday
Thursday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Wednesday
10/20/2015
11/5/2015
11/9/2015
11/10/2015
11/11/2015
11/25–11/27/2015
Tuesday
Wednesday
12/1/2015
12/2/2015
Wednesday
Friday
12/9/2015
12/11/2015
Monday
Tuesday
Friday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
12/14/2015
12/15/2015
12/18/2015
12/21/2015
12/22/2015
12/23/2015
Tuesday
1/5/2016
∙ Fall 2015 registration closes.
∙ Late Registration Fee applied to returning students who have not
registered for Fall 2015.
∙ Fall 2015 financial deadline. Payments must be received and all
financial arrangements made in order to attend classes in fall term.
∙ Residence Hall Move-in for all students in SMFA housing.
∙ New Student Orientation for all international students.
∙ New Student Orientation for BFA and Diploma students.
∙ Faculty Orientation.
∙ New Student Orientation for MFA and Post-Baccalaureate students.
∙ Labor Day – no classes at SMFA, Tufts or Northeastern.
∙ Classes begin at SMFA and Tufts.
∙ Add/Drop begins at SMFA and Tufts.
∙ Classes begin at Northeastern.
∙ Last day to add/drop courses taught at SMFA.
∙ Last day to elect pass/fail option in Art History courses taught at SMFA.
∙ Last day to drop courses taught at SMFA for a refund.
∙ Last day to add courses taught at Tufts.
∙ Columbus Day; classes held at SMFA and Tufts.
∙ No classes held at Northeastern.
∙ Last day to drop courses taught at Tufts.
∙ Last day to drop courses taught at Tufts for a refund.
∙ Last day to make up incompletes from Spring 2015.
∙ Registration for Spring 2016 begins.
∙ Last day to withdraw from SMFA courses and receive a grade of W.
∙ Substitute Wednesday’s schedule.
∙ Veterans Day – no classes at SMFA, Tufts or Northeastern.
∙ Thanksgiving Break – no classes at SMFA, Tufts or Northeastern.
∙ Residence halls remain open through Thanksgiving Break.
∙ Spring 2016 registration closes.
∙ Late Registration Fee applied to returning students who have not
registered for Spring 2016.
∙ Northeastern classes end.
∙ SMFA and Tufts classes end.
∙ Last day to withdraw from Tufts courses and receive a grade of W.
∙ Northeastern final exams begin (12/11-12/18).
∙ Review Boards begin (12/14–12/22).
∙ Tufts final exams begin (12/15–12/22).
∙ Northeastern final exams end.
∙ Continuing Education classes end.
∙ Review Boards and Tufts final exams end.
∙ Winter Break begins.
∙ Residence halls close for Winter Break.
∙ Grades due for courses taught at SMFA.
∙ Grades due for courses taught at Tufts.
Issue date: 3/23/2015
School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
2015–2016 ACADEMIC CALENDAR
SPRING 2016
Wednesday
1/6/2016
Monday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
1/11/2016
1/18/2016
1/19/2016
1/20/2016
1/21/2016
Friday
1/29/2016
Thursday
Monday
Thursday
Thursday
2/4/2016
2/15/2016
2/18/2016
2/25/2016
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Monday
Saturday
3/3/2016
3/4/2016
3/5/2016
3/14/2016
3/19/2016
Monday
3/28/2016
Thursday
Monday
Wednesday
Friday
Friday
Monday
4/7/2016
4/18/2016
4/20/2016
4/22/2016
4/29/2016
5/2/2016
Tuesday
Friday
5/3/2016
5/6/2016
Monday
Thursday
Friday
5/9/2016
5/12/2016
5/13/2016
Saturday
Monday
Friday
Sunday
5/14/2016
5/16/2016
5/20/2016
5/22/2016
∙ Spring 2016 financial deadline. Payments must be received and all
financial arrangements made in order to attend classes in spring term.
∙ Classes begin at Northeastern.
∙ Martin Luther King Day – no classes at SMFA, Tufts or Northeastern.
∙ Residence Halls open for spring semester.
∙ New student orientation.
∙ Classes begin at SMFA and Tufts.
∙ Add/Drop begins.
∙ Last day to add/drop courses taught at SMFA.
∙ Last day to drop courses taught at SMFA for a refund.
∙ Last day to add courses taught at Tufts.
∙ Presidents’ Day – no classes at SMFA, Tufts or Northeastern.
∙ Substitute Monday’s schedule.
∙ Last day to drop courses taught at Tufts.
∙ Last day to elect pass/fail option for Art History courses taught at SMFA.
∙ Last day to drop courses taught at Tufts with refund.
∙ Last day to make up incompletes from fall 2015.
∙ Faculty Development Day – no classes at SMFA.
∙ Spring recess for Northeastern begins (3/5–3/13).
∙ Northeastern classes resume from spring recess.
∙ Spring recess for SMFA and Tufts begins (3/19–3/27).
∙ Residence halls remain open through spring recess.
∙ SMFA and Tufts classes resume from spring recess.
∙ Last day to withdraw from SMFA courses and receive a grade of W.
∙ Registration for fall 2016 begins.
∙ Patriots’ Day – no classes at SMFA, Tufts or Northeastern.
∙ Northeastern classes end.
∙ Northeastern final exams begin (4/22–4/29).
∙ Northeastern final exams end.
∙ SMFA and Tufts classes end.
∙ Last day to withdraw from Tufts courses and receive a grade of W.
∙ Review Boards begin (5/3–5/12).
∙ Tufts final exams begin (5/6–5/13).
∙ Commencement at Northeastern.
∙ Continuing Education classes end.
∙ Review Boards end.
∙ Tufts final exams end.
∙ Grades due for courses taught at SMFA.
∙ Residence halls close for the summer.
∙ Grades due for Tufts courses for graduating students.
∙ Remaining grades due for Tufts courses.
∙ Commencement at SMFA and Tufts.
Issue date: 3/23/2015