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