Important Dates and Deadlines
Berklee College of Music (College) and Boston Conservatory at Berklee (Conservatory)
Fall 2018
| November 9 | Spring 2019 Registration Manual available |
| November 12 | Veterans Day (Observed: Boston campus closed, no classes) |
| November 16 | Last day to request a withdrawal from a class for fall 2018 |
| November 19 | Conservatory: Grades of "Incomplete" earned in spring and summer 2018 must be changed by 5:00 p.m. EDT. |
| November 19–December 5 | Spring 2019 registration period |
| November 21–23 | Thanksgiving recess (Boston campus closed, no classes) |
| December 14 | Conservatory: Fall 2018 classes end. |
| December 15–21 | Conservatory: Final exams and jury period |
| December 17 | Conservatory: Fall 2018 grades begin to become available online. |
| December 17–21 | College: Final exam week/ensemble auditions |
| December 21 | College: Fall 2018 classes end. College: Fall 2018 grades available at 12:00 p.m. EST on my.berklee.edu |
| December 22 | Winter recess for students begins. Residence halls close. |
| December 22, 2018–January 1, 2019 | Boston campus closed for winter recess |
| December 23 | Student course surveys due |
Spring 2019
| January 2 | Boston campus reopens. |
| January 7 | Last day to pay tuition fees for spring 2019; after this date, a $250 late payment fee will be charged. |
| January 15–18 | College: Online check-in for continuing and returning students |
| January 15–19 | Entering student orientation; residence halls open for spring 2019 |
| January 18 | Last day to declare part-time status for spring 2019 College: Last day to request a change of major, program, or principal instrument for spring 2019; last day to take credit by exam Conservatory: Last day to declare a minor |
| January 21 | Martin Luther King Jr. Day (Boston campus: no classes, limited building access) Last day to enroll for supplemental tuition insurance |
| January 22 | First day of spring 2019 classes, instrument lessons, labs, and ensembles; add/drop period begins |
| January 28 | Last day to add/drop classes, including those tested out of through credit by exam |
| February 18 | Presidents' Day (Boston campus: no classes, limited building access) |
| February 19 | Alternate Class Day (Boston campus to follow a Monday schedule) |
| March 1 | College: Grades of "Incomplete" earned during fall 2018 must be changed by 5:00 p.m. EDT. |
| March 11–15 | College: Midterm/ensembles auditions week |
| March 18–22 | Spring recess (Boston campus: no classes, limited building access) |
| March 25 | Spring 2019 Registration Manual available Conservatory: Academic advising period begins. |
| April 5 | Last day to request a withdrawal from a class for spring 2019 |
| April 8 | Conservatory: Registration opens; grades of "Incomplete" earned during fall 2018 must be changed by 5:00 p.m. EDT. |
| April 8–19 | College: Spring 2019 registration period |
| April 15 | Patriots' Day (Boston campus: no classes, limited building access) |
| April 17 | Alternate class day (Boston campus to follow a Monday schedule) |
| May 3 | Conservatory: Spring classes end. |
| May 4–10 | Conservatory: Juries and final exams |
| May 6–10 | College: Final examination week |
| May 11 | Residence halls close for spring 2019. Commencement |
| May 13 | Student course surveys due |
| May 17 | College: Spring 2019 grades available at 12:00 p.m. EDT on my.berklee.edu |