Important Dates and Deadlines
Berklee College of Music (College) and Boston Conservatory at Berklee (Conservatory)
FALL 2021
| August 23 | Last day of registration until check-in |
| August 28 | Entering undergraduate student check-in begins |
| August 28–September 3 | Fall 2021 check-in week; online check-in for continuing and returning students |
| August 30 | Conservatory: Academic advising and registration begins for entering students |
| September 3 | Last day to declare part-time status for fall 2021 College: Last day to request a change of major, program, or instrument for fall 2021 |
| September 6 | Labor Day (Boston campus closed; no classes) Valencia instruction begins |
| September 7 | Fall instruction begins Add/drop period begins |
| September 15 | Add/drop period ends |
| September 17 | Last day to add/drop courses with chair authorization |
| October 11 | Indigenous Peoples’ Day/Marathon Monday (College and Conservatory closed; no classes) |
| October 12 | Alternate Class Day (Boston campus will follow a Monday schedule) |
| October 25–29 | College: Mid-terms/ensemble auditions |
| November 2 | College: Spring 2022 Registration Guide available |
| November 11 | Veterans Day (Boston campus closed; no classes) |
| November 12 | Last day to request a withdrawal from a class for fall 2021 |
| November 15–December 3 | Spring 2022 registration period |
| November 24–26 | Thanksgiving recess (Boston campus closed; no classes) |
| December 11–17 | Conservatory: Final exams and jury period |
| December 13–17 | College: Final exam week/ensemble auditions |
| December 13 | College: Fall 2021 web grading begins Conservatory: Fall 2021 grades start to become available online |
| December 17 | Fall 2021 Last day of the fall semester Grades of "incomplete" earned during summer 2021 must be changed by 5:00 p.m. ET |
| December 18 | Residence halls close |
| December 18–January 10 | Student recess |
| December 20 | College: Fall 2021 grades start to become available online at 12:00 p.m. ET |
| December 24–January 2 | Boston campus closed for winter recess |
| December 29 | Fall 2021 final grades due |
| January 3 | Last day of registration for spring 2022 |
SPRING 2022
| January 11 | Entering undergraduate student check-in begins |
| January 11–14 | Spring 2022 check-in week; online check-in for continuing and returning students |
| January 14 | Last day to declare part-time status for spring 2022 College: Last day to request a change of major, program, or instrument for fall 2021 |
| January 17 | Martin Luther King Jr. Day (Boston campus closed) Valencia instruction begins |
| January 18 | Spring instruction begins Add/drop period begins |
| January 24 | Add/drop period ends |
| January 28 | Last day to add/drop courses with chair authorization |
| February 21 | Presidents Day (College and Conservatory closed; no classes) |
| February 22 | Alternate Class Day (Boston campus will follow a Monday schedule) |
| March 7–11 | Midterm exams |
| March 14–18 | Spring recess (classes not in session) |
| March 25 |
Summer/Fall 2022 Registration Guide live
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| April 1 | Last day to request a withdrawal from a class for spring 2022 |
| April 4–15 | Summer/Fall 2022 registration period |
| April 18 | Patriots’ Day (Boston campus closed) |
| April 20 | Alternate Class Day (Boston campus will follow a Monday schedule) |
| April 30 | Conservatory: Spring 2022 grades start to be available online |
| April 30–May 6 | Conservatory: Juries and final exams |
| May 2–6 | College: Final exam week/ensemble auditions |
| May 2 | College: Spring 2022 web grading begins |
| May 6 | Last day of the spring semester Grades of "incomplete" earned during spring 2022 must be changed by 5:00 p.m. ET |
| May 7 | Residence halls close |
| May 7 | Commencement |
| May 9 | College: Spring 2022 grades start to be available online |
| May 11 | Spring 2022 final grades due |