Important Dates and Deadlines
Berklee College of Music (College) and Boston Conservatory at Berklee (Conservatory)
All deadlines are midnight unless otherwise specified.
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 spring 2022 |
| 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 (by 5:00 p.m. ET) |
| 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–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 Last day to withdraw from the semester Grades of "incomplete" earned during fall 2021 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 |
SUMMER 2022
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May 9 |
Last day to make changes to your summer 2022 registration schedule until check-in |
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May 16–20 |
Online check-in for continuing and returning students |
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May 20 |
Last day to check in or declare part-time status for summer 2022 College: Last day to request a change of major, program, or instrument for summer 2022; last day to take credit by exams |
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May 23 |
First day of summer 2022 classes, instrument lessons, labs, and ensembles Add/drop begins |
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May 27 |
Last day to add/drop classes; department chairs may authorize add/drop until June 3 |
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May 30 |
Memorial Day (Boston campus closed) |
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June 6 |
Conservatory: M.F.A. Musical Theater Vocal Pedagogy Summer Session begins |
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June 20 |
Juneteenth (Boston campus closed) |
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June 21 |
Alternate class day (follow Monday schedule) |
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June 27 |
Conservatory: First day of Music Education Summer Session 1 classes |
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June 27–July 1 |
Conservatory: Music Education Summer Sessions 1 and 2 add/drop period |
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July 1 |
Conservatory: M.F.A. Summer Session last day to request a “W” |
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July 4 |
Independence Day (observed; Boston campus closed) |
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July 6 |
Alternative class day (follow Monday schedule) |
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July 8 |
Conservatory: Last day to request a withdrawal from a class for Music Education Summer Session 1 |
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July 11 |
College: Five-Week instruction begins |
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July 15 |
College: Last day to request a withdrawal from a class for summer 2022 (5:00 p.m. ET) Conservatory: Music Education Summer Session 1 last day of class |
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July 18 |
Conservatory: Music Education Summer Session 2 first day of classes |
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July 22 |
Conservatory: M.F.A. Summer Session 1 last day of classes |
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July 29 |
Conservatory: Last day to request a withdrawal from a class for Music Education Summer Session 2 |
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August 5 |
Conservatory: Music Education Summer Session 2 last day of classes |
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August 8–12 |
College: Final exam week/ensemble auditions |
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August 12 |
Grades of "incomplete" earned during spring 2022 must be changed by 5:00 p.m. ET |
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August 12 |
College: 12-Week and Five-Week instruction ends |
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August 13 |
College: Residence halls close at 12:00 p.m. ET |
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August 18 |
College: 12-Week and Five-Week grades due Conservatory: M.F.A. Summer Session and MMED 1 and 2 grades due |
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August 22 |
Last day to make changes to your fall 2022 registration schedule until check-in |