Important Dates and Deadlines

Berklee College of Music (College) and Boston Conservatory at Berklee (Conservatory)

SPRING 2021

January 12–16

Entering Student Orientation
Residence halls open for spring 2021.
January 18 Martin Luther King Jr. Day (Boston campus closed)
Valencia instruction begins
January 19–22

Online check-in for continuing and returning students
January 22

Last day to declare part-time status for spring 2021
College: Last day to request a change of major, program, or instrument for spring 2021; last day to take credit by exams
Schedule completion event
January 25

First day of spring 2021 classes, instrument lessons, labs, and ensembles
Add/drop begins
Last day to enroll for supplemental tuition insurance
January 29 Last day to add/drop classes; department chairs may authorize add/drop until February 5.
February 12

Day of Reflection (no classes)
February 15 Presidents Day (Boston campus closed)
February 16 Alternative Class Day (follow Monday schedule) 
March 15–19 Mid-term exams
March 22

Conservatory: Academic advising for summer 2021 sessions begin
March 26 Summer 2021 Registration Guide is available
April 2 Last day to request a withdrawal from a class for spring 2021
April 5–16 Summer 2021 registration period
April 16 Day of Reflection (no classes)
April 19 Patriots Day (Boston campus closed)
April 21 Alternative Class Day (Boston campus: follow Monday schedule)
May 1–7 Conservatory: Juries and final exams
May 3 College: Spring 2021 web grading begins
Conservatory: Spring 2021 grades start to be available online
May 3–7 College: Final examination week
May 7

College: Spring 2021 classes end
Grades of "incomplete" earned during fall 2020 must be changed by 5:00 p.m. ET
Registration period for summer 2021 ends at 11:59 p.m. ET
May 8 Residence halls close for spring 2021
Commencement
May 9 Student course evaluations due
May 12 Spring 2021 final grades due
June 25 Graduate commencement