Important Dates and Deadlines
Berklee College of Music (College) and Boston Conservatory at Berklee (Conservatory)
Fall 2019
| November 8 | College: Spring 2020 Registration Guide available |
| November 11 | Veterans Day (Boston campus: no classes, limited building access) |
| November 15 | Last day to request a withdrawal from a class for fall 2019 |
| November 18 |
Conservatory: Grades of "Incomplete" earned during spring 2019 must be changed by 5:00 p.m. EST |
| November 18–December 4 | College: Spring 2020 registration period |
| November 27–29 | Thanksgiving recess (Boston campus closed, no classes) |
| December 14–20 | Conservatory: Final exams and jury period |
| December 16–20 |
College: Final exam week/ensemble auditions |
| December 20 | Fall 2019 classes end |
| December 21 | Winter recess for students begins Residence halls close |
| December 23 | Student course surveys due |
| December 21–January 1, 2020 | Boston campus closed for winter recess |
| December 27 | Final grades due (tentative) |
Spring 2020
| January 2 | Boston campus reopens |
| January 9 | Last day to pay tuition fees for spring 2020 |
| January 14–17 | Online check-in for continuing and returning students |
| January 14–18 |
Entering student orientation; residence halls open for spring 2020 |
| January 17 | Last day to declare part-time status for spring 2020 College: Last day to request a change of major, program, or principal instrument for spring 2020; last day to take credit by exams |
| January 20 | Martin Luther King Jr. Day (Boston campus closed, no classes) Last day to enroll for supplemental tuition insurance |
| January 21 | First day of spring 2020 classes, instrument lessons, labs, and ensembles; add/drop period begins |
| January 27 |
Last day to add/drop classes, including those tested out of through credit by exam |
| February 17 | Presidents' Day (Boston campus closed, no classes) |
| February 18 | Alternate Class Day (Boston campus will follow a Monday schedule) |
| February 28 | College: Grades of "Incomplete" earned during fall 2019 must be changed by 5:00 p.m. EST |
| March 9–13 | Mid-term exams |
| March 16–20 | Spring recess (Boston campus: no classes, limited building access) |
| March 23 | Summer/Fall 2020 Registration Guide available Conservatory: Academic advising for summer 2020 sessions and fall 2020 semester begins |
| April 3 | Last day to request a withdrawal from a class for spring 2020 |
| April 6 | Conservatory: Grades of "Incomplete" earned during fall 2019 must be changed by 5:00 p.m. EDT Conservatory: Registration period for Summer/Fall 2020 opens |
| April 6–17 | College: Summer/Fall 2020 registration period |
| April 20 | Patriots' Day (Boston campus: no classes, limited building access) |
| April 22 | Alternate Class Day (Boston campus will follow a Monday schedule) |
| May 2–8 | Conservatory: Final exams and jury period |
| May 4–8 | College: Final exam week |
| May 8 | College: Spring 2020 classes end |
| May 9 | Residence halls close for spring 2020 Commencement |
| May 11 | Student course surveys due |
| May 14 | Spring 2020 grades available at 12:00 p.m. EDT on my.berklee.edu |