Academic Calendar for Conservatory Graduate Programs

This is the academic calendar for graduate programs at Boston Conservatory at Berklee.

Find calendars for other Berklee campuses and schools at berklee.edu/calendar.

Fall 2025

Conservatory
Graduate

August 2025

Fri Aug 22 - Fri Aug 29
Deadline
Check-in period for fall semester
College
Conservatory
New York City
Valencia
Undergraduate
Graduate
Sat Aug 23
Residence halls open for entering students
College
Conservatory
Undergraduate
Graduate
Sun Aug 24
Residence halls open for continuing students
College
Conservatory
Undergraduate
Graduate
Mon Aug 25 - Fri Aug 29
New graduate student orientation for Boston campus
College
Conservatory
Graduate
Mon Aug 25 - Sat Aug 30
Instrumental and voice placement auditions
Conservatory
Undergraduate
Graduate
Fri Aug 29
Deadline
Last day to declare part-time status
College
Conservatory
Undergraduate
Graduate

September 2025

Mon Sep 1
Labor Day: Boston and New York campuses closed, no classes
College
Conservatory
New York City
Undergraduate
Graduate
Tue Sep 2
Instruction begins for fall semester
College
Conservatory
New York City
Valencia
Undergraduate
Graduate
Tue Sep 2 - Tue Sep 9
Deadline
Add/drop period week 1
College
Conservatory
New York City
Valencia
Undergraduate
Graduate
Wed Sep 10 - Tue Sep 16
Deadline
Add/drop period week 2: with Chair approval only
College
Conservatory
New York City
Valencia
Undergraduate
Graduate
Tue Sep 16
Graduation application opens for undergraduate and graduate students graduating in December 2025
College
Conservatory
New York City
Valencia
Undergraduate
Graduate
Wed Sep 17
First day to withdraw from a course with a "W" grade
College
Conservatory
New York City
Valencia
Undergraduate
Graduate
Mon Sep 29
Graduation application opens for undergraduate and graduate students graduating in May/August 2026
College
Conservatory
Undergraduate
Graduate

October 2025

Mon Oct 13
Indigenous Peoples' Day: Boston and New York campuses closed, no classes
College
Conservatory
New York City
Undergraduate
Graduate
Tue Oct 14
Alternate class day: Follow Monday schedule
College
Conservatory
New York City
Undergraduate
Graduate
Fri Oct 31
Deadline
Registration times for spring 2026 semester available to all undergraduate and graduate students
College
Conservatory
New York City
Valencia
Undergraduate
Graduate
Fri Oct 31
Spring 2026 undergraduate and graduate course offerings available
College
Conservatory
New York City
Undergraduate
Graduate

November 2025

Fri Nov 7
Deadline
Last day to submit change of major, program, or instrument effective for the spring 2026 semester
College
Conservatory
New York City
Valencia
Undergraduate
Graduate
Mon Nov 10
Spring 2026 registration opens for undergraduate and graduate students
College
Conservatory
New York City
Valencia
Undergraduate
Graduate
Tue Nov 11
Veterans Day: Boston and New York campuses closed, no classes
College
Conservatory
New York City
Undergraduate
Graduate
Wed Nov 19
Deadline
Last day to withdraw from a course with a "W" grade
College
Conservatory
New York City
Valencia
Undergraduate
Graduate
Wed Nov 26 - Sun Nov 30
Thanksgiving recess: Boston and New York campuses closed, no classes
College
Conservatory
New York City
Undergraduate
Graduate

December 2025

Mon Dec 1
Faculty grading for fall 2026 opens for all undergraduate and graduate courses
College
Conservatory
New York City
Undergraduate
Graduate
Fri Dec 5
Deadline
Graduation application closes for undergraduate and graduate students graduating in December 2025 and May/August 2026
College
Conservatory
New York City
Undergraduate
Graduate
Sat Dec 6 - Tue Dec 9
Fall performance juries
Conservatory
Undergraduate
Graduate
Mon Dec 8 - Fri Dec 12
Final exam period (includes ensemble auditions and juries)
College
Conservatory
New York City
Undergraduate
Graduate
Fri Dec 12
Incomplete grades "I" from spring 2025 and summer 2025 semesters convert to "F"
College
Conservatory
New York City
Undergraduate
Graduate
Fri Dec 12
Instruction ends for fall semester
College
Conservatory
New York City
Valencia
Undergraduate
Graduate
Sat Dec 13
Residence halls close at 12:00 p.m.
College
Conservatory
Undergraduate
Graduate
Wed Dec 17
Final grades due from faculty by 11:59 p.m.
College
Conservatory
New York City
Undergraduate
Graduate
Tue Dec 23 - Thu Jan 1
Winter recess: Administrative offices close at 5:00 p.m.
College
Conservatory
New York City
Undergraduate
Graduate

Spring 2026

Conservatory
Graduate

January 2026

Fri Jan 2
Administrative offices open
College
Conservatory
New York City
Undergraduate
Graduate
Fri Jan 9 - Fri Jan 16
Deadline
Check-in period for spring semester
College
Conservatory
New York City
Undergraduate
Graduate
Tue Jan 13
Residence halls open for new and returning students
College
Conservatory
Undergraduate
Graduate
Mon Jan 19
Martin Luther King Jr. Day: Boston and New York campuses closed, no classes
College
Conservatory
New York City
Undergraduate
Graduate
Tue Jan 20
Instruction begins for spring semester
College
Conservatory
New York City
Undergraduate
Graduate
Tue Jan 20 - Tue Jan 27
Deadline
Add/drop period week 1
College
Conservatory
New York City
Valencia
Undergraduate
Graduate
Wed Jan 28 - Tue Feb 3
Deadline
Add/drop period week 2: with Chair approval only
College
Conservatory
New York City
Valencia
Undergraduate
Graduate

February 2026

Wed Feb 4
First day to withdraw from a course with a "W" grade
College
Conservatory
New York City
Valencia
Undergraduate
Graduate
Mon Feb 16
Presidents' Day: Boston and New York campuses closed, no classes
College
Conservatory
New York City
Undergraduate
Graduate
Tue Feb 17
Alternate class day: Follow a Monday schedule
College
Conservatory
New York City
Undergraduate
Graduate

March 2026

Sun Mar 15 - Sun Mar 22
Spring recess
College
Conservatory
New York City
Undergraduate
Graduate
Fri Mar 27
Deadline
Last day to submit change of major, program, or instrument effective for the summer/fall 2026 registration period
College
Conservatory
New York City
Valencia
Undergraduate
Graduate
Fri Mar 27
Deadline
Spring 2026 registration times available for all undergraduate and graduate students
College
Conservatory
New York City
Valencia
Undergraduate
Graduate
Fri Mar 27
Summer and fall 2026 undergraduate and graduate course offerings available
College
Conservatory
New York City
Undergraduate
Graduate

April 2026

Mon Apr 6
Summer and fall 2026 registration period opens for undergraduate and graduate students
College
Conservatory
New York City
Valencia
Undergraduate
Graduate
Wed Apr 15
Deadline
Last day to withdraw from a course with a "W" grade
College
Conservatory
New York City
Valencia
Undergraduate
Graduate
Mon Apr 20
Patriots Day: Boston campus closed, no classes
College
Conservatory
Undergraduate
Graduate
Wed Apr 22
Alternate class day: Follow a Monday schedule (Boston only)
College
Conservatory
Undergraduate
Graduate
Mon Apr 27
Faculty grading opens for all spring 2026 undergraduate and graduate classes
College
Conservatory
New York City
Undergraduate
Graduate

May 2026

Sat May 2 - Tue May 5
Spring performance juries
Conservatory
Undergraduate
Graduate
Mon May 4 - Fri May 8
Final exam period (includes ensemble auditions and juries)
College
Conservatory
New York City
Valencia
Undergraduate
Graduate
Fri May 8
Incomplete grades "I" from fall 2025 semester convert to "F"
College
Conservatory
New York City
Undergraduate
Graduate
Fri May 8
Instruction ends for spring semester
College
Conservatory
New York City
Valencia
Undergraduate
Graduate
Sat May 9
Commencement ceremony for Boston Conservatory at Berklee undergraduate and graduate students
Conservatory
Undergraduate
Graduate
Sat May 9
Residence halls close at 12:00 p.m.
College
Conservatory
Undergraduate
Graduate
Wed May 13
Deadline
Final grades due from faculty by 11:59 p.m.
College
Conservatory
New York City
Undergraduate
Graduate

Summer 2026

Conservatory
Graduate

May 2026

Mon May 18 - Fri May 22
Deadline
Check-in period for summer semester
College
Conservatory
Undergraduate
Graduate
Mon May 25
Memorial Day: Boston and New York campuses closed, no classes
College
Conservatory
New York City
Undergraduate
Graduate

June 2026

Mon Jun 1
Instruction begins for M.F.A. summer 7-week session
Conservatory
Graduate
Mon Jun 1 - Fri Jun 5
Deadline
Add/drop period for M.F.A. summer 7-week session
Conservatory
Graduate
Mon Jun 8
First day to withdraw from a course with a "w" grade for MFA summer 7-week session
Conservatory
Graduate
Tue Jun 9
Fall 2026 registration times avaliable for all entering graduate students
New York City
Conservatory
College
Valencia
Graduate
Fri Jun 19
Juneteenth: Boston and New York campuses closed; no classes
College
Conservatory
New York City
Undergraduate
Graduate

July 2026

Fri Jul 3
Independence Day Observed: Boston and New York campuses closed, no classes
College
Conservatory
New York City
Undergraduate
Graduate
Mon Jul 6
Deadline
Last day to withdraw from a course with a "w" grade for MFA summer 7-week session
Conservatory
Graduate
Fri Jul 17
Instruction ends for M.F.A. summer 7-week session
Conservatory
Graduate
Wed Jul 22
Final grades due from faculty for M.F.A. summer 7-week session
Conservatory
Graduate