Academic Calendar

The following calendar applies to all undergraduate and graduate students unless otherwise indicated.

Fall 2024 Semester

September 2024

DateDescription
2Labor Day - No Classes For:
Traditional Undergraduate and Graduate students
CompleteDegree Undergraduate students
Online HPED, Online Nutrition, and Online LIS students
3Fall 2024 Classes Begin For:
Traditional Undergraduate and Graduate students
CompleteDegree Undergraduate students
Online HPED, Online Nutrition, and Online LIS students
8Withdrawal Period Ends For:
@Simmons III Nursing Online Students
9Fall I 2024 Semester Classes Begin For:
@Simmons I Behavior Analysis, MPH, Nursing, and Social Work Students

Add/Drop Period Begins For:
@Simmons I Behavior Analysis, MPH, Nursing, and Social Work Students
13Last Day to Add/Drop Fall 2024 Course(s) in Workday For: 
Traditional Undergraduate and Graduate students
CompleteDegree Undergraduate students
Online HPED, Online Nutrition, and Online LIS students
22Add/Drop Period Ends Ends For:
@Simmons I Behavior Analysis, Nursing, MPH and Social Work Students
23Withdrawal Period Begins For:
@Simmons I Behavior Analysis, Nursing, MPH and Social Work Students
27Add/Drop Period Ends at 4:30 PM EST For:
Traditional Undergraduate and Graduate students
CompleteDegree Undergraduate students
Online HPED, Online Nutrition, and Online LIS students

Last day to Change Fall 2024 Course(s) Grading Basis to Pass/Fail or Formal Audit For:
Traditional Undergraduate students
CompleteDegree Undergraduate students

Interim grading portal opens for Traditional Undergraduate and CompleteDegree faculty on Workday.
28Add/Withdrawal Period Begins For:
Traditional Undergraduate and Graduate students
CompleteDegree Undergraduate students
Online HPED, Online Nutrition, and Online LIS students

October 2024

DateDescription
1Fall III 2024 Registration Opens
@Simmons III Nursing Online students
11Interim grading portal closes for Traditional Undergraduate and CompleteDegree faculty on Workday.
20Summer III 2024 Semester Classes End For:
@Simmons III Nursing Online students
23Spring 2025 Course Schedule available on Workday
24Final Grades Due for Summer III 2024 Semester:
@Simmons III Nursing Online students
25Add/Withdraw Period Ends at 4:30PM EST For:
Traditional Undergraduate and Graduate students
CompleteDegree Undergraduate students
Online HPED, Online Nutrition, and Online LIS students

November 2024

 

DateDescription
3Withdrawal Period Ends For:
@Simmons I Behavior Analysis, Nursing, MPH and Social Work Students

Fall III 2024 Registration Ends
@Simmons III Nursing Online students
4Fall III 2024 Semester Classes Begin For:
@Simmons III Nursing Students

Add/Drop Period Begins For: @Simmons III Nursing Students
11Veterans Day* - No Classes For:
Traditional Undergraduate and Graduate students
CompleteDegree Undergraduate students
Online HPED, Online Nutrition, and Online LIS students

*The observance of Veteran's Day and Indigenous People's Day will alternate
every other year. 
12Administrative Monday - Monday Classes Meet For: 
Traditional Undergraduate and Graduate students
CompleteDegree Undergraduate students
Online HPED, Online Nutrition, and Online LIS students
12-15Undergraduate and CompleteDegree Student Registration
Begins for Spring 2025
13-15Graduate Student Registration Begins for Spring 2025
17Add/Drop Period Ends For: @Simmons III Nursing Students
18Withdrawal Period Begins For:
@Simmons III Nursing Students
28Thanksgiving Day – No Classes for:
@Simmons I Behavior Analysis, Nursing, MPH and Social Work Students
@Simmons III Nursing Students
27-29Thanksgiving Break - No Classes For:
Traditional Undergraduate and Graduate students
CompleteDegree Undergraduate students
Online HPED, Online Nutrition, and Online LIS students

December 2024

DateDescription
10Spring I 2025 Registration Opens
@Simmons I Behavior Analysis, Nursing, MPH, and Social Work Students
13Fall 2024 Classes End For:
Traditional Undergraduate and Graduate students
CompleteDegree Undergraduate students
Online HPED, Online Nutrition, and Online LIS students
15Fall I 2024 Semester Classes End For:
@Simmons I Behavior Analysis, Nursing, MPH and Social Work Students
16Reading & Review Day for all Undergraduate students
17-20Final Exam Period for all Undergraduate students
18Final Grades Due for Fall I 2024 Semester:
@Simmons I Behavior Analysis, Nursing, MPH and Social Work Students
22-1/4Fall III 2024 @Simmons Winter Break For:
@Simmons III Nursing Students
Classes resume 1/5
 

Spring 2025 Semester

January 2025

DateDescription
5Fall III 2024 Semester Classes Resume For:
@Simmons III Nursing Students
6Fall 2024 Final Grades Due at 10AM EST For:
Traditional Undergraduate and Graduate students
CompleteDegree Undergraduate students
Online HPED, Online Nutrition, and Online LIS students
12Withdrawal Period Ends For:
@Simmons III Nursing Students
13Spring I 2025 Semester Classes Begin For:
@Simmons I Behavior Analysis, Nursing, MPH and Social Work Students

Add/Drop Period Begins For:
@Simmons I Behavior Analysis, Nursing, MPH, and Social Work Students
20Martin Luther King Jr. Day - No Classes For:
Traditional Undergraduate and Graduate students
CompleteDegree Undergraduate students
Online HPED, Online Nutrition, and Online LIS students
21Spring 2025 Classes Begin For:
Traditional Undergraduate and Graduate students
CompleteDegree Undergraduate students
Online HPED, Online Nutrition, and Online LIS students
26Add/Drop Period Ends For:
@Simmons I Behavior Analysis, Nursing, MPH, and Social Work Students
27Withdrawal Period Begins For:
@Simmons I Behavior Analysis, Nursing, MPH, and Social Work Students
31Last Day to Add/Drop Spring 2025 Course(s) in Workday For:
Traditional Undergraduate and Graduate students
CompleteDegree Undergraduate students
Online HPED, Online Nutrition, and Online LIS students

February 2025

DateDescription
1Add/Drop Period Begins For: 
Traditional Undergraduate and Graduate students
CompleteDegree Undergraduate students
Online HPED, Online Nutrition, and Online LIS students
14Add/Drop Period Ends at 4:30PM EST For:
Traditional Undergraduate and Graduate students
CompleteDegree Undergraduate students
Online HPED, Online Nutrition, and Online LIS students

Last day to Change Spring 2024 Course(s) Grading Basis to Pass/Fail or Formal Audit For:
Traditional Undergraduate students
CompleteDegree Undergraduate students
15Add/Withdrawal Period Begins For:
Traditional Undergraduate and Graduate students
CompleteDegree Undergraduate students
Online HPED, Online Nutrition, and Online LIS students
23Fall III 2024 Semester Classes End For:
@Simmons III Nursing Students
26Summer 2025 Course Schedule available on Workday
27Final Grades Due for Fall III 2024 Semester:
@Simmons III Nursing Students

March 2025

DateDescription
3-7Spring Break - No Classes For:
Traditional Undergraduate and Graduate students
CompleteDegree Undergraduate students
Online HPED, Online Nutrition, and Online LIS students
9Withdrawal Period Ends For:
@Simmons I Behavior Analysis, Nursing, MPH, and Social Work Students
11Undergraduate and CompleteDegree Registration Begins for Summer
2025
12Graduate Student Registration Begins for Summer 2025
19Fall 2025 Course Schedule available on Workday

April 2025

DateDescription
8Summer I 2025 Semester Registration Begin For:
@Simmons I Behavior Analysis, Nursing, MPH, and Social Work Students
8-11Undergraduate Registration Student Begins for Fall 2025
9-11Graduate Student Registration Begins for Fall 2025
20Spring I 2025 Semester Classes End For:
@Simmons I Behavior Analysis, Nursing, MPH and Social Work Students
21Patriots Day - No Classes For:
Traditional Undergraduate and Graduate students
CompleteDegree Undergraduate students
Online HPED, Online Nutrition, and Online LIS students
22Administrative Monday - Monday Classes Meet For: 
Traditional Undergraduate and Graduate students
CompleteDegree Undergraduate students
Online HPED, Online Nutrition, and Online LIS students
21-24Final Grades Due for Spring I 2025 Semester:
@Simmons I Behavior Analysis, Nursing, MPH and Social Work Students

May 2025

DateDescription
6Spring 2025 Classes End For:
Undergraduate and Graduate students
CompleteDegree Undergraduate students
7Reading & Review Day for all Undergraduate students
8-10Final Exam Period for all Undergraduate students
12Spring 2025 Final Grades Due at 10AM EST For All Graduating students
12Summer 2025 Semester & Summer I 2025 Semester Classes Begin For:
Traditional Undergraduate and Graduate students
CompleteDegree Undergraduate students
Online HPED, Online Nutrition, and Online LIS students
@Simmons I Behavior Analysis, Nursing, MPH and Social Work Students
16May 2025 Commencement Ceremony
19Spring 2025 Final Grades Due at 10 AM EST for all Returning students
25Add/Drop Period Ends For:
@Simmons I Behavior Analysis, Nursing, MPH, and Social Work Students
26Memorial Day - No Classes For:
Traditional Undergraduate and Graduate students
CompleteDegree Undergraduate students
Online HPED, Online Nutrition, and Online LIS students

Withdrawal Period Begins For:
@Simmons I Behavior Analysis, Nursing, MPH, and Social Work Students

June 2025

DateDescription
2CompleteDegree Student Registration for Fall 2025

January 2024

DateDescription
4Fall 2023 Final Grades Due at 10AM EST For: 
Traditional Undergraduate and Graduate Students 
CompleteDegree Undergraduate Students 
Online HPED, Online Nutrition, and Online Library & Information Science Students
7Fall III 2023 Withdrawal Period Ends For: 
@Simmons III Nursing and Social Work Students

Winter Break Ends - Classes Resume For: 
@Simmons III Nursing & Social Work
15

Martin Luther King Jr. Day - No Classes For: 
Traditional Undergraduate and Graduate Students 
CompleteDegree Undergraduate Students 
Online HPED, Online Nutrition, and Online Library & Information Science Students 
Spring I 2024 Semester Classes Begin For: 
@Simmons I Behavior Analysis, Nursing, MPH, and Social Work Students

Add/Drop Period Begins For: 
@Simmons I Behavior Analysis, Nursing, MPH, and Social Work Students

16Spring 2024 Semester Classes Begin For: 
Traditional Undergraduate and Graduate Students 
CompleteDegree Undergraduate Students 
Online HPED, Online Nutrition, and Online Library & Information Science Students
26Last day to Add/Drop Spring 2024 Course(s) in Workday For: 
Traditional Undergraduate and Graduate students 
CompleteDegree Undergraduate students 
Online HPED, Online Nutrition, and Online Library & Information Science students
27Add/Drop Period Begins For: 
Traditional Undergraduate and Graduate students 
CompleteDegree Undergraduate students 
Online HPED, Online Nutrition, and Online Library & Information Science students
28Add/Drop Period Ends For: 
@Simmons I Behavior Analysis, Nursing, MPH, and Social Work Students
29Withdrawal Period Begins For: 
@Simmons I Behavior Analysis, Nursing, MPH, and Social Work Students

February 2024

DateDescription
9Add/Drop Period Ends at 4:30PM EST For: 
Traditional Undergraduate and Graduate students 
CompleteDegree Undergraduate students 
Online HPED, Online Nutrition, and Online Library & Information Science students 

Last day to Change Spring 2024 Course(s) Grading Basis to Pass/Fail or Formal Audit For: 
Traditional Undergraduate students 
CompleteDegree Undergraduate students
10Withdrawal Period Begins For: 
Traditional Undergraduate and Graduate students 
CompleteDegree Undergraduate students 
Online HPED, Online Nutrition, and Online Library & Information Science students
13–14Spring III 2024 Semester Registration Begin For: 
@Simmons III Nursing and Social Work Students
25Fall III 2023 Semester Classes End For: 
@Simmons III Nursing and Social Work Students
29Fall III 2023 Semester Final Grades Due For: 
@Simmons III Nursing Students

March 2024

DateDescription
1Fall III 2023 Semester Final Grades Due For: 
@Simmons III Social Work Students
4–8Spring Break - No Classes For: 
Traditional Undergraduate and Graduate Students 
CompleteDegree Undergraduate Students 
Online HPED, Online Nutrition, and Online Library & Information Science Students
10Withdrawal Period Ends For: 
@Simmons I Behavior Analysis, Nursing, MPH, and Social Work Students
11Withdrawal Period Ends at 4:30PM EST For: 
Traditional Undergraduate and Graduate students 
CompleteDegree Undergraduate students 
Online HPED, Online Nutrition, and Online Library & Information Science students
18

Spring III 2024 Semester Classes Begin For: 
@Simmons III Nursing and Social Work Students

Add/Drop Period Begins For: 
@Simmons III Nursing and Social Work Students

31Add/Drop Period Ends For: 
@Simmons III Nursing and Social Work Students

April 2024

DateDescription
1Withdrawal Period Begins For: 
@Simmons III Nursing and Social Work Students
9–11Summer I 2024 Semester Registration Begin For: 
@Simmons I Behavior Analysis, Nursing, MPH, and Social Work Students
15Patriots Day - No Classes For: 
Traditional Undergraduate and Graduate Students 
CompleteDegree Undergraduate Students 
Online HPED, Online Nutrition, and Online Library & Information Science Students
16Administrative Monday - Monday Classes Meet For: 
Traditional Undergraduate and Graduate Students 
Online HPED, Online Nutrition, and Online Library & Information Science Students
21Spring I 2024 Semester Classes End For: 
@Simmons I Behavior Analysis, Nursing, MPH, and Social Work Students
22Spring I 2024 Semester Final Grades Due For: 
@Simmons I Behavior Analysis Students
25Spring I 2024 Semester Final Grades Due For: 
@Simmons I Nursing Students
26Spring I 2024 Semester Final Grades Due For: 
@Simmons I Social Work Students

May 2024

DateDescription
6Spring 2024 Class End For: 
Undergraduate and Graduate students 
CompleteDegree Undergraduate students 
Online HPED, Online Nutrition, and Online Library & 
Information Science students
7Reading & Review Day for all Undergraduate students
8-11Final Exam Period for all Undergraduate students
12Withdrawal Period Ends For: 
@Simmons III Nursing and Social Work Students
13

Spring 2024 Final Grades Due at 10AM EST For All Graduating students 

Summer 2024 Semester & Summer I 2024 Semester Classes Begin For: 
Traditional Undergraduate and Graduate Students 
CompleteDegree Undergraduate Students 
Online HPED, Online Nutrition, and Online Library & Information Science Students

Summer I 2024 Semester Classes Begin For: 
@Simmons I Behavior Analysis, Nursing, MPH, and Social Work Students

Add/Drop Period Begins For: 
@Simmons I Behavior Analysis, Nursing, MPH, and Social Work Students

17May 2024 Commencement Ceremony
20Spring 2024 Final Grades Due at 10AM EST for all Returning students
26Add/Drop Period Ends For: 
@Simmons I Behavior Analysis, Nursing, MPH, and Social Work Students
27

Memorial Day - No Classes For: 
Traditional Undergraduate and Graduate Students 
CompleteDegree Undergraduate Students 
Online HPED, Online Nutrition, and Online Library & Information Science Students

Withdrawal Period Begins For: 
@Simmons I Behavior Analysis, Nursing, MPH, and Social Work Students

June 2024

DateDescription
11Summer III 2024 Registration Opens 
@Simmons III Nursing Online students
19Juneteenth - No Classes For: 
Traditional Undergraduate and Graduate Students 
CompleteDegree Undergraduate Students 
Online HPED, Online Nutrition, and Online Library & Information Science Students

July 2024

DateDescription
3Summer Session I Ends
4-5No Classes For: 
Traditional Undergraduate and Graduate Students 
CompleteDegree Undergraduate Students 
Online HPED, Online Nutrition, and Online Library & Information Science Students
7Withdrawal Period Ends For:
@Simmons I Behavior Analysis, Nursing, MPH, and Social Work Students
8Summer Session II Begins
14Summer III 2024 Registration Ends
@Simmons III Nursing Online students
15Summer III 2024 Classes Begin For:
@Simmons III Nursing Online students 
Add/Drop begins for @Simmons III Nursing Online students
28Add/Drop Ends For: @Simmons III Nursing Online students
29Withdrawal Period Starts For: @Simmons III Nursing Online students

August 2024

DateDescription
18Summer I 2024 Semester Classes End For: 
@Simmons I Behavior Analysis, Nursing,and Social Work Students
MPH Online Students
23Summer Session Ends 
Summer Session II Ends