| Summer 2026 | ||
|---|---|---|
| March 23, 2026 | Mon. | Registration opens for Summer 2026 for Online and Professional Master’s programs (except Cybersecurity and PRIME) students at 9:00 a.m. EDT. |
| March 30 - April 19, 2026 | Mon. - Thurs. | Registration for Summer courses for continuing Brown undergraduates and select masters students with summer program courses (including PRIME) opens at 9:00 a.m.EDT on Monday March 30 and continues through Thursday April 9 at 5:00 p.m. EDT |
| April 14 - April 21, 2026 | Tues. - Tues. | Registration period for fall courses for Brown undergraduates. Summer registration closed during this period. |
| April 22 - June 17, 2026 | Wed. - Wed. | Registration period for Summer courses for Brown undergraduates and select masters students with summer program courses (including PRIME) re-opens at 9:00 a.m.EDT and remains open until Wednesday June 17 at 5:00 p.m. EDT |
| May 18, 2026 | Mon. | Classes begin for Summer 2026 for Online and Professional Master’s programs (except Cybersecurity and PRIME) students |
| June 14, 2026 | Sun. | Residence halls open. |
| June 15, 2026 | Mon. | Summer Session classes begin. |
| June 17, 2026 | Wed. | Last day to change courses (5:00 p.m. EDT deadline). (All students MUST be in their registered courses by Wednesday, June 17.) |
| June 19, 2025 | Fri. | Juneteenth Holiday. No University exercises. |
| June 22, 2026 | Mon. | Last day to change grade options (5:00 p.m. EDT deadline) |
| July 3, 2026 | Fri. | Independence Day holiday (observed). No University exercises. |
| July 24, 2026 | Fri. | Classes end. |
| July 25 - Jul 28, 2026 | Sat. - Tues. | Reading period. |
| July 28, 2026 | Tues. | Last day to drop a course (5:00 p.m. EDT deadline). |
| Jul 29 - Jul 31, 2026 | Wed. - Fri. | Final examination period. |
| July 31, 2026 | Fri. | Summer Session ends. |
| August 1, 2026 | Sat. | Residence halls close. |
| August 23, 2026 | Sun. | Classes end for Summer 2026 for Online and Professional Master’s programs (except Cybersecurity and PRIME) students |
| Fall 2026 | ||
| July 15, 2026 | Wed. | Registration opens for Fall 2026 for Online and Professional Master’s programs (except Cybersecurity and PRIME) students at 9:00 a.m. EDT. |
| August 1, 2026 | Sat. | Last day for payment of charges. |
| Sept. 1, 2026 | Tues | Beginning of Graduate School All-Student Orientation. |
| Sept. 2, 2026 | Wed. | Beginning of College Orientation. |
| Sept 4 - Sept 7, 2026 | Fri. - Mon. | Registration of new undergraduate and all graduate students students (residential programs, Cybersecurity, and PRIME) for the fall semester begins at 4:00 pm EDT Friday and ends at 11:59 p.m. EDT Monday Sept 7. (Maximum of 4 credit hours allowed for undergraduates). |
| Sept. 8, 2026 | Tues. | Opening Convocation at 4:00 p.m. EDT |
| Sept. 8, 2026 | Tues. | Registration re-opens at 9:00 a.m. EDT on Sept. 8 for all students for the fall semester. (Up to a maximum of 5 credit hours allowed). |
| Sept. 9, 2026 | Wed. | Classes of the first semester begin. |
| Sept. 9, 2026 | Wed. | First day of RISD Fall Session. |
| Sept. 16, 2026 | Wed. | Last day to register for a Fall RISD course without a fee or change a grade option for a Fall RISD course - (5:00 p.m. EDT deadline). |
| Sept. 22, 2026 | Tues. | Last day to add a course without a fee. (5:00 p.m. EDT deadline) Banner Web will be taken down for approximately one hour. Once relaunched, all course adds require Instructor override and will be charged a late fee of $15 per course. |
| Oct. 1, 2026 | Thur. | Deadline for undergraduates on personal leave (including employment and military leave) or on Full-time Study Away status to request return to studies at Brown for Spring. |
| Oct. 6, 2026 | Tues. | Last day to add a course (includes late fee), change from audit to credit, or change a grade option declaration (5:00 p.m. EDT deadline). |
| Oct. 12, 2026 | Mon. | Indigenous Peoples' Day. No University exercises. |
| Oct. 13, 2026 | Tues. | Last day to receive any partial tuition refund. |
| Oct. 16, 2026 | Fri. | Last day to change from credit to audit in a course (5:00 p.m. EDT deadline). |
| Oct. 17, 2026 | Sat. | Mid-semester |
| Oct. 20, 2026 | Tues. | Date by which sophomores entering their 5th semester must file their concentration declaration forms via ASK to avoid having a No Concentration hold placed against their Banner registration (5:00 p.m. EDT deadline). |
| Oct. 26, 2026 | Mon. | Advising period for spring pre-registration begins. Students in their first through third semesters will need to procure their advising PIN from their advisor in order to register. |
| Nov. 3, 2026 | Tues. | United States Election Day. No University exercises. |
| Nov. 10, 2026 | Tues. | Registration opens for Spring 2027 for undergraduate students semester level 07 and above and all continuing graduate students (residential programs, Cybersecurity, and PRIME) at noon EST. Registration remains open until Tuesday, November 17, 5:00 p.m. EST. (Maximum of 4 credit hours allowed for undergraduates). |
| Nov. 11, 2026 | Wed. | Registration opens for Spring 2027 for undergraduate students semester levels 05-06 at noon EST. (Students are unable to register for 5th semester unless approved concentration is filed). Registration remains open until Tuesday, November 17, 5:00 p.m. EST. (Maximum of 4 credit hours allowed for undergraduates). |
| Nov. 12, 2026 | Thurs. | Registration opens for Spring 2027 for undergraduate students semester levels 03-04 at noon EST. Registration remains open until Tuesday, November 17, 5:00 p.m. EST. (Maximum of 4 credit hours allowed for undergraduates). |
| Nov. 13, 2026 | Fri. | Deadline for submission of proposals for College Curriculum Council-approved undergraduate group study projects (GISPs), independent study projects, and internships for credit) for Semester II. |
| Nov. 13, 2026 | Fri. | Registration opens for Spring 2027 for undergraduate students semester levels 01-02 at noon EST. Registration remains open until Tuesday, November 17, 5:00 p.m. EST. (Maximum of 4 credit hours allowed for undergraduates). |
| Nov. 14 - 17, 2026 | Sat. - Tues. | Registration for Spring 2027 continues until Tuesday, November 17, 5:00 p.m. EST. |
| Nov. 25 - 29, 2026 | Wed. - Sun. | Thanksgiving recess |
| Nov. 30, 2026 | Mon. | Classes resume. |
| Dec. 1, 2026 | Tues. | Deadline for undergraduates to request a personal leave (including employment and military leave) or to request Full-time Study Away status for Spring. Any Full-time Study Away approved by the Study Away Review Committee for which the Registrar does not receive enrollment verification will not be honored. |
| Dec. 2, 2026 | Wed. | Registration opens for Spring 2027 for Online and Professional Master’s programs (except Cybersecurity and PRIME) students at 9:00 a.m. EST. |
| Dec. 5 , 2026 | Sat. | Midyear Completion Celebration at 4:00 p.m. in Salomon De Ciccio Family Auditorium. Reception to follow in Sayles Hall. |
| Dec. 7 , 2026 | Mon. | Beginning of Reading Period (optional and at the discretion of the instructor.) |
| Dec. 9, 2026 | Wed. | Last day of Fall RISD classes. |
| Dec. 11 , 2026 | Fri. | Classes end for courses not observing the Reading Period. Last day to drop a course (5:00 p.m. EST deadline) or to request an incomplete from an instructor. |
| Dec. 11, 2026 | Fri. | UG CONCENTRATIONS:Last day for students to declare second concentrations in ASK for students in their penultimate semester (typically the 7th semester) who are declaring a second concentration (5:00 p.m. EST deadline). |
| Dec. 11, 2026 | Fri. | UG CERTIFICATES: Last day for students in their ante-penultimate (typically 6th) semester to declare an undergraduate certificate in ASK. |
| Dec. 12 - 21, 2026 | Sat. - Mon. | Final Examination Period (inclusive of Sunday) |
| Winter 2027 | ||
| Nov. 18 - Dec. 16, 2026 | Wed. - Wed. | Registration for Wintersession courses (begins at 9:00 a.m. EST). |
| Dec. 16, 2026 | Wed. | Last day to register for a Wintersession course (5:00 p.m. EST deadline). |
| Dec. 16, 2026 | Wed. | Wintersession tuition due. |
| Dec. 22, 2026 | Tues. | Wintersession courses begin. |
| Jan. 5, 2027 | Tues. | Last day to change a grade option declaration. |
| Jan. 12, 2027 | Tues. | Last day to drop a course or request an incomplete from an instructor. |
| Jan. 18, 2027 | Mon. | Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday. No University exercises. |
| Jan. 26, 2027 | Tues. | Final examinations. Wintersession ends. |
| Spring 2027 | ||
| Jan. 1, 2027 | Fri. | Last day for payment of charges. |
| Jan. 7, 2027 | Thurs. | First day of RISD Winter Session. |
| Jan. 8, 2027 | Fri. | Theses/Dissertations of candidates for Masters and Ph.D. degrees in February due. |
| Jan. 18, 2027 | Mon. | Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday. No University exercises. |
| Jan. 22 - Jan 25, 2027 | Fri. - Mon. | Registration of new undergraduate and new graduate students (residential programs, Cybersecurity, and PRIME) for the spring semester begins at 2:00 pm EST Friday and ends at 11:59 p.m. EST Monday Jan 25. (Maximum of 4 credit hours allowed for undergraduates). |
| Jan. 26, 2027 | Tues. | Registration re-opens at 9:00 a.m. EST on Jan 26 for all students for the spring semester. (Up to a maximum of 5 credit hours allowed). |
| Jan. 27, 2027 | Wed. | Classes of the second semester begin. |
| Feb. 9, 2027 | Tues. | Last day to add a course without a fee. (5:00 p.m. EST deadline) Banner web will be taken down for approximately one hour. Once relaunched, all course adds require Instructor override and will be charged a late fee of $15 per course. |
| Feb. 10, 2027 | Wed. | Last day of Winter RISD classes. |
| Feb. 13 - 16, 2027 | Sat. - Tues. | Long weekend. No University exercises. |
| Feb. 17, 2027 | Wed. | Classes resume. |
| Feb. 18, 2027 | Thurs. | First day of RISD Spring Session. |
| Feb. 24, 2027 | Wed. | Last day to add a course (includes late fee), change from audit to credit, or change a grade option declaration (5:00 p.m. EST deadline). |
| Feb. 25, 2027 | Thurs. | Last day to register for a Spring RISD course without a fee or change a grade option for a Spring RISD course (5:00 p.m. EST deadline). |
| March 2, 2027 | Tues. | Last day to receive any partial tuition refund. |
| March 12, 2027 | Fri. | Last day to change from credit to audit in a course (5:00 EST p.m. deadline). |
| March 13, 2027 | Sat. | Mid-semester. |
| March 22, 2027 | Mon. | Date by which sophomores entering their 5th semester must file their concentration declaration forms via ASK to avoid having a No Concentration hold placed against their Banner registration. (5:00 p.m. EDT deadline). |
| Mar. 27 - Apr. 4, 2027 | Sat. - Sun. | Spring Recess. |
| April 5, 2027 | Mon. | Classes resume. |
| April 5, 2027 | Mon. | Advising period for fall pre-registration begins. Students in their first through third semesters will need to procure their advising PIN from their advisor in order to register. |
| April 9, 2027 | Fri. | Deadline for submission of proposals for College Curriculum Council-approved undergraduate group study projects (GISPs), independent study projects, and internships for credit) for Semester I. |
| April 20, 2027 | Tues. | Registration opens for Fall 2027 for undergraduates semester level 07 and above and continuing graduate students (residential programs, Cybersecurity, and PRIME) at noon EDT and remains open until Tue April 27, 5:00 p.m. EDT. (Max of 4 credits allowed for undergraduates) |
| April 21, 2027 | Wed. | Registration opens for Fall 2027 for undergraduates semester levels 05-06 at noon EDT (approved concentration must be filed to register for 5th semester) and remains open until Tuesday April 27, 5:00 pm EDT (Max of 4 credits allowed for undergraduates). |
| April 22, 2027 | Thurs. | Registration opens for Fall 2027 for continuing undergraduate students semester levels 04 and below at noon EDT. Registration remains open until Tuesday, April 27, 5:00 p.m. EDT. (Maximum of 4 credit hours allowed for undergraduates). |
| Apr. 23 - Apr. 27 2027 | Fri. - Tues. | Registration for Fall 2027 continues until Tuesday, April 27 5:00 p.m. EDT. |
| April 30, 2027 | Fri. | Reading Period begins and will end on May 11 (optional and at the discretion of the instructor). |
| May 3, 2027 | Fri. | Theses of candidates for Masters and Ph.D. degrees in May due. |
| May 11, 2027 | Tues. | UG CONCENTRATIONS: Last day for students to declare second concentrations in ASK for students in their penultimate semester (typically the 7th semester) who are declaring a second concentration (5:00 p.m. EDT deadline). |
| May 11, 2027 | Tues. | UG CERTIFICATES: Last day for students in their ante-penultimate (typically 6th) semester to declare an undergraduate certificate in ASK. |
| May 11, 2027 | Tues. | Classes end for courses not observing the Reading Period. Last day to drop a course (5:00 p.m. EDT deadline) or to request an incomplete from an instructor. |
| May 12 - May 21, 2027 | Wed. - Fri. | Final Examination Period. (No exams on Sunday May 16). |
| May 19, 2027 | Wed. | Last day of Spring RISD classes. |
| May 29 - May 30, 2027 | Sun. | Commencement Weekend |