| | Babson College Academic Calendar 2008 - 2009 | |
| | All dates subject to change. Last update on February 25, 2009. | |
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| | View current calendar on Registrar's Website. | |
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| FALL 2008 | | | |
| Sa | 8/23 | Graduate Orientation for Evening MBA, Certificate in Adv. Mgmt., MSA, and MSM in Tech EPS Programs | |
| M - F | 8/25 – 8/29 | Graduate Two Year Program Orientation | |
| Th | 8/28 | Undergraduate Orientation Begins; Residence Halls Open for New Undergraduates at 8:00 am | |
| Su | 8/31 | Residence Halls Open at 9:00 am for Returning Undergraduates | |
| M | 9/1 | Labor Day | |
| Tu | 9/2 | Undergraduate and Graduate Classes Begin | |
| Tu | 9/2 | Graduate Two Year Program Modules Begin | |
| Tu | 9/9 | Undergraduate and Graduate Add/Drop Ends | |
| M | 10/13 | Columbus Day Holiday: No Classes. | |
| Tu | 10/14 | Babson Monday: Follow Monday Class Schedule, No Tuesday Classes | |
| Tu - Sa | 10/14 – 10/18 | Babson Fast Track Sections 1 and 2 Kick-Off | |
| F | 10/17 | Inauguration Celebration of President Leonard A. Schlesinger | |
| Sa | 10/18 | Inauguration Celebration of President Leonard A. Schlesinger | |
| Tu | 10/21 | Graduate "A" Session Courses End | |
| W | 10/22 | Graduate "B" Session Courses Begin | |
| Th - M | 10/23 – 10/27 | Portland Fast Track Kick-Off (at Babson Campus) | |
| F | 10/24 | Undergraduate Mid-Semester Warnings Due from Faculty | |
| Tu | 10/28 | Undergraduate Mid-Semester Warnings Sent to Students | |
| Th | 11/6 | Last day to withdraw from an Undergraduate course | |
| W | 11/12 | Last day to withdraw from a Graduate course | |
| M - F | 11/24 – 11/28 | Undergraduate Thanksgiving Break (5 days) | |
| W - F | 11/26 – 11/28 | Graduate Thanksgiving Break (starts Wednesday evening; no Grad evening classes) | |
| M | 12/1 | Last Grad Monday evening class, last Grad M/W/F day class, and last Grad M/W day class | |
| Tu | 12/2 | Last Grad Tuesday evening class | |
| W | 12/3 | Last Grad Wednesday evening class | |
| Th | 12/4 | Last Grad Thursday evening class and T/R day class | |
| F | 12/5 | Last UG M/W/F class | |
| F | 12/5 | Graduate Two Year Program Modules End | |
| Sa - Su | 12/6 – 12/7 | Graduate day courses Reading Days | |
| M - F | 12/8 – 12/12 | Graduate day and evening courses Final Exams | |
| M | 12/8 | Last Undergrad M/W classes | |
| Tu | 12/9 | Last UG T/R day class | |
| W - Th | 12/10 – 12/11 | Undergraduate Reading Days | |
| F - F | 12/12 – 12/19 | Undergraduate Final Exams (12/12, 12/15, 12/16, 12/17, 12/18, 12/19) | |
| F | 12/19 | Undergraduate Residence Halls Close at 8:00 pm | |
| W - F | 12/24 - 1/2/09 | College Administrative Offices Closed | |
| WINTER 2009 | | | |
| M | 1/5 | Undergraduate Winter Session Begins; see UG on-line Registration Guide for add/drop deadlines | |
| M | 1/5 | Graduate Two Year Program Modules Begin | |
| Sa - M | 1/17 – 1/19 | Undergraduate Reading Day | |
| M | 1/19 | Martin Luther King Holiday - No Grad day classes | |
| Tu | 1/20 | Undergraduate Winter Session Final Exams held | |
| SPRING 2009 | | | |
| Sa | 1/10 | Graduate Orientation for Evening MBA, Certificate in Adv. Mgmt., MSA, and MSM in Tech EPS Programs | |
| Su | 1/18 | Residence Halls open for Transfer students | |
| Su | 1/18 | Undergraduate Orientation Begins for Transfer Students | |
| Tu | 1/20 | Residence Halls Open for Returning Undergraduates at 9:00 am | |
| W | 1/21 | Undergraduate and Graduate Classes Begin | |
| F | 1/23 | Babson Monday (Undergraduates Only); follow Monday class schedule | |
| W | 1/28 | Undergraduate and Graduate Add/Drop Ends | |
| M | 2/16 | Presidents’ Day Holiday - no day classes; evening classes meet | |
| Tu | 3/10 | Graduate "A" Session Courses End | |
| W | 3/11 | Graduate "B" Session Courses Begin | |
| M - F | 3/16 – 3/20 | Spring Break Graduate and Undergraduate (5 days) | |
| Tu - Sa | 3/17 – 3/21 | Babson Fast Track Sections 1 and 2 Kick-Off | |
| F | 3/20 | Undergraduate Mid-Semester Warnings Due from Faculty | |
| Tu | 3/24 | Undergraduate Mid-Semester Warnings Sent to Students | |
| W | 4/1 | Last day to withdraw from a Graduate course | |
| Tu | 4/7 | Last day to withdraw from an Undergraduate course | |
| M | 4/20 | Patriots’ Day Holiday - no day classes; evening classes meet | |
| W | 4/22 | Last Grad Wednesday evening class | |
| Th | 4/23 | Last Grad Thursday evening class | |
| F | 4/24 | Babson Monday (Grads Only); follow Monday day class schedule | |
| M | 4/27 | Last Grad Monday evening class | |
| Tu | 4/28 | Last Grad Tuesday evening class, Last Grad T/R day, and Last UG T/R class | |
| W | 4/29 | Last Undergraduate and Grad day M/W class, last Grad and UG M/W/F class | |
| W - Tu | 4/29 – 5/5 | Graduate evening Finals (4/29, 4/30, 5/4, 5/5) | |
| Th | 4/30 | Make-up for day classes for Snow Day | |
| F | 5/1 | Reading Day / Make-up for day classes for Snow Day | |
| Sa - Su | 5/2 – 5/3 | Undergraduate and Graduate Reading Days | |
| M-F | 5/4 – 5/8 | Graduate day courses Final Exams | |
| M - Sa | 5/4 – 5/9 | Undergraduate Final Exams | |
| Sa | 5/9 | Undergraduate Residence Halls Close at 8:00 pm for Non-Graduating Students | |
| F | 5/15 | Graduate Two Year Program Modules End | |
| Sa | 5/16 | Commencement: UG at 10:00 am; Grad at 2:30 pm; Seniors check out of Residence Halls by 8:00 pm. | |
| SUMMER 2009 | | | |
| M | 5/18 | Graduate Summer Session I Courses Begin; see Grad on-line Registration Guide for add/drop deadlines | |
| Tu | 5/19 | Undergraduate Summer Courses Begin; see Undergrad on-line Registration Guide for add/drop deadlines | |
| Th | 5/21 | Graduate One Year Program Modules Begin | |
| F | 5/22 | Babson Monday (Undergrads Only); follow Monday class schedule | |
| M | 5/25 | Memorial Day Holiday: No Grad Day Classes or UG Classes (Grad Evening Classes Meet) | |
| F | 5/29 | Babson Monday; follow Monday day class schedules | |
| Th | 6/11 | Last day to withdraw from an Undergraduate course | |
| Th | 6/11 | Last day to withdraw from a Summer I Graduate course (one meeting per week) | |
| W | 6/17 | Last day to withdraw from a Summer I Graduate course (two meetings per week) | |
| M - Th | 6/22 – 6/25 | Last Summer I Graduate class for once a week evening courses | |
| M - Tu | 6/29 – 6/30 | Last Summer I Graduate class for twice a week evening courses | |
| M - Th | 6/29 – 7/2 | Graduate evening Finals for Summer I for once a week courses (6/29, 6/30, 7/1, 7/2) | |
| Tu | 6/30 | Last Undergraduate Summer class | |
| W - Th | 7/1 – 7/2 | Graduate evening Finals for Summer I for twice a week courses | |
| W - Th | 7/1 – 7/2 | Undergraduate Finals (2 days) | |
| F | 7/3 | Federal and Babson Observance of the 4th of July Holiday | |
| S | 7/4 | 4th of July Holiday | |
| M | 7/6 | Graduate Summer Session II Courses Begin; see Grad on-line Registration Guide for add/drop deadlines
UG Summer Session II Early Courses Begin
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| M | 7/13 | UG Summer Session II Late Courses Begin | |
| Th | 7/30 | Last day to withdraw from a Summer II Grad course (one meeting per week) | |
| W | 8/5 | Last day to withdraw from a Summer II Graduate course (two meetings per week) | |
| Th | 8/6 | Last class UG Summer Session II Early Courses | |
| M - Th | 8/10 – 8/13 | Last Summer II Graduate class for once a week evening courses | |
| F | 8/14 | One Year Program Modules End | |
| M - Tu | 8/17 – 8/18 |
UG Summer II Finals; Last Summer II Graduate class for twice a week evening courses
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| M - Th | 8/17 – 8/20 | Graduate evening Finals for Summer II for once a week courses | |
| W - Th | 8/19 – 8/20 | Graduate evening Finals for Summer II for twice a week courses | |
