Academic Calendars
To view Middlebury’s Religious Holidays and Policy, please follow this link to the Charles P. Scott Center for Spiritual and Religious Life
2023–2024 Academic Calendar
September 2023 | |
Aug. 31–Sept. 3 Thurs.–Sun. | Alumni College |
4 Monday | Labor Day |
4 Monday | Orientation Begins |
9 Saturday | Residence Halls Open for Returning Students (9:00 a.m.) |
11 Monday | Fall Term Classes Begin (8:15 a.m.) |
15 Friday | Rosh Hashanah begins at sunset |
17 Sunday | Rosh Hashanah ends at sunset |
21–23 Thurs.–Sat. | Clifford Symposium |
24 Sunday | Yom Kippur begins at sunset |
25 Monday | Yom Kippur ends at sunset |
29–Oct 1 Fri.–Sun. | Fall Family Weekend |
October 2023 | |
13 Friday | Midterm Recess |
16 Monday | Classes Resume (8:15 a.m.) |
20–22 Fri.–Sun. | Homecoming |
25–28 Wed.–Sat. | Board of Trustees Meetings |
November 2023 | |
5 Sunday | Daylight Saving Ends |
11 Saturday | Veterans Day |
17 Friday | Thanksgiving Recess Begins (2:00 p.m.) |
23 Thursday | Thanksgiving |
27 Monday | Classes Resume (8:15 a.m.) |
December 2023 | |
11 Monday | Fall Term Classes End; Friday class schedule observed (2:00 p.m.) |
12, 15 Tues., Fri. | Reading Days |
13–18 Wed.–Mon. | Final Examinations* |
18 Monday | Recess Begins (10:00 p.m.) |
19 Tuesday | Residence Halls Close (noon) |
25 Monday | Christmas Day |
January 2024 | |
1 Monday | New Year’s Day |
2 Tuesday | Residence Halls Open (9:00 a.m.) |
4 Thursday | Winter Term Classes Begin (8:15 a.m.) |
15 Monday | Martin Luther King Day (no classes) |
26–27 Fri.–Sat. | Institute Board of Advisors Meeting (MIIS) |
February 2024 | |
1 Thursday | Winter Term Classes End Recess Begins (10:25 p.m.) |
3 Saturday | Celebration for Mid-Year Graduates |
7 Wednesday | Spring Orientation Begins |
8–10 Thurs.–Sat. | Board of TrusteesMeetings (remote) |
12 Monday | Spring Term Classes Begin (8:15 a.m.) |
14 Wednesday | Ash Wednesday |
19 Monday | Presidents’ Day |
23–24 Fri.–Sat. | Winter Carnival; classes meet as scheduled |
March 2024 | |
1–2 Fri.–Sat. | College Board of Advisors Meetings |
10 Sunday | Daylight Savings Begins |
10 Sunday | Ramadan begins at sunset |
15 Friday | Spring Term Recess Begins (2:00 p.m.) |
25 Monday | Classes Resume (8:15 a.m.) |
29 Friday | Good Friday |
31 Sunday | Easter |
April 2024 | |
6 Saturday | Lailat al-Qadr |
8 Monday | Ramadan ends at sunset |
9 Tuesday | Eid al-Fitr begins at sunset |
10 Wednesday | Eid al-Fitr ends at sunset |
19 Friday | Spring Student Symposium; classes do not meet |
22 Monday | Passover begins at sunset |
29 Monday | Passover ends at sunset |
May 2024 | |
9–11 Thurs.–Sat. | Board of Trustees Meetings |
13 Monday | Spring Term Classes End (2:00 p.m.); Friday class schedule observed |
14–15 Tues.–Wed. | Reading Days |
16–21 Thurs.–Tues. | Final Examinations* |
19 Sunday | Reading Day |
22 Wednesday | Residence Halls Close for General Student Body (noon) |
25 Saturday | Baccalaureate |
26 Sunday | Commencement |
26 Sunday | Residence Halls Close for Graduates and Senior Febs (11:00 p.m.) |
27 Monday | Memorial Day |
June 2024 | |
6–9 Thurs.–Sun | Reunion |
16 Sunday | Eid al-Adha begins at sunset |
17 Monday | Eid al-Adha ends at sunset |
21 Friday | Language Schools Eight-Week Session Begins |
25 Tuesday | Bread Loaf School of English in Vermont Begins |
28 Friday | Language Schools Seven-Week Session Begins |
July 2024 | |
2 Tuesday | Language Schools Six-Week Session Begins |
4 Thursday | Independence Day |
August 2024 | |
10 Saturday | Commencement, Bread Loaf School in Vermont |
14-15 Wed.-Thurs. | Schools Board of Advisors Meetings |
14–24 Wed.–Sat. | Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference |
16 Friday | Language Schools Commencement |
29–Sept.1 Thurs.–Sun. | Alumni College |
*Fall examinations scheduled Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday. | |
*Spring examinations scheduled Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Monday, and Tuesday. | |
For those religious traditions following a lunar calendar, dates can vary slightly depending on moon sightings. |
2024–2025 Academic Calendar (Proposed)
September 2024 | |
Aug. 29–Sept. 1 Thurs.–Sun. | Alumni College |
2 Monday | Labor Day |
2 Monday | Orientation Begins |
7 Saturday | Residence Halls Open for Returning Students (9:00 a.m.) |
9 Monday | Fall Term Classes Begin (8:15 a.m.) |
19–21 Thurs.–Sat. | Clifford Symposium |
27-29 | Fall Family Weekend |
October 2024 | |
2 Wednesday | Rosh Hashanah begins at sunset |
4 Friday | Rosh Hashanah ends at sunset |
11 Friday | Midterm Recess |
11 Friday | Yom Kippur begins at sunset |
12 Saturday | Yom Kippur ends at sunset |
14 Monday | Classes Resume (8:15 a.m.) |
18-20 Fri.-Sun. | Homecoming |
23–26 Wed.–Sat. | Board of Trustees Meetings |
November 2024 | |
3 Sunday | Daylight Saving Ends |
11 Monday | Veterans Day |
22 Friday | Thanksgiving Recess Begins (2:00 p.m.) |
28 Thursday | Thanksgiving |
December 2024 | |
2 Monday | Classes resume (8:15 a.m.) |
9 Monday | Fall Term Classes End (2:00 p.m.) Friday schedule observed |
10, 13 Tues., Fri. | Reading Days |
11–16 Wed.–Mon. | Final Examinations* |
16 Monday | Recess Begins (10:00 p.m.) |
17 Tuesday | Residence Halls Close (12:00 noon) |
25 Monday | Christmas Day |
January 2025 | |
1 Wednesday | New Year’s Day |
4 Saturday | Residence Halls Open (9:00 a.m.) |
6 Monday | Winter Term Classes Begin (8:15 a.m.) |
20 Monday | Martin Luther King Day (no classes) |
24–25 Fri.–Sat. | Institute Board of Advisors Meeting (at MIIS) |
31 Friday | Winter Term Classes End, Recess Begins (4:00 p.m.) |
February 2025 | |
1 Saturday | Celebration for Mid-Year Graduates |
5 Wednesday | Spring Orientation Begins |
6–8 Thurs.–Sat. | Board of Trustees Meetings (remote) |
10 Monday | Spring Term Classes Begin (8:15 a.m.) |
17 Monday | Presidents’ Day |
21–22 Fri.–Sat. | Winter Carnival; classes meet as scheduled |
28 Friday | Ramadan begins at sunset |
March 2025 | |
5 Wednesday | Ash Wednesday |
7–8 Fri.–Sat. | College Board of Advisors Meetings |
9 Sunday | Daylight Savings Begins |
14 Friday | Spring Term Recess Begins (2:00 p.m.) |
24 Monday | Classes Resume (8:15 a.m.) |
27 Thursday | Lailat al-Qadr |
29 Saturday | Ramadan ends at sunset |
30 Sunday | Eid al-Fitr begins at sunset |
31 Monday | Eid al-Fitr ends at sunset |
April 2025 | |
11 Friday | Spring Student Symposium; Classes Do Not Meet (tentative) |
12 Saturday | Passover begins at sunset |
18 Friday | Good Friday |
20 Sunday | Easter |
20 Monday | Passover ends at sunset |
May 2025 | |
8–10 Thurs.–Sat. | Board of Trustees Meetings |
12 Monday | Spring Term Classes End (2:00 p.m.); Friday class schedule observed |
13–14, 18 Tues.–Wed., Sun. | Reading Days |
15-20 Thurs.–Tues. | Final Examinations* |
21 Wednesday | Residence Halls Close for General Student Body (12:00 noon) |
24 Saturday | Baccalaureate |
25 Sunday | Commencement |
25 Sunday | Residence Halls Close for Graduates and Senior Febs (11:00 p.m.) |
26 Monday | Memorial Day |
June 2025 | |
5-8 Thurs.–Sun | Reunion Weekend |
6 Friday | Eid al-Adha begins at sunset |
7 Saturday | Eid al-Adha ends at sunset |
20 Friday | Language Schools Eight-Week Session Begins |
24 Tuesday | Bread Loaf School of English in Vermont Begins |
27 Friday | Language Schools Seven-Week Session Begins |
July 2025 | |
1 Tuesday | Language Schools Six-Week Session Begins |
4 Friday | Independence Day |
14-15 Mon.–Tues. | Schools Board of Advisors Meetings |
August 2025 | |
9 Saturday | Commencement, Bread Loaf School in Vermont |
13–23 Wed.–Sat. | Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference |
15 Friday | VT Language Schools Commencement |
28–31 Thurs.–Sun. | Alumni College |
*Fall examinations scheduled Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday. | |
*Spring examinations scheduled Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Monday, and Tuesday. | |
For those religious traditions following a lunar calendar, dates can vary slightly depending on moon sightings. | |
The Calendar is subject to change. |
2025–2026 Academic Calendar (Tentative)
|