Madrid Calendar (all programs)

Madrid Spring 2025 Calendar
January 14* | Arrival in Madrid by this date [*January 6 arrival for any students who need to find housing beginning Jan. 7 because they didn’t reserve anything in advance] |
January 15-23 | Orientation for Sede Prim, UAM (Autónoma) and UC3M (Carlos III) students |
January 24 | Classes begin at Sede Prim |
January 27 | Classes begin at UC3M |
January 28 | Classes begin at the UAM |
January 31 | Last day to add a Sede Prim class |
March 10-14 | Mid-term exams at Sede Prim |
March 14-16 | Madrid Stay Local Weekend (series of program organized activities to stay local and protect the environment) |
March 21-22 | Mid-semester excursion |
March 24 | Deadline to invoke credit/no credit option |
April 11-21 | Spring Break (Sede Prim) |
April 12-21 | Spring Break (UAM and UC3M) |
April 22 | Classes resume at Sede Prim, UAM, and UC3M |
May 13 | Classes end at UC3M |
May 16 | Classes end at Sede Prim and UAM |
May 19-26 | Sede Prim final exams |
May 27 | Earliest recommended departure date for Sede Prim (only) |
May 29 | UAM final exams finish—students may depart the following day |
June 3 | UC3M final exams finish—students may depart the following day |
All dates subject to change.
Madrid 2025-2026 Calendar
FALL 2025
August 20* | Arrival in Madrid by this date [*August 17 arrival for any students who need to find housing because they didn’t make reservations in advance] |
August 21 | Orientation for Sede Prim, UAM and UC3M students begins |
August 30 | Undergraduate Orientation Excursion (students should not arrange independent travel) |
September 1 | Classes begin at Sede Prim |
September 8 | Classes begin at the UAM and UC3M |
October 13-16 | Mid-term exams at Sede Prim |
October 17-18 | Mid-semester excursion |
October 24 | Academic Friday (Students must confirm with professors whether or not their class meets on this Friday.) |
October 24-26 | Stay Local Weekend (series of program organized activities to stay local and protect the environment) |
November 21 | Academic Friday (Students must confirm with professors whether or not their class meets on this Friday.) |
December 11 | Last day of classes a Sede Prim |
December 12-17 | Final exams end at Sede Prim |
December 18 | Earliest recommended departure date for Sede Prim (only) |
December 19 | Final exams end at UC3M |
December 20 | Earliest recommended departure date for UC3M |
January 21 | Final exams end at UAM |
January 22 | Earliest recommended departure date for UAM |
Spring 2026
January 13 | Arrival in Madrid by this date [*January 6 arrival for any students who need to find housing because they didn’t make reservations in advance] |
January 14 | Orientation for Sede Prim, UAM and UC3M students begins |
January 24 | Undergraduate Orientation Excursion (students should not arrange independent travel) |
January 26 | Classes begin at Sede Prim and UC3M |
January 27 | Classes begin at UAM |
March 9-12 | Mid-term exams at Sede Prim |
March 13 | Academic Friday (Students must confirm with professors whether or not their class meets on this Friday.) |
March 13-15 | Stay Local Weekend (series of program organized activities to stay local and protect the environment) |
March 20-21 | Mid-semester excursion |
March 27-April 6 | Spring Break (Sede Prim) |
March 30-April 6 | Spring Break (UAM, UC3M) |
April 7 | Classes resume at Sede Prim |
April 17 | Academic Friday (Students must confirm with professors whether or not their class meets on this Friday.) |
May 12 | First day of final exams at UC3M |
May 14 | Last day of classes a Sede Prim |
May 18-22 | Final exams at Sede Prim |
May 23 | Earliest recommended departure date for Sede Prim (only) |
May 29 | Final exams end at UC3M |
May 30 | Earliest recommended departure date for UC3M |
June 1 | Final exams end at UAM |
June 2 | Earliest recommended departure date for UAM |
All dates subject to change.