SUMMER-FALL 2026
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| June 11 | Deadline to apply for graduation and submit Final Plan of Study (Master’s, Sixth-Year and Graduate Certificate students only) for conferral of Summer 2026 degree. |
| August 10 | Last day for Master’s and Doctoral degree candidates to upload final Master’s thesis or Doctoral dissertation to the university-supported repository and submit related paperwork to Degree Audit (degreeaudit@uconn.edu) for conferral of a Summer 2026 degree. It is recommended that students defend at least two weeks prior to this deadline to allow for revisions. Defense are to be announced two weeks prior to defending. |
| August 24 | Conferral date for Summer 2026 degrees. |
| August 24-28 | Fall Orientation Week-consult your individual degree program for their schedule |
| August 26 | Biomedical Science Graduate Student Research Day (GSRD) |
| August 31 | Fall 2026 semester begins |
| September 7 | Labor Day- No Classes |
| September 14 | Last day to register, including Continuous Registration, without penalty. Last day to drop a course without a “W” (withdrawal); last day to add/drop courses without additional signatures. |
| September 25 | Deadline to apply for graduation and submit Final Plan of Study (Master’s, Sixth-Year and Graduate Certificate students only) for conferral of Fall 2026 degree |
| September 28 | Last day to add a course without permission from the Associate Dean of the Graduate School |
| October TBD | Ph.D. in Biomedical Science Open House |
| October 26 | Registration for Spring 2027 semester opens in the Student Administration System |
| November 16 | Last day for graduate students to withdraw from a course |
| November 23-27 | Thanksgiving Recess |
| December 1 | Deadline for applications for the Ph.D. program in Biomedical Science for Fall 2027 |
| December 4 | Last day for Master’s and Doctoral degree candidates to upload final Master’s thesis or Doctoral dissertation to the university-supported repository and submit related paperwork to Degree Audit (degreeaudit@uconn.edu) for conferral of a Fall 2026 degree. It is recommended that students defend at least two weeks prior to this deadline to allow for revisions. Defense are to be announced two weeks prior to defending. |
| December 11 | Last day of Fall semester classes |
| December 14-18 | Final Exams Week |
| December 20 | Conferral date for Fall 2026 degrees |
| December 23 | FACULTY: Semester grades due by 4PM |
SPRING-SUMMER 2027
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| January 19 | Spring 2027 semester begins |
| January/February | Biomedical Science Ph.D. Program Interviews- virtual |
| February 1 | Deadline for applications for the Undergraduate Summer Research Internship Program in Biological and Biomedical Sciences [check webpage for details] |
| February 1 | Last day to register, including Continuous Registration, without penalty. Last day to drop a course without a “W” (withdrawal); last day to add/drop courses without additional signatures. |
| February 12 | Deadline to apply for graduation and last day to submit Final Plan of Study (Master’s, Sixth-Year and Graduate Certificate students only) for conferral of a Spring 2027 degree |
| February 15 | Last day to add a course without permission from the Associate Dean of the Graduate School |
| March 15-19 | Spring Recess-Graduate School |
| March 22 | Registration for Summer 2027 and Fall 2027 semesters opens in the Student Administration System |
| April 1 | Deadline to apply for Summer 2027 graduation to be included in the 2027 Commencement Book |
| April 1 | Admissions for M.P.H. program: for preferred consideration, apply by April 1st |
| April 12 | Last day for graduate students to withdraw from a course |
| April 23 | Last day for Master’s and Doctoral degree candidates to upload final Master’s thesis or Doctoral dissertation to the university-supported repository and submit related paperwork to Degree Audit (degreeaudit@uconn.edu) for conferral of a Spring 2027 degree. It is recommended that students defend at least two weeks prior to this deadline to allow for revisions. Defense are to be announced two weeks prior to defending. |
| April 30 | Last day of Spring semester classes |
| May 3-7 | Final Exams Week |
| May 9 | Conferral date for Spring 2027 degrees |
| May 10 (expected, actual date tbd) | UConn Health 2027 Commencement Ceremony, Jorgenson Center for the Performing Arts, Storrs campus |
| May 11 | FACULTY: Semester grades due by 4PM |
| June 11 | Deadline to apply for graduation and last day to submit Final Plan of Study (Master’s, Sixth-Year and Graduate Certificate students only) for conferral of a Summer 2027 degree |
| August 10 | Last day for Master’s and Doctoral degree candidates to upload final Master’s thesis or Doctoral dissertation to the university-supported repository and submit related paperwork to Degree Audit (degreeaudit@uconn.edu) for conferral of a Summer 2027 degree. It is recommended that students defend at least two weeks prior to this deadline to allow for revisions. Defense are to be announced two weeks prior to defending. |
| August 24 | Conferral date for Summer 2027 degrees |
| August 30 | Fall semester begins |