{"id":812,"date":"2015-10-26T11:53:27","date_gmt":"2015-10-26T15:53:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wp.grad.uchc.uconn.edu\/?page_id=202"},"modified":"2026-06-29T15:29:59","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T19:29:59","slug":"calendar","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-school\/calendar\/","title":{"rendered":"Academic Calendar"},"content":{"rendered":"

SUMMER-FALL 2026<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Date<\/th>\nEvent<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
June 11<\/td>\nDeadline to apply for graduation and submit Final Plan of Study (Master\u2019s, Sixth-Year and Graduate Certificate students only) <\/span>for conferral of Summer 2026 degree.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
August 10<\/td>\nLast 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.
\nIt is recommended that students defend at least two weeks prior to this deadline<\/strong> to allow for revisions. Defense are to be announced two weeks prior to defending.<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
August 24<\/td>\nConferral date for Summer 2026 degrees.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
August 24-28<\/td>\nFall Orientation Week-consult your individual degree program for their schedule<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
August 26<\/td>\nBiomedical Science Graduate Student Research Day (GSRD)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
August 31<\/td>\nFall 2026 semester begins<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
September 7<\/td>\nLabor Day- No Classes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
September 14<\/td>\nLast day to register, including Continuous Registration, without penalty.
\nLast day to drop a course without a “W” (withdrawal); last day to add\/drop courses without additional signatures.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
September 25<\/td>\nDeadline to apply for graduation and submit Final Plan of Study (Master\u2019s, Sixth-Year and Graduate Certificate students only) <\/span>for conferral of Fall 2026 degree<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
September 28<\/td>\nLast day to add a course without permission from the Associate Dean of the Graduate School<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
October TBD<\/td>\nPh.D. in Biomedical Science Open House<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
October 26<\/td>\nRegistration for Spring 2027 semester opens in the Student Administration System<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
November 16<\/td>\nLast day for graduate students to withdraw from a course<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
November 23-27<\/td>\nThanksgiving Recess<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
December 1<\/td>\nDeadline for applications for the Ph.D. program<\/a> in Biomedical Science for Fall 2027<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
December 4<\/td>\nLast 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.
\nIt is recommended that students defend at least two weeks prior to this deadline<\/strong> to allow for revisions. Defense are to be announced two weeks prior to defending.<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
December 11<\/td>\nLast day of Fall semester classes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
December 14-18<\/td>\nFinal Exams Week<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
December 20<\/td>\nConferral date for Fall 2026 degrees<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
December 23<\/td>\nFACULTY: Semester grades due by 4PM<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

SPRING-SUMMER 2027<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Date<\/th>\nEvent<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
January 19<\/td>\nSpring 2027 semester begins<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
January\/February<\/td>\nBiomedical Science Ph.D. Program Interviews- virtual<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
February 1<\/td>\nDeadline for applications for the Undergraduate Summer Research Internship Program in Biological and Biomedical Sciences<\/a> [check webpage for details]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
February 1<\/td>\nLast day to register, including Continuous Registration, without penalty.
\nLast day to drop a course without a “W” (withdrawal); last day to add\/drop courses without additional signatures.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
February 12<\/td>\nDeadline to apply for graduation and\u00a0 last day to submit Final Plan of Study (Master\u2019s, Sixth-Year and Graduate Certificate students only) for conferral of a Spring 2027 degree<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
February 15<\/td>\nLast day to add a course without permission from the Associate Dean of the Graduate School<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
March 15-19<\/td>\nSpring Recess-Graduate School<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
March 22<\/td>\nRegistration for Summer 2027 and Fall 2027 semesters opens in the Student Administration System<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
April 1<\/td>\nDeadline to apply for Summer 2027 graduation to be included in the 2027 Commencement Book<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
April 1<\/td>\nAdmissions for M.P.H. program<\/a>: for preferred consideration, apply by April 1st<\/sup><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
April 12<\/td>\nLast day for graduate students to withdraw from a course<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
April 23<\/td>\nLast 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.
\nIt is recommended that students defend at least two weeks prior to this deadline<\/strong> to allow for revisions. Defense are to be announced two weeks prior to defending.<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
April 30<\/td>\nLast day of Spring semester classes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
May 3-7<\/td>\nFinal Exams Week<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
May 9<\/td>\nConferral date for Spring 2027 degrees<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
May 10 (expected, actual date tbd)<\/td>\nUConn Health 2027 Commencement<\/a><\/strong> Ceremony, Jorgenson Center for the Performing Arts, Storrs campus<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
May 11<\/td>\nFACULTY: Semester grades due by 4PM<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
June 11<\/td>\nDeadline to apply for graduation and\u00a0 last day to submit Final Plan of Study (Master\u2019s, Sixth-Year and Graduate Certificate students only) for conferral of a Summer 2027 degree<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
August 10<\/td>\n<\/a>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.
\nIt is recommended that students defend at least two weeks prior to this deadline<\/strong> to allow for revisions. Defense are to be announced two weeks prior to defending.<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
August 24<\/td>\nConferral date for Summer 2027 degrees<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
August 30<\/td>\nFall semester begins<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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