Academic Calendar.

SPH Summer 2026 Academic Calendar

SPH Fall 2026 Academic Calendar

SPH Spring 2027 Academic Calendar

Registration begins for Degree Candidates

Thursday, October 22, 2026 @ 7:15 a.m.
May 2027 Graduation Applications Due

Sunday, November 1, 2026
Payment Settlement Date for Continuing Students

Thursday, December 17, 2026
Official Fall 2026 Graduation Date

Friday, January 15, 2027
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Holiday

Monday, January 18, 2027
Semester Begins

Tuesday, January 19, 2027
Medical Insurance Waiver Deadline

Saturday, January 30, 2027- visit SHS SHIP page for more information
Last Day to ADD Standard Classes, assuming there are seats open & no waitlist*

Monday, February 1, 2027 for standard courses and those with “Arranged” meeting patterns
Payment Settlement Date for New Students

Monday, February 1, 2027
Last Day to Add Integrative Learning Experience (ILE) or Advanced Field Experience 2 (AFE2)

Friday, February 5, 2027
Continuing Graduate Student Registration for Summer 2027

Mid-February 2027
President’s Day Holiday, Classes Suspended

Monday, February 15, 2027
Substitute Monday Class Schedule

Tuesday, February 16, 2027
Last Day to Drop Standard Classes without a W Grade*

Thursday, February 18, 2027
Last Day to Change from Credit to Audit Status in Standard courses or vice versa (Need Approval)*

Thursday, February 18, 2027
August 2027 Graduation Applications Due

Monday, March 1, 2027
Spring Recess – Classes Suspended

Saturday, March 6 – Sunday, March 14, 2027
Classes Resume

Monday, March 15, 2027
Continuing Graduate Student Registration for Fall 2027

TBA- Mid-March 2027
Last Day to DROP Standard Classes with a W Grade*

Wednesday, March 24, 2027
Last Day to Officially take a Leave of Absence or Withdraw from the University for Spring 2027

Wednesday, April 14, 2027
Patriot’s Day Holiday, Classes Suspended

Monday, April 19, 2027
Substitute Monday Class Schedule

Wednesday, April 21, 2027
Last Day of Classes

Wednesday, May 5, 2027
BUSPH Convocation

Saturday, May 15, 2027
Official Spring 2027 Graduation Date

Sunday, May 16, 2027
Commencement Weekend

Thursday, May 13 – Sunday, May 16, 2027

*Please note first half classes, second half classes and other non-standard classes may have different add/drop dates. Students should check the dates for their individual classes by clicking “View Deadlines” on their Class Schedule in MyBU Student (in list view click on the 3 dots at the end of the line; in calendar view click directly on the desired class). Audit status dates are the same as the “Drop Without a W” dates for all courses.
*Dates are subject to change*

Academic Calendar.

SPH Summer 2026 Academic Calendar

Registration for Summer begins

August 2026 Graduation Applications Due

Summer 2026 Semester Begins

Memorial Day Holiday (classes suspended)

Substitute Monday Classes (some classes)**

January 2027 Graduation Applications Due

Last Day to ADD Integrative Learning Experience (ILE) or Advanced Field Experience 2 (AFE2)

Juneteenth (classes suspended)

Summer First Half Classes End

Fourth of July Holiday

Summer Second Half Classes Begin

Summer Semester Ends

Official August 2026 Graduation Date

SPH Fall 2026 Academic Calendar

Registration for Fall 2026 begins

Payment Settlement Date for Continuing Students

Fall Semester Begins

Labor Day Holiday (Classes Suspended)

Last Day to ADD Standard Classes, assuming there are seats open & no waitlist*

Payment Settlement Date for New Students

Last Day to ADD Integrative Learning Experience (ILE)

Medical Insurance Waiver Deadline

Last Day to Drop Standard Classes without a W Grade*

Last Day to Change from Credit to Audit Status in Standard Courses (Needs approval)*

Indigenous Peoples Day Holiday (Classes Suspended)

Substitute Monday Classes

Continuing Student Registration for Spring 2027

May 2027 Graduation Applications Due

Last Day to Drop Standard Classes with a W Grade*

Fall Recess Begins

Instruction Resumes

Last Day to Officially Take a Leave of Absence or Withdraw from the University for Fall 2026

Last Day of Classes

SPH Spring 2027 Academic Calendar

Registration begins for Degree Candidates

May 2027 Graduation Applications Due

Payment Settlement Date for Continuing Students

Official Fall 2026 Graduation Date

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Holiday

Semester Begins

Medical Insurance Waiver Deadline

Last Day to ADD Standard Classes, assuming there are seats open & no waitlist*

Payment Settlement Date for New Students

Last Day to Add Integrative Learning Experience (ILE) or Advanced Field Experience 2 (AFE2)

Continuing Graduate Student Registration for Summer 2027

President’s Day Holiday, Classes Suspended

Substitute Monday Class Schedule

Last Day to Drop Standard Classes without a W Grade*

Last Day to Change from Credit to Audit Status in Standard courses or vice versa (Need Approval)*

August 2027 Graduation Applications Due

Spring Recess – Classes Suspended

Classes Resume

Continuing Graduate Student Registration for Fall 2027

Last Day to DROP Standard Classes with a W Grade*

Last Day to Officially take a Leave of Absence or Withdraw from the University for Spring 2027

Patriot’s Day Holiday, Classes Suspended

Substitute Monday Class Schedule

Last Day of Classes

BUSPH Convocation

Official Spring 2027 Graduation Date

Commencement Weekend