Performances + Events
Academic Calendar
Key dates
August 23
Residence hall opens for all new students
August 24
Orientation begins for all new students
August 25
Add/drop period opens for all returning students
August 29
Registration for new students
August 30
Residence hall opens for all returning students
September 1
Labor Day (holiday)
September 2
First day of fall term instruction at New England Conservatory and Tufts University
September 3
Convocation
September 8
Add/drop period ends for all students
September 9
First day to withdraw from courses
October 11 – 14
Fall break including Indigenous Peoples Day (holiday)
October 20 – November 25
Academic Advising and Registration for Spring 2025
November 20
Last day to withdraw from courses
November 20
Deadline to submit Intent to Graduate for December degree conferral
November 26 – 30
Thanksgiving (holiday)
December 8
Last day of instruction at Tufts University
December 15
Last day of instruction at New England Conservatory
December 16 – 17
Examination period
December 18
Residence hall closes (12:00 p.m.)
December 19
Fall grades due
January 5
Add/drop period opens for all students
January 10
Residence hall opens (12:00 p.m.)
January 12
First day of spring term instruction at New England Conservatory
January 12
Orientation begins for all new students
January 14
First day of spring term instruction at Tufts University
January 16
Add/drop period ends for all students
January 19
Martin Luther King Day (holiday)
January 20
First day to withdraw from courses
February 16–18
Presidents’ Day recess (no classes)
February 20
Deadline to submit intent to graduate for May degree conferral.
March 14–22
New England Conservatory and Tufts Spring Vacation
March 24 – April 23
Academic Advising and Registration for Fall 2026
April 17
Last day to withdraw from classes
April 27
Last day of instruction at Tufts University
April 30
Last day of instruction at NEC
Follows Monday schedule only
May 1
Potential snow day make-up
May 4–6
Final examination period
May 7–10
Pre-promotional period
May 8
Spring semester grades due (except for promotionals)
May 11–15
Promotional evaluations
May 16
Commencement Concert
May 17
New England Conservatory and Tufts Commencement
May 18
Residence hall closes (12:00 p.m.)
May 25
Memorial Day (holiday)
