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Dates and times subject to change. All times listed are Eastern Time (ET).

Fall Semester 2026

August 2026

Date	Event
August 19	Bridge Program student move-in
August 22	New student move-in
August 22—29	New Student Orientation
August 25	Returning students move-in First Faculty Meeting (3 p.m.) Faculty Archon Meetings (9 a.m., 10 a.m., 11 a.m., 1 p.m.)
August 27	Convocation, Undergraduate and Graduate Institute (10:30 a.m.) Freshmen and New Transfer Student Orientation (time TBD) Graduate Institute New Student Orientation Undergraduate Classes Begin with Seminars (7:30 p.m.) Graduate Institute Classes Begin with Tutorials (5:15 p.m.)
August 28	Tutorials and Laboratories Begin (9 a.m.) The Christopher B. Nelson Lecture (7:30 p.m.)

September 2026

Date	Event
September 2	Low-Residency GI Preceptorials begin (8 p.m.)
Date	Event
September 25—27	Annapolis Homecoming Weekend Graduate Institute Fall Campus Convening Weekend

October 2026

Date	Event
October 1	Graduate Institute Spring Advance Deposits Due
October 9—12	Long Weekend (Undergraduates) Seminars will meet Monday, October 12 at 7:30 p.m.
October 15	Master’s Essays Due to the GI Office for Fall Examination
October 16—18	Annapolis Johnnie Family Weekend
October 29	Preceptorials Begin for Juniors and Seniors

November 2026

Date	Event
November 1	Early Decision Application Deadline Early Action Application Deadline
November 19	Graduate Institute Deadline for Spring Transfer to Santa Fe
November 20	Proposal for Spring Master’s Essay Deadline
November 21, 23, 24	Don Rags (Undergraduate Seminars Meet; Tutorials & Labs Canceled)
November 25—29	Thanksgiving Vacation

December 2026

Date	Event
December 1	Spring 2027 Fee Statement Balance Due in Full or Enrollment in Payment Plan Required
December 16—17	Don Rags (Undergraduate Tutorials and Labs Canceled)
December 17	Undergraduate Seminars and Graduate Institute Classes Meet; End of first semester
December 18—January 10	Winter Vacation(Students must vacate dorms by 12 p.m., Saturday, December 19. Dorms reopen at 12 p.m., Saturday, January 9, 2027)

Spring Semester 2027

January 2027

Date	Event
January 11	Second Semester Begins
January 11—February 5	Senior Essay Writing Period All Senior Classes Canceled
January 15	Regular Decision Application Deadline

February 2027

Date	Event
February 1	Deadline for Financial Aid Applications for New Students
February 6	Senior Essays are Due
February 5–8	Long Weekend (Undergraduates) Seminars resume Monday, February 8 at 7:30 p.m.
February 7	Senior Classes Begin with Seminar
February 22	Senior Orals Begin

March 2027

Date	Event
March 1	Undergraduates’ Last Day to Apply to Transfer to Santa Fe
March 5—21	Spring Vacation (Students must vacate the dorms by 12 p.m., Saturday, March 6. Dorms reopen at 12 p.m., Saturday, March 20)
March 15	Master’s Essays Due to the GI Office
March 22—29	Sophomore Writing Period (Seminars will be held; tutorials resume Tuesday, March 30 at 9 a.m.)
March 29	Sophomore Enabling Essays Due at 12 p.m. in the Dean’s Office
March 29— April 5	Junior Essay Writing Period (Seminars will be held; tutorials and laboratories resume Tuesday, April 6 at 9 a.m.)

April 2027

Date	Event
April TBA	Accepted Students Day Graduate Institute Spring Campus Convening Weekend Croquet Match with the Naval Academy
April 1	Graduate Institute Summer Advance Deposits Due Undergraduate Fall 2027 Advance Deposit Due Proposal for Summer Master’s Essays Due
April 2—5	Freshmen Essay Writing Period (Seminar will be held; tutorials and laboratories resume Tuesday, April 6 at 9 a.m.)
April 5	Junior Essays Due at 12 p.m. in the Dean’s Office
April 5	Freshmen Essays Due at 12 p.m. in the Dean’s Office
April 15	Graduate Deadline for Summer Transfer to Santa Fe

May 2027

Date	Event
May 1	Graduate Institute Fall Advance Deposits Due
May 10—14	Don Rags (Undergraduate Seminars Meet; Tutorials & Labs Canceled)
May 12	Sophomore Enabling
May 13	Graduate Institute Final Class Meetings
May 14	End of Second Semester
May 15	Commencement (Students Must Vacate Dorms by 12 p.m., Sunday, May 16)

Summer Term 2027

June 2027

Date	Event
June 7	Graduate Institute Summer Term Begins

July 2027

Date	Event
June–July, TBA	Summer Academy
July 1	Graduate Institute Deadline for Fall Transfer to Santa Fe Master’s Essays Due to the GI Office
July 5	Proposal for Fall Master’s Essay Due
July 29	Graduate Institute Summer Term Ends

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