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

Fall Semester 2025

August 2025

Date	Event
August 18—21	New Student Orientation
August 19	First Faculty Meeting (3 p.m.) Faculty Archon Meetings (9 a.m., 10 a.m., 11 a.m., 1 p.m.)
August 21	Convocation, Undergraduate and Graduate Institute (10:30 a.m.) 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 22	Tutorials and Laboratories Begin (9 a.m.) The Christopher B. Nelson Lecture (7:30 p.m.)

September 2025

Date	Event
September 26—27	Graduate Institute Fall Campus Convening Weekend
September 26—28	Annapolis Homecoming Weekend

October 2025

Date	Event
October 1	Graduate Institute Spring Advance Deposits Due
October 3—6	Long Weekend (Undergraduates) After Seminar, Thursday, October 2–Monday, October 6 at 7:30 p.m.
October 15	Master’s Essays Due to the GI Office for Fall Examination
October 23	Preceptorials Begin for Juniors and Seniors
October 24—26	Annapolis Johnnie Family Weekend

November 2025

Date	Event
November 1	Early Decision Application Deadline Early Action Application Deadline
November 20	Graduate Institute Deadline for Spring Transfer to Santa Fe Proposal for Spring Master’s Essay Deadline
November 22, 24, 25	Don Rags (Undergraduate Seminars Meet; Tutorials & Labs Canceled)
November 26—30	Thanksgiving Vacation (6 p.m., Tuesday, November 25–Monday, December 1 at 9 a.m.)

December 2025

Date	Event
December 1	Spring 2026 Fee Statement Balance Due in Full or Enrollment in Payment Plan Required
December 10—11	Don Rags (Undergraduate Tutorials and Labs Canceled)
December 11	Undergraduate Seminars and Graduate Institute Classes Meet
December 11—January 5	Winter Vacation; After Seminar, Thursday, December 11–Monday, January 5, 2026 at 9 a.m. (Students must vacate dorms by 12 p.m., Saturday, December 13. Dorms reopen at 12 p.m., Saturday, January 3, 2026)

Spring Semester 2026

January 2026

Date	Event
January 5	Second Semester Begins Graduate Institute New Student Orientation and Registration Graduate Institute Classes Begin with Tutorials (5:15 p.m.)
January 5—30	Senior Essay Writing Period All Senior Classes Canceled
January 15	Regular Decision Application Deadline
January 31	Senior Essays are due
January 30—February 2	Long Weekend (Undergraduates); After Seminar, Thursday, January 29–Monday, February 2 at 7:30 p.m.

February 2026

Date	Event
February 1	Deadline for Financial Aid Applications for New Students
February 2	Senior Classes Begin with Seminar
February 16	Senior Orals Begin
February 27—March 16	Spring Vacation; After Seminar, Thursday, February 26–Monday, March 16 at 9 a.m. (Students must vacate the dorms by 12 p.m., Saturday, February 28. Dorms reopen at 12 p.m., Saturday, March 14)

March 2026

Date	Event
March 1	Undergraduates’ Last Day to Apply to Transfer to Santa Fe
March 15	Master’s Essays Due to the GI Office
March 16—23	Sophomore Writing Period
March 23	Sophomore Enabling Essays Due at 12 p.m. in the Dean’s Office
March 24—30	Junior Essay Writing Period (Begins after seminar on Monday, March 23. Seminars will be held; tutorials and laboratories resume Tuesday, March 31 at 9 a.m.)
March 30	Junior Essays Due at 12 p.m. in the Dean’s Office
March 27—30	Freshmen Essay Writing Period (Seminar will be held; tutorials and laboratories resume Tuesday, March 31 at 9 a.m.)
March 30	Freshmen Essays Due at 12 p.m. in the Dean’s Office

April 2026

Date	Event
April 1	Graduate Institute Summer Advance Deposits Due Undergraduate Fall 2026 Advance Deposit Due Proposal for Summer Master’s Essays Due
April 3	Graduate Deadline for Summer Transfer to Santa Fe
April 10–12	Graduate Institute Spring Campus Convening Weekend
April 11	Accepted Students Day
April 18	Croquet Match with the Naval Academy

May 2026

Date	Event
May 1	Graduate Institute Fall Advance Deposits Due
May 4—8	Don Rags (Undergraduate Seminars Meet; Tutorials & Labs Canceled)
May 6	Sophomore Enabling
May 7	Graduate Institute Final Class Meetings
May 8	End of Second Semester
May 9	Commencement (Students Must Vacate Dorms by 12 p.m., Sunday, May 10)

Summer Term 2026

June 2026

Date	Event
June 8	Graduate Institute Orientation Graduate Institute Summer Term Begins
June 28	Graduate Institute Deadline for Fall Transfer to Santa Fe
June 30	Spring Alumni Seminars (Annapolis) Summer Academy

July 2026

Date	Event
July 1	Master’s Essay Due to the GI Office
July 5	Proposal for Fall Master’s Essay Due
July 30	Graduate Institute Summer Term Ends

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