Academics
Second Reading Day
Second Reading Day will be held Saturday, Dec. 13, 2025.
First day of classes - Winter 2024/2025
For a complete list of important academic dates, please see the UMass Amherst Academic Calendar.
Candidate Friday PhD Visit Days - Day 1
A two-day event for admitted PhD students, giving them opportunities to hear from faculty and currents, to see campus, and experience life at UMass!
Holiday – New Year’s Day
For a complete list of important academic dates, please see the UMass Amherst Academic Calendar.
Bay State Scholarship & Accelerated MS Information Session
Join Emeritus Professor Robbie Moll to learn about the Bay State Scholarship program for five-college computer science majors.
Final grades due - Winter 2024/2025
For a complete list of important academic dates, please see the UMass Amherst Academic Calendar.
Candidate Friday PhD Visit Days - Day 2
A two-day event for admitted PhD students, giving them opportunities to hear from faculty and currents, to see campus, and experience life at UMass!
Last day to add or drop any class with no record, Matriculated Graduate students - Spring 2025
For a complete list of important academic dates, please see the UMass Amherst Academic Calendar.
PhD & Faculty Lunch
Weekly lunch (pizza) for PhD students and faculty. No registration necessary, just drop by and have lunch with us!
Spring recess begins
For a complete list of important academic dates, please see the UMass Amherst Academic Calendar.
PhD & Faculty Lunch
Weekly lunch (pizza) for PhD students and faculty. No registration necessary, just drop by and have lunch with us!
First day of classes - Fall 2024
For a complete list of important academic dates, please see the UMass Amherst Academic Calendar.