Spring Term 2026
January
| Day | Event |
|---|
| 1 | New Year's Day Observed - University Holiday |
| 2 | Spring Term Begins; All Students Return to Research or Rotations |
| 5 | First Day of Third Lab Rotation |
| 14 | Tufts GSBS Spring Term Didactic Classes Begin* |
| 19 | Martin Luther King, Jr. Day– University Holiday, No Classes |
February
| Day | Event |
|---|
| 14 | Thesis Lab Choices Due |
| 16 | Presidents Day - University Holiday, No Classes |
| 28 | End of Third Lab Rotation |
March
No Events
April
| Day | Event |
|---|
| 20 | Patriots Day - University Holiday, No Classes |
May
| Day | Event |
|---|
| 9 | Spring Didactic Classes End |
| 15 | Spring Term Ends |
| 17 | Tufts University Commencement |
Summer Term 2026
May
| Day | Event |
|---|
| 20 | Summer Term Begins & GSBS Summer Didactic Classes Begin |
| 25 | Memorial Day - University Holiday, No Classes |
June
| Day | Event |
|---|
| 16 | Start Date for Incoming MD/PhD Students |
| 19 | Juneteenth - University Holiday, No Classes |
July
| Day | Event |
|---|
| 1 | Start Date for Incoming July Start Students (tentative) |
| 3 | Independence Day - University Holiday, No Classes |
August
| Day | Event |
|---|
| 21 | Summer Didactic Classes End & Summer Term Ends |
Fall Term 2026
September
| Day | Event |
|---|
| 8 | Fall Term Begin* |
October
| Day | Event |
|---|
| 12 | Indigenous People's Day - University Holiday, No Classes |
November
| Day | Event |
|---|
| 11 | Veteran's Day - University Holiday, No Classes |
| 26 - 27 | Thanksgiving - University Holiday, No Classes |
December
| Day | Event |
|---|
| 23 | Fall Term Ends |
| 24 | Christmas Eve - University Holiday |
| 25 | Christmas Day - University Holiday |
| 28 - 31 | Winter Break - University Holiday |
Spring Term 2027
January
| Day | Event |
|---|
| 1 | New Year's Day - University Holiday |
| 4 | Spring Term Begins |
| 18 | Martin Luther King, Jr. Day - University Holiday, No Classes |
| 20 | Tufts GSBS Spring Term Didactic Classes Begin* |
February
| Day | Event |
|---|
| 15 | President's Day - University Holiday, No Classes |
March
April
| Day | Event |
|---|
| 19 | Patriots Day - University Holiday, No Classes |
May
| Day | Event |
|---|
| 14 | Spring Term Didactic Classes End |
| 21 | Spring Term Ends |
| 23 | Tufts University Commencement |
Summer Term 2027
May
| Day | Event |
|---|
| 26 | Summer Term Begins & Tufts GSBS Summer Term Didactic Classes Begin |
| 31 | Memorial Day - University Holiday, No Classes |
June
| Day | Event |
|---|
| 16 | Start Date for Incoming MD/PhDs |
| 18 | Juneteenth - Observed University Holiday, No Classes |
July
| Day | Event |
|---|
| 1 | Start Date for Incoming July Students |
| 5 | Independence Day - University Holiday, No Classes |
August
| Day | Event |
|---|
| 20 | Summer Didactic Classes End & Summer Term Ends |
* classes offered by other institutions or other Tufts schools may start before this date.