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Academic Year 2025-2026
How will courses be offered?
- We anticipate that all courses starting with the summer courses will be offered only in-person.
- The MPA Program will provide updates to students based on guidance from the University. See current information about the University's response to COVID-19 at healthy.brown.edu.
Fall Graduate School Orientation Dates (tentative)
- International Student Orientation: August 20-21, 2025
- Students of Color Orientation: August 24-25, 2025
- All-Graduate Student Orientation: August 26-27, 2025
- Resource Fair: August 28, 2025 (tentative date)
Find updates on the Graduate School website
MPA Academic Calendar (AY 2025-2026) | |
| Event/Sequence | Dates |
Orientation Week
| June 9, 2025 - June 13, 2025 |
| Summer Sequence 1 | June 16, 2025 - July 18, 2025 |
| Summer Sequence 2 | July 21, 2025 - August 22, 2025 |
| Brown University Orientation Sessions (see above) | August 20, 2025 - August 27, 2025 |
| Fall Semester | September 3, 2025 - December 20, 2025 |
| Winter Break | December 21, 2025 - January 20, 2026 |
| Webinar Briefing, Policy in Action Project | January 20, 2026 |
| Spring Semester | January 21, 2026 - May 15, 2026 |
| Long Weekend (No University Exercises) | February 14, 2026 - February 17, 2026 |
| Spring Recess | March 21, 2026 - March 29, 2026 |
| Commencement | May 24, 2026 |
Academic Year 2024-2025
MPA Academic Calendar (AY 2024-2025) | |
| Event/Sequence | Dates |
Orientation Week
| June 10, 2024 - June 14, 2024 |
| Summer Sequence 1 | June 17, 2024 - July 19, 2024 |
| Summer Sequence 2 | July 22, 2024 - August 23, 2024 |
| Brown University Orientation Sessions (see above) | August 21, 2024 - August 28, 2024 |
| Fall Semester | September 4, 2024 - December 20, 2024 |
| Winter Break | December 22, 2024 - January 21, 2025 |
| Webinar Briefing, Policy in Action Project | January 21, 2025 |
| Spring Semester | January 22, 2025 - May 16, 2025 |
| Long Weekend (No University Exercises) | February 15, 2025 - February 18, 2025 |
| Spring Recess | March 22, 2025 - March 30, 2025 |
| Commencement | May 25, 2025 |
Academic Year 2023-2024
MPA Academic Calendar (AY 2023-24) | |
| Event/Sequence | Dates |
Orientation Week
| June 5, 2023 - June 9, 2023 |
| Summer Sequence 1 | June 12, 2023 - July 14, 2023 |
| Summer Sequence 2 | July 17, 2023 - August 18, 2023 |
| Brown University Orientation Sessions (see above) | August 23, 2023 - August 30, 2023 |
| Fall Semester | September 6, 2023 - December 21, 2023 |
| Winter Break | December 22, 2023 - January 23, 2024 |
| Webinar Briefing, Policy in Action Project | January 23, 2024 |
| Spring Semester | January 24, 2024 - May 17, 2024 |
| Long Weekend (No University Exercises) | February 17, 2024 - February 20, 2024 |
| Spring Recess | March 23, 2024 - March 31, 2024 |
| Commencement | May 26, 2024 |