(dates subject to change)
Spring 2025 Semester
| Date | Event |
| January 21 | Classes Begin |
| February 3 | Last day to add a class |
| March 13 | Last day to drop a class without record |
| March 15-23 | Spring Break |
| March 28 | Cesar Chavez Day (Observed) – No classes |
| April 7 | Fall 2025 Course schedule visible; Class of 2027 Major Declarations due |
| April 18 | Last day to withdraw from a class or change to Credit/No Credit or Audit |
| April 22-24 | Pre-registration for fall 2025 |
| May 7 | Last day of class |
| May 8 | Capstone Day |
| May 8-9 | Reading Days / Senior Finals |
| May 9 | Graduating Senior Grades due at 12:00 noon |
| May 12-16 | Final Exams |
| May 17 | Commencement; Scripps housing closes for non-graduating students |
| May 18 | Scripps housing closes for graduating students |
| May 22 | Non-senior Grades due at 12:00 noon |
| May 27 | Grades visible on the Scripps Portal |
*Thursday and Friday of the last week of classes each semester are normally designated as Reading Days. Classes at Scripps are suspended for fall Reading Days, and suspended at the 5Cs for spring Reading Days, but professors may hold study sessions, critique sessions, or reviews. No new material may be introduced at these sessions and no exams may be given on Reading Days except to second-semester seniors.
Fall 2025 Semester
| Date | Event |
| August 7 | New Student Registration |
| August 25 | First day of instruction |
| September 1 | Labor Day (No classes in session) |
| September 8 | Deadline to add fall 2025 courses |
| October 13-14 | Fall Break |
| October 16 | Last day to drop without record |
| October 27 | Spring 2026 course schedule is published |
| TBA | Senior Major/Minor forms due (Spring 2026 grads) |
| November 11-14 | Pre-registration for spring 2026 begins |
| November 14 | Last day to withdraw from courses; Last day for Credit/No Credit/Audit grading |
| November 26-December 1 | Thanksgiving Break |
| December 3 | Last day of instruction |
| December 4-5 | Reading Days |
| December 8-12 | Final Exams |
| December 18 | Grades due at 12:00 noon |
| January 6 | Grades visible on the portal |
*Thursday and Friday of the last week of classes each semester are normally designated as Reading Days. Classes at Scripps are suspended for fall Reading Days, and suspended at the 5Cs for spring Reading Days, but professors may hold study sessions, critique sessions, or reviews. No new material may be introduced at these sessions and no exams may be given on Reading Days except to second-semester seniors.
Spring 2026 Semester
| Date | Event |
| January 20 | Classes Begin |
| February 2 | Last day to add a class |
| March 12 | Last day to drop a class without record |
| March 14-22 | Spring Break |
| March 27 | Cesar Chavez Day (Observed) – No classes |
| April 6 | Fall 2026 Course schedule visible |
| April 17 | Last day to withdraw from a class or change to Credit/No Credit or Audit |
| April 21-23 | Pre-registration for fall 2025 |
| May 6 | Last day of class |
| May 7 | Capstone Day |
| May 7-8 | Reading Days / Senior Finals |
| May 8 | Graduating Senior Grades due at 12:00 noon |
| May 11-15 | Final Exams |
| May 16 | Commencement; Scripps housing closes for non-graduating students |
| TBA | Scripps housing closes for graduating students |
| May 21 | Non-senior Grades due at 12:00 noon |
| May 26 | Grades visible on the Scripps Portal |
*Thursday and Friday of the last week of classes each semester are normally designated as Reading Days. Classes at Scripps are suspended for fall Reading Days, and suspended at the 5Cs for spring Reading Days, but professors may hold study sessions, critique sessions, or reviews. No new material may be introduced at these sessions and no exams may be given on Reading Days except to second-semester seniors.
