Tuesday, January 17 | First day of classes |
| Tuesday, January 31 | Drop/Add deadline |
| Monday, February 13 - Friday, February 24 | Major Declaration Period |
| Tuesday, February 14 | Deadline to elect Pass/No Pass option |
| Friday, March 9, 4:30 p.m. - Monday, March 19, 8:00 a.m. | Spring Break |
| Monday, March 19 - Friday, March 30 | Advising/Pre-Registration period |
| Friday, March 30 | Pre-Registration Deadline, 6:00 pm |
| Monday, April 9 | Preliminary Schedules Open |
| Tuesday, April 10 | Drop/Add for students with 3 or fewer classes |
| Wednesday, April 11 | Drop/Add for all students |
| Monday, April 16 | Deadline to Withdraw w/ Record, 4:30 p.m. |
| Thursday, April 26 | Classes end, 4:35 p.m. |
| Friday, April 27 - Monday, April 30 | Reading Days |
| Monday, May 1 - Saturday, May 5 | Final Exams |
| Sunday, May 6 | Senior Grades due - 10:00 a.m. |
| Saturday, May 12 | Commencement |
| Monday, May 14 | All Final Grades due - 10:00 a.m. |
Franklin & Marshall College defines an academic year as two 15-week semesters. A student normally completes 4 course credits (equaling 16 semester hours) in a semester, and 8 course credits (equaling 32 semester hours) in an academic year.