College Bulletin 2014-2015 
    
    Mar 28, 2024  
College Bulletin 2014-2015 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

College Calendar


 

2014 Fall Semester

Aug. 22-26 International student orientation.
Aug. 26 Residence halls open for new students.
Aug. 26-31 Orientation and placement days.
Aug. 28 Advising begins. All-adviser meeting in morning. Individual advising begins in afternoon.
Aug. 29 Residence halls open for returning students.
Aug. 29 Computer preregistration for first-year and transfer students only.
Aug. 30 Registration follow-up meeting for students who need to make a change to their schedule.
Aug. 31 Meal plan starts at dinner for returning students.
Sept. 1 Classes and seminars begin. Labor Day
Sept. 12 Drop/add ends. Last day to delete a course from or add one to permanent registration.
Sept. 19-20 Board of Managers meeting.
Oct. 1 Final examination schedule available online.
Oct. 10 October break begins at end of last class or seminar.
Oct. 20 October break ends at 8:30 a.m.
Oct. 31-Nov. 2 Garnet Homecoming and Family Weekend.
Nov. 5 Schedule of courses and seminars for next semester available online.
Nov. 7 Last day to declare CR/NC grading option. Last day to withdraw from a course and receive the grade notation “W.”
Nov. 10-20 Advising period.
Nov. 24-26 Pre-enrollment for spring semester.
Nov. 26 Pre-enrollment ends at 4 p.m.
Nov. 26 Thanksgiving break begins at end of last class or seminar.
Dec. 1 Thanksgiving break ends at 8:30 a.m.
Dec. 1 All accounts must show a zero or positive balance to enroll or select a room for spring semester.
Dec. 5-6 Board of Managers meeting.
Dec. 8-9 Monday follows the “Friday” class schedule, replacing the Friday of Thanksgiving break. Tuesday follows the “Thursday” class schedule, replacing the Thursday of Thanksgiving break.
Dec. 9 Classes end.
Lottery for spring housing.
Dec. 12 Final examinations begin.
Dec. 12-20 Note: Final examinations are not rescheduled to accommodate travel plans. If you must make travel arrangements before the examination schedule is published (by Oct. 1), do not expect to leave until after finals.
Dec. 19 Seminars end.
Dec. 20 Final examinations end at noon.
Meal plan ends at lunch. Residence halls close at 6 p.m.

2015 Spring Semester

Jan. 17 Residence halls open at noon.
Jan. 18 Meal plan starts at dinner.
Jan. 19 Classes and seminars begin.
Jan. 30 Drop/add ends. Last day to delete a course from or add one to permanent registration.
Feb. 20-21 Board of Managers meeting.
March 6 Spring break begins at end of last class or seminar.
March 16 Spring break ends at 8:30 a.m.
March 27 Last day to declare CR/NC grading option. Last day to withdraw from a course and receive the grade notation “W.”
April 1 Schedule of courses and seminars for next semester available online.
All accounts must show a zero or positive balance for students to enroll and select a room for the fall semester.
April 6-16 Advising period.
April 20-22 Pre-enrollment for fall semester.
April 22 Pre-enrollment ends at 4 p.m.
May 1 Classes and seminars end.
May 1-2 Board of Managers meeting.
May 5 Course Finals and Written Honors examinations begin.
May 14 Course Finals and Written Honors examinations end.
Meal plan ends at dinner for all but seniors.
Residence halls close to all but seniors at 8 a.m. (Non-seniors are expected to leave the College within 24 hours after their last examination.)
May 18-19 Senior comprehensive examinations.
May 17-19 Oral honors examinations.
May 23 Baccalaureate.
May 24 Commencement.
May 25 Residence halls close to seniors at 9 a.m.
May 29-31 Alumni Weekend.

2015 Fall Semester

Aug. 21-25 International student orientation.
Aug. 25 Residence halls open for new students.
Aug. 25-30 Orientation and placement days.
Aug. 27 Advising begins. All-adviser meeting in morning. Individual advising begins in afternoon.
Aug. 28 Residence halls open for returning students.
Aug. 29 Registration follow-up meeting for students who need to make a change to their schedule.
Aug. 30 Meal plan starts at dinner for returning students.
Aug. 31 Classes and seminars begin.
Sept. 11 Drop/add ends. Last day to delete a course from or add one to permanent registration.
Sept. 18-19 Board of Managers meeting.
Oct. 1 Final examination schedule available online.
Oct. Garnet Homecoming and Family Weekend.
Oct. 9 October break begins at end of last class or seminar.
Oct. 19 October break ends at 8:30 a.m.
Nov. 3 Schedule of courses and seminars for next semester available online.
Nov. 6 Last day to declare CR/NC grading option. Last day to withdraw from a course and receive the grade notation “W.”
Nov. 9-19 Advising period.
Nov. 23-25 Pre-enrollment for spring semester.
Nov. 25 Pre-enrollment ends at 4 p.m.
Nov. 26-27 Thanksgiving break.
Dec. 1 All accounts must show a zero or positive balance to enroll or select a room for spring semester.
Nov. 30 Fall classes Resume 8:30 am.
Dec. 4-5 Board of Managers meeting.
Dec. 7-8 Monday follows the “Friday” class schedule, replacing the Friday of Thanksgiving break. Tuesday follows the “Thursday” class schedule, replacing the Thursday of Thanksgiving break.
Dec. 8 Classes end.
Lottery for spring housing.
Dec. 11 Final examinations begin.
Dec. 11-19 Note: Final examinations are not rescheduled to accommodate travel plans. If you must make travel arrangements before the examination schedule is published (by Oct. 1), do not expect to leave until after finals.
Dec. 18 Seminars end.
Dec. 19 Final examinations end at noon.
Residence halls close at 6 p.m. Meal plan ends at lunch.

2016 Spring Semester

Jan. 16 Residence halls open at noon.
Jan. 17 Meal plan starts at dinner.
Jan. 18 Classes and seminars begin.
Jan. 29 Drop/add ends. Last day to delete a course from or add one to permanent registration.
Feb. 19-20 Board of Managers meeting.
March 4 Spring break begins at end of last class or seminar.
March 14 Spring break ends at 8:30 a.m.
March 25 Last day to declare CR/NC grading option. Last day to withdraw from a course and receive the grade notation “W.”
April 1 All accounts must show a zero or positive balance for students to enroll and select a room for the fall semester.
March 29 Schedule of courses and seminars for next semester available online.
April 4-14 Advising period.
April 18-20 Pre-enrollment for fall semester.
April 20 Pre-enrollment ends at 4 p.m.
Apr 29 Classes and seminars end.
May 3 Course Finals and Written Honors examinations begin.
May 6-7 Board of Managers annual meeting.
May 12 Course Finals and Written Honors examinations end.
Meal plan ends at dinner for all but seniors.
Residence halls close to all but seniors at 8 a.m. (Non-seniors are expected to leave the College within 24 hours after their last examination.)
May 16-17 Senior comprehensive examinations.
May 15-17 Oral honors examinations.
May 21 Baccalaureate.
May 22 Commencement.
May 23 Residence halls close to seniors at 9 a.m.
May 27-29 Alumni Weekend.