| Fall 2023 |
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| August 29 |
Residence halls open for new students |
| August 25-29 |
International Student Orientation |
| August 29-September 3 |
New Student Orientation. |
| August 31 |
Individual advising begins in afternoon. |
| September 1 |
Residence halls open for returning students. Computer preregistration for first-year and transfer students only. |
| September 3 |
Meal plan starts at dinner. |
| September 4 |
Labor Day. No classes. |
| September 5 |
Classes begin. |
| September 18 |
Drop/add ends. Last day to delete a course from or add to permanent registration. |
| October 6 |
Final examination schedule available online. |
| October 13 |
Fall Break begins after last class. |
| October 23 |
Fall classes resume at 8:30 a.m. |
| November 1 |
Schedule of courses and seminars for next semester available online. |
| November 10 |
Last day to declare CR/NC grading option. Last day to withdraw from a course and receive the grade notation “W.” |
| November 6-17 |
Advising period. |
| November 22-26 |
Thanksgiving Break begins after last class. |
| November 27-29 |
Pre-enrollment for spring semester (based on Thanksgiving break). |
| November 27 |
Fall classes resume at 8:30 a.m. |
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| November 29 |
Pre-enrollment ends at 4 p.m. |
| December 01 |
Note: All accounts must show a zero or positive balance to enroll or select a room for spring semester. |
| December 11 |
Make-up day for Labor Day. Regular Monday classes meet. |
| December 12-13 |
Classes that normally meet on Thursday will meet this day to make up for the Thursday of Thanksgiving break. Wednesday, Dec. 13: Classes that normally meet on Friday will meet this day to make up for the Friday of Thanksgiving break. |
| December 13 |
Classes end. Lottery for spring housing. |
| December 17 |
Finals begin. |
| December 17-23 |
Note: Final examinations are not rescheduled to accommodate travel plans. |
| December 22 |
100-level seminars end. The fourteenth meetings of Fall 100-level seminars may meet in either the seminar format or for a final exam, up to the discretion of the professor. |
| December 23 |
Finals end at noon. Residence halls close at 6 p.m. Meal plan ends at lunch. |
| January 5 |
Final grades for fall 2023 due |
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| Spring 2024 |
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| January 20 |
Residence halls open at noon. |
| January 21 |
Meal plan starts at dinner. |
| January 22 |
Classes begin. |
| February 2 |
Drop/add ends. Last day to delete a course from or add one to permanent registration. Students with once-a-week classes may extend some adding and dropping into the third week of classes, depending upon the approval of the professor teaching the class to be added. |
| March 8 |
Final examination schedule available online. |
| March 8 |
Spring Break begins after last class. |
| March 18 |
Spring classes resume at 8:30 a.m. |
| March 27 |
Schedule of courses and seminars for next semester available online. |
| March 29 |
Last day to declare CR/NC grading option. Last day to withdraw from a course and receive the grade “W.” |
| April 01 |
Note: All accounts must show a $0 or positive balance to enroll and select a room for the fall semester. |
| April 1-12 |
Advising period. |
| April 15-17 |
Pre-enrollment for fall semester. |
| April 17 |
Pre-enrollment ends at 4 p.m. |
| May 3 |
Classes and seminars end. |
| May 9-16 |
Course Final & Honors written examinations. If you must make travel arrangements before the examination schedule is published, do not expect to leave until after finals. |
| May 17 |
Meal plan ends at dinner for all but seniors. |
| May 17 |
Residence halls close to all but seniors at 11:59 p.m. (Non-seniors are expected to leave the College within 24 hours after their last examination.) |
| May 19-21 |
Honors orals |
| May 21 |
Faculty Deadline for Senior Grades Due, Tuesday noon. |
| May 25 |
Baccalaureate |
| May 26 |
Commencement |
| May 27 |
Residence halls close to seniors at 9 a.m. |
| May 30 |
Faculty Deadline for All Spring Grades Due. See May 21 for grade deadline for Seniors. |
| May 31-June 2 |
Alumni Weekend |