Calendar

First Semester, 2015-16

August 1
Final deadline for registered students to notify College of intention not to return for first semester, 2015-16. Remainder of general deposit forfeited for withdrawals after this date.

August 21
Residences open for all first-year and new transfer students at 8 a.m. First contract meal—lunch.

August 22
Residences open for all upperclass students at 8 a.m. First contract meal—dinner.

August 24
First day of classes. Final enrollment for all students.

August 31
Last day to drop and/or add a course

September 5
Krishna Janmashtami—Hindu

September 7
Labor Day. No classes.

September 8
Last day to register for credit/no credit option

September 14
Rosh Hashanah (sunset 9/13-sunset 9/15)—Jewish

September 17
Ganesh Chathurthi—Hindu

September 18
Paryushana—Jain

September 19
Family Weekend

September 23
Yom Kippur (sunset 9/22-sunset 9/23)—Jewish. Eid al Adha (sunset 9/22-sunset 9/26)—Islam.

September 28
Sukkot (sunset 9/27-sunset 10/4)—Jewish

October 9
Mid-semester

October 12-13
Fall break

October 14
Al-Hijra—Islam

October 16-18
Homecoming

October 19
Academic advising for second semester, 2015-16 (through October 27)

October 23
Ashura (sunset 10/22-sunset 10/23)—Islam

November 2
Last day to withdraw from a course with a grade of "W"

November 9
Online registration for second semester, 2015-16 (through November 19)

November 11
Diwali—Indian

November 25
Thanksgiving vacation begins. No classes. Residences close at 10 a.m. Last contract meal—breakfast.

November 26
Thanksgiving.

November 29
Residences open at noon. First contract meal—dinner.

November 30
Classes resume at 8 a.m.

December 4
Last day of classes. Final deadline for registered students to notify College of intention not to return for second semester, 2015-16. Remainder of general deposit forfeited for withdrawals after this date.

December 5-6
Reading day

December 7
Hanukkah (sunset 12/6-sunset 12/14)—Jewish

December 7-10
Final examinations. Residences close at 7 p.m. Last contract meal—dinner.

Second Semester, 2015-16

January 17
Residences open at noon for all students—no contract meals.

January 18
Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday. No classes. Orientation for entering first-year and new transfer students. First contract meal—dinner.

January 19
First day of classes. Final enrollment for all students.

January 26
Last day to drop and add a course

January 29
Last day to remove incomplete grade from first semester, 2015-16

February 2
Last day to register for credit/no credit option

February 8
Chinese New Year

February 10
Ash Wednesday—Christian

February 15
Parinirvana—Buddhist

March 4
Mid-semester. Spring vacation begins at 5 p.m. Last contract meal—dinner. Residences close at 7 p.m.

March 13
Residences open at 10 a.m. First contract meal—dinner.

March 14
Classes resume at 8 a.m.

March 20
Spring Solstice

March 21
Online registration for fall semester, 2016-17 (through March 31). Naw Ruz—Baha'i.

March 25
Classes end at 1 p.m. Good Friday—Christian.

March 27
Easter—Christian

March 28
Last day to withdraw from class with a grade of "W"

April 11
Academic advising for first semester, 2016-17 (through April 21)

April 14
Baisakhi—Sikh

April 21
Honors Convocation. Elkin R. Isaac Student Research Symposium.

April 23
Passover (sunset 4/22-sunset 4/30)—Jewish

April 29
Reading day

April 30-May 4
Final examinations. Residences close for all underclass students at 9 p.m. Last contract meal for underclass students—dinner.

May 1
Orthodox Easter

May 5
Yom HaSho′ah (sunset 5/4-sunset 5/5)—Jewish

May 7
Commencement. Residences close for all students at 8 p.m..

Summer College, 2016

May 15
Residences open for Summer College residents at noon.

May 16-July 1
Summer College

August 1, 2016 is the final deadline for registered students to notify College of intention not to return for first semester, 2016-17. The remainder of general deposit forfeited for withdrawals after this date.

Dates in bold are religious holidays that may be cause for students to request an excused absence from class or other academic requirement. Dates in italics are during a weekend or break. They are important to note for purposes of scheduling class trips and extracurricular activities, as well as honoring campus diversity.