Calendar

First Semester, 2013-14

August 1
Final deadline for registered students to notify College of intention not to return for first semester, 2013-14. Remainder of general deposit forfeited for withdrawals after this date.

August 23
Residences open for all first-year and new transfer students at 8 a.m. First contract meal—lunch.

August 24
Residences open for all upperclass students at 8 a.m. First contract meal—dinner.

August 26
First day of classes. Final enrollment for all students.

August 28
Krishna Janmashtami—Hindu

September 2
Labor Day. No classes.

September 3
Last day to drop and/or add a course

September 5
Rosh Hashanah (sunset 9/46-sunset 9/6)—Jewish

September 7
Community Day

September 9
Ganesh Chathurthi—Hindu

September 10
Last day to register for credit/no credit option. Paryushana—Jain.

September 14
Yom Kippur (sunset 9/13-sunset 9/14)—Jewish

September 19
Sukkot (sunset 9/18-sunset 9/25)—Jewish

September 20-21
Family Weekend

September 22
Autumn Solstice

October 5
Navaratri—Hindu

October 11
Mid-semester

October 11-13
Homecoming

October 15
Eid al Adha (sunset 10/14-sunset 10/15)—Islam

October 19
Burmese Lights Festival—Buddhist

October 21-22
Fall Break

October 23
Academic advising for second semester, 2013-14 (through October 31)

November 3
Diwali—Indian

November 4
Online registration for second semester, 2013-14 (through November 14). Last day to withdraw from a course with a grade of "W." Al-Hijra (sunset 11/3-sunset 11/4)—Islam.

November 13
Ashura (sunset 11/12-sunset 11/13)—Islam

November 27
Thanksgiving vacation begins. No classes. Residences close at 10 a.m. Last contract meal—breakfast.

November 28
Hanukkah (sunset 11/27-sunset 12/5)—Jewish. Thanksgiving.

December 1
Residences open at noon. First contract meal—dinner.

December 2
Classes resume at 8 a.m.

December 6
Last day of classes. Final deadline for registered students to notify College of intention not to return for second semester, 2013-14. Remainder of general deposit forfeited for withdrawals after this date.

December 7-8
Reading day

December 9-12
Final examinations

December 12
Final examinations. Residences close at 7 p.m. Last contract meal—dinner.

Second Semester, 2013-14

January 19
Residences open at noon for all students—no contract meals.

January 20
Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday. No classes. Orientation for entering first-year and new transfer students. First contract meal—dinner.

January 21
First day of classes. Final enrollment for all students.

January 28
Last day to drop and add a course

January 30
Last day to remove incomplete grade from first semester, 2013-14

January 31
Chinese New Year

February 4
Last day to register for credit/no credit option

February 15
Parinirvana—Buddhist

March 5
Ash Wednesday—Christian

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

March 16
Residences open at 10 a.m. First contract meal—dinner.

March 17
Classes resume at 8 a.m.

March 20
Spring Solstice

March 24
Academic advising for first semester, 2014-15 (through April 1)

March 31
Last day to withdraw from class with a grade of "W"

April 7
Online registration for first semester, 2014-15 (through April 17)

April 13
Burmese Water Festival (through 4/17)—Buddhist

April 14
Baisakhi—Sikh

April 15
Passover (sunset 4/14-sunset 4/21)—Jewish

April 18
Classes end at 1 p.m. Good Friday—Christian.

April 20
Easter—Christian

April 21
Ridvan—Baha'i

April 24
Honors Convocation. Elkin R. Isaac Student Research Symposium.

April 27
Yom HaSho'ah (sunset 4/26-sunset 4/27)—Jewish

May 1
Last day of classes

May 2
Reading day

May 3-7
Final examinations

May 7
Final examinations. Residences close for all underclass students at 9 p.m. Last contract meal for underclass students—dinner.

May 10
Commencement. Residences close for all students.

Summer College, 2014

May 17
Residences open for summer college residents at noon.

May 19-July 3
Summer College

August 1, 2014 is the final deadline for registered students to notify College of intention not to return for first semester, 2014-15. 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.