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2020 Fall
Month Date Day(s) of the week Description August 10-17 Monday-Monday Fall 2020 pre-registration period August 24-30 Wednesday-Sunday Fall 2020 registration period August-
September31-9 Monday-Wednesday Virtual First Days September 7 Monday Williams Reads September 8 Tuesday First-year student advising September 8-18 Tuesday-Friday Drop/add period September 9 Wednesday Tutorial drop deadline, 4:00 pm September 10 Thursday Fall semester classes begin September 12 Saturday Convocation September 18 Friday Independent Study forms due, 4:30 pm October TBA One of first three Fridays Mountain Day October 12-13 Monday-Tuesday Reading period, no classes October 22 Thursday Last day to drop a fourth or fifth/extra-graded course, 4:30 pm October 23-25 Friday-Sunday Family Days October-
NovemberTBD TBD Spring 2021 pre-registration period November 7 Saturday Homecoming November 25-29 Wednesday-Sunday Thanksgiving Break December 1 Tuesday Intent to enroll deadline December 4 Friday Last day to claim exam hardship December 11 Friday Last day to change course grading option to pass/fail, 4:30 pm
Last day to withdraw from a course
Fall semester classes endDecember 12-15 Saturday-Tuesday Reading period December 12-20 Saturday-Sunday Self-Scheduled final exam period (administered by faculty) December 15 Tuesday Last day written work due in courses with final exams, 5:00 pm December 16-21 Wednesday-Monday Scheduled final exam period (administered by faculty) December 19 Saturday Last day written work due in courses without final exams, 5:00 pm December 28 Monday Fall semester grades due 2021 Winter & Spring
Month Date Day(s) of the week Description January Winter Study canceled due to COVID-19 January 5-8 Tuesday-Friday Advising January 11-18 Monday-Monday Spring 2021 pre-registration period February 1-11 Monday-Thursday Spring 2021 registration period February 15-25 Monday-Thursday Drop/add period February 16 Tuesday Tutorial drop deadline, 4:00 pm February 17 Wednesday Spring semester classes begin (classes follow a Thursday schedule,
attend any class on your schedule that has a Thursday meeting time)February 18 Thursday Claiming Williams Day, no classes February 19 Friday Classes resume assigned schedule February 25 Thursday Independent Study forms due, 4:30 pm March 22-23 Monday-Tuesday Reading Period, no classes March 31 Wednesday Last day to drop a fourth or fifth/extra-graded course, 4:30 pm April 21-22 Wednesday-Thursday Health Days, no classes May 7 Friday Health Day, no classes May 14 Friday Last day to claim exam hardship May 19 Wednesday Last day to change course grading option to pass/fail, 4:30 pm
Last day to withdraw from a course
Spring semester classes endMay 20-23 Thursday-Sunday Reading period May 20-28 Thursday-Friday Self-Scheduled and Take-Home final exam period May 23 Sunday Last day written work due in courses with final exams, 5:00 pm May 24-29 Monday-Saturday Scheduled final exam period May 27 Thursday Last day written work due in courses without final exams, 5:00 pm June 3 Thursday Senior grades due, 12:00 pm June 7 Monday Spring semester grades due (all other students) TBD TBD TBD Baccalaureate Service
Class DayTBD TBD TBD Commencement TBD TBD TBD Alumni Reunions Number of Class Meetings
Mornings Afternoons Evenings M, W, F T, Th M, Th W T, F M, T, W, Th Fall Semester 36 25 25 12 24 12 Spring Semester 36 24 24 12 24 12
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2021 Fall
Month Date Day(s) of the week Description August-
September30-8 Monday-Wednesday First Days September 6 Monday Williams Reads September 7 Tuesday Rosh Hashanah September 8 Wednesday First-year student advising September 9 Thursday Fall semester classes begin September 11 Saturday Convocation October TBA One of first three Fridays Mountain Day October 11-12 Monday-Tuesday Reading period, no classes October 22-24 Friday-Sunday Fall Family Days November 13 Saturday Homecoming November 24-28 Wednesday-Sunday Thanksgiving Break December 10 Friday Fall semester classes end December 11-14 Saturday-Tuesday Reading period December 11-19 Saturday-Sunday Self-Scheduled and Take-Home final exam period December 15-20 Wednesday-Monday Scheduled final exam period 2022 Winter & Spring
Month Date Day(s) of the week Description January 3 Monday Winter Study begins January 17 Monday Martin Luther King Jr. Day, no classes January 27 Thursday Winter Study ends February 2 Wednesday Spring semester classes begin (classes follow a Thursday schedule,
attend any class on your schedule that has a Thursday meeting time)February 3 Thursday Claiming Williams Day, no classes February 4 Friday Classes resume assigned schedule February 18-19 Friday-Saturday Winter Carnival, no classes March-
April19-3 Saturday-Sunday Spring Break April 4 Monday Spring semester classes resume April TBA Saturday-Sunday Spring Family Days May 13 Friday Spring semester classes end May 14-17 Saturday-Tuesday Reading period May 14-22 Saturday-Sunday Self-Scheduled and Take-Home final exam period May 18-23 Wednesday-Monday Scheduled final exam period June 4 Saturday Baccalaureate Service
Class DayJune 5 Sunday Commencement June 9-12 Thursday-Sunday Alumni Reunions Number of Class Meetings
Mornings Afternoons Evenings M, W, F T, Th M, Th W T, F M, W Fall Semester 36 25 25 12 24 12 Spring Semester 36 25 25 12 24 12 The Winter Study Period covers 25 calendar days.
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2022 Fall
Month Date Day(s) of the week Description August-
September29-7 Monday-Wednesday First Days September 5 Monday Williams Reads September 7 Wednesday First-year student advising September 8 Thursday Fall semester classes begin September 10 Saturday Convocation October TBA One of first three Fridays Mountain Day October 10-11 Monday-Tuesday Reading period, no classes October 28-30 Friday-Sunday Fall Family Days November 5 Saturday Homecoming November 23-27 Wednesday-Sunday Thanksgiving Break December 9 Friday Fall semester classes end December 10-13 Saturday-Tuesday Reading period December 10-18 Saturday-Sunday Self-Scheduled and Take-Home final exam period December 14-19 Wednesday-Monday Scheduled final exam period 2023 Winter & Spring
Month Date Day(s) of the week Description January 3 Tuesday Winter Study begins January 16 Monday Martin Luther King Jr. Day, no classes January 26 Thursday Winter Study ends February 1 Wednesday Spring semester classes begin (classes follow a Thursday schedule,
attend any class on your schedule that has a Thursday meeting time)February 2 Thursday Claiming Williams Day, no classes February 3 Friday Classes resume assigned schedule February 17-18 Friday-Saturday Winter Carnival, no classes March-
April18-2 Saturday-Sunday Spring Break April 3 Monday Spring semester classes resume April TBA Saturday-Sunday Spring Family Days May 12 Friday Spring semester classes end May 13-16 Saturday-Tuesday Reading period May 13-21 Saturday-Sunday Self-Scheduled and Take-Home final exam period May 17-22 Wednesday-Monday Scheduled final exam period June 3 Saturday Baccalaureate Service
Class DayJune 4 Sunday Commencement June 8-11 Thursday-Sunday Alumni Reunions Number of Class Meetings
Mornings Afternoons Evenings M, W, F T, Th M, Th W T, F M, W Fall Semester 37 25 25 12 24 12 Spring Semester 37 25 25 12 24 12 The Winter Study Period covers 24 calendar days.
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