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2021 Fall
Month Date Day(s) of the week Description August 23-27 Monday-Friday Fall 2021 registration period August-
SeptemberTBD TBD 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 6 Saturday Homecoming November 24-28 Wednesday-Sunday Thanksgiving Break December 10 Friday Fall semester classes end December 11-14 Saturday-Tuesday Reading period, no classes 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, no classes 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 12 Saturday Homecoming November 23-27 Wednesday-Sunday Thanksgiving Break December 9 Friday Fall semester classes end December 10-13 Saturday-Tuesday Reading period, no classes 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, no classes 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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2023 Fall
Month Date Day(s) of the week Description August-
September28-6 Monday-Wednesday First Days September 4 Monday Williams Reads September 5 Tuesday First-year student advising September 7 Thursday Fall semester classes begin September 9 Saturday Convocation October TBA One of first three Fridays Mountain Day October 9-10 Monday-Tuesday Reading period, no classes October 27-29 Friday-Sunday Fall Family Days November 11 Saturday Homecoming November 22-26 Wednesday-Sunday Thanksgiving Break December 8 Friday Fall semester classes end December 9-12 Saturday-Tuesday Reading period, no classes December 9-17 Saturday-Sunday Self-Scheduled and Take-Home final exam period December 13-18 Wednesday-Monday Scheduled final exam period 2024 Winter & Spring
Month Date Day(s) of the week Description January 3 Wednesday Winter Study begins January 15 Monday Martin Luther King Jr. Day, no classes January 26 Friday Winter Study ends January 31 Wednesday Spring semester classes begin (classes follow a Thursday schedule,
attend any class on your schedule that has a Thursday meeting time)February 1 Thursday Claiming Williams Day, no classes February 2 Friday Classes resume assigned schedule February 16-17 Friday-Saturday Winter Carnival, no classes March 16-31 Saturday-Sunday Spring Break April 1 Monday Spring semester classes resume May 10 Friday Spring semester classes end May 11-14 Saturday-Tuesday Reading period, no classes May 11-19 Saturday-Sunday Self-Scheduled and Take-Home final exam period May 15-20 Wednesday-Monday Scheduled final exam period June 1 Saturday Baccalaureate Service
Class DayJune 2 Sunday Commencement June 6-9 Thursday-Sunday Alumni Reunions Number of Class Meetings
Mornings Afternoons Evenings M, W, F T, Th M, Th W T, F M W MW Fall Semester 37 25 25 12 25 12 12 24 Spring Semester 36 25 25 12 24 12 12 24 The Winter Study Period covers 23 calendar days.
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