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  • 2024 Fall

    Month Date Day(s) of the week Description
    August 5-9 Monday-Friday First-Year 2024 pre-registration period
    August 19-26 Monday-Monday Fall 2024 registration period
    August-
    September    		 29-4 Thursday-Wednesday First Days
    September 3-13 Tuesday-Friday Drop/add period
    September 4 Wednesday First-year student advising
    Tutorial drop deadline, 4:00 pm
    September 5 Thursday Fall semester classes begin
    September 7 Saturday Convocation
    September 13 Friday Independent Study forms due
    October TBA One of first three Fridays Mountain Day, no classes
    October 14 Monday Mid-term advisory deadline
    October 14-15 Monday-Tuesday Reading period, no classes
    October 18 Friday Last day to drop an extra-graded course
    October 25-27 Friday-Sunday Friends & Family Weekend
    October-
    November    		 28-4 Monday-Monday Spring 2025 pre-registration period
    November 6-10 Wednesday-Sunday Winter Study registration period
    November 9 Saturday Homecoming
    November 15 Friday Last day to withdraw from a course
    November 20-24 Wednesday-Sunday Final round Winter Study registration period
    November-
    December    		 27-1 Wednesday-Sunday Thanksgiving Break
    December 2 Monday Last day to claim exam hardship
    December 6 Friday Fall semester classes end
    December 7-10 Saturday-Tuesday Reading period, no classes
    December 7-15 Saturday-Sunday Self-Scheduled and Take-Home final exam period
    December 10 Tuesday Last day written work due in courses with final exams, 5:00 pm
    December 11-16 Wednesday-Monday Scheduled final exam period
    December 14 Saturday Last day written work due in courses without final exams, 5:00 pm
    December 20 Friday Fall semester grades due
    December 27 Friday Last day to change fall 2024 course grading option to pass/fail

    2025 Winter & Spring

    Month Date Day(s) of the week Description
    January 6 Monday Winter Study begins
    January 16-23 Thursday-Thursday Spring 2025 registration period
    January 20 Monday Martin Luther King Jr. Day, no classes
    January 31 Friday Winter Study ends
    February 3 Monday Winter Study grades due
    February 3-14 Monday-Friday Drop/add period
    February 4 Tuesday Tutorial drop deadline, 4:00 pm
    February 5 Wednesday Spring semester classes begin (classes follow a Thursday schedule,
    attend any class on your schedule that has a Thursday meeting time)
    February 6 Thursday Claiming Williams Day, no classes
    February 7 Friday Classes resume assigned schedule
    February 14 Friday Independent Study forms due
    February 14-15 Friday-Saturday Winter Carnival, no classes
    March 21 Friday Last day to drop an extra-graded course
    March-
    April    		 22-6 Saturday-Sunday Spring Break
    April 14 Monday Mid-term advisory deadline
    April 18 Friday Last day to withdraw from a course
    April-May 23-2 Wednesday-Friday Fall 2025 pre-registration period
    April 30 Wednesday Major/Concentration declaration deadline
    May 9 Friday Last day to claim exam hardship
    May 16 Friday Spring semester classes end
    May 17-20 Saturday-Tuesday Reading period, no classes
    May 17-25 Saturday-Sunday Self-Scheduled and Take-Home final exam period
    May 20 Tuesday Last day written work due in courses with final exams, 5:00 pm
    May 21-26 Wednesday-Monday Scheduled final exam period
    May 24 Saturday Last day written work due in courses without final exams, 5:00 pm
    May 30 Friday Senior grades due, 12:00 pm
    June 2 Monday Seniors: 12:00 pm deadline to change course grading option to pass/fail
    Spring semester grades due (all other students)
    June 7 Saturday Baccalaureate Service
    Class Day
    June 8 Sunday Commencement
    June 9 Monday Last day to change course grading option to pass/fail (all other students)
    June 12-15 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 36 25 25 12 24 12 12 24
    Spring Semester 36 25 25 12 24 12 12 24

    The Winter Study Period covers 25 calendar days.

  • 2025 Fall

    Month Date Day(s) of the week Description
    August 4-8 Monday-Friday First-year fall 2025 pre-registration period
    August 18-25 Monday-Monday Fall 2025 registration period
    August-
    September    		 28-3 Thursday-Wednesday First Days
    September 2-12 Tuesday-Friday Drop/add period
    September 3 Wednesday First-year student advising
    Tutorial drop deadline, 4:00 pm
    September 4 Thursday Fall semester classes begin
    September 6 Saturday Convocation
    September 12 Friday Independent Study forms due
    October TBA One of first three Fridays Mountain Day, no classes
    October 13 Monday Mid-term advisory deadline
    October 13-14 Monday-Tuesday Reading period, no classes
    October 17 Friday Last day to drop an extra-graded course
    October 24-26 Friday-Sunday Friends & Family Weekend
    October-
    November    		 27-3 Monday-Monday Spring 2026 pre-registration period
    November 1 Saturday Homecoming
    November 5-9 Wednesday-Sunday Winter Study pre-registration period
    November 14 Friday Last day to withdraw from a course
    November 19-23 Wednesday-Sunday Final round Winter Study registration period
    November 26-30 Wednesday-Sunday Thanksgiving Break
    December 1 Monday Last day to claim exam hardship
    December 5 Friday Fall semester classes end
    December 6-9 Saturday-Tuesday Reading period, no classes
    December 6-14 Saturday-Sunday Self-Scheduled and Take-Home final exam period
    December 9 Tuesday Last day written work due in courses with final exams, 5:00 pm
    December 10-15 Wednesday-Monday Scheduled final exam period
    December 13 Saturday Last day written work due in courses without final exams, 5:00 pm
    December 19 Friday Fall semester grades due
    December 26 Friday Last day to change fall course grading option to pass/fail

    2026 Winter & Spring

    Month Date Day(s) of the week Description
    January 5 Monday Winter Study begins
    January 15-22 Thursday-Thursday Spring 2026 registration period
    January 19 Monday Martin Luther King Jr. Day, no classes
    January 29 Thursday Winter Study ends
    February 2-13 Monday-Friday Drop/add period
    February 2 Monday Winter Study grades due
    February 3 Tuesday Tutorial drop deadline, 4:00 pm
    February 4 Wednesday Spring semester classes begin (classes follow a Thursday schedule,
    attend any class on your schedule that has a Thursday meeting time)
    February 5 Thursday Claiming Williams Day, no classes
    February 6 Friday Classes resume assigned schedule
    February 13 Friday Independent Study forms due
    February 13-14 Friday-Saturday Winter Carnival, no classes
    March 20 Friday Last day to drop an extra-graded course
    March-
    April    		 21-5 Saturday-Sunday Spring Break
    April 13 Monday Mid-term advisory deadline
    April 17 Friday Last day to withdraw from a course
    April-
    May    		 22-1 Wednesday-Friday Fall 2026 pre-registration period
    April 29 Wednesday Major/Concentration declaration deadline
    May 8 Friday Last day to claim exam hardship
    May 15 Friday Spring semester classes end
    May 16-19 Saturday-Tuesday Reading period, no classes
    May 16-24 Saturday-Sunday Self-Scheduled and Take-Home final exam period
    May 19 Tuesday Last day written work due in courses with final exams, 5:00 pm
    May 20-25 Wednesday-Monday Scheduled final exam period
    May 23 Saturday Last day written work due in courses without final exams, 5:00 pm
    May 29 Friday Senior grades due, 12:00 pm
    June 1 Monday Seniors: 12:00 pm deadline to change course grading option to pass/fail
    Spring semester grades due (all other students)
    June 6 Saturday Baccalaureate Service
    Class Day
    June 7 Sunday Commencement
    June 8 Monday Last day to change spring course grading option to pass/fail (all other students)
    June 11-14 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 36 25 25 12 24 12 12 24
    Spring Semester 36 25 25 12 24 12 12 24

    The Winter Study Period covers 24 calendar days.

  • 2026 Fall

    Month Date Day(s) of the week Description
    September 3-9 Thursday-Wednesday First Days
    September 9 Wednesday First-year student advising
    September 10 Thursday Fall semester classes begin
    September 19 Saturday Convocation
    October TBA One of first three Fridays Mountain Day, no classes
    October 12-13 Monday-Tuesday Reading period, no classes
    October 23-25 Friday-Sunday Friends & Family Weekend
    November 14 Saturday Homecoming
    November-
    December    		 25-29 Wednesday-Sunday Thanksgiving Break
    December 11 Friday Fall semester classes end
    December 12-15 Saturday-Tuesday Reading period, no classes
    December 12-20 Saturday-Sunday Self-Scheduled and Take-Home final exam period
    December 16-21 Wednesday-Monday Scheduled final exam period

    2027 Winter & Spring

    Month Date Day(s) of the week Description
    January 5 Tuesday Winter Study begins
    January 18 Monday Martin Luther King Jr. Day, no classes
    January 29 Friday Winter Study ends
    February 3 Wednesday Spring semester classes begin (classes follow a Thursday schedule,
    attend any class on your schedule that has a Thursday meeting time)
    February 4 Thursday Claiming Williams Day, no classes
    February 5 Friday Classes resume assigned schedule
    February 19-20 Friday-Saturday Winter Carnival, no classes
    March-
    April    		 20-4 Saturday-Sunday Spring Break
    May 14 Friday Spring semester classes end
    May 15-18 Saturday-Tuesday Reading period, no classes
    May 15-23 Saturday-Sunday Self-Scheduled and Take-Home final exam period
    May 19-24 Wednesday-Monday Scheduled final exam period
    June 5 Saturday Baccalaureate Service
    Class Day
    June 6 Sunday Commencement
    June 10-13 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 36 25 25 12 24 12 12 24
    Spring Semester 36 25 25 12 24 12 12 24

    The Winter Study Period covers 24 calendar days.

  • 2027 Fall

    Month Date Day(s) of the week Description
    September 2-8 Thursday-Wednesday First Days
    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, no classes
    October 11-12 Monday-Tuesday Reading period, no classes
    October 22-24 Friday-Sunday Friends & Family Weekend
    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 11-20 Saturday-Sunday Self-Scheduled and Take-Home final exam period
    December 15-20 Wednesday-Monday Scheduled final exam period

    2028 Winter & Spring

    Month Date Day(s) of the week Description
    January 4 Tuesday Winter Study begins
    January 17 Monday Martin Luther King Jr. Day, no classes
    January 28 Friday 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-
    April    		 18-2 Saturday-Sunday Spring Break
    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 Day
    June 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 MW
    Fall Semester 36 25 25 12 24 12 12 24
    Spring Semester 36 25 25 12 24 12 12 24

    The Winter Study Period covers 24 calendar days.

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