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1997
August 1 / Fall Charge due
August 30 / New Student Orientation begins

September 3, 8:00 a.m. / Classes begin, Fall Semester
September 3, 4:00 p.m. / Convocation
September 16 / Last day for late Fall Semester registration*
September 20-21 / Back-to-Bates Weekend
September 27-28 / Parents and Families Weekend

October 15-19 / Fall Recess
October 31 / Last day for withdrawal from Fall Semester courses

November 1 / Last day to request Leave of Absence
November 3-7 / Preregistration for Winter Semester
November 22+30 / Thanksgiving Recess

December 1 / Winter Semester Charge due
December 1-5 / Optional Reading Period
December 5, 4:00 p.m. / Classes end, Fall Semester
December 9, 8:00 a.m. / Final Examinations begin
December 13, 12:30 p.m. / Final Examinations end

1998
January 5, 8:00 a.m. / Classes begin, Winter Semester
January 16 / Last day for late Winter Semester registration*
January 19 / Martin Luther King, Jr. Day - No Classes

February 2-6 / Preregistration for Short Term

February 14-22 / Winter Recess
February 27 / Last day for withdrawal from Winter Semester courses

March 9-13 / Preregistration for Fall Semester
March 15 / Registration deposit due
March 30-April 3 / Optional Reading Period
March 31 / Last day to confirm study on a Bates off-campus program, including all study abroad for the next academic year.

April 3, 4:00 p.m. / Classes end, Winter Semester
April 6, 8:00 a.m. / Final Examinations begin
April 10, 12:30 p.m. / Final Examinations end
April 20, 8:00 a.m. / Classes begin, Short Term
April 22 / Last day for late Short Term registration*
April 24 / Last day for withdrawal from Short Term unit

May 15 / Last day to request Leave of Absence for Fall Semester
May 22, 4:00 p.m. / Classes end, Short Term
May 25 / Commencement

June 5-7 / Alumni Weekend

*Students must preregister unless on a Bates-approved program or approved leave. Late registrants are subject to late fees and must petition the Committee on Academic Standing to obtain late registration approval.

1998
August 1 / Fall Charge due

September 5 / New Student Orientation begins
September 9, 8:00 a.m. / Classes begin, Fall Semester
September 9, 4:00 p.m. / Convocation
September 22 / Last day for late Fall Semester registration*

October 10-11 / Parents Weekend
October 17-18 / Back-to-Bates Weekend
October 20-25 / Fall Recess

November 1 / Last day to request Leave of Absence
November 6 / Last day for withdrawal from Fall Semester courses
November 9-13 / Preregistration for Winter Semester
November 21-29 / Thanksgiving Recess

December 1 / Winter Semester Charge due
December 7-11 / Optional Reading Period
December 11, 4:00 p.m. / Classes end, Fall Semester
December 15, 8:00 a.m. / Final Examinations begin
December 19, 12:30 p.m. / Final Examinations end

1999
January 11, 8:00 a.m. / Classes begin, Winter Semester
January 18 / Martin Luther King, Jr. Day - No Classes
January 22 / Last day for late Winter Semester registration*

February 1-5 / Preregistration for Short Term
February 13-21 / Winter Recess

March 5 / Last day for withdrawal from Winter Semester courses
March 15-19 / Preregistration for Fall Semester
March 15 / Registration deposit due
March 31 / Last day to confirm study on a Bates off-campus program,
      including all study abroad, for the next academic year

April 5-9 / Optional Reading Period
April 9, 4:00 p.m. / Classes end, Winter Semester
April 13, 8:00 a.m. / Final Examinations begin
April 17, 12:30 p.m. / Final Examinations end
April 26, 8:00 a.m. / Classes begin, Short Term
April 28 / Last day for late Short Term registration*
April 30 / Last day for withdrawal from Short Term unit

May 15 / Last day to request Leave of Absence for Fall Semester
May 28, 4:00 p.m. / Classes end, Short Term
May 31 / Commencement

June 11-13 / Alumni Weekend

* May be subject to late fees and require petitioning the Committee on Academic Standing.

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