Catalog
Calendars
2012–2013 Calendar
2012
August 1 — Fall charge due
September 1 — New Student Orientation begins
September 4, 4:10 P.M. — Convocation
September 5, 8 A.M. — Classes begin, fall semester
September 18 — Last day for fall semester registration adjustments*
October 5–7 —Parents and Families Weekend
October 17–October 21 — Fall recess
October 26–27 — Alumni Homecoming Weekend
November 2 — Last day for withdrawal from fall semester courses
November 3–9 — Registration for winter semester
November 17–25 — Thanksgiving recess
December 1 — Winter charge due
December 7, 4 P.M. — Classes end, fall semester
December 11, 8 A.M. — Final examinations begin
December 15, 12:30 P.M. — Final examinations end**
2013
January 7, 8 A.M. — Classes begin, winter semester
January 18 — Last day for winter semester registration adjustments*
January 21 —Martin Luther King Jr. Day — workshops take the place of classes
February 1 — Application deadline for off-campus study, abroad or in the United States, for the next fall, winter, or academic year
February 2–8 — Registration for off-campus and alternate date Short Term courses
February 16–24 — Winter recess
March 1 — Last day for withdrawal from winter semester courses
March 9–15 — Registration for on-campus Short Term and fall semester
March 29 — Mount David Summit
April 5, 4 P.M. — Classes end, winter semester
April 9, 8 A.M. — Final examinations begin
April 13, 12:30 P.M. — Final examinations end**
April 22, 8 A.M. — Classes begin, Short Term
April 24 — Last day for on-campus Short Term registration adjustments*
April 26 — Last day for withdrawal from on-campus Short Term courses
May 24, 4 P.M. — Classes end, Short Term
May 24–26 — Commencement Weekend
June 7–9 — Reunion Weekend
2013–2014 Calendar
2013
August 1 — Fall charge due
August 31 — New Student Orientation begins
September 4, 8 A.M. — Classes begin, fall semester
September 17 — Last day for fall semester registration adjustments*
September 27–29 — Parents and Families Weekend
October 16–20 — Fall recess
November 1 — Last day for withdrawal from fall semester courses
November 1 –2 — Alumni Homecoming Weekend
November 2–8 — Registration for winter semester
November 23–December 1 — Thanksgiving recess
December 1 — Winter charge due
December 6, 4 P.M. — Classes end, fall semester
December 10, 8 A.M. — Final examinations begin
December 14, 12:30 P.M. — Final examinations end**
2014
January 6, 8 A.M. — Classes begin, winter semester
January 17 — Last day for winter semester registration adjustments*
January 20 — Martin Luther King Jr. Day — workshops take the place of classes
February 7 — Application deadline for off-campus study, abroad or in the United States, for the next fall, winter, or academic year
February 1–7 — Registration for off-campus and alternate date Short Term courses
February 15–23 — Winter recess
Febraury 28 — Last day for withdrawal from winter semester courses
March 8–14 — Registration for on-campus Short Term and fall semester
March 28 — Mount David Summit
April 4, 4 P.M. — Classes end, winter semester
April 8, 8 A.M. — Final examinations begin
April 12, 12:30 P.M. — Final examinations end**
April 21, 8 A.M. — Classes begin, Short Term
April 23 — Last day for on-campus Short Term registration adjustments*
April 25 — Last day for withdrawal from on-campus Short Term courses
May 23, 4 P.M. — Classes end, Short Term
May 23–25 — Commencement Weekend
June 6–8 — Reunion Weekend
*Students must register unless currently on a Bates-approved program or approved leave. Late registrants are subject to late fees and may be required to petition the Committee on Academic Standing to request late registration approval.
**Final examinations cannot be rescheduled because of student travel plans.