Catalog
Calendars
2015–2016 Calendar
2015
- August 1 — Fall charge due
- August 31 — New Student Orientation begins
- September 9, 8 A.M. — Classes begin, fall semester
- September 22 — Last day for fall semester registration adjustments*
- October 2-4 —Back to Bates Weekend
- October 21-25 — Fall recess
- October 30 — Last day for withdrawal from fall semester courses
- October 31-November 6 — Registration for winter semester
- November 21–29 — Thanksgiving recess
- December 1 — Winter charge due
- December 11, 4 P.M. — Classes end, fall semester
- December 15, 8 A.M. — Final examinations begin
- December 19, 12:30 P.M. — Final examinations end**
2016
- January 11, 8 A.M. — Classes begin, winter semester
- January 18 — Martin Luther King Jr. Day — workshops take the place of classes
- January 22 — Last day for winter semester registration adjustments*
- January 30– February 5 — Registration for off-campus and alternate date Short Term courses
- February 5 — Application deadline for off-campus study, abroad or in the United States, for the next fall, winter, or academic year
- February 20-28 — Winter recess
- March 4 — Last day for withdrawal from winter semester courses
- March 5–11 — Registration for on-campus Short Term and fall semester
- April 1 — Mount David Summit
- April 8, 4 P.M. — Classes end, winter semester
- April 12, 8 A.M. — Final examinations begin
- April 16, 12:30 P.M. — Final examinations end**
- April 25, 8 A.M. — Classes begin, Short Term
- April 27 — Last day for on-campus Short Term registration adjustments*
- April 29 — Last day for withdrawal from on-campus Short Term courses
- May 27, 4 P.M. — Classes end, Short Term
- May 27–29 — Commencement Weekend
- May 29 — Commencement
- June 10-12 — Reunion Weekend
2016–2017 Calendar
2016
- August 1 — Fall charge due
- August 29 — New Student Orientation begins
- September 7, 8 A.M. — Classes begin, fall semester
- September 20 — Last day for fall semester registration adjustments*
- October 7–9 — Back to Bates Weekend
- October 19–23 — Fall recess
- October 28 — Last day for withdrawal from fall semester courses
- October 29–November 4 — Registration for winter semester
- November 19–27 — Thanksgiving recess
- December 1 — Winter charge due
- December 9, 4 P.M. — Classes end, fall semester
- December 13, 8 A.M. — Final examinations begin
- December 17, 12:30 P.M. — Final examinations end**
2017
- January 9, 8 A.M. — Classes begin, winter semester
- January 16 — Martin Luther King Jr. Day — workshops take the place of classes
- January 20 — Last day for winter semester registration adjustments*
- January 28–February 3 — Registration for off–campus and alternate date Short Term courses
- February 4 — Application deadline for off–campus study, abroad or in the United States, for the next fall, winter, or academic year
- February 18–26 — Winter recess
- March 3 — Last day for withdrawal from winter semester courses
- March 4–10 — Registration for on–campus Short Term and fall semester
- March 31 — Mount David Summit
- April 7, 4 P.M. — Classes end, winter semester
- April 11, 8 A.M. — Final examinations begin
- April 15, 12:30 P.M. — Final examinations end**
- April 24, 8 A.M. — Classes begin, Short Term
- April 26 — Last day for on–campus Short Term registration adjustments*
- April 28 — Last day for withdrawal from on–campus Short Term courses
- May 26, 4 P.M. — Classes end, Short Term
- May 26–28 — Commencement Weekend
- May 28 — Commencement
- June 9–11 — 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.