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2018–2019 Calendar

2018

August 1 — Fall charge due
August 27 — New Student Orientation begins
September 5, 8 A.M. — Classes begin, fall semester
September 18 — Last day for fall semester registration adjustments*
October 5-7 —Back to Bates Weekend
October 17-21 — Fall recess
October 26 — Last day for withdrawal from fall semester courses
October 27-November 2 — 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**

2019

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
January 26– February 1 — Registration for off-campus and alternate date Short Term courses
February 1 — Application deadline for off-campus study, abroad or in the United States, for the next fall, winter, or academic year
February 16-24 — Winter recess
March 1 — Last day for withdrawal from winter semester courses
March 2–8 — 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

2019–2020 Calendar

2019

August 1 — Fall charge due
August 26 — New Student Orientation begins
September 4, 8 A.M. — Classes begin, fall semester
September 17 — Last day for fall semester registration adjustments*
October 4-6 —Back to Bates Weekend
October 16-20 — Fall recess
October 25 — Last day for withdrawal from fall semester courses
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**

2020

January 13, 8 A.M. — Classes begin, winter semester
January 20 — Martin Luther King Jr. Day — workshops take the place of classes
January 24 — Last day for winter semester registration adjustments*
January 25–31 — Registration for off-campus and alternate date Short Term courses
January 31 — Application deadline for off-campus study, abroad or in the United States, for the next fall, winter, or academic year
February 15-23 — Winter recess
March 6 — Last day for withdrawal from winter semester courses
March 7–13 — Registration for on-campus Short Term and fall semester
April 3 — Mount David Summit
April 10, 4 P.M. — Classes end, winter semester
April 14, 8 A.M. — Final examinations begin
April 18, 12:30 P.M. — Final examinations end**
April 27, 8 A.M. — Classes begin, Short Term
April 29 — Last day for on-campus Short Term registration adjustments*
May 1 — Last day for withdrawal from on-campus Short Term courses
May 29, 4 P.M. — Classes end, Short Term
May 29–31 — Commencement Weekend
June 12-14 — 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.