Academic Year Calendar
2013 Winter Semester
- Friday, March 1, Last day for withdrawal from Winter semester courses
- Saturday, March 9-15, 4:00 p.m., Registration for on-campus Short Term units and fall semester
- Friday, March 29, Mount David Summit
- Friday, April 5, 4:00 p.m. Classes end, winter semester
- Tuesday, April 9, 8:00 a.m., Final examinations begin
- Saturday, April 13, 12:30 p.m., Final examinations end**; meals end with dinner on April 13*
- Sunday, April 14, 5:00 p.m., Residences close
2013 Short Term
- Sunday, April 21, Residences open; meals begin with dinner
- Monday, April 22, 8:00 a.m., Classes begin, Short Term
- Wednesday, April 24, Last day for on-campus Short Term registration adjustments
- Friday, April 26, Last day for withdrawal from on-campus Short Term courses
- Friday, May 24, 4:00 p.m., Classes end, Short Term
- Saturday, May 25, 5:00 p.m., residences close for non seniors; meals end with dinner
- Friday, May 24-26 Commencement Weekend
- Sunday, May 26, 5:00 p.m., Residences close
- 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.