Calendars
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
Bold text in the following list of dates represents an adjustment due to COVID-19
- January 13, 8 A.M. — Classes begin, winter semester
- January 20 — Martin Luther King Jr. Day — workshops take the place of classes
- January 20—Off-campus Short Term application deadline
- January 24 — Last day for winter semester registration adjustments*
- January 31 — 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 extra cost Short Term courses
- February 7— Semester/year off-campus study registration deadline
- February 15-23 — Winter recess
- March 6 — Last day for withdrawal from winter semester courses
- March 7–27 — Registration for on-campus Short Term and fall semester
- March 16-20 — Classes suspended while students move and faculty prepare to teach remotely
- March 23 — Winter classes resume via remote instruction
- April 3 — Mount David Summit – cancelled
- April 17 — Classes end, winter semester
- April 18-26 — April Recess
- April 28 — Final examinations begin
- May 2 — Final examinations end**
- May 6 — Short Term classes begin remotely
- May 29 — Short term classes end
- May 31 — Commencement - Virtual Ceremony
- June 12-3 — Reunion Weekend - Events held virtually
2020–2021 Calendar
2020
- August 1 — Fall charge due
- August 26 — New Student Orientation
- September 2, 8 A.M. — Classes begin, fall semester
- September 15 — Last day for fall semester registration adjustments*
- October 2-4 —Back to Bates Weekend
- October 14-18 — Fall recess
- October 23 — Last day for withdrawal from fall semester courses
- October 27-November 2 — Registration for winter semester
- November 21–29 — Thanksgiving recess
- December 1 — Winter charge due
- December 4, 4 P.M. — Classes end, fall semester
- December 8, 8 A.M. — Final examinations begin
- December 14, 5:45 P.M. — Final examinations end**
2021
- January 13, 8 A.M. — Classes begin, winter semester
- January 18 — Martin Luther King Jr. Day — workshops take the place of classes
- January 26 — Last day for winter semester registration adjustments*
- February 5— Semester/year off-campus study registration deadline
- February 13-21 — Winter recess
- March 9 — Last day for withdrawal from winter semester courses
- March 17-21— March recess
- April 9 — Mount David Summit
- April 16, 4 P.M. — Classes end, winter semester
- April 20, 8 A.M. — Final examinations begin
- April 26, 5:45 P.M. — Final examinations end**
- May 3, 8 A.M. — Classes begin, Short Term
- May 5 — Last day for on-campus Short Term registration adjustments*
- May 7 — Last day for withdrawal from on-campus Short Term courses
- May 26, 4 P.M. — Classes end, Short Term
- May 28–30 — Commencement Weekend
- June 11-13 — 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.