Catalog
Calendars
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.