2017

• August 1 — Fall charge due
• August 28 — New Student Orientation begins
• September 6, 8 A.M. — Classes begin, fall semester
• September 19 — Last day for fall semester registration adjustments*
• September 22-24 —Back to Bates Weekend
• October 18-22 — Fall recess
• October 27 — Last day for withdrawal from fall semester courses
• October 28-November 3 — Registration for winter semester
• November 18–26 — Thanksgiving recess
• December 1 — Winter charge due
• December 8, 4 P.M. — Classes end, fall semester
• December 12, 8 A.M. — Final examinations begin
• December 16, 12:30 P.M. — Final examinations end**

2018

• January 8, 8 A.M. — Classes begin, winter semester
• January 15 — Martin Luther King Jr. Day — workshops take the place of classes
• January 19 — Last day for winter semester registration adjustments*
• January 27– February 2 — Registration for off-campus and alternate date Short Term courses
• February 2 — Application deadline for off-campus study, abroad or in the United States, for the next fall, winter, or academic year
• February 17-25 — Winter recess
• March 2 — Last day for withdrawal from winter semester courses
• March 3–9 — Registration for on-campus Short Term and fall semester
• April 6, 4 P.M. — Classes end, winter semester
• April 10, 8 A.M. — Final examinations begin
• April 14, 12:30 P.M. — Final examinations end**
• April 23, 8 A.M. — Classes begin, Short Term
• April 25 — Last day for on-campus Short Term registration adjustments*
• April 27 — Last day for withdrawal from on-campus Short Term courses
• May 25, 4 P.M. — Classes end, Short Term
• May 25–27 — Commencement Weekend
• June 8-10 — Reunion Weekend

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*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.