Calendar

1996
August 1 / Fall Charge due
August 31 / New Student Orientation begins

September 4, 8:00 a.m. / Classes begin, Fall Semester
September 4, 4:00 p.m. / Convocation
September 17 / Last day for late Fall Semester registration*

October 5-6 / Parents Weekend
October 12-13 / Back-to-Bates Weekend
October 16-20 / Fall Recess

November 1 / Last day for withdrawal from Fall Semester courses
November 1 / Last day to request Leave of Absence
November 4-8 / Preregistration for Winter Semester
November 23-December 1 / Thanksgiving Recess

December 1 / Winter Semester Charge due
December 2-6 / Optional Reading Period
December 6, 4:00 p.m. / Classes end, Fall Semester
December 10, 8:00 a.m. / Final Examinations begin
December 14, 12:30 p.m. / Final Examinations end

1997
January 6, 8:00 a.m. / Classes begin, Winter Semester
January 17 / Last day for late Winter Semester registration*
January 20 / Martin Luther King, Jr. Day - No Classes
January 27-February 7 / Preregistration for Short Term

February 15-23 / Winter Recess
February 28 / Last day for withdrawal from Winter Semester courses

March 10-14 / Preregistration for Fall Semester
March 15 / Registration deposit due
March 31 / Last day to confirm study on a Bates off-campus program,
including all study abroad, for the next academic year
March 31-April 4 / Optional Reading Period

April 4, 4:00 p.m. / Classes end, Winter Semester
April 8, 8:00 a.m. / Final Examinations begin
April 12, 12:30 p.m. / Final Examinations end
April 21, 8:00 a.m. / Classes begin, Short Term
April 23 / Last day for late Short Term registration*
April 25 / Last day for withdrawal from Short Term unit

May 15 / Last day to request Leave of Absence for Fall Semester
May 23, 4:00 p.m. / Classes end, Short Term
May 26 / Commencement

June 6-8 / Alumni Weekend

*May be subject to late fees and require petitioning the Committee on AcademicStanding.