2012-2013 Academic Calendar

Academic Calendar All dates are inclusive. A more detailed College Calendar is published by the Registrar’s Office in August of each academic year.

Fall Semester, 2012

August 23, Thursday — Residence halls open at 9 a.m. for new students. Check-in is from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

August 24, Friday — Residence halls open at 9 a.m. for all students. Convocation at 3 p.m.

August 28, Tuesday — Fall semester classes begin.

September 10, Monday — Last day to add classes.

October 8-9 — Midsemester break; no classes.

October 10, Wednesday — Last day to drop from classes or the college without record.

October 19-21 — Family Weekend.

November 1-7 — Preregistration period for the spring semester 2013.

November 2, Friday — Final day to withdraw from classes or the college with W grades. Close of P-D-F registration period.

November 16, Friday — Thanksgiving vacation begins at 6 p.m., Friday and ends at 8 a.m., Monday, November 26. All residence halls remain open.

December 7, Friday — Last day of classes, fall semester. Honors theses due in library for December ’12 candidates.

December 10-14 — Final examination period.

December 14, Friday — Fall semester ends. All residence halls close at noon Saturday, December 15.

Spring Semester, 2013

January 11, Friday — Orientation for new students and parents begins.

January 13, Sunday — Residence halls open at 9 a.m. for returning students.

January 14, Monday — Spring semester classes begin.

January 21, Monday — Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, no classes.

January 25, Friday — Last day to add classes.

February 18, Monday — Presidents’ Day; no classes.

February 22, Friday — Last day to drop from classes or the college without record.

March 8, Friday — Spring vacation begins at 6 p.m., Friday (all residence halls close at 9 a.m., Saturday, March 9) and ends at 8 a.m., Monday, March 25 (all residence halls open at noon, Sunday, March 24).

April 5, Friday — Final day to withdraw from classes or the college with W grades. Close of P-D-F registration period.

April 9, Tuesday — Whitman Undergraduate Conference; no classes.

April 19-24 — Preregistration period for the fall semester 2013.

May 7, Tuesday — Last day of classes, spring semester.

May 8, Wednesday — Reading day; no classes. Honors theses due in library for May ’13 candidates.

May 9-14 — Final examination period.

May 19, Sunday — Commencement. Residence halls close at 6 p.m.