WELLESLEY COLLEGE ACADEMIC CALENDAR


IMPORTANT DATES FOR FALL 2016

September 2016

Date Day Description
01 Thursday Fall Classes Start
Deadline to submit Spring and Summer 2016 incomplete work to instructors - 4 PM
05 Monday Labor Day
No Classes
16 Friday Deadline to ADD a fall course at 11 PM
23 Friday Deadline to submit paperwork for a cross-registered fall course at 4:30 PM
Deadline to submit a final grade for spring/summer Incomplete at noon
30 Friday No Classes - The Inauguration of Paula A. Johnson as Wellesley's 14th President

October 2016

Date Day Description
03 Monday Deadline to DROP a fall course at 11 PM
Deadline to declare a fall course CREDIT/NON at 11 PM
10 Monday Fall Break - No Classes
11 Tuesday Fall Break - No Classes
12 Wednesday Classes Resume
27 Thursday Tanner Conference
No Classes
28 Friday Deadline to submit mid-semester warnings
October Degrees Conferred

November 2016

Date Day Description
08 Tuesday Spring 2017 Registration Week (Tu - Fr)
21 Monday Spring 2017 online registration reopens to all students - 8am
23 Wednesday Thanksgiving Break - No Classes
24 Thursday Thanksgiving Break - No Classes
25 Friday Thanksgiving Break - No Classes
28 Monday Classes Resume

December 2016

Date Day Description
12 Monday Deadline to WITHDRAW from a fall course at 4:30 PM
Fall Classes End
13 Tuesday Reading Period Begins
Fall SEQ Period Begins (Deadline Fri 12/23/2016 at 11 pm)
14 Wednesday Reading Period
15 Thursday Reading Period Ends
16 Friday Final Examinations Begin
19 Monday Final Examinations
20 Tuesday Final Examinations
21 Wednesday Final Examinations
22 Thursday Final Papers Due - 4 PM
Final Exams End - 4 PM
Final Examinations End
23 Friday Fall SEQ Period Ends - Deadline 11 pm
Spring registration closes until add/drop period

IMPORTANT DATES FOR SPRING 2017

January 2017

Date Day Description
03 Tuesday Wintersession Starts
04 Wednesday Deadline to ADD a wintersession course at 11 PM
05 Thursday Deadline to DROP a wintersession course at 11 PM
Deadline to declare a wintersession course CREDIT/NOCREDIT at 11 PM
Fall final grades due from instructors at noon
Final fall grades available online to students - 4pm
22 Sunday Wintersession SEQ Period Begins (Deadline Mon 1/30/2017 at 11 pm)
23 Monday Deadline to WITHDRAW from a wintersession course at 4:30 PM
Wintersession Ends
24 Tuesday Deadline to submit fall and winter incomplete work to instructors at 4 PM
Spring Classes Start
30 Monday Wintersession SEQ Period Ends - Deadline 11 pm
31 Tuesday Wintersession and January Option final grades available online to students - 4pm
Wintersession and January Option final grades due from instructors at NOON

February 2017

Date Day Description
10 Friday Deadline to ADD a spring course at 11 PM
17 Friday Deadline to submit paperwork for a cross-registered spring course at 4:30 PM
Fall and Winter incomplete grades due from instructors at NOON
20 Monday No Classes
Presidents' Day
21 Tuesday Monday Schedule
Substitute Day
24 Friday Deadline to declare a spring course Credit/Non at 11 PM
Deadline to DROP a spring course at 11 PM

March 2017

Date Day Description
03 Friday Deadline for Class of 2019 major declaration
27 Monday Spring Break Begins
31 Friday Spring Break Ends

April 2017

Date Day Description
03 Monday Classes Resume
17 Monday Patriots' Day
No Classes
18 Tuesday Fall 2017 Registration Week (Wed - Fri)
20 Thursday Monday Schedule
Substitute Day
21 Friday Honors Theses Due - Noon
26 Wednesday Ruhlman Conference - No Classes

May 2017

Date Day Description
01 Monday Fall 2017 online registration reopens to all students - 8am
04 Thursday Spring Classes End
Deadline to Withdraw (WDR) from a spring course at 4:30 PM
05 Friday Spring SEQ Period Begins (Deadline Tue 5/16/2017 at 11 pm)
Reading Period Begins
06 Saturday Reading Period
07 Sunday Reading Period
08 Monday Reading Period Ends
09 Tuesday Final Examinations Begin
10 Wednesday Final Examinations
11 Thursday Final Examinations
12 Friday Final Examinations
15 Monday Final Examinations End
Final Papers Due - 4 PM
Final Exams End - 4 PM
16 Tuesday Spring SEQ Period Ends - Deadline 11 pm
18 Thursday Senior grades due from instructors by NOON
Senior grades available online to students at 4:00 PM
26 Friday Commencement
29 Monday Memorial Day - No Classes

June 2017

Date Day Description
02 Friday Non-graduating student grades available online to students at 4pm
Non-graduating student grades due from instructors by NOON
30 Friday Fall registration closes until add/drop period