WELLESLEY COLLEGE ACADEMIC CALENDAR


IMPORTANT DATES FOR FALL 2012

August 2012

Date Day Description
03 Friday Last day of classes - Summer Session II
10 Friday Final grades due - Summer Session II - 4:30pm
27 Monday Entering Students Arrive
31 Friday Course registration for first-year students 9-11am

September 2012

Date Day Description
03 Monday No Classes
Labor Day
04 Tuesday Incomplete Work from Spring 2012 due
Spring 2012 Make-up exams during this week
Add period begins; credit/no-credit begins at 8am
Fall Classes Start
14 Friday Add period ends - 11pm
21 Friday Deadline to add MIT/Babson/Brandeis/Olin course(s) at 4:00pm
28 Friday Class of 2013 Major Confirmation forms due at 4:00pm
Class of 2013 Intent to Graduate form due (online submission)
Drop deadline. Last day to drop a course without WDR appearing on the record. (includes MIT courses) - 11pm
Last day to declare a course credit/no-credit (includes MIT courses) - 11pm

October 2012

Date Day Description
02 Tuesday Grades due by NOON for Spring 2012 Incomplete work
08 Monday No Classes
Fall Break
09 Tuesday Fall Break
No Classes
10 Wednesday Classes Resume
22 Monday Winter 2013 and Spring 2013 registration materials posted at 4:00pm
26 Friday Mid-Semester warnings due
30 Tuesday Tanner Conference
No Classes

November 2012

Date Day Description
12 Monday Winter/Spring 13 Registration: Class of 2013, Davis Scholars with 23+ units, PostBacs (8am-11pm)
13 Tuesday Winter/Spring 13 Registration: Class of 2014, Davis Scholars with 15-22.99 units (8am-11pm)
14 Wednesday Winter/Spring 13 Registration: Class of 2015, Davis Scholars with 7-14.9 units (8am-11pm)
15 Thursday Winter/Spring 13 Registration: Class of 2016, Davis Scholars with less than 7 units (8am-11pm)
16 Friday Wintersession 2013 Registration Reopens at 9am
20 Tuesday Wintersession 2013 Online Registration Deadline
Wintersession Housing Applications Due at 4:30pm
21 Wednesday No Classes
Thanksgiving Break
22 Thursday No Classes
Thanksgiving Break
23 Friday No Classes
Thanksgiving Break
26 Monday Classes Resume
Spring 2013 Registration Reopens at 9am

December 2012

Date Day Description
03 Monday Class of 2015 Major Declarations due if intending Fall 2013 or Fall/Spring 2013/2014 study abroad at 4pm
11 Tuesday Term papers due
Fall Classes End
Last Day to Withdraw from any course by 4pm
12 Wednesday SEQ Period for Fall 2012 Courses (Deadline 12/24/12 at 11pm)
Reading Period Begins
13 Thursday SEQ Period for Fall 2012 Courses (Deadline 12/24/12 at 11pm)
Reading Period
14 Friday Reading Period
SEQ Period for Fall 2012 Courses (Deadline 12/24/12 at 11pm)
15 Saturday SEQ Period for Fall 2012 Courses (Deadline 12/24/12 at 11pm)
Reading Period
16 Sunday SEQ Period for Fall 2012 Courses (Deadline 12/24/12 at 11pm)
Reading Period Ends
17 Monday SEQ Period for Fall 2012 Courses (Deadline 12/24/12 at 11pm)
Final Examinations Begin
Final Exams begin at 9:00am
18 Tuesday Final Examinations
SEQ Period for Fall 2012 Courses (Deadline 12/24/12 at 11pm)
19 Wednesday Final Examinations
SEQ Period for Fall 2012 Courses (Deadline 12/24/12 at 11pm)
20 Thursday SEQ Period for Fall 2012 Courses (Deadline 12/24/12 at 11pm)
Final Examinations
21 Friday SEQ Period for Fall 2012 Courses (Deadline 12/24/12 at 11pm)
Final Examinations End
Final Papers due 4:00pm
Finals Exams End at 4:00pm
Spring 2013 Registration Closes Until Add/Drop
22 Saturday SEQ Period for Fall 2012 Courses (Deadline 12/24/12 at 11pm)
23 Sunday SEQ Period for Fall 2012 Courses (Deadline 12/24/12 at 11pm)
24 Monday SEQ Period for Fall 2012 Courses (Deadline 12/24/12 at 11pm)

IMPORTANT DATES FOR SPRING 2013

January 2013

Date Day Description
03 Thursday Wintersession Starts
04 Friday Grades for Fall 2012 due by NOON
Wintersession Add Deadline at 4:30pm
07 Monday Last day to drop a wintersession course without a WDR at 11pm
Credit/no-credit declarations for Wintersession courses deadline at 11pm
11 Friday Deadline to submit MIT IAP cross-registration paperwork at 4:30pm
21 Monday Martin Luther King Jr. Day--Class meetings determined by individual faculty
23 Wednesday Wintersession Ends
28 Monday Spring Classes Start
Incomplete work for Fall 2012 due
January Option papers due
Add period; credit/no-credit begins at 8am
Make-up exams for Fall 2012 during the week
Summer session 2013 registration opens at 8am

February 2013

Date Day Description
08 Friday Wintersession and January Option Grades due by NOON
Wintersession grades available to students at 4pm
Deadline to ADD a spring course at 11pm
15 Friday Paperwork to add MIT/Babson/Brandeis/Olin courses due at 4:30pm
18 Monday President's Day--No Classes
19 Tuesday Monday Schedule
Substitute Day
20 Wednesday Grades due by NOON for Fall 2012 Incomplete work
22 Friday Class of 2013 - Deadline to submit all final transcripts for transfer of credit to the Registrar's Office at 4:30pm
Class of 2013 - Deadline to change or drop majors or minors at 4:30pm
Last Day to declare a class credit/no-credit (includes MIT courses) at 11pm
Drop Deadline. Last day to drop a course without WDR appearing on the record (includes MIT courses) at 11pm

March 2013

Date Day Description
08 Friday Last day for Class of 2015 major declaration forms at 4:30pm
18 Monday Spring Break Begins
19 Tuesday Spring Break
20 Wednesday Spring Break
21 Thursday Spring Break
22 Friday Spring Break Ends
25 Monday Classes Resume
Fall 2013 and Summer 2013 registration materials posted

April 2013

Date Day Description
09 Tuesday Fall 2013 Registration: Class of 2014, Davis Scholars with 19+ units, PostBacs (8am-11pm)
10 Wednesday Fall 2013 Registration: Class of 2015, Davis Scholars with 11-18.99 units (8am-11pm)
11 Thursday Fall 2013 Registration: Class of 2016, Davis Scholars with 3-10.99 units (8am-11pm)
15 Monday Patriot's Day - No Classes
19 Friday Honors (370) Theses Due by NOON
24 Wednesday Ruhlman Conference
No Classes

May 2013

Date Day Description
08 Wednesday Spring Classes End
Last day to withdraw from any course (4:30pm)
Term papers due
09 Thursday Reading Period Begins
10 Friday Reading Period
11 Saturday Reading Period
12 Sunday Reading Period Ends
13 Monday Final Examinations Begin
Final Exams Begin at 9:00 am
14 Tuesday Final Examinations
15 Wednesday Final Examinations
16 Thursday Final Examinations
17 Friday Final Examinations End
Final Papers due by 4:00pm
Final Exams End at 4:00 PM
22 Wednesday Senior grades due by NOON
Final grades for seniors available at 4:00pm
27 Monday Memorial Day
No Classes
31 Friday Commencement

June 2013

Date Day Description
04 Tuesday Grades for non-graduating students due by NOON
Grades released to students at 4:00pm

July 2013

Date Day Description
01 Monday Fall 2013 Online Registration Closes (current students) - 11pm
08 Monday Summer Session I Grades Due by NOON
Summer session I grades available online at 4pm

August 2013

Date Day Description
05 Monday Summer Session II Grades Due by NOON
Summer session II grades available online at 4pm
30 Friday Course registration for first-year students