Academic Calendar

Academic Calendar

Academic Calendar: 2006 - 2007

2006  
August 22-26, Tues.-Sat. Pre-Orientation Trips
August 26, Saturday College housing ready for occupancy for first-year students only, 8:00 a.m.
August 26-30, Sat.-Wed. Orientation
August 29, Tuesday College housing ready for occupancy for upperclass students, 8:00 a.m.
August 30, Wednesday Opening of the College—Convocation, 3:30 p.m.
August 31, Thursday Fall semester classes begin, 8:00 a.m.
September 4, Monday Labor Day, classes in session (College holiday, many offices closed)
September 16, Saturday Common Good Day
September 23, Saturday Ramadan begins at first light
September 22-24, Fri.-Sun. Rosh Hashanah, begins at sunset on Sept. 22 and concludes at sunset on Sept. 24
September 28-30, Thurs.-Sat. Alumni Council, Alumni Fund Directors, and BASIC National Advisory Board meetings
October 1-2, Sun.-Mon. Yom Kippur, begins at sunset on Oct. 1 and concludes at sunset on Oct. 2
October 6, Friday Sarah and James Bowdoin Day
October 6-8, Fri.-Sun. Parents Weekend Note: Columbus Day is Monday, Oct. 9
October 13, Friday Fall vacation begins after last class
October 18, Wednesday Fall vacation ends, 8:00 a.m.
October 20-22, Fri.-Sun. Homecoming Weekend
October 22, Sunday Ramadan ends at last light
November 9-11, Thurs.-Sat. Meetings of the Board of Trustees: The Bowdoin Campaign kick-off (Boston)
November 22, Wednesday Thanksgiving vacation begins, 8:00 a.m.* (Nov. 22-24: College holidays, many offices closed)
November 27, Monday Thanksgiving vacation ends, 8:00 a.m.
December 8, Friday Last day of classes
December 9-12, Sat.-Tues. Reading period
December 13-18, Wed.-Mon. Fall semester examinations
December 19, Tuesday College housing closes for winter break, noon
December 25, Monday Christmas Holiday (College holiday, many offices closed)
December 26, Tuesday Christmas Holiday--Observed (College holiday, many offices closed)
December 29, Friday New Year's Eve Holiday—Observed (College holiday, many offices closed)
   
2007  
January 1, Monday New Year's Holiday (College holiday, many offices closed)
January 15, Monday Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (College holiday, many offices closed)
January 20, Saturday College housing available for occupancy, 8:00 a.m.
January 22, Monday Spring semester classes begin, 8:00 a.m.
February 8-10, Thurs.-Sat. Meetings of the Board of Trustees
February 19, Monday Presidents' Day, classes in session (College holiday, many offices closed)
March 9, Friday Spring vacation begins after last class
March 10, Saturday College housing closes for spring vacation, noon
March 24, Saturday College housing available for occupancy, 8:00 a.m.
March 26, Monday Spring vacation ends, 8:00 a.m.
April 2-10, Mon.-Tues. Passover, begins at sunset on April 2 and concludes at sunset on April 10
April 6, Friday Good Friday
April 8, Sunday Easter
April 12-14, Thurs.-Sat. Alumni Council, Alumni Fund Directors, and BASIC National Advisory Board meetings
May 9, Wednesday Last day of classes; Honors Day
May 10-12, Thurs.-Sat. Meetings of the Board of Trustees
May 10-13, Thurs.-Sun. Reading period
May 14-19, Mon.-Sat. Spring semester examinations
May 20, Sunday College housing closes for non-graduating students, noon
May 25, Friday Baccalaureate
May 26, Saturday The 202nd Commencement Exercises
May 26, Saturday College housing closes for graduating students, 6:00 p.m.
May 28, Monday Memorial Day (College holiday, many offices closed)
May 31-June 3, Thurs.-Sun. Reunion Weekend
July 4, Wednesday Fourth of July Holiday (College holiday, many offices closed)
   
Notes:
Regular class schedules in effect on holidays listed unless otherwise noted. Staff, check with supervisor to determine if office is open.
*Wednesday, November 22 classes will be rescheduled on a class-by-class basis by the course instructor.