| August 26, Tuesday |
First-Year Arrival Day |
| August 27-30, Wed.-Sat. |
Orientation Trips |
| August 30, Saturday |
College housing ready for occupancy for first-year students only, 9:00 a.m. |
| August 30-Sept. 3, Sat.-Wed. |
Orientation |
| September 1, Monday |
Labor Day (College holiday, many offices closed) |
| September 2, Tuesday |
College housing ready for occupancy for upperclass students, 8:00 a.m. |
| September 3, Wednesday |
Opening of the College—Convocation, 3:30 p.m. |
| September 4, Thursday |
Fall semester classes begin, 8:00 a.m. |
| Sept. 18-20, Thurs.-Sat. |
Alumni Council, Alumni Fund Directors and BASIC National Advisory Board meetings |
| September 20, Saturday |
Common Good Day |
| September 24-26, Wed.-Fri. |
Rosh Hashanah, begins at sunset on Sept. 24 and concludes at sunset on Sept. 26 |
| October 3-4, Fri-Sat. |
Yom Kippur, begins at sunset on Oct. 3 and concludes at sunset on Oct. 4 |
| October 10, Friday |
Fall vacation begins after last class; Note: Columbus Day is Monday, Oct. 13 |
| October 15, Wednesday |
Fall vacation ends, 8:00 a.m. |
| October 16-18, Thurs.-Sat. |
Meetings of the Board of Trustees |
| October 17-19, Fri.-Sun. |
Homecoming Weekend |
| October 31, Friday |
Sarah and James Bowdoin Day |
| October 31-November 2, Fri.-Sun. |
Family Weekend |
| November 26, Wednesday |
Thanksgiving vacation begins, 8:00 a.m.* (November 26-28: College holidays, many offices closed) |
| December 1, Monday |
Thanksgiving vacation ends, 8:00 a.m. |
| December 11, Thursday |
Last day of classes |
| December 12-15, Fri.- Mon. |
Reading period |
| December 16-21, Tues.-Sun. |
Fall semester examinations |
| December 22, Monday |
College housing closes for winter break, noon |
| December 24, Wednesday |
Christmas Eve Holiday (College holiday, many offices closed) |
| December 25, Thursday |
Christmas Holiday (College holiday, many offices closed) |
| December 31, Wednesday |
New Year's Eve Holiday (College holiday, many offices closed) |
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| January 1, Thursday |
New Year's Day Holiday (College Holiday, many offices closed) |
| January 17, Saturday |
College housing available for occupancy, 8:00 a.m. |
| January 19, Monday |
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (College holiday, some offices closed) |
| January 19, Monday |
Spring semester classes begin, 8:00 a.m. |
| February 5-7, Thurs.-Sat. |
Meetings of the Board of Trustees |
| February 16, Monday |
Presidents' Day, classes in session (College holiday, some offices closed) |
| March 6, Friday |
Spring vacation begins after last class |
| March 7, Saturday |
College housing closes for spring vacation, noon |
| March 21, Saturday |
College housing available for occupancy, 8:00 a.m. |
| March 23, Monday |
Spring vacation ends, 8:00 a.m. |
| March 26-28, Thurs.-Sat. |
Alumni Council, Alumni Fund Directors and BASIC National Advisory Board meetings |
| April 3, Friday |
Good Friday |
| April 4-11, Sat.- Sat. |
Passover, begins at sunset on April 4 and concludes at sunset on April 11 |
| April 5, Sunday |
Easter |
| May 6, Wednesday |
Last day of classes; Honors Day |
| May 7-9, Thurs.-Sat. |
Meetings of the Board of Trustees |
| May 7-10, Thurs.-Sun. |
Reading period |
| May 11-16, Mon.-Sat. |
Spring semester examinations |
| May 17, Sunday |
College housing closes for non-graduating students, noon |
| May 22, Friday |
Baccalaureate |
| May 23, Saturday |
The 210th Commencement Exercises |
| May 23, Saturday |
College housing closes for graduating students, 6:00 p.m. |
| May 25, Monday |
Memorial Day (College holiday, many offices closed) |
| May 28-31, Thurs.-Sun. |
Reunion Weekend |
| July 3, Friday |
Fourth of July Holiday observed (College holiday, many offices closed) |
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| Regular class schedules in effect on holidays listed unless otherwise noted. Staff, check with supervisor to determine if office is closed. |
| *Wednesday, November 26 classes will be rescheduled on a class-by-class basis by the course instructor. |
