211th Academic Year
| 2012 | |
| August 21-25, Tues.-Sat. | Orientation Trips, all first-year students arrive on campus on Aug. 21 |
| August 25-29, Sat.-Wed. | Orientation |
| August 28, Tuesday | College housing ready for occupancy for upperclass students, 8:00 a.m. |
| August 29, Wednesday | Opening of the College—Convocation, 3:30 p.m. |
| August 30, Thursday | Fall semester classes begin, 8:00 a.m. |
| September 3, Monday | Labor Day, classes in session (College holiday, some offices closed) |
| September 13-15, Thurs.-Sat. | Alumni Council, Alumni Fund Directors and BASIC National Advisory Board meetings |
| September 15, Saturday | Common Good Day |
| September 16-18, Sun.-Tues. | Rosh Hashanah, begins at sunset on Sept. 16 and concludes at sunset on Sept. 18 |
| September 25-26, Tues.-Wed. | Yom Kippur, begins at sunset on Sept. 25 and concludes at sunset on Sept. 26 |
| September 28, Friday | Sarah and James Bowdoin Day |
| September 28-30, Fri.-Sun. | Family Weekend |
| October 5, Friday | Fall vacation begins after last class; Note: Columbus Day is Monday, Oct. 8 |
| October 10, Wednesday | Fall vacation ends, 8:00 a.m. |
| October 18-20, Thurs.-Sat. | Meetings of the Board of Trustees |
| October 19-21, Fri.-Sun. | Homecoming Weekend |
| November 21, Wednesday | Thanksgiving vacation begins, 8:00 a.m.* (November 21-23: College holidays, many offices closed) |
| November 26, Monday | Thanksgiving vacation ends, 8:00 a.m. |
| December 7, Friday | Last day of classes |
| December 8-11, Sat.-Tues. | Reading period |
| December 12-17, Wed.-Mon. | Fall semester examinations |
| December 18, Tuesday | College housing closes for winter break, noon |
| December 24, Monday | Christmas Eve Holiday observed (College holiday, many offices closed) |
| December 25, Tuesday | Christmas Holiday observed (College holiday, many offices closed) |
| December 31, Monday | New Year's Eve Holiday observed (College holiday, many offices closed) |
| 2013 | |
| January 1, Tuesday | New Year's Day Holiday observed (College Holiday, many offices closed) |
| January 19, Saturday | College housing available for occupancy, 8:00 a.m. |
| January 21, Monday | Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (College holiday, some offices closed) |
| January 21, Monday | Spring semester classes begin, 8:00 a.m. |
| February 7-9, Thurs.-Sat. | Meetings of the Board of Trustees |
| February 18, Monday | Presidents' Day, classes in session (College holiday, some offices closed) |
| March 8, Friday | Spring vacation begins after last class |
| March 9, Saturday | College housing closes for spring vacation, noon |
| March 23, Saturday | College housing available for occupancy, 8:00 a.m. |
| March 25, Monday | Spring vacation ends, 8:00 a.m. |
| March 25-April 2, Mon.-Tues. | Passover, begins at sunset on March 25 and concludes at sunset on April 2 |
| March 29, Friday | Good Friday |
| March 31, Sunday | Easter |
| April 4-6, Thurs.-Sat. | Alumni Council, Alumni Fund Directors and BASIC National Advisory Board meetings |
| May 8, Wednesday | Last day of classes; Honors Day |
| May 9-11, Thurs.-Sat. | Meetings of the Board of Trustees |
| May 9-12, Thurs.-Sun. | Reading period |
| May 13-18, Mon.-Sat. | Spring semester examinations |
| May 19, Sunday | College housing closes for non-graduating students, noon |
| May 24, Friday | Baccalaureate |
| May 25, Saturday | The 208th Commencement Exercises |
| May 25, Saturday | College housing closes for graduating students, 6:00 p.m. |
| May 27, Monday | Memorial Day (College holiday, many offices closed) |
| May 30-June 2, Thurs.-Sun. | Reunion Weekend |
| July 4, Thursday | Fourth of July Holiday (College holiday, many offices closed) |
Regular class schedules in effect on holidays listed unless otherwise noted. Staff, check with supervisor to determine if office is closed.
*Wednesday, November 21 classes will be rescheduled on a class-by-class basis by the course instructor.
