Faculty
Creating the Spring 2023 Course Schedule
Department/Program Planning Resources
- Timeblocks
- Schedule Planning Grid
- Course Offering Worksheets
- Guide to Submitting COWs
- Originating Department/Program for Course Scheduling
Library's Course Textbook/Materials Adoptions (more info and link to form)
Managing Course Enrollments
- Polaris and the Faculty Guide to Polaris
- Instructor Overrides and Permissions
- Time Conflict Override Policy
- Auditors - none allowed in fall 2022
- TA/Tutor Canvas Access Request Form
- Polaris Tutorial: Class Lists and Comment Cards
Developing/Revising Courses or Major/Minor Programs
Course Proposal and Revision Form
- Guide to Course Proposal/Revision Form (PDF)
- Guide to First-Year Writing Seminar Proposals/Revisions (PDF)
- Course Description Style Guidelines (PDF)
Resources for Applying Distribution Designations to Courses
Guide for Proposing or Revising Majors/Minors
Information regarding the Curriculum Implementation Committee (CIC)
Fall 2022 Final Exams
Fall 2022 Final Exam RotationFall 2022 Final Exam Assignments
- The fall 2022 final exam period is Wednesday, December 14 - Monday, December 19.
- Bowdoin's policy is that all academic work, except for final examinations, final papers, final lab reports, and final projects, is due on or before the last day of classes; although instructors may set earlier deadlines, they may not set later deadlines.
- The last day of fall 2022 classes is Friday, December 9.
- Bowdoin's policy is that all final academic work, including final examinations, final papers, final lab reports, and final projects, is due at or before 5:00 pm EST on the last day of the final examination period; although instructors may set earlier deadlines, they may not set later deadlines.
- The last day of the fall 2022 final exam period is Monday, December 19.
Fall 2022 Grading Process
The Grade Entry section of Polaris opens at noon on the last day of classes, Friday, December 9.All grades due by 3:00 pm on Monday, January 9, 2023.