January |
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1/11, Mon. |
College reopens at 8:30am |
1/11, Mon. |
Fall grading period ends 3pm |
1/13, Wed. |
Fall grades available to students in Polaris |
1/14, Thur. |
Degree candidate certifications sent to faculty; due noon 2/1, Mon. |
1/18, Mon. |
Spring course registration opens for students re-enrolled after Monday, December 14, 2020; ends 1/22, Fri. |
1/21, Thur. |
Recording Committee meets to discuss students up for action |
1/22, Fri. |
Spring course registration for re-enrolled students ends |
1/26, Tue. |
Re-enrolled student spring course registration results in Polaris |
February |
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2/1, Mon. |
Certifications for degree candidates due from depts/progs by noon |
2/8, Mon. |
First day of spring classes |
2/8, Mon. |
Spring Add/Drop II course registration begins; ends 2/22, Mon. |
2/8, Mon. |
Spring option to elect 1 course Elective Credit/D/Fail begins; ends 5/3, Mon. |
2/11, Wed. |
Eligible students receive link to submit Intended Major/Minor Declaration Form; due 2/23, Tue; approved major and minor declarations in Polaris 3/24, Wed; departments/programs have advisor assignments in Polaris 4/5, Mon. |
2/12, Fri. |
Last day to submit spring enrollment form online without a fine |
2/12, Fri. |
Last day to initially register for spring courses without a fine |
2/15, Mon. |
Departmental honors candidates requested from faculty; due 2/19, Fri. |
2/19, Fri. |
Departmental honors candidates due from faculty |
2/22, Mon. |
Spring Add/Drop II course registration ends |
2/22, Mon. |
Spring Extended Course Drop begins after 5pm; ends 3/24, Wed. |
2/23, Tue. |
Last day for eligible students to submit Intended Major/Minor Declaration Form |
2/24, Wed. |
Last day for faculty to submit fall course proposals and revisions |
2/24, Wed. |
Fall course offering worksheets sent to faculty; due 3/22, Mon. by noon |
2/25, Thur. |
Library releases honors project format and submission requirements |
2/25, Thur. |
Departments/programs begin reviewing intended major/minor declarations for eligible students |
March |
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3/1, Mon. |
Official spring census |
3/1, Mon. |
Departmental honors thesis guidelines sent to students and departments |
3/11, Thur. |
Departments/programs confirm final major/minor declarations for eligible students |
3/12, Fri. |
Registrar begins entering major/minor declarations in Polaris, done 3/24, Wed. |
3/17, Wed. |
Departments/programs receive Catalogue PDFs for pass 1 review, due 4/7, Wed. |
3/19, Fri. |
Spring break begins after last class |
3/19, Fri. |
Registrar systems outage begins for scheduled IT maintenance |
3/22, Mon. |
Fall course offering worksheets due from faculty by noon |
3/24, Wed. |
Spring break ends at 8:30 am |
3/24, Wed. |
Registrar systems outage ends; requests processed in order received |
3/24, Wed. |
Spring Extended Course Drop ends |
3/24, Wed. |
All approved majors/minors in Polaris for newly declared students |
3/25, Thur. |
Departments/programs begin assigning advisors for newly declared majors and minors; complete by 4/5, Mon. |
3/31, Wed. |
Spring option to request permission to elect a 2nd course with Elective Credit/D/Fail grading mode begins, ends 5/3, Mon. Note: students may continue to elect 1 course Credit/D/Fail without special permission until 5/3, Mon. |
April |
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4/5, Mon. |
Advisors assignments due in Polaris for newly declared majors/minors, major and minor advisors always assigned by departments/programs directly |
4/7, Wed. |
Pass 1 review of Catalogue materials due from departments/programs |
4/15, Thur. |
Course adoptions for fall 2021 due from faculty to the library |
4/19, Mon. |
Fall schedule of course offerings in Classfinder |
4/20, Tue. |
Departments/programs who made pass 1 changes receive updated Catalogue PDFs for pass 2 review, due 5/11, Tue. |
4/22, Thur. |
Round 1 fall course registration begins |
4/29, Thur. |
Round 1 fall course registration ends |
May |
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5/3, Mon. |
Spring option to request Elective Credit/D/Fail grade mode ends |
5/3, Mon. |
Round 1 fall course registration results in Polaris |
5/5, Wed. |
Round 2 fall course registration begins |
5/7, Fri. |
Round 2 fall course registration ends |
5/10, Mon. |
Round 2 fall course registration results in Polaris |
5/11, Tue. |
Pass 2 review of Catalogue materials due from departments/programs |
TBA |
Fall classroom request forms sent to faculty; due TBA |
TBA |
Fall classroom request forms due |
5/11, Tue. |
Fall Add/Drop I course registration begins |
5/14, Fri. |
Honors Day |
5/18, Tue. |
Fall Add/Drop I course registration ends |
5/18, Tue. |
Last day of spring classes |
5/18, Tue. |
Spring grading period begins noon; due noon 5/27, Thur. for degree candidates; all other grades due 6/1, Tue. |
5/19-20, Wed.-Thur. |
Spring Reading Period |
5/20, Thur. |
Departmental Honors projects uploaded and the "Thesis Access and Embargo form" completed through the Bowdoin Digital Commons by 5pm by the student |
5/21, Fri. |
Departmental honors levels due from faculty noon |
5/21, Fri. |
Departmental Honors project directors complete online review and approval of submitted project and levels through Bowdoin Digital Commons by 2pm |
5/21-24, Fri.-Mon. |
Spring Final Exam period, ends noon EST on 5/24, Note: no spring academic work accepted after 5/24 at 12:00 pm EST without a formal incomplete agreement |
5/27, Thur. |
Spring grading period ends noon for degree candidates |
5/28, Fri. |
Baccalaureate |
5/29, Sat. |
The 216th Commencement exercises |
June |
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6/1, Tue. |
Spring grading period ends for all other students |
6/3-6, Thur.-Sun. |
Reunion weekend |
6/4, Fri. |
Spring grades available to all students in Polaris |
6/16, Wed. |
Recording Committee meets to discuss students up for action |
July |
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7/1, Thur. |
Official start of the 2021-2022 academic year |
7/12, Mon. |
Publication of the 21-22 Bowdoin College Catalogue and Academic Handbook |
August |
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13-14, Fri.-Sat. |
Celebration for 2020 Graduates |