A Culture of Care >> Read Smith’s plans for the fall 2021 semester.
Dates & Deadlines
Fall 2021
| Friday, August 27 | Central Check-In for entering first-year students, transfer students, and Ada Comstock scholars |
| Tuesday, August 31 9:30 a.m. - Noon |
Registration for entering first-year students, transfer students, and Ada Comstock scholars |
| Wednesday, September 1 | Opening Convocation |
| Thursday, September 2 8 a.m |
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| Monday, September 6 - Labor Day | Classes canceled |
| Thursday, September 9 | Last day to:
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| Thursday, September 16 | Last day to:
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| Thursday, September 23 | Last day:
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| Friday, October 8 | Last day to:
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| Saturday, October 9–Tuesday, October 12 | Fall break |
| Monday, October 18 | Faculty: Mid-semester grades due |
| Thursday, November 4 | Cromwell Day (classes canceled) |
| Friday, November 5 | Last day to:
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| Monday, November 8–Friday, November 19 | Advising and registration for spring 2022 |
| Wednesday, November 24–Sunday, November 28 | Thanksgiving break |
| Friday, December 3 | Last day to free drop or change grading option in second-half-semester course |
| Friday, December 3 | Faculty: Exam copies due in registrar's office |
| Friday, December 10 | Regularly scheduled Monday classes meet only; Classes end |
| Saturday, December 11–Monday, December 13 | Pre-examination study period |
| Tuesday, December 14–Friday, December 17 | Final examinations |
| Saturday, December 18–Sunday, January 2 | Winter recess |
| Thursday, January 6, 2022 Noon |
Faculty: Final grades due for fall semester |
Interterm 2022
| Monday, January 3–Friday, January 21 | Interterm |
| Add/drop dates for Inteterm vary by course. See Interterm Registration for more information. | |
| Monday, January 17 | Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, no classes |
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Monday, February 2 |
Faculty: Interterm grades due |
Spring 2022
| Thursday, January 20-Sunday, January 23 | Orientation for entering students |
| Monday, January 24 8 a.m. |
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| Friday, January 28 |
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| Friday, February 4 | Last day to:
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| Friday, February 11 | Last day:
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| Thursday, February 24 | Rally Day (afternoon classes canceled) |
| Friday, February 25 | Last day to:
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| Saturday, March 12–Sunday, March 20 | TENTATIVE: Spring break |
| Monday, March 21 | Faculty: Mid-semester grades due |
| Friday, April 1 | Last day to:
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| Monday, April 4–Friday, April 15 | Registration for fall 2022 |
| Friday, April 15 | Last day to free drop or change grading option in a second-half-semester course |
| Monday, April 25 | Faculty: Exam copies due in registrar's office |
| Friday, April 29 | Classes end |
| Saturday, April 30–Monday, May 2 | Pre-examination study period |
| Tuesday, May 3-Friday, May 6 | Final Examinations |
| Monday, May 9 | Faculty: senior grades and graduate student grades due by 12:00pm (noon) |
| Sunday, May 15 | Commencement |
| Monday, May 16 | Faculty: non-senior grades due by 12:00pm (noon) |
Fall 2022
| Friday, September 2 | Central check-in for new students |
| TBD | Advising and registration for entering students |
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Wednesday, September 7 |
Opening Convocation |
| Thursday, September 8 8:00 a.m. |
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| Wednesday, September 14 | Last day to:
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| Wednesday, September 21 | Last day to:
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| Wednesday, September 28 | Last day to:
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| Saturday, October 8-Tuesday, October 11 | Fall Break |
| Friday, October 14 | Last day to:
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| Monday, October 17 |
Faculty: Mid-semester grades due |
| Thursday, November 3 | TENTATIVE: Cromwell Day (classes canceled) |
| Monday, November 7–Friday, November 18 | TENTATIVE: Advising and registration for spring 2023 |
| Friday, November 11 | Last day to:
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| Wednesday, November 23–Sunday, November 27 | Thanksgiving break |
| Wednesday, November 30 | Last day to free drop or change grading option in a second-half-semester course (contact your class dean) |
| Friday, December 9 | Faculty: Exam copies due in registrar's office |
| Thursday, December 15 |
Classes end |
| Friday, December 16–Sunday, December 18 | Pre-examination study period |
| Monday, December 19–Thursday, December 22 | Final examinations |
| Friday, December 23–Monday, January 2 |
Winter recess |
| Friday, January 6, 2023 12:00 p.m. (Noon) |
Faculty: Final grades due for fall semester |
Interterm 2023
| Wednesday, January 4 | Interterm instruction begins Add/drop dates vary by course |
| Monday, January 16 | Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (all classes canceled) |
| Tuesday, January 24 |
Interterm ends |
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Friday, February 3 |
Faculty: Interterm grades due |
Spring 2023
| TBD | Orientation for entering students (first-years, Adas, and transfer students) |
| Thursday, January 26 8:00 a.m. |
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| Wednesday, February 1 | Last day to:
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| Wednesday, February 8 | Last day to:
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| Wednesday, February 15 | Last day:
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| Thursday, February 23 | TENTATIVE: Rally day (afternoon classes canceled) |
| Wednesday, March 1 | Last day to:
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| Saturday, March 11-Sunday, March 19 | TENTATIVE: Spring break |
| Monday, March 20 | Faculty: Mid-semester grades due |
| Monday, April 3–Friday, April 14 | TENTATIVE:Advising and registration for Fall 2023 |
| Wednesday, April 5 |
Last day to:
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| Wednesday, April 19 | Last day to free drop or change grading option in second-half semester course |
| Monday, April 24 | Faculty: Exam copies due in registrar's office |
| Thursday, May 4 | Classes end |
| Friday, May 5–Monday, May 8 | Pre-examination study period |
| Tuesday, May 9–Friday, May 12 | Final examinations |
| Monday, May 15 | Faculty: senior grades and graduate student grades due by 12:00 p.m (Noon) |
| Sunday, May 21 | Commencement |
| Monday, May 22 | Faculty: non-senior grades due 12:00 p.m. (Noon) |