A Culture of Care
Read Smith’s UPDATED plans as of November 23, 2020,
for the spring 2021 semester.
Dates & Deadlines
Fall 2020
| Monday, August 24-Wednesday, August 26 | Advising and registration for entering students |
| Friday, August 28 |
Last day to add a Five College course (Mount Holyoke) |
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Monday, August 31 |
Opening Convocation |
| Tuesday, September 1 7:45 a.m. |
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| Monday, September 7 |
Labor Day - classes scheduled
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| Monday, September 14 | Last day to:
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| Monday, September 21 | Last day to:
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| Monday, October 5 | Last day to:
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| Monday, October 12-Tuesday, October 13 | Fall break |
| Wednesday, October 21 |
Faculty: Mid-semester grades due Last day to change the grading option in a first-half semester course |
| Wednesday, November 4 | Last day to:
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| Monday, November 2–Friday, November 13 | Advising and registration for spring 2021 |
| Tuesday, November 10 | Cromwell Day (all classes canceled) |
| Tuesday, November 24 | Last day to free drop a second-half-semester course (contact your class dean) |
| Wednesday, November 25–Sunday, November 29 | Thanksgiving break |
| Tuesday, December 8 |
Last day of instruction Last day to change the grading option (S/U) in a full semester or second-half semester Smith course |
| Wednesday, December 9 | Mountain Day make-up |
| Thursday, December 10–Sunday, December 13 | Review period |
| Monday, December 14–Thursday, December 17 | Final examinations |
| Friday, December 18–Sunday, January 3 |
Winter recess |
| Monday, January 4, 2021 Noon |
Faculty: Final grades due for fall semester |
Interterm 2021
| Monday, January 4 | Interterm instruction begins |
| Friday, January 8 |
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| Monday, January 18 | Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (all classes canceled) |
| Tuesday, January 19 | Last day to drop an interterm course |
| Friday, January 29 |
Last day to use free drop for an interterm course (contact your class dean) |
| Thursday, February 11 |
Interterm ends Last day to change the grading option (S/U) in an inteterm course |
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Friday, February 19 |
Faculty: Interterm grades due |
Spring 2021
| Friday, January 22 | Last day to add a Mount Holyoke course |
| Thursday, February 11-Sunday, February 14 | Orientation for entering students (first-years, Adas, and transfer students) |
| Friday, February 12 | Last day to add a Amherst, Hampshire, or UMass course |
| Monday, February 15 7:45 a.m. |
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| Thursday, February 18 | Rally Day (afternoon classes canceled) |
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Friday, February 19 |
Last day to submit a special studies form |
| Friday, February 26 | Last day to:
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| Friday, March 5 | Last day:
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| Friday, March 19 | Last day to:
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| Monday, April 12 | Faculty: Mid-semester grades due |
| Tuesday, April 20 |
Last day to:
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| Monday, April 19–Friday, April 30 | TENTATIVE: Advising and registration for Fall 2021 |
| Tuesday, May 11 | Last day to free drop a second-half-semester course (contact your class dean) |
| Monday, May 10 | Faculty: Exam copies due in registrar's office |
| Friday, May 14 |
Spring Break/Mountain Day make-up: All Wednesday classes meet (at the discretion of the instructor). Last day to change the grading option (S/U) in a full semester or second-half semester Smith course. |
| Saturday, May 15 | Spring Break/Mountain Day make-up: All Tuesday classes meet (at the discretion of the instructor). |
| Sunday, May 16–Tuesday, May 18 | Pre-examination study period |
| Wednesday, May 19–Friday, May 21 | Final examinations |
| Tuesday, May 25 | Faculty: senior grades and graduate student grades due by 9:00am |
| Sunday, May 30 | Commencement |
| Tuesday, June 1 | Faculty: non-senior grades due |
Fall 2021
| Friday, September 3 TBD |
Central Check-In for entering students |
| TBD | Advising and registration for entering students |
| Wednesday, September 8 | Opening Convocation |
| Thursday, September 9 8 a.m |
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| Wednesday, September 15 | Last day to:
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| Wednesday, September 22 | Last day to:
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| Wednesday, September 27 | Last day:
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| Saturday, October 9–Tuesday, October 12 | Fall break |
| Friday, October 15 | Last day to:
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| Fall break | |
| Monday, October 18 | Faculty: Mid-semester grades due |
| Thursday, November 4 | TENTATIVE: Cromwell Day (afternoon and evening classes canceled) |
| Monday, November 8–Friday, November 19 | Advising and registration for spring 2022 |
| Friday, November 12 | Last day to:
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| Wednesday, November 24–Sunday, November 28 | Thanksgiving break |
| Wednesday, December 1 | Last day to free drop or change grading option in second-half-semester course |
| Friday, December 10 | Faculty: Exam copies due in registrar's office |
| Thursday, December 16 | Classes end |
| Friday, December 17–Sunday, December 19 | Pre-examination study period |
| Monday, December 20–Wednesday, December 22 | Final examinations |
| Thursday, December 23–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 |
Last day to:
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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 17 | TENTATIVE: 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 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) |