Chapter I: The Calendar

(Effective July 1, 2020)

Fall Term

  1. When Labor Day falls between September 1 and 5, the Fall Term begins on the Tuesday after Labor Day between September 2 and 6. When Labor Day falls on September 6 or 7, the Fall Term begins on the Wednesday prior to Labor Day on September 1 or 2, termed the ‘early years’ in the remainder of this chapter. The Fall Term continues until Spring Term begins.
  2. The Fall Term includes a midterm recess of nine days, a Thanksgiving recess of five days, a reading period of eight days, an examination period of seven days, a Winter recess of nineteen to twenty-three days, and a Wintersession period of two weeks.
  3. The Fall Term recess begins after the conclusion of the last class exercise on the Friday of the sixth full week of the term. 
  4. The Thanksgiving recess begins at the conclusion of the last class exercise on the Tuesday preceding Thanksgiving and ends on the following Sunday. The Tuesday preceding Thanksgiving will follow a Friday schedule, except in the early years.
  5. The Fall Term reading period begins on the Friday between December 5 and 9 and continues until the beginning of final examinations on the Saturday between December 13 and 17, except in the early years. In the early years, the Fall Term reading period begins on the Tuesday between December 7 and 8 and continues until the beginning of final examinations on the Wednesday between December 15 and 16. Examinations end on the Friday between December 19 and 23, except in the early years when they end on the Tuesday between December 21 and 22.
  6. The Winter recess begins after the conclusion of the last final exam in the Fall Term between December 19 and 23, and ends on the Sunday between January 9 and 15.
  7. The Wintersession period starts on the Monday between January 10 and 16, and ends on the Sunday between January 23 and 29.

Spring Term

  1. The Spring Term begins on the Monday between January 24 and 30 and continues until Commencement Day.
  2. The Spring Term includes a midterm recess of nine days, a reading period of nine days, and an examination period of nine days (with senior comprehensive exams on the first two days).
  3. Spring Term recess begins after the conclusion of the last class exercise on the Friday of the sixth week of the term.
  4. The Spring Term reading period begins on the Monday between April 25 (April 24 in a leap year) and May 1 and continues until the beginning of examinations on the Wednesday between May 4 (May 3 in a leap year) and May 10. Examinations end on the Thursday between May 12 (May 11 in a leap year) and May 18.

General

  1. Commencement Day is the Tuesday between May 24 (May 23 in a leap year) and May 30.
  2. On years when conflicts with religious holy days arise, the Faculty Committee on Classrooms and Schedule may have to make modifications in the calendar.

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