Home- Academics- Academic Calendar- 2013-2014 Academic Calendar 2013-2014 AUGUST Date Day Description 24 Sat First-Year Students Arrive 27 Tues Upper-class Student Residences and Dining Halls Open * 28 Wed Founders' Day Convocation 29 30 Thurs Fri First Day of Classes (Half-Day Schedule of Classes); S/U Grade Option Begins Second Day of Classes (Tuesday class schedule) SEPTEMBER Date Day Description 9 Mon Drop/Add Period and S/U Grade Option End for Full-Term and First-Half-of-Term Courses 21 Sat Homecoming 25 Wed First-Half-of-Term Course Withdrawal Deadline (with Grade of W) OCTOBER Date Day Description 12-15 21 Sat-Tues Mon Mid-Term Recess Second-Half-of-Term Courses Begin 25-27 Fri-Sun Family Weekend 30 Wed Full-Term Course Withdrawal Deadline (with Grade of W); Second-Half-of-Term Courses Drop/Add Period and S/U Grade Option End NOVEMBER Date Day Description 11-15 15 Mon-Fri Fri Course Registration for Spring 2014 Term Second-Half-of-Term Course Withdrawal Deadline (with Grade of W) 23-Dec 1 Sat-Sun Thanksgiving Recess DECEMBER Date Day Description 13 Fri Last Day of Classes 14-15 Sat-Sun Review Period 16-17 Mon-Tues Examination Period 18 Wed Review Period 19-20 Thurs-Fri Examination Period 21 Sat Student Residences and Dining Halls Close, 3:00 pm* 30 Mon All Grades Due to Registrar's Office, 9:00 am JANUARY Date Day Description 18 Sat Residence and Dining Halls Open * 20 Mon First Day of Classes (Half-Day Schedule of Classes); S/U Grade Option Begins 21 Tues Beginning Date for Submission of Applications for Fall 2014 and/or Spring 2015 Academic Leaves of Absence 29 Wed Drop/Add Period and S/U Grade Option End for Full-Term and First-Half-of-Term Courses FEBRUARY Date Day Description 14 21 Fri Fri First-Half-of-Term Course Withdrawal Deadline (with Grade of W) Deadline for Submission of Applications for Fall 2014 and/or Spring 2015 Academic Leaves of Absence MARCH Date Day Description 7 Fri Deadline for Declaration of Major (Sophomore Class Only) 10 15-23 Mon Sat-Sun Second-Half-of-Term Courses Begin Mid-Term Recess 26 Wed Full-Term Course Withdrawal Deadline (with Grade of W); Second-Half-of-Term Courses Drop/Add Period and S/U Grade Option End APRIL Date Day Description 8-11 11 Tues-Fri Friday Course Registration for Fall 2014 Term Second-Half-of-Term Course Withdrawal Deadline (with Grade of W) MAY Date Day Description 2 Fri Last Day of Classes 3-4 Sat-Sun Review Period 5-6 Mon-Tues Examination Period 7 Wed Review Period 8-9 Thurs-Fri Examination Period 10 Sat Dining Halls Closed; Residence Halls Close to All Students Except Seniors, 3:00 pm * 12 Mon Senior Grades Due in Registrar's Office, 9:00 a.m. 13-14 Tues-Wed Liberal Arts Core Curriculum Meeting-Faculty 17 Sat Baccalaureate 18 Sun Commencement 19 Mon Residence Halls Close to All Seniors and Guests, 3:00 p.m. * 20 Tues All Other Grades Due to Registrar's Office, 9:00 a.m. MAY/JUNE Date Day Description 29-1 Thurs-Sun Reunion Weekend *Except for students with prior approval from Residential Life Academics Majors and Minors Departments and Programs Libraries Off-Campus Study Course Catalogue Academic Calendar First-Day Class Schedule Pre-Professional Planning Fellowships and Scholarships Course Offerings RELATED LINKS Undergraduate Research UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH Collaborative research with highly regarded faculty is a Colgate trademark. Off-Campus Study OFF-CAMPUS STUDY Colgate has one of the most robust off-campus study programs in the country. Career Services CAREER SERVICES Staff members and dedicated alumni play a key role in students' career exploration. Success after Colgate SUCCESS AFTER COLGATE Alumni from each of our majors have accomplished great things with their liberal arts degrees.
