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Summer 2009

June

21
sun
Residence halls open.
22
mon
Summer Session begins.
24
wed
Last day to change courses (all students MUST be in their registered courses by Thursday, June 25).

July

3
fri
Independence Day holiday; no classes.
7
tues
Last day to change grade options.

August

1 - 4
sat - tues
Reading Period.
5 - 7
wed - fri
Final examination period.
7
fri
Summer Sessions ends.
8
sat
Residence halls close.

Fall 2009

August

1
sat
Last day for payment of charges.

September

5
sat
Beginning of Orientation.
8
tues
Registration of new students for the fall semester.
9
wed
Classes of the first semester begin. Opening Convocation: 4:00 p.m.
16
wed
First day to register for a RISD course.
22
tue
Last day to add a course without a fee (5:00 p.m. deadline).
23
wed
Last day to register for a RISD course without a fee or to change a grade option for a RISD course (5:00 p.m. deadline).

October

6
tues
Last day to add a course, change from audit to credit or change a grade option declaration (5:00 p.m. deadline).
12
mon
Fall Weekend. No University exercises.
15
thurs
Deadline for students on leave to confirm readmission for Semester II.
16
fri
Mid-semester deadline. Last day to change from credit to audit in a course (5:00 p.m. deadline). Last day to request a Course Performance Report.
19-30
mon-fri
Advising period for spring pre-registration. Students in their first through third semesters will need to procure their alternate PIN from their advisor in order to register.
29
thurs
Date by which sophomores entering their 5th semester must file their concentration declaration forms with the Registrar to avoid having a "No Concentration" hold placed against their Banner registration. (Forms due by 5:00 pm.)

November

1
sun
Deadline for students on Medical leave to confirm readmission for Semester II.
3-10
tues-tues
Registration for Semester II. (Note: No student will be permitted to register for his or her fifth semester unless a declaration of concentration has been filed.)
5
thurs
Deadline for submission of proposals for undergraduate group study projects (GISPs) for Semester II.
10
tues
End of the pre-registration period (5:00 p.m. deadline). Last day for students planning to graduate in May to declare a second concentration.
25-29
wed-sun
Thanksgiving recess beginning at Wednesday noon.
30
mon
Classes resume.

December

1
tues
Deadline for declaring a leave for Semester II.
5
sat
Midyear Completion Celebration.
7-11
mon-fri
Reading Period (optional and at the discretion of the instructor).
11
fri
Last day of RISD classes. (RISD final studio reviews and exams: December 14–18.)
11
fri
Classes end for courses not observing the Reading Period. Last day to drop a course or to file for an incomplete (5:00 p.m. deadline).
12-21
sat-mon
Final Examination Period.

Spring 2010

January

1
fri
Last day for payment of charges.
18
mon
Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday. No Univeristy exercises.
26
tues
Registration of new students for the second semester.
27
wed
Classes of the second semester begin. Theses of candidates for Masters and Ph.D. degrees in May (on Semester I registration fee) due.

February

9
tues
Last day to add a course without a fee (5:00 p.m. deadline).
20-23
sat-tues
Long weekend. No University exercises.
22
mon
First day to register for a RISD course.
24
wed
Last day to add a course, change from audit to credit or change a grade option declaration (5:00 p.m. deadline).

March

1
mon
Last day to register for a RISD course without a fee or to change a grade option for a RISD course (5:00 deadline).
12
fri
Mid-semester deadline. Last day to change from credit to audit in a course (5:00 deadline). Last day to request a Course Performance Report.
27-april 4
sat-sun
Spring Recess.

April

1
thurs
Deadline for students on leave to confirm readmission for Semester I.
5
mon
Classes resume.
5-16
mon-fri
Advising period for fall pre-registration. Students in their first through third semesters will need to procure their alternate PIN from their advisor in order to register.
9
fri
Deadline for submission of proposals for undergraduate group study projects (GISPs) for Semester I.
15
thurs
Date by which sophomores entering their 5th semester must file their concentration declaration forms with the Registrar to avoid having a "No Concentration" hold placed against their Banner registration. (Forms due by 5:00 pm.)
20-27
tues-tues
Registration for Semester I, 2010-11. (Note: No student will be permitted to register for his or her fifth semester unless a declaration of concentration has been filed.)
27
tue
End of the pre-registration period (5:00 p.m. deadline). Last day for students in their 7th semester to declare a second concentration.
30-may 11
fri-tues
Reading Period (optional and at the discretion of the instructor).
30
fri
Theses of candidates for Masters and Ph.D. degrees in May due. Deadline for declaring a leave for Semester I.

May

11
tues
Classes end for courses not observing the Reading Period. Last day to drop a course or to file for an incomplete (5:00 p.m. deadline).
12-21
wed-fri
Final Examination Period.
21
fri
Last day of RISD classes. (RISD final studio reviews and exams: May 24-28.)
30
sun
Commencement.

Summer 2010

June

14
mon
Summer Session begins.

Fall 2010

August

1
sun
Last day for payment of charges.
28
sat
Beginning of Orientation.
31
tues
Registration for new students for the fall semester.

September

1
wed
Classes of the first semester begin. Opening Convocation: 4:00 p.m.
14
tue
Last day to add a course without a fee (5:00 p.m. deadline).
28
tues
Last day to add a course, change from audit to credit or change a grade option declaration (5:00 p.m. deadline).

October

8
fri
Deadline for students on leave to confirm readmission for Semester II.
8
fri
Mid-semester deadline. Last day to change from credit to audit in a course (5:00 p.m. deadline). Last day to request a Course Performance Report.
11
mon
Fall Weekend Holiday. No University exercises.
18-29
mon-fri
Advising period for spring pre-registration. Students in their first through third semesters will need to procure their alternate PIN from their advisor in order to register.
28
thurs
Date by which sophomores entering their 5th semester must file their concentration declaration forms with the Registrar to avoid having a "No Concentration" hold placed against their Banner registration. (Forms due by 5:00 pm.)

November

2-9
tues-tues
Registration for Semester II. (Note: No student will be permitted to register for his or her fifth semester unless a declaration of concentration has been filed.)
5
fri
Deadline for submission of proposals for undergraduate group study projects (GISPs) for Semester II.
9
tues
End of the pre-registration period (5:00 p.m. deadline). Last day for students planning to graduate in May to declare a second concentration.
24-28
wed-sun
Thanksgiving recess beginning at Wednesday noon.
29
mon
Classes resume.

December

1
wed
Deadline for declaring a leave for Semester II.
4
sat
Midyear Completion Celebration.
4-8
sat-wed
Reading Period (optional and at the discretion of the instructor).
8
wed
Classes end for courses not observing the Reading Period. Last day to drop a course or to file for an incomplete (5:00 p.m. deadline).
9-17
thurs-fri
Final Examination Period.

Spring 2011

January

1
sat
Last day for payment of charges.
17
mon
Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday. No Univeristy exercises.
25
tues
Registration of new students for the second semester.
26
wed
Classes of the second semester begin. Theses of candidates for Masters and Ph.D. degrees in May (on Semester I registration fee) due.

February

8
tues
Last day to add a course without a fee (5:00 p.m. deadline).
19-22
sat-tues
Long weekend. No University exercises.
23
wed
Last day to add a course, change from audit to credit or change a grade option declaration (5:00 p.m. deadline).

March

11
fri
Mid-semester deadline. Last day to change from credit to audit in a course (5:00 deadline). Last day to request a Course Performance Report.
26-April 3
sat-sun
Spring Recess.

April

1
fri
Deadline for students on leave to confirm readmission for Semester I.
4
mon
Classes resume.
4-15
mon-fri
Advising period for fall pre-registration. Students in their first through third semesters will need to procure their alternate PIN from their advisor in order to register.
8
fri
Deadline for submission of proposals for undergraduate group study projects (GISPs) for Semester I.
14
thurs
Date by which sophomores entering their 5th semester must file their concentration declaration forms with the Registrar to avoid having a "No Concentration" hold placed against their Banner registration. (Forms due by 5:00 pm.)
19-26
tues-tues
Registration for Semester I, 2011-12. (Note: No student will be permitted to register for his or her fifth semester unless a declaration of concentration has been filed.)
26
tue
End of the pre-registration period (5:00 p.m. deadline). Last day for students in their 7th semester to declare a second concentration.
29-May 10
fri-tues
Reading Period (optional and at the discretion of the instructor).
29
fri
Theses of candidates for Masters and Ph.D. degrees in May due. Deadline for declaring a leave for Semester I.

May

10
tues
Classes end for courses not observing the Reading Period. Last day to drop a course or to file for an incomplete (5:00 p.m. deadline).
11-20
wed-fri
Final Examination Period.
29
sun
Commencement.

Fall 2011

September

7
wed
Opening of the 2011-12 academic year.