Academic Calendars

Residence halls open.

Summer Session begins.

Independence Day holiday; no classes.

Beginning of Orientation.

Registration of new students for the fall semester.

Classes of the first semester begin. Opening Convocation: 4:00 p.m.

First day to register for a RISD course.

Last day to add a course without a fee (5:00 p.m. deadline).

Last day to add a course, change from audit to credit or change a grade option declaration (5:00 p.m. deadline).

Fall Weekend. No University exercises.

Deadline for students on leave to confirm readmission for Semester II.

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.

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.

Deadline for students on Medical leave to confirm readmission for Semester II.

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.)

Deadline for submission of proposals for undergraduate group study projects (GISPs) for Semester II.

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.

Thanksgiving recess beginning at Wednesday noon.

Last day for payment of charges.

Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday. No Univeristy exercises.

Registration of new students for the second semester.

Last day to add a course without a fee (5:00 p.m. deadline).

Long weekend. No University exercises.

First day to register for a RISD course.

Last day to register for a RISD course without a fee or to change a grade option for a RISD course (5:00 deadline).

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.

Deadline for students on leave to confirm readmission for Semester I.

Classes resume.

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.

Deadline for submission of proposals for undergraduate group study projects (GISPs) for Semester I.

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.)

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.)

End of the pre-registration period (5:00 p.m. deadline). Last day for students in their 7th semester to declare a second concentration.

Reading Period (optional and at the discretion of the instructor).

Last day for payment of charges.

Beginning of Orientation.

Classes of the first semester begin. Opening Convocation: 4:00 p.m.

Last day to add a course without a fee (5:00 p.m. deadline).

Deadline for students on leave to confirm readmission for Semester II.

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.

Fall Weekend Holiday. No University exercises.

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.

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.)

Deadline for submission of proposals for undergraduate group study projects (GISPs) for Semester II.

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.

Thanksgiving recess beginning at Wednesday noon.

Last day for payment of charges.

Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday. No Univeristy exercises.

Registration of new students for the second semester.

Last day to add a course without a fee (5:00 p.m. deadline).

Long weekend. No University exercises.

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.

Deadline for students on leave to confirm readmission for Semester I.

Classes resume.

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.

Deadline for submission of proposals for undergraduate group study projects (GISPs) for Semester I.

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.)

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.)

End of the pre-registration period (5:00 p.m. deadline). Last day for students in their 7th semester to declare a second concentration.

Reading Period (optional and at the discretion of the instructor).