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Electronic Diplomas (CeCredential) for 2018 graduates to download AVAILABLE NOW please visit: https://i2s.brown.edu/cediploma

Electronic Diplomas (CeCredential) for 2018 graduates to download AVAILABLE NOW please visit: https://i2s.brown.edu/cediploma

Academic Calendar

Summer 2018

Apr

2 Mon - 12 Thurs	Pre-registration for Summer courses
13 Fri - 24 Tue	Summer registration closed for Fall registration (online via Banner for continuing students).
25 Wed Apr - 27 Wed Jun	Registration period for Summer courses begins.

Summer 2018

Jun

24 Sun - 24 Sun	Residence halls open.
25 Mon - 25 Mon	Summer Session begins
27 Wed - 27 Wed	Late registration period ends. Last day to change courses. (All students MUST be in their registered courses by Thursday, June 28.)

Summer 2018

Jul

4 Wed - 4 Wed	Independence Day holiday. No University exercises.
10 Tue - 10 Tue	Last day to change grade options.

Summer 2018

Aug

4 Sat - 7 Tue	Reading Period
7 Tue - 7 Tue	Last day to drop a course. Last day to initiate a Course Performance Report via ASK.
8 Wed - 10 Fri	Final examination period
10 Fri - 10 Fri	Summer Session ends
11 Sat - 11 Sat	Residence halls close

Fall 2018

Aug

1 Wed - 1 Wed	Last day for payment of charges
28 Tue - 28 Tue	Beginning of Graduate School Orientation

Fall 2018

Sep

1 Sat - 1 Sat	Beginning of College Orientation
4 Tue - 4 Tue	Opening Convocation at 4:00 p.m. Registration of new students for the first semester (7:00 pm to midnight).
5 Wed - 5 Wed	Classes of the first semester begin. Web registration begins at 8:00 a.m.
6 Thurs - 6 Thurs	First day of RISD Fall Session
13 Thurs - 13 Thurs	Last day to register for a Fall RISD course without a fee or change a grade option for a Fall RISD course - (5:00 p.m. deadline).
20 Thurs - 20 Thurs	Last day to add a course without a fee (5:00 p.m. deadline). The web will be taken down for approximately one hour. Once relaunched, all course adds require Instructor override and will be charged late fee of $15 per course.

Fall 2018

Oct

2 Tue - 2 Tue	Last day to add a course (includes late fee), change from audit to credit, or change a grade option declaration (5:00 p.m. deadline).
8 Mon - 8 Mon	Indigenous Peoples' Day. No University exercises.
9 Tue - 9 Tue	Date by which sophomores entering their 5th semester must file their concentration declaration forms via ASK to avoid having a "No Concentration" hold placed against their Banner registration. (5:00 pm deadline).
15 Mon - 15 Mon	Deadline for students currently on leave to apply for readmission for Semester II.
19 Fri - 19 Fri	Mid-semester deadline. Last day to change from credit to audit in a course (5:00 p.m. deadline).
22 Mon Oct - 2 Fri Nov	Advising period for spring pre-registration. Students in their first through third semesters will need to procure their advising PIN from their advisor in order to register.

Fall 2018

Nov

1 Thurs - 1 Thurs	Date by which advisors must approve sophomore submitted concentrations in ASK to avoid having a "No Concentration" hold placed against the student's Banner registration. (5:00 pm deadline).
2 Fri - 2 Fri	Deadline for submission of proposals for undergraduate group study projects (GISPs) for Semester II.
6 Tue - 13 Tue	Registration for Semester II. (Note: No student will be permitted to register for his or her fifth semester unless an approved declaration of concentration has been filed.)
13 Tue - 13 Tue	End of the pre-registration period.
14 Wed - 14 Wed	Students on academic probation who wish to drop a course after this date must meet with an academic dean for advising and to obtain 'drop-code.'
21 Wed - 25 Sun	Thanksgiving recess beginning Wednesday at noon.
26 Mon - 26 Mon	Classes resume.

Fall 2018

Dec

1 Sat - 1 Sat	Deadline for undergraduates to declare a leave for Semester II.
1 Sat - 1 Sat	Midyear Completion Celebration at 4:00 p.m. in Salomon De Ciccio Family Auditorium. Reception to follow in Sayles Hall.
5 Wed - 5 Wed	Last day of Fall RISD classes
8 Sat - 12 Wed	Reading Period (optional and at the discretion of the instructor).
12 Wed - 12 Wed	Classes end for courses not observing the Reading Period. Last day to drop a course (5:00 p.m. deadline) or to request an incomplete from an instructor. Last day for advisors to approve second or third concentrations in ASK for students in their penultimate semester(for most students this is 7th semester) who are declaring a second/third concentration (5:00 p.m. deadline). *Any declarations not "advisor approved" and recorded in Banner by the Office of the Registrar by the 5:00 p.m. deadline will not be honored. Last day to initiate a Course Performance Report via ASK.
13 Thurs - 21 Fri	Final Examination Period.

Winter 2019

Nov

14 Wed - 30 Fri	Registration for Wintersession courses (begins at 9:00 A.M.)
30 Fri - 30 Fri	Last day to register for a Wintersession course (5:00 p.m. deadline).

Winter 2019

Dec

15 Sat - 15 Sat	Wintersession tuition due. (Tentative)
22 Sat - 22 Sat	Wintersession online courses begin

Winter 2019

Jan

1 Tue - 1 Tue	Residence halls open (for students registered for Wintersession classes only).
2 Wed - 2 Wed	Wintersession begins (On-Campus and Destination courses)
7 Mon - 7 Mon	Last day to change a grade option declaration.
15 Tue - 15 Tue	Last day to drop a course or request an incomplete from an instructor. Last day to initiate a Course Performance Report via ASK.
18 Fri - 18 Fri	Final examinations. Wintersession ends.

Spring 2019

Jan

1 Tue - 1 Tue	Last day for payment of charges.
3 Thurs - 3 Thurs	First day of RISD Winter Session.
10 Thurs - 10 Thurs	Last day to register for a Winter RISD course without a fee or change a grade option for a Winter RISD course (5:00 p.m. deadline).
21 Mon - 21 Mon	Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday. No University exercises.
22 Tue - 22 Tue	Registration of new students for the second semester (4:00 pm to midnight).
23 Wed - 23 Wed	Classes of the second semester begin. Web registration begins at 8:00 am. Theses of candidates for Masters and Ph.D. degrees in May (on Semester I registration fee) due.

Spring 2019

Feb

5 Tue - 5 Tue	Last day to add a course without a fee (5:00 p.m. deadline). The web will be taken down for approximately one hour. Once relaunched, all course adds require Instructor override and will be charged late fee of $15 per course.
6 Wed - 6 Wed	Last day of Winter RISD classes.
14 Thurs - 14 Thurs	First day of RISD Spring Session.
16 Sat - 19 Tue	Long weekend. No University exercises.
20 Wed - 20 Wed	Classes resume. Last day to add a course (includes late fee), change from audit to credit, or change a grade option declaration (5:00 p.m. deadline).
21 Thurs - 21 Thurs	Last day to register for a Spring RISD course without a fee or change a grade option for a Spring RISD course (5:00 p.m. deadline).

Spring 2019

Mar

8 Fri - 8 Fri	Mid-semester deadline. Last day to change from credit to audit in a course (5:00 deadline).
23 Sat - 31 Sun	Spring Recess

Spring 2019

Apr

1 Mon - 12 Fri	Advising period for fall pre-registration. Students in their first through third semesters will need to procure their advising PIN from their advisor in order to register.
1 Mon - 1 Mon	Classes resume.
1 Mon - 1 Mon	Deadline for students currently on leave to apply for readmission for Semester I. Date by which sophomores entering their 5th semester must file their concentration declaration forms via ASK to avoid having a "No Concentration" hold placed against their Banner registration. (5:00 pm deadline).
5 Fri - 5 Fri	Deadline for submission of proposals for undergraduate group study projects (GISPs) for Semester I.
9 Tue - 9 Tue	Students on academic probation who wish to drop a course after this date must meet with an academic dean for advising and to obtain 'drop-code.'
11 Thurs - 11 Thurs	Date by which advisors must approve sophomore submitted concentrations in ASK to avoid having a "No Concentration" hold placed against the student's Banner registration. (5:00 pm deadline).
16 Tue - 23 Tue	Registration for Semester I, 2019-20.(Note: No student will be permitted to register for his or her fifth semester unless an approved declaration of concentration has been filed.)
23 Tue - 23 Tue	End of the pre-registration period.
26 Fri Apr - 7 Tue May	Reading Period (optional and at the discretion of the instructor).

Spring 2019

May

1 Wed - 1 Wed	Deadline for undergraduates to declare a leave for Semester I. Theses of candidates for Masters and Ph.D. degrees in May due.
7 Tue - 7 Tue	Classes end for courses not observing the Reading Period. Last day to drop a course (5:00 p.m. deadline) or to request an incomplete from an instructor. Last day for advisors to approve second or third concentrations in ASK for students in their penultimate semester(for most students this is 7th semester) who are declaring a second/third concentration(5:00 p.m. deadline). *Any declarations not "advisor approved" and recorded in Banner by the Office of the Registrar by the 5:00 p.m. deadline will not be honored. Last day to initiate a Course Performance Report via ASK.
8 Wed - 17 Fri	Final Examination Period. (No exams on Sunday May 12).
15 Wed - 15 Wed	Last day of Spring RISD classes.
26 Sun - 26 Sun	Commencement

Summer 2019

Apr

1 Mon - 11 Thurs	Pre-registration for Summer courses for Brown undergraduates.
12 Fri - 23 Tue	Summer registration closed for Fall registration (online via Banner for continuing students).
24 Wed Apr - 26 Wed Jun	Registration period for Summer courses for Brown undergraduates.

Summer 2019

Jun

23 Sun - 23 Sun	Residence halls open.
24 Mon - 24 Mon	Summer Session begins
26 Wed - 26 Wed	Last day to change courses. (All students MUST be in their registered courses by Thursday, June 27.)

Summer 2019

Jul

4 Thurs - 4 Thurs	Independence Day holiday. No University exercises.
9 Tue - 9 Tue	Last day to change grade options.

Summer 2019

Aug

3 Sat - 6 Tue	Reading Period
6 Tue - 6 Tue	Last day to drop a course. Last day to initiate a Course Performance Report via ASK.
7 Wed - 9 Fri	Final examination period
9 Fri - 9 Fri	Summer Session ends
10 Sat - 10 Sat	Residence halls close

Fall 2019

Aug

1 Thurs - 1 Thurs	Last day for payment of charges
27 Tue - 27 Tue	Beginning of Graduate School Orientation
31 Sat - 31 Sat	Beginning of College Orientation

Fall 2019

Sep

3 Tue - 3 Tue	Opening Convocation at 4:00 p.m. Registration of new students for the first semester (7:00 pm to midnight).
4 Wed - 4 Wed	Classes of the first semester begin. Web registration begins at 8:00 a.m.
5 Thurs - 5 Thurs	First day of RISD Fall Session
12 Thurs - 12 Thurs	Last day to register for a Fall RISD course without a fee or change a grade option for a Fall RISD course - (5:00 p.m. deadline).
17 Tue - 17 Tue	Last day to add a course without a fee (5:00 p.m. deadline). The web will be taken down for approximately one hour. Once relaunched, all course adds require Instructor override and will be charged late fee of $15 per course.

Fall 2019

Oct

1 Tue - 1 Tue	Last day to add a course (includes late fee), change from audit to credit, or change a grade option declaration (5:00 p.m. deadline).
8 Tue - 8 Tue	Date by which sophomores entering their 5th semester must file their concentration declaration forms via ASK to avoid having a "No Concentration" hold placed against their Banner registration. (5:00 pm deadline).
14 Mon - 14 Mon	Indigenous Peoples' Day. No University exercises.
15 Tue - 15 Tue	Deadline for students currently on leave to apply for readmission for Semester II.
18 Fri - 18 Fri	Mid-semester deadline. Last day to change from credit to audit in a course (5:00 p.m. deadline).
21 Mon Oct - 1 Fri Nov	Advising period for spring pre-registration. Students in their first through third semesters will need to procure their advising PIN from their advisor in order to register.
31 Thurs - 31 Thurs	Date by which advisors must approve sophomore submitted concentrations in ASK to avoid having a "No Concentration" hold placed against the student's Banner registration. (5:00 pm deadline).

Fall 2019

Nov

1 Fri - 1 Fri	Deadline for submission of proposals for undergraduate group study projects (GISPs) for Semester II.
5 Tue - 12 Tue	Registration for Semester II. (Note: No student will be permitted to register for his or her fifth semester unless an approved declaration of concentration has been filed.)
12 Tue - 12 Tue	End of the pre-registration period.
14 Thurs - 14 Thurs	Students on academic probation who wish to drop a course after this date must meet with an academic dean for advising and to obtain 'drop-code.'
27 Wed Nov - 1 Sun Dec	Thanksgiving recess beginning Wednesday at noon.

Fall 2019

Dec

1 Sun - 1 Sun	Deadline for undergraduates to declare a leave for Semester II.
2 Mon - 2 Mon	Classes resume.
4 Wed - 4 Wed	Last day of Fall RISD classes
7 Sat - 7 Sat	Midyear Completion Celebration at 4:00 p.m. in Salomon De Ciccio Family Auditorium. Reception to follow in Sayles Hall.
8 Sun - 12 Thurs	Reading Period (optional and at the discretion of the instructor).
12 Thurs - 12 Thurs	Classes end for courses not observing the Reading Period. Last day to drop a course (5:00 p.m. deadline) or to request an incomplete from an instructor. Last day for advisors to approve second or third concentrations in ASK for students in their penultimate semester(for most students this is 7th semester) who are declaring a second/third concentration (5:00 p.m. deadline). *Any declarations not "advisor approved" and recorded in Banner by the Office of the Registrar by the 5:00 p.m. deadline will not be honored. Last day to initiate a Course Performance Report via ASK.
13 Fri - 21 Sat	Final Examination Period.

Spring 2020

Jan

1 Wed - 1 Wed	Last day for payment of charges.
3 Fri - 3 Fri	First day of RISD Winter Session.
10 Fri - 10 Fri	Last day to register for a Winter RISD course without a fee or change a grade option for a Winter RISD course (5:00 p.m. deadline).
20 Mon - 20 Mon	Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday. No University exercises.
21 Tue - 21 Tue	Registration of new students for the second semester (4:00 pm to midnight).
22 Wed - 22 Wed	Classes of the second semester begin. Web registration begins at 8:00 am. Theses of candidates for Masters and Ph.D. degrees in May (on Semester I registration fee) due.

Spring 2020

Feb

4 Tue - 4 Tue	Last day to add a course without a fee (5:00 p.m. deadline). The web will be taken down for approximately one hour. Once relaunched, all course adds require Instructor override and will be charged late fee of $15 per course.
6 Thurs - 6 Thurs	Last day of Winter RISD classes.
13 Thurs - 13 Thurs	First day of RISD Spring Session.
15 Sat - 18 Tue	Long weekend. No University exercises.
19 Wed - 19 Wed	Classes resume. Last day to add a course (includes late fee), change from audit to credit, or change a grade option declaration (5:00 p.m. deadline).
20 Thurs - 20 Thurs	Last day to register for a Spring RISD course without a fee or change a grade option for a Spring RISD course (5:00 p.m. deadline).

Spring 2020

Mar

6 Fri - 6 Fri	Mid-semester deadline. Last day to change from credit to audit in a course (5:00 deadline).
21 Sat - 29 Sun	Spring Recess
30 Mon Mar - 10 Fri Apr	Advising period for fall pre-registration. Students in their first through third semesters will need to procure their advising PIN from their advisor in order to register.
30 Mon - 30 Mon	Classes resume.

Spring 2020

Apr

1 Wed - 1 Wed	Deadline for students currently on leave to apply for readmission for Semester I. Date by which sophomores entering their 5th semester must file their concentration declaration forms via ASK to avoid having a "No Concentration" hold placed against their Banner registration. (5:00 pm deadline).
3 Fri - 3 Fri	Deadline for submission of proposals for undergraduate group study projects (GISPs) for Semester I.
7 Tue - 7 Tue	Students on academic probation who wish to drop a course after this date must meet with an academic dean for advising and to obtain 'drop-code.'
9 Thurs - 9 Thurs	Date by which advisors must approve sophomore submitted concentrations in ASK to avoid having a "No Concentration" hold placed against the student's Banner registration. (5:00 pm deadline).
14 Tue - 21 Tue	Registration for Semester I, 2020-21.(Note: No student will be permitted to register for his or her fifth semester unless an approved declaration of concentration has been filed.)
21 Tue - 21 Tue	End of the pre-registration period.
24 Fri Apr - 5 Tue May	Reading Period (optional and at the discretion of the instructor).

Spring 2020

May

1 Fri - 1 Fri	Deadline for undergraduates to declare a leave for Semester I. Theses of candidates for Masters and Ph.D. degrees in May due.
5 Tue - 5 Tue	Classes end for courses not observing the Reading Period. Last day to drop a course (5:00 p.m. deadline) or to request an incomplete from an instructor. Last day for advisors to approve second or third concentrations in ASK for students in their penultimate semester(for most students this is 7th semester) who are declaring a second/third concentration(5:00 p.m. deadline). *Any declarations not "advisor approved" and recorded in Banner by the Office of the Registrar by the 5:00 p.m. deadline will not be honored. Last day to initiate a Course Performance Report via ASK.
6 Wed - 15 Fri	Final Examination Period. (No exams on Sunday May 10).
6 Wed - 15 Fri	Final Examination Period. (No exams on Sunday May 10).
13 Wed - 13 Wed	Last day of Spring RISD classes.
24 Sun - 24 Sun	Commencement