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Academic Calendar

Current
2024-2025

Summer 2023

March

  • 27 Mon Mar

    Registration opens for Summer 2023 for Online - MPH students at 9:00 a.m. EDT.

April

  • 3 Mon Apr
    until 13 Thu Apr

    Registration for Summer courses for continuing Brown undergraduates opens at 9:00 a.m.EDT on Monday April 3 and continues through Thursday April 13 at 5:00 p.m. EDT.

  • 18 Tue Apr
    until 25 Tue Apr

    Registration period for fall courses for Brown undergraduates. Summer registration closed during this period.

  • 26 Wed Apr
    until 21 Wed Jun

    Registration period for Summer courses for Brown undergraduates re-opens at 9:00 a.m.EDT and remains open until Wednesday June 21 at 5:00 p.m. EDT.

June

  • 26 Wed Apr
    until 21 Wed Jun

    Registration period for Summer courses for Brown undergraduates re-opens at 9:00 a.m.EDT and remains open until Wednesday June 21 at 5:00 p.m. EDT.

  • 18 Sun Jun

    Residence halls open.

  • 19 Mon Jun

    Juneteenth Holiday. No University exercises.

  • 20 Tue Jun

    Summer Session classes begin.

  • 21 Wed Jun

    Last day to change courses (5:00 p.m. EDT deadline). (All students MUST be in their registered courses by Thursday, June 22.)

July

  • 3 Mon Jul

    Last day to change grade options (5:00 p.m. EDT deadline)

  • 4 Tue Jul

    Independence Day holiday. No University exercises.

  • 28 Fri Jul

    Classes end.

  • 29 Sat Jul
    until 1 Tue Aug

    Reading Period.

Aug

  • 29 Sat Jul
    until 1 Tue Aug

    Reading Period.

  • 1 Tue Aug

    Last day to drop a course (5:00 p.m. EDT deadline). Last day to initiate a Course Performance Report via ASK.

  • 2 Wed Aug
    until 4 Fri Aug

    Final examination period.

  • 4 Fri Aug

    Summer Session ends.

  • 5 Sat Aug

    Residence halls close.

Fall 2023

July

  • 12 Wed Jul

    Registration opens for Semester I 2023-24 for Online - MPH students at 9:00 a.m. EDT.

Aug

  • 1 Tue Aug

    Last day for payment of charges.

  • 29 Tue Aug

    Beginning of Graduate School All-Student Orientation.

  • 31 Thu Aug

    Beginning of College Orientation.

Sept

  • 31 Thu Aug

    Beginning of College Orientation.

  • 1 Fri Sep
    until 4 Mon Sep

    Registration of new undergraduate and all graduate students (except Online - MPH) for the fall semester begins at 4:00 pm EDT Friday and ends at 11:59 pm EDT Monday Sept 4. (Maximum of 4 credit hours allowed for undergraduates).

  • 5 Tue Sep

    Registration re-opens at 9:00 am EDT on Sept 5 for all students for the fall semester. (Up to a maximum of 5 credit hours allowed).

  • 5 Tue Sep

    Opening Convocation at 4:00 p.m. EDT

  • 6 Wed Sep

    Classes of the first semester begin.

  • 6 Wed Sep

    First day of RISD Fall Session.

  • 8 Fri Sep

    Theses/Dissertations of candidates for Masters and Ph.D. degrees in October due.

  • 13 Wed Sep

    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. EDT deadline).

  • 19 Tue Sep

    Last day to add a course without a fee (5:00 p.m. EDT deadline). Banner Web will be taken down for approximately one hour. Once relaunched, all course adds require Instructor override and will be charged a late fee of $15 per course.

Oct

  • 1 Sun Oct

    Deadline for undergraduates on personal leave (including employment and military leave) or on Full-time Study Away status to request return to studies at Brown for Spring.

  • 3 Tue Oct

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

  • 9 Mon Oct

    Indigenous Peoples’ Day. No University exercises.

  • 10 Tue Oct

    Last day to receive any partial tuition refund.

  • 17 Tue Oct

    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 p.m. EDT deadline).

  • 20 Fri Oct

    Last day to change from credit to audit in a course (5:00 p.m. EDT deadline).

  • 21 Sat Oct

    Mid-semester.

  • 23 Mon Oct

    Advising period for spring pre-registration begins. Students in their first through third semesters will need to procure their advising PIN from their advisor in order to register.

Nov

  • 7 Tue Nov

    Registration opens for Semester II, 2023-24 for undergraduate students semester level 07 and above and all continuing graduate students (except Online - MPH) at noon EST. Registration remains open until Tuesday, November 14, 5:00 p.m. EST. (Maximum of 4 c

  • 8 Wed Nov

    Registration opens for Semester II, 2023-24 for undergraduate students semester levels 05-06 at noon EST. (Students are unable to register for 5th semester unless approved concentration is filed). Registration remains open until Tuesday, November 14, 5:00

  • 9 Thu Nov

    Registration opens for Semester II, 2023-24 for undergraduate students semester levels 03-04 at noon EST. Registration remains open until Tuesday, November 14, 5:00 p.m. EST. (Maximum of 4 credit hours allowed for undergraduates).

  • 10 Fri Nov

    Deadline for submission of proposals for College Curriculum Council-approved undergraduate group study projects (GISPs), independent study projects, and internships for credit)for Semester II.

  • 10 Fri Nov

    Registration opens for Semester II, 2023-24 for undergraduate students semester levels 01-02 at noon EST. Registration remains open until Tuesday, November 14, 5:00 p.m. EST. (Maximum of 4 credit hours allowed for undergraduates).

  • 11 Sat Nov
    until 14 Tue Nov

    Registration for Semester II, 2023-24 continues until Tuesday, November 14, 5:00 p.m. EST.

  • 14 Tue Nov

    Students on serious warning who wish to drop a course after this date must meet with an academic dean for advising and to obtain a “drop code.”

  • 22 Wed Nov
    until 26 Sun Nov

    Thanksgiving recess beginning Wednesday at noon EST.

  • 27 Mon Nov

    Classes resume.

  • 29 Wed Nov

    Registration opens for Semester II 2023-24 for Online - MPH students at 9:00 a.m. EST.

Dec

  • 1 Fri Dec

    Deadline for undergraduates to request a personal leave (including employment and military leave) or to request Full-time Study Away status for Spring. Any Full-time Study Away approved by the Study Away Review Committee for which the Registrar does not r

  • 2 Sat Dec

    Midyear Completion Celebration at 4:00 p.m. EST in Salomon De Ciccio Family Auditorium.

  • 4 Mon Dec

    Last day of Fall RISD classes.

  • 8 Fri Dec

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

  • 12 Tue Dec

    Classes end for courses not observing the Reading Period. Last day to drop a course (5:00 p.m. EST deadline) or to request an incomplete from an instructor.

  • 12 Tue Dec

    Last day to initiate a Course Performance Report via ASK.

  • 12 Tue Dec

    UG CERTIFICATES: Last day for students in their ante-penultimate (typically 6th) semester to declare an undergraduate certificate in ASK.

  • 12 Tue Dec

    UG CONCENTRATIONS: Last day for students to declare second or third concentrations in ASK for students in their penultimate semester (typically the 7th semester) who are declaring a second/third concentration (5:00 p.m. EST deadline).

  • 13 Wed Dec

    Last day for approved 7th (or penultimate) semester undergraduates in eligible concentrations to submit writing completed in the concentration in ASK to complete part II of the writing requirement. Concentration advisors must approve submitted writing in

  • 13 Wed Dec
    until 21 Thu Dec

    Final Examination Period (inclusive of Sunday).

Winter 2024

November

  • 16 Thu Nov
    until 18 Mon Dec

    Registration for Winter Session courses (begins at 9:00 A.M. EST)

December

  • 16 Thu Nov
    until 18 Mon Dec

    Registration for Winter Session courses (begins at 9:00 A.M. EST)

  • 13 Wed Dec

    Winter Session tuition due.

  • 18 Mon Dec

    Last day to register for a Winter Session course (5:00 p.m. EST deadline).

  • 22 Fri Dec

    Winter Session courses begin.

January

  • 9 Tue Jan

    Last day to change a grade option declaration.

  • 15 Mon Jan

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

  • 16 Tue Jan

    Last day to drop a course or request an incomplete from an instructor. Last day to initiate a Course Performance Report via ASK.

  • 23 Tue Jan

    Final examinations. Winter Session ends.

Spring 2024

Jan

  • 1 Mon Jan

    Last day for payment of charges.

  • 4 Thu Jan

    First day of RISD Winter Session.

  • 11 Thu Jan

    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. EST deadline).

  • 12 Fri Jan

    Theses/Dissertations of candidates for Masters and Ph.D. degrees in February due.

  • 15 Mon Jan

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

  • 24 Wed Jan

    Classes of the second semester begin.

Feb

  • 6 Tue Feb

    Last day to add a course without a fee (5:00 p.m. EST deadline). Banner Web will be taken down for approximately one hour. Once relaunched, all course adds require Instructor override and will be charged a late fee of $15 per course.

  • 7 Wed Feb

    Last day of Winter RISD classes.

  • 15 Thu Feb

    First day of RISD Spring Session.

  • 17 Sat Feb
    until 20 Tue Feb

    Long weekend. No University exercises.

  • 21 Wed Feb

    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. EST deadline).

  • 22 Thu Feb

    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. EST deadline).

  • 27 Tue Feb

    Last day to receive any partial tuition refund.

Mar

  • 8 Fri Mar

    Last day to change from credit to audit in a course (5:00 p.m. EST deadline).

  • 9 Sat Mar

    Mid-semester.

  • 23 Sat Mar
    until 31 Sun Mar

    Spring Recess

Apr

  • 1 Mon Apr

    Classes resume.

  • 1 Mon Apr

    Deadline for undergraduates on personal leave (including employment and military leave) or on Full-time Study Away status to request return to studies at Brown for Fall.

  • 9 Tue Apr

    Students on serious warning who wish to drop a course after this date must meet with an academic dean for advising and to obtain a “drop code.”

  • 12 Fri Apr

    Deadline for submission of proposals for College Curriculum Council-approved undergraduate group study projects (GISPs), independent study projects, and internships for credit)for Semester I.

  • 26 Fri Apr

    Reading Period begins and will end on May 7 (optional and at the discretion of the instructor).

May

  • 1 Wed May

    Deadline for undergraduates to request a personal leave (including employment and military leave) or to request Full-time Study Away status for Fall. Any Full-time Study Away approved by the Study Away Review Committee for which the Registrar does not rec

  • 1 Wed May

    Theses of candidates for Masters and Ph.D. degrees in May due.

  • 7 Tue May

    Classes end for courses not observing the Reading Period. Last day to drop a course (5:00 p.m. EDT deadline) or to request an incomplete from an instructor.

  • 7 Tue May

    Reading Period ends.

  • 7 Tue May

    Last day to initiate a Course Performance Report via ASK.

  • 7 Tue May

    UG CERTIFICATES: Last day for students in their ante-penultimate (typically 6th) semester to declare an undergraduate certificate in ASK.

  • 7 Tue May

    UG CONCENTRATIONS: Last day for students to declare second or third concentrations in ASK for students in their penultimate semester (typically the 7th semester) who are declaring a second/third concentration (5:00 p.m. EDT deadline).

  • 8 Wed May

    Last day for approved 7th (or penultimate) semester undergraduates in eligible concentrations to submit writing completed in the concentration in ASK to complete part II of the writing requirement. Concentration advisors must approve submitted writing in

  • 8 Wed May
    until 17 Fri May

    Final Examination Period (No exams on Sunday May 12)

  • 15 Wed May

    Last day of Spring RISD classes.

  • 26 Sun May

    Commencement.

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