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Important Graduation Related Deadlines

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Brown University is transitioning to remote course instruction and learning for remainder of the Spring 2020 semester. For more information please visit https://covid.brown.edu/

Brown University is transitioning to remote course instruction and learning for remainder of the Spring 2020 semester.

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Registration for Summer Session 2020 is open now until June 22.

Registration for Summer Session 2020 is open now until June 22. We continue to monitor the progress of the pandemic and will make adjustments to these summer courses as needed. Changes may include transitioning currently offered campus-based courses to remote learning, adding new courses to be offered remotely, and cancelling courses that may not be viable remotely or online. Students who are considering taking a Summer Session course are encouraged to register so that we can best anticipate student need for specific courses. Should we determine we need to

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2020-2021

Summer 2020

Mar

  • 30 Mon Mar

    Registration for Summer courses for continuing Brown undergraduates opens at 9:00 a.m. on Monday March 30 and remains open until Wednesday June 24 at 5:00 p.m.

There are no events available.

Jun

  • 21 Sun Jun

    Residence halls open

  • 22 Mon Jun

    Summer Session begins

  • 24 Wed Jun

    Last day to change courses (All students MUST be in their registered courses by Thursday, June 25.)

  • 29 Mon Jun

    Last day to change grade options

Jul

  • 3 Fri Jul

    Independence Day holiday. No University exercises.

Aug

  • 1 Sat Aug
    until 4 Tue Aug

    Reading Period

  • 4 Tue Aug

    Last day to drop a course. Last day to initiate a Course Performance Report via ASK.

  • 5 Wed Aug
    until 7 Fri Aug

    Final examination period

  • 7 Fri Aug

    Summer Session ends

  • 8 Sat Aug

    Residence halls close

Fall 2020

Aug

  • 1 Sat Aug

    Last day for payment of charges

Sep

  • 1 Tue Sep

    Beginning of Graduate School Orientation

  • 3 Thu Sep

    Beginning of College Orientation

  • 4 Fri Sep

    Registration of new students for the first semester opens at 4:30 PM through midnight Tuesday 9/8/2020.

  • 8 Tue Sep

    Opening Convocation at 4:00 p.m.

  • 9 Wed Sep

    First day of RISD Fall Session

  • 9 Wed Sep

    Classes of the first semester begin. Web registration begins at 8:00 a.m.

  • 11 Fri Sep

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

  • 16 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. deadline).

  • 22 Tue Sep

    Last day to add a course without a fee (5:00 p.m. 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 Thu Oct

    Deadline for students currently on non-medical leave to apply for readmission for Semester II.

  • 6 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. deadline).

  • 12 Mon Oct

    Indigenous Peoples’ Day. No University exercises.

  • 13 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 pm deadline).

  • 16 Fri Oct

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

  • 26 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

  • 5 Thu Nov

    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)

  • 10 Tue Nov

    Registration opens for Semester II, 2020-21 for undergraduate students semester level 07 and above and all continuing graduate students at 8:00 a.m. Registration remains open until Tuesday, November 17.

  • 11 Wed Nov

    Registration opens for Semester II, 2020-21 for undergraduate students semester levels 05-06 at 8:00 a.m. (Students are unable to register for 5th semester unless approved concentration is filed). Registration remains open until Tuesday, November 17.

  • 12 Thu Nov

    Registration opens for Semester II, 2020-21 for continuing undergraduate students semester levels 03-04 at 8:00 a.m.  Registration remains open until Tuesday, November 17.

  • 13 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.

  • 13 Fri Nov

    Registration opens for Semester II, 2020-21 for continuing undergraduate students semester levels 01-02 at 8:00 a.m.  Registration remains open until Tuesday, November 17.

  • 13 Fri 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.”

  • 14 Sat Nov
    until 17 Tue Nov

    Registration for Semester II, 2020-21 continues until Tuesday, November 17.

  • 25 Wed Nov
    until 29 Sun Nov

    Thanksgiving recess beginning Wednesday at noon

  • 30 Mon Nov

    Classes resume.

Dec

  • 1 Tue Dec

    Deadline for undergraduates to declare a leave for Semester II.

  • 4 Fri Dec

    Last day of Fall RISD classes

  • 5 Sat Dec

    Midyear Completion Celebration at 4:00 p.m. in Salomon De Ciccio Family Auditorium. Reception to follow in Sayles Hall.

  • 7 Mon Dec
    until 11 Fri Dec

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

  • 11 Fri Dec

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

  • 11 Fri Dec

    UG CONCENTRATIONS: Last day for advisors to approve 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. deadline). *Any declarations not “a

  • 11 Fri Dec

    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.

  • 12 Sat 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 approved submitted writing in

  • 12 Sat Dec
    until 21 Mon Dec

    Final Examination Period.

Winter 2021

Nov

  • 18 Wed Nov
    until 2 Wed Dec

    Registration for Wintersession courses (begins at 9:00 A.M.)

Dec

  • 1 Tue Dec
    until 2 Wed Dec

    Registration for Wintersession courses (begins at 9:00 A.M.)

  • 2 Wed Dec

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

  • 15 Tue Dec

    Wintersession tuition due

  • 22 Tue Dec

    Wintersession online courses begin

Jan

  • 3 Sun Jan

    Residence halls open (for students registered for Wintersession classes only).

  • 4 Mon Jan

    Wintersession begins (On-Campus and Destination courses)

  • 11 Mon Jan

    Last day to change a grade option declaration.

  • 18 Mon Jan

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

  • 19 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.

  • 22 Fri Jan

    Final examinations. Wintersession ends.

Spring 2021

Jan

  • 1 Fri Jan

    Last day for payment of charges

  • 7 Thu Jan

    First day of RISD Winter Session.

  • 14 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. deadline).

  • 15 Fri Jan

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

  • 18 Mon Jan

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

  • 26 Tue Jan

    Registration of new students for the second semester (4:00 pm to midnight)

  • 27 Wed Jan

    Classes of the second semester begin. Web registration begins at 8:00 am.

Feb

  • 9 Tue Feb

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

  • 10 Wed Feb

    Last day of Winter RISD classes.

  • 18 Thu Feb

    First day of RISD Spring Session.

  • 20 Sat Feb
    until 23 Tue Feb

    Long weekend. No University exercises.

  • 24 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. deadline).

  • 25 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. deadline).

Mar

  • 12 Fri Mar

    Mid-semester deadline. Last day to change from credit to audit in a course (5:00 deadline).

  • 27 Sat Mar
    until 4 Sun Apr

    Spring Recess

  • 29 Mon Mar

    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).

Apr

  • 1 Thu Apr

    Deadline for students currently on non-medical leave to apply for readmission for Semester I.

  • 1 Thu Apr
    until 4 Sun Apr

    Spring Recess

  • 5 Mon Apr

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

  • 5 Mon Apr

    Classes resume.

  • 8 Thu Apr

    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).

  • 9 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.

  • 13 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.”

  • 19 Mon Apr

    Registration opens for Semester I, 2021-22 for undergraduate students semester level 07 and above and all continuing graduate students at 8:00 a.m.  Registration remains open until Monday, April 26.

  • 20 Tue Apr

    Registration opens for Semester I, 2021-22 for undergraduate students semester levels 05-06 at 8:00 a.m. (Students are unable to register for 5th semester unless approved concentration is filed).  Registration remains open until Monday, April 26.

  • 21 Wed Apr

    Registration opens for Semester I, 2021-22 for continuing undergraduate students semester levels 04 and below at 8:00 a.m.  Registration remains open until Monday, April 26.

  • 22 Thu Apr
    until 26 Mon Apr

    Registration for Semester I, 2021-22 continues until Monday, April 26.

  • 30 Fri Apr

    Reading Period begins and will end on May 11 (optional and at the discretion of the instructor).

May

  • 1 Sat May

    Deadline for undergraduates to declare a leave for Semester I. Theses of candidates for Masters and Ph.D. degrees in May due

  • 11 Tue May

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

  • 11 Tue May

    UG CONCENTRATIONS: Last day for advisors to approve 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. deadline). *Any declarations not “ad

  • 11 Tue May

    Reading Period ends.

  • 11 Tue May

    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.

  • 12 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 approved submitted writing in

  • 12 Wed May
    until 21 Fri May

    Final Examination Period (No exams on Sunday May 16)

  • 19 Wed May

    Last day of Spring RISD classes.

  • 30 Sun May

    Commencement

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