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Important Commencement Related Deadlines

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Academic Calendar

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    2020-2021

    Summer 2019

    Apr

    • 1 Mon Apr
      until 11 Thu Apr

      Registration for Summer courses for continuing Brown undergraduates opens at 9:00 a.m. on Monday April 1 and continues through Thursday April 11 at 5:00 p.m.

    • 24 Wed Apr
      until 26 Wed Jun

      Registration period for Summer courses for Brown undergraduates re-opens at 9:00 a.m. and remains open until Wednesday June 26 at 5:00 p.m.

    Jun

    • 1 Sat Jun
      until 26 Wed Jun

      Registration period for Summer courses for Brown undergraduates re-opens at 9:00 a.m. and remains open until Wednesday June 26 at 5:00 p.m.

    • 23 Sun Jun

      Residence halls open

    • 24 Mon Jun

      Summer Session begins

    • 26 Wed Jun

      Last day to change courses (All students MUST be in their registered courses by Thursday, June 27.)

    Jul

    • 4 Thu Jul

      Independence Day holiday. No University exercises.

    • 9 Tue Jul

      Last day to change grade options

    Aug

    • 3 Sat Aug
      until 6 Tue Aug

      Reading Period

    • 6 Tue Aug

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

    • 7 Wed Aug
      until 9 Fri Aug

      Final examination period

    • 9 Fri Aug

      Summer Session ends

    • 10 Sat Aug

      Residence halls close

    Fall 2019

    Aug

    • 1 Thu Aug

      Last day for payment of charges

    • 27 Tue Aug

      Beginning of Graduate School Orientation

    Sep

    • 3 Tue Sep

      Opening Convocation at 4:00 p.m. Registration of new students for the first semester (7:00 pm to midnight)

    • 4 Wed Sep

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

    • 5 Thu Sep

      First day of RISD Fall Session

    • 12 Thu 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).

    • 17 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 Tue Oct

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

    • 2 Wed 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).

    • 8 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).

    • 14 Mon Oct

      Indigenous Peoples’ Day. No University exercises.

    • 18 Fri Oct

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

    • 21 Mon Oct
      until 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 Thu Oct

      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)

    Nov

    • 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.

    • 5 Tue Nov

      Registration opens for Semester II, 2019-20 for undergraduate students semester level 07 and above and all continuing graduate students at 8:00 a.m.  Registration remains open until Tuesday, November 12.

    • 6 Wed Nov

      Registration opens for Semester II, 2019-20 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 12.

    • 7 Thu Nov

      Registration opens for Semester II, 2019-20 for continuing undergraduate students semester levels 03-04 at 8:00 a.m.  Registration remains open until Tuesday, November 12.

    • 8 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.

    • 8 Fri Nov

      Registration opens for Semester II, 2019-20 for continuing undergraduate students semester levels 01-02 at 8:00 a.m.  Registration remains open until Tuesday, November 12.

    • 9 Sat Nov
      until 12 Tue Nov

      Registration for Semester II, 2019-20 continues until Tuesday, November 12.

    • 14 Thu 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.”

    • 27 Wed Nov
      until 1 Sun Dec

      Thanksgiving recess beginning Wednesday at noon

    Dec

    • 1 Sun Dec

      Deadline for undergraduates to declare a leave for Semester II.

    • 1 Sun Dec

      Thanksgiving recess beginning Wednesday at noon

    • 2 Mon Dec

      Classes resume.

    • 4 Wed Dec

      Last day of Fall RISD classes

    • 7 Sat Dec

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

    • 8 Sun Dec
      until 12 Thu Dec

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

    • 12 Thu 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. Last day for advisors to approve second or third concentrations in ASK for students in their penult...

    • 13 Fri Dec
      until 21 Sat Dec

      Final Examination Period.

    • 13 Fri 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

    Winter 2020

    Nov

    • 13 Wed Nov
      until 3 Tue Dec

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

    Dec

    • 1 Sun Dec
      until 3 Tue Dec

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

    • 3 Tue Dec

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

    • 15 Sun Dec

      Wintersession tuition due

    • 22 Sun Dec

      Wintersession online courses begin

    Jan

    • 1 Wed Jan

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

    • 2 Thu Jan

      Wintersession begins (On-Campus and Destination courses)

    • 7 Tue Jan

      Last day to change a grade option declaration.

    • 14 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.

    • 18 Sat Jan

      Final examinations. Wintersession ends.

    Spring 2020

    Jan

    • 1 Wed Jan

      Last day for payment of charges

    • 3 Fri Jan

      First day of RISD Winter Session.

    • 10 Fri 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).

    • 20 Mon Jan

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

    • 21 Tue Jan

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

    • 22 Wed Jan

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

    Feb

    • 4 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.

    • 6 Thu Feb

      Last day of Winter RISD classes.

    • 13 Thu Feb

      First day of RISD Spring Session.

    • 15 Sat Feb
      until 18 Tue Feb

      Long weekend. No University exercises.

    • 19 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).

    • 20 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).

    • 28 Fri Feb

      Date by which graduating students with more than one concentration on their record to change/select the departmental ceremony where they wish to obtain their diploma (5:00 p.m. deadline).

    Mar

    • 6 Fri Mar

      Mandatory for all Seniors - Last Day to have your updated concentration declaration (including course list) approved in ASK (5:00 p.m. deadline).

    • 6 Fri Mar

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

    • 21 Sat Mar
      until 29 Sun Mar

      Spring Recess

    • 30 Mon Mar

      Advising period for fall pre-registration begins and will end on April 10. Students in their first through third semesters will need to procure their advising PIN from their advisor in order to register.

    • 30 Mon Mar

      Classes resume.

    Apr

    • 1 Wed Apr

      Last day for Undergraduate students to apply to graduate in Banner Web via Banner Web’s Application to Graduate (Note: This is a required step for all students planning to graduate)

    • 1 Wed Apr

      Deadline for students currently on non-medical 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 aga

    • 7 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.”

    • 9 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).

    • 10 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.

    • 14 Tue Apr

      Registration opens for Semester I, 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, April 21.

    • 15 Wed Apr

      Registration opens for Semester I, 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, April 21.

    • 16 Thu Apr

      Registration opens for Semester I, 2020-21 for continuing undergraduate students semester levels 04 and below at 8:00 a.m.  Registration remains open until Tuesday, April 21.

    • 17 Fri Apr
      until 21 Tue Apr

      Registration for Semester I, 2020-21 continues until Tuesday, April 21.

    • 24 Fri Apr

      Reading Period begins and will end on May 5 (optional and at the discretion of the instructor).

    May

    • 1 Fri May

      Seniors: Honors recommendations from academic departments due (5:00 p.m. deadline). Please have your work in your committee’s hands well before this date.

    • 1 Fri May

      Last day for Graduate and Medical students to apply to graduate in Banner Web via Banner Web’s Application to Graduate (Note: This is a required step for all students planning to graduate).

    • 1 Fri May

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

    • 5 Tue May

      Reading Period ends.

    • 5 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. Last day for advisors to approve second or third concentrations in ASK for students in their penult...

    • 6 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

    • 6 Wed May
      until 15 Fri May

      Final Examination Period (No exams on Sunday May 10)

    • 13 Wed May

      Last day of Spring RISD classes.

    • 15 Fri May

      Seniors: Last day to submit Official Transcripts from study elsewhere to complete degree requirements (5:00 p.m. deadline). Last Day to have grades for work from a previous semester submitted by your instructor(s) and/or have a RISD instructor(s) submit y

    • 24 Sun May

      Commencement

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