Academic Calendar

Spring 2023

Feb 18 | New student orientation, 5:00pm-7:30pm
Feb 19 | Third Street and Bingham Houses open at 9 am
Feb 19 | New student orientation, 10:30am-2:15pm
Feb 20 | President’s Day | Several administrative offices closed
Feb 20 | Faculty meeting, 10:00am-12:00pm | CAPA Symposium
Feb 20 | New student orientation, 10:00am-3:00pm
Feb 20 | Houses open for returning students at 10:00am
Feb 20 | Advising for all students, 2:00pm-4:30pm
Feb 20 | Add/drop begins, 4:30pm
Feb 21 | Classes begin at 8:30am
Feb 24 | FWT independent study sponsor evaluations due
Mar 1 | Faculty Forum, 12:30-1:45pm
Mar 3 | Add/Drop deadline for full term and first 7 week Spring 2023 courses
Mar 3 | Deadline to request letter grades for full term and first 7 week courses for Spring 2023
Mar 6 | Senior Plan essay drafts due to advisors (Spring 2023 graduates only)
Mar 9 | Strategic Planning Community Event, 9:00am-5:00pm | No classes in session all day
Mar 20 | Plan essay drafts due to advisors
Mar 23 | Last day to withdraw from first 7 week Spring 2023 courses
Mar 24 | FWT 2023 Resumes must be uploaded to Handshake (see details in description)
Mar 24 | Faculty: Deadline to submit Fall 2023 and Spring 2024 courses to the Provost's Office (via WordPress)
Mar 27 | Senior Plan essays due to Academic Services
Mar 29 | Faculty Forum, 12:30pm-1:45pm
Mar 30 | Plans due to Academic Services
Apr 1 | Readmission from Withdrawal application materials due to Academic Services
Apr 7 | First seven-week classes end | All classes meet
Apr 8 - Apr 12 | Long Weekend | No classes
Apr 13 | Second seven-week classes begin this week
Apr 14 | Faculty: Final grades and evaluations for first 7 week Spring 2023 courses due to Registrar
Apr 15 | Application to study away for Fall 2023 due to Academic Services
Apr 16 | BenningtonWorks Admitted Students Day
Apr 18 | Last day to withdraw from full term Spring 2023 courses
Apr 21 | Add/Drop deadline for second 7 week Spring 2023 courses
Apr 21 | Deadline to request letter grades for second 7 week courses for Spring 2023 courses
Apr 26 | Plan Day - ends at 2:30pm | No classes in session all day
Apr 26 | Faculty meeting, 3:00pm-4:45pm | CAPA Symposium
Apr 28 | FWT 2023 summer registration due
May 3 | Faculty Forum, 12:30pm-1:45pm
May 5 | Plan Day - ends at 12:30pm | No classes in session all day
May 6 | Sunfest
May 9 | Plan Day | No classes
May 10 | Deadline for advisors to submit registration exception requests for Fall 2023
May 12 | Last day to withdraw from second 7 week Spring 2023 courses
May 15 | First-Year Plan essays due to Academic Services
May 17 | 2000-level registration for Fall 2023 begins, 1:00pm, up to 4 credits
May 18 | 4000-level registration for Fall 2023 begins
May 19 | Last day to add or change a summer FWT position
May 19 | 2000-level registration for Fall 2023 continues, 1:00pm, up to 16 credits
May 29 | Memorial Day | Several administrative offices closed, classes in session
May 31 | End of MFA writing program winter term
May 31 | Last day of classes | All classes meet
May 31 | Faculty: Preliminary grades for Spring 2023 graduates due to Registrar
May 31 | Fall 2023 Registration Closes
May 31 | Commencement Rehearsal, 6:00pm
Jun 1 | Faculty meeting, 12:30pm-2:00pm | CAPA Symposium
Jun 2 | Student houses close at 12:00pm for undergraduates not attending commencement
Jun 3 | Commencement: Conferring of Degrees, 10:00am
Jun 3 | Student houses close for graduates at 4:00pm

Summer 2023

Fall 2023

Sep 4 | Labor Day | Several administrative offices closed
Sep 4 | Faculty meeting, 10:00am-12:00pm | CAPA Symposium
Sep 5 | Classes begin at 2:10pm
Sep 13 | Faculty Forum, 12:15-1:30pm
Sep 15 | Deadline to request letter grades for full term and first 7 week courses for Fall 2023
Sep 15 | Add/Drop deadline for full term and first 7 week Fall 2023 courses
Sep 18 | Senior Plan essay drafts due to advisors (Fall 2023 graduates only)
Sep 25 | Plan drafts due to advisors
Sep 29 - Oct 1 | Fall Weekend 2023 | Classes in session
Oct 1 | FWT 2023 academic term/campus job registration due on Handshake
Oct 1 | Application to study away for Spring 2024 due to Academic Services
Oct 3 | Faculty meeting, 2:15-4:00pm | CAPA Symposium
Oct 4 | Last day to withdraw from first 7 week Fall 2023 courses
Oct 5 | Plans due to Academic Services
Oct 9 | Senior Plan essays due to Academic Services (Fall 2023 graduates only)
Oct 9 | Application Deadline via Handshake for all Field Work Term Fellowships
Oct 9 | Indigenous People’s Day | Classes in session, administrative offices open
Oct 11 | Faculty Forum, 12:15-1:30pm
Oct 19 | First seven-week classes end | All classes meet
Oct 20 - Oct 23 | Long Weekend | No classes
Oct 24 | Second seven-week classes begin this week
Oct 26 | Faculty: Final grades and evaluations for first 7 week Fall 2023 courses due to Registrar
Oct 31 | Deadline to request letter grades for second 7 week courses for Fall 2023
Nov 2 | Plan Day | No classes
Nov 3 | FWT 2024 winter registration due on Handshake
Nov 3 | Winter Independent Study Application Due in Handshake
Nov 8 | Plan Day | No classes
Nov 14 | Plan Day - ends at 2:30pm | No classes in session all day
Nov 14 | Faculty meeting, 3:00-4:45pm | CAPA Symposium
Nov 21 | Last day to withdraw from second 7 week Fall 2023 courses
Nov 22 - Nov 26 | Thanksgiving Break | No classes, administrative offices closed Thu/Fri
Nov 29 | Faculty Forum, 12:15-1:30pm
Nov 30 | End of MFA in Writing Program summer 2023 term
Dec 6 | Faculty meeting, 12:30-1:45pm | CAPA Symposium
Dec 11 | Last day to add or change a FWT position
Dec 13 | Faculty: Preliminary grades for Fall 2023 graduates due to Registrar
Dec 13 | Faculty Forum, 12:15-1:30pm
Dec 15 | Last day of classes | All classes meet
Dec 15 | Spring 2024 Registration Closes