Academic Calendar
Winter 2020
Spring 2020
Feb 16 | New and transfer students arrive, 9:00am-12:00pm
Feb 16 | Student houses open for returning students at noon
Feb 17 | President’s Day | Some administrative offices closed
Feb 17 | New/transfer student orientation, 9:00am - 5:00pm
Feb 17 | Faculty Meeting, 10:00am-12:00pm
Feb 17 | Advising for new/transfer students in faculty offices
Feb 17 | Advising and registration for all students in faculty offices, 2:00-4:30pm
Feb 18 | Classes begin on campus at 8:30am
Feb 20 | Field Work Term Night
Feb 21 | FWT independent study sponsor evaluations due
Feb 26 | Faculty Forum, 12:30-1:45pm
Feb 28 | End of add registration period for full term and first 7 week courses
Mar 2 | Senior Plan essay drafts due to advisors
Mar 4 | End of drop registration period for full term and first 7 week courses
Mar 4 | Last day to request letter grades
Mar 16 | Plan drafts due to advisors
Mar 17 | Last day to withdraw from first 7 week courses
Mar 19 | Classes end at 2:00pm
Mar 19 | Community Event: Diversity Workshops, 2:30-6:30pm
Mar 20 | Required FWT Checkpoint Date for Summer Deferral (see description)
Mar 23 | First-Year and Senior Plan essays due to the Provost and Dean’s Office
Mar 25 | Faculty Forum, 12:30-1:45pm
Mar 26 | Plans due to Provost and Dean’s Office
Apr 3 | First seven-week classes end—all classes meet
Apr 4 - Apr 8 | Long Weekend – No classes
Apr 9 | Second seven-week classes begin this week
Apr 10 | Final spring evaluations due for first 7 week courses
Apr 14 | Last day to withdraw from full term courses
Apr 16 | End of add registration period for second 7 week courses
Apr 21 | End of drop registration period for second 7 week courses
Apr 22 | Plan Day - ends at 2:30pm | No classes in session
Apr 22 | Faculty Meeting, 3:00-4:30pm
Apr 28 | Application to study away for fall term due to Academic Services
Apr 29 | Faculty Forum, 12:30-1:45pm
Apr 30 | Half Plan Day | No morning classes; classes will meet beginning at 2:10pm
May 1 | FWT 2020 summer registration due
May 5 | Plan Day | No classes
May 6 | Deadline for advisors to submit registration exception requests
May 8 | Last day to withdraw from second 7 week courses
May 25 | Memorial Day | Classes in session; several administrative offices closed
May 27 | Final reports on Spring graduates due
May 27 | Commencement rehearsal, 6:00pm
May 28 | Last day of classes on campus—classes end at noon
May 28 | Last day to add or change a summer FWT position
May 28 | Faculty Meeting, 12:30-1:45pm
May 29 | Student houses close at 12:00pm for undergraduates not attending commencement
May 30 | Commencement: Conferring of Degrees, 10:00am
May 31 | End of MFA writing program winter term
May 31 | Student houses close at noon for graduates
Summer 2020
Jun 4 | MFA in Writing Program June 2020 Residency | Arrival day
Jun 4 | MFA in Writing Program June 2020 Residency | Classes begin
Jun 8 | Faculty: Final Spring 2020 grades and evaluations due to Registrar
Jun 9 | Post Baccalaureate Program | Arrival day
Jun 11 | Post Baccalaureate Program | Classes begin
Jun 13 | MFA in Writing Program Commencement, 7:30pm
Jun 14 | MFA in Writing Program June 2020 Residency | Classes end
Jun 14 | MFA in Writing Program June 2020 Residency | Departure day (approved stay-overs depart Jun 15)
Jun 15 | FWT Summer 2020 begins
Jun 19 | Middlebury Language Schools Arabic 8-week Immersion Program | Classes begin
Jun 19 | Middlebury Language Schools Portuguese 7-week Immersion Program | Classes begin
Jun 26 | Middlebury Language Schools Italian 7-week Immersion Program | Classes begin
Jul 1 | Deadline for students to submit work to faculty if approved for a Spring 2020 incomplete
Jul 3 | Middlebury Language Schools Arabic Graduate Program | Classes begin
Jul 3 | Middlebury Language Schools Italian Graduate Program | Classes begin
Jul 31 | Summer FWT 2020 reflective projects, employer evaluations, and timesheets, due to FWT office
Jul 31 | Last day of FWT Summer 2020
Aug 1 | Deadline to notify Provost and Dean’s Office of leave of absence / withdrawal for Fall 2020
Aug 7 | Middlebury Language Schools Portuguese 7-week Immersion Program | Classes end
Aug 14 | Middlebury Language Schools Arabic and Italian (Immersion and Graduate Programs) | Classes end
Aug 14 | Post Baccalaureate Program | Last Day of Classes
Aug 16 | Post Baccalaureate Program | Departure day
Fall 2020
Aug 23 - Aug 24 | New international students arrive (first-year and transfer)
Aug 25 - Aug 27 | New international student orientation
Aug 28 | New students arrive, 9:00am-12:00pm
Aug 28 | New student family orientation program, 12:00-5:00pm
Aug 28 | New student orientation begins, 12:00pm
Aug 30 | Student houses open for returning students at 10:00am
Aug 31 | Faculty Meeting, 10:00am-12:00pm
Aug 31 | Advising for all students, 1:30-4:30pm
Sep 1 | Add/drop for all students, 9:00-10:30am
Sep 1 | Convocation 2020
Sep 1 | New student orientation ends, 11:00am
Sep 1 | Classes begin on campus at 2:10pm
Sep 7 | Labor Day | Classes in session, several administrative offices closed
Sep 9 | Faculty Forum, 12:30-1:45pm
Sep 11 | Senior Plan essay drafts due to advisors (Fall 2020 graduates only)
Sep 21 | Plan drafts due to advisors
Sep 25 | FWT Proposal Form Due (all students)
Sep 29 | Classes end at 2:00pm (Note: VALS lecture series will meet at 7:00pm)
Sep 29 | Faculty meeting, 2:10-3:40pm
Sep 30 | Last day to withdraw from first 7 week Fall 2020 courses
Oct 1 | Plans due to Provost and Dean’s Office
Oct 5 | Senior Plan essays due to Provost and Dean’s Office (Fall 2020 graduates only)
Oct 7 | Faculty Forum, 12:30-1:45pm
Oct 9 | Application Deadline via Handshake for all Field Work Term Fellowships
Oct 12 | Indigenous People’s Day | Classes in session, administrative offices open
Oct 15 | First seven-week classes end—all classes meet
Oct 16 - Oct 19 | Long Weekend—No classes
Oct 20 | Second seven-week classes begin this week
Oct 23 | Last day to withdraw from full term Fall 2020 courses
Oct 23 | Faculty: Final grades and evaluations for first 7 week Fall 2020 courses due to Registrar
Oct 29 | Plan Day | No classes
Oct 29 | Application to study away for Spring 2021 due to Academic Services
Nov 4 | Plan Day | No classes
Nov 6 | FWT Registration due on Handshake | Summer Deferral application deadline
Nov 10 | Plan Day - ends at 2:30pm | No classes in session (Note: VALS lecture series will meet at 7:00pm)
Nov 10 | Faculty Meeting, 3:00-4:30pm
Nov 11 | Deadline for advisors to submit registration exception requests for Spring 2021
Nov 11 | Veterans Day | Classes in session
Nov 18 | Last day to withdraw from second 7 week Fall 2020 courses
Nov 18 | Faculty Forum, 12:30-1:45pm
Nov 25 - Nov 29 | Thanksgiving Break | No classes, administrative offices closed Thu/Fri
Nov 30 | End of MFA Writing Program summer term
Dec 2 | Faculty meeting, 12:30-1:45pm
Dec 9 | Faculty: Preliminary grades for Fall graduates due to Registrar
Dec 9 | Faculty Forum, 12:30-1:45pm
Dec 11 | Last day of classes—all classes meet
Dec 11 | Last day to add or change a FWT position
Dec 12 | First and Second Street student houses close at 4:00pm
Dec 13 | Third Street student houses close at 4:00pm
Dec 24 - Jan 3 | Administrative offices closed
Winter 2021
Jan 2 | Houses open for FWT on-campus residents
Jan 4 | Faculty: Final Fall 2020 grades and evaluations due to Registrar
Jan 4 | Field Work Term begins
Jan 7 | MFA in Writing Program January 2021 Residency | Arrival day
Jan 7 | MFA in Writing Program January 2021 Residency | Classes begin
Jan 15 | Deadline for students to submit work to faculty if approved for a Fall 2020 incomplete
Jan 16 | MFA in Writing Program Commencement, 7:30pm
Jan 17 | MFA in Writing Program January 2021 Residency | Classes end
Jan 17 | MFA in Writing Program January 2021 Residency | Departure day (approved stay-overs depart Jan 18)
Jan 18 | Martin Luther King, Jr. Day | Several administrative offices closed
Feb 1 | Last day to notify Provost and Dean’s Office of leave of absence / withdrawal for Spring 2021 term