Academic Calendar
Fall 2018
Aug 26 - Aug 27 | New international students arrive (first-year and transfer)
Aug 28 - Aug 30 | New international student orientation
Aug 31 | New students arrive, 9:00am-12:00pm
Aug 31 | New student orientation and parent program, 12:00-5:00pm
Sep 2 | Student houses open for returning students at noon
Sep 3 | Labor Day | Several administrative offices closed
Sep 3 | Faculty meeting, 10:00am-12:00pm
Sep 3 | Advising for all students, 1:30-4:30pm
Sep 4 | Add/drop for all students, 9:00-10:30am
Sep 4 | Convocation, 11:00am
Sep 4 | Classes begin on campus, 2:10pm
Sep 11 | Faculty-only meeting, 12:30-1:45pm
Sep 14 | End of add registration period for full term and first 7 week courses
Sep 19 | End of drop registration period for full term and first 7 week courses
Sep 19 | Last day to request letter grades
Sep 24 | Plan drafts due to advisors
Sep 26 | Last day to withdraw from first 7 week courses
Sep 28 - Sep 30 | Family Weekend—Fall 2018
Sep 28 | Profile set-up and application to at least one FWT employer due on Handshake. Students who plan on an Independent Study or Study Away should email fwt@bennington.edu by this date to notify the office of their plans.
Oct 4 | Plans due to Provost and Dean’s Office
Oct 8 | Indigenous People’s Day | Classes in session, administrative offices open
Oct 11 | Faculty meeting, 12:30-1:45pm
Oct 16 | Faculty-only meeting, 12:30-1:45pm
Oct 18 | First seven-week classes end—all classes meet
Oct 18 | Last day to withdraw from full term courses
Oct 19 - Oct 22 | Long Weekend—No classes
Oct 23 | Second seven-week classes begin this week
Oct 26 | Final fall evaluations for first 7 week courses due
Oct 30 | End of add registration period for second 7 week courses
Nov 1 | Plan Day | No classes
Nov 1 | Application to study away for spring term due to Academic Services
Nov 2 | End of drop registration period for second 7 week courses
Nov 7 | Plan Day | No classes
Nov 8 | Faculty meeting, 12:30-1:45pm
Nov 9 | FWT Registration due on Handshake
Nov 13 | Plan Day | No classes
Nov 13 | Senior reflection essays (for December grads) due to advisors
Nov 14 | Deadline for advisors to submit registration exception requests
Nov 14 | Last day to withdraw from second 7 week courses
Nov 20 | Senior reflection essays (for December grads) due to Provost and Dean’s Office
Nov 21 - Nov 25 | Thanksgiving Break | No classes, administrative offices closed Thu/Fri
Nov 27 | 2000-level registration for spring 2019 begins, 1:00pm - up to 8 credits
Nov 28 | 4000-level registration for spring 2019 begins
Nov 29 | 2000-level registration for spring 2019 continues, 1:00pm - up to 18 credits
Nov 30 | End of MFA Writing Program summer term
Dec 6 | Faculty meeting, 12:30-1:45pm
Dec 11 | Faculty-only meeting, 12:30-1:45pm
Dec 12 | Final reports on December graduates due
Dec 14 | Last day of classes on campus—all classes meet
Dec 14 | Last day to add or change an FWT position
Dec 15 | First and Second Street student houses close at 4:00pm
Dec 16 | Third Street student houses close at 4:00pm
Dec 24 - Jan 1 | Administrative offices closed
Winter 2019
Jan 2 | Houses open for FWT on-campus residents
Jan 2 | Final fall evaluations on all students due in Provost and Dean’s Office
Jan 2 | FWT begins
Jan 3 - Jan 13 | MFA in Writing Program January 2019 Residency
Jan 3 | MFA in Writing Program January 2019 Residency | Arrival day
Jan 4 | MFA in Writing Program January 2019 Residency | First Day of Classes
Jan 12 | MFA Writing Program Commencement
Jan 13 | MFA in Writing Program January 2019 Residency | Departure day
Jan 15 | All class incompletes due
Jan 21 | 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 term
Feb 15 | FWT employer evaluations, timesheets, reflective projects, and all other materials are due to the FWT office
Feb 15 | FWT ends
Spring 2019
Feb 17 | New and transfer students arrive, 8:00am-12:00pm
Feb 17 | Student houses open for returning students at noon
Feb 18 | Presidents Day | Several administrative offices closed
Feb 18 | Faculty meeting, 10:00am-12:00pm
Feb 18 | Advising for new/transfer students in faculty offices, 1:30-2:00pm
Feb 18 | Advising and registration for all students in faculty offices, 2:00-4:30pm
Feb 19 | Classes begin on campus
Feb 21 | FWT Night 6:30-8:30pm
Feb 22 | FWT independent study sponsor evaluations due
Feb 26 | Faculty-only meeting, 12:30-1:45pm
Mar 1 | End of add registration period for full term and first 7 week courses
Mar 6 | Last day to request letter grades
Mar 6 | End of drop registration period for full term and first 7 week courses
Mar 12 | Last day to withdraw from first 7 week courses
Mar 15 | First-Year essays due to Provost and Dean’s Office
Mar 18 | Plan drafts due to advisors
Mar 28 | Plans due to Provost and Dean’s Office
Mar 28 | Faculty meeting, 12:30-1:45pm
Apr 2 | Faculty-only meeting, 12:30-1:45pm
Apr 5 | First seven-week classes end—all classes meet
Apr 5 | Last day to withdraw from full term classes
Apr 6 - Apr 10 | Long Weekend—No classes
Apr 11 | Second seven-week classes begin
Apr 12 | Final spring evaluations for first 7 week courses due
Apr 18 | End of add registration period for second 7 week courses
Apr 23 | End of drop registration period for second 7 week courses
Apr 24 | Plan Day | No classes
Apr 25 | Faculty meeting, 12:30-1:45pm
Apr 30 | Application to study away for fall term due to Academic Services
Apr 30 | Faculty-only meeting, 12:30-1:45pm
May 2 | Half Plan Day | No morning classes; classes will meet beginning at 2:10pm
May 3 | FWT 2019 summer registration due
May 3 | Last day to withdraw from second 7 week courses
May 6 | Senior reflection essay drafts due to advisors
May 7 | Plan Day | No classes
May 13 | Senior reflection essays due to Provost and Dean’s Office
May 23 | Faculty meeting, 12:30-1:45pm
May 27 | Memorial Day | Classes in session; several administrative offices closed
May 29 | Final reports on June graduates due
May 29 | Commencement rehearsal, 6:00pm
May 30 | Last day of classes on campus—classes end at noon
May 31 | Student houses close at 12:00pm for undergraduates not attending commencement
May 31 | End of MFA writing program winter term
Jun 1 | Commencement: Conferring of Degrees, 10:00am
Jun 2 | Student houses close at noon for graduates