Academic Calendar
Spring 2019
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
Jun 2 | Student houses close at noon for graduates
Summer 2019
Jun 11 | Postbac Program | Arrival
Jun 13 | Postbac Program | First Day of Classes
Jun 13 | MFA in Writing Program June 2019 Residency | Arrival
Jun 13 | MFA in Writing Program June 2019 Residency | First Day of Classes
Jun 17 | Final spring evaluations on all students due in Provost and Dean’s Office
Jun 17 | FWT Summer Makeup begins
Jun 22 | MFA Writing Program Commencement
Jun 23 | MFA in Writing Program June 2019 Residency | Departure
Jul 1 | All class incompletes due
Jul 4 | Independence Day - Administrative offices closed
Jul 5 | Staff Appreciation Day - Administrative offices closed
Aug 1 | Last day to notify Provost and Dean’s Office of leave of absence / withdrawal for fall term
Aug 2 | Summer FWT 2019 reflective projects, employer evaluations, and timesheets, due to FWT office
Aug 2 | FWT Summer Makeup ends
Aug 16 | Bennington Battle Day (Observed) - Several administrative offices closed
Aug 16 | Postbac Program | Last Day of Classes
Aug 18 | Postbac Program | Departure
Fall 2019
Aug 25 - Aug 26 | New international students arrive (first-year and transfer)
Aug 27 - Aug 29 | New international student orientation
Aug 30 | New students arrive, 9:00am-12:00pm
Aug 30 | New student orientation and parent program, 12:00-5:00pm
Sep 1 | Student houses open for returning students at noon
Sep 2 | Labor Day | Several administrative offices closed
Sep 2 | Advising for all students, 1:30-4:30pm
Sep 3 | Add/drop for all students, 9:00-10:30am
Sep 3 | Convocation, 11:00am
Sep 3 | Classes begin on campus, 2:10pm
Sep 13 | End of add registration period for full term and first 7 week courses
Sep 13 | Senior Plan essay drafts due to advisors (for December graduates only)
Sep 18 | Last day to request letter grades
Sep 18 | End of drop registration period for full term and first 7 week courses
Sep 23 | Plan drafts due to advisors
Sep 25 | Last day to withdraw from first 7 week courses
Sep 27 - Sep 29 | Fall Weekend - Fall 2019
Sep 27 | 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 3 | Plans due to Provost and Dean’s Office
Oct 4 | Senior Plan essays due to Provost and Dean’s Office (for December graduates only)
Oct 7 | Indigenous People’s Day | Classes in session, administrative offices open
Oct 17 | First seven-week classes end—all classes meet
Oct 17 | Last day to withdraw from full term courses
Oct 18 - Oct 21 | Long Weekend—No classes
Oct 22 | Second seven-week classes begin this week
Oct 25 | Final fall evaluations due for first 7 week courses
Oct 29 | End of add registration period for second 7 week courses
Oct 31 | Plan Day | No classes
Oct 31 | Application to study away for spring term due to Academic Services
Nov 1 | End of drop registration period for second 7 week courses
Nov 6 | Plan Day | No classes
Nov 8 | FWT Registration due on Handshake
Nov 11 | Veterans Day | Classes in session
Nov 12 | Plan Day | No classes
Nov 13 | Last day to withdraw from second 7 week courses
Nov 27 - Dec 1 | Thanksgiving Break | No classes, administrative offices closed Thu/Fri
Nov 30 | End of MFA Writing Program summer term
Dec 11 | Final reports on December graduates due
Dec 13 | Last day of classes on campus—all classes meet
Dec 13 | Last day to add or change an FWT position
Dec 14 | First and Second Street student houses close at 4:00pm
Dec 15 | Third Street student houses close at 4:00pm
Dec 24 - Jan 1 | Administrative offices closed
Winter 2020
Jan 2 | Final fall evaluations on all students due in Provost and Dean’s Office
Jan 2 | Houses open for FWT on-campus residents
Jan 6 | FWT begins
Jan 9 - Jan 19 | MFA in Writing Program January 2020 Residency
Jan 9 | MFA in Writing Program January 2020 Residency | First Day of Classes
Jan 9 | MFA in Writing Program January 2020 Residency | Arrival day
Jan 15 | All class incompletes due
Jan 18 | MFA in Writing Program Commencement
Jan 19 | MFA in Writing Program January 2020 Residency | Departure day
Jan 20 | 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 14 | FWT ends
Feb 14 | FWT employer evaluations, timesheets, reflective projects, and all other materials are due to the FWT office.
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 | New/transfer student orientation, 9:00am - 5:00pm
Feb 17 | President’s Day | Some administrative offices closed
Feb 17 | Advising for new/transfer students in faculty offices, 1:30-2:00pm
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 | FWT Night
Feb 21 | FWT independent study sponsor evaluations due
Feb 28 | End of add registration period for full term and first 7 week courses
Feb 28 | 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 10 | Last day to withdraw from first 7 week courses
Mar 16 | Plan drafts due to advisors
Mar 20 | First-Year and Senior Plan essays due to the Provost and Dean’s Office
Mar 26 | Plans due to Provost and Dean’s Office
Apr 3 | First seven-week classes end—all classes meet
Apr 3 | Last day to withdraw from full term courses
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 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 | No classes
Apr 28 | Application to study away for fall term due to Academic Services
Apr 30 | Half Plan Day | No morning classes; classes will meet beginning at 2:10pm
May 1 | FWT 2019 summer registration due
May 1 | Last day to withdraw from second 7 week courses
May 5 | Plan Day | No classes
May 25 | Memorial Day | Classes in session; several administrative offices closed
May 27 | Final reports on June graduates due
May 27 | Commencement rehearsal, 6:00pm
May 28 | Last day of classes on campus—classes end at noon
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