Academic Calendar
Spring 2024
Mar 22 | Faculty: Deadline to submit Fall 2024 and Spring 2025 courses to the Provost's Office (via WordPress)
Mar 25 | Senior Plan essays due to Academic Services
Mar 27 | Faculty Forum, 12:30-1:45pm
Mar 28 | Plans due to Academic Services
Apr 1 | Readmission from Withdrawal application materials due to Academic Services
Apr 5 | Deadline for students to complete Incomplete Application form for first 7 week Spring 2024 courses
Apr 5 | First seven-week classes end | All classes meet
Apr 6 - Apr 10 | Long Weekend | No classes
Apr 11 | Second seven-week classes begin this week
Apr 12 | Faculty: Final grades and evaluations for first 7 week Spring 2024 courses due to Registrar
Apr 13 | Virtual BenningtonWorks Admitted Students event
Apr 14 | BenningtonWorks Admitted Students Day
Apr 14 | BenningtonWorks Admitted Students Day - 2024
Apr 16 | Last day to withdraw from full term Spring 2024 courses
Apr 19 | Add/Drop deadline for second 7 week Spring 2024 courses
Apr 19 | Deadline to request letter grades for second 7 week courses for Spring 2024 courses
Apr 24 | Faculty Forum, 12:30pm-1:45pm
Apr 26 | Plan Day - ends at 12:30pm | No classes in session all day
Apr 26 | Summer Independent Study Application Due in Handshake
Apr 26 | FWT 2024 summer registration due
May 1 | Plan Day - ends at 2:30pm | No classes in session all day
May 1 | Faculty meeting, 3:00pm-4:45pm | CAPA Symposium
May 4 | Deadline: Students | Last day to change a meal plan for Spring 2024
May 7 | Plan Day | No classes
May 8 | Deadline for advisors to submit registration exception requests for Fall 2024
May 10 | Last day to withdraw from second 7 week Spring 2024 courses
May 11 | Sunfest
May 15 | 2000-level registration for Fall 2024 begins, 1:00pm (up to 4 credits)
May 16 | 4000-level registration for Fall 2024 begins
May 17 | Deadline to change an existing FWT registration
May 17 | 2000-level registration for Fall 2024 continues, 1:00pm (up to 18 credits)
May 20 | First-Year Plan essays due to Academic Services
May 27 | Memorial Day | Several administrative offices closed, classes in session
May 29 | Deadline for students to complete Incomplete Application form for full term and second 7 week Spring 2024 courses
May 29 | Last day of classes | All classes meet
May 29 | Faculty: Preliminary grades for Spring 2024 graduates due to Registrar
May 29 | Fall 2024 Registration Closes
May 29 | Commencement Rehearsal, 6:00pm
May 30 | Faculty meeting, 12:30pm-2:15pm | CAPA Symposium
May 31 | End of MFA in Writing Program Winter 2024 term
May 31 | Meal Plan ends
May 31 | Student houses close at 12pm for undergraduates not participating in commencement
Jun 1 | Commencement: Conferring of Degrees, 10:00am
Jun 1 | Student houses close for graduates at 4:00pm
Summer 2024
Jun 6 | MFA in Writing Program June 2024 Residency | Arrival Day
Jun 6 | MFA in Writing Program June 2024 Residency | Classes begin
Jun 10 | Faculty: Final Spring 2024 grades and evaluations due to Registrar
Jun 15 | MFA in Writing Program Commencement
Jun 16 | MFA in Writing Program June 2024 Residency | Classes end
Jun 16 | MFA in Writing Program June 2024 Residency | Departure day
Jun 17 | FWT Summer 2024 begins (students can begin as soon as 5/30)
Jun 19 | Juneteenth National Independence Day observed | Administrative offices closed
Jun 21 | Middlebury Language Schools Arabic 8-week Immersion Program | Classes begin
Jun 28 | Middlebury Language Schools Italian and Portuguese 7-week Immersion Programs | Classes begin
Jul 1 | Deadline for students to submit work to faculty if approved for a Spring 2024 incomplete
Jul 4 | Independence Day | Administrative offices closed
Jul 5 | Middlebury Language Schools Arabic and Italian Graduate Programs | Classes begin
Jul 8 | Deadline for faculty to submit grades for students with Spring 2024 incompletes
Aug 1 | Deadline to notify Academic Services of leave of absence / withdrawal for Fall 2024
Aug 2 | FWT Summer 2024 Ends (All Reflective Materials Due)
Aug 2 | FWT evaluations due: all materials (reflection, FWT employer evaluations, timesheets, etc.)
Aug 16 | Bennington Battle Day (observed)| Administrative offices closed
Aug 16 | Middlebury Language Schools Arabic, Italian and Portuguese (Immersion and Graduate Programs) | Classes end
Aug 16 | Middlebury Language Schools | Commencement (Mahaney Arts Center (MAC) in Middlebury, VT)
Fall 2024
Aug 22 | House Chairs arrive
Aug 23 | House Chair training
Aug 26 | New international students arrive
Aug 26 | FYF Co-leaders arrive
Aug 26 | International student orientation
Aug 29 | New student orientation
Aug 29 | Meal Plan starts
Aug 29 | New domestic students arrive, 10am - 1pm
Sep 1 | Returning students begin to arrive at 1pm (more details will be sent in the summer)
Sep 2 | Labor Day | Several administrative offices closed
Sep 2 | Faculty meeting, 10:00am-12:00pm | CAPA Symposium
Sep 3 | Classes begin at 2:10pm
Sep 11 | Faculty Forum, 12:30pm-1:45pm
Sep 13 | Deadline to request letter grades for full term and first 7 week courses for Fall 2024
Sep 13 | Add/Drop deadline for full term and first 7 week Fall 2024 courses
Sep 16 | Senior Plan essay drafts due to advisors (Fall 2024 graduates only)
Sep 23 | Plan drafts due to advisors
Sep 27 | Application to study away for Spring 2025 due to Academic Services
Sep 29 | FWT 2024 Retroactive Registration Due (For LOA and Study Away Students only)
Sep 29 | FWT 2024 academic term/campus job registration due on Handshake
Oct 1 | Readmission from Withdrawal application materials due to Academic Services
Oct 1 | Faculty meeting, 2:15pm-4:15pm | CAPA Symposium
Oct 2 | Last day to withdraw from first 7 week Fall 2024 courses
Oct 3 | Plans due to Academic Services
Oct 4 - Oct 6 | Fall Weekend | Classes in session
Oct 7 | Application Deadline via Handshake for all Field Work Term Fellowships
Oct 7 | Senior Plan essays due to Academic Services (Fall 2024 graduates only)
Oct 9 | Faculty Forum, 12:30pm-1:45pm
Oct 14 | Indigenous People’s Day | Classes in session, administrative offices open
Oct 14 | First-Year Essay Draft due to advisor
Oct 17 | First seven-week classes end | All classes meet
Oct 17 | Deadline for students to complete Incomplete Application form for first 7 week Fall 2024 courses
Oct 18 - Oct 21 | Long Weekend | No classes
Oct 22 | Second seven-week classes begin this week
Oct 24 | Faculty: Final grades and evaluations for first 7 week Fall 2024 courses due to Registrar
Oct 25 | Last day to withdraw from full term Fall 2024 courses
Oct 29 | Deadline to request letter grades for second 7 week courses for Fall 2024
Oct 29 | Add/Drop deadline for second 7 week Fall 2024 courses
Oct 31 | Plan Day | No classes
Nov 1 | FWT 2025 Winter Registration Due in Handshake
Nov 1 | Winter Independent Study Application Due in Handshake
Nov 6 | Plan Day | No classes
Nov 11 | Veterans Day | Classes in session
Nov 11 | Deadline: Students | Last day to change a meal plan for Fall 2024
Nov 12 | Plan Day - ends at 2:30pm | No classes in session all day
Nov 12 | Faculty meeting, 3:00pm-5:00pm | CAPA Symposium
Nov 14 | First-Year Essay due to Academic Services
Nov 20 | Last day to withdraw from second 7 week Fall 2024 courses
Nov 20 | Faculty Forum, 12:30pm-1:45pm
Nov 27 - Dec 1 | Thanksgiving Break | No classes, administrative offices closed Thu/Fri
Nov 30 | End of MFA in Writing Program summer 2024 term
Dec 4 | Faculty meeting, 12:30pm-2:00pm | CAPA Symposium
Dec 9 | Last day to add or change a FWT position
Dec 11 | Faculty: Preliminary grades for Fall 2024 graduates due to Registrar
Dec 11 | Faculty Forum, 12:30pm-1:45pm
Dec 13 | Deadline for students to complete Incomplete Application form for full term and second 7 week Fall 2024 courses
Dec 13 | Last day of classes | All classes meet
Dec 13 | Spring 2025 Registration Closes
Dec 14 | Meal Plan ends
Dec 23 | Staff Appreciation Day | Administrative offices closed
Winter 2025
Dec 24 - Jan 1 | Winter Break | Administrative offices closed | Dec 24 - Jan 1
Jan 2 | Faculty: Final Fall 2024 grades and evaluations due to Registrar
Jan 6 | Field Work Term begins
Jan 9 | MFA in Writing Program January 2025 Residency | Classes Begin
Jan 9 | MFA in Writing Program January 2025 Residency | Arrival Day
Jan 15 | Deadline for students to submit work to faculty if approved for a Fall 2024 incomplete
Jan 18 | MFA in Writing Program Commencement
Jan 19 | MFA in Writing Program January 2025 Residency | Classes End
Jan 19 | MFA in Writing Program January 2025 Residency | Departure day
Jan 20 | Martin Luther King, Jr. Day | Several administrative offices closed
Jan 22 | Deadline for faculty to submit grades for students with Fall 2024 incompletes
Feb 1 | Last day to notify Academic Services of leave of absence / withdrawal for Spring 2025 term
Feb 14 | FWT employer evaluations, timesheets, reflective projects, and all other materials are due to the FWT office
Feb 14 | Field Work Term ends (All Reflective Materials Due)
Spring 2025
Feb 17 | Meal Plan starts
Feb 17 | Presidents Day | Several administrative offices closed
Feb 18 | Classes begin at 8:30am
Feb 21 | FWT independent study sponsor evaluations due
Feb 26 | Faculty Forum, 12:30pm-1:45pm
Feb 28 | Deadline to request letter grades for full term and first 7 week courses for Spring 2025
Feb 28 | Add/Drop deadline for full term and first 7 week Spring 2025 courses