Calendar
First Semester, 2012-13
August 1
Final deadline for registered students to notify College of intention not to return for first semester, 2012-13. Remainder of general deposit forfeited for withdrawals after this date.
August 24
Residences open for all first-year and new transfer students at 8 a.m. First contract meal—lunch.
August 25
Residences open for all upperclass students at 8 a.m. First contract meal—dinner.
August 27
First day of classes. Final enrollment for all students.
September 3
Labor Day. No classes.
September 4
Last day to drop and/or add a course
September 8
Albion Community Day
September 11
Last day to register for credit/no credit option
September 17
Rosh Hashanah (sunset 9/16-sunset 9/18)—Jewish
September 19
Ganesh Chathurthi—Hindu
September 20
Paryushana—Jain
September 22
Autumn Solstice
September 26
Yom Kippur (sunset 9/25-sunset 9/26)—Jewish
October 1
Sukkot (sunset 9/30-sunset 10/7)—Jewish
October 8
Shemini Atzeret (sunset 10/7-sunset 10/8)—Jewish
October 9
Simchat Torach (sunset 10/8-sunset 10/9)—Jewish
October 12
Mid-semester
October 12-14
Homecoming
October 16
Navaratri—Hindu
October 22-23
Fall Break
October 24
Academic advising for second semester, 2012-13 (through November 1)
October 26
Eid al Adha (begins sunset 10/25-sunset 10/26)—Islam
November 5
Online registration for second semester, 2012-13 (through November 15). Last day to withdraw from a course with a grade of "W."
November 9-10
Family Weekend
November 12
Birth of Baha'u'llah—Baha'i
November 13
Diwali—Indian
November 21
Thanksgiving vacation begins. No classes. Residences close at 10 a.m. Last contract meal—breakfast.
November 22
Thanksgiving
November 25
Residences open at noon. First contract meal—dinner.
November 26
Classes resume at 8 a.m.
November 28
Birth of Guru Nanak Dev Sahib—Sikh
December 7
Last day of classes. Final deadline for registered students to notify College of intention not to return for second semester, 2012-13. Remainder of general deposit forfeited for withdrawals after this date.
December 8-9
Reading day
December 9
Chanukah (sunset 12/8-sunset 12/16)—Jewish
December 10-13
Final examinations
December 12
Feast Day of Our Lady of Guadalupe—Catholic Christian
December 13
Final examinations. Residences close at 7 p.m. Last contract meal—dinner.
Second Semester, 2012-13
January 20
Residences open at noon for all students—no contract meals.
January 21
Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday. No classes. Orientation for entering first-year and new transfer students. First contract meal—dinner.
January 22
First day of classes. Final enrollment for all students.
January 29
Last day to drop and add a course
January 31
Last day to remove incomplete grade from first semester, 2012-13
February 5
Last day to register for credit/no credit option
February 10
Chinese New Year
February 13
Ash Wednesday—Christian
February 14
Nirvana Day—Buddhist
February 24
Purim (sunset 2/23-sunset 2/24)—Jewish
March 8
Mid-semester. Spring vacation begins at 5 p.m. Last contract meal—dinner. Residences close at 7 p.m.
March 17
Residences open at 10 a.m. First contract meal—dinner.
March 18
Classes resume at 8 a.m.
March 20
Spring Solstice
March 21
Naw Ruz—Baha’i
March 25
Academic advising for fall semester, 2013-14 (through April 2)
March 26
Passover (sunset 3/25-sunset 4/2)—Jewish
March 29
Classes end at 1 p.m. Good Friday—Christian.
March 31
Easter—Christian
April 1
Last day to withdraw from class with a grade of "W"
April 7
Yom HaSho'ah (begins sunset 4/6-sunset 4/7)—Jewish
April 8
Online registration for fall semester, 2013-14 (through April 18)
April 14
Baisakhi—Sikh
April 18
Honors Convocation. Elkin R. Isaac Student Research Symposium.
May 2
Last day of classes
May 3
Reading day
May 4-8
Final examinations
May 8
Final examinations. Residences close for all underclass students at 9 p.m. Last contract meal for underclass students—dinner.
May 11
Commencement. Residences close for all students.
Summer College, 2013
May 18
Residences open for summer college residents at noon.
May 20-July 5
Summer College
August 1, 2013 is the final deadline for registered students to notify College of intention not to return for first semester 2013-14. The remainder of general deposit forfeited for withdrawals after this date.
Dates in bold are religious holidays that may be cause for students to request an excused absence from class or other academic requirement. Dates in italics are during a weekend or break. They are important to note for purposes of scheduling class trips and extracurricular activities, as well as honoring campus diversity.