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2012 Sophomore Calendar

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Fall 2012

September

Wednesday, 5 Classes begin for Semester I
Wednesday, 5 Sophomore Dessert Reception (6:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m.)
Wednesday, 5 to Friday, 14 Sophomore Open Hours with Randall advisors.
Tuesday, 18 Last day to add a course without a fee (5:00 p.m. deadline)
Wednesday, 19 Law School Fair (12:00 p.m.–1:30 p.m.)

October

Monday, 1 Study Abroad Fair (11:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.)
Tuesday, 2 Last day to add a course, change from audit to credit, or change a grade option (5:00 p.m. deadline)
Monday, 8 Fall Weekend. No University exercises.
Wednesday, 10 CareerLAB Alumni panel on Careers and Concentrations (7:00 p.m.–8:30 p.m.)
Monday, 15 Deadline for students on leave to confirm readmission for Semester II
Monday, 15 Deadline for students entering their fifth semester to file concentration declaration forms electronically, in ASK. Students who do not file will have a “No Concentration” hold placed on their registration.
Friday, 19 Mid-semester deadline. Last day to change from credit to audit in a course (5:00 p.m. deadline). Last day to request a Course Performance Report.
Friday, 19 to Sunday, 21 Family Weekend. Visit http://brown.edu/familyweekend/ for information about programming for sophomores and their families.
Monday, 22 to Friday, Nov. 2 Advising Period for spring pre-registration. Students in their third semester will need to procure their alternate PIN from their sophomore advisor in order to register. Sophomore Open Hours, with Randall advisors and sophomore deans.
Wednesday, 24 Concentration Fair (7:00 p.m.–8:30 p.m.)

November

Friday, 2 Deadline for submission of proposals for Group Independent Study Projects (GISPs) for Semester II
Tuesday, 6 to Tuesday, 13 Pre-registration for Semester II.
Thursday, 8 Undergraduate Research and Fellowships Fair (4:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m.)
Wednesday, 21 to Sunday, 25 Thanksgiving recess beginning Wednesday at noon
Monday, 26 Classes resume
Thursday, 29 CareerLAB Peer to Peer Internship and Research Fair (5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.)

December

Saturday, 1 Deadline for declaring a leave for Semester II
Saturday, 8 to Wednesday, 12 Reading Period (optional and at the discretion of the instructor)
Wednesday, 12 Classes end for courses not observing Reading Period. Last day to drop a course or to file for an incomplete (5:00 p.m. deadline).
Thursday, 13 to Friday, 21 Final Examination Period

Spring 2013

January

Monday, 21 Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday. No University exercises.
Tuesday, 22/td> Registration for new students for the second semester
Wednesday, 23 Semester II classes begin
Wednesday, 23 to Friday, Feb. 1 Sophomore Open Hours with Randall advisors.

February

Friday, 1 Deadline to complete fall semester Incompletes. Students who finish their Incompletes after this deadline may still earn course credit, but their academic standing will not be affected.
Tuesday, 5 Last day to add a course without a fee (5:00 p.m. deadline)
Saturday, 16 to Tuesday, 19 Long weekend. No University exercises.
Wednesday, 20 Last day to add a course, change from audit to credit, or change a grade option (5:00 p.m. deadline)

March

Friday, 8 Mid-semester deadline. Last day to change from credit to audit in a course (5:00 p.m. deadline).
Saturday, 23 to Sunday, 31 Spring Recess

April

Monday, 1 Deadline for students on leave to confirm readmission for Semester I
Monday, 1 Deadline for students entering their fifth semester to file concentration declaration forms electronically, in ASK. Students who do not file will have a “No Concentration” hold placed on their registration.
Monday, 1 to Thursday, 11 Pre-registration for summer session, 2013
Monday, 1 Classes resume
Monday, 1 to Friday, 12 Advising period for fall pre-registration. Students in their third semester will need to procure alternate PINs from their advisors to register. Sophomore Open Hours with Randall advisors and sophomore deans.
Friday, 5 Deadline for submission of proposals for Group Independent Study Projects (GISPs) for Semester I, 2013–2014
Tuesday, 16 to Tuesday, 23 Pre-registration for Semester I, 2013–2014.
Wednesday, 24 to Wednesday, June 26 Summer session late registration period
Friday, 26 to Tuesday, May 7 Reading Period (optional and at the discretion of the instructor)

May

Tuesday, 87 Classes end for courses not observing Reading Period. Last day to drop a course or to file for an incomplete (5:00 p.m. deadline).
Wednesday, 8 to Friday, 19 Final Examination Period
Sunday, 26 Commencement

Summer 2013

June

Monday, 24 Summer Session Begins
Wednesday, 26 Last day to change courses (all students must be in their registered courses by Thursday, June 27)

July

Monday, 1 Deadline to complete spring semester Incompletes. Students who finish their Incompletes after this deadline may still earn course credit, but their academic standing will not be affected.
Thursday, 4 Independence Day holiday (no classes)
Tuesday, 9 Grade option deadline

August

Saturday, 3 to Tuesday, 6 Reading period
Wednesday, 7 to Friday, 9 Examination period
Friday, 9 Summer session ends